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Summoning as an issue + Potential Fix


ukrocky

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I dont think all summoners are necessarily an issue, only those summoners who are getting something for absolutely nothing or at a very low investment.

Som'er for example is a sterling example of a "balanced" summoner. It requires an upgrade to do, he can summon exactly one model type, he requires one to summon one, the range is fairly short at 6", both target and summoned model come in injured which reduces their effectiveness substantially until healed, and it requires a suit to succeed. Sure he can provide the required suit to ease the summoning but it will cost either his 0 action or one of his Skeeter Totems AP and the discard of a correctly suited control card to do. At minimum Som'er's summoning requires the investiture of 5 SS (2 for the upgrade, 3 for the Bayou Gremlin target), and a correctly suited card. This minimal investment is extremely vulnerable to "sniper" models with From the Shadows deployment who can completely shut it down with the killing of the lone targetable Bayou Gremlin. To do his summoning reliably and maximize the potential (3 "Free" Bayou Gremlin's per turn) turn after turn, the investment is going to be substantially higher at; 2 SS for the Upgrade, 9 SS for 3 Bayou Gremlin's, 5 SS for a Slop Hauler, 1 correctly suited control card for discard, 3 of Som'er's AP plus his 0 action (or 1 AP from a Skeeter that will also add 2 SS to the cost), 2 wounds on each Bayou Gremlin both target and summoned, 2 AP from the Slop Hauler to heal up to 4 of the Bayou Gremlin's back up to effectiveness, and 3 Ap from the summoned Bayou Gremlins due to Slow. Grand total of 16 SS, 1 Correctly suited Control Card, 12 wounds (2 to each Bayou Gremlin, target and summoned, some of which can be offset through healing), and 8 AP plus Som'er's 0 action for 9 SS worth of "Free" models.

That is a fairly balanced summons in my opinion.

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