Some additional Undead counters are placed in new specializations, which we’ll reveal soon. Invoke Death is short range and the Reaper’s Fearsome ability can only panic melee units. Players facing Reapers should use Ranged attacks. And because it is undead it is subject to certain counters like Spirit attacks.

If the unit resists and lives it loses a big chuck of its hit points, which it cannot regain during the battle (no healing!).Ĭan nothing stop this horror? Well, the strongest of the Reaper attacks only works on units with a pulse. The Reaper’s ultimate attack is Invoke Death the target must resist or die. Its attacks are enhanced by Energy Drain, which drains up to 50% of the move points from enemies. His lengthy list of abilities include the core undead / incorporeal stuff and it’s worth noting the new Dread Reaper is able to fly. The Dread Reaper remains the master of death and is the Tier 4 Necromancer unit.

She is hardened for battle looks menacing, spiky, her rapier made for the final piercing strike bringing unlife. With the visual design we aim to move away from the standard vampire type. When you are fighting a battle and about to lose, keep your more powerful units away from her or you might encounter them as Ghouls during a later encounter. This way it is a reverse style of resurgence with no post battle healing frustration for victorious players facing Deathbringers.Īlthough not the hardest hitting melee unit in terms of physical strength, the Deathbringer has a phase like ability and backstab, making her a very dangerous opponent. There is no infection through mere damage (this would be OP and bring about the Ghoul apocalypse a little too easily J ). If the other side wins, the corpses are considered to have been burned. If the cursed unit is then killed, it will come back as a Ghoul under the Necromancer player’s command after combat, if that player is victorious. To try address these we’ve changed the design so that the Deathbringer can curse units during combat. Although this is a strategically interesting and powerful ability, some of you pointed out issues around dealing with infected units in your ranks, such as how easily they could be cured and how much of a burden it would be for non-necromancer players to have undead-ified units under their control. The Deathbringer was designed to be able transform enemy units into ghouls during battle.

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