D&D 4E Desert of Desolation Minis... 4E preview thoughts

[Doc_Klueless]

This strongly supports a well done sort by case however. Not even dupes on rares. Thank you for posting the results.

No problem. I knew some people were curious.

(fixed that pesky Fire Archon)

 

[thalmin]

Not having utilized the Miniatures rules, has anyone else noticed that the Mercenary General's stat card says "Commander 4." Is that a clue that perhaps the Warlord = Commander?

Commanders have been in the minis game since it began. Different commanders have different abilities, but are needed to coordinate attacks. A figure not under command can only attack the nearest enemy and has other in-game disadvantages. Many types of figs are commanders, while others of like class are not. It is just a designation for that particular fig.

 

[Glyfair]

Commanders have been in the minis game since it began.

And, in fact, are an element of the game that's disappearing the in update. The role of commanders is being replaced with "champions."

 

[Olaf the Stout]

I bought a case of these mini's and this is what I got:

Commons:
Animated Statue x4
Black Woods Dryad x4
Blood of Vol Fanatic x4
Boneshard Skeleton x4
Demonweb Swarm x4
Drow Blademaster x4
Farmer x4
Flame Snake x4
Merchant Guards x4
Militia Archer x4
Rot Scarab x4
Snaketongue Cultist x4

Uncommons:
Astral Stalker x2
Cliffwalk Archer x1
Drow Spider Priestess x1
Dwarf Brawler x2
Dwarf Maulfighter x2
Eternal Blade x2
Ettercap Webspinner x2
Guardian Mummy x1
Halfling Enchanter x1
Halfling Rogue x2
Human Cleric of Bahamut x1
Large Fire Elemental x2
Ravenous Ghoul x2
Sahuagin x1
Shadar-Kai Assassin x2
Shadow Mastif x1
Shrieking Harpy x1
Spined Devil x1
Tiefling Cleric x1
Tiefling Rogue x1
Thundertusk Boar x2 (mount)
Visejaw Crocodile x2
Warhorse x1 (Mount)
Yuan-Ti Malison x2

Rare:
Bar-Lgura x1
Bruenor Battlehammer & epic x1
Drider x1
Feral Troll x1
Fire Archon x1
Gelatinous Cube x1
Mercenary General x1
Macetail Behemoth x1
Manticore Sniper x1 (Mount)
Naga x1
Yuan-Ti Champion of Zehir & epic x1
Umber Hulk Delver x1

That's a nice case pull. I would be extremely happy if that's what I got from my case. The G-Cube, Umber Hulk and Drider will be the 3 most popular Rares of the set (and therefore most expensive to buy singly) so you were lucky to get all 3 of them.

Olaf the Stout

 

[Beckett]

I bought a case of these mini's and this is what I got:

Rare:
Bar-Lgura x1
Bruenor Battlehammer & epic x1
Drider x1
Feral Troll x1
Fire Archon x1
Gelatinous Cube x1
Mercenary General x1
Macetail Behemoth x1
Manticore Sniper x1 (Mount)
Naga x1
Yuan-Ti Champion of Zehir & epic x1
Umber Hulk Delver x1

From my case, the only rare we had in common was the Fire Archon (and I'm pretty sure I didn't have any double rares). I can't say I'm dissatisfied with what I pulled, although the Troll , the Cube, and the Umber Hulk were the ones I was most interested in.