[spellbook]
[spellbookheader]
[spellbookname]Flaming Holy Spite[/spellbookname]
[mage]Priest[/mage]
[/spellbookheader]
[spells]
[spellclass]Attack[/spellclass]
[mwcard=DNA01]2 x  Acid Ball[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWA01]1 x  Arc Lightning[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWA04]1 x  Hurl Boulder[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1a11]4 x  Pillar of Light[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Conjuration[/spellclass]
[mwcard=mw1j08]1 x  Hand of Bim-Shalla[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1j12]2 x  Mana Crystal[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1j24]2 x  Temple of Light[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1j09]2 x  Temple of the Dawnbreaker[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1w04]1 x  Wall of Thorns[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Creature[/spellclass]
[mwcard=mw1c06]1 x  Brogan Bloodstone[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFC01]2 x  Asyran Defender[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKC06]2 x  Guardian Angel[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1c22]1 x  Knight of Westlock[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Enchantment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKE03]2 x  Healing Charm[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e36]2 x  Rhino Hide[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e29]3 x  Nullify[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFE02]1 x  Akiro's Favor[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e01]3 x  Bear Strength[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFE04]1 x  Brace Yourself[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e05]1 x  Cheetah Speed[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e12]1 x  Divine Protection[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e17]1 x  Force Orb[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e21]1 x  Hawkeye[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Equipment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=mw1q06]1 x  Dragonscale Hauberk[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q27]2 x  Dawnbreaker Ring[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q29]1 x  Staff of Asyra[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNQ09]1 x  Wand of Healing[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q23]1 x  Regrowth Belt[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q22]1 x  Moonglow Amulet[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q19]1 x  Mage Wand[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q04]1 x  Deflection Bracers[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q08]1 x  Elemental Wand[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Incantation[/spellclass]
[mwcard=mw1i17]2 x  Minor Heal[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i14]1 x  Heal[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i06]3 x  Dispel[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i28]1 x  Teleport[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i20]1 x  Purify[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i07]3 x  Dissolve[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i12]2 x  Force Push[/mwcard]
[/spells]
[cost]Total cost: 120 pts[/cost]
[/spellbook]


I really enjoy the way this book plays. The trick is to get at least one Dawnbreaker temple out, better if you use two but only if time allows. Every creature in the book except Brogan has a natural defense so any way to ensure normal attacks miss gains you tempo. drop one or two creatures early depending on what your opponent is doing. look for guardian angels if im using an early temple of light. if i feel pressure early i can holy avenger a Defender and prolly cast a second before the trouble hits. and of course if i really want to make them pay for hitting me or my temples, Knight of Westlock is a super expensive but awesomely powerful Holy avenger.
 A ferw well placed pilars of light (boosted by dawnbreaker ring and hawkeye ) can daze easily and stun for a wonderful surprise burst of tempo. and dazes work very much like defenses (good ones! 7 up!) and that's a great way to "stack defenses" when the target already has a natural defense.

This is the book that brought on the recent post about how much everyone hates the priest. Feel free to tell me what you think! im still working on it, this is version 3

Thank you everyone so far! Don't take my further coments as angry arguments either, cuz this is great! I'd like to point out though that many mages have to run Forges and mana crystals, so why does it suck so much when the priest does it? The way I see it if you come up with a priest, what will your opponent expect of you? Temples and spawn points? Early rush with a buddy? Solo mage? (unlikely). The way I hear it folks expect priests to lay down and die because the mage card isn't as powerful directly compared to the (arguably OP... Constantly arguably in fact) wizards?
 I've seen folks get thrown off by even seeing a priest as an opponent. One style I used had lots of defences, another style had a forge and a ToA. The one I'm using right now has NO spawn points at all. I look at HA as a huge life buff ( biggest in the game in fact) with some gravy, and even a BM needs to buff his creatures, why doesn't he garner ire from it.
I'm gonna take this to OCTGN and widen my meta! I need to see if it's just my local meta that's not used to it.

