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Whirling Knifedancer
Valor
Reviewed October 02, 2006
Constructed: 3
Sealed: 3.5
Ratings are based on a 1 to 5 scale
1 being the worst. 3 ... average.
5 is the highest rating
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That Guy That
Plays DreamBlade |
Whirling Knifedancer
Yeah so welcome back. This guy was supposedly
for next week but oh well. A new piece for us
comes from Valor, but he isn't of any lineage.
It's got 4VV, which actually does matter since
the aspect cost could get away with summoning
him in the first few turns. He is also in
competition with the most expensive piece in the
base set. But does he compare with the Scarab
Warcharm?? Sadly, no. It has 3 -4/5 which are
low for Valor standards, but make it decent in a
splashed warband. It also has MultiBlade Crit+1,
which, well doesn't cut it for me. Would you
rather have the extra 1 or 2 damage, or would
you wanna have Advance and Skirmish?? Basically,
this is the sad attempt to make Valor weaker and
more group attack based and restricting the use
of movement blades. If you actually want to use
the Crit Valors over the movement based ones,
than this mini fits in well. Otherwise, I'd
throw in a Warcharm. He might take Samurai's
spot though.
Constructed - 2.5/5 - although nice for other
aspects, this is the one aspect where it
probably won't do. Bloodcut might make use of
it.
Sealed - 3.5/5 - more likely to get bigger guys
here to use with it.
Artwork - 3/5 - where'd her legs go. looks like
some random ninja from Kill Bill
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Charninja |
Little tip: If
this dude challenges you to a breakdancing
contest, decline or forfeit if you like your
eyes where they are.
As for how he does in dreamblade, he's really
not too shabby. 4VV gets you 3 4|5. Don't you
just love it when stats are sequential? I know I
do. D&L are a bit on the low side for 4 spawn
points, but 3 power is definitely good for that
cost. Multiblade Crit 1 may not be the most
exciting ability, but if you have a few extra
blades just lying around, you could do a lot
worse.
However, this piece does have a good bit of
competition in the form of Falcon Soldier. One
more spawn point, one less aspect cost, one less
defense, one more Life point, and Multiblade
Crit 2. Both have a converted spawn cost of 6,
but obviously knifedancer is easier in a
primarily Valor band, while Falcon Soldier is
more splashable.
Which to use? Really up to you. This is a really
tricky piece because it does have a perfectly
good predecessor with only a few differences. If
knifedancer had multiblade crit 2, I would tell
you to run it hands down... but it doesn't...
Alright, I'll tell you straight up: Both Falcon
Soldier and Whirling Knifedancer are pretty
mediocre, compared to all that Valor has to
offer. For their point costs, they are perfectly
acceptable, but they still just are not that
interesting. They are filler pieces you run
because you want to run a mono-Valor band and
don't want to run some of the better beatdown
pieces that Passion offers or the movers and
shakers of Fear. Run them because you either
cannot or refuse to run anything else.
Constructed: 2.5/5 So much promise, so little
guarantee.
Limited: 3/5 May as well, but even this rating
depends on what else Baxar's War has in store
for us.
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Rolf the Ruf |
Whirling
Knifedancer
4VV
Power: 3
Defense: 4
Life: 5
Ability: Multiblade -- Crit 1
Reviewed by Rolf the Ruf
Okay, now I'm convinced there's some kind of
fiendish conspiracy to give us sneak previews of
all the garbage pieces. First, lets start with
the sculpt. To be honest, I can't figure it out.
Is this guy doing a handstand and wearing a
dress with knives coming out of his feet? If so,
that's just wierd. All right, onto the stats.
You may recall that we already review the Falcon
Soldier and basically trashed it. Well this guy
is kinda like the Falcon Soldier only worse.
Okay, it does have 3 Power instead of 2, but it
only gets Crit 1 instead of Crit 2 and its
weaker, of course the Falcon Soldier is a
5-drop, so this guy is a little cheaper. All
right, whatever -- we're comparing two sucky
pieces. I guess the worst thing about this guy
is that he is a common, which means we're going
to end up with a bunch of them. At least the
Falcon Soldier is a rare, so your odds of
pulling one is slim.
Constructed: 2/5
Sealed: 1.5/5 (The double aspect hurts a
little.)
Artwork 1/5 (Huh?)
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