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Old March 19th, 2008, 01:21 PM
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One of the hardest units to use effectively due to their low melee defense and weak attack and lack of disengage. They are a great unit for disposing of enemy ranged figures due to their great movement (when enhanced by Venoc)... the main problem with this unit is trying to inflict enough damage to cover their own point value. The only time these guys get drafted in our home games these days are during maps with great lakes. My strategical advise is when playing a map such as these try moving your EOV in the middle of a lake where you can forget about them until later in the game. They actually make a good endgame squad as they can collectively engage the same opponents reducing the risk of enduring a counter attack. I play these guys as if Frenzy didn't exist, I never plan moves around it because it will always fail when you depend on it (murphy's law). If i hit a D15 its just a bonus.
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Old June 25th, 2008, 07:52 PM
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Re: The Book of Elite Onyx Vipers

This is the only exclusive so far (through Gencon 2007) that I seek to play with.

With the release of the jungle terrain and even more special attacks - not to mention Zelrig - I think these guys got a boost by several other common squads and/or defense abilities getting knocked down a peg.
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Old May 25th, 2009, 02:03 PM
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Re: The Book of Elite Onyx Vipers

Now getting a boost from Brave Arrow's Scout Attack Enhancement.
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Re: The Book of Elite Onyx Vipers

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Old December 29th, 2009, 05:21 AM
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Re: The Book of Elite Onyx Vipers

Can you move and attack when you do frenzy?
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Old December 29th, 2009, 07:27 AM
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Re: The Book of Elite Onyx Vipers

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Can you move and attack when you do frenzy?
Yes, a sucessful Frenzy roll, allows you to take another full turn. So you can move again and attack if possible.

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You know, I haven't caught that yet - the spirits thing. I'll definitely have to use that next time... Backed by Raelin, and they would be a very formidable force on the field.
I don't think Raelin would be able to keep up with these low-flying jets. With a defense of 10 against ranged figures I don't think they have much to worry about without being engaged and their massive movement insures that they should get first strike against other melee units.

Another add-on I forgot to mention was Acolarh. If you have the EOV enhanced with Eldgrim, with the Venoc Warlord on your side, and starting next to Acolarh they have a move of 12 for their launch and a 10 for any follow up moves.
Now say that the EOV are on road spaces as well as adjacent to Acolarh, and Eldgrim's spirit is on them, and the Venoc Warlord is in your army. You could (with a really loooonnngg road) move 15 spaces! Probably won't happen very often though.

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Re: The Book of Elite Onyx Vipers

The Elite Onyx Vipers are range killers (unpaid of course)! Their 7 move allows them to stay out of range of most range users. Then, if they can't get close enough to attack, they have Frenzy, which if you get lucky, you can keep moving. To add, they also have Slither, which allows them to go into water without having to stop; so, they can go through some water obstacles that could block them. They should be able to get close enough to attack by now, their 3 attack will be enough to attack most range users effectively (a lot of range users have lower defence than attack).

But if Frenzy doesn't work, than their Evasive 8 (which is amazing!) will do the job. It gives them the power to get +8 defense dice when defending agaisnt a non-adjacent attacker (range users).

They do have a bunch of flaws though, they only have 1 life, but that's just normal for squads. They only have 1 range, but that's also normal for most characters. And they only have 2 defence, which lowers their chance of survival.

But even with their awesomeness and flaws, they're still my #1 squad!

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Old June 16th, 2010, 05:18 PM
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Re: The Book of Elite Onyx Vipers

I have to agree with jotun defintly one of my top picks along with mittens
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Old June 16th, 2010, 05:36 PM
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Re: The Book of Elite Onyx Vipers

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The Elite Onyx Vipers are range killers (unpaid of course)! Their 7 move allows them to stay out of range of most range users. Then, if they can't get close enough to attack, they have Frenzy, which if you get lucky, you can keep moving. To add, they also have Slither, which allows them to go into water without having to stop; so, they can go through some water obstacles that could block them. They should be able to get close enough to attack by now, their 3 attack will be enough to attack most range users effectively (a lot of range users have lower defence than attack).

But if Frenzy doesn't work, than their Evasive 8 (which is amazing!) will do the job. It gives them the power to get +8 defense dice when defending agaisnt a non-adjacent attacker (range users).

They do have a bunch of flaws though, they only have 1 life, but that's just normal for squads. They only have 1 range, but that's also normal for most characters. And they only have 2 defence, which lowers their chance of survival.

But even with their awesomeness and flaws, they're still my #1 squad!
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Old June 28th, 2010, 02:53 PM
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Re: The Book of Elite Onyx Vipers

The Elite Onyx Vipers has to be one of my favorite ullar squad
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Old June 28th, 2010, 03:03 PM
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Re: The Book of Elite Onyx Vipers

The EOV are one of my favourite Ullar units as well but fare much better if you use other units with them.

I like the EOV/Brave Arrow/Eldgrim combination myself.

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