that worked ! thanks a lot sIKE !

Im interested in seeing something like Johktari vs Wizard or something. To me at least, she seems like the weakest to play with and I think it would be pretty cool to see her go toe to toe with one of the top mages and put up a good fight, depending on how she is built.

Every mage is good if you play them correctly and I have yet to do that for her 

i second that DoA...i 'd love to see a so called "weaker" mage, work hard ! and i guess the johkrari BM is being neglected a bit so..make her work please ! i would find any opponent fine though...i find the poll a good idea Lord of winter..keep up the good work with them vids !  i sure like the work from arcane duels too..but the arena is my favorite ! i recently saw a vid from "the final cast" , and that wasn't bad either...the more mw duels on youtube, the better !

build looks likes this now :


[spellbook]
[spellbookheader]
[spellbookname][/spellbookname]
[mage]Anvil Throne Warlord[/mage]
[/spellbookheader]
[spells]
[spellclass]Attack[/spellclass]
[mwcard=mw1a08]1 x  Geyser[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFA02]1 x  Hurl Rock[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWA04]1 x  Hurl Boulder[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNA01]2 x  Acid Ball[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Conjuration[/spellclass]
[mwcard=mw1j04]1 x  Battle Forge[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWJ04]1 x  Garrison Post[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFJ03]1 x  Altar of Domination[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFW01]2 x  Wall of Earth[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWJ03]1 x  Barracks[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWJ02]1 x  Archer's Watchtower[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MXSTX2FFJ02]1 x  Altar of Carnage[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFJ05]1 x  Construction Yard[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Creature[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFC03]1 x  Bloodcrag Minotaur[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWC06]2 x  Goblin Slinger[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFC12]1 x  Talos[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFC05]1 x  Anvil Throne Crossbowman[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFC06]2 x  Goblin Alchemist[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWC11]2 x  Orc Butcher[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKC07]1 x  Dwarf Panzergarde[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Enchantment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=mw1e29]1 x  Nullify[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWE09]1 x  Standard Bearer[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e01]1 x  Bear Strength[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFE07]1 x  Rust[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e31]1 x  Poisoned Blood[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e21]1 x  Hawkeye[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e09]1 x  Agony[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKE01]1 x  Armor Ward[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFE04]2 x  Brace Yourself[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKE03]1 x  Healing Charm[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Equipment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=mw1q08]1 x  Elemental Wand[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q16]1 x  Leather Gloves[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWQ06]1 x  Horn of Gothos[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFQ06]1 x  Morning Star[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q07]1 x  Elemental Cloak[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWQ05]1 x  Helm of Command[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q06]1 x  Dragonscale Hauberk[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFQ04]1 x  General's Signet Ring[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFQ03]1 x  Eisenach's Forge Hammer[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q04]1 x  Deflection Bracers[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q23]1 x  Regrowth Belt[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Incantation[/spellclass]
[mwcard=FWI08]1 x  Sniper Shot[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFI03]1 x  Disarm[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i12]2 x  Force Push[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i17]1 x  Minor Heal[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFI02]1 x  Conquer[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i15]1 x  Knockdown[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFI04]1 x  Flank Attack[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i23]1 x  Rouse the Beast[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i06]2 x  Dispel[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i07]2 x  Dissolve[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWI06]2 x  Power Strike[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFI06]2 x  Defend[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i02]1 x  Battle Fury[/mwcard]
[/spells]
[cost]Total cost: 120 pts[/cost]
[/spellbook]

i'm going into the arena tomorrow night against a Priest, and i was thinking to use this Warlord against him :

