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rhane
Underboss
1412 Posts
    
 | | 01/03/2006 3:52 PM |
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Originally posted by Balrog
i think coatl monks is the best buikd by far. people argue that 4 gith's is more meat, but the gith's chief wekness is autodamage on the low hp, and in terms of the mirror your matchup s beraly impacted, the caol has enough sonic orbs to kill a monk and still have snakes swiftnesses and heals. the extra damage output in no way makes up for the vulnerability to dragon bands, (lrb/lsd) even worse HH matchups (fire resistance) undead weaknesses (soth/death knight abyssal blasts hurt, and a failed soth blast save is a moral on a gith) and weaker matchups with any random tech that deasl elemental damage. add that to the boon of an ectra commander and the choice seems clea to me
just my thoughts, cheers!
I don't think its clear at all. Remember, you're not choosing between a Couatl or a 4th monk. You're choosing between a Couatl or a 4th Monk plus 8 points . Those 8 points mean that you can fit things like Aramil, Lantern Bearer, or Standardbearer. You also have the option of upgrading your fodder across the board.
The bottom line is that the Couatl variety will win some matches that the 4 Monk/Aramil variety will lose, and vice versa. I honestly think that this number is pretty close to 50/50. So choose the variety that best fits your play style and expected matchup, and hope for the best.
Edit: 8 points, not 10...duh | |
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TheDarklion
Sneak
131 Posts
| | 01/04/2006 5:08 PM |
| Ok, I'm honestly a Marut fan.
And I've already played him and I know the pro's and cons. The biggest problem I had with him was that I didn't put enough hitters with him. And I'm sure lots with just miff at this right away but just give it a thought.
Marut 74
Young Master 44
Githerazai Monk 34
Githerazai Monk 34
Azer Raider 5
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Or when Speed 2 goes azer could be timber wolf.
I think the appealing thing here is that Marut could be a very good thing for the warbands that monks might have trouble with...High ac and so on. | |
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Aramus
Warrior
181 Posts
| | 01/04/2006 5:42 PM |
| If tile initiative is a concern how about
44 YM
102 GM x3
29 Sword of Heironius
10 Standard Bearer
12 Lantern Bearer
3 Man at arms
Gives you 8 activations and a cheap 7 rated commander | |
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evil_boy
Sneak
157 Posts
| | 01/04/2006 9:54 PM |
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Originally posted by TheDarklion
Ok, I'm honestly a Marut fan.
And I've already played him and I know the pro's and cons. The biggest problem I had with him was that I didn't put enough hitters with him. And I'm sure lots with just miff at this right away but just give it a thought.
Marut 74
Young Master 44
Githerazai Monk 34
Githerazai Monk 34
Azer Raider 5
Maa x3
Or when Speed 2 goes azer could be timber wolf.
I think the appealing thing here is that Marut could be a very good thing for the warbands that monks might have trouble with...High ac and so on.
I personally ALWAYS use the couatl with the marut. It protects the marut from auto-damage to which it is so susceptible, and gives it the all important snake's swiftness to compensate for it's single attack.
I also feel that to make the YM and gith monks really worth their costs, you need at least 3 gith monks in the band. Any less and you're not making full use of either the YM's CE and the gith monk's abilities. I've seen people use YM with just 1 gith monk. I mean, is it worth paying 44 points for the YM just to benefit 1 gith monk?
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rhane
Underboss
1412 Posts
| | 01/05/2006 11:57 AM |
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Originally posted by evil_boy
I personally ALWAYS use the couatl with the marut. It protects the marut from auto-damage to which it is so susceptible, and gives it the all important snake's swiftness to compensate for it's single attack.
I also feel that to make the YM and gith monks really worth their costs, you need at least 3 gith monks in the band. Any less and you're not making full use of either the YM's CE and the gith monk's abilities. I've seen people use YM with just 1 gith monk. I mean, is it worth paying 44 points for the YM just to benefit 1 gith monk?
Just my $0.02...
I agree on all points! The answer to your final (rhetorical) question is a resounding no! | |
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Gnolaum
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| | 04/26/2006 4:31 PM |
| | Bump, because someone was looking for it. | |
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