The Book of Sir Gilbert

[dnutt99]

The Book of Sir Gilbert

Crest of the Valkyrie - Jandar's Flag Bearer

NOTE: THIS OFFICIAL CARD IMAGE IS INCORRECT IN LISTING THE COST AS 100 POINTS. IT IS 105 POINTS.

If you cannot see the Army Card graphic, check Hasbro's Unit Page for stats and special powers, plus "character biography" and other non-game unit info.

Character Bio: Sgt. Drake Alexander adjusts his uniform as he approaches an encampment of beautifully adorned tents. He has always felt the urge to make himself ³presentable² when he enters the camp of the Westons. Something about looking up at the proud lion flying against the azure field of the Weston¹s banner that makes a man feel the need to show a sort of humility and reverence.

"Hail, Sir Drake," calls one of the knights of Weston. "You¹ve come to see the progress, have you?"

"I have. How is it looking?"

"Come and see for yourself, he is just finishing now."

Drake is ushered into a nearby tent, the inside of which casts a warm glow by the series of lanterns that light it. A wooden dummy in the corner wearing a stunning breastplate, wrought of gold and silver, catches Drake¹s eye. A tall; well-built man steps forward to greet Drake with a hardy handshake. The man grabs onto a wooden staff leaning against the wall of the tent and swings it over in front of Drake. It is not just a staff, but a flag: Weston blue, finely embroidered in gold and white, bearing both the lion crest of Weston and the mark of Jandar.

"Ah, the new standard. It is wonderful! Jandar will be very pleased. And that must make you Sir Gilbert! Well met!" (Hasbro)
_________________________________________________________________
-Rulings and Clarifications-

• - JANDAR’S DISPATCH : Moving Multiple Squad Figures
  If I use Jandar’s Dispatch, do all Jandar squad figures I move have to belong to the same squad?
  No. Using Jandar’s Dispatch, you can move ANY Jandar squad figures, (unique or common), within range
  and clear sight. (dnutt99)
  
  - JANDARS’S DISPATCH : Using Human Champion Bonding
  If I use Knights of Weston Human Champion Bonding to activate Sir Gilbert, do I still get to use Jandar’s Dispatch?
  Yes. By activating the Knights of Weston, you may first take a full turn with Sir Gilbert, use Jandar’s Dispatch
  to move any desired figures, and finally activate the Knights of Weston. (dnutt99)
  
  - ATTACK AURA 1 : Adjacent Ranged Unit Attacking Engaged Figure
  Can Sir Gilbert’s Attack Aura affect a figure you control that has a range >1 if that figure is attacking an adjacent figure?
  No, because the figure has a range >1. (Hasbro FAQ)
  
  - ATTACK AURA 1 : Friendly Figures
  What figures are considered friendly?
  Per the Master Set rules (page 9) friendly figures are your own figures and teammate’s figures. All figures you control
  are always considered friendly. Whenever you are allied with a teammate at the beginning of a scenario, any
  figures you both control are considered friendly. A temporary alliance between opponents during a battle doesn’t change
  anything. Remember, alliances can always change (unless stated at the beginning of a scenario), so even when you
  have a temporary truce with an opponent, that opponent’s figure is never considered friendly. (Hasbro FAQ)

_________________________________________________________________
-Combinations and Synergies-

Synergy Benefits Received

• - KNIGHTS OF WESTON / MAC DIRK WARRIORS : Human Champion Bonding
  As a Human Champion, Sir Gilbert may benefit from Knights of Weston and Mac Dirk Warriors HUMAN
  CHAMPION BONDING activation bonus.

Synergy Benefits Offered

• - ATTACK AURA 1 : Adjacent Friendly Figures With a Range of 1
  * ATTACK AURA 1 benefits all friendly units adjacent to Sir Gilbert with a range of 1.

- JANDAR’S DISPATCH : Jandar Squad Units

• * 4th Massachusets Line
  * Airborne Elite
  * Dzu-Teh
  * Knights of Weston
  * MacDirk Warriors
  * Omnicron Repulsors
  * Omnicron Snipers
  * Sentinels of Jandar
  * Tarn Viking Warriors
  * Templar Cavalry

- 4th MASSACHUSETTS LINE : Valiant Army Defense Bonus

• * Having a Valiant personality, Sir Gilbert may aid the 4th Massachusetts Line with their VALIANT ARMY
  DEFENSE BONUS.
  *NOTE: See The Book of 4th Massachusetts Line for proper application.

C3V and SoV Custom Synergies

Spoiler Alert!

Synergy Benefits Offered

SIR ORRICK : A BROTHER'S CALL
As a Human who follows Jandar, Sir Gilbert may aid Sir Orrick with his A BROTHER'S CALL movement bonus.

Synergy Benefits Received

CAPT. JOHN VARAN : PURPLE HEART
As a Human who follows Jandar, Sir Gilbert may benefit from Capt. John Varan's PURPLE HEART wound reassignment.

