The Book of Varkaanan Swiftfangs

[DanieLoche]

The Book of Varkaanan Swiftfangs

C3V Wave 4 - Aquilla's Answer - Blades and Fangs


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The figure used for this unit are Confrontation figures from the Wolfen of Yllia set. They are available in the Wolfen of Yllia Fangs Unit Box (4 figures) or the Wolfen Army Box Set (4 figures). The name of the figure is Wolfen Fangs.

Character Bio: The first of the wolf pack is the Varkaanan Swoftfangs. These wolves are skilled at getting the jump on their enemies before they can react. Your opponent needs to be ready for the Swiftfangs at the start of each round, because order marker #1 makes them quick and powerful assessins.

Originally Posted by Special powers

WOLF PACK
After revealing an Ordre Marker on the Varkaanan Swiftfangs' card, before taking that turn with the Swiftfangs, you may choose one other Unique Wolf Army Card you control and take a turn with it. You may not attack with more figures from the chosen Army Card than the number of destroyed Varkaanan Swiftfangs on this card.

FIRST STRIKE
When Order Marker 1 is revealed on the Varkaanan Swiftfangs, add 2 to their Move number and 1 extra attack die for that turn.

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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• WOLF PACK : How many attacks ?
  Q. : When using the Varkaanan Swiftfangs' Wolf Pack to take a turn with another Unique Wolf Squad, if a Swiftfang is destroyed during that other squad's turn (for example, by Dying Swipe), am I then able to attack with an additional member of the other Unique Wolf Squad?
  A. : Yes. You may attack with a number of figures equal to the number of destroyed Varkaanan Swiftfangs, even if one or more (or even all) of those Swiftfangs was destroyed during the other Unique Wolf Squad's turn. Contrariwise, if one or more Swiftfangs are revived during the other Unique Wolf Squad's turn (e.g., by the Glyph of Sturla), that will decrease the number of remaining attacks you may make.

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Synergy Benefits Offered

• WOLF PACK : Unique Wolves Army Cards
  • Varkaanan Quickblades
  • Varkaanan Darkclaws
  • Varkaanan Greyspears
  • Arktos
  • Bahadur
  • Manauvi
  • Khosumet the Darklord

Synergy Benefits Received

• VARKAANAN GREYSPEARS & VARKAANAN QUICKBLADES
  & VARKAANAN DARKCLAWS : Wolf Pack
  Being Unique Wolves, the Varkaanan Swiftfangs may benefit from the special power WOLF PACK that gives them a special activation bonus.

• ARKTOS : HUNTER ATTACK ENHANCEMENT
  As Hunter figures, Varkaanan Swiftfangs adjacent to Arktos may receive an additional attack die.

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

- TBA

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-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

Power Ranking & Master Index
The early strike force that establishes board position for the Varks. B+

Unit Strategy Review- TBA

[dok]

Nice Book, DL.

Not that it really matters, but Khosumet can also be activated by Wolf Pack.

[Lyrgard]

When is the number of dead wolves looked at to know with how many of bonding wolves one can attack ? Before the bonding turn ? Before the attack during the bonding turn ? at any time ?

Let's say I reveals a marker on Swiftfangs, one of them being dead. I choose to use Wolf Pack to activate my Quickblades.

1) With the movement of the Quickblades, I trigger a Mitonsoul Glyph, and one of the Swiftfangs dies. Can I attack with 2 Quickblades now ? (At the begining of the turn, only 1 Swiftfangs was dead, but at the begining of the attack, they are two of them dead)

2) Instead of revealing Mitonsoul, one of my Quickblades attacks and kill one of my Swiftfangs. Can another Quickblade attacks, now that there are 2 Swiftfangs dead ?

[DanieLoche]

Originally Posted by Lyrgard

2) Instead of revealing Mitonsoul, one of my Quickblades attacks and kill one of my Swiftfangs. Can another Quickblade attacks, now that there are 2 Swiftfangs dead ?

Sooo crazy situation, but that's a good question !

[Lyrgard]

Originally Posted by DanieLoche

Sooo crazy situation, but that's a good question !

Haha, yeah, I searched a lot for a situation where this could be a good play or at least a not awful play ^_^

- If the killed swiftfang is adjacent to an opponent Varkaanan blade dancer, killing it would deprive the blade dancer of a defense dice when your second quickblade attacks (if it is possible).
- If the killed swiftfang was totally blocking your way and was blocked by Major X17
- ... should I even continue ? XD

A less crazy situation would be if the first attacking Quickblade kills a Frost Giant that in turn kills a Swiftfang with its dying swipe.

[DanieLoche]

Originally Posted by Lyrgard

A less crazy situation would be if the first attacking Quickblade kills a Frost Giant that in turn kills a Swiftfang with its dying swipe.

This one is more possible !!

[MegaSilver]

Remove "THE" from the title please!

[dok]

The VC Rules Team is currently looking at the "does the bonding squad get an extra attack if a figure from the OM-bearing card dies during the Wolf Pack turn" question. We'll try to get back to you with our characteristic swiftness.

[Lyrgard]

Originally Posted by dok

The VC Rules Team is currently looking at the "does the bonding squad get an extra attack if a figure from the OM-bearing card dies during the Wolf Pack turn" question. We'll try to get back to you with our characteristic swiftness.

Is there any news concerning this question, VC Rules Team ?

[Xotli]

Originally Posted by Lyrgard

Is there any news concerning this question, VC Rules Team ?

Not yet. We discovered an interesting corner case that we want to explore fully before making a final ruling.

[Xotli]

Originally Posted by dok

The VC Rules Team is currently looking at the "does the bonding squad get an extra attack if a figure from the OM-bearing card dies during the Wolf Pack turn" question. We'll try to get back to you with our characteristic swiftness.

Your C3V Rules Team Responds:

Yes, it works just like the Hydra.

Originally Posted by R&C

Q: When using the Varkaanan Swiftfangs'* Wolf Pack to take a turn with another Unique Wolf Squad, if a Swiftfang* is destroyed during that other squad's turn (for example, by Dying Swipe), am I then able to attack with an additional member of the other Unique Wolf Squad?
A: Yes. You may attack with a number of figures equal to the number of destroyed Varkaanan Swiftfangs*, even if one or more (or even all) of those Swiftfangs was destroyed during the other Unique Wolf Squad's turn. Contrariwise, if one or more Swiftfangs* are revived during the other Unique Wolf Squad's turn (e.g., by the Glyph of Sturla), that will decrease the number of remaining attacks you may make.

We've put *'s by "Swiftfangs" because this R&C will apply to all 4 unique Wolf units. So we ask that this R&C not only be posted to the OP here, but also to the other 3 wolf pack units' OPs, with "Swiftfangs" changed to the appropriate squad name.

The person who created each thread should add this to the OP, if it's not already there. Thanks very much, and thanks as always for your patience.

[master4sword]

Well, Hydras lose attacks if they take damage mid-attack (such as via Counterstrike), so it stands to reason that losing guys mid-bonding would allow more attacks with the bonded wolves. But that's just my interpretation.