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Mage Wars => General Discussion => Topic started by: Dragkin on August 04, 2012, 07:40:55 AM
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So, its day 1. You've just cracked open the box, took in the beauty that's inside. Isn't new game smell so great? Anyway, you reach into the box and start to make your very first game - what mage will you be? I think I would probably chose Warlock. Why? Because, as I am learning the game mechanics and such I think a more straight forward, in your face style would work better than the others. And - fire's pretty darn cool.
What about you guys? Let's put some life in this place!:)
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Well I already know that my son Nevin is going to be the beastmaster. He is already pumped up for idea of summoning hordes of forest creatures. Me tho, will probably have to go to the wizard. I like the idea of the subtle tricks the wizard can play on the battlefield to mess with my opponents plans. (Even tho my son will find some way to turn it against me! :cheer: )
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for me it will also be the wizard. although my pool of choices was smaller as my girlflriend wants the beastmaster and one of my friends wants the warlock, thats ok though the mage im really hyped about is the forcemaster who wont be out for a while.
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Looking forward to play all four but eventually will wind up with the Priestess as the Mage-to-beat I guess.
Being able to heal, defend and outlast the opponent is a strategy I'm comfortable with.
This strategy gives the added advantage that you can react to what your opponent is playing and maybe get more "efficiency" out of your spells.
We'll see ...
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As the wizard I am really hoping there is a way to reflect curative magic from my opponents creatures to my own
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With Steal Enchantment you can move an opponents enchantment to your Mage. For example, steal a Regrowth spell (an enchantment that lets you regenerate 2 damage each round).
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That's awesome! I love the balance and how quickly the tide can change for either mage.
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That really is great. I hate it when a game lacks surprise factors so that you could tell who will win early on. I have played matches in Magic where, since I knew what my opponents deck was and what my deck was, I could tell you who would win within the first couple of plays.
With this game, though, with all of its nasty tricks and possibility for attacks not working - it makes the game much less easy to see who will win. It makes for a much more exciting game.
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First of all, I am very hyped for the game to come out already in EU.
Once I crack open the box and sort through its contents, I think I will stick for the first match with a Warlock, letting my girlfriend pick a Wizard, even though I would have chosen him as a second choice once I got to know the spells better, but now I am just here to decide on the theme and the theme is darkness :)!
I was always interested on how every single board game or video game defines a warlock, hope this won't disappoint me, because summoning demons, drawing pentagrams on the floor,wielding flamy stuff and shooting curses at people is really a stereotypical choice :) For instance I hope I will find a card that will define a pact between a demon and a mage, that connects them both to conquer or be beheaded by the opponent or create a complex curse, that will hinder you and your enemies, however the latter suffering the consequences in so many indefferent ways more.
I just hope I don't lose to my girlfriend all the time, because the first choice is always the most important for me and if she is going to become good with a mage, then I hope the necromancer will save me :)
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Hehe, its funny that you mention drawing pentagrams. When I saw the card with a pentagram on it, I was thinking - 'Oh my, this will go well with some conservative moms'. I remember being at my LGS one day and a mom going crazy at the seller for selling her 13 year old son a booster pack of Magic, it was kinda funny.
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I will be using the Priestess due to her style and stability. She has the best grip on every battle being able to heal, negate, and prevent damage to keep the game moving in your favor. She is my favorite by far and the Royal Archers are just my favorite way to oversee every duel.
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Hekireky, We have some great Curses in the game for the Warlock to choose from.
You mentioned a pact with a demon: The Warlocks innate ability is called"Bloodreaper", which allows him to bind himself to a demon on the board. That demon becomes more powerful and bloodthirsty, and the Warlock heals damage each time it attacks (kind of like life stealing). However, in order to bind the demon he must first lose life up front as part of the pact.
Sounds like you have some interesting ideas - we'd love to hear about the Curses YOU want to see.
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I am definitely going to try out the Warlock first - reading the details on the Warlock, it seems like it will be very interesting. I will eventually try all four of the initial mages when my local retailer gets the Mage Wars game stocked - looking sooo forward to this game!!! :cheer:
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Game on first Warlock brother. Game on.
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I've been most excited about the Wizard. I can't put my finger on it, but denial seems like a strong strategy. Priestess would be my second choice, but the one I'm really waiting for is the Necromancer that they've announced. If given the choice in any game, I'll always go with the Necromancer.
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i agree. id also like to get my hands on the force master
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Indeed, I would always pick a necromancer first too.
Arcanus,
I like to think of curses as something, that is not there to hinder you physically all the time( I don't disagree to remove it either, it is just that there are so many times that a game repeats it over and over again and there is almost nothing new entirely, that it has gained popularity and acceptance of the community of players.) but to actually make you say "Sh*t, now I am cursed" and think of how miserable your game has just become. Warlocks inflict despair, pain, horror , so taking this kind of feeling and presenting it towards the player who plays it against is the supreme purpose for me, that should be achieved. An example curse I would like to see is:
Adramelechs Pride
Fullcast, Range 1-2, 16 mana, Dark Magic School
Target hostile creature(can also be the opponent's mage) is inflicted with a curse. If this creature moves less zones than the other of the friendly creatures combined zones that they move at the end of this Action Stage, then at the end of the Action Stage an effect die is rolled by the caster, which effects are: 1-4 Cripple, 5-10 Cripple,Rot, 11+ x3 Rot.
