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So much minutia to the game, I am still learning after owning for 6 months. Sigth and sigh Di and Tele (Tele is really useless other than Tanglevine etc...)
Regardless, you definitely cannot use Teleport to move yourself 5-6 zones. That would be cheap.
Range: You may only cast a spell at a target that is in range. Range is always listed as a minimum and a
maximum. If the target is too close or too far away, you cannot cast the spell.
Target: Every spell must be cast at a target. You may select the target only if it matches the requirements listed
on the spell you are casting. Some spells may target objects with particular traits or subtypes.
Target creature is Teleported to the target zone. X = 3 mana per zone moved away from its current zone. You must pay at least 3 mana even if the target is teleported to the same zone. This does not count as a move action for the creature.
All of the evidence says yes. Looks like I drop a teleport for another Divine Intervention.
Is the target Zone from the casting mage or the creature. I understand the Mana cost is the number of zones the creature moves.
The more I have learned about Teleport the less and less I like it. 15 Mana to get across the board is not cheap btw.
This is copy and paste from the Mage Wars FAQ pg. 14
Decoy
If Decoy is destroyed while still unrevealed (e.g. by a Seeking Dispel), its controller still gains the 2
mana, because enchantments are always automatically revealed whenever they are destroyed.
If Decoy is countered (e.g. by Nullify), its controller does not gain the 2 mana, because the enchantment
never got onto the battlefield to have its effect.
Enchantment Transfusion is an example of an enchantment that takes effect even if it is destroyed by a seeking dispel (just like decoy). Seeking dispel prevents the controller, me, from revealing the enchantment, yes. But the Game rules (as stated in the FAQ) reveal the enchantment for me and I can choose to use it's effect when it is revealed, just like decoy.
My interpretation of course, I have been known to be wrong once or twice
"Slam
Creature is Incapacitated. When this creature is
activated remove Slam and replace with a Daze condition.
Unmovable creatures receive a Daze condition instead of
Slam."
"Incapacitated
An Incapacitated creature cannot take any actions, including moving, attacking,..."
The mage can still cast certain spells, but the point is they can't move away from you.
In later expansion will there be more damge and mana tokens? Or can they be sold sepertaly? I have had the problem in a few of my games where we ran out of mana tokens and in another game we almost ran out of damge tokens.
Yeah I read it, but thought he won't be able to do anything that turn:). So slam is a glorified daze than, that could be removed right away if the enemy hasn't activated that creature this turn yet. Thank you for the clarification, so much to learn:)
Let's talk about slam than:). I might play it wrong but slam says target is incapacitated. Incapacitated means that when he is activated (if a creature) it misses its turn, you just flip its activation token over:
"An Incapacitated creature still takes an Action Phase during the round, but it cannot perform any actions during its Action Phase (normally, the action marker is simply flipped over)."
Wouldn't it mean that when a slammed creature gets it's turn, you flip it's activation token, he misses his turn, and than it gets dazed for the next round? The codex doesn't really go deep into this, so which way do we use it?
or if hands actually had Line of Sight to work
"If mage dies, continue play until the end of that phase. If all remaining mages die before the end of phase, the game is draw."
From official FAQ.
I really think that anyone who tries to play the Warlord similar to the Beastmaster is going to be sorely disappointed, and is doing the orc mage a great disservice.
I also don't think it's a coincidence that players that are spamming creatures with the warlord are having trouble. That's really not how you are supposed to play him. After testing various Warlord builds over and over against tough Big X creature builds, the "swarm" builds and odd "sniper tower" builds that some players talk about are simply really subpar, if not downright awful, and certainly not competitive.
This isn't totally the fault of the players. The mini-ruleset/intro included in the box implies that the Warlord needs to have a lot of creatures, when in reality that's very far from the truth.
The way to play the Warlord is really not terribly complicated, actually:
1. Use Thorg. Every game. He's that good. I hate playing against him.
2. Use Iron Golems, especially against the Forcemaster and Warlock. Their huge quick attack and various immunity traits makes them excellent guards, and the Warlord is really the only mage that can effectively Command them with spells like Charge, Whirling Strike, Battle Fury, etc.
3. Dwarf Kriegsbiels and Sir Corazin seriously kick your ass in a hurry. The amount of dice they get for their cost is ridiculous, and it only gets worse if (usually more like "when") they attain Veteran status.
4. Orc Butchers are very solid, very cheap meat shields. They're nothing too crazy, like Thorg and Corazin, but they aren't supposed to be; you get a lot more than what you pay for, and that's enough.
5. Leave most of the Warlord's conjurations at home. Maybe they have a place, but I haven't found it yet. The only one that I've really seen work well is Quicksand. It pretty much acts like a Teleport check; if your opponent has a teleport, cool. If he doesn't, well...better hope that creature wasn't important (My poor Cervere)
6. I think the Warlord's Sledge is actually useful and worth its cost, unlike most weapons. The sweeping attack it gives represents a 5 dice increase, with a decent chance to daze with each strike, and it can't be countered by elemental resistances.
The Warlord isn't meant to be a general, he's meant to lead a squad of elite soldiers with some monsters on the side. Thorg, Iron Golems, Sir Corazin, Dwarves, and Butchers all fill that need very well; everything else seems to be pretty situational (that's ok, all mages have situational cards). Beyond that, he has access to a powerful elemental school and awesome commands like Whirling Strike, which he can use over and over for a discount, unlike other mages.
My group stopped playing the Warlord as a "spammer" and more of a commander, and so far we've never looked back.
