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Majiken · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 8:07 pm GMT Post subject: How do you play 'em?

Okay, so just about everyone knows that I'm a player of Frostwings. I love those flying frozen kitties and always will. They are my favorite race and nothing will change that. In my gaming group I'm the only member that really has a decent set, and I don't let anyone touch them. I lose as much as I win, but still enjoy every game. However, I'd like to win more (who wouldn't?).

Following is my standard army make-up of Frosties. It's so-so at best, even when I vary it a little.

Rares: Magi, Bear Master, Assailer
UCs: Wolf-rider x2, Magus x1, Dispatcher x2
Cs: 5 Apprentice, 6 destroyer, 6 Hounder

It moves pretty good when maneuvering, pulls alright magic, and throws wicked missile attacks.

How would other Frosty players out there adjust this army?
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chuckpint · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:13 pm GMT Post subject:

Ditch the Bear Master, Wolf Masters (Wolf-riders) and Hound Masters (Hounders). Replace with Vindicator, Defenders and Advocates. You'll have slightly less movement, but tons more saves (love those wings). Use your mages to throw Wind Walks from reserves, and you won't miss that extra movement. Get into melee range and kick butt. Even in missile range, you'll do pretty good.

Darth Macho · dragonsteed Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 64

I was wondering why you used no monsters? Do you find their odds unreliable. Forget the frost ogre, he looks great, but try getting him to roll the right icon at the right time and your army will probably be already dead. I love the wolfpack because being a group and having two rends gives you a decent shot at a re-roll at 30%, an average any major league baseball player would envy. Howl isn't a bad SAI either, as it weakens an opponent, and with two rends, two maneuvers, and the id face, you get movement 50% of the time. I'd replace the cavalry troops with a wolfpack or two.

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chuckpint · Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 11:07 am GMT Post subject:

One Lightning Strike and its dead. It only saves 20% of the time. At 12 points of magic to bring it back, it's too vulnerable.

Majiken · Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 2:20 pm GMT Post subject:

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riolis · Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 11:30 pm GMT Post subject:

HELLO did we all forget that the Frosties can cancel out magic rolls Twisted Evil

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chuckpint · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:06 am GMT Post subject:

Only Frostwing mages can cancel magic. IDs do not count in a magic-negation roll. Only actual magic icons.

riolis · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 10:14 am GMT Post subject:

true that only their mages can cancel magic, but often all it would take to fizzle a spell is one common rolling a magic result. Small easy to over look, to weak? sub two for an uncom, or better yet take out the other sides mages and bury them before they become an issuse.
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