The Book of Red Ants of Aunstrom

[betawolf36]

The Book of Red Ants of Aunstrom

Soldiers of Valhalla

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The figures used for this unit are Dungeon Crawler Minis figures from the Omens set. The name of the figure is Giant Ant.

Character Bio: With the alliance dissolved and Valkrill's forces spreading death and destruction through the lands, Einar looked to neighboring lands to gather fresh troops. Einar's empire had long held an uneasy peace with the Red Queen and her kingdom of giant ants in Aunstrom. Some have said that the Red Queen was a normal queen ant that once drank from a wellspring; its magic greatly increased both her size and her intelligence. Her offspring are the size of wolves and unusually intelligent, and have proven to be a formidable force on the battlefield. The Queen herself has learned to speak in Kyrie tongues, and knows of the destruction that Utgar has brought to lands like Anund.

Originally Posted by Special powers

HORDE ATTACK
You may attack with any 4 Red Ants of Aunstrom you control, even Ants that did not move this turn.

CUTTING MANDIBLES
Each Red Ant of Aunstrom that did not move this turn may add 1 die to its attack.

CLIMB X3
When moving up or down levels of terrain, Red Ants of Aunstrom may triple their height.

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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• TBA.

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Synergy Benefits Offered

• KNIGHTS OF BLACKGAARD : Relentless Army Attack Bonus
  Having a Relentless personality, Red Ants of Aunstrom may aid the Knights of Blackgaard with their RELENTLESS ARMY ATTACK BONUS
  *NOTE: See The Book of Knights of Blackgaard for proper application.

Synergy Benefits Received

• KHOSUMET THE DARKLORD : Relentless Assault
  Having a Relentless personality, Red Ants of Aunstrom may benefit from Khosumet the Darklord’s RELENTLESS ASSAULT attack bonus.
  
• MARCUS DECIMUS GALLUS : Soldier Leadership
  As soldiers, the Red Ants of Aunstrom can benefit from Marcus Decimus Gallus’ SOLDIER LEADERSHIP movement bonus.
  
• MARCUS DECIMUS GALLUS : Soldier Attack Enhancement
  As soldiers, the Red Ants of Aunstrom may benefit from Marcus Decimus Gallus’ SOLDIER ATTACK ENHANCEMENT attack bonus.

Synergy Imposed

• WARDEN 816 : Evisceraxe Special Attack
  As small figures, the Red Ants of Aunstrom are immune to Warden 816's EVISCERAXE SPECIAL ATTACK.

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

- TBA

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Power Ranking & Master Index
4-figure squads that only cost 10 points per figure can’t be that bad, but the Red Ants don’t really have any particularly good matchups. C+

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[CrazyTankster]

Should I get a fifth squad of ants?

That aside, what about an army consisting of
Red Ants x5
Marcus Decimus Gallus
Arashara Goshiri
500 pts

It's lacking range, but hopefully Arashara can help make up for that with shifting sands to reposition, and what better unit to swap with than a 10 point Red Ant?

[superfrog]

I'd prefer switching Arashara for Kaemon and Raelin, or something similar.

3x Red Ants 120
2x Romans 220
MDG 320
MBS 370
Kaemon 490
Isamu 500

Would be another option.

[redcometx]

I see there should be a link to the .pdf, but there is no link there. Is the .pdf version still being worked on?

[Scytale]

Originally Posted by redcometx

I see there should be a link to the .pdf, but there is no link there. Is the .pdf version still being worked on?

Yes, hopefully it will be done soon.

[Soundwarp SG-1]

Originally Posted by CrazyTankster

Should I get a fifth squad of ants?

That aside, what about an army consisting of
Red Ants x5
Marcus Decimus Gallus
Arashara Goshiri
500 pts

It's lacking range, but hopefully Arashara can help make up for that with shifting sands to reposition, and what better unit to swap with than a 10 point Red Ant?

Arashara is rarely worth using without a bonding squad, and she's especially worthless for an army of (almost) nothing but ants. That's just a whole lot of nothing you're wasting turns on most of the time. Even if you try to shift Raelin or something into a vulnerable spot, it's still too slow and too telegraphed to really matter the vast majority of the time.

[Just_a_Bill]

The Giant Ant miniature for this is quite expensive. Even just a minimal 3 squads would cost in the $40 range, plus shipping (if anybody still had them in stock). Ordering directly from DungeonCrawler.com would cost $120 unpainted or $192 painted, since the Giant Ant only comes in a set with a raven, a coffin, and a dog.

At first it seemed that we could repaint some of the black ants that C3V is using, but I've read that they are rubbery and don't take paint well.

Were these things lots cheaper and more plentiful when this unit went into testing? Or does the SoV selection process not assess pricing/availability in the same way that C3G does? I was pretty excited when I saw the card, but the minis not being realistically obtainable is quite a downer.

[superfrog]

They were much more available when this unit was submitted. Unfortunately, that company has gone through some hard times recently, as far as I can tell. They cancelled their last planned line at the last minute for no reason. I don't know what is going on with the company, but it isn't good.

[Scytale]

Auggies had literally thousands when the unit was submitted (two years ago). Many unpainted, but lots painted too.

[Buddy412]

Is there a cost efficient way to get the miniatures for this unit? You only get one ant for $16 in the"Omens" set. That seems awful.

Edit: I know about the C3V ant sale, just wondering why those miniatures were not used initially if their availability is so much better.

[superfrog]

Maybe @dungeoncrawler could help us out?

We would love if you produced a bunch of the Giant Ants. Like several hundred. Is that a possibility?

[Sir Dendrik]

Originally Posted by Buddy412

Is there a cost efficient way to get the miniatures for this unit? You only get one ant for $16 in the"Omens" set. That seems awful.

Edit: I know about the C3V ant sale, just wondering why those miniatures were not used initially if their availability is so much better.

But you get just as many pugs, coffins, and ravens when you purchase the ants. It's only a matter of time until SoV/C3V turns those into squads.

It's nothing new that the figures have blown up in price/shrunk in availability since they were first announced/proposed to the SoV. I've taken to just scouring the world for worthy proxies, and I've saved a nice chunk of change.