What this means, by moving this creature and after him an another one of your friendly creatures - you are fine.Sure you could move the cursed creature two zones and buy time, but you would lose a valuable spell or action he could do in case of trying to avoid the curse. However, if you would move afterwards one more friendly creature, you will face horrible consequences. This could be a complete game-breaker for the beastmaster, as he likes to summon more creatures than himself AND to target him with this curse, would be extremely unpleasant. I am not sure if there are cards that could Cleanse from status effects (Should be), but they could really help against it. I mean, this is really a matter of balancing. Shutting down mobility, is a grudge, because by being less mobile than the others you are greeted by a curse.
I am running out of time here, maybe later or maybe even in a different section of the forum I should post this stuff :)
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I have played them all and they are extremely customizable and versatile. Remember Just because your a priestess does not mean you can not set stuff on fire. Of the base 4 mages none of them is my favorite. I would most like make a Wizard book just because it can choose what elemental school he belongs to.
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I would probably choose a Necromancer as well. Having said that however, the Warlord looks interesting as well.
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Priestess has much appeal for curative powers and ability to outlast. My strategy is always outplan, outwit, and outlast.
Of course, the aspect of the game that I really appreciate is the element of surprise in choosing spell cards. Outside of school cards may cost a bit of mana, but the joy of blasting somebody from behind with an unexpected spell attack from their OWN SCHOOL is simply diabolical fun. >;0 Great design element, that!
Can't wait to get my copy!
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I think I'll be going with The Wizard once I get into the game more.
I've been able to play a full game as the Warlock (I chose him simply because I love Fire Magic) and while it was fun, The Wizard allows me to cast all the fire spells without all the evil demony stuff!
Also, I think The Wizard's expertise in mana denial is going to be quite powerful if played correctly.
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Probably i'll play a manaengine wizard and an equip heavy 9 or 10 dice melee warlock... after that a priestess! not much love for the beastmaster!
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I think my first choice will be mana burning/control/heavy creature Wizard. And then may be some strange Priestess build with focus on damage/healing.
Can`t wait for the game!
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@Ayumi actually out of school cards cost more spellbook points but once they are in your spellbook they work exactly the same for everyone, cost the same mana etc
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I've always liked the idea of a fire or earth mage, however a healy warlock, or a damage priestess intrigues me hehehe, or maybe a beastmaster of wall summoning........ il have to se how the game works best for me once i get my copy
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there are ways to do a fairly agressive priestess build. not sure about the healy warlock.
as for the beastmaster wall deck i was actually thinking of doing this. get 6 wall of thorns, and tons of level 1 creatures. the wall of thorns attacks any creature that moves through it with 1 (2 attack die) attack per level of the creature -1. so a level six creature (like a mage) gets 5 (2 die) attacks, and level 1 creatures get 0 attacks against them.
so i throw up tons of walls and summon 2 or 3 bitterwood foxes and/or fearal bobcats every turn they can walk through the walls all the want.
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I wanted do aggressive warlock cause they start with more hp. Just can't decide if I should go with a priestess or wizard for higher channeling.
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regardless of who you pick you can up your channeling pretty easy. the warlock and beastmaster both get +1 die to thier first melee attack every turn
the warlock has the best weapon though (lash of hellfire)
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I can't wait to get the game though. I think I'm going to try warlock depending on how spell book build goes.
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you can find the stat cards for all the mages posted on facebook. that plus the cards you can see should give you some idea what to expect. i know before i got mine i was looking through them all the time getting ideas.
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As for now 2 others ive introduced Mage Wars to are interested in playing Beastmaster and Warlock, so if i can get them together when i get my copy then il probably be the wizard and have a 3 way intro game....getting tome aswell so spellbooks should be ok with restricted to own schools trained in XD well for our intro games anyway lol
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that is going to be an interesting game to learn how to play. keep in mind that with this board there is no way a 3 way game will be balanced. best you could do is learn the system
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As far as their out of the box recommended versions go; I want to play the Wizard with air magic first. I am happy that he defaults to air in the initial box set. Lighting is my favorite elemental damage type so I will be all over those cards.
My only concern is the wizard seems to be the most difficult to play in my opinion. A lot of his spells focus on picking the right moments to foil your opponents, while the Beastmaster and Warlock can just summon away and equip and go right for the throat.
I cannot wait for my copy to arrive so I can test out my theory.
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i have made a non finesse wizard. battle forge with harmonize to get out tons of equipment, mage wand and elemental wand, (with i recomend lightning bolt and teleport) lightning ring and hawkeye. dont forget nullify and reverse magic so you can protect against those nasty disolves. and just run around the arena blasting things with your lightning bolt. if things get harry just throw out a chain lightning (LOVE IT) for extra fun add cheetah speed
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