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Crisis Battle Guard
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Darksbane
, Aug 12 2014 03:08 AM | Last updated Aug 12 2014 03:08 AM
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Crisis Battle GuardType: Army Unit Faction: Tau Cost: 5 Attack Value: 3 Hit Points: 5 Command Icons: 3 Signature/Loyalty: Loyal Icon Traits: Soldier. Pilot. Elite. Mobile. (At the beginning of the combat phase, this unit may move to an adjacent planet.) Set: Core Set Number: 156 Quantity: 1 Illustrator: GW Design Studio |
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14 Comments
Excellent way to represent their jetpack manuevering...this is a strong and versatile unit!
High cost, but the mobile keyword makes sure it is never stuck on a planet doing nothing, a decent top end to a curve.
The most powerful but also most expensive of the Falcon/Raider/Crisis cycle. I think I like this unit's cheaper cousins a little better, but it's still quite a strong card.
I am to lazy to look at the Falcon and Raider cards but this is pretty amazing considering there is no attachment restriction for this unit. I have won a game with only this unit and Shadowsun at a planet with 5 enemy units. Of course, the guard had a repulsor impact field and a cadre attached.
Biggest use for this card, wind a command struggle at planet two and move him over to the first planet to participate in the combat. The three command makes him a versatile fellow. The ability to move at the combat phase also makes him nearly impossible to snipe him with opponents warlord because he moves during combat.
Very powerfull 4/5 because of it's abilities, command and survivability.
Attachments can be put onto this guy aswell and that's great.
It seems to be slightly underpriced. Mobile is great in early- and midgame, which is an open contraddiction with cost 5.
4/5
I'm tempted to add Death From Above to my Shadowsun deck just so I can pay CBS for 1 resource, but I think Tau needs more & better mobile units before DFA is viable.
Death from above would be a 5/5 card if it could put Crisis Battle Guard into play for one resource, but sadly it does not work with Elite units.
I was so fixtated on checking to see if it is loyal or not so Tau can play it, that I skipped over the non-Elite part in the text. Oh well. I guess there's a reason why even Baharroth players don't run 3x in their deck.
Even so, this is an often under-rated card. Solid command presence combined with combat presence that moves in is most excellent. Its only the new Tau uniques that stop this being a Shadowsun autoinclude.
Most combats in this game lasts for 1 round. If you have a unit can choose to participate in a combat, you want high attack to end the combat early. Three hammers is great, though.
3/5
Mobile , Hammers and Durability is great value, also it can carry certain attachments.
With elites getting more love I think the time has come for this card to really shine.