House Rules and Unit Pricing Analysis

Overpriced Units (plus house rules):

I never change the price of a unit, as that would change which armies are legal. Instead, I adjust the stats or ability wording in the smallest way possible. I want the unit to behave just like the designers intended, but for it to actually be worth using. I only do this in cases where the unit would really never otherwise be bought (not when the unit is merely low quality or over-specialized).

Sparticus (the rebel gladiator) -- 200 -- will also inspire himself when he inspires other gladiators. The 'x' marker counts as an order marker for the purposes of triggering inspiration, meaning you can give him the 'x' and your other gladiators the numbers.
Sudeva (the mummy queen) -- 140 -- Stoned units "rise again" as zombies under your control. Undead are simply killed. She is still extremely vulnerable to return fire, and usually does not create very many zombies before going down.
Hatamoto Taro (the samurai flagbearer) -- 130 -- always gets the toughness bonus (like the gorillinators).
Alcolarh (the elven flagbearer) -- 110 -- her special leaf power does indeed work on herself. She's still flimsy, but this gives her a chance.
Mimring (the fire dragon) -- 150 -- has 8 life, not 5. This makes him well balanced and much more dragon-like. Otherwise he's just a big expensive target.

Wishful Thinking (no house rules)

These units have abilities that should have been reworded to make the more relevant. The units themselves are still usable, but it's a shame that their abilities aren't better thought out. I don't bother with house rules in these cases, since I don't like making lots of changes.

Major X17 (the gladitron hero) -- 100 -- should be able to grab units of any size.

Valguard (the charging barbarian) -- 100 -- should adds5 to berserk rolls, not 1. That is, the Tarn would go from a 25% chance to a 50% chance, rather than only to a 30% chance.

Tarn (the viking berserkers) -- 50 -- should be common, not unique. Hasboro thought that everything in the base set should be unique, but there is no reason not to let people buy lots of these guys.

Underpriced Units (no house rules):

None of these units are so good as to ruin the game, but I would be willing to pay 10-20 more points for any of them. I leave these as they are, but resist the urge to put them into every army.

Raelin (the defense aura)-- 80 -- she must die before anything else can, and she is moderately hard to kill.
Airborne Elite (the paratroopers) -- 110 -- if they drop turn 1 and you win the initiative roll, you will win the game. If not, they are still solid.
Krug (the raging troll) -- 120 -- solid even without the double attack. You can always arrange for him to get damaged by purposefully disengaging a lot.
Syvarris (the archer elf) -- 100 -- With the high ground, he is almost impossible to overrun. The threat of facing the hyper elf means that every army has to have several ranged squads, as hand-to-hand units are hopeless against him on most maps.
Major Q9 -- 180 -- Whenever you are deciding what to put into a constructed army, ask yourself "Can this unit kill Q9?". He can take down entire armies by himself, and does not suffer from the normal soulborg vulnerability of having only one health.
Krav Maga Agents -- 100 -- a solid ranged unit that can't be shot!

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