Hello i'm kinda new to realms

i just got 4 packs of nexus, and have no idea which figures are good enough to compete

heres my list, please give me ideas for a 300pt army
sorry i dont know the faction names

UNIQUES: 5

Seeker Azruk x2 (Solonavi) 71 each
Arowyne Painbringer (A in circle symbol) 68
Steel (Griffon) 63
Phreggs (Sword [Ork Khan?]) 36

STANDARDS: 11

Troll Knightx2 (94 each) Elemental Freeholds
Soulboundx2 (60 each) Black Powder Revolutionaries
Amazon Huntress 67 (BPR)
Hawk Guardian 75 (A in circle)
Vladd Crusader 77 (Order of Vladd)
Galeshi Cultist 60 (Order of Vladd)
Digger 35 (Sword)
UNFACTIONED
Warbear 51
Phooka 32

thanks

amazon huntresses are great. I'd definately suggest including one in your army.

I'm not really familiar with any of the others just because they didnt stick out in my mind when I looked over the set originally.

Welcome to the MK world!:D

the "A in the circle" is called "Apocalypse"
the "sword", you're right, they are "Orc Khans"
and the "order of vladd" is just a sub-faction, the main faction is "Dark Crusaders"

anyways, amazon huntress is good,
soulbound is good too! only trouble is the low attack and defense, but his abilities are good though

It's kinda difficult to form a 300 point army from the Nexus set since the average point cost of the figures are around 60-70 points. I personally prefer one or two centerpiece, then lots of cheapies.

I also agree with Steinerplex, definitely include an Amazon Huntress in your army. Place a concealing terrain somewhere in the middle table and position your Huntress there. She has Stealth (she can't be shot at while inside concealing terrain) and 12 range w/ 4 ranged damage. Don't be afraid to push her to shoot also, later on she gets Bound and she becomes more dangerous cuz she can now move and shoot on the same turn.

Include the Digger also. It has Submerged, so if you win the initiative roll, place a water terrain in front of your opponent's deployment area. The Digger will be deployed inside the water terrain. You can surge it to cause mischief to your opponent's plans, maybe kill/injure a healer or revenanter in the process. Even if you don't win initiative, the Digger is a stand-out melee piece for its points and it gets stronger (10 attack with 4 damage) near the end. It also is from the Shadow Khan subfaction, meaning it has the subfaction ability Lurk (minus 1 to all damage he receives).

Hawk Guardian is also nice. It has multiple Bound clicks with 4 ranged damage. Decent melee warrior also. Counterattack SA (Special Ability) lets you counter attack for free every time your opponent misses on his close combat attacks against the Hawk Guardian. It also has Life Drain at the middle half to heal himself and prolong its life. Make sure to target 2 opposing figures on Life Drain so that you can heal for 2 clicks also.

Vladd Crusader is a good melee piece with above-average speed, attack and defense values. Durable because of its 4 clicks of Toughness. Belongs to the Order of Vladd subfaction, has the Vampirism SA all the way (everytime he successfully deals damage via close combat, he heals 1 click).

Seeker Azruk is a great close combat fighter, has Sweep SA, can hit multiple targets in one blow. two clicks of 4 damage is very impressive. Four clicks of Toughness prolongs his life. Very deep dial also, ten clicks of life. Leadership SA in the first click will come in handy if you know how to properly use it.

So, here's your 300 point army:

Amazon Huntress 67
Hawk Guardian 75
Seeker Azruk 71
Warbear 51
Digger 35

Total 299

The Huntress goes inside a concealing terrain. Hawk Guardian bounds and shoots something with Seeker Azruk taking the Guardian's action token due to Azruk's Leadership. Be wary of the Warbear's Frenzy SA though. Too bad you didn't get a healer in your four Nexus boosters.

Any more questions, don't hesitate to ask. :)

thanks DRAGON,
i can't think of anything else to say

indeed, there are many helpful players here.
you have found the best place for MK
good luck!

:p

my friend and i just got a bunch of mageknight stuff

i got:
a starter (i got a vithzerai, i didn't think they put uniques in starters)
1 2.0 booster
2 dark riders boosters (got a technocat :D)
1 omens booster
3 sorcery boosters (got 2 packs with double styrenes [path of brass and obsidian codex -_-]

friend got:
a starter (got crusader priest [revenants da bomb])
1 omens booster (got a champion)
1 sorcery booster (got awesome spells, but wouldn't trade me :p)

he savagely defeated me in our first 100 pt game
he used 2 good figs, i used 4 crappy ones (would of turned out differently if i woulda used my 2 *solonavi shades mindtap)

Actually, when the new format was released back in Oct. (or was it Nov.?) of '03 I got 3 Starters, and ALL 3 had a unique: Varatrix, Anunub, Khan Harrowblade. As for the duplicate spell cards out of the Sorcery booster. . . that's a good indication of a re-packaged booster; if you bought that one online, you probably might want to avoid that vendor henceforth.

