wicked cool
Underboss
2129 Posts
    
 | | 03/25/2006 7:41 PM |
| | i have 1 arch mage and i am looking for a complete/competitve 200 point band around him. any thoughts? i have access to another archmage but id rahter build around 1. i also have multiples of rares/etc to build around him | |
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Aravis
Underboss
1155 Posts
| | 03/25/2006 8:02 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by wicked cool
i have 1 arch mage and i am looking for a complete/competitve 200 point band around him. any thoughts? i have access to another archmage but id rahter build around 1. i also have multiples of rares/etc to build around him
Archmage is dead. Not worth playing him competativly anymore. Teleporter map kills him, Hill Giant Barbs kill him. | |
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bshugg
Underboss
1833 Posts
| | 03/25/2006 9:32 PM |
| The archmage actually gains a heck of a lot from the teleport map. With his sight ranged spells a teleporter can make him virtually immune to slower attackers. Spd 10 guys will still be trouble, but you may be able to tackle them.
You need a decent commander rating to have a chance of winning your map and keeping the archmage safe at the beginning of turns. so I would start with:
Inspiring marshal
Archmage
Celestial Pegasus (tile grabber and metagame choice)
Goliath Barb (cheap hitter)
Elf warrior
2 Xeph Warrior
You could also try to maxamize your odds of map init and winning init each turn:
Ryld
Archmage
Goliath Barb
Elf Warrior
4 Xeph Warrior
Just use the archmage to crack high AC's and play a controlling game rather than an aggressive one. There will still be some bad match ups with these. Still you should get a lot of wins with it. | |
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JohnnyFive
Warrior
207 Posts
| | 03/26/2006 6:11 PM |
| Other pieces you might want to consider are:
-Rikka (can be instant support in some situations)
-Half-Ogre Barbarian (Cheap, decent hitter. Can block for your Archmage reasonably well for their cost against most mid-range hitters)
-Satyr (for key init. wins, Countersong)
-Graycloak Ranger (activation control, extra blockers, ranged support) | |
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Warlord
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wicked cool
Underboss
2129 Posts
| | 03/26/2006 6:30 PM |
| | thanks for any input on this. i like the piece but CG is hard now to build a decent band | |
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Frost-Bitten
Sergeant
677 Posts
| | 03/26/2006 6:36 PM |
| | anyone tried Elm/Archmage...gives you iniative and all the archmage spells once more (triple mordy swords :) | |
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Pegasus Knight
Sergeant
896 Posts
| | 03/26/2006 7:17 PM |
| Not enough damage output between 100 Point Elminster and 1 Archmage. That's like fielding 1 and a half Archmages (Magi?).
You'll take down something, but will run out of spells and likely get cornered in short order. | |
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Thenameless
Warlord
11768 Posts
The Fortress of Solitude
| | 03/26/2006 9:09 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Frost-Bitten
anyone tried Elm/Archmage...gives you iniative and all the archmage spells once more (triple mordy swords :)
Even though 3 Mordenkainen's Swords sounds intimidating, your opponent will be killing you faster than you will be killing him. I've playtested against this a couple of times using various warbands, and eventually I get to the mages. The problem is, they almost have to sacrifice themselves in order to get off the Mord Swords. | |
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Feathers
Underboss
1140 Posts
| | 03/27/2006 1:35 AM |
| | Elminster is way too squishy for 100 pts. AC 18 is easy for any tier 1 hitter to hit. And neither the Archmage or El can do dmg fast enough to get rid of your opponent's hitters if they swarm him. | |
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