Third skill for an Undead Mummy

Brokje · Post by **Brokje** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:57 pm

Hi all!

A Mummy from my Legion earned himself a third upgrade. After Guard and Stand Firm he rolled a 10 (6,4). I see several options:

1) +1 AV
2) +1 MA
3) Juggernaut
4) Grab
5) Break Tackle
6) Multiple Block

At the moment I am not in favour of the stat increases, although I can see the benefit of being able to blitz without having to roll a gfi, I hardly move more than 3 with them anyway.
For the same reason I do not think I will take Break Tackle. My Wights and Ghouls are more than mobile enough. I want my Mummies to stand in the way, tie down opponents and block. Grab can be very useful for that, and I have a Krox in another team who makes good use of Grab. Juggernaut will prevent turnovers and works against more skills, but the Blitzing in my teams is done by the Wights and Ghouls most of the time.

Thoughts? Comments? Did I miss something?

Cheers!
M

Edit: the rest of my team consists of:

Mummy (Guard, Stand Firm)
Wight
Wight (Guard, Mighty Blow)
Ghoul (Block, Sure Hands)
Ghoul (Block, +1 Ag)
Ghoul (Block, Guard, -1 Ma)
Skeleton (Kick)
Load of Zombies

Bucket-Head · Post by **Bucket-Head** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:59 pm

Hum, I´ll take +1 Mov.

It will scary a lot of foes...

Darkson · Post by **Darkson** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:00 pm

I'd take the +1MA.

TuernRedvenom · Post by **TuernRedvenom** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:10 pm

Absolutely, definately, without any doubt whatsoever +MA.
Besides that the +MA gives you all kinds of coolness it's especially usefull for mummies because now they can blitz from being prone without having to GFI, as you already noted.
I have always taken the +MA on a mummy and it was great every time. Their biggest weakness is that they're slow.

Ogre Marauder · Post by **Ogre Marauder** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:12 pm

Hi,

I'd go with the +MA too

BFN

Paul

Joemanji · Post by **Joemanji** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:14 pm

Brokje wrote:A Mummy from my Legion earned himself a third upgrade. After Guard and Stand Firm he rolled a 10 (6,4). I see several options:

...

At the moment I am not in favour of the stat increases, although I can see the benefit of being able to blitz without having to roll a gfi, I hardly move more than 3 with them anyway.
For the same reason I do not think I will take Break Tackle. My Wights and Ghouls are more than mobile enough. I want my Mummies to stand in the way, tie down opponents and block. Grab can be very useful for that, and I have a Krox in another team who makes good use of Grab. Juggernaut will prevent turnovers and works against more skills, but the Blitzing in my teams is done by the Wights and Ghouls most of the time.

I'd definitely take the MA. I have a Mummy with Break Tackle and Dodge, and I can tell you that it isn't all that. I just end up rolling double skulls every turn in an effort to try and use it.

MA 4 really is a huge difference, and as you say lets him stand up and blitz without a GFI (massive boost), but more importantly IMO lets him race along with the Zombies in your cage.

Magictobe · Post by **Magictobe** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:16 pm

+MA would indeed be my choice. You get +25%. You are more mobile on the pitch to guard assist when needed and indeed no GFI to blitz an opponent beside you when you are down.

TuernRedvenom · Post by **TuernRedvenom** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:42 pm

Magictobe wrote:You get +25%.

It's even better as you get +33,333333333... %

PubBowler · Post by **PubBowler** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:44 pm

To quote the White Dwarf tactics article

"A mummy with a high movement is enough to give some coaches nightmares"

And for once they got it right!

The skill options aren't bad but I'd never take +AV on an AV9 player. The stats & increased effectiveness of Claw rule it out.

Brokje · Post by **Brokje** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:42 pm

+1 Ma it is.

Thanks!
M

mattgslater · Post by **mattgslater** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:15 pm

You've got Stand Firm. I'm going to be the lone dissenter and recommend a skill. Grab is mediocre-but-fun, and Multiple Block is great against some teams. You don't want to be moving this guy: you want him to be where the action is, throwing blocks and providing assists.

Magictobe · Post by **Magictobe** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:05 pm

You say it yourself, you want him where the action is so with the movement he will arrive where the action is. Otherwise you just run away from him and he has to look at the action from a distance

datalorex · Post by **datalorex** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 12:08 am

Good choice. It this were a khemri team, you'd be lynched for not taking MA. But with an undead team, you could get away from taking MA because you have more speed than khemri. But it's still really a no-brainer. Juggernaut isn't that useful because you don't have the speed to blitz that much. Mult Block is really only good on ST6 guys or at the very least, ST5 with block (if you have lots of guard). And you're too slow to make good use of Breat Tackle. So that leaves Grab. As you can take Grab the next time you skill up, you should take MV now (which is what you are planning to do, so good for you!)

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