[spellbook]
[spellbookheader]
[spellbookname]My Anvil Warlord[/spellbookname]
[mage]Anvil Throne Warlord[/mage]
[/spellbookheader]
[spells]
[spellclass]Attack[/spellclass]
[mwcard=mw1a08]1 x  Geyser[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWA04]1 x  Hurl Boulder[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFA02]3 x  Hurl Rock[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Conjuration[/spellclass]
[mwcard=FWJ04]2 x  Garrison Post[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MXSTX2FFJ02]1 x  Altar of Carnage[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWJ02]1 x  Archer's Watchtower[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWJ01]1 x  Akiro's Hammer[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1j04]1 x  Battle Forge[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFJ05]1 x  Construction Yard[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFJ03]1 x  Altar of Domination[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFW01]2 x  Wall of Earth[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWJ03]1 x  Barracks[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Creature[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFC06]2 x  Goblin Alchemist[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWC04]1 x  Goblin Builder[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFC05]1 x  Anvil Throne Crossbowman[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKC07]1 x  Dwarf Panzergarde[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFC03]1 x  Bloodcrag Minotaur[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWC06]2 x  Goblin Slinger[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWC05]3 x  Goblin Grunt[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFC12]1 x  Talos[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Enchantment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFE04]2 x  Brace Yourself[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKE03]1 x  Healing Charm[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e29]1 x  Nullify[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWE09]1 x  Standard Bearer[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e01]1 x  Bear Strength[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFE07]1 x  Rust[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e31]1 x  Poisoned Blood[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e21]1 x  Hawkeye[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e09]1 x  Agony[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Equipment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=mw1q23]1 x  Regrowth Belt[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q06]1 x  Dragonscale Hauberk[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFQ04]1 x  General's Signet Ring[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q16]1 x  Leather Gloves[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q04]1 x  Deflection Bracers[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWQ05]1 x  Helm of Command[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWQ06]1 x  Horn of Gothos[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFQ06]1 x  Morning Star[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q07]1 x  Elemental Cloak[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q08]1 x  Elemental Wand[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Incantation[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFI06]2 x  Defend[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWI06]1 x  Power Strike[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i07]2 x  Dissolve[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFI04]1 x  Flank Attack[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i02]1 x  Battle Fury[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFI03]1 x  Disarm[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i12]2 x  Force Push[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i17]1 x  Minor Heal[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFI02]2 x  Conquer[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i15]1 x  Knockdown[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWI08]1 x  Sniper Shot[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i23]1 x  Rouse the Beast[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i06]2 x  Dispel[/mwcard]
[/spells]
[cost]Total cost: 120 pts[/cost]
[/spellbook]


this is the first time i will play the anvil warlord, so i will try to play the most obvious scenario : getting out Talos.
the idea is to put the tower in NC , barracks in my starting corner and constructing yard in the opposing corner, to have the 3 outposts operational.
i would try to put a goblin slinger - i think the crossbow guy is just a bit too expensive to allow my build up -  in the tower to give my side of the arena some protection. After that i would builld the AOD, and try to survive until Talos can come out ! You guys think this has a chance of succeeding ? i'm a hesitating on the creatures, should i exchange the minotaur for another more efficient big creat ? i've included the hammer to deal with the priest's annoying conjurations ( temple of asyra, hand of BS)...

Quote from: Recon022 on August 04, 2014, 09:42:07 AM

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They are total goodness, the old fashioned way.......eaaarrrrnnnnn it!

I am going to date myself here....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxh7lhASX4Q

I guess Recon022 still doesn't know what a banana sticker is with this explanation...SO : in fact it's a little reward you get from the administrator of this forum, when you particullarly help someone with his or her Mage wars problem on rules/strategy and so on...and i'm hoping to get one with this ! ;-)

During my battles with the necro, i kinda felt that my built was too focussed on swarm.

In fact: during my last battle against the Priest, this ended up very badly for me as the Priest was very strong against undead creatures.  As this was my only scenario in this book i couldn't do much anymore somewhere mid game..and i finally had to conceed..

this is why i rebuilt my Necro and i wanted to share it with you guys : i have put two ideas inside : if i fight against a mage that allows me to build up, i would install altar of skulls in my starting corner protected with walls and a cleric inside to trigger the altar -very nice against all those living things !  Outside the walls i would install my archers to protect my construction..

If i play an aggressive mage i would get out the archers and the deathfangs to stop his advance.  Afterwards i would start up the swarm and prepare a pit with all my zombies in it and then teleport the mage into the pit !

the force hammer is in there to cope with those annoying conjurations from Priest and Warlord...

would this build be multifunctional enough ?

[spellbook]
[spellbookheader]
[spellbookname]Mynecro_altar[/spellbookname]
[mage]A Necromancer Spellbook[/mage]
[mage]built by the OCTGN SBB[/mage]
[/spellbookheader]
[spells]
[spellclass]Attack[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MW1A04]1 x Fireball[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWA02]1 x Force Hammer[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Conjuration[/spellclass]
[mwcard=DNJ11]1 x Tanglevine[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNW02]2 x Wall of Bones[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1J13]1 x Mana Flower[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1J20]1 x Sacrificial Altar[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNJ01]1 x Altar of Skulls[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Creature[/spellclass]
[mwcard=DNC12]1 x Shaggoth-Zora[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNC23]2 x Zombie Crawler[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNC22]2 x Zombie Brute[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNC09]1 x Plague Zombie[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNC19]2 x Venomous Zombie[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNC01]2 x Acolyte of the Bog Queen[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNC13]2 x Skeletal Archer[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNC02]2 x Deathfang[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Enchantment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MW1E29]1 x Nullify[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E20]1 x Harmonize[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWPROMO30]1 x Plagued[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E14]1 x Enfeeble[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E25]2 x Maim Wings[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E27]1 x Marked for Death[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E32]1 x Regrowth[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E04]1 x Chains of Agony[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E02]1 x Block[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E09]1 x Agony[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Equipment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=DNQ05]1 x Libro Mortuos[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNQ03]1 x Deathshroud Staff[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q15]1 x Leather Boots[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNQ02]1 x Death Ring[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q22]1 x Moonglow Amulet[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q19]1 x Mage Wand[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q23]1 x Regrowth Belt[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNQ01]1 x Cloak of Shadows[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNQ10]1 x Meditation Amulet[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q08]1 x Elemental Wand[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q06]1 x Dragonscale Hauberk[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Incantation[/spellclass]
[mwcard=DNI07]2 x Dispel[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNI08]2 x Dissolve[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I28]2 x Teleport[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNI06]2 x Zombie Frenzy[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWI17]1 x Force Push[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I15]2 x Knockdown[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWI04]1 x Force Wave[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I08]1 x Drain Life[/mwcard]
[/spells]
[cost]Total cost: 120 pts[/cost]
[/spellbook]

