LEGIONNAIRE ALVAR The Fierce Warrior

For this weeks battle challenge, we have a chaos legion monster, LEGIONNAIRE ALVAR. LEGIONNAIRE ALVAR is a legendary neutral melee attack monster.

LEGIONNAIRE ALVAR's lore is nothing but amazing:

The Chaos Legionnaires are ruthless warriors and the Chaos Legion's elite fighting force. Alvar Veralyn was conscripted into their ranks at a young age after his family was slain and his world conquered by the Chaos Legion. The harsh conditioning that all conscripts receive nearly broke the child, but in the end, his old, easy way of life was subsumed by the desire for battle and conquest. Alvar dedicated himself to his training, intent on reshaping his mind and his body until he had no equal on the battlefield. Eventually, he rose to the rank of General and now stands as leader of the Chaos Legionnaires.

Alvar is a most imposing sight on the battlefield. His armor is imbued to withstand the strongest of magical attacks, and even the mightiest of foes is no match for his massive, two-handed sword, which some say was forged in the Realm of Nightmare. He lives for battle, wading through his enemies and striking them down as he seeks out the strongest among them to engage in single combat. He enjoys nothing more than watching the life fade from his opponent's eyes. His conquests are legendary even among the Legionnaires, and he earned the title of Godkiller after the Battle of Dargnilat, during which he single-handedly defeated one of the Old Gods.

Physical attributes of LEGIONNAIRE ALVAR are as good as could be for a legendary melee attack monster. Costing hefty 9 mana, LEGIONNAIRE ALVAR have decent health of 6 at level 1 which increases to 7 when maxed. It starts with a melee attack of 2, reaching a decent value of 3 when maxed. Speed is some what low, remaining constant at 2. LEGIONNAIRE ALVAR have a heavy shield of 8 at level 1, which increases to 9 at maxed level.

The real value of LEGIONNAIRE ALVAR lies in its abilities. Right from level 1 it have Void Armor capability. And at level 2 it gets Giant Killer ability. At level 3 Demoralize and Deathblow at maxed level also comes.

Needless to say LEGIONNAIRE ALVAR is meant to be a decent tank. It can sustain heavy damage due to heavy shield and also handle magic attack thanks to Void Armor ability.

Cost Analysis

Currently there are 13,376 normal foil and 883 gold foil LEGIONNAIRE ALVARs in circulation, costing a minimum of 3.95$/BCX and 45.45$/BCX respectively.

Like many Chaos Legion monsters, I feel this guy is also way way under-rated and price doesn't doesn't justice to what it brings to the battle.

Favored/Unfavored Battle Rules

LEGIONNAIRE ALVAR works well is almost all kind of battle rule sets. It works best in What Doesn't Kill, Aim True, Armored Up, Reverse Speed and Equalizer rulesets. It doesn't work good in Unprotected and Lost Magic rulesets.

Vulnerability and Disadvantage

LEGIONNAIRE ALVAR is quite vulnerable to Shatter ability because of bulk of its strength comes from its heavy shield. LEGIONNAIRE ALVAR's only disadvantage is its low speed.

Placement

LEGIONNAIRE ALVAR works best as a tank, as it can take on quite a beating. Plus it is well equipped to handle heavy tanks like Giant Killer ability. It can also be placed in back ranks if battle rules allow it and utilize Deathblow ability.

Complementing Summoners and Abilities

LEGIONNAIRE ALVAR can be complemented decently with many summoners since its a neutral monster. Best choices are LUX VEGA, BYZANTINE KITTY, CHANSEUS THE GREAT, POSSIBILUS THE WISE, KELYA FRENDUL, WAKA SPIRITBLADE and DRAKE OF ARNAK.

As far as abilities are concerned, LEGIONNAIRE ALVAR can be decently complemented by abilities from other monster like Inspire, Tank Heal, Repair, Cleanse, Resurrect, Swiftness, Slow, Protect, Strengthen and Triage etc.

Defense

LEGIONNAIRE ALVAR can be killed easily by first taking out its shield using Shatter strike. Once shield is down taking out LEGIONNAIRE ALVAR is not difficult. Poison ability is also a good ploy against LEGIONNAIRE ALVAR.

MY BATTLE USING DHAMPIR STALKER

This was a 50 mana battle with two battle rules, Weak Magic and What Doesn't Kill. Only Life splinter was allowed for this battle.

Battle Link

MY LINEUP

CHANSEUS THE GREAT

Since only life splinter was allowed and battle mana was very high to I went with heavy mana summoner CHANSEUS THE GREAT. Also since Weak Magic Ruleset was in play so I CHANSEUS THE GREAT was logical choice instead of GRANDMASTER RATHE.

LEGIONNAIRE ALVAR

Up front I used LEGIONNAIRE ALVAR. LEGIONNAIRE ALVAR can alone handle all kind of attack even without Weak Magic ruleset, all it needs is decent complementing abilities from back row monsters and summoner.

TRUTHSPEAKER

On one down I placed another TRUTHSPEAKER as it will not only protect my tank from any negative buffs but will also add couple of shield.

VENARI CRYSTALSMITH

On third position, I place VENARI CRYSTALSMITH to serve as a healer. I think its a better option than other magic attack healers.

SILVERSHIELD ASSASSIN

Next I used SILVERSHIELD ASSASSIN as my main striker. SILVERSHIELD ASSASSIN's Double Strike Sneak attack along with Poison can eat away enemy from back pretty fast.

ADELADE BRIGHTWING

On second last position, I used another legendary ADELADE BRIGHTWING. ADELADE BRIGHTWING's Repair and Resurrect abilities are indeed useful for heavily shielded tanks.

CORNEALUS

On the very last, I used yet another legendary tank, CORNEALUS to act as sneak attack defender. CORNEALUS's heavy health, along with Thrones makes it a perfect candidate for the job.

BATTLE ANALYSIS

The battle went as planned. LEGIONNAIRE ALVAR held its ground like it was supposed to. SILVERSHIELD ASSASSIN did its sneaking job pretty well and CORNEALUS also of course also played its part. TRUTHSPEAKER kept Cleansing my ALVAR and ADELADE also kept repairing the shield.

To be honest enemy had no chance. May be if he used some opportunity monster, that would have troubled me a bit. Otherwise it was an easy battle.

That will be all for today.
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