Very good video for helping understand some of the more complex details of the game. Guile sirens was always a card i wasn’t sure how it worked but this clears it up. I always assumed you could move a nearby above ground unit with its ability while the sirens were submerged but that seems to not be the case.
Great job. I can’t wait to get my hands on cards and play. Not sure how I’m gonna make it to Beta release…….. feels like an eternity away! Looking forward to your next vid!
It does indeed feel like eternity especially we know they are on the way lol. Stay tuned as I will be posting videos until I run out of stuff to talk about before I get the alpha cards lol.....man I really need the cards lol
Great clips! Saw streamers confused about whether lightning bolt could hit a creature which was submerged. You seem to indicate the "location" is the square and region. Thus if your Avatar casts lightning bolt from the surface then it could only hit creatures on the surface. Do you know if any cards allow an Avatar to be submerged or airborne? Also liked the 10:30 mark how you showed how the viper with blaze could burrow at the precise moment to hit the boar and borrowed troll along the movement plus 2 path. Very nice!
Thanks for watching! There are no cards that would allow avatars to traverse different regions at this point. For minions, there are some ways to get the spellcasters in the subsurface so that would be the only way to target something in the subsurface. The blaze was a good example to show interesting movement interactions that is unique to Sorcery!
The pit viper started from the surface and burrowed where the boar is so it received damage. JFYI, the lethal + blaze mechanic will not work under the most recent rules as now it is considered the blaze causing the damage and not the pit viper.
Great video - this helped me a lot getting started with the game. Thanks! After trying it out myself I have question regarding the combo using Blaze on the Viper: You say that the viper has lethal and hence kills both the Boar and the Troll by passing "through" them. But isn't the damage dealt by Blaze (the spell) rather than the Viper? In that case I would expect that both the boar and the troll receive two damage each but the lethal ability doesn't apply.
Really good video! One question: In the fireball example, if a unit with stealth is on a site with another unit that doesn't have stealth, or if both units have stealth, and the fireball hits them, can the caster designate the stealthed unit as a target (taking the full damage), or would the non-stealthed unit have to be the target? (And if both have stealth does the caster still get to pick?)
Thanks for watching! Projectiles do not differentiate stealth vs non-stealth minion. Stealth is not immune against projectiles as they are not targeting the minion. The controller of fireball get to choose either one of them to deal 4 damage. The 2 damage will be dealt to the other minion even if it was a stealth minion too as its not targeting. Hope this helped!
In the fireball example, you state that a projectile can start or originate a step away from your caster. Does that mean i can start the fireball on the spot to my left and send it north along that path?
Thanks for the question! The answer is no. As explained in the video, the projectile have to travel in cardinal direction to where the source is, and what you explained is not cardinal (perhaps an offset cardinal direction). If you start your projectile from one step to your left, it have to go left.
Just watching this series now thanks for making them. Probably a dumb question but with something like Lightning Bolt that says target, can I target a minion or avatar 2 or 3 sites away if nothing is blocking LOS, or is it only nearby?
Just a follow up question. Is line of sight needed? So if I have my avatar or another spellcaster cast a lightning bolt, do they need to have los to the target?
@@TyrroxZym It depends on the text on the card. In the case of lightning bolt. The card reads damage a unit at target LOCATION. This means you can target ANY location on the grid that SHARES the same region as the unit casting the spell. In the case of lightning bolt being cast by your avatar, you can target the surface of any site (as currently there exists ZERO avatars capable of existing in the void or subsurface). But a spell like firebolt specifically states you fire 3 PROJECTILES. Being that they are projectiles they must adhere to the cardinal directions ruling, and can only be fired in straight lines of north, east, south or west. They can hit minions and avatars not only within their region and line of sight, but ALSO will hit the very first minion they come into contact with along their path. This means if you have one of your own minions along the path, and you are trying to target their avatar further down the path the bolts are traveling, they will hit your minion first and any left over bolts (after your minion is killed) will travel on till they either hit the wanted unit or the next obstacles in their path. That is why with firebolts its always good to "clear the way" first of any allies or lesser minions you don't want getting in the way of your spell.
Minions without submerge cannot move to an underwater region so burrowed minion cannot traverse the underwater region. If it gets forced to submerge, it will die.
Darn it. The one thing I was hoping this video would explain was the one thing it didnt! LOL 🤣 Cant catch a break I suppose. Maybe you could answer it for me anyways Haine. I wanted to know what is the game's ruling on creatures with burrow and submerge when moving along the subsurface? Can a burrowed/underwater minion move >> surface >> and then attack an enemy unit or site? Or does surfacing or submerging/burrowing take away this action of attacking and movement?
