How many of you remember the Hammer & Shadowplate of the Realms? I stumbled across a set. Can anyone here tell me what they do? At the time of their inception the opportunity for me to acquire them passed me by completely. I would greatly appreciate it if some great individual were gratious enough to tell me their capabilities.

A quick Google found this:

Couldn't find anything else, and I don't have mine with me. I will see if I can track them down and post more infor tomorrow...

A little more info to hold you over:

You can find the initial post about these relics here...

For the Hammer, you get to roll 3d6 instead of 2d6 when making a close combat attack. You then choose the 2 highest rolls as the result of the attack. Pretty useful for Thunderblow figures. It also grants Crushing Blow and Parry but no stat bonuses, unfortunately.

For the Shadow Plate, whenever a figure misses a close combat attack against the wielder, said wielder can move in base contact with the attacker's rear arc without extra actions or making any breakaways and the attacker does not get a free spin after the move. The plate also grants the wielder +2 to speed and Ghostform but with a -1 to defense.

Perhaps the notable thing about these two relics is that they are the only 2 relics in MK that can be wielded by the same figure at the same time, perfectly complimenting each other.;)

well everything has already been said maybe i can pinch in with some ideas personally i love to use them both on a sword type bounder the likes of judge blacklock (just have to put him first cause he's one of my favorite figs) raydan marz and cindrata try it on your own i'm sure it will work wonders for you especially for cindrata that has a sick stiking range plus will have ghost form and you get to roll 3d6 the chances to hit sky rockets not to mention bloody thorns sub-faction :D

Actually, you can only use the 3d6 rolls when making close combat attacks, not ranged attacks.;)

Admittedly though, I have used a Cindrata with the Realms relics to very nice effect. With that Bloody Thorns sub faction ability of hers she won't need any stat bonuses when shooting anyway. Couple it with her Dodge and the Parry she gets from the Hammer and make your opponents go nuts.:D

She gets double Parry on her later clicks, but I STRONGLY advise not letting her get to those clicks - her stats sink like a brick.

Another nice wielder of the Realms relics is Kem Ravenbane.;)

Thanks for all the info, folks. I'm already starting to get some ideas. Can anyone tell me the requirements?

got both cards on my hand here

The hammer has Sword requirement.

And the shadowplate has Boot requirement.

See the attachment...

Ooooh... that is... beautiful. If I were to equip these to someone with counterattack, would I be able to resolve the counterattack before or after the wielder moves into the rear arc of the assailant?

From the old release post:

But Sigz is probably better to answer this...

Doens't matter the intent.

It's clear rules.
When two things happen in the same time, the active player chose the order to solve them.


So, the relic effect and the counter attack SA effect will happen at the same time, the active player (your oponent, in this case) chose the order.

I would concur, the rule of thumb was that simultaneous things that must be resolved sequentially are handled in the order chosen by the active player.

That's okay. Even if my guy has to take a swing before he moves to his opponent's rear arc, he'll still get a free shot at the rear arc when my turn rolls around because my opponent won't be able to spin until his turn. Now for the good stuff... Possible wielders?
Names which come to mind:
General Volkare
Seeker Azruk
Blackthorne
Kem Ravenbane
Tovak Wyrmstalker

Other suggestions? This is getting fun!

Volkare is the man with these! My clan brother said it best:

It's almost like they were made specifically for him...