Skeezick Boneblade NOW DMG: 10 SPD: 6 RNG: 1-1 DEF: 1 HP: 44 Race: Undead, Skeezick, Skeleton Class: Warrior Base cost: 61 Base Abilities: Attack: Physical This unit makes a Physical attack at its range. This is a basic attack. Cleave After this champion makes an attack, it then makes an attack against each other adjacent champion as well. Upgrades: 1 : (8) Multiattack 1 This champion's AP cost for making a basic attack is reduced by 1, to a minimum of 2 AP. (11) Multiattack 2 This champion's AP cost for making a basic attack is reduced by 2, to a minimum of 2 AP. 2 : (4) Skeezick Alliance While 3 or more friendly Skeezick are in play, this unit gains +2 DMG. If there are 5 or more friendly Skeezick are in play, this unit also gains +1 DEF. (5) Ally: Sundered Lands While there are other friendly Sundered Lands champions in play, this champion gets +7 HP and +2 DMG. Sundered Lands champions gain 1 AP when this unit comes into play. (2) Hunter: Mage When this unit would deal damage to a champion with Class: Wizard or Witch, that damage is increased by 2. When this unit would receive damage from a champion with Class: Wizard or Witch, that damage is decreased by 2. This does not stack with other Hunter: X abilities. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW Boneblade (Name Change) DMG: 8 SPD: 6 RNG: 1-1 DEF: 1 HP: 46 Race: Undead, Skeleton Class: Warrior Base cost: ~68-73 Base Abilities: Attack: Physical This unit makes a Physical attack at its range. This is a basic attack. Duel Target an opposing champion within 2 spaces. For 8 turns, this champion is Dueling the targeted opposing champion. While Dueling, this champion cannot attack any champion other than the targeted champion and deals 50% more damage (after DEF) to the targeted champion and only takes 75% damage (after DEF) from the targeted champion. This effect ends if the target is destroyed or removed from play. Unequippable This champion may not be equipped.(Prevents Reaper's Blade abuse.) Upgrades: 1 : Multiattack 1 This champion's AP cost for making a basic attack is reduced by 1, to a minimum of 2 AP Sweep All surrounding champions within 2 spaces take 8 Physical damage and are knocked back 2 spaces. This damage ignores DEF. Whirl of Blades Whenever this champion engages an opponent it makes a free attack against that opponent. This champion gets -2 DMG for 1 turn whenever it makes this attack. 2 : Combo Attack: Rend When this champion makes two successful basic attacks against the same champion in a single turn, that champion becomes Eviscerated for 5 turns. Combo Attack: Slam When this champion makes two successful basic attacks against the same champion in a single turn, that champion is knocked back 2 spaces.
Sunder is too strong. He just needs to offer something rewarding in a unique way to diversify deck builds. Also unequippable is 100% necessary and makes sense considering his hands are full. Not to mention reaper's blade exists and has been abused in the past with ST/FW splits.
Why on earth would you put Reaper's blade on a squishy melee champ unless you were immediately securing a kill?
Because he can get 2 stacks off for only 4 AP, and can easily pull 3 stacks off in 1 turn with AP gen.
Since the ability is so costly (and rightfully so), typically with Whirl of Blades champions, you want to design around that ability fully. It's also generally preferable if the nora value of a champion is kept a smaller range, and having Sweep/Multi (8 nora) vs Whirl is going to create at least a 10 nora variance from that upgrade path alone. Also, as noted, Whirl doesn't do basic attacks so the Combo attacks won't trigger with those - so you will most likely run this design with MA1 only.
