Home » Blogs » Uncle Ho's blog

Warmachine/Hordes Tactics: Entice the Tiger to Leave its Lair

Submitted by Uncle Ho on May 7, 2008 - 03:21

"Never directly attack an opponent whose advantage is derived from its position. Instead lure him away from his position thus separating him from his source of strength." - Thirty-Six Stratagems

This strategy was first told to me by Justin (you all know... the other Skorne player). One day, I saw him putting his warlock in the open, seemingly without any defenses, and with only 1 fury left. Normally, this is suicidal but he had a plan. You see, he said that without luring the opponent's warcaster/warlock to waste their fury to try to assassinate your warcaster/warlock, it is a lot harder to kill their warcaster/warlock who is heavily protected.

Usage:
Be careful! This tactic requires a lot:

  • Skills
  • Luck
  • Opponent Falling for it

However, you'd be surprised how often human greed prevails.

Put a juicy target in the open to lure your opponent to stretch their resources. This will leave them more vulnerable to your counter-attack the next turn. Remember only to use this if their warcaster/warlock is "turtling" or has so much advantage that there is no other way to 'caster kill.

This article is by no means comprehensive. As you play more and more games, experience will teach you many more lessons than this article can. Your local gaming scene may be different, so take that into account also.

What else do you think is essential for winning Warmachine/Hordes games? Got a good idea? Please Share in the comments. We'd love to hear from you!

Written for Two Headed Dragon by Uncle Ho.

»