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Check out my new army!
I fielded this army a few times and just destroyed all kinds of stuff. Can you see the big nasty combo, and why it works so well?
500-point version Venoc Warlord Acolarh Deathwalker 7000 Armoc Vipers x2 (Optional: Venoc Vipers x3 plus Isamu) Theracus 600-point version Venoc Warlord Acolarh Deathwalker 7000 Aubrien Archers x3 Theracus Kyntela Gwyn Heroscape for sale: http://www.heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?t=19764 Zombies!!! game for sale: http://www.heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?p=637814#post637814 |
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Acolarh+DW7K+Theracus+Mittens for the 11 flying out of the starting zone+ explosion power?
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That is fine but after turn marker one, you are out of tricks. There just isnt enough synergy with the troops, as in I wouldnt use Acolarh for just his speed enhancement, you dont have any elves. Mittens isnt helping anyone frenzy though you did take some guys that bond with him so that is a positive thing. What role does the DW7000 play in the group? That is 100 points I would rather spend on syvarris or EOV or two sets of vipers. Your 600 point build looks much better though I would still lose the deathwalker for a competitive army. There are much better anti-range and glyph holders out there.
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Kinda fun, why not try a version with Ornak and Brunak that lets you actually explode in their face on the first turn?
~Aldin, agreeing about the non-competitive nature of this speed on steroids army He either fears his fate too much or his desserts are small That dares not put it to the touch to gain or lose it all ~James Graham |
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I've seen Marcu Esenwein (20) and Sir Gilbert (105) hold glyphs pretty darn well, but I agree that DW7K is probably pretty good at it. I want to try out Zettian Guards that way some time, but I don't have the cojones. Knights of Weston probably work better than Deathreavers in a 4th. Mass army. Bonding squads are exceptionally good at recovering glyphs because if the hero kills the man on the glyph, the squad can then take it back on the same order marker. Having Grimnak chomp a Deathreaver and then send a blade/heavy grut onto the glyph is one of my favorite technical plays in all of Heroscape.
Deathreavers are so good at it because they don't even need order markers. |
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Well, the point of this army is being tricky, not just opening up the game with flying 7k in, while your opponent just moves to intercept it. I agree the 500-point version is sub-par, but I think the 600-point version is really hot.
7k's role in this army is either A) blowing up 6 figures in the starting zone, or B) drawing fire from your archers. If your opponent ignores your archers, he gets, well, arched. If he ignores 7k, you close in, pick off weaklings, and explode if things get sticky. It's a great distraction. You can just fly him close and leave him there for a while as you rip holes in the other side with the hero-boosted elf battery. Quote:
Are you saying you can activate Brunak twice with Ornak's ability? Even if you can do that (which is GOOD TO KNOW!!), you're still only moving 18+6=24 hexes, and you have to worry about height. Theracus gets you there with 2 hexes to spare, and with flying to boot. I used this army 3 times and won 2 games. I was fighting a tough army; Krav, Q9, and Raelin made things very difficult. But due to sigh-cological warfare I pulled it off. The first game was a total landslide in my favor. In round 1 I scrambled my archers toward the right side of the map as if I were rushing over with them. Then in round 2 I flew 20 hexes up the left side, ran into a pile that consisted of 2 KMA, Q9, Raelin, and Jotun, and rolled a 17. Total devastation. KMA & Q9 rendered useless, Raelin crippled, and Jotun severely wounded. All for 100 points. Yes, it was a great roll, but even a modest roll of 4 or higher would have wounded all those great heroes and still killed the Krav. Game 2 I was stupid and tried the same trick, and got my face kicked off. Game 3 I was very shifty and came out on top due to constant order marker fiascoes; changing the positions of mine after each round, sighing at appropriate times, and taking out key figures with lots of markers on them. It's a VERY versatile army, believe it or not. It's not just the one-trick pony; but that one trick is almost guaranteed to win you a game if you plan it right. Heroscape for sale: http://www.heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?t=19764 Zombies!!! game for sale: http://www.heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?p=637814#post637814 |
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~Aldin, explosively He either fears his fate too much or his desserts are small That dares not put it to the touch to gain or lose it all ~James Graham |
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Aldin: I didn't think you could...but good to know either way. Lately we have been playing on excessively large maps, because I bought almost $500 worth of 'Scape from those last huge sales at Hasbro & TRU. On a small map, the Ornak/Brunak/DW7K delivery would be total pain. I'm going to try it out very soon. It'd have to be pretty darn small though, really. That seems more of a trick you'd use when they are up in your face before you want them to be. Instant bomb.
Bloody: In addition to the +2 move on the combo, Acko also gives +2 move to the 3 archers and Kyntela Gwyn standing next to him. He also gets a halfway decent chance to auto-cancel a killing blow on any of the literally half of my army that is elves, if they are within 8 clear sight. How is that not doing anything? My opponent "didn't try" to tie up 7k because he had order markers on things that couldn't engage him. Like I said: head games. Even when he knew I could bring a bomb to his house in 2-3 turns I still pulled it off due to trickery. If something is sent to tie up 7k in future games, I'll simply concentrate on my archer battery; dominate the other side, or use them to free up 7k. I'm not too worried about 7k dying unless he gets mobbed by melee; and in that case? BOOM! Heroscape for sale: http://www.heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?t=19764 Zombies!!! game for sale: http://www.heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?p=637814#post637814 |
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