Card of the Week: Orc Fanatic
by Devin Monnens, Game
Design Intern
InEverQuest, the Orc Fanatic was a fairly formidable mob for lower
level players exploring Highpass Hold and were led by the fearsome Chief
Gan'Shralok. InLegends of Norrath,theOrc Fanatic is one of
the more dynamic cards.
EQ1の時代、Orc FanaticはHighpass Holdを探索する低LVプレイヤーにとって
「かなり油断ならないモンスター」でした。
かつて恐怖のNMD"Chief Gan'Shralok"に付き従っていたこのモンスターもまた、
LONの世界でよりダイナミックに、カードへの変身を遂げました。
He is one of the few Shadow units that hasFrenzy(the other
isVenril Sathir).
Orc Fanaticは、Frenzy効果を持つ、非常に貴重なUnitの1つです。
（もう1つはVenril
Sathir:Cost7。Shadow UnitではFrenzyなUnitは実にこの2匹だけ）
He is also one of the few units that has a 'comes into play' effect.
しかもそれだけではありません……Orc Fanaticは
「Playと同時に特殊効果発動」な効果を持つ、非常にレアなUnitなのです。
Some players might be too quick to dismiss the Fanatic -- after all, why
would any sane player want to damage one of his own units?
このOrcを手札から除外すると決断するのは
ちょっと待った方がよろしい、かも知れませんーーー
要するにこう言われたいのでしょう？
まともなプレイヤーなら自分のUnitを痛めつけたいなんて、思わない、と。
Turns out, there are some excellent uses for the Fanatic.
しかし（使いようによっては）、それもこのUnitの「メリット」となり得るのです。
Aside from Frenzy, the most obvious advantage of this card is its ability to
deal one damage to anyof your opponent's units once it comes into
play.
Frenzy以外で言うと、このCardが有する最も大きな能力は
「Playと同時に、敵陣に配置されている敵のUnitのうち、
任意の1体に1ダメージを与えること」です。
With the Fanatic, you can choose any of your opponent's units on the playmat,
so you could even play the Fanatic at a different quest than the unit you want
to damage.
You can't do that with his closest counterpart, theBarbarian
Butcher.
Let's examine the Fanatic's drawback -- you have to deal a point of damage
to one of your own units.
While at first this may seem like a disadvantage, there are several cards that
allow you to turn it into a decisive advantage.
Take last week's COTW,Gnoll Soothsayer, for instance.
This rare unit will let you draw one card for each point of damage it
receives.
This means you can play aGnoll Soothsayerand then hit it for a point
of damage with the Fanatic, giving you an extra card right away.
Let's also not forget units like theFallen Berserker, who gets +1
damage bonus for each point of damage he has when you are shadow-aligned.
Simply deal your damage to the Berserker to increase his damage-dealing power
and then attack with your frenzied Fanatic, letting you apply the damage.
Similar strategies can be used with theOrc Taskmaster.
If you're really brave, you can try combining theOrc
FanaticandOrc TaskmasterwithBerserk Dwarf, Furious
Berserker, andRaging Berserker, giving you some quick damage buff
bonuses very quickly.
However, you won't be able to make good use of theFallen Berserkerin
such a deck, as his bonus only applies when your avatar becomes evil -- and if
that happens, you'll get damaged every time you play a light-aligned unit.
If it comes down to it, he can always deal that point of damage to himself -- sometimes, desperate situations call for desperate measures.
Overall,Orc Fanaticis a very versatile card and can be put to good
use in a wide variety of decks.
Feel free to experiment with him -- you might be very surprised with the
results.
Discuss this card in theforums.