@@wizardsden666 Ok so surfacing consumes a step. So a burrowed/submerged creature with movement +1 could then theoretically move one adjacent square on the grid, surface and then attack?
Thanks for the question! If a minion with submerge becomes buried, it will die. If a minion with burrow gets buried, it will NOT die. Hope this clears everything up!
@@wizardsden666 Just for clarification, if a minion is already submerged in a water a site and is forced to burrow at that same site, it dies? Or can you not make something burrow unless it's a land site (and likewise for only being able to submerge on a water site)?
Projectile-rules have changed in 2024, beware! Projectiles now only may start from your spell caster's square, never from any adjacent square. Also stealthed Units can't be hit by projectiles
Really insightful! Best teaching video for Sorcery by far! Thanks Haine
Thanks for the compliment! I hope I could make it even better, so I hope you stay tuned to see how I gain more experience and better at this!
@@wizardsden666 with you all the way!
Thank you so much for making this content, helps a lot! Thumbs up all the way!!!!
Glad it helped! It always feels great to hear that! Enjoy Sorcery!
Excellent!
Delighted to hear that you are entertained! Stay tuned for the next episode!
My brain hurts but these videos are making it much better. Ordered a print of the print & play. Can't wait to pick it up today or tomorrow!
Great to hear you started your P&P! The videos might hurt your brain for a while but you will get used to it!
Appreciate the video! Helps alot to understand the text box! Thank you!
Glad it helped!
Very good stuff Haine. These are the best teaching videos by far that I have seen. Can't wait for my cards to get here later this month.
Thanks for the comment and compliment! I can't wait to get my boxes too! Really want to remake these how to play series with real cards!
@@wizardsden666 Ok, I am looking forward to that!
Very good video for helping understand some of the more complex details of the game. Guile sirens was always a card i wasn’t sure how it worked but this clears it up. I always assumed you could move a nearby above ground unit with its ability while the sirens were submerged but that seems to not be the case.
Thanks! Glad it helped! Indeed the Guile siren have to be above surface to lure in minions on the surface.
Great teachings! Thanks Haine.
Thank you too for watching! Stay tuned as more are coming!
Really well explained! This is going to be a great resource to new and developing players! Great job, Haine!
Thanks! Yes, my hope is that my videos will aid those who are willing to hop into the game. Good to know that it would be helpful!
love these, hope to see more gameplay videos soon :)
It will be coming this weekend!
Great job. I can’t wait to get my hands on cards and play. Not sure how I’m gonna make it to Beta release…….. feels like an eternity away! Looking forward to your next vid!
It does indeed feel like eternity especially we know they are on the way lol. Stay tuned as I will be posting videos until I run out of stuff to talk about before I get the alpha cards lol.....man I really need the cards lol
Excellent video Haine!
Thank you very much!
Great clips! Saw streamers confused about whether lightning bolt could hit a creature which was submerged. You seem to indicate the "location" is the square and region. Thus if your Avatar casts lightning bolt from the surface then it could only hit creatures on the surface. Do you know if any cards allow an Avatar to be submerged or airborne? Also liked the 10:30 mark how you showed how the viper with blaze could burrow at the precise moment to hit the boar and borrowed troll along the movement plus 2 path. Very nice!
Thanks for watching! There are no cards that would allow avatars to traverse different regions at this point. For minions, there are some ways to get the spellcasters in the subsurface so that would be the only way to target something in the subsurface. The blaze was a good example to show interesting movement interactions that is unique to Sorcery!
Thanks man
No problem! Thanks for watching!
At 10:58 how is it possible that the boar receives damage if it isn't in the same area (burrowing)?
The pit viper started from the surface and burrowed where the boar is so it received damage. JFYI, the lethal + blaze mechanic will not work under the most recent rules as now it is considered the blaze causing the damage and not the pit viper.
@@wizardsden666 good to know! Thank you.
Great video - this helped me a lot getting started with the game. Thanks! After trying it out myself I have question regarding the combo using Blaze on the Viper: You say that the viper has lethal and hence kills both the Boar and the Troll by passing "through" them. But isn't the damage dealt by Blaze (the spell) rather than the Viper? In that case I would expect that both the boar and the troll receive two damage each but the lethal ability doesn't apply.
This video was made when blaze was actually regarded as damage done by the minion, it is no longer true as you mentioned!
@@wizardsden666 Ah, great. This is what I thought. Thanks for the clarification! But I do like Blaze a lot even without that combo.
