Bram
Joined: Jan 04, 2008
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Mar 21, 2020 - 12:14 |
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Hello,
Maglon, wardancer of the Silver Guardians, earned his fifth regular skill. What should he take?
He already has tackle, strip ball, wrestle and sidestep.
I don't like frenzy on a wardancer; if you leap in for a -2d on the ball and kick it loose on the first block, you still have to make a second block, which may very well cause a turnover.
Perhaps dauntless? Pro? Fend? Diving tackle?
I'm leaning towards dauntless. Perhaps pro.
What do you think? |
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MattDakka
Joined: Oct 09, 2007
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Mar 21, 2020 - 12:27 |
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Rawlf
Joined: Jul 15, 2007
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Mar 21, 2020 - 18:08 |
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Hi bram,
it is mostly a matter of taste and playstyle here. For me it would be diving tackle.
The leap/strip trick is great but you are good enough already, esp. with your +st dancer, which is why I wouldnt pick dauntless. I had it once and hardly used it. Playstyle.
The higher in tv you go, the fewer the chances for leap/strip. So you need other ways to put stress on your opponent and dt helps me a lot in it. Frenzy would be another. Taste. |
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MattDakka
Joined: Oct 09, 2007
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Mar 21, 2020 - 18:26 |
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Alternatively, just fire him and cycle.
5 skills and no double/+stat, he's not special, and Strip Ball is quite useless at high TV. |
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Java
Joined: Jan 27, 2018
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Mar 21, 2020 - 21:44 |
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frenzy
diving tackle if you don't mind him being fouled and you want to use him as an expensive marker |
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Bram
Joined: Jan 04, 2008
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Mar 22, 2020 - 09:14 |
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No one makes a point for pro?
Or fend?
I don't cycle undamaged players. Perhaps I'll give him diving tackle, then he'll be cycled soon enough. |
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ArrestedDevelopment
Joined: Sep 14, 2015
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Mar 22, 2020 - 10:01 |
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Fend is not really of much value on a dancer with the lack of PO now - most of the times he'll be hit repeatedly is post sack attempt, where sidesteps put him into more blocks most of the time anyway, and DT would have much higher value.
Pro is probably "okay" in the sense he makes a lot of rolls in some sequences where the TRR may go early, but it also affects turn ordering. Other skills have the same impact on the game without messing with that. With an st4 WD he's not really even primary sack choice, so the potential pro benefit there is reduced.
Dauntless would be fine if he was primary blitzer, but he's not, and frankly at high tv almost every sack attempt with an st3 WD *should* be -2d due to guard placement, and wrackle strip is as good as it gets for that.
DT is good here. |
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ArthurWynne
Joined: Sep 23, 2015
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Mar 22, 2020 - 11:23 |
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DT is good.
But also, have you considered Jump Up? Synergizes with the Wrestle and Side Step that he already has. Can be really good in the aftermath of a leap play, whether he wrestled the ball to the ground, got knocked over inside the cage, or failed the leap he can get back in the action even if the ball has since repositioned. |
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MattDakka
Joined: Oct 09, 2007
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Mar 22, 2020 - 12:09 |
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To maximize sack chance then Frenzy, but bram said he doesn't like it (ideally Dauntless and Frenzy if he had not used a slot for Strip Ball).
About not being the primary blitzer: Dauntless is nice to deal with high ST players, which are common at high TV.
I have 2 Witch Elves with Dauntless and they are very useful vs Big Guys, ST 4 players, ST 5 with Tentacles etc. |
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gamelsetlmatch
Joined: Mar 05, 2013
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Mar 22, 2020 - 12:14 |
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He has enough tricks with the other players on his team
He just needs reliable blocks during the turn to do all the fun Elf stuff lol
Maybe just JU? ..keep your team speed/range up always helps |
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Bram
Joined: Jan 04, 2008
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Mar 24, 2020 - 10:16 |
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I hadn't thought about jump up. It's a skill I rarely use. I don't think I've ever given it to a player. Of course witch elves start with it and it comes in handy.
Still, I think I will go with diving tackle. Not an obvious pick for a wardancer that you want to keep safe, but I mostly shun skills involving dice (pro, dauntless, jump up). And diving tackle offers synergy with block, dodge, sidestep and tackle.
I see the point of being able to blitz ST4 or even ST5 players with dauntless, but I have a ST wardancer already (of course, he can be removed from the pitch...). |
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Charlesson
Joined: Jul 25, 2015
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Mar 24, 2020 - 10:37 |
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Give him dirty player - if you want to hide him on bench against bashing/fouling team, do it with some style...
Think outside of the box.... |
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NickNutria
Joined: Jul 25, 2006
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Mar 24, 2020 - 11:22 |
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Bram
Joined: Jan 04, 2008
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Apr 01, 2020 - 11:31 |
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Shadowing is an interesting option. Didn't consider that. But in the end I think chances of causing a turnover are higher with diving tackle.
I opted for diving tackle. |
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