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Re: A Melee Perspective on the HeroScape Power Rankings
I feel like Raelin is only limiting to your mobility if you choose to play that way. The reason Knights/Raelin can be so good is that because of their base 4 def, they aren’t scared to leave her aura, unlike other armies you would play Raelin with. Put one OM on Raelin early to protect your slow roll, and then on an OM 3 throw her right in the middle of the action and make your opponent choose between 6 def Knights or spending multiple turns ignoring the Knights to kill Raelin.
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Re: A Melee Perspective on the HeroScape Power Rankings
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What happens when you move Raelin to a perch and the 4th mass just stay 6 spaces out and pick off the wings? Do you just leave the aura and engage, if so why bother with Raelin? Do you sacrifice moving 8 knights and possibly 4 attacks by moving Raelin up? I’m not saying knights with Raelin is bad. I’m saying knights without Raelin is better. I’m also talking pure melee bonding. Like I mentioned earlier I’ve seen Chris Perkins use knights, Thorgrim, Raelin as a wall of sorts for his ranged units, but that’s not what I’m talking about. Dragon Dice - (the 2nd best game there is) Learn to Play! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h3q6...wujcr8vVf8e21G Last edited by Matthias Maccabeus; August 20th, 2020 at 11:48 AM. Reason: Imagine a world without Raelin... |
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Re: A Melee Perspective on the HeroScape Power Rankings
The Perkins Pod uses the Knights as defense, not offense. The range units are the offense in that army, which is vastly different than how traditional Gilbert and X Knights works.
That being said, Raelin Knights isn’t bad, but if I’m not going straight Knights, I’m probably bringing Nilf instead. There’s a reason that 3x Knights, Gilbert, Nilf has won Jandar at least once (my dad won Jandar in 2013 or 2014 with that, and I don’t think he was the first). Casters of Valhalla: THE Competitive HeroScape Podcast!
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Re: A Melee Perspective on the HeroScape Power Rankings
That's a great way to put it.
Dragon Dice - (the 2nd best game there is) Learn to Play! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h3q6...wujcr8vVf8e21G Last edited by Matthias Maccabeus; August 20th, 2020 at 12:44 PM. Reason: I also like the term Perkins Pod |
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I also think it's interesting that Greenscales, which a lot of people were worried about being broken way back in the day, are considered to have a pretty bad melee matchup so aren't that scary.
My loss in day 2 was to Knights, so that mostly checks out with my limited experience with Greenscales competitively. Before I played that Arrow Grut build in 2011, I think I went 2-4 with the Greenscales at the TTO in 2010. Last edited by Dysole; August 20th, 2020 at 09:41 PM. |
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Re: A Melee Perspective on the HeroScape Power Rankings
I have updated the most important power rankings with the new AoA stuff. Obviously, most of it is speculation at this point, but I’m a pretty smart guy.
Dragon Dice - (the 2nd best game there is) Learn to Play! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h3q6...wujcr8vVf8e21G Last edited by Matthias Maccabeus; March 9th, 2024 at 10:38 AM. Reason: Humility at it’s best |
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Re: A Melee Perspective on the HeroScape Power Rankings
Modest too!
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