DMG
Sneak
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Dallas
 | | 09/29/2006 6:38 AM |
| Three new previews with three new abilities from WotC...
I am doing this from meemory and I cant remember all the names of the new pieces so I will just outline the new abilities...
ETA - Alright - I revisited WotC and have cleaned up the stats below)
Buzzclaw 5p Uncommon
4 Power
3 Def
4 Life
*Spur - Choose ally in the same cell as target enemy. Make an X-power attack against that enemy , where x is the chosen ally's power.
Mangler (Hellbred) 8P Rare
7 Power
3 Def
5 Life
SB: Mindstrike 7 - Choose tagrget creature in opponents reserves. Roll 7 attack dice. If the result is equal to or greater than the targetcreature's life, put that creature in the opponent's graveyard.
Bloodcut Behemoth (Bloodcut) 10P Uncommon
7 Power
7 Def
7 Life
Loner - Can't attack with other creatures.
Last Gasp - This creature may make a Deathblow during any action phase.
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XAos
Underboss
2361 Posts
London
| | 09/29/2006 7:24 AM |
| Can you remember the conditions for using the Mindstrike ?
i.e. was it a blade ability. & if so how many blades ??
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ogrezero
Skirmisher
13 Posts
| | 09/29/2006 9:25 AM |
| Ref the Buzzclaw his ability lets you choose one of your creatures and target an enemy it that cell. His stats are 4/3/4.
The one with mindstrike is Mangler his stats are 8P 7/3/5. The mindstrike is a single blade ability.
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DMG
Sneak
107 Posts
Dallas
| | 09/29/2006 2:45 PM |
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DMG
Sneak
107 Posts
Dallas
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Prince o the Raven Banner
Sergeant
606 Posts
| | 10/01/2006 2:08 AM |
| I like the Mindstrike guy. He's frail like an old lady, but 7 power + being an 8 drop will put him into my revolving Hellbred lists. That blade will be interesting to play with, not sure if this would be a sub for the Queen though.
A 7/7/7 Pasion Creature!? Weird. And now loner doesn't suck. (well as much)
I do like the Deathstrike ability, but on the second toughest Passion creature we've seen?
The buzzclaw will get played I think. That is a cool ability for latter in the game.
It looks like 2nd set power creep might be setting in.
That 3 drop skirmisher from preview 1 is exhibit #1,
The Beheamoth will get to be exhibit #2.
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DMG
Sneak
107 Posts
Dallas
| | 10/01/2006 9:41 AM |
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Don't know if its old news or not but the new Neveret Guy has Fortunate 5!!! He only has 2 power and I can't remember his Def/Life. Saw it at my FLGS Edge event yesterday - saw the Bloodcut Behemoth as wel and the Butcher guy - great minis!
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XAos
Underboss
2361 Posts
London
| | 10/02/2006 2:17 AM |
| Buzzclaw; Same stats as the Blodthirsty redcap, but without the bloodthirsty liability.
So for 2 extra spawn points, your loosing "Bloodthirsty" & gaining a spawn phase attack.
The Flameharrower pays 3 for each power-5 attack in the spawn phase. The Buzzclaw is paying less than 2 to allow any creature an "Assault". With flameharrowers, your opponent needs to alter their tactics to deal with 3 creatures which might attack in the spawn phase. With the Buzzclaw, your opponent has to be carefull of every creature in your warband. And the maximum power could be as high as 10 (unsated ragedrake) and if you get a 10 or 15 spawn roll you could "Spur" the same ragedrake several times. | |
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DMG
Sneak
107 Posts
Dallas
| | 10/02/2006 4:55 AM |
| Yeah - The Buzzclaw should make an impact. Most bands that drop Passion will be playing with the HBT so high spawns are easier to come by so spawning two will probably be the norm - not sure I'd put in three just because there are so many other good 5 drops across the factions.
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XAos
Underboss
2361 Posts
London
| | 10/02/2006 6:24 AM |
| Posted By DMG on 10/02/2006 4:55 AM
... not sure I'd put in three just because there are so many other good 5 drops across the factions.
Too true {Jack of Blades, Kt.Strife&Joy, Ego Cannibal, Relentless Eviserator} There are a lot of "playable" spawn-5 creatures. And without "Energise", Spawn-5 is a fairly bad number (I restrict most of my warbands to the two that you suggest)
With a HBT, spawn-10 becomes reliable. So I might want about six spawn-5 creatures in an "energised" warband.
Also the 3rd buzzclaw would be usefull just to keep my opponent cautious, after I have spawned the first pair.
As I read the Buzzclaw, the creature being "Spured" is not actually attacking. So a Jack-in-the-box or even a Doomball would work with Spur. I doubt thats enough to make the Doomball cost-effective, but it certainly is a step in that direction. And the Jack-in-a-Box was already a strong option for spawn-4. | |
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