Brute-al

Incantations:
Knockdown x1
Force Wave x1
Teleport x1
Mend x1
Dispel x2
Seeking Dispel x2
Dissolve x3
Zombie Frenzy x1
Drain Life x1
Drain Soul x1

Equipment:
Mage Wand x1
Regrowth Belt x1
Leather Boots x1
Leather Gloves x1
Leather Chausses x1
Cloak of Shadows x1
Demonhide Armor x1
Dragonscale Hauberk x1
Death Ring x1
Wispwillow Amulet x1

Conjurations:
Tanglevine x2
Deathlock x1
Gravikor x1
Idol of Pestilence x1
Graveyard x1
Wall of Bones x2
Consecrated Ground x1

Creatures:
Blood Demon x1
Grey Wraith x1
Venomous Zombie x1
Zombie Crawler x1
Zombie Brute x2
Zombie Minion x2
Skeletal Archer x1

Enchantments:
Curse Item x1
Death Link x1
Curse of Decay x1
Chant of Rage x1
Arcane Ward x2
Nullify x2
Brace Yourself x2
Rise Again x1
Plagued x1
Theft of Life x1
Agony x1
Poisoned Blood x2
Rust x1

Attacks:
Arc Lighting x1

Total SBP 120

EDIT:

The overall strategy of my book was to
T1: 20 mana - move 1 graveyard in center and qc wispwillow amulet
T2: 14 mana – deploy crawler, move back to starting corner to cast cloak of shadows and death ring qc
T3: 11 mana – deploy venomous, cast minion
T4: 11 mana - idol of pestilence, nullify on myself
T5: deploy minon, leather, curse if able or another leather

I did this every game I played and from there I would deploy an archer to fight from a distance and keep my mage out of the way.  I never ran my mage into the fight, I sat back with the cloak and if the opponent closed the distance I used a tanglevine and ran away. From then my zombies did the work for me and the attention was taken off me.  I started with the crawler because I wanted to have a creature out asap and he would either eat up an attack spell or waste a creature’s action.  The idol was dropped so soon so that the blood thirsty would trigger and it would also draw my opponents closer to my graveyard and then the zombies were just that much closer. 

Consecrated ground was in here because I needed a terrain card with PvS being legal in the tournament.  If I faced a siren I wanted to get rid of the shallow sea/whirlpool.  If I faced a holy mage I wanted to get rid of the consecrated ground. 

Knockdown is a swing card – knock down a flyer to tanglevine it, knockdown a guard to get an attack in.  It can help get that extra damage in when it seems there is no way too. 

2 seeking dispels is an auto include now in almost all of my books now, except warlord.  If an opponent is planning their next turn or even 2-3 turns around this one card and you ruin their plan with a quick cast and proceed to do everything you wanted…heck yeah!

Walls, walls, walls…2 is good but 3 would be amazing! These cards saved me so many times.  When an opponent would get close and I was out of tanglevines I would throw up a wall. Then I would use the grey wraith to teleport though the wall and get a hit on my opponent.  A wall can save your skin in a crucial moment. 

I only ran agony and arc lighting to deal with a forcemaster if I ran into one.  I never cast agony and I only cast arc lightning twice the whole tournament.  There are both nice cards but are only used on an as needed basis.

 Mend is a very useful spell and is only 1 sbp for the necromancer – well for anyone but that is really nice for a dark mage

If I ever had a free action/qc and only 2 -3 mana to spend I always dropped nullify on myself. This was to prevent a dissolve on the cloak or teleport that would drop me into a death pit of enemy creatures. 

Anyone had success with mheggedan and sunfire amulet turn 1 with a warlock?

This is a fun little project I am working on.

[spellbook]
[spellbookheader]
[spellbookname]Princess Hellfire[/spellbookname]
[mage]A Adramelech Warlock Spellbook[/mage]
[mage]built by the OCTGN SBB[/mage]
[/spellbookheader]
[spells]
[spellclass]Attack[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKA01]1 x Surging Wave[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1A12]1 x Ring of Fire[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1A05]1 x Firestorm[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1A06]3 x Flameblast[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1A04]4 x Fireball[/mwcard]

     Firestream   x2
[spellclass]Conjuration[/spellclass]
[mwcard=DNW02]2 x Wall of Bones[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1J12]1 x Mana Crystal[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1J04]1 x Battle Forge[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1J17]1 x Pentagram[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Creature[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFC11]1 x Sersiryx, Imp Familiar[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNC22]1 x Zombie Brute[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1C16]1 x Flaming Hellion[/mwcard]

     Kharne, Horned Demon   
     Combustion Demon   x2
     Firefist Brawler
     Sanguine Hunter
[spellclass]Enchantment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MW1E21]1 x Hawkeye[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E14]1 x Enfeeble[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKE04]1 x Enchantment Transfusion[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E40]1 x Vampirism[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFE03]1 x Arcane Corruption[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E24]2 x Magebane[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFE07]3 x Rust[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01E02]2 x Arcane Ward[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E27]3 x Marked for Death[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E23]2 x Jinx[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01E10]2 x Iguana Regrowth[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E31]3 x Poisoned Blood[/mwcard]

