Corax Reckoning - what's the point?

[Edgewalker]

In about 100 hours of playing Corax I have not reached reckoning even once. Not even once. I don't even remember what it does.
I may not be in straight top, but I'm not like a complete m.oron either since I'm sitting on about 4K elo right now.

[[*GRS*] Darkhar]

It gives you a dead card to balance an otherwise OP warlord. Well, in fact the combo of warlord and RG cards is still OP (mainly due to permastealth), but this way is less likely he also gets a finishing blown lategame.

If you played troops that are destroyed on the enemy turns, instead of keeping them hidden, you could trigger it in the long run. But it less usefull now it doesn't give stealth to Corax, and meta it's too aggro to really happen, usually either you or the enemy are dead by the time you get to use it,

[Edgewalker]

Originally posted by *GRS* Darkhar:

It gives you a dead card to balance an otherwise OP warlord. Well, in fact the combo of warlord and RG cards is still OP (mainly due to permastealth), but this way is less likely he also gets a finishing blown lategame.

If you played troops that are destroyed on the enemy turns, instead of keeping them hidden, you could trigger it in the long run. But it less usefull now it doesn't give stealth to Corax, and meta it's too aggro to really happen, usually either you or the enemy are dead by the time you get to use it,

Sounds legit. You may be right.

[Edgewalker]

Originally posted by *GRS* Darkhar:

It gives you a dead card to balance an otherwise OP warlord. Well, in fact the combo of warlord and RG cards is still OP (mainly due to permastealth), but this way is less likely he also gets a finishing blown lategame.

If you played troops that are destroyed on the enemy turns, instead of keeping them hidden, you could trigger it in the long run. But it less usefull now it doesn't give stealth to Corax, and meta it's too aggro to really happen, usually either you or the enemy are dead by the time you get to use it,

I was thinking...
What about Konrad Curze and Night Haunter? Or Alpha Legion Apharius combo-wombo?
In High Terra for each Raven Guard I see 10 Alpha Legion decks and 20 Night Lords decks.
Don't even get me started about everyone and his cat playing Angron.

[DEOVONTAY MCSLANGA]

Originally posted by *GRS* Darkhar:

It gives you a dead card to balance an otherwise OP warlord. Well, in fact the combo of warlord and RG cards is still OP (mainly due to permastealth), but this way is less likely he also gets a finishing blown lategame.

If you played troops that are destroyed on the enemy turns, instead of keeping them hidden, you could trigger it in the long run. But it less usefull now it doesn't give stealth to Corax, and meta it's too aggro to really happen, usually either you or the enemy are dead by the time you get to use it,

So he's an OP warlord, but he isn't meta and is outclassed by aggro decks.

Sounds legit.

[DEOVONTAY MCSLANGA]

Originally posted by Edgewalker:

Originally posted by *GRS* Darkhar:

It gives you a dead card to balance an otherwise OP warlord. Well, in fact the combo of warlord and RG cards is still OP (mainly due to permastealth), but this way is less likely he also gets a finishing blown lategame.

If you played troops that are destroyed on the enemy turns, instead of keeping them hidden, you could trigger it in the long run. But it less usefull now it doesn't give stealth to Corax, and meta it's too aggro to really happen, usually either you or the enemy are dead by the time you get to use it,

I was thinking...
What about Konrad Curze and Night Haunter? Or Alpha Legion Apharius combo-wombo?
In High Terra for each Raven Guard I see 10 Alpha Legion decks and 20 Night Lords decks.
Don't even get me started about everyone and his cat playing Angron.

RG is too reliant on late game combos and a handful of specific troops to win. Remove those troops and you win. Top 50 is full of decks that are flexible and not reliant on 1 or 2 cards.

[Edgewalker]

Originally posted by DEOVONTAY MCSLANGA:

Originally posted by Edgewalker:

I was thinking...
What about Konrad Curze and Night Haunter? Or Alpha Legion Apharius combo-wombo?
In High Terra for each Raven Guard I see 10 Alpha Legion decks and 20 Night Lords decks.
Don't even get me started about everyone and his cat playing Angron.

RG is too reliant on late game combos and a handful of specific troops to win. Remove those troops and you win. Top 50 is full of decks that are flexible and not reliant on 1 or 2 cards.

You are right, but when I build a hundred percent effective deck I have 8 RG cards in it at most. I don't really like the idea of Raven Guard joining forces with Imperial Guard, sounds pretty bad fluff-wise. Besides, I have Salamanders for it with better Astartes-IG synergy.
So my solution is I don't play "OP" Corax anymore.
My Salamanders deck is back in the game.

Edit. Oh, you mean that if my opponent removes my crucial troops he will almost certainly win. In that case, that is also my experience.