i thought the next would fit nicely in the theme of "fast openings", although i'm asking for advice on spellbook building : i recently played against a warlock with a Priest.  My opponent played lots of mana in his opening rounds, 2  flower + 2 crystals, so he was able to put grizzly on the table, and a little later, Adramalech ! i managed to kill grizzly, but in the end he killed me with his warlock and quite some rings of fire + drain life's (which he was able to with all his mana).  But anyway : tomorrow i will be fighting my opponent again in the arena, and again against his Warlock, but i would like to fight him with the Orc Warlord this time, with this build :


[spellbook]
[spellbookheader]
[spellbookname]My Warlord v2[/spellbookname]
[mage]A Warlord Spellbook[/mage]
[mage]built by the OCTGN SBB[/mage]
[/spellbookheader]
[spells]
[spellclass]Attack[/spellclass]
[mwcard=FWA04]2 x Hurl Boulder[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNA01]1 x Acid Ball[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1A08]1 x Geyser[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Conjuration[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MW1J22]1 x Tanglevine[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWJ02]1 x Archer's Watchtower[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1J04]1 x Battle Forge[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWPROMO8]1 x Gravikor[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1J13]2 x Mana Flower[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWPROMO4]1 x Ballista[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKW01]2 x Wall of Steel[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Creature[/spellclass]
[mwcard=FWC07]1 x Grimson Deadeye, Sniper[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKC07]1 x Dwarf Panzergarde[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWC01]2 x Dwarf Kriegsbiel[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWC06]2 x Goblin Slinger[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Enchantment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MW1E31]1 x Poisoned Blood[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E36]1 x Rhino Hide[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E01]2 x Bear Strength[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E02]1 x Block[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E28]1 x Mongoose Agility[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E32]2 x Regrowth[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E05]1 x Cheetah Speed[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWPROMO17]1 x Critical Strike[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E29]1 x Nullify[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E40]1 x Vampirism[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWE06]1 x Fortified Position[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E21]2 x Hawkeye[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E25]1 x Maim Wings[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Equipment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MW1Q06]1 x Dragonscale Hauberk[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q23]1 x Regrowth Belt[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q08]2 x Elemental Wand[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWPROMO26]1 x Spiked Buckler[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWPROMO15]1 x Morning Star[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q11]1 x Gauntlets of Strength[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q16]1 x Leather Gloves[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q15]1 x Leather Boots[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Incantation[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MW1I02]1 x Battle Fury[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I06]2 x Dispel[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I07]2 x Dissolve[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I23]1 x Rouse the Beast[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I28]1 x Teleport[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I15]2 x Knockdown[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWPRO2]1 x Minor Heal[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWI17]1 x Force Push[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWI08]1 x Sniper Shot[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I04]1 x Charge[/mwcard]
[/spells]
[cost]Total cost: 120 pts[/cost]
[/spellbook]

the "aggro" strategy would be this :

round 1 : (19)
FA : move up and cast flower in starting corner (14)
QC : cast tower in NC (10)

round 2 : (20)
FA : cast grimson (5)
QC : rouse the beast on grimson (1)
FA grimson : move in tower and SHOOT (hopefully with 7 dice) !

i must admit i didn't invent this strategy, i encountered it a while ago, when playing on OCTGN...

my questions are :1) you guys think this would work against this "slow" warlock ? 2) would you start with shooting at the mage or at his mana , to disrupt his mana pool and prevent him from casting big creatures and/or expensive aggro spells ? 3) what would be a good thing to do after grimson is in place ? ( i was thinking of equipping elemental wand and casting hurl boulders at him )

i do know i'll have to finetune this so...i'm looking forward for your comments and advice !

...and i would definitely come and visit ! I'm stalking AW and MW on their FB pages since last year...just to get them over at SPIEL in 2014.  My game buddy and i visited SPIEL last year, hoping we would see bryan pope or other people from AW...and we were off course hoping to score some promo cards, like the guys in the US do...

Please consider this AW ! Come on tox, we want to meet you in Europe ! There is a community of mages over here !