Which elf combo is better?

[Jexik]

Vampires (save maybe Marcu) also make a good argument for Morsbane. Negating Cyprien or Iskra before she can summon the Rechets is pretty killer. I'd still take Jorhdawn over him most of the time though, but maybe swap Richards out.

[Heroscape Elffy]

I don't know. Richards is probably the most offensive elves when he has 3 other wizards with him. Watch, someones gonna ask "Who's Richards?"

[drumtooth]

Arkmer can get that 5 attack just like Chardris with height tho. I just played a game and Morsebane negated Dund right before he could even try to cripple Ulginesh.

[IAmBatman]

I find myself using Chardris to attack more than Arkmer, though, when Chardris is "fully boosted," just because his one extra range and the fact that he uses a special attack offers a lot of in-game benefits.

[Elf_Archer]

Originally Posted by Heroscape Elffy

Well, I'm playing 'Phillip' on AIM, using a map in VS with the letters/numbers turned on (tools, display number) and its going quite well. I've used Rain of Flame and taken out 6 harqs and 1 yari. its his turn, but he had to go do something...I'm waiting. Kato is gonna go down quite easily with Chardris and his daughter or Chardris and Arkmer attacking him. Emirroon is really helping. if not for him, I wouldn't have killed 3 of those harqs or a yari.

EDIT: This is the map: http://www.heroscapers.com/community...do=file&id=619

You talking about when your facing my army?

Anyways, read Tablewalker's Unit Strategy Review on Morsbane. Morsbane is situational.

If you can negate Krug or the Marro Hive, your opponent is dead. Imagine a negated Ulginesh or a Negated Hiveord in a nagrub army. Morsbane can be used effectively agist certain unique heroes.

Imagine the Hive with no bonding or rebirth. Imagine Kato Katsuro with no bonding. Imagine Zelrig with no Majestic Fires or Zetacron without deadly shot.

And anyways, who is Richards?

[Heroscape Elffy]

Richards = Chardris = Hextr1p (I believe) He has a figure named after him.

[Aldin]

Originally Posted by Elf_Archer

Imagine a negated ... Hiveord in a nagrub army.

Might not be so bad, depending on the Hivelord. For SuBakNa you only lose the D20 +1, for WoSaGa you only lose Coil Crush. Both still toss huge amounts of attack dice and would still be able to bond with and snack on the Nagrubs (since that ability is on the Nagrubs' card, not the Hivelords'). It'd be great versus TorKulNa though - trample stomp is the ability that makes him so deadly, not his other stats (though he's still a powerful hero).

~Aldin, who agrees that Morsbane is situational but notes that unique units with powerful specials are going to be more "common" at the table

[Elf_Archer]

Originally Posted by Aldin

Might not be so bad, depending on the Hivelord. For SuBakNa you only lose the D20 +1, for WoSaGa you only lose Coil Crush. Both still toss huge amounts of attack dice and would still be able to bond with and snack on the Nagrubs (since that ability is on the Nagrubs' card, not the Hivelords'). It'd be great versus TorKulNa though - trample stomp is the ability that makes him so deadly, not his other stats (though he's still a powerful hero).

~Aldin, who agrees that Morsbane is situational but notes that unique units with powerful specials are going to be more "common" at the table

Oh yeah. For a second I thought it was on the Hivelord's card. But still, a negated Marro Hive or a negated Thecarus....

[rdhight]

Originally Posted by Aldin

Might not be so bad, depending on the Hivelord. For SuBakNa you only lose the D20 +1 and flying, for WoSaGa you only lose Coil Crush and Slither. Both still toss huge amounts of attack dice and would still be able to bond with and snack on the Nagrubs (since that ability is on the Nagrubs' card, not the Hivelords').

Selling the 'Bane a little short, aren't you?

I agree with your basic point, though: those attack dice can still get the job done, special powers or no special powers.

[Aldin]

You got me, rdhight

~Aldin, moving in a very unspecial way

[Sk8erScaper]

Originally Posted by Heroscape Elffy

If I had Acolarh...I REALLY need to get to a TRU. He'll really help my armies. So far, he is the only elf I don't have: 3 of each squad and one of each hero.

Acolarh (I think that's how you spell it) is useful when you have an army of elf squads. This gives him more chances to "negate death". I know, I have him.

[NecroBlade]

Originally Posted by Sk8erScaper

Acolarh (I think that's how you spell it) is useful when you have an army of elf squads. This gives him more chances to "negate death". I know, I have him.

Wow, you're special!

150 Ulginesh
100 Jordhawn (needed, as you have no squad control otherwise)
090 Chardris
080 Emirroon
050 Arkmer
020 Kyntela Gwyn
010 Otonashi (great for a first-order-marker-of-the-game-glyph-grab)

That gets my vote. First elf (wizard) army I tried and I'm sold.