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Glad you enjoy them! And absolutely. I'm trying to finish my next classic units video, then plan to follow that up quickly with coverage of the new AoA stuff. Appreciate your patience, and stay tuned!

Thanks, man! Can say the same for your videos!

Thanks! I've credited you in the Corrections pin above. Appreciate the helpful insight too on the tracking of their releases.

@doggindays2631 Thank you, and you are welcome. I appreciate your videos and the thoughtful insight into each unit. . .and you mentioned Quake, it means you have good taste.

Great point. Unless there's a specific ruling on it, I don't see any reason one couldn't pull this maneuver. Telekinesis doesn't say anything about moving onto an "empty" space, just that it has to be adjacent and same level. Imagine Kilkorax warping a figure onto an adjacent Vines glyph, dropping their defense by 2, before she gets to attack. And if she attacks with Misaerx's Spirit, the Vines make it easier for Kilkorax to kill the target and Life Drain. You just made me love Kilkorax even more.

This is such a good idea. I think what I’m gonna try in my next game is xenithrax, 2 wyverns, and 2 squads of fyorlag spiders, + 20pts filler (500pts). The plan is to use the wyverns to talon grab the figures and place them on a xenithrax vine and attack them. Then in the same turn, swarm with spiders and go for an entangle, and hopefully finish off the figure. I’m excited to try using xenithrax in this way now!

Always a treat to read your thoughts in comment form. Some thoughts of mine to your points: -Cornelius Breech: Definitely a little odd the “mutiny” occurs after a Captain’s death. However, it also says you can Mutiny after the Captain receives a wound, which I think lends itself more to lore and storytelling. Maybe they see the Captain taking damage as a sign they can’t protect themselves or are not worthy of fighting under. At least that’s where my mind went. Also a little odd when, I would imagine, a Captain taking wounds in battle alongside his men would endear him to his men, rather than inspire mutinous behavior. But heck, that’s part of the fun of Heroscape. You can make up your own head canon based on the outcomes of the battles you yourself participate in on the board. -Iron Lich Viscerot: Without a doubt, one of my favorites from AoA. As you say, Dismissive Strider is not only a really thematic power in game, but communicates a strong personality for the character. It’s Heroscape at its best, and a sign AoA is capturing at least some of the classic spirit in the new units. I like your point on a Huge character’s value coming from the support they provide, rather than their own inherent strength/stats. Neat way to look at it, and unusual to think of Huge figures as “support.” But hardly unwelcome. -Wraithriders: The potential of 10 Move with Vile Injection on these guys is something I’m keen to explore. I expect they’ll be a lot like Vipers: shock troops that show up so quickly that they mess up your opponent’s development by engaging so quickly. But as a Unique Squad, and one you want to keep alive at least long enough to Vile Inject three times, I don’t think you can throw them into brawls as carefreely as you can with the Vipers. -Xiamara: Glad you’re liking her. And I have to say, the more I’ve thought about her after making this video, the more I wonder if I’m underestimating her. Especially in an Ullar Kyrie army. At Classic points you could fit a lot of Ullar Kyrie heroes into a build, and Xiamara’s Amulet could pay dividends if active across an entire game with that army. I just think her stats are pretty boring, but mechanically she may be better than I first imagined. -Mielki: Man, you’re right on. Aside from Xiamara actually holding the Amulet referenced on her card, her raised sword and triumphant pose seem more befitting of a brawler like Mielki clearly is. And Mielki’s sculpt is reminiscent of support Kyrie like RotV and SotM Raelin or Kelda. I wouldn’t have minded a sculpt swap for them, but it is what it is. That said, glad you’re as excited about her mechanically as I am. One very petty issue I have is most units in Heroscape with Double Attack at least look like they have the equipment or inclination to attack twice, and I don’t really get that from Mielki’s sculpt. She has a spear. Cool, I guess. But Double Attack? I don’t get that from her sculpt. Doesn’t really matter though. Her kit of powers and her solid stats have my attention. -Kilkorax: I’ve decided in my heart that she’s my favorite released sculpt so far from Renegade AoA. The bones, the black garb, the dread bat wings and undead appearance…I’m here for it. Do share how the Undead Kyrie factor into your DND campaign on Valhalla, if you fit them in. Sounds rad. -Glinerva: I’m with you on the different Heroscape-original species, and the range of appearances they take on depending on their allegiances. On your point about X markers, I feel like it’s generally not a good idea to draft more than one unit relying on an X marker power in an army, as you have to commit that X to only one of those figures at the start of the round, so I feel you’re a bit restricted in how you play across a round. But, would be curious as to your experience with builds like that. Conversely to Xiamara, Glinerva is a Kyrie that, the more I’ve thought on her since making this, the more I wonder if she’s not quite as powerful as I imagined. The Darkness is definitely cool and probably something I’m going to really need to play a lot to fully understand. But it only happens once per round, and I don’t see any way to bond with Glinerva so far. So the turn you spend activating the Darkness is a turn you’re committing to only moving and attacking with Glinerva. And with only 3 Attack, I wonder if that turn wouldn’t just be better spent on something else. Though I suppose there’s utility in activating the Darkness on Turn 3 if you lost Initiative that round, which if I’m reading her card right, means the Darkness would stay active into your opponent's Turn 1 if you lost initiative the next round. Then you could maintain it yet one more turn by reactivating it on your own Turn 1. It could be a way to respond to poor initiative rolls, with you deciding if you’ll keep the Darkness up or lower it, depending on initiative outcome. What is that...3 turns you could theoretically maintain Darkness across consecutively, if initiative goes that way...? Holy heck. You know, the more I type…I’ll just stop there. -Qhyrion: I think we can agree the devs killed it with Qhyrion. A thematic power that looks appropriate to her sculpt, and what a sculpt it is. I remember a discussion on the Avalon Hill Discord I got into in which a bunch of us were speculating about the different types of wings Kyrie from different factions should have. We imagined Vydar’s Kyrie squad, should he ever get one, should have moth/butterfly-like wings, similar to Braxas’s wings. A wing design thematic to that Kyrie’s faction. Obviously didn’t pan out how we imagined, but the cyborg/techno-wings Qhyrion has are just as, if not more thematic, than what we imagined in that discussion. Appreciate the time you put into your observations on the units, if you made it this far. And as for Dünd…stay -tünd- tuned…