I agree that 10 channel would be better. I don't know what mage wouldn't like 10 though. Lol. I wonder why they made him a 9 channelled, I know there's only 3 alt mages right now but it was a bit of a deviation from the norm. Granted two of them came out in the same expansion. Maybe the joktari BM should have had 10, at least it woulda been the same switch.

 But still, I think Coshade proved that getting hit isn't the end of the world, I know that sounds kind of counter intuitive ( he's kind a counter intuitive mage) but I think there's really something to the play style in Divine Life. Take your hits, hit back more, and harder, set him on fire, add the potential to make the other guy miss with his next attack, when you take damage heal it because you can afford it, then do it all again. Keep dispels for poisoned blood, destroy death lock Asap! Boulders or maybe even a meteorite for those, depending on how froggy you wanna get. It's a tough tempo juggle, but I like the challenge and I've had good success with it. Anyway, sorry, more rambles. Thanks for responding! You guys rock!

Also vines themselves, though they can gain life from the lifetree, are fragile and destroyed if they take any damage at all. Not sure if that was your intent.

I just managed to get ahold of my copy of Domination BG, And its awesome! Dont get me wrong that part was amazing, i just wonder why i didnt get my Ahnk of Asyra or Blur. I believe it may be because I got my copy from my favorite game shop (I like to support the local business) but it has been pre ordered for months. i just sort of assumed that id be receiving a pre order first printing edition that was supposed to include those two promos. Did this happen to anyone else? Am i silly for thinking id get those cards if i got it from a shop? i mean the guy special orders all my mage wars stuff for me (except the core set, that was already there), so i can get it from his shop. Basically i wonder if i was even SUPPOSED to get them in this manner. can anyone shed light on this for me?

I mean... I got some alternate art mages when  I bought the promo kits in the AW web store. Are you talking about the ones that are essentially the same exact mage pictures but with magical cloudy/wispy/sparky/flaminess in the fore and backgrounds? If so thats how i gottem. dont have the necro though.

Hi there! I really like this build! Ive got a few questions though, and maybe their answers will help you. First off its awesome that youre using this mage, she is a tricky one though. burns as resourses is intersting but hard to get to work.
1. I wonder why you are using the Gate to Hell. You only have 3 creatures that benefit from its buff (2 technically as i dont see you throwing punches with your familiar) and its a WHOPPING 6 SP. thats 6 curses. thats 2 more fireballs (that i think you also need), thats 4 more flame blasts and a dissolve. its sooo many other more useful things you can fill that book slot with. i tried really hard recently to make an AC Warlock who used the gate, and it got edited every time. its once a game attack is sub par at best, and expensive. It also requires a full action.

2. Im wondering if you need demonhide armor, you could same a point by just doubling up on the dragonscale. you're already running circle of fire. its nice, i just don't think its worth 2 sp.

3. I see a small issue that is wildly improbable (maybe not wildly) , but if it happens you're gonna kick yourself. You have no source of healing. So if someone pushes you through your own wall of thorns and gets you bleeding you will bleed forever. you've got no way of removing conditions at all so they can stack those bleeds or rots and you could find yourself in trouble. id maybe swap the colossus belt for a regrowth belt at least. i know you have deathlock, but you've got no walls or intercept guards so as soon as you play it the other mage has to kill it. and kill it they will.

4. im not sure if you will actually cast combustion 4 times a game. it really only pays off if there are 3 or more burns on a target, and then youre forfeiting damage over time for all the damage now X2. and with the prevelance of cards that can extinguish, and them being really cheap and quick i think you might have a tough time making that many burns stick.

5. I've seen explode be prohibitively expensive too many times to not want at least one dissolve. sometimes you just gotta get it done on the cheap, or doing two things that turn is needed.

6. It looks like you wanna stay back and set stuff on fire, which i love, and it might behoove you to grab Cloak of Shadows. Obscured is Amazing!!

7. Poisoned blood and rust are both awesome triggers for your mages abilities. maybe you dont need rust but poisoned blood would be great for this book.


like i said i like it! I think youve got a good basis here. let us know how it worked out. Also can you tell us a couple opening plans? what are you gonna do for the first 3 turns?

Domination still isnt in my local store. things been on pre order since months ago. le sigh.