EBON ARMOR : ANIMATED MATERIEL & ETERNAL WAR
As a Unique Human, a destroyed Ebon Armor you control may be placed on Sir Gilbert's Army Card to replace Sir Gilbert upon his own destruction.

_________________________________________________________________
-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• - TBA

_________________________________________________________________
-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

Power Ranking and Master Index

Originally Posted by MKSentinel

Power Ranking
Sir Gilbert- The best flagbearer, Gilbert solved the largest problem of the knights: movement. And with decent stats, Gilbert can deal some damage on his own. A

Sir Gilbert
General Assessment? http://heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?t=3643
LOS? http://www.heroscapers.com/community...ead.php?t=7965
Dispatch from Different Squads? http://www.heroscapers.com/community...ead.php?t=7272

Unit Strategy Review

• - TBA

[Matthias Maccabeus]

How does he only cost 5 more points than Denrick, when he has 1 more life and only 1 less attack? Both his abilities are used to a far greater extent than Denrick's abilities. I'm not knocking Denrick's abilities, they just seem a lot more situational than Gilbert's abilities.

[Jandars_Hope]

I think Gilbert works alot better with Jandar squads, that have Human Champion Bonding, than Denrick does.
I would place the markers on the Knights of weston (for example) and move Gilbert first, who then rolls for Jandars Dispatch; moving the knights for every Jandar symbol, then move the Knights after 'Berts turn is over. I like using this, it annoys my dad because i get to move quite a few figures in just one turn!

[Roufus]

I was wondering if anyone would get an A powerrating...

105 points seems kind of a weird cost number to me.

[IAmBatman]

Originally Posted by Roufus

I was wondering if anyone would get an A powerrating...

105 points seems kind of a weird cost number to me.

There are a decent amount of As in Spider's rankings, actually - if you're curious which ones, just head over to the comeptitive armies section and dig up Spider's power ranking thread. I believe Q9, Kravs, Charros, and Braxas, and Deathreavers all scored high, if not others.

[Rhydderch]

Some useful information from the original Sir Gilbert thread which should probably go in here:

Originally Posted by Rhydderch

Just a few numbers for Dispatch. Number refers to how many Jandar symbols are rolled:

Number.....Percent

0............. 11.22
1............. 26.92
2............. 29.61
3............. 19.74
4............. 08.88
5............. 02.84
6............. 00.66
7............. 00.11
8............. 0.014

So you'll roll between 0 and 5 Jandar symbols 99% of the time. What about 9-12? Its not likely that you'll roll that many. The percent chance for rolling these numbers combined is only about 0.006 so I'd be checking my opponent's dice if he rolled 12 Jandar symbols :P

Originally Posted by Aldin

Sure:

At least.....Percent

1............. 88.78
2............. 61.86
3............. 32.25
4............. 12.51
5............. 03.63
6............. 00.79
7............. 00.13
8............. 00.02
9............. 0.006

~Aldin, with props to Rhydderch

Originally Posted by Aldin

[GIR]

Originally Posted by War Solves Everything

Man, once the knights come out in wave 7, he's going to be used a lot more.

Unless there Unique, I doubt it though.

As for him being 105pts. compared to Denrick, 105 is hard to fit in sometimes since its such an odd point value.

[Jandars_Hope]

I was brainstorming possible Templar/Knights teams and i had Concan in as the Knight Enhancement guy but i was thinking that Gilbert may be a better substitute as he gives Attack +1 to adjacent figures (w/range 1) but not the extra defense. His Jandars Dispatch ability would be great to give the Templar added movement or even help keep the KoW close to the Templar. The KoW can also use Human champion bonding to move Gilbert first who in turn can move Templars/Knights forward.
So should you replace Concan for Gilbert, spending 25 extra points?
I think i'd like to give it a try.

[GForce3062]

Originally Posted by Jandars_Hope

I was brainstorming possible Templar/Knights teams and i had Concan in as the Knight Enhancement guy but i was thinking that Gilbert may be a better substitute as he gives Attack +1 to adjacent figures (w/range 1) but not the extra defense. His Jandars Dispatch ability would be great to give the Templar added movement or even help keep the KoW close to the Templar. The KoW can also use Human champion bonding to move Gilbert first who in turn can move Templars/Knights forward.
So should you replace Concan for Gilbert, spending 25 extra points?
I think i'd like to give it a try.

I would trade in Sir Gilbert for Concan.

[Jexik]

I didn't really want to buy any of the flagbearers. I held out as long as I could. I got Gilbert first, and he's definitely worth the price of admission. For those annoyed by his point cost, get Alastair too for 215. I'd say that Alastair+Gilbert> Charos in most Valiant armies.

[Jandars_Hope]

I've beaten my highest 'Valkyrie Dice (Jandar) Symbols Rolled'. I managed to get 9 Jandar symbols in a game the other night, the most I have had before that was 4 or 5!

[Matthias Maccabeus]

Jexik wrote

For those annoyed by his cost, get Alastair too for 210. I'd say that Alastair+Gilbert> Charos in most Valiant armies.

The tough question is, if you have 110 points left in your knight army, do you go with Gilbert or Alastair?