The Book of Azurite Warlord

[MegaSilver]

The Book of Azurite Warlord
C3V Promotional Figure #1 - Warlord's Wrath

Spoiler Alert!

The figure used for this unit is from the World of Warcraft line (Slitherblade Tidehunter).
PDF Link​

Character Bio: Slithering onto tournament prize tables across the country just in time for National Heroscape Day, the Azurite Warlord is the C3V's first figure exclusive. With beefy stats, he can be a heavy hitter for your viper army or an assassin to go after those high-priority targets. This warlord isn't afraid to accept a little pain for a stronger attack.

FURIOUS WRATH 3
When Azurite Warlord attacks, you may add 3 to his Attack number. If you do, at the end of Azurite Warlord's turn place 1 wound marker on Azurite Warlord's Army Card.

SLITHER
Azurite Warlord does not have to stop his movement when entering water spaces.

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-Rulings and Clarifications-

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Synergy Benefits Received

• - ARMOC VIPERS : Ullar Warlord Bonding
  As a Warlord that follows Ullar, Azurite Warlord may benefit from Armoc Vipers’ ULLAR WARLORD BONDING activation bonus.
  
  - ROMAN LEGIONNAIRES : Warlord Bonding
  As a Warlord, Azurite Warlord may benefit from Roman Legionnaires’ WARLORD BONDING activation bonus.
  
  - ACOLARH : Ullar’s Amulet
  As a follower of Ullar, Azurite Warlord may benefit from Acolarh’s ULLAR’S AMULET movement bonus.

Synergy Benefits Offered

• N/A

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

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-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

Power Rankings:
A great big hitter addition to the many, many armies he bonds with. A-

Master Index:
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Strategy Article:
TBA

Don't mess with Azzy! ​

 

[DanieLoche]

Thanks,

Here is the link for the PDF:

http://www.heroscapers.com/community/downloads.php?do=file&id=4100&act=down

 

[kolakoski]

Well met!

On Wednesday, 11/6, the Gang of Four (at least 3 at Noon, all 4 by the late afternoon/early evening) will gather at chas' Game Palace for a day of 'Scape. The featured scenario is THE HILLS ARE ALIVE! A Halloween Heroscape Scenario, devised by chas, to ensure that he is on the winning side for a change.

Spoiler Alert!

Evil Bonus

Oh yeah. During Rounds One to Three at night, all Evil Army figures are +1 to Attack and Defense, and +1 (or –1 if they prefer) to all D20 rolls. This Evil Bonus will stack with any others. During Rounds Two to Seven, Evil players may choose any one card’s worth of figure(s) each to receive the Evil Bonus once per round. Because we’re evil! Mwahaha! The bonus ends during daylight—Rounds Eight through Ten.

chas and Taeblewalker have been conspiring for weeks to ensure that Sherman and, especially, I do not dominate as usual. (See Isle of Dragons! - Battle Report, Molten Valley Battle Report, Game of Thrones 'Scape Battle Report, Three Gates Battle Report, etc.)

But, of course, chas' nefarious scheme will fail, as usual.

Night Time and Dawn Breaking

Don’t get caught on the Moors at night! Too late; you did! The game will last ten rounds, using a Modified Memoir 44 Dawn Rule. The first three rounds are Night Time, when visibility/distance attacks are limited to a 1 hex range. Starting on Round Four, range will open up while dawn breaks slowly (as mists prevail) at a rate of one more hex per round, (Round 4: Range two hexes, Round 5 Range three hexes, etc.) until Rounds Eight to Ten, when normal daytime rules and ranges apply. This rule affects all types of normal and special distance attacks and other powers such as Healing, etc.

Even with a head start,

Set Up

The Good Armies start one movement turn in from their (long) board edge, counting any board edge hex as the first movement hex of any figure (Good Head Start; they’ll need it). The Evil Armies start on their own long board edge hexes (or the second row in when the first is full). Exceptions are made for cards that are dropped or summoned, etc. during the game as their normal initial deployment method).

the Evil forces plan to rip us up early (with their Evil Bonus), taking

the center . . . large hill, affording a good defensive position for them as cares to take it up

Fortunately, we have the perfect units to take advantage of the Good Head Start and mitigate the Evil Bonus - the newly released Cathar Spearmen with Braced Spear!

Sherman, as usual, has not yet indicated what he will be fielding, and probably won't address the issue until a few days prior to game day, so our armies will most likely be created independently. So, unless Sherman chimes in with a Cathar build in the meantime, I will modify the Roman army I created to include an even more recently released unit (the Azure Warlord ) to include the Cathars:

Having just sent my check off to nyys, I'll be fielding

150 Cathars x 2
150 Romans x 3
145 Azure Warlord
100 Marcus
550, 22 spaces

[This will undoubtedly be one of the first appearances of the Azure Warlord (post-release) in a game.]

while Sherman will be fielding

Spoiler Alert!

[Matthias will love us - no range!]

