The Book of Capuan Gladiators

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The Book of the Capuan Gladiators

Blackmoon's Siege - Collection 9 - Braves and Brawlers

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Character Bio: N/A

HUMAN GLADIATOR HERO BONDING
Before taking a turn with the Capuan Gladiators, you may first take a turn with any Human Gladiator Hero you control.

INITIATIVE ADVANTAGE
If all of your order markers are on Gladiator Army Cards, you may add 1 to your initiative roll for every order marker on the Capuan Gladiators' Army Card, up to a maximum of +3 for Initiative Advantage.

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-Rulings and Clarifications-


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-Combinations and Synergies-

Synergy Benefits Received

• SPARTACUS As Gladiators, the Capuan Gladiators may benefit from Spartacus's GLADIATOR INSPIRATION.

Synergy Benefits Offered

Human Gladiator Hero Bonding: Human Gladiator Units:

• CRIXUS
• RETIARIUS
  
• SPARTACUS

Validation: SPARTACUS: As a common gladiator squad, the Capuan Gladiators should be able to justify Spartacus's POINT-COST.

C3V and SoV Custom Synergies

Spoiler Alert!

Synergy Benefits Offered

Human Gladiator Hero Bonding: Human Gladiator Units:

* ACHILLEAN GLADIATRIX
* PRISCUS
* TETRAITES
* Additionally, Order Markers placed on these cards will help the Capuan Gladiators qualify for Initiative Advantage.

Synergy Benefits Received

COUNT RAYMOND : MANEUVER 9
As a Human who follows Einar, Capuan Gladiators may benefit from Count Raymond's MANEUVER 9 ability.

PRISCUS : TASTE OF FREEDOM
As Gladiators, Capuan Gladiators may benefit from Priscus' TASTE OF FREEDOM attack bonus.

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• TBA

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-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

Power Rankings

Jexik: Capuan Gladiators- The "Steamroller" is a simple, yet pretty effective and thematic combo. B+

OEAO: B

Cleon: Tier 6 (86/208)

dok (VC inclusive): B

Master Index
Capuan Gladiator Discussion Thread
Capuan Gladiators - what's your army idea?


Unit Strategy Review

TBA

(photo courtesy of basilmichael)

[Hero Hot Hatch]

I'm not as turned off by these guys as I was when I first read the card. Bonding with existing gladiators was a must have. Retiarius, Crixus and Spartacus are a lot more playable now (or as soon as I add this squad to my collection). Crixus and Retiarius were always some of my favorite heroes stand alone on their own right. Having this bonding squad now is just wonderful. The initiative advantage might compensate for lack of range in predominantly gladiator armies as range is an indirectly way of getting early initiative, which is one reason why it's some important. Of all of wave 9 this is the squad that I'm more excited about now.

I'm still waiting for a javeling thrwoing squad of gladiators.

[ZtruK]

I haven't checked this site out in a while and this squad is great news! Can't wait to play them. My only complaint is I wish they were created around a 60 point value instead of 70. Now you have to sacrifice one of the gladiator heroes in a 500pt game and fill it with a non gladator type. At 60 points it would round out to 500 perfectly with two squads of these.

I guess it might only be a probelm for me because I limit myself to 2 of every common pack, this may have to be one of those like zombies or drones where I have to justify more than 2.. to have a nice 500 pt army:

Spart - 200
3 x Cap Glads - 210
One glad hero - 90
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500

[nyys]

That was the point actually, Crixus and Retarius are both 90 points, and Crixus is perfect for the Steamroller.

[SoldierLeadership]

We've been play testing these gladiators and they have been doing great. I've won 4 out of 5 games with the gladiators. We've pit medium class armies against them and they're wiping everything that comes against them. We played 500 point games in our play test and the gladiator army consisted of Spartacus, Crixus, and 3 squads of Capuan Gladiators.

Two of the games involved using the Knights of Weston. We wanted a classic melee style game to get our feet wet. The gladiators crushed the knights which was a big surprise to me. The initiative advantage ability is now one of my favorite abilities in the game! IA coupled with a 6 movement is absolutely deadly! My main strategy from the beginning was to play a defensive game and keep my gladiators close.

Okay, my dad wanted to break out a Vydar army with Q9, Krav Maga, Nakita, and Carr. I figured I would get wiped, but incredibly I won 2 for 2 against this army. My initial strategy against Q9 was to bum rush with Crixus and a squad while leaving the majority of the group at the starting zone. I was able to crush Q9 with Crixus both games, albeit, barely. The 4/4 gladiators were more than enough back up for Crixus.

The game I lost were against an underhanded tactic that my dad deployed. He used Syvarris and the WoA. It was an easy battle and since the gladiator army is so expensive it would have been nice to see some sort of special attack to avoid lame defensive powers.

All in all the gladiators are becoming one of my favorite melee groups to play. IA + 6 movement figures is a deadly combonation. We will still be testing the gladiators against top tier armies to see their worth. So far...they are worth every point if you use Crixus with the group. I didn't bother to test the set up with Retarius, because he's soft.

[ParaGoomba Slayer]

Originally Posted by SoldierLeadership

Two of the games involved using the Knights of Weston. We wanted a classic melee style game to get our feet wet. The gladiators crushed the knights which was a big surprise to me. The initiative advantage ability is now one of my favorite abilities in the game! IA coupled with a 6 movement is absolutely deadly! My main strategy from the beginning was to play a defensive game and keep my gladiators close.

In comparison to the Knights, do you think that the Gladiators' initiative bonus makes up for 1 less figure per squad?

[Simpsons Scaper]

Originally Posted by ParaGoomba Slayer

In comparison to the Knights, do you think that the Gladiators' initiative bonus makes up for 1 less figure per squad?

Personally, I'll take the plus initiative.

[killercactus]

Originally Posted by Simpsons Scaper

Personally, I'll take the plus initiative.

I'll take the extra squad member - but the real question is "does Initiative Advantage + 1 extra attack die per figure - Coward's Reward make up for one less squad member?"

[ParaGoomba Slayer]

Originally Posted by killercactus

I'll take the extra squad member - but the real question is "does Initiative Advantage + 1 extra attack die per figure - Coward's Reward make up for one less squad member?"

I'd say so. You're still throwing 12 dice at the opponent. And Crixus (Especially Spartacus boosted Crixus) is better bonding hero than any of the Knights' options, IMO.

[killercactus]

Originally Posted by ParaGoomba Slayer

I'd say so. You're still throwing 12 dice at the opponent. And Crixus (Especially Spartacus boosted Crixus) is better bonding hero than any of the Knights' options, IMO.

That's debatable. Gilbert is pretty darn good, though we're kind of already counting Jandar's Dispatch into the Knights movement. Alastair is pretty strong too, though probably not as strong as Crixus, even with Overextend.

[ParaGoomba Slayer]

Originally Posted by killercactus

That's debatable. Gilbert is pretty darn good, though we're kind of already counting Jandar's Dispatch into the Knights movement. Alastair is pretty strong too, though probably not as strong as Crixus, even with Overextend.

The move bonus that Spartacus gives the Capuans is about the same as the move bonus Gilbert gives the Knights.

[zcythe]

Originally Posted by ParaGoomba Slayer

The move bonus that Spartacus gives the Capuans is about the same as the move bonus Gilbert gives the Knights.

I belive that the Capuans/Spartacus move faster than knights/Gilbert.