Really good video! One question:
In the fireball example, if a unit with stealth is on a site with another unit that doesn't have stealth, or if both units have stealth, and the fireball hits them, can the caster designate the stealthed unit as a target (taking the full damage), or would the non-stealthed unit have to be the target? (And if both have stealth does the caster still get to pick?)
Thanks for watching!
Projectiles do not differentiate stealth vs non-stealth minion. Stealth is not immune against projectiles as they are not targeting the minion. The controller of fireball get to choose either one of them to deal 4 damage. The 2 damage will be dealt to the other minion even if it was a stealth minion too as its not targeting.
Hope this helped!
@@wizardsden666 It does help, thank you!
In the fireball example, you state that a projectile can start or originate a step away from your caster. Does that mean i can start the fireball on the spot to my left and send it north along that path?
Thanks for the question! The answer is no. As explained in the video, the projectile have to travel in cardinal direction to where the source is, and what you explained is not cardinal (perhaps an offset cardinal direction). If you start your projectile from one step to your left, it have to go left.
Just watching this series now thanks for making them. Probably a dumb question but with something like Lightning Bolt that says target, can I target a minion or avatar 2 or 3 sites away if nothing is blocking LOS, or is it only nearby?
Thanks for watching! If if just say target, it can be anywhere in the same region of the spellcaster.
Just a follow up question. Is line of sight needed? So if I have my avatar or another spellcaster cast a lightning bolt, do they need to have los to the target?
@@TyrroxZym It depends on the text on the card. In the case of lightning bolt. The card reads damage a unit at target LOCATION. This means you can target ANY location on the grid that SHARES the same region as the unit casting the spell. In the case of lightning bolt being cast by your avatar, you can target the surface of any site (as currently there exists ZERO avatars capable of existing in the void or subsurface).
But a spell like firebolt specifically states you fire 3 PROJECTILES. Being that they are projectiles they must adhere to the cardinal directions ruling, and can only be fired in straight lines of north, east, south or west. They can hit minions and avatars not only within their region and line of sight, but ALSO will hit the very first minion they come into contact with along their path.
This means if you have one of your own minions along the path, and you are trying to target their avatar further down the path the bolts are traveling, they will hit your minion first and any left over bolts (after your minion is killed) will travel on till they either hit the wanted unit or the next obstacles in their path. That is why with firebolts its always good to "clear the way" first of any allies or lesser minions you don't want getting in the way of your spell.
So what happens if a burrowed minion moves or is forced aubmerged in a water site? Does it die or is it considered burrowed
Minions without submerge cannot move to an underwater region so burrowed minion cannot traverse the underwater region. If it gets forced to submerge, it will die.
I don't get how the troll would get hit by blaze when the attack was done on the surface an the troll being burrowed.
That is because the pit viper burrowed underground. Notice that the pit viper's finishing location is underground.
Great opener lol
Thank! It was a while ago I made that and forgot about the opener lol
Darn it. The one thing I was hoping this video would explain was the one thing it didnt! LOL 🤣 Cant catch a break I suppose. Maybe you could answer it for me anyways Haine. I wanted to know what is the game's ruling on creatures with burrow and submerge when moving along the subsurface? Can a burrowed/underwater minion move >> surface >> and then attack an enemy unit or site? Or does surfacing or submerging/burrowing take away this action of attacking and movement?
The latter is correct: surfacing will consume 1 step, so you can't directly attack a minion atop an adjacent site from the subsurface.
@@wizardsden666 Ok so surfacing consumes a step. So a burrowed/submerged creature with movement +1 could then theoretically move one adjacent square on the grid, surface and then attack?
@@yumyumeatemupyes.
If a minion has submerge and becomes buried does it die? Also, same for borrow?
Thanks for the question! If a minion with submerge becomes buried, it will die. If a minion with burrow gets buried, it will NOT die. Hope this clears everything up!
@@wizardsden666 Just for clarification, if a minion is already submerged in a water a site and is forced to burrow at that same site, it dies? Or can you not make something burrow unless it's a land site (and likewise for only being able to submerge on a water site)?
@@glittches The latter is correct. you can't burrow and submerge on a site. They keyword and land/water site have to match for it to work.
Projectile-rules have changed in 2024, beware!
Projectiles now only may start from your spell caster's square, never from any adjacent square.
Also stealthed Units can't be hit by projectiles
MAKE A TUTORIAL ON HOW YOU MADE THAT PLAYMAT!!!
Thanks for the comment! Perhaps you want a download link of the playmat data instead?
@@wizardsden666 yes pls
I absolute love the artwork and quality, but this game is entirely too complex. Basic movement is unbelievably complex.
Once you learn the essence, it is fairly straight forward.