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Crim86 · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 8:27 pm GMT Post subject: Frostwings OP?

So I bought six Frostwing kickers, adding them to my collection and I love them. However I have about 2-3 times as much HP worth of them as my other races now. That said in fighting with my brother, it seems like whoever has the Frostwings wins, and their missile attacks are just unstoppable.

So I figure some of this is the fact that they have the dice and hp to make more varied armies and specialize better. Still individually they seem to save well, maneuver well, missile like bosses, and melee is strong as well.

I know magic is kinda their weakness, but even so, they nerf everyone else as well. So what are some good strategies for shutting them down. About the only thing I can say against them is that I have next to NO magic units. I know the game is meant to be fairly balanced but they seem ridiculously solid. Ideas from the experts?

stormywaters · rare Joined: 22 May 2011 Posts: 1403

Frostwings don't save as well as many other races, nor do they maneuver as well. They aren't hard to take down with a solid hit, and many races can outmaneuver them.

So my advice is just take them head on, and don't be shy.

shoesan · uncommon Joined: 22 Nov 2005 Posts: 641 Location: PA

I rarely seem to get to nerf other opponents magic when I play Frostwings. I just never have my mages where there mages are... if I have an 8, I am casting magic from there... if they have one.... I risk getting my mages pummeled unless I park my whole army there. I guess I just haven't had the terrain come up magic to where both me and my opponent decide to share the terrain and cast magic. I think Frostwings have the weakest of racial abilities... I guess that makes up for them all having Fly SAIs except the cavalry...
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stormywaters · rare Joined: 22 May 2011 Posts: 1403

Skawilly · Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 6:43 am GMT Post subject:

Crim86 · Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 7:55 am GMT Post subject:

The magic part does make sense, if I can get a terrain to a magic face, or get an eight face, the game becomes less 1 sided.

I'm starting to blame the dice varience (I have more frostwing monsters and rares than any other race), but in most of our games it seems like whoever gets the frostwings wins. Especially once someone turtles the frontier with a full frostwing missile army.