@@doggindays2631 And I always look forward to your reply! -Cornelius Breech: I definitely wasn't playing close enough attention as I was listening in! I did not realize Mutiny would activate after Captains take wounds. That one is completely on me! Wraithriders: I've never played competitively, but I do enjoy watching competitive games. I hadn't thought of Wraithriders in the same way as vipers, but now I am quite excited to see how they shake up some metas! More sturdy and powerful shock troops are a new take that probably won't replace the vipers niche, but just add a new element to that play style! Xiamara: I can totally agree with you there! Mielki: I can also totally agree with this one haha. Visual design aside, I am so so so excited for her stats and power wise. The more I think about it, the more I'm sure she's my most anticipated for Wave 2. Kilkorax: Oh yes, I am very excited to be including the undead kyrie in my campaign, but we still have a lot of story to go before the Age of Annihilation! Glinerva: Yeah, my first thought with darkness was immediately the potential to deny an opponent two turns. If you win initiative, have her on your third turn, and activate darkness, your opponent could potentially waste two turns unable to target you with range if they win the next round of initiative. That would be absolutely busted against any Wait Than Fire build. Of course, that requires some factors far out of your control, but still a very interesting thought experiment. If there was a way to put order markers on her after the initiative roll, like EJ-M1 can do with the pirates, well, just an idea for a unit that could synergize with her. Thank you for the time you took to respond! It's always a pleasure. Stay tuned I will!

Thanks for the comment! Yeah, I didn't mean to imply AH/Renegade completely disregarded Classic units. They clearly designed synergies. I meant to acknowledge some of the observations I've heard from other people about the sense that the new units, while fully compatible, don't feel as charismatic as Classic units did. I can see their point, even if I don't fully agree. I think a lot of the consensus on these new units will have to come through community play and time, and I'm optimistic they'll fit right in.