360 Templars x 3
120 Eomer (LotR custom by Sherman)
70 Martial la Hire
550, 21 spaces

Spoiler Alert!

Eomer's card:

Of course, the usual Battle Report, with pictures, will be forthcoming!

 

[Anitar]

I think it might be a good idea to avoid using Furious Wrath, and just use this snakey fellow as a tank. Even with that low defense, 8 life is still pretty great.

 

[greygnarl]

Furious Wrath is brutal on heroes though. Take Kaemon Awa for example: If you are using Armocs and attacking Kaemon on even ground, you do 2.7 wounds without Furious Wrath, and 4.0 with it.

 

[RAGNAROK]

This sounds fun:

Azurite Warlord 145
Ne-Gok-Sa 235
Romans x 5 485
Marcu 505

 

[Evar-Scarcarver]

Furious Wrath is brutal on heroes though. Take Kaemon Awa for example: If you are using Armocs and attacking Kaemon on even ground, you do 2.7 wounds without Furious Wrath, and 4.0 with it.

Is that including the wound you inflict on yourself?

 

[DanieLoche]

Furious Wrath is brutal on heroes though. Take Kaemon Awa for example: If you are using Armocs and attacking Kaemon on even ground, you do 2.7 wounds without Furious Wrath, and 4.0 with it.

Is that including the wound you inflict on yourself?

Personally, I prefer loosing only 1 wound in this way than take more wounds next turn with the Quick Release !

 

[elvenwizard9]

This seems extremely fun, incorporating one of my favorite squads (Roman Legionaries) with one of my favorite heroes (Van Nessing) and rounding out nicely.

Romans x3 150
Marcus Decimus Gallus 250
Azurite Warlord 395
Van Nessing 500

I'd play this in a tournament. As a matter of fact I'm hosting one in a couple of weeks... if only I had the Azure Warlord. I'll just have to wait till the after-Christmas tournament... But then I'll be torn between Wolves, Cathars, AND this army. Oh well.

Romans would be the bread and butter, whereas the Azurite Warlord would go after any heavy hitters or troublemakers (Major, Dragon, etc.). Van Nessing could provide the much-needed ranged support and heavy hit a bit himself. If in a 510 format, you could swap him for the Airborne and come out with a 505 point total.

EW9, thinking wishfully.

 

[XDVincent]

Honestly, I feel like any army that uses this guy and the Lego's would be deadly, I'd say you still need range support, maybe Krav?

 

[Glacier_Traverse]

Is he on a regular base or a Deathwalker one? My guess is the latter?

 

[MegaSilver]

Is he on a regular base or a Deathwalker one? My guess is the latter?

Yeah, he's on a DW base, but he should fit on a regular.

 

[Glacier_Traverse]

Brilliant, thanks! I got this mini today and, oh my, it's awesome! Quite a bit fatter than I thought, too.

 

[kolakoski]

Well met!

On Wednesday, 11/6, the Gang of Four (at least 3 at Noon, all 4 by the late afternoon/early evening) will gather at chas' Game Palace for a day of 'Scape. The featured scenario is THE HILLS ARE ALIVE! A Halloween Heroscape Scenario, devised by chas, to ensure that he is on the winning side for a change.

Spoiler Alert!

Evil Bonus

Oh yeah. During Rounds One to Three at night, all Evil Army figures are +1 to Attack and Defense, and +1 (or –1 if they prefer) to all D20 rolls. This Evil Bonus will stack with any others. During Rounds Two to Seven, Evil players may choose any one card’s worth of figure(s) each to receive the Evil Bonus once per round. Because we’re evil! Mwahaha! The bonus ends during daylight—Rounds Eight through Ten.

chas and Taeblewalker have been conspiring for weeks to ensure that Sherman and, especially, I do not dominate as usual. (See Isle of Dragons! - Battle Report, Molten Valley Battle Report, Game of Thrones 'Scape Battle Report, Three Gates Battle Report, etc.)

But, of course, chas' nefarious scheme will fail, as usual.

Night Time and Dawn Breaking

Don’t get caught on the Moors at night! Too late; you did! The game will last ten rounds, using a Modified Memoir 44 Dawn Rule. The first three rounds are Night Time, when visibility/distance attacks are limited to a 1 hex range. Starting on Round Four, range will open up while dawn breaks slowly (as mists prevail) at a rate of one more hex per round, (Round 4: Range two hexes, Round 5 Range three hexes, etc.) until Rounds Eight to Ten, when normal daytime rules and ranges apply. This rule affects all types of normal and special distance attacks and other powers such as Healing, etc.

Even with a head start,

Set Up

The Good Armies start one movement turn in from their (long) board edge, counting any board edge hex as the first movement hex of any figure (Good Head Start; they’ll need it). The Evil Armies start on their own long board edge hexes (or the second row in when the first is full). Exceptions are made for cards that are dropped or summoned, etc. during the game as their normal initial deployment method).

the Evil forces plan to rip us up early (with their Evil Bonus), taking

the center . . . large hill, affording a good defensive position for them as cares to take it up

Fortunately, we have the perfect units to take advantage of the Good Head Start and mitigate the Evil Bonus - the newly released Cathar Spearmen with Braced Spear!

