FiF Preview: Altar of Carnage

[silverclawgrizzly]

This is really cool. I like it alot in fact. I can certainly see how late game it could be a real swinger if it's powering a beefed up Barracks and dropping a new recruit basically every round.

[Lord0fWinter]

Wasn't there a group of 4 card pictures somewhere where there was one (mostly hidden) that looked like a Orc with a giant bow? Man I know there was. I just can't remember where -_- He had an attack with alot of text where if you met a certain requirement, it gained piercing +2 or something.

Perhaps that is what is being referenced

[Lord0fWinter]

Also, can we get verification for the rule with Barracks?

[Laddinfance]

Barracks is only limited to 3 channeling from it's outpost ability. So, the Altar of Carnage would let you keep placing mana on a barracks regardless of the mana already on the barracks.

[Lord0fWinter]

Barracks is only limited to 3 channeling from it's outpost ability. So, the Altar of Carnage would let you keep placing mana on a barracks regardless of the mana already on the barracks.

Fantastic. Thank you

[Zuberi]

Holy crap shit batman!

This thing is amazing. It makes soldier swarm build so viable. The more you hit, the more you spawn.

My exact reaction to seeing this card. I actually fell out of my chair.

[Wildhorn]

Holy crap shit batman!

This thing is amazing. It makes soldier swarm build so viable. The more you hit, the more you spawn.

My exact reaction to seeing this card. I actually fell out of my chair.

I had a vision. A vision of a Barrack vomiting goblins and orcs conquering everything on their path.

[Bluebaron]

@LordofWinter: the card you remember is from the current organized play kit. It is an orkish bowman.

[Laddinfance]

The Bloodwave Greatbow in fact.

[jacksmack]

How does this work with:

Double / tripple strike? (mana for each hit that does damage?)

How does it work with sweeping strike? (3 mana if all 3 hits does damage?)

How does it work with Ludwigs Zone attack? (If there is 5 enemy creatures in the zone he zone attacks, will the altar get to place 5 mana if Ludwig does damage to all of them?)
Goblin builder can receive the mana I assume though it doesn't have channeling itself?




At first look this card look expensive.
Giving up 8 mana is a big deal, and it will often take 3 rounds before its repaid.

I hope the synergy from construction yard can make this card viable.


Edited for lack of ability to read a card -_-

[Lord0fWinter]

that's what it was. If it is in the current organized play kit, then it's probably not what was being referenced.

[Wildhorn]

@jacksmack. The card says it only trigger once per creature per turn.

[ringkichard]

Check the last sentence on the card. "Each friendly soldier may only trigger this ability once per round."
So, Double / Triple Strike, Sweeping, and AoE all only trigger it once. There was a point in Development where this wasn't the case, and yes, it was as ridiculous as you're thinking.

[mwcard=FWC04]Goblin Builder[/mwcard] is a Familiar, so you can, yes, put mana on him/her. You can't [mwcard=MW1E20]Harmonize[/mwcard] the goblin because it doesn't have channeling, but that's because of the rules on Harmonize specifically.

[sdougla2]

Finally a reason to play the Barracks. I suspect that just as Lair based play is best built around Timber Wolves, Barracks based play will be best built around Orc Butchers and similar level 2 creatures, particularly with the introduction of the Armory. Now if only it didn't have Flame +2 so the Adramelech Warlock wouldn't burn it to the ground in a turn...

[MrSaucy]

This card looks beastly. I'm pumped!