Balancing a Warlord book

[sIKE]

Mage Staff is a bit expensive Spellbook point wise but is very useful vs. Flyers,so for the cost you get to cover a couple of bases (Aviary, LoF Rush, Ethereal), though it is likely to get Dissolved for this very reason. So a Divine Might would make a good back up plan on say Morningstar but you have now spent 6 SB points.

[Kharhaz]

Mage Staff is a bit expensive Spellbook point wise but is very useful vs. Flyers,so for the cost you get to cover a couple of bases (Aviary, LoF Rush, Ethereal), though it is likely to get Dissolved for this very reason. So a Divine Might would make a good back up plan on say Morningstar but you have now spent 6 SB points.

Bringing it all back around, my 5 mana mage wand for your 9 mana dissolve

[Knabbmaster]

There are no good incorporeal creatures in the game so why would you need a counter?

[sIKE]

There are no good incorporeal creatures in the game so why would you need a counter?

True, but there are some annoying Incorporeal Conjurations that need to be dealt with harshly.

[Kharhaz]

There are no good incorporeal creatures in the game so why would you need a counter?

[mwcard=MW1W03]Wall of Fire[/mwcard]

[mwcard=MW1W01]Fog Bank[/mwcard]

[mwcard=MW1J14]Mana Siphon[/mwcard]

[mwcard=MW1J17]Pentagram[/mwcard]

[mwcard=MW1J18]Poison Gas Cloud[/mwcard]

[mwcard=MW1C40]Whirling Spirit[/mwcard]

[mwcard=DNC04]Grey Wraith[/mwcard]

[TeenageWargamer]

Thank you all for the great responses.  I think a Mage Staff is probably the way to go, and have included the book as it now stands.  Let me know what changes you would make!

[spellbook]
[spellbookheader]
[spellbookname]TW Anvil Throne Warlord[/spellbookname]
[mage]Anvil Throne Warlord[/mage]
[/spellbookheader]
[spells]
[spellclass]Attack[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFA02]1 x  Hurl Rock[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWA04]2 x  Hurl Boulder[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1a08]1 x  Geyser[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Conjuration[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFJ01]1 x  Harshforge Monolith[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWJ08]1 x  Renewing Spring[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1j08]1 x  Hand of Bim-Shalla[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFW01]1 x  Wall of Earth[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWW01]1 x  Wall of Pikes[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFJ05]1 x  Construction Yard[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1j04]1 x  Battle Forge[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWJ03]1 x  Barracks[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFJ04]1 x  Armory[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWJ02]1 x  Archer's Watchtower[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MXSTX2FFJ02]1 x  Altar of Carnage[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Creature[/spellclass]
[mwcard=FWC11]4 x  Orc Butcher[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWC04]2 x  Goblin Builder[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWC07]1 x  Grimson Deadeye, Sniper[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFC05]2 x  Anvil Throne Crossbowman[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKC07]2 x  Dwarf Panzergarde[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Enchantment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=mw1e32]1 x  Regrowth[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e36]1 x  Rhino Hide[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFE04]2 x  Brace Yourself[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e01]1 x  Bear Strength[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e29]1 x  Nullify[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKE01]2 x  Armor Ward[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWE09]1 x  Standard Bearer[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Equipment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=mw1q15]1 x  Leather Boots[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFQ03]1 x  Eisenach's Forge Hammer[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q18]1 x  Mage Staff[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q09]1 x  Enchanter's Ring[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q11]1 x  Gauntlets of Strength[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q08]1 x  Elemental Wand[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFQ04]1 x  General's Signet Ring[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q19]1 x  Mage Wand[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFQ05]2 x  Harshforge Plate[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Incantation[/spellclass]
[mwcard=mw1i17]1 x  Minor Heal[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i20]1 x  Purify[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i07]4 x  Dissolve[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i06]2 x  Dispel[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i02]1 x  Battle Fury[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFI03]3 x  Disarm[/mwcard]
[/spells]
[cost]Total cost: 120 pts[/cost]
[/spellbook]

[sdougla2]

I would include more Hurl Rock and fewer Hurl Boulder. Hurl Rock is extremely mana and spellpoint efficient, and it's cheap enough to cast without spending most of your mana for the round on it.

I would include at least 2 Goblin Alchemists as a means of dealing with armor.

A Garrison Post would help forward deploy your creatures.

If you're planning on using both Barracks and Battle Forge, you're going to want Meditation Amulet so that you can generate enough mana to take advantage of all of those actions. If you only plan to use one or the other, you don't need it.