Re: Better Know a (Bad) Pretender: the Terrible Three
@MW, Thanks for the catch, I'll have to fix that.
@Wraith Lord/Manticore, you sort of hit the problem with the Manticore, the Wyrm is almost always better. And even on rough terrain maps, the Dragons can provide flight and real SC status that make them worth the extra points.
/Freak Lord, he isn't an awake SC, at all. 10 HP, 0 protection means a single arrow can kill him. That, and trample isn't that great on a size-4 chassis. Which means he needs spells and equipment to survive, and even then with only 10 HP would do so on a very slim margin. And loosing a rainbow (and 1 in every path) is very painful.
@Baalz, OK, you made your a case and its enshrined for prosperity. I actually had your "exception" in mind when I wrote her up, but I double checked and it seemed like you were writing her with CBM in mind, which drops the costs to 100 point, which makes her competive with liches, which was one my contentions at the end. Otherwise, I think its still a very close call between her and a Master Lich. For example, the ML has has Base Dominion 3, which can really help your blood sacrifice dominion spread. He also gets Fire much cheaper. And your Exploding Phoenix Pyre+Soul Vortex+Immortality trickes looks great, but requires some high level spells. So it goes back to my contention of points going "unused" for to long.
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