What role does the Da Rogue Idol fill in the orc roster?

[Lucipurr, The Silly One.]

Im just struggling to see a point in the rogue idol. I understand from a single player perspective. But in multiplayer I feel like its useless, Yes its a tank that hits hard, but the giant does that for much cheaper. Its slow, it never gets above 50 kills.
My enemies just... avoid it. Then when everything else is dead they just finish it off.
I could just take a giant instead and actually have a decent army.

[yuzhonglu]

Get the one that throws rocks?

[SpaceGoatMage]

Use it to scare your opponent. If they kill it some of their units will be occupied, letting your other guys get to the frontline. And if they ignore it, they will have a monster beating them up eventually.

[Lucipurr, The Silly One.]

Originally posted by yuzhonglu:

Get the one that throws rocks?

Have you seen how much it costs? You would be better off getting a giant and artillery.

[𝒦ℒℬ]

Originally posted by Zoey:

Originally posted by yuzhonglu:

Get the one that throws rocks?

Have you seen how much it costs? You would be better off getting a giant and artillery.

sounds like a ror rouge idol. lol

( the one that throws rocks)

[Lucipurr, The Silly One.]

Originally posted by ;2447091863625597623:

Originally posted by Zoey:

Have you seen how much it costs? You would be better off getting a giant and artillery.

sounds like a ror rouge idol. lol

( the one that throws rocks)

I know what he means. but for the same cost you can get a giant which fills the same role, and a dedicated artillery piece.

[Andrewbh2003]

its an anchor piece with high armour

treat is as you would a giant but with armour that also has teh + of being the anchor that your formation is supported

its a niche unit and a bit UP but it has its aplications

especially if your opponent does not expect it

[BaronWilhelm]

The more appropriate question is what role does the giant play now, imho. Rogue Idol is a morale anchor/terror causer, and Does everything the giant would do better. Absolutely tanks melee dmg, though prolonged missile focus will hurt it more and more as it loses health and gets debuffed

[SirSanjiSlacks]

In MP it's not worth its cost, just like giants. In a standard battle you won't get any use out of it unless you're against Chaos with a non-Kholek leader. Any faction with missle units will demolish it swiftly.

In SP though doomstacks of those rogue idols is not too bad at all.

[Xaphnir]

Originally posted by SirSanjiSlacks#BuyGamesThroughMe:

In MP it's not worth its cost, just like giants. In a standard battle you won't get any use out of it unless you're against Chaos with a non-Kholek leader. Any faction with missle units will demolish it swiftly.

In SP though doomstacks of those rogue idols is not too bad at all.

Wurrzag can get Rogue Idols up to a ridiculous amount of missile+physical resistance. 55% physical resistance and 30% missile resistance. Even Shades focusing it are going to take a long time to kill it. Only thing those Rogue Idols should really fear are Sisters of Avelorn, Luminarks or other ranged units with magical attacks.

[Wyvern]

Giants are usable in mp, just gotta build around them a bit, and at 1500 they arent a bank breaker. Besides being bugged in live version(fixed in beta) rogue idols big issue is imo similar to the normal dread saurians, if youre gonna field it for its niche, the ror is better. Rogue idol is awesome vs infantry, decent vs cav, can tank a lot of non ap damage(and its not like gs lack tools to compromise enemy skirmish play vs ap damage) and anchors a line nicely. The problem is that for only 500 more you get the ror with way better stats and a built in ability to force your opponent to move in close. Its basically the unit a steam tank wishes it was. Vs a faction like counts or brettonia its a very potent unit, and ive heard people speak well of it vs dwarfs. The normal version though, im not sure. Maybe ok vs vampires since they will rush for melee every time, but thats about it.

[chaosbringer42]

Its an idol made of feces and rocks. Its really big and smashes stuff. Thats what it does for the orc armies.