BattleCon - Tips & Strategies

Like Luc, Regicide Heketch is a harrier style of fighter. He prefers to close in on the opponent to range 1 and then after hitting move back to a further range. Why? Because of his unique ability. He has a token that he can ante for +2 Priority and to gain that close range, or to increase damage or a few other things. He has a lot of neat little tricks under his belt which makes him very interesting.

One of the strengths of this character is that he has lots of ways to boost his damage if you have his token. So, you want to always be within a 1 or 3 space from the opponent. A ranged 1 would be your power strike, where you spend your token to boost your attack. Range 3 is where you would get your token back, and so if you keep this yo-yo effect going on you can create a good balance of power and range, but you need to be fairly careful with you you approach it.

First, let take’s a look at his token. His unique token is called Dark Force, and with it and only with it he can ante the token to get +2 Priority and move adjacent to the opponent. This is a pretty good movement technique in and of itself and you can do a lot to bridge that gap. Merciless is a good defensive Style that allows you to not get hit for this beat if you have a token. The problem is that the effect is an ‘After activate’ ability so you need to win priority to have this work. Both Critical and Rasping allow you to spend a token to get +3 Power for the attack, which is nothing to sneeze at. Assassin keeps the opponent close to you if you spend a Dark Force token and Psycho allows you to spend a token to do the attack a second time, which can be fun. So, you can see that the Dark Force token is the biggest thing with him and that to effectively use him you need to keep your range gauged properly.

FUN COMBOS:
Psycho Dash – A little bit wasteful use of Psycho, but this ability would give you a 10 Priority ability that will make it so that the opponent can’t hit you and give you the space you need to get your Dark Force token again if things are positioned right.

Psycho Knives – A pretty nice and powerful combination, it strikes for a natural 4 Power that can’t be clashed with. If you get rid of the Dark Force token you can hit again, so you can do 8 damage to the opponent altogether. Sitting at 6 Priority, you are ok in terms of possibly going first with this technique – but it can also be a bit dangerous too.

Assassin Grasp – Just moved up to be adjacent to the opponent and now need to move back to get your Dark Force token? Assassin Grasp is a good answer to that. Assassin allows you to retreat any number of spaces on hit, and Grasp allows you to throw the opponent one space – so you can get the distance you need to get your Dark Force token easily. With a priority of 5, you are ok for Priority – maybe a little low, but not terrible.

Critical Strike – A funny name combination, yes, but Critical Strike is pretty good. You can hit for 3 and maybe 6 if you spend a Dark Force token, and ignore Stun Guards too. Has ok priority on the whole and is not too bad.

Remember, with Heketch you are going for a hit-run style of fighting. You want to be within that sweet range of 1 and 3 to take the most advantage of your abilities and find a way to move from one to the other quickly and easily without getting yourself into too much trouble.