Best next skill for a HE +1ST Catcher?

skatingtortoise · Post by **skatingtortoise** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:42 pm

shadowing and DT will make him an almight pain in the hindparts. couple this with a mix of block, dodge, sidestep and tackle, you have yourself a hell of a defender.

just consider DT+shadow+tackle

he looks at you. do i hit him...do i dodge...with St4, i think dodging is safest. ok, so i need a 4+ to be sure. without a dodge reroll...ok, no problem. 5! hooray! i have dodged. shadowing...oh no, i have to try and dodge. again. with sidestep and dodge on top, this is a mean mofo of a player.

Post by **DoubleSkulls** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:00 pm

Initially the two best choices are leap for the cage breaking potential or block/dodge just to keep him alive.

In an "early" developed league I'd be tempted to take dodge first because of the improved mobility is very useful - not quite as much as leap - but the added protection outweighs the disadvantage.

So that would mean the progression would be dodge, leap, then either strip ball, block, wrestle or tackle - really depending on league mix & skill selection - lots of sure hands forget strip ball. Block isn't that useful if your targets have it - making wrestle better and tackle is good against dodge/sure hands players.

Cramy · Post by **Cramy** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:45 am

ianwilliams wrote:Initially the two best choices are leap for the cage breaking potential or block/dodge just to keep him alive.

In an "early" developed league I'd be tempted to take dodge first because of the improved mobility is very useful - not quite as much as leap - but the added protection outweighs the disadvantage.

So that would mean the progression would be dodge, leap, then either strip ball, block, wrestle or tackle - really depending on league mix & skill selection - lots of sure hands forget strip ball. Block isn't that useful if your targets have it - making wrestle better and tackle is good against dodge/sure hands players.

As Ian is pointing out, there are lots of good options out there. So which specific skills you pick should depend on the teams in your league and their skills. All the options are good, but some skills will be close to useless against some teams.

Jon93y · Post by **Jon93y** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:49 pm

Great feedback...hmmm....

Now I'm thinking that I want to make him a blodging leaping cage breaker...with sidestep to follow.

This may draw attention to him, but let's face it...he's a potential monster. I predict a bounty on him within 2 games. Bring it!

stormmaster1 · Post by **stormmaster1** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 2:10 pm

block and dodge keep him alive and make him more usefull in just about all situations. They are the two best skills for all elves unless a thrower. I'd then go either side step or tackle.