Sherman, as usual, has not yet indicated what he will be fielding, and probably won't address the issue until a few days prior to game day, so our armies will most likely be created independently. So, unless Sherman chimes in with a Cathar build in the meantime, I will modify the Roman army I created to include an even more recently released unit (the Azure Warlord ) to include the Cathars:

Having just sent my check off to nyys, I'll be fielding

150 Cathars x 2
150 Romans x 3
145 Azure Warlord
100 Marcus
550, 22 spaces

[This will undoubtedly be one of the first appearances of the Azure Warlord (post-release) in a game.]

while Sherman will be fielding

Spoiler Alert!

[Matthias will love us - no range!]

360 Templars x 3
120 Eomer (LotR custom by Sherman)
70 Martial la Hire
550, 21 spaces

Spoiler Alert!

Eomer's card:

Of course, the usual Battle Report, with pictures, will be forthcoming!

Here it is!

 

[Xotli]

Is he on a regular base or a Deathwalker one? My guess is the latter?

Yeah, he's on a DW base, but he should fit on a regular.

I'm not sure he will, actually ...

 

[MegaSilver]

Is he on a regular base or a Deathwalker one? My guess is the latter?

Yeah, he's on a DW base, but he should fit on a regular.

I'm not sure he will, actually ...

Well, I'm keeping him on his current base, so I'm all good anyway. ^_^

 

[MegaSilver]

I went 5-3 at our local tourney, in which we did Rolling Rumble. 480 pts and 16 figure limit.

My build:
Venoc Warlord
Azurite Warlord
Armoc Vipers x3
Isamu
Otonashi

Azurite Warlord is an absolute beast. I played him extremely aggressively and absolutely loved it. He was up in the face of almost everyone's main figure. Only thing that stopped him as 2 Q9s; one behind a rat screen (that I was hacking apart anyway until right near the end) and another when Azur whiffed twice in a row with 7 attack dice on the Q9. O_O Azzy did have trouble against Mok too, but managed to cause 3 wounds.

Azur decimated the likes of 2 Tor-Kul-Nas, Charos, Raelin, and Incendiborgs. Venoc Warlod backed by remaining Armocs did a great job cleaning up afterwards, as those armies fell fell apart once the main force was gone.

Two of the losses were close, the third one wasn't (since it was where Azzy whifffed twice).

Still, it was an absolutely amazing and terrifying sight to see Azur tear through the enemy's tanks. He was like the USA tanks against the Iraq's tanks in the Gulf Wars; fast, deadly, and unstoppable. It was a deadly beautiful thing to watch.

The Viper King is pleased.

 

[Xotli]

Well, I'm keeping him on his current base, so I'm all good anyway. ^_^

Srsly?

That base is stupidly large. 3rd worst bases of HS-sized figures, after Dreamblade and Sabretooth. But, hey, if it's working for ya ...

 

[Foudzing]

I went 5-3 at our local tourney, in which we did Rolling Rumble. 480 pts and 16 figure limit.

Seeing this build I don't think this Warlord will bring back Armocs on the competitive scene.

With Romans it's very scary tho. He helps a lot against most of their counters.

He was like the USA tanks against the Iraq's tanks in the Gulf Wars; fast, deadly, and unstoppable. It was a deadly beautiful thing to watch.

'Murica

Real war is not really a beautifull thing to watch in my opinion...
But everyone have his own tastes I guess...

 

[MegaSilver]

He was like the USA tanks against the Iraq's tanks in the Gulf Wars; fast, deadly, and unstoppable. It was a deadly beautiful thing to watch.

'Murica

Real war is not really a beautifull thing to watch in my opinion...
But everyone have his own tastes I guess...

It was a special I watched on History Channel about how US adapted Rommel's tank tactics from WWII and put them to use against the Iraqis. It was cool to watch Azzy follow the same pattern.

Azzy does make the Armocs stronger though.

 

[MegaSilver]

Well, I'm keeping him on his current base, so I'm all good anyway. ^_^

Srsly?

That base is stupidly large. 3rd worst bases of HS-sized figures, after Dreamblade and Sabretooth. But, hey, if it's working for ya ...

I'm lazy. I may change it at some point.

 

[ScapeRaider]

so does q9 actually beat him, or was it just bad luck?

 

[MegaSilver]

so does q9 actually beat him, or was it just bad luck?

Bad luck on my part, Azzy took took 2 wounds to himself, and them wouldn't roll defense. Armocs swarmed him like crazy and actually did a wound, but it was just a slow death...

 

[Hendal]

you can never have enough snakes so that is awesome, GO Ullar! I still am not a fan of the damage your self guys, but I can see it as an over extend and that makes sense.

 

[aksisu11]

So i found an awesome deal on these guys if anyone is stilling looking to buy one! I hope this helps and this was the place to post this.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/291134571293