Flameslayer Customs (Large Expac: Eruption of Power)

[flameslayer93]

Originally Posted by Shiftrex

I'm a fan of the gnolls, i've been playing with a Gnoll Archer hero and would like to pair them on the board sometime for some fun theme

I don't think they are too expensive. They are comparable to tomb skeletons but pretty much better in every way. They have move of six, which is better than boosted skeletons and their capture the weak with a higher move will help them to move in on Wait then Fire squads. Though I have a question on that, is the ability looking at what the figure's current defense is counting bonuses like height and raelin aura or is it looking at the defense number on the card.

If it checks the number then it definitely gives them some good matchups, if it looks at defense after bonuses then I would say it is much more limited. Regardless, I think that a cheap 4 man squad that can move quick, take height, and throw some dice with flanking could be worth the points as a spin on the clean up squad.

Lore question, I never imagined gnolls to be that small. Do you have a miniature for this? I typically see them depicted as humanoid sized.

Thanks for popping in Shiftrex!


To answer your question regarding the relative size of the Gnolls, I've got a picture. I took some artistic liberties with the DnD model, but the Mage Knights models are all pretty short.


You are supposed to consider Capture the Weak after Flanking, so even though Raelin 1.0 is a thing, when she isn't you can sometimes reduce a 3 defense creature to a 2 defense creature with Flanking (and then you get the extra attack die). These guys aren't really gonna hold a line and can't compete with real lineholders, but they can harass an army down before/after the real army does their job.

[flameslayer93]

Got a few more evil heroes for ya. What's living but not living at the same time?


Aeven the Kyrie Warrior

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Design notes: Remember that any turn includes your opponent's as well, so if you move Aeven your hero still dies when the next turn rolls around! While ranged guys benefit from him the most, I still wanted melee heroes to get a little bit of fun stuff from him. Watch out for Chain Grab!

Null Command

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code_Design Notes: error. does not compute.
_a Really strange computer entity that can hack into the "Nethernet" to gain different benefits. While his power is optional, I like to think that whoever would draft him would want to use Hack: Glitch all the time. Or at least, when you could attack with him. Mind that the d20 power only triggers on a 1, 10, or 11. Not 11+ lol.

Sir Hendrix

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Design notes: Maybe not the strongest hero, but certainly a fun one. Since we really don't use the same common units as each other, there shouldn't be an issue with getting a full card's turn off a kill from this guy. I also thought Unholy Oath would be a cool power in conjunction with hero builds, and against them too since opponent's heroes count for it too.

It's taken a while to get these cards down. Thanks to those who've posted about them over in discord to help me get the builds to this point!