   Demonic Link x2
   Theft of Life x2
   Sanguine Thirst   x2
[spellclass]Equipment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFQ01]1 x Adramelech's Torment[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01Q09]1 x Wispwillow Amulet[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01Q10]1 x Wychwood Ironvine[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q15]1 x Leather Boots[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q16]1 x Leather Gloves[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01Q04]1 x Leather Chausses[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q06]1 x Dragonscale Hauberk[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q14]1 x Lash of Hellfire[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q10]2 x Fireshaper Ring[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q28]1 x Ring of Curses[/mwcard]

     Demonhide Mask
     Eye of Bael
     Hellstar
     Burning Cuirass
[spellclass]Incantation[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MW1I11]1 x Explode[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNI08]2 x Dissolve[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I06]3 x Dispel[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWI13]1 x Seeking Dispel[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFI05]1 x Ignite[/mwcard]

     Lesser Teleport x2
[/spells]
[cost]Total cost: 120 pts[/cost]
[/spellbook]

I am teaching someone to play mage wars today and they expressed interest in either the beastmaster or the warlock and these are the books I have built and thought I would share.

[spellbook]
[spellbookheader]
[spellbookname]Beastmaster[/spellbookname]
[mage]A Beastmaster Spellbook[/mage]
[mage]built by the OCTGN SBB[/mage]
[/spellbookheader]
[spells]
[spellclass]Attack[/spellclass]
[mwcard=DNA01]1 x Acid Ball[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKA01]1 x Surging Wave[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Conjuration[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MW1J13]1 x Mana Flower[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1W04]2 x Wall of Thorns[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1J22]2 x Tanglevine[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1J10]1 x Lair[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Creature[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MWA01C20]1 x Wychwood Faerie[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01C17]2 x Steelclaw Cub[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1C38]2 x Timber Wolf[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01C16]1 x Slavörg, Fang of the First Moon[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1C12]1 x Emerald Tegu[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1C37]4 x Thunderift Falcon[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01C19]1 x Tarraki, Thousand Bites[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01C04]3 x Darkfenne Asp[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1C34]1 x Steelclaw Grizzly[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01C10]1 x Rajah, Jungle's Talon[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Enchantment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MW1E27]1 x Marked for Death[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01E04]2 x Divine Reversal[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01E08]1 x Giant Size[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01E07]1 x Gator Toughness[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFE04]1 x Brace Yourself[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E01]1 x Bear Strength[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01E10]1 x Iguana Regrowth[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E05]1 x Cheetah Speed[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E36]2 x Rhino Hide[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E29]1 x Nullify[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01E16]1 x Wolf Fury[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKE04]1 x Enchantment Transfusion[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFE06]2 x Lion Savagery[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKE02]1 x Divine Might[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E28]1 x Mongoose Agility[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01E03]2 x Badger Frenzy[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01E05]1 x Dodge[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01E11]1 x Joined Strength[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01E13]2 x Panther Stealth[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E32]1 x Regrowth[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01E15]2 x Tangleroot[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWE03]1 x Falcon Precision[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Equipment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MW1Q02]1 x Bearskin[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01Q02]1 x Johktari Hunting Knife[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01Q05]1 x Packleader's Cowl[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01Q10]1 x Wychwood Ironvine[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01Q04]1 x Leather Chausses[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q16]1 x Leather Gloves[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q25]1 x Ring of Beasts[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q09]1 x Enchanter's Ring[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Incantation[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MW1I03]1 x Call of the Wild[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I17]2 x Minor Heal[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I28]1 x Teleport[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01I01]1 x Crumble[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNI08]2 x Dissolve[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I15]1 x Knockdown[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I23]2 x Rouse the Beast[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I20]1 x Purify[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I24]1 x Seeking Dispel[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01I02]1 x Disperse[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I06]2 x Dispel[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I02]1 x Battle Fury[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I12]2 x Force Push[/mwcard]
[/spells]
[cost]Total cost: 120 pts[/cost]
[/spellbook]


