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Mage Wars => Spellbook Design and Construction => Topic started by: keejchen on July 07, 2017, 11:33:33 AM

Title: Undead Dragon
Post by: keejchen on July 07, 2017, 11:33:33 AM
Biblofilter dared me to make this book. I could not resist.  ::)

May the Dawnbringer have mercy on my soul!

[spellbook]
[spellbookheader]
[spellbookname]Undead Dragon[/spellbookname]
[mage]A Necromancer Spellbook[/mage]
[mage]built by the OCTGN SBB[/mage]
[/spellbookheader]
[spells]
[spellclass]Conjuration[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MW1J20]1 x Sacrificial Altar[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1J11]1 x Idol of Pestilence[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1J19]1 x Deathlock[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNW02]4 x Wall of Bones[/mwcard]
[mwcard=PSJ06]1 x Pillar of Righteous Flame[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1J12]1 x Mana Crystal[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNJ01]1 x Altar of Skulls[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Creature[/spellclass]
[mwcard=DNC01]4 x Acolyte of the Bog Queen[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNC09]1 x Plague Zombie[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNC14]1 x Skeletal Knight[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNC07]1 x Mort[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1C32]1 x Skeletal Sentry[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW]1 x Alfiya, Noble Enforcer[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Enchantment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFE04]1 x Brace Yourself[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E32]2 x Regrowth[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E20]1 x Harmonize[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWPROMO85]1 x Reinforce[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E10]1 x Decoy[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFE03]1 x Arcane Corruption[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E31]1 x Poisoned Blood[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E24]1 x Magebane[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E27]1 x Marked for Death[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWAWLE01]1 x Theft of Life[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E29]1 x Nullify[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Equipment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MW1Q22]1 x Moonglow Amulet[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNQ01]1 x Cloak of Shadows[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWPROMO45]1 x Leather Belt[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q16]1 x Leather Gloves[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01Q04]1 x Leather Chausses[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWPROMO34]1 x Chitin Armor[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q19]2 x Mage Wand[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Incantation[/spellclass]
[mwcard=DNI01]1 x Animate Dead[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNI03]4 x Reassemble[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I28]1 x Teleport[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWI17]1 x Force Push[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I24]1 x Seeking Dispel[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I06]3 x Dispel[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNI08]3 x Dissolve[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Attack[/spellclass]
[/spells]
[cost]Total cost: 120 pts[/cost]
[/spellbook]
Title: Re: Undead Dragon
Post by: Enti on July 07, 2017, 11:43:32 AM
I liked it, I even uploaded the game we had in which you used this book! :)

It certainly was a surprise to suddenly see the holy Alfiya in the dirty hands of a necromancer.
Title: Re: Undead Dragon
Post by: RomeoXero on July 07, 2017, 11:53:29 AM
I hate to even attempt to say it but i think you need another repeatable light attack. Maybe temple of light? I know, its ONLY 6 SP. No big deal right? Lol!
Title: Re: Undead Dragon
Post by: keejchen on July 07, 2017, 12:02:35 PM
You're not wrong Romeo! It also needs to have Dorseus :D

Both Enti and I have done a video with it, I'm dropping the linkz:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJUJvljAErg
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL959v2e1aQ&t=2109s

Both were very fun to play!
Title: Re: Undead Dragon
Post by: Coshade on July 07, 2017, 12:11:54 PM
You should find a way to throw in a rock or boulder. If you sacrifice Alfya your can melee attack for +8 piercing 8 then follow it up with a QC attack spell that gains piercing 8 as well. Its a great finisher/last ditch attempt to win.
Title: Re: Undead Dragon
Post by: keejchen on July 07, 2017, 12:28:51 PM
Holy bananas, I never realized the piercing worked on ranged attacks. That's interesting.... *Cackles madly*
Title: Re: Undead Dragon
Post by: Coshade on July 07, 2017, 12:30:42 PM
It is truly a card in the right school *evil laugh*
Title: Re: Undead Dragon
Post by: Halewijn on July 08, 2017, 05:29:21 AM
Why spells like 2x regrowth and theft of life if one of your main cards is altar of skulls and deathlock?
Title: Re: Undead Dragon
Post by: keejchen on July 08, 2017, 06:46:29 AM
Hm, well regrowth is just a good spell.

In the game with Enti, I cast it and regenerated once before he casts his own deathlock. A net gain of 2 heal and 3 mana.

1 for the mage is minimum I think, and maybe 1 extra for Alfiya is decent enough, or two for the mage if the first gets dispelled right away.
But of course you could argue that, with the redundancy in arena-wide finite life, the redundancy in regrowth is less likely to be needed.

I think when I made the first iteration, I was not actually expecting to ever get the altar of skulls really going, but so far it has worked out.

You could probably take 1 regrowth out to free up some sbp.

Theft of life is in-school, stacks with regrowth and works towards countering Dorseus halfway. (At least I assume it works against Dorseus' healing, but do you get the healing that it blocked if you have finite life yourself? I don't know!)
Title: Re: Undead Dragon
Post by: wtcannonjr on July 08, 2017, 07:48:11 AM
I was expecting a book with Sardonyxx given the title of the folder. ☺
Title: Re: Undead Dragon
Post by: MrBubu on July 10, 2017, 07:02:08 AM
Come on playing a Sardonyx necro would just be ridiculous
Title: Re: Undead Dragon
Post by: bigfatchef on July 10, 2017, 08:57:47 AM
I was expecting a book with Sardonyxx given the title of the folder. ☺
Thinking about it you could try playing sardonyx with priestess instead. Sunfire amulet and some holy spells could even out lost life. The invert to this book :D
Title: Re: Undead Dragon
Post by: Enti on July 10, 2017, 02:32:30 PM
I was expecting a book with Sardonyxx given the title of the folder. ☺
Thinking about it you could try playing sardonyx with priestess instead. Sunfire amulet and some holy spells could even out lost life. The invert to this book :D

The problem is sardonyx is 10000 times worse than Alfiya, lazy Enforceress