Dropfleet Commander/Tactics/Scourge
They talk of democracy, freedom, fairness. Those are the creeds of cowards. The ones who would listen to a thousand opinions and try to satisfy them all. Achievement comes through absolute power, and power through strength! They have lost!
Why Play Scourge
High damage weapons
Wolfpack tactics
Special Abilities
Scald: Scourge weapons with this ability reduce armor rolls against their damage by 1 while within the ship's scan range.
Corruptor: Scourge torpedoes that achieve successful penetration unleash a hot, steamy load of Razorworms inside their victim's defenseless hull, starting "Fires" every turn.
Ships of the Line
- Light Tonnage:
- Nickar-class Corvette:
- Gargoyle-class Strike Carrier:
- Harpy-class Gun Frigate: Fun sized Oculus Beam platform.
- Djinn-class Close Action Frigate:
- Charybdis-class Bombardment Frigate:
- Scylla-class "Submarine" Frigate: Play tower defense games with your opponent by dropping these into atmosphere and using their Reverse-Grav cannons to act like a mobile Military Sector!
- Medium Tonnage:
- Yokai-class Light Cruiser:
- Strix-class Light Cruiser:
- Chimera-class Troopship: Poorly armed but hauling troops, much like the San Francisco. The major difference being that Chimeras are faster and flimsier, so it can be a challenge to keep them alive long enough to drop bulk landers into a midfield cluster over several turns. Handle with care.
- Hydra-class Fleet Carrier:
- Ifrit-class Cruiser: Carries a set of the Scourge dual-mode Burnthrough Lasers. Toss a pile of middling dice looking for that sweet 8 damage spike, or throw a single die with pinpoint accuracy to light the target with Flash and possibly land a crit chain.
- Wyvern-class Cruiser:
- Sphinx-class Cruiser:
- Heavy Tonnage:
- Raiju-class Heavy Cruiser:
- Shenlong-class Heavy Cruiser: Covered in Oculus Beam Arrays and packing Stealth + Partial Cloak, it can put out a lot of firepower . But it lack the extra shots and complete immunity to spikes found on the Akuma for 35 points and doesn't have the Daemon's complete Fuck-You package, so for now this class is stuck with the unfortunate title of Third-Best Pricey Beamspammer.
- Akuma/Basilisk-class Battlecruiser: OMG OVERPOWERED! The Akuma/Basilisk has both Full Cloak and Stealth, making it completely immune to spikes while above 50% Hull and able to fire a 3 shot Phalanx on Silent Running. Because of their ability to strike with a tiny zone of possible return fire and negate most of the risks of going on an all-out offensive, you'll see at least one of these in every competitive Scourge list at the moment.
- Banshee/Manticore-class Battlecruiser: Plasma Tempest CA bruiser and Scourge Torpedo carrier. Struggles to live up to its brother's hyper-efficient reputation since it pays for Stealth and Cloak but doesn't have to go Weapons Free to fight at full power, and can't utilize a Silent Running+Stealth shot and launch its torpedo in the same turn.
- Superheavy Tonnage:
- Dragon-class Battleship:
- Daemon-class Battleship: Beams, Beams, and more Beams, with a side of two BTLs and Plasma CA. Caps out at a potential 22 damage on Weapons Free before counting Close Action. Its massive damage ceiling and improved armor don't quite make up for lacking the Stealth and Cloak shenanigans of the Scourge Battlecruisers, but it's a good looking ship and a fine bruiser in a less-competitive game.
Building a Fleet
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Tactics
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Counter-Tactics
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Common Playstyles
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