Post NS Ironfist Battlegroups

[Ashkenaz]

So now that the dust has settled a little bit here what are all you dwarfs running in your Main BG? Here is my current successful battlegroup.

TOTAL COST: 1239

CHAMPIONS:

BattleMage.............87 nora - 11 Speed, 11 Damage, +6 HP, Immunity- Magic
Deep Miner.............36 nora - 7 Speed
Dwarven Catapult....70 nora - 11 Speed
Dwarven King........106 nora - 11 Speed, War Cry 3, Melee Spec 2, 1 HP
Dwarven King........100 nora - 11 Speed, War Cry 3
Griffin Rider...........112 nora - 11 Speed, 15 Damage, +2 HP, Mobility
Pox Harbinger..........80 nora - 11 Speed
Stalwart Defender....58 nora - 9 Speed
Talgar Ironfist........115 nora - 11 Speed, Shielded
Veteran Barbarian....67 nora - 9 Speed, Melee Spec 2
Veteran Barbarian....67 nora - 9 Speed, Melee Spec 2

SPELLS:

Disarm
Divine Dispersal
Earthquake
Hammer Strike
Hammer Strike
Strip Armor
Strength of Stone

RELICS:

Ironfist Standard

EQUIPMENT:

Vial of Holy Water

[Moles1909]

I already made one of these a few days ago :P

[Ashkenaz]

/bump-ity bump.


what are the rest of you running these days?

[Hierokliff]

Only new thing iam running in my current BG is the visage. Its an awesome item for my BG since i use alot of units and dont cry if they die, just as long as they use their nora worth before doing so.
One major faction because iam not running so many is that i dont have them :-)

[illumin]

CHAMPION
COST LVL ATK DEF SPD DAM HP RNG

Deep Miner
38 2 5 13 7 3 27 1
Drunken Thug
55 1 12 11 9 7 42 1
Dwarven Axe Guard (+166)
58 1 9 16 9 7 40 1
Dwarven Axe Guard (+166)
58 1 9 16 9 7 40 1
Dwarven Catapult (+64)
62 1 15 10 9 7 35 4 - 6
Dwarven Handler (+200)
51 1 8 15 9 6 42 1
Dwarven Sharpshooter (+10)
62 1 12 12 9 10 42 3 - 5
Ethereal Priestess (+12)
59 1 6 12 7 8 42 2 - 5
Favored Nomad (+45)
63 1 11 16 7 9 43 2 - 4
Mountain Sentry (+200)
56 1 9 9 9 7 35 1
Renegade (+6)
49 1 15 10 8 9 42 1
Renegade (+8)
56 1 15 10 9 9 42 1
Stalwart Defender (+19)
54 1 5 15 8 8 40 1
Veteran Barbarian (+36)
62 1 12 15 9 10 45 1
Weaponsmith (+125)
58 1 30 5 9 8 38 1

SPELL COST
Glorious Charge 40
Strip Armor 35
Strip Armor 35

RELIC COST DEF HP FACTION 1 (20)
Ironfist Standard 20 9 21

EQUIPMENT COST FACTION 1 (20)
Visage of Ironfist 40


TOTAL NORA COST: 1011

-designed for keeping everything cheap (obviously)
-has only lost once (to an FS bg on FS map)
-utilizes visage very well - on any champ, will give 17 damage in mid-game
-champs last long enough that cooldowns allow for continuous casting of champs
-if cooldown cycle gets too stretched out, mass heal is a good patch.
-no champ or item is crutch - driver and catapult are closest to being so, but all are so cheap that losses from field are okay

[illumin]

Option B uses more spells (disarm, equake, uview) and slightly less champs to take better advantage of the nomad.

[Tarth]

Im really lagging in game right now so cant really play much. im working on a similer concept to Illums bg with really cheap champs and 2 helms.

my other bg is still being worked on but its very similer to my old renegade one just with 2 vets no strip and G charge.

[illumin]

forgot to say:

for a little while, I was using armory and replacing spells with equips, but none of our equips are quite as game changing as strip armor or charge.

[D3cimus]

My bg that took me to #76 was very similar to ills - lots of cheap efficient champs, visage, strip, glorious charge. Lots of fun.

[Moles1909]

Posting my BG.

Champs. (10)

Barb Commander - 72 Nora, 9sp BM3 +6hp

Battlemage - 87 Nora, 11sp 11dmg +6hp Immune Magic (not an integral part of the BG)

Deep Miner - 43 Nora, 7sp Miner 3 35hp (Aggro Miner!)

Dwarven King - 105 Nora, 11sp Warcry 3 Melee Specialist 2 (rarely sees play in my BG)

Dwarven Sharpshooter - 69 Nora, 9sp PS2 +6hp

Eth Priestess - 67 Nora, 9sp 9dmg +6hp Vuln Magic.

Faultbreaker - 117 Nora, Physical Resist 2.

Siege Engine - 67 Nora, Bomb 3 Bomb 3 +6hp (Key ingredient for success)

Talgar Ironfist - 89 Nora, 9sp Vuln Electric +2hp

Veteran Barb - 83 Nora, 11sp Melee Specialist 3 +6hp



Spells. (7)

Consecrate the Earth.

Desp Heal.

Disarm.

Earthquake.

Glorious Charge.

Hammer Strike.

Impervious.



Relics. (1)

Ironfist Standard.



Equips. (2)

Vial of Holy Water.

Earthgod Sigil.






I usually Shrine Rush, Siege, EP, Talgar and SSer see most play with support.

Note, i run Highlander ^^

[nahoya]

Thanks Moles! My Leaping Dkings BG Posted


Barbarian Commander 70
Barbarian Commander 70
Deep Miner 38
Deep Miner 38
Dwarven Catapult 70
Dwarven Catapult 70
Dwarven King 100
Dwarven King 105
Favored Nomad 75
Pox Harbinger 75
Stalwart Defender 60
Veteran Barbarian 70

SPELL COST FACTION 6 (20)
Desperate Heal 40
Disarm 20
Divine Dispersal 70
Hammer Strike 45
Lay Bridge 30
Strip Armor 35

RELIC COST DEF HP FACTION 1 (20)
Ironfist Standard 20 9 21

EQUIPMENT COST FACTION 1 (20)
Vial of Holy Water 25

[nahoya]

It's really funny actually.. one by one the NS runes fell off my bg, and now my DoW bg has ZERO NS rune in it, and to me it works the best out of any of my other NS-related variations. :)

So to me, no direct impact of Nora Surge to my bg, although I imagine there are indirect ones such as the opponents anticipating me deploying/casting/equipping non-existent NS runes such as glorious charge, visage, lay bridge (yeah right), etc.