It all depends on how the player uses them. But I doubt bringing in the two weak Shades would have helped. Can you post what he fielded and what you fielded?

ya, sure i will dragon

i fielded:
2x * Solonavi Shades (didn't use mind tap)
1x * War priestess
1x Shocktrooper

He fielded:
1x *** Frost Wolf
1x ** Bow Golem

i lost cuz my guys sucked, and his guys had good stats

the next game we played 200pt

I fielded:
1x Kierin Starsdawn
1x * Master Archer
2x *Solonavi Shades (didn't get chance to use mindtap)
1x * War priestess
1x * Goblin Raider

He fielded:
1x Kierin Starsdawn
1x *** Frost Wolf
1x ** Steam Golem
1x Shocktrooper

Tied him, but my characters were more damaged

I don't like shades anymore, they are too weak and mindtap is overrated with their 6 range

and those packs with the duplicates, i didn't get them online

Just thought I'd mention it 'cause I got a booster lot a while back that had a BUNCH of boosters that had 2 of the same card, really crappy figs and even a couple of Limit4ed Edition figs that shouldn't even be in a booster :confused:. Today, however, I decided to indulge my curiousity and pay retail :mad: :( :eek: for 3 Sorcery boosters. To my surprise, the first and second boosters i opened had duplicate spell and spellbook cards in each. I might be wrong about the repacking thing 'cause in that second pack w/ duplicate Mysteries of the Scale, I popped a VORGOTH. Nobody in their right mind would repack one of those!

hmm vorgoth huh?
i'm not familiar with that figure
ill go look it up at the figure gallery
wait... what

WIZKIDSGAMES.COM IS UNDER REPAIR

maybe they are taking out their whole mageknight section :(

He could have fielded the Frost Wolf alone and he still would have won.

Don't knock on Mindtap just yet, it is a very useful subfaction ability. Granted that the weak Shades have very low stats, there are still some ways you can utilize them effectively like copy Venom, Command, Leadership, Summon and many more that don't require you to make an attack. Mindtap really shines when you start using the standard and tough Solonavi Shades and Oracle Daheia.

Maybe you could post all the figures you got from your starter and boosters.

In Sorcery and Omens, they included the LEs inside the boosters.

I'd be happy to

NAME / RANK / FACTION / SUB-FACTION

Dwarven Axeman * Revolutionaries/Northlanders
Goblin Raider * Orcs
Magestone Golem * Atlantean
Shocktrooper * Atlantean
War priestess * elven
Master Archer * elven
Frost Minion * elven/temple masters
Snow Centaur * elven/temple masters
Dark Crusader * crusaders
Barrow Knight * crusaders
Soulshredder * Solonavi
2x Solonavi Shade * solonavi/oracles

Galeshi Cultist ** crusaders/blood cultists
Vladd Crusader ** crusaders / order of vladd
Pain Wraith ** crusaders / order of vladd
Salamander ** crusaders
Amazon Huntress ** Revolutionaries
Khamsin Trooper ** Revos
Steam Knight ** Revos
Soulbound X2 ** Revos
Trance Warrior ** Orc/Chaos Shamans
Digger ** Orc/Shadow Khans
Orc Hunter ** Orc/ Broken Tusk
Technoprentice ** Atlantean/Imperial Legion
Technocat ** Atlantean
Trollknight X2 ** Elemental Freeholds
Tempest Priest ** Elemental/Storm Druids
Leech Troll ** Elementals/Natures Host
Hawk Guardian ** Apocalaypse/Minions of Apocalypse
Revered Mystic ** Draconum/Dragon Mystics
Dwarven Swordsman ** Mage Spawn/Order of the Ninth Circle
Phooka ** Mage Spawn
Wave Spawn ** Mage Spawn
Warbear ** Mage Spawn

Shyft Fiend *** Shyft/Darkmarch
Palm Magus X2 *** Atlantean Empire/Delphanna
Surok Rider *** Atlantean/ Imperial Region
Masked Shaman *** Orc/Chaos Shamans
Trance Warrior *** Orc/Chaos Shamans
Harka Orc ** * Orc/Broken Tusk
Amazon Scout *** Revos/Northlanders
Dwarven Mechanic Revos/Northlanders
Freeholder Sorceress *** Elemental Freeholders

Vithzerai UNIQUE Draconum
Steel UNIQUE Elven Lords
Arowyne Painbringer UNIQUE Apoc/Minions
Seeker Azruk X2 UNIQUE Solonavi
Kierin Starsdawn LE Elven Lords/Temple Masters

Relics:
Torengrims Helm
Fang Shield

Items:
Wand of Reanimation

Domains:
Fen Swamp TERRAIN
The Fist LOCATION

Spellbooks:
Obsidian Codex X3

Sorcery:
Path of Brass

Constructed Terrain:
Canvas Pavillion 3/3

thats it

my current 200pt army (training with my friend)
Kierin Starsdawn w/ Torengrims Helm 77+33= 101
Master Archer 31
War Priestess 35
Solonavi Shade 22 (stays back to copy healing and/or protect healer)

PLEASE HELP OR SUGGEST STUFF PLEASE

Hehehe, you didn't have to write their factions also. :)

You have lots of good stuff. A good chunk of them could have beaten your friend's 100 point army.

My suggestion would be:
Kierin Starsdawn 77 (centerpiece, bounder)
Leech Troll 43 (healer, secondary attacker)
Pain Wraith** 34 (bodyguard, harrasser)
Harka Orc*** 34 (bodyguard)
Goblin Raider* 12 (harrasser)
Total: 200 points