The Book of Deathstrike Thrall

[awesomeunleashed]

The Book of Deathstrike Thrall

C3V Wave 2 - Age of Chaos – Valkrill’s Vengeance

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MINDLESS PACK
After revealing an order marker on this card, roll the 20-sided die.
- If you roll a 1-5, you may take a turn with 1 Thrall you control.
- If you roll a 6-15, you may take a turn with up to 2 Thralls you control.
- If you roll a 16 or higher, you may take a turn with up to 3 Thralls you control.

RETURN TO THE GRAVE SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 1. Attack 6.
After attacking with Return to the Grave Special Attack, destroy the attacking Deathstrike Thrall.

The figure used for this unit is D&D figure from the Deathknell set. Its model number and name is 59/Vampire Spawn.

Character Bio:

Spoiler Alert!

Lightning crashed, illuminating Malren’s face as he trudged through the night.

He does not remember why he was out wandering in the rain this night; he just knows it has something to do with his wife. He remembers the young stranger he met this evening, and the promise that all his pain would vanish tonight.

He knows he must get home to teach the woman a lesson … so he trudges through the night.

At his door, his presence is barred. Anger fills Malren’s mind as he hurls himself at the wooden door.

I will not be locked out of my own home!!!

Malren notices an interesting thing: he hears his shoulder crack, but he feels no pain. He knows that the heavy wooden door should be battering his body, but his mind does not register the abuse.

The door finally gives way at the hinges. Malren is greeted with the sight of a fire and a small woman glaring at him.

“I told you never to come back here!” she shouts at him, raising a pan to warn him away.

Nobody raises a hand against me in my own home, least of all her!!!

Rage begins to build in Malren and his vision reddens around the edges. With each passing second, the rage builds, and his vision becomes darker; soon he can’t see anything at all.

When the rage subsides and his vision returns, Malren sees that he is standing over the crumpled form of his wife. He feels his strength waning--gravity pulls him to his knees. He teeters there for a moment, then starts to fall forward. His mind instructs his arms to catch himself, but he has no control. Malren collapses in a heap next to his wife, staring into her open and lifeless eyes.

He has but one thought as darkness fades upon him forever.

At least no one else will have her ...

--*--

Nicholas Esenwein watched through a window as the macabre scene played out before him.

“Interesting,” he murmured, before vanishing into the night.

-Rulings and Clarifications-

TBA

-Combinations and Synergies-


Synergy Benefits Received

• Nicholas Esenwein: BLOODBORN RISING
  As a Thrall, a previously destroyed Deathstrike Thrall may be revived using Nicholas Esenwein's BLOODBORN RISING power.
  
• Skull Demon: VALKRILL ATTACK AURA 1 1
  As a Valkrill follower with a Range of 1, the Deathstrike Thrall may benefit from the Skull Demon's VALKRILL ATTACK AURA 1 ability.
  
• Zombie Hulk: PARALYZING FEAR
  As Undead, the Deathstrike Thrall may benefit from the Zombie Hulk's PARALYZING FEAR defense penalty when attacking other figures.

Synergy Benefits Offered & Received

• Thralls: MINDLESS PACK
  Deathstrike Thralls may use MINDLESS PACK to take turns with other Thralls, and other Thralls may use MINDLESS PACK to take turns with Deathstrike Thralls.
  
  Thralls:
  • Preyblood Thrall
  • Darkprowl Thrall
  • Deathstrike Thrall
  • Bloodburst Thrall

-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

TBA

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

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Power Ranking and Master Index

Deathstrike Thrall: Their powerful self-sacrifice attack synergizes nicely with Nicky and the Preybloods. But it does, you know, kill them. C+

[awesomeunleashed]

Did I miss anything?

I love how you can put all of your OMs on one type of Thrall and then never even take a turn with that kind of Thrall if you don't want to.

[ZBeeblebrox]

looks good

I love sending out your Deathstrikes to suicide to hurt a main hero, and then using the Preybloods Hunger to rush in and mop up. Great one/two punch.

Then Nick flies around and picks on the squadies and respawns the destroyed Deathstrikes...wicked fun

[Arch-vile]

Can the thralls face common squads well though? I think they would be awesome against heroes (like elves or a Command Courier build), but 10 squad members would he a tough match. I guess their 3 normal attack doesn't go unused against squads though!

[ZBeeblebrox]

Originally Posted by Arch-vile

Can the thralls face common squads well though? I think they would be awesome against heroes (like elves or a Command Courier build), but 10 squad members would he a tough match. I guess their 3 normal attack doesn't go unused against squads though!

The Tralls work best with Nick...that is the main point. The Tralls take out th heroes that could give Nick some trouble and Nick goes around killing Squadies, healing and creating a Trall...and then overextending to take another turn, rinse/repeat. The tandom of Thrall s and Nick makes a good over all team.

[Seb from space]

You should change the preyblood thrall in the zombie hulk power.

[ZBeeblebrox]

Originally Posted by Seb from space

You should change the preyblood thrall in the zombie hulk power.

Thanks Seb...got it

[Bloody Bogle]

Originally Posted by awesomeunleashed

• Zombie Hulk: PARALYZING FEAR
  As Undead, the Preyblood Thrall may benefit from the Zombie Hulk's PARALYZING FEAR defense penalty when attacking other figures.

As Seb said, change this.

[awesomeunleashed]

Originally Posted by ZBeeblebrox

Thanks Seb...got it

Ah, thanks. I had a feeling that I would miss something...

[Arch-vile]

I forgot Nick had overextended... that easily makes up for it. 2 turns with healing and resurrection each round. Deathstrike suicide is really just "death until Nick gets an Order Marker again".

[1Mmirg]

Originally Posted by Arch-vile

I forgot Nick had overextended... that easily makes up for it. 2 turns with healing and resurrection each round. Deathstrike suicide is really just "death until Nick gets an Order Marker again".

Well, it's not quite that easy, but that's the idea. When things are going well, it's a temporary death, but he's only bringing so many thralls back. In time attrition catches up, unless you can pull out the win before then...

[Sir Dendrik]

I wonder if there's a mathematical breakdown for when to use Deathstrike... In the game I played with them I pretty much always used it unless I had height.

My idea was that if they can go out and kill a squad and themselves, then that's better than missing and letting the squad kill the thrall next turn. Against heroes it's pretty much always worth it to Deathstrike.

It stinks to be in the end game with a few Deathstrikes, because they're either neutered or you have some difficult decisions to make. In the game we played I failed to kill my opponent's last Skeleton with a normal attack from the Deathstrike, and it went on to take the game. Wondering if I should have used Return to the Grave so the game would have been a draw instead of a loss...

These guys more or less outclass the Preybloods. Not really, but they get close. Deathstrike is always an asset, but I have yet to use Blood Hunger. Preybloods have their niche, but I'd rather spam Deathstrikes and not have to worry about setting up Blood Hunger.