Shattered Destiny – Humans

If there’s one word that describes the Humans, it is unity. Their greatest strength lies in their ability to bring people together and they are at their most formidable when working in harmony with one another. In Shards of Fate we saw this expressed with Inspire, which allowed an army of Humans to become increasingly more threatening as the later arrivals were inspired to greatness by the earlier troops.

In Shattered Destiny, this theme is expanded upon by the plethora of humans that encourage two or even three-shard decks, a symbol of the three regions of Carloth joining forces. However, the Humans have not forgotten their old tricks, and there are a number of exciting new troops waiting to Inspire their comrades in battle.

One such troop has stepped out of the pages of Christie Golden’s recently released HEX novel, The Accidental Knight: Alwyn, a kindly old priest who serves as guardian and mentor of a young boy with a hidden destiny.

[Editor’s note: A version of Alwyn with a display error in the text box was previously posted. The correct version has replaced the display error version. You can see the correct version above.]

Alwyn’s power is reminiscent of another teacher from Shards of Fate, the mighty Sword Trainer. While her scaling Inspire buff has always been exciting, her weakness lay in the fact that the troops she Inspired, hard-hitting though they may be, were not offered any extra durability, and therefore would often not walk out of a combat alive.

Not so with ol’ Alwyn, though. Even with no buffs of his own, he can pass on a solid +2 ATK /+2 DEF enhancement, allowing your Inspired troops to take a bit more damage before going down. If he should happen to pick up a boost from some of the smaller stat-boosting Inspire troops, though, he could eventually be passing on Gigantify-level buffs to your later drops. You could even just slap an actual Gigantify on Alwyn, and delight at the sight of the giant ex-abbot handing out massive +9 ATK /+9 DEF Inspire pumps. The sky’s the limit with Alwyn, and in a few short days, his Inspiration will let you assemble record-breaking, gargantuan-sized armies of your very own!

While that article wraps up the look into the races of Entrath, these are only a small sample of what you’ll find waiting for you in Shattered Destiny. And for those fans of the other four main races, the Necrotic, Vennen, Elves, and Coyotle: fear not! You’ll find several of them represented throughout the set as well, though their story is only just beginning. There’s a lot to look forward to in the world of HEX!

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