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+ | Some [[units]] have a limited '''lifespan''', shown by a skull icon {{ticon|lifespan}}. At the start of the owner's [[turn]], the unit's lifespan is reduced by one, and it's destroyed when it reaches zero. |
| + | [[Blocker|Blockers]] with lifespan are vulnerable to [[chill]], since freezing a blocker that's about to die anyway is equivalent to dealing damage. Similarly, absorb denial units like [[Bloodrager]] and flexible attackers like [[Scorchilla]] can reduce a lifespan unit's value as a blocker. For these reasons, it's sometimes better to attack with a lifespan blocker on its last turn even if the defensive value would be greater. |
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| − | ==Strategy== |
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| − | A common use for units with both Lifespan and [[blocker|Block]] is to let them in defense on their last Lifespan turn and use them to block in front of other units (to make maximum use of their Health before they die naturally). There is a number of circumstances in which you should be careful about doing this however: |
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| − | - If your opponent has flexible attack (from [[scorchilla|Scorchillas]] by example), they can decide to just wait a turn for your Lifespan unit to die before attacking full force, denying you absorb that turn. |
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| − | - If the set contains units with [[Chill]] effects, your opponent's freeze can effectively be converted to damage on that turn (since your Lifespan unit will die without having absorbed damage). This is even worse if the available freeze is constant (from [[tatsu nullifier|Tatsu Nullifiers]] or [[shiver yeti|Shiver Yetis]] for instance). |
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| − | - If the set contains [[bloodrager|Bloodragers]], your opponent can at the same time deny you absorb and build up constant damage, usually swinging the game hugely in their favor. |
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==Units with limited lifespans== |
==Units with limited lifespans== |
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Latest revision as of 03:07, 10 October 2019
Some units have a limited lifespan, shown by a skull icon 
. At the start of the owner's turn, the unit's lifespan is reduced by one, and it's destroyed when it reaches zero.
Blockers with lifespan are vulnerable to chill, since freezing a blocker that's about to die anyway is equivalent to dealing damage. Similarly, absorb denial units like Bloodrager and flexible attackers like Scorchilla can reduce a lifespan unit's value as a blocker. For these reasons, it's sometimes better to attack with a lifespan blocker on its last turn even if the defensive value would be greater.
Units with limited lifespans[ | ]
Unit table[ | ]
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| Vile Doombot | Colorless | Unit | 0 | 0
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2
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1
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3
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| Barrier |
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Unit | 1
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1
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20 | 0
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1
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1
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| Thermite Core |
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Unit | 1
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1
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4 | 1
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1
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8
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| Nivo Charge |
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Unit | 2
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1
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10 | 1
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1
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1
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| Plexo Cell |
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Unit | 2
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2
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10 | 0
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4
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1
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| Oxide Mixer |
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Unit | 3
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1
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4 | 1
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2
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4
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| Fission Turret |
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Unit | 4
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1
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10 | 1
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1
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1
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5
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| Grimbotch |
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Unit | 4
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1
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10 | 1
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2
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1
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4
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| Innervi Field |
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Unit | 4
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2
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10 | 0
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3
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3
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| Doomsplitter |
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Unit | 5
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1
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10 | 1
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3
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1
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5
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| Frost Brooder |
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Unit | 5
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2
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4 | 1
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2
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6
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| Kinetic Driver |
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Unit | 5
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1
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4 | 1
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1
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1
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6
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| Doomed Wall |
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Unit | 7
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1
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10 | 0
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4
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3
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| Chieftain |
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Unit | 8
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2
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1
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10 | 1
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7
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2
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3
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| Doomed Mech |
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Unit | 9
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2
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10 | 1
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5
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2
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5
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| Aurb Magnifier | Colorless | Unit | 12
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1 | 6
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9
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6
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| Gauss Fabricator |
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Unit | 12
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4
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1 | 1
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10
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8
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| Thunderhead |
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Unit | 15
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5
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1
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1 | 1
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11
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4
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3
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| Defense Grid |
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Unit | 16
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3
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1 | 1
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7
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7
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