that flying gunship is overpowered and not fun to play against!

[mr bigdad]

If one side has it and the other hasnt, its almost too hard to beat. I kill some of them, but if they spawn three in a row, it's unbeatable. Should be nerved!

[Khazlariko]

They can't spawn three in a row unless they are playing Mordar and put down two tombs, they activated and then you killed the Drone Force. They are actually really fragile and being if they make it to the middle of the map, can be killed off pretty easily. Dragon Welp or Ghost turret is usually your friend. But other ranged units can get the job done.

It's best if you are in a position to let them come to the middle, distract them (with scrap pack or some low cost thing) and then send in something to kill them. If they are on their side, it's much harder, but you want to send either a tank to take the fire or a stream of disposables backed by something like dragon whelp. And if you don't think either of them will work based on what's on the board, you could also beam of doom it.

[mr bigdad]

Thanks for the tips and that is what I already do. But it still is unbalanced in my opinion.

[Lillydenim]

It's pretty weak i think for an 8 mana cost card. You can also distract it with divine warrior and then launch anything as khazlariko said, any range unit or dragon. 5 seconds reload is very slow. and it's only shooting one shot so even a scrat pack or legionnnairies can distract it... many many counter i think for that one.

But it's true that a well placed one will be a pain in the a... especially without any spell.

[Legardus]

That Drone Force can be OP but not in itself. Only in some situations and against specific decks. Because there are actually no cards that can counter it 1vs1, you will need to have several and use them to distract + kill. The problem is if enemy counter you, use a spell or the board can be already filled with other of his minions and you can be not able to distract succesfully. This card can make the game even when placed at the beginning. You can only watch how it rape all your units then your base with the rest of opponent minions and you can't kill it unless it is alone but it won't. But in most decks you will be able to neutralize it fast enough.

[@BaboonLord]

The common card "Beam of doom" kills it, costs 6 Mana.

[Legardus]

Yep you're right. But still it's just only one card and it's expensive, you can have no space for it in your deck or not get it in right time. But i'll give it a try maybe..

[Daonitre]

Originally posted by Legardus:

Yep you're right. But still it's just only one card and it's expensive, you can have no space for it in your deck or not get it in right time. But i'll give it a try maybe..

I agree that cards shouldn't have a direct hard counters, but Drone Force One is not an example of that type of card. Lots of counters in lots of ways, most decks already have them if you just play the cards well.

[Mordtziel]

It's so op that I've seen all of one person use it in platinum or higher.

Whelp pack (7)
Beam of Doom (6)
Crossbow Guild (6)
Lightning Bolt (4)
Raging Reinforcements - Crossbow Dudes edition (4)

^Cards that can take it out by themselves 1v1.

Soulstealer (6)
Annihilator (5)
Laser Turret (5)
Raging Reinforcements - Whelp edition (4)
Ghost (4)
Dragon Whelp (3)
Plasma Marines (3)
Ghost Turret (3)
Crossbow Dudes (2)

^Cards that can take it out provided something else tanks a shot or two.

[Legardus]

The problem is if a player spam us with many units + Drone so it's difficult to focus him. Or when it sits deep on his half. Most of these cards will aim other player units not the Drone but nvm I didn't mean 1vs1 like they stand against each other, my bad. Lightning Bolt is RNG tho. It depends a lot on the decks after all.

[Mordtziel]

Originally posted by Legardus:

The problem is if a player spam us with many units + Drone so it's difficult to focus him. Or when it sits deep on his half. Most of these cards will aim other player units not the Drone but nvm I didn't mean 1vs1 like they stand against each other, my bad. Lightning Bolt is RNG tho. It depends a lot on the decks after all.

It's 8 mana. He can't have a lot out. At BEST he can play it with swarmers and blood swarm on a 3rd perk ratbo giving a total of 15 targets which would render lightning bolt a pipedream, but the minions are all so weak that they would be shredded by the rest of the answers.

[jasta85]

I used to take the drone but eventually dropped it as it was just way too much of an investment. Last time I ran into one I had some cheap units on the board already which drew its fire, sent 1 dragon welp after it which killed it while it was killing other units.

Infiltrate dropped right on top of it works pretty well too, it will kill one or two of the gunners but die if not helped by something else. Sometimes wont kill any if its distratcted by another target when they drop in.

[Legardus]

Yeah it's easy to kill as long as you have the advantage and something to distract + kill. Worse if you are under pressure on your half and it snipe you from far. But still even 10 drones would be better than Demon Warrior lol If someone has hard time vs drones, just put some ranged + distract and you are good. Otherwise this drone can be a pain in the ass. But yes, 8 mana is fair I agree.

[WhiteCrow]

Great discussion with some counters and tactics, and I agree for the most part; It's a risky pick with a steep cost, and not worth taking unless you can back it up. The only times it seems to be a threat in my games is when the enemy can support it, or Mordar is bringing it back with tombs.