I placed this card in my deck recently and haven't gotten a chance to try it out yet. I thought I might be able to incorporate it into my rush (similar to a mini-Aztec Zap Rush), on maps like Yukon with plenty of gold treasures.
Does anyone have experience with this card? Is gathering that much gold just not worth it as Iro in early colonial?
"Nature doesn't like Agra forts." - Sporting Lisbon
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Maybe ok as a meatshield in your base if being attacked or to keep cav away from your aenna, but their movement speed and attack is not good enough for a card of that type. Save the gold and send the 5 curr for 500 gold in age 3 - now that's a good card!!
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Mantlets aren't the greatest unit out there, maybe I'll give the 8 Cherokee card a try. My thinking is that this card might be able to be added to a rush or used as an expensive, slow training CM, provided you've got the extra cash of course.
@ Rum --- 5 Currs is a great card and coin is a typically a little easier to come by in Age 3 for them, a definite must have card.
I'll try it out and if it works for me, I'll get a rec up in the next couple days.
"Nature doesn't like Agra forts." - Sporting Lisbon
In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria. - Ben Franklin
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I'm still practicing offline with them. I haven't had the guts to try them "live" yet. I'm struggling trying to find an answer/solution to massed pikes, or any HI. Cetans don't seem to cut it, and BR/RR are kind of pricey, Also my micro isn't what it should be. ::/
My answer probably lies with Wakina, haven't used them that much. I noticed Ara did pretty well with them in his League game against Kaiser though. I will try to test that next, by defintion of the unit, it should work, right?. I'll also try get a rec up tonight, hopefully.
"Nature doesn't like Agra forts." - Sporting Lisbon
In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria. - Ben Franklin
I agree, the most viable option with Iros imho is still a colonial rush, it is just so strong. Their FF is strong also, and it is nice having another strong option to the cookie cutter Toma Rush. I have been taking my Iros to fortress kind of quickly lately (for me) and am amazed that I have neglected Prowlers in so many games thus far, stealth is always a nice option to have.
As far as my original question goes...
I have replaced the Age2 Merc cards in my main deck with 4 vills. I think this will help the Iros notoriously weak eco, especially following a botched/failed rush.
"Nature doesn't like Agra forts." - Sporting Lisbon
In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria. - Ben Franklin
one of my fav iro tactics is to aenna spam with my chief card, but ship 6 hawks and the 5 hawk bb for anti cav, this way all your early eco is all on food for aenna and buck the tame wolf, which provides a nice shield from cav with your shipped hawks and forces enemy ranged units into mellee where your aennas and chiefs crack shot will pown
I agree, the most viable option with Iros imho is still a colonial rush, it is just so strong. Their FF is strong also, and it is nice having another strong option to the cookie cutter Toma Rush. I have been taking my Iros to fortress kind of quickly lately (for me) and am amazed that I have neglected Prowlers in so many games thus far, stealth is always a nice option to have. 