Good points all round. Definitely makes sense to use Cornelius a bit at the start, wound him up, then stress your opponent out a bit wondering when the Mutiny will occur to heal him up. Might mean your opponent tries to take out Breech before they think you'll Mutiny, which may or may not be your plan. You may want your opponent to waste attacks on Cornelius so they're not focused on another more valuable unit, though Mutiny seems well worth pulling off if you can. But yeah, the mind games potential is high. Just make your opponent wonder when Cornelius rallies the pirates to his cause. I also like how you articulated the point on AoA's aesthetics. It's still a genre mix, but a different pool of genres we don't as closely associate with Heroscape. The lore, for whatever it's worth, is flexible enough to accommodate all the new aesthetics. And as I hopefully indicated in the video, I'm pretty psyched about a few of the new aesthetics. When one takes the VC roster into account (which uses figures all outside of Heroscape and broadens the Heroscape genre palette even more), the AoA units fit in even more smoothly.

Absolutely! Glad you're enjoying it. We'll definitely hit the other Master Sets in big Tier List style videos, though I'm moving (admittedly at a very slow pace) through the other waves in order of release leading up to the Master Sets, so may be a while. Stay tuned!

I agree, and I like that there are at least a couple figures in the master set that pair well with old scape. For instance, Loviatak was clearly made with the minions of utgar in mind.

@@Brandon-tz6vf no doubt, the fact that they are still throwing returning players some love with units like that is great. I havent got a master set myself just yet but once it comes back in stock i definitely look forward to grabbing one and bringing out a loviatak/taelord/minions build

I'm with you. It feels like they were operating under dual objectives of building units fully compatible with Classic Scape, while also building their own AoA roster that feel fully-realized and self-contained within AoA itself. And generally I think they're doing a good job of walking that line so far. And I think we just need time with the new units to really develop our thoughts on them. Some classic units even got mixed receptions upon release, but now feel indispensable to the classic roster.

this is sarcasm?

@@omnirisible Not at all. Which unit do you think has an impressive design in regards to creativity or theme?

Oathbound phalanx and legionaries, void gliders, Ewashia, Glinerva, Xenithrax are all mechanically creative at a near or greater extent as the airborne elite

@@kriptonite981 -The Oathbound Phalanx/Legionary do not even exist yet. For what it is worth, the Legionary are not very creative/thematic. They have 2/3 of their abilities are recycled and not particularly thematic. If you asked a random person on the street what abilities Legionaries should have, I doubt anyone would say scatter/climb. Heck, scatter is the opposite of an ability they should have. Roman Legions were known for sticking together, fighting side by side, not scattering as soon as someone was attacked. -The Void Gliders do not even exist yet. They have 0 original abilities. Their 1st ability is basically copied from the AE with the main change of removing the D20 roll. Adding Defense if opponent isn't adjacent has been seen multiple times before. The 2nd ability isn't particularly thematic either. -Ewaisha is basically just a collection of abilities that have already existed. Aesgis of the river and command familiar are abilities we have seen before. Create water we have seen before just with shadows. Even Twister is very similar to stuff we have seen before. I don't see 1 ability of hers that is creative. -Glinerva is very not creative. Concealment 17 is just a very slightly modified version of what the Mohican River Tribe. Flying has been done 1 million times. Even Hawk's Darkness is just a variation of using the X marker to get a temporary boost, something we have seen before. Also, thematically from looking at the card nobody would have any idea why the Kyrie has darkness abilities. Seems random rather than thematic. Xenithrax is not particularly creative/thematic either. Flying has been done 1 million times. A dragon being able to attack multiple figures from 4-5 spaces away is far from new or original. Adding Glyphs to the field is original, but feels like a random ability, which is a theme break. If you showed that Dragon picture to 100 random people on the street, I doubt even 1 person would guess that it probably has the ability to add vines to the battlefield. That kind of ability is more associated to a Dryad or Druid than a Dragon. By contrast, if you showed them Braxas/Nilfheim, many would guess their ability because they have a far stronger thematic design.

Aiming for sometime in September!

About Breech- Renegade has confirmed time and again that EVERY promotional figure will get a release for sale at a later date.

@@megabubfish Thank you! I've credited you in the corrections pin. I did recall them mentioning that prior to recording, but just didn't end up in the video and I don't want to lead anyone astray.

Absolutely! The scope and style of these videos have developed, and expanded, quite a bit since I did this first one. So the next I'm working on is long...but it'll be in the same vein as all the others. More to come, and thanks for the comment!

Thanks for sharing that, and quite a showing for the bird boys! I hear Chris is a force (THE force?) to be reckoned with, but still great to hear the Sneaks got that far, even in a C+ and under format.

I ask, before I look at other vids. I am very smart! :D