and


[spellbook]
[spellbookheader]
[spellbookname]Warlock[/spellbookname]
[mage]A Warlock Spellbook[/mage]
[mage]built by the OCTGN SBB[/mage]
[/spellbookheader]
[spells]
[spellclass]Attack[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MW1A06]4 x Flameblast[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1A04]2 x Fireball[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1A12]1 x Ring of Fire[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWA02]1 x Force Hammer[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKA01]1 x Surging Wave[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Conjuration[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MW1J12]1 x Mana Crystal[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNW02]2 x Wall of Bones[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1J04]1 x Battle Forge[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKJ01]1 x Enchanter's Wardstone[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNJ11]2 x Tanglevine[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Creature[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFC08]1 x Infernian Scourger[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFC02]1 x Blood Demon[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1C03]1 x Dark Pact Slayer[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNC08]1 x Unstable Zombie[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Enchantment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MWA01E16]1 x Wolf Fury[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFE04]1 x Brace Yourself[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E01]1 x Bear Strength[/mwcard]
[mwcard=]1 x Ghoul Rot[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNE02]1 x Rise Again[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01E08]1 x Giant Size[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E29]2 x Nullify[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E40]1 x Vampirism[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E14]1 x Enfeeble[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E27]2 x Marked for Death[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E25]1 x Maim Wings[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E04]1 x Chains of Agony[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E09]1 x Agony[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFE07]1 x Rust[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E08]1 x Death Link[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E31]2 x Poisoned Blood[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E24]2 x Magebane[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01E02]1 x Arcane Ward[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFE02]1 x Akiro's Favor[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01E07]1 x Gator Toughness[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Equipment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MWA01Q10]1 x Wychwood Ironvine[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q28]2 x Ring of Curses[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q10]1 x Fireshaper Ring[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q21]1 x Moloch's Torment[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q14]1 x Lash of Hellfire[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNQ01]1 x Cloak of Shadows[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q19]1 x Mage Wand[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01Q04]1 x Leather Chausses[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q16]1 x Leather Gloves[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q06]2 x Dragonscale Hauberk[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Incantation[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MW1I28]1 x Teleport[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01I02]1 x Disperse[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I06]2 x Dispel[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I12]1 x Force Push[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01I01]1 x Crumble[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFI05]1 x Ignite[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I11]1 x Explode[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I07]1 x Dissolve[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKI01]1 x Drain Soul[/mwcard]
[/spells]
[cost]Total cost: 116 pts[/cost]
[/spellbook]


This one says 116sbp but I counted them manually and it came out to 120

i played a game against a wizard today and he used essence drains on my brutes.  is it possible to reanimate the eternal servant that is destroyed during upkeep if i decide to not pay the upkeep cost.  i ask because i am not sure how summoning during the upkeep works? if so, it would negate the essence drain card, it is destroyed, and i can get the servant back.

any insight?

for some reason the sb builder is counting it as 116 sbp but i've recounted about 3 or 4 times and it comes up to 120 sbp so here it is.  I enjoy working on new sb, especially the necromancer, and this is my latest iteration.


[spellbook]
[spellbookheader]
[spellbookname]Necromancer[/spellbookname]
[mage]A Necromancer Spellbook[/mage]
[mage]built by the OCTGN SBB[/mage]
[/spellbookheader]
[spells]
[spellclass]Attack[/spellclass]
[spellclass]Conjuration[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MW1J12]1 x Mana Crystal[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1J11]1 x Idol of Pestilence[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWBG1J02]1 x Gravikor[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNJ11]2 x Tanglevine[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNW02]2 x Wall of Bones[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1J19]1 x Deathlock[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Creature[/spellclass]
[mwcard=DNC22]2 x Zombie Brute[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNC08]1 x Unstable Zombie[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNC19]2 x Venomous Zombie[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNC24]2 x Zombie Minion[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1C26]1 x Necropian Vampiress[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNC14]2 x Skeletal Knight[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Enchantment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=]2 x Ghoul Rot[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFE04]1 x Brace Yourself[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E31]1 x Poisoned Blood[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNE02]1 x Rise Again[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E08]1 x Death Link[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E29]1 x Nullify[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01E02]2 x Arcane Ward[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKE01]1 x Armor Ward[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFE07]1 x Rust[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E14]1 x Enfeeble[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E33]1 x Retaliate[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Equipment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MW1Q05]1 x Demonhide Armor[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNQ02]1 x Death Ring[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q23]1 x Regrowth Belt[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q07]1 x Elemental Cloak[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNQ05]1 x Libro Mortuos[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNQ01]1 x Cloak of Shadows[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q15]1 x Leather Boots[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q19]2 x Mage Wand[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01Q04]1 x Leather Chausses[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Incantation[/spellclass]
[mwcard=DNI04]1 x Renewing Rain[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNI06]2 x Zombie Frenzy[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I28]1 x Teleport[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01I04]2 x Mend[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWI04]1 x Force Wave[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I06]2 x Dispel[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNI01]1 x Animate Dead[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKI01]1 x Drain Soul[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNI08]1 x Dissolve[/mwcard]
[/spells]
[cost]Total cost: 116 pts[/cost]
[/spellbook]

ideally,
t1 : mana crystal, brace yourself or death ring (most likely by)
t2: skeletal knight, leather
t3: skeletal knight or brute, leather

from there use libro or drop the idol.  I dont plan on getting close to the enemy mage so i only packed 1 dissolve. renewing rain is for if 2 or more zombies have burns on them.  retaliate is there to throw on a brute and I believe the counterstrike will still trigger the bloodthirsty +2
I'm still on edge about armor ward, but we'll see how it goes. the plan is to arcane ward it.  I dont have a battle forge because I want to crank out as many high level, high threat, creatures as possible early on. which is why the libro comes out later. 
the vampire is to deal with flyers and if there are too many then gravikor. 

Has anyone had any success with arcane ward in arena? Either on equipment or on a creature as a cheap nullify?

Also, same with exile to get a pet or holy avenger out of the way for a few turns?