Alpha Wolf | Elite Alpha Wolf [Legacy - Armory]

[Calindu]

this and fractal... WHOA

Pack an diamond shield--->no one will fractal this.

[OldTrees]

this and fractal... WHOA

Pack an diamond shield--->no one will fractal this.

1) Fractal is highly inefficient with this creature (52/46 | 51/54 cost/benefit ratios)
2) Titanium Shield or Tower Shield is a more efficient/versatile block for this strategy

[Calindu]

this and fractal... WHOA

Pack an diamond shield--->no one will fractal this.

1) Fractal is highly inefficient with this creature (52/46 | 51/54 cost/benefit ratios)
2) Titanium Shield or Tower Shield is a more efficient/versatile block for this strategy

I think upped Titanium Shield(diamond) is a "gg" shield because it blocks all the damage that could fractal+alpha wolf deal.

[Essence]

Do people even read?  The whole Fractal+Alpha Wolf thing has been disproven mathematically, rhetorically, and even philosophically over the course of this thread.  Srsly ppl ST*U Alrdy!

[OldTrees]

this and fractal... WHOA

Pack an diamond shield--->no one will fractal this.

1) Fractal is highly inefficient with this creature (52/46 | 51/54 cost/benefit ratios)
2) Titanium Shield or Tower Shield is a more efficient/versatile block for this strategy

I think upped Titanium Shield(diamond) is a "gg" shield because it blocks all the damage that could fractal+alpha wolf deal.

1) Fractal is highly inefficient with this creature.
2) DR 2 lets a maximum of 8 damage through. That is not worth the additional resources to use Diamond.

[Calindu]

Do people even read?  The whole Fractal+Alpha Wolf thing has been disproven mathematically, rhetorically, and even philosophically over the course of this thread.  Srsly ppl ST*U Alrdy!

I just say this card is NOT OP.Although luci/hope should make this the new RoL.

[Isei]

I just say this card is NOT OP.Although luci/hope should make this the new RoL.

That seems unlikely.  It'll probably just replace deja vu in the false god counter or two that still use luciferinn, if even that.  This costs 5 quanta as opposed to two (one for playing, one for ability).

[storyteller]

great food for otygh or scarabs. fodder for fire shield and graveyard. things to mutate. 3 cards in play per 1 in your deck, its a nice mechanic.


personally, and I have said this before, there should be a set of wolves with some different mechanics. they are a pack animal and I think different duties of the pack would be good. you could get cross elemental and have a  Desert Wolf or a  Night Wolf ; things like that...

[jmdt]

this and fractal... WHOA

Pack an diamond shield--->no one will fractal this.

1) Fractal is highly inefficient with this creature (52/46 | 51/54 cost/benefit ratios)
2) Titanium Shield or Tower Shield is a more efficient/versatile block for this strategy

I think upped Titanium Shield(diamond) is a "gg" shield because it blocks all the damage that could fractal+alpha wolf deal.

1) Fractal is highly inefficient with this creature.
2) DR 2 lets a maximum of 8 damage through. That is not worth the additional resources to use Diamond.

If I use upped cards, I pack Diamond every time.  Diamond is better overall and if I stick it in a deck, I balance the quanta around its cost.

As far as fractal...there are worse decisions in the game.  With a 5 cost card, I'd run phase shields in the deck as you would with say fractal chargers.  Any fractal critter past say 3 cost needs phase shield to recoup speed losses while waiting for the on element quanta to build.  So its a given that it is less efficient to fractal these guys.  However, if I run a / deck that already has wolf, phase shield, and bond you better believe I'll have ~2 copies of fractal in there.  Fractal allows for 2 things in this build.  1st, depending how quanta and gameplay work out, it can allow for a faster swarm than otherwise especially if you have 1 copy of wolf and clutch draw a fractal.  Secondly, due to their fragile nature, some wolves will ultimately die.  With fractal I have the ability to survive adversity and replinish my ranks that I would not otherwise.  A critical ability if pitted against say a fire deck.

[storyteller]

well, fractal is really useful if you use it on an Elite Pack Wolf instead of an Alpha.

8*2==16/9 == 1 quanta for 1.7 damage total since all you have to pay is the fractal.

[OldTrees]

well, fractal is really useful if you use it on an Elite Pack Wolf instead of an Alpha.

8*2==16/9 == 1 quanta for 1.7 damage total since all you have to pay is the fractal.

You mean fractal Damselflys?

[storyteller]

well, fractal is really useful if you use it on an Elite Pack Wolf instead of an Alpha.

8*2==16/9 == 1 quanta for 1.7 damage total since all you have to pay is the fractal.

You mean fractal Damselflys?

that could be interesting with some skyblitz and rapid dragons...

I just was noting that everyone was talking about fractal on the alpha, when you have a bunch of zero cast critters there. handy with bonds.