jgsugden
Commander
4320 Posts
    
Walnut Creek, CA
 | | 10/15/2006 1:10 PM |
| Which of the previewed BW figures seems like it has the most skirmish potential to you? Why?
To me, the most interesting new piece is the Marilith. She has a lot of damage potential (60 in a round, or 90 with a +5 damage enhancement), a high attack bonus (+15 for each attack) and a lot of survivability. With melee reach 2 and enhanced mobility 2, she can actually get off all of those attacks on a fairly regular basis. She'll be a nasty piece... and fun to build around (after a repaint). | |
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xuthal
Sergeant
649 Posts
Boulder, CO
| | 10/15/2006 1:21 PM |
| Posted By jgsugden on 10/15/2006 1:10 PM
She'll be a nasty piece... and fun to build around (after a repaint). Don't forget the facelift!
SGB
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Low Key
Underboss
1231 Posts
| | 10/15/2006 1:57 PM |
| | Mine would be Horned Devil. Lvl10, 100+ hp, 25 damage + stun on every attack + melee reach 4 + Dimension Door. If the other stats are good enough, and the stun DC is high enough, the Horned Devil could be very scary. | |
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Nobody Important
Sergeant
718 Posts
| | 10/15/2006 3:44 PM |
| I'll jinx myself and say the Horned Devil. It looks awesome and when they compare it to the Ice Devil it sounds like the physical combat devil of choice.
There are really too many figures that look good so I may even try collecting the entire set.
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jooquase
Warrior
272 Posts
| | 10/15/2006 4:14 PM |
| | The dwarf ridder looks great. If the stats are good enough he will be a killer with the battle plate marshall | |
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JohnnyFive
Warrior
207 Posts
| | 10/15/2006 6:22 PM |
| I dunno- none of the pieces revealed have really blown me away with any of their skirmish abilities ... yet. I'm sort of curious about what the mounted Valenar can do, in addition to the various devils and demons in the set.
I just hope Storm Silverhand is viable in skirmish- CG needs the help. | |
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Faragdar the Wise
Commander
3547 Posts
Albuquerque, NM, USA
| | 10/15/2006 6:52 PM |
| | I'm eager to play around with the Thundertusk Cavalry. | |
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PDK
Sneak
134 Posts
| | 10/15/2006 7:09 PM |
| | im really interested in seeing how the evil spellcasters will work out. currently the good spell buffers are much more effective than anything evil has to offer with spells, and hopefully their focus on making effective, and cost worthy spell casters will prove successful | |
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MechaKingGhidra
Sergeant
632 Posts
| | 10/15/2006 8:26 PM |
| The Ice Devil, definitely. While I admit that it sounds like the article for it and the Horned Devil was typed in difficulty to attempt to make the Horned Devil not give the impression of "alwalys choose this mini over this other one", I would think that it probably has a couple tricks that would put it on a true par with the Horned Devil if the metagame(correct terminology?) requires that a far less amount of straight combat is needed to make any decision of how a match is to turn up. Ya never know...................
Also, between devils and demons, for me devils are held in far higher regard, out of them the Ice Devil being favourite one. In fact, I've already pre-ordered two of them and a Pit Fiend. Pity they don't have the Horned Devil on pre-order. I would have ordered one, it being my second favourite devil. Oh well, maybe I'll get one in a booster. Probably will. Specifically evil-heavy sets are usually chock full of good karma for me. Just no Githyanki Knights. I don't want to deal with pulling Red Dragons. | |
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xuthal
Sergeant
649 Posts
Boulder, CO
| | 10/15/2006 8:50 PM |
| Posted By MechaKingGhidra on 10/15/2006 8:26 PM
Just no Githyanki Knights. I don't want to deal with pulling Red Dragons.
Feel free to send them this way, MKG!
SGB
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MechaKingGhidra
Sergeant
632 Posts
| | 10/15/2006 10:23 PM |
| Posted By xuthal on 10/15/2006 8:50 PM Posted By MechaKingGhidra on 10/15/2006 8:26 PM
Just no Githyanki Knights. I don't want to deal with pulling Red Dragons. Feel free to send them this way, MKG! SGB
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MAURIZIO
Sergeant
960 Posts
Lima, Perú
| | 10/16/2006 12:08 AM |
| | i think about Marilith, is a nice piece to try to add to competitive warbands, nice attacks, with a repaint and some botx it maybe good!!!! She looks like Anorexic Ally Mc Beal (nasty) XD | |
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Autoxdsm
Sergeant
814 Posts
Myrtle Beach, SC
| | 10/16/2006 8:39 AM |
| | I really want to the the succubus stats. If she can take over your creatures for a reasonable amount of points and has a decently high DC for it she could be very playable. | |
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Ryoga
Underboss
1124 Posts
Coquimbo - Chile / Italia
| | 10/16/2006 8:58 AM |
| If Fireballs and Blasphemy have good damage output Pit Fiend can be really playable..... Horned Devil sounds good but I very worried that maybe he can have only one attack .... I hope that can be 2.
Ice Devil sounds very good but Duble Damage from fire take it very vulnerable to Fire Belchers..... in other hand He have Ice damage that hurt Belcher a lot.
In LG I think that the Second Inevitable (The Kolyarut) have very good potencial, the same with Thundertusk Cavalry. In CG we need to wait only for Storm Silverhand and Valenar Nomad Charger, but we dont know if this set have CG potencial units ..... not yet......
In CE is indiscutible....We will see a lot of Mariliths Fighting in the maps (Sorry but the ugly miniature hurts) I hope to see good epic stats cards in epic especialy Githyanki Dragon Knight and Vlaakith, the Lich Queen. We cant forget about "Dolorous blow" the orc wizards can improve the damage output of Heavy powerfull epics units like Fomorian. I waiting that CE and LE find in Mezzoloth and Nicoloth, medium costed hitters like Duergar champions..... This guys can be good companions of Pit fiend or good hitters for CE warbands.
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Daezarkian
Sneak
110 Posts
| | 10/16/2006 9:03 AM |
| Vlaakith. Unquestionably. She rules.
Marilith will also be quite formidable. And I have high hopes for the Githyanki Dragonknight (despite his ridiculous cost). | |
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greyhaze
Warlord
7716 Posts
| | 10/16/2006 9:14 AM |
| | The Devils, Demons, Large Water Elemental & Gargoyle. For skirmish, it'd have to be the Cornugon. I'm cringing at how much I think it'll be costed at in skirmish and on the secondary market. | |
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jacksonm
Warlord
5560 Posts
River City
| | 10/16/2006 9:41 AM |
| Posted By Faragdar the Wise on 10/15/2006 6:52 PM
I'm eager to play around with the Thundertusk Cavalry.
Me too. | | | |
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