Vai Mauronax

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Vai Mauronax

unit

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At the start of your turn, gain
, and pay : 7 (Chill 7: add 7 chill to target until next turn. Units with chill greater than or equal to their health cannot block.)

Supply:	1
Cost:	13
Build time:	1
Health:	6
Attack:
Position:	Middle Far Right

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A Vai Mauronax

Vai Mauronax is a Blue-red unit.

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Strategy

Due to being able to freeze for 7, Vai is absolutely crushing against 1-supply large absorbers such as Centurion or worse, Defense Grid. It isn't bad even if the opponent's largest absorber is only a Wall, but the bigger that absorber gets, the better Vai gets.

Usually if there is neither a big absorber to freeze nor a good red sink Vai is not something you should get, as the double Animus will then mean wasting a lot of red. Something like Perforator makes it viable in almost any set.

Note that Vai's freeze costs an attack to use. Therefore it is important to not use it automatically, but only use it if it denies absorb, forks two important defenders, or something.

Also remember that the next turn damage indicator from your opponent doesn't account for the fact that Vai's freeze costs an attack, so you need one less defense than it says you need. (It also assumes that none of the freeze will be wasted, which is almost never the case.)

Openings

Player 1

1. DD
2. DDE
3. DDD
4. DDDB
5. AAW (S if not attacked)
6. Vai Mauronax +D (Defend)

This allows getting TTTW the turns after.

Player 2

1. DD
2. DDE
3. DDDDC
4. BAA
5. Vai Mauronax +DD

Leaves 20 Econ but takes damage first.

Player 2 Rush

1. DD
2. DDE
3. DDD
4. BAA
5. Vai Mauronax (Float 2)
6. TTTT

Not practical without a Red sink, such as Immolite, instead of Tarsiers.

Player 1 Centrifuge (1) line

1. 1
2. DD
3. A (Float 3)
4. Vai Mauronax (1GGB left)

Benefits from Auric Impulse (Full econ turns, can buy Wall).

Player 2 Centrifuge (1) line

1. 1
2. DA
3. TD (Float 1)
4. Vai Mauronax (GGB left)

Player 1 Flame Animus (1)

1. DD
2. DB
3. D1
4. DD1
5. WA (Float 1) (TA if no Attack setup)
6. Vai Mauronax

This requires a Red sink.

Player 1 Ferritin Sac (1) and Perforator (2) rush.

1. DD
2. A
3. DD12
4. DA
5. Vai Mauronax

Player 1 Centrifuge (1) line

1. 1
2. DD
3. A (Float 3)
4. Vai Mauronax (1GGB left)

Benefits from Auric Impulse (Full econ turns, can buy Wall).

Player 2 Ferritin Sac (1) and Auric Impulse (0) line.

1. DD
2. DA
3. TD01
4. TTA
5. Vai Mauronax

Benefits from a Red sink.

Change log

• February 17th, 2016
  • Cost decreased from 14 to 13
• May 23rd, 2015
  • Cost decreased from 15 to 14.
  • Chill ability increased from 6 to 7.
• May 1st, 2015
  • Added to the game.

Unit types
Colorless