Changes: Steelforge

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Steelforge

Colorless unit

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As an additional cost to buy Steelforge, consume a Blastforge.
At the start of your turn, gain

, pay 1

, and consume a Drone: construct a Steelsplitter

Supply:	4
Cost:	4
Build time:	1
Health:	4
Consumes:	Blastforge Drone
Creates:	Steelsplitter
Position:	Middle Left

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Steelforge is a Colorless unit that produces two blue. It also has the Ability to convert Drones into Steelsplitters.

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Strategy[ | ]

The Steelforge is a colorless unit that requires the player to sacrifice a Blastforge to be built. Its Ability allows you to efficiently convert your Drones into Steelsplitters for 1 (gold and blue). As Steelforge has 4 health it can not be targeted by the Apollo's Ability (or Kinetic Driver's for that matter), so building Steelforge can save your blue production from being sniped at a critical moment.

Buying Steelforge instead of a second Blastforge is virtually always correct unless there are Blastforge-synergy units such as Drake or Grenade Mech as it's essentially just a 1-gold cheaper Blastforge even without its ability.

Steelforge's click ability is significantly more efficient than buying Steelsplitters directly, but still less efficient than most random set attackers, so buying multiple Steelforges just to mass produce Steelsplitters is not recommended. The ability mostly acts as a blue sink.

When you use the Steelforge's Ability you should not buy new Drones to replace the converted ones as they won't have time to pay for themselves, so you should rather invest your Resources to buy more attack.

Note that if the Random set contains more Drone consuming units like Plasmafier, you should be careful about combining them as they may reduce your Drone count down fast.

Change log[ | ]

June 30th, 2015
- Cost increased from 2 + sacrifice a Blastforge to 4 + sacrifice a Blastforge.
- Blue production increased from to .
- ability cost changed from 2 to 1 .
February 15th, 2015
- Cost decreased from 3 + sacrifice a Blastforge to 2 + sacrifice a Blastforge.
October 2nd, 2014
- Cost decreased from 4 + sacrifice a Blastforge to 3 + sacrifice a Blastforge.
September 13th, 2014
- Renamed to Steelforge, from Conscriptor.
- Produces .

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+'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a [[{{#var:type}} unit|{{#var:type}}]] [[{{#ifeq:{{lc:{{#var:spell}} }}|yes|spell|unit}}]] that produces two {{ticon|blue}}[[blue]]. It also has the {{ticon|click}}[[Ability]] to convert [[Drone]]s into [[Steelsplitter]]s.
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 ==Strategy==
-The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a colorless unit that requires the player to sacrifice a [[Blastforge]] to be built. Its {{ticon|click}}[[Ability]] allows you to efficiently convert your [[Drone]]s into [[Steelsplitter]]s for {{ticon|gold|2}}{{ticon|blue}} ({{ticon|gold}}[[gold]] and {{ticon|blue}}[[blue]]). This building holds synergy with other advanced units that take advantage of either having [[Steelsplitter]]s (such as [[Odin]]) or having fewer [[Drone]]s (such as playing against [[Deadeye Operative]]). As {{PAGENAME}} has {{ticon|health|4}} [[health]] it can not be targeted by the [[Apollo]]'s {{ticon|click}}[[Ability]], so building {{PAGENAME}} can save your {{ticon|blue}}blue production.
+The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a colorless unit that requires the player to sacrifice a [[Blastforge]] to be built. Its {{ticon|click}}[[Ability]] allows you to efficiently convert your [[Drone]]s into [[Steelsplitter]]s for {{ticon|gold|1}}{{ticon|blue|2}} ({{ticon|gold}}[[gold]] and {{ticon|blue}}[[blue]]). As {{PAGENAME}} has {{ticon|health|4}} [[health]] it can not be targeted by the [[Apollo]]'s {{ticon|click}}[[Ability]] (or [[Kinetic Driver]]'s for that matter), so building {{PAGENAME}} can save your {{ticon|blue}}blue production from being sniped at a critical moment.
+Buying {{PAGENAME}} instead of a second Blastforge is virtually always correct unless there are Blastforge-synergy units such as [[Drake]] or [[Grenade Mech]] as it's essentially just a 1-gold cheaper Blastforge even without its ability.
-Going for {{PAGENAME}} is not exactly a [[rush]] tactic, since at least three turns are required to get to your first attacking Steelsplitter (buy Blastforge -> buy {{PAGENAME}} -> use {{PAGENAME}}). Going for {{PAGENAME}}'s Steelsplitters provides more [[preventive defense]] than [[Forcefield]]s or [[Ossified Drone]]s.
+{{PAGENAME}}'s click ability is significantly more efficient than buying Steelsplitters directly, but still less efficient than most random set attackers, so buying multiple {{PAGENAME}}s just to mass produce Steelsplitters is not recommended. The ability mostly acts as a [[tech sink|blue sink]].
-Being able to build Steelsplitters for effectively 1/3 the {{ticon|gold}}gold cost can allow to slightly augment [[constant attack]]. When you begin to use the {{PAGENAME}}'s {{ticon|click}}Ability you should not buy new Drones to replace the converted one as they won't have time to pay for themselves, so you should rather invest your [[Resource]]s to buy more {{ticon|attack}}attack.
+When you use the {{PAGENAME}}'s {{ticon|click}}Ability you should not buy new Drones to replace the converted ones as they won't have time to pay for themselves, so you should rather invest your [[Resource]]s to buy more {{ticon|attack}}attack.
-Note that if the [[Random set]] contains more Drone consuming units like [[Plasmafier]], you should be careful about combining them as they will [[Drone consuming nombo|reduce your Drone count]] down fast.
+Note that if the [[Random set]] contains more Drone consuming units like [[Plasmafier]], you should be careful about combining them as they may [[Drone consuming nombo|reduce your Drone count]] down fast.
 ==Change log==
+*June 30th, 2015
+**Cost increased from {{ticon|gold|2}} + sacrifice a Blastforge to {{ticon|gold|4}} + sacrifice a Blastforge.
+**Blue production increased from {{ticon|blue|1}} to {{ticon|blue|2}}.
+**{{ticon|click}} ability cost changed from {{ticon|gold|2}}{{ticon|blue}} to {{ticon|gold|1}}{{ticon|blue|2}}.
 *February 15th, 2015
 **Cost decreased from 3{{ticon|gold}} + sacrifice a Blastforge to 2{{ticon|gold}} + sacrifice a Blastforge.