What figure, book, or spell are you most excited about from the upcoming MK release and why?

I'm excited about Illusions in general and Mechanoid in particular. It has so many potential uses, it's scary. Any spell that can affect any player's entire army, for good or bad is very powerful...

Mechanoid can turn your opponent's army into golems, right?

Perhaps this combo'd with auto golem kills (Stoneshatter?) would put a damper on heavily tricked out uniques.

The -2 speed for them isn't too shabby as well.
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Can it be used for your own army? If so, extra toughness could lessen the effect of auto-damage.

Anunub could become a neat figure if you consider he could now heal every figure in his army in addition to his other attributes.

Mechanoid is a rather nice spell and I expect the domains that cancel it will see a little more play as well. Isabee the answer to both your questions is yes. It does give all unit in a player's army the :golem: damage type, either your own or your opponent. It has good attributes and bad, if you are prepared it's a good thing.. if not they are negative effects.

What am I most excited about in Sorcery? That's a really difficult question. I'm rather excited about the Regal Skymages and the EL Unique. I think my faction got a nice boost with this set.

i like and want the new atlantean pieces, a few of them are quite weak but thats no change, but the atlantean spells are plentiful and powerful.

i don't like the path of brass, and mind of the magus spells...
only atlanteans should get access to atlantean spells...

I was REALLY excited about the Regal Skymages. So much that I was penciling up a few MK armies once again.

Then I realized they could NOT use items. :( :( :(

I still think the Regal Skymages are one of the better sculpts from Sorcery. More figures along the "Serra Angel" theme would be neat.

IMO Soaring is one of the most powerful things in the game. I was dissapointed that they didn't have slots as well, even more so that there wasn't an LE of such a wonderful figure/sculpt but I still think that combined with the Griffons, Cloud Warriors, and the new soaring unique that the EL will be contesting Air Superiority in the times to come.

isabee - I know what you mean. I think it's odd that there's a whole group of 'mage' figures that can't use spellbooks at all. I also think it would have been better if they had created LE versions of figures 37-60 instead of 13-36. An LE Skymage would be so much more interesting than an LE Noble Initiate. On the other hand, it grants access to some very cheap spellcasters...

I love the looks of the Regal Skymages as well isabee. I'm most excited about the awesome Drac nons and Pathis. The ***Whelp Firecaster, in particular, makes me really happy. Add on the Revered Mystics and the two really sweet LEs we get and I'm more excited about Sorcery than I was for DR, even.

The * Magna Champ gives me chills.
All the flying elves are excellent, too.

But what I need the most is Maren'kar. And Stormbringer. And Lan. Vorgoth if I'm really, really lucky.

I am excited about Atlantis, golems and wand figures getting a boost in this set. The spells will add a nice dimension to the game. Jazean, there is a reason some of those Atlantean pieces are cheap. ;)

I've been interested in some of the figures that can be used in melee:

* Centaur Shaman
* Blood Demon (I think this will get lots of use when surged)
** Frost Minion
* Whelp Firecaster
**, *** Solonavi Shade (look nice)
** Dwarven Forgemage (although I'm fearful of the slow speed)
*, ** Regal Skymage (wow, but a bit pricey for my likes)
*, ** Magna Champion (a bit pricey & slow, but stats more like a unique)
* Soulshredder
** Dwarven Runelord (will probably see more play in my armies than the Forgemage)
** High Elven Disciple
** Revered Mystic (same comment as the Magna Champion)

I haven't reviewed the spells or spellbooks yet, so no comment on those until release.

Steve

What am I looking forward to?
Centaurs!!!!(only 3 but I'll take'em! Especially Centaur chicks!)
The Frost minion looks really good as well.
Dwarf-love!!!! Where's Robrobbinks when you need him? He loves Dwarves.
yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wood Golems!!..er...uh....um..... I mean Oak Wariors and Oak Mages. We clamored for them soooooooooooo badly WK made two different versions of them for us to insult.(actually, don't tell anyone but some of them are actually useful! shhhhhhhhhh... )
The ***Noble initiate. 'nuff said.
Regal Skymage!!!! too bad there are no LE's planned for the sculpt..... but I like all 3 versions.
Magna Champion. Fearrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr him!!!!! Rarrrr!!!!!
I like the idea of a set of figs on unique bases wielding items/relics...... but especially the SPELLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yowza!!!!!!!!
The Revered Mystics will be worth their weight in clicky crack as for trade bait. :eek:

Good stuff in this set.
Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood stuff!

I personally like ALL of the rokos solonavi ALOT!! As far as uniques go I really like oracle deheia and I kinda like that troll-spawn as well (I'd have to play him first though, just to see what he's like).

Others:
Magna champion(any): if you can't tell already, very likeable!

Revered mystic**: If I got only one if these guys (which, is all I'd really need) I'd be in relic/item heaven.

Frost minion: Looks cool, nuff' said.

***Bloodcultist: cheap summoner, would go great with my *** werewolves.

High Elven Disciple: see Revered mystic, think inferno, cloak of vipers, POV or magestone bracers, a very fun fig!

As far as spells go, my friends and I are basically going to sit down and play these bad boys out, to try to get the "feel" of them.

Over all I like the idea of the Slot-nons, I'm sure most of them will be pretty fun to build armies around.

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I am looking forward to Rowan I like the old named figs but missed the first LEs to my sorrow
I would like to see Rayden Marz as a rider and Snow and the other book Characters as uniques
However sorcery is not grabbing me as much as Dark Riders did but that is a personal matter of taste not the concept
I just like cavalry units a lot more than mages
I hope a future set has BPR and EL bounders /bow figs and a return of the mechanical mounts that the Atlantis and BPR had