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Crae:
So I want to talk about the (yet to be released) necromancer's balance against other mages. Before I start though, I want to say that I'm starting with a preconceived assumption that the necromancer is mostly based upon summoning non-living creatures. If that's not the case, then I guess this whole post is mostly pointless.

In the Mage Wars base set, all of the mages seem relatively balanced. Some, when played in one of their "intended ways" might be better suited to handle specific mages, but not by much. However, it looks like the upcoming expansion (necromancer and force master I think) may break that synergy.
The necromancer's is going to be summoning all kinds if undead, right? Well nearly all of the Holy mage's spell's are extra powerful agains non-living creatures. This means that straight off the bat, the necromancer is almost guaranteed a disadvantage when playing against the priestess.

If this is the case, what does that mean for tournament play? I have no experience with that so far, but do the opposing players know ahead of time what Mage class their opponent is rolling? If they do, is the necromancer's inherent disadvantage going to make it unplayable in tournaments?

I don't mind that kind of flavor (good beats evil) but shouldn't the necromancer's have a counter? Perhaps many of his spells are good at dealing with those pesky angels or temples? Every other strategy in the game seems to have an equally effective counter, so shouldn't this?

Also, general discussion about the necromancer.

Shad0w:
You will not know what the other person is playing unless they tell you or you prescout the match.

The next 2 sets are

Forcemaster vs Warlord

Necromancer vs Druid

SeanDeCoy:
Another thing to consider is that there might not be a one-to-one ratio of strength vs. weakness, but instead there might be more of a rock-paper-scissors kind of balance.

For instance, the Necromancer MAY be weak against the Priestess outright, but that isn't to say he couldn't be strong against the Beastmaster persay. The Beastmaster is largely weak against fire, but strong against other things. I think in the end it definitely evens out.

Talamare:

--- Quote from: "Shad0w" post=3560 ---You will not know what the other person is playing unless they tell you or you prescout the match.

The next 2 sets are

Forcemaster vs Warlord

Necromancer vs Druid
--- End quote ---


Will any of those 4 feature differing spell book sizes? (aka more or less than 120 point deck)

Shad0w:
They are being tested at 120 points.
So another way of saying this would be that this is not a yes or no answer to your question. :P

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