Card Abilties
Call Protection
At the end of your Attack Phase, if this unit attacked an enemy card during this turn, you may place a friendly unit adjacent to this unit.
Save the Queen
Adjacent friendly units cannot be attacked through or forced.
Unit Background
Queen Maldaria has sternly ruled the Phoenix Elves for near seventy years, following the mysterious death of her father. Most elves judged her a fair queen despite her flaring anger, since such is hardly a rarity among those people. But with the advent of Prince Elien’s betrayal, Queen Maldaria has slipped deeply into the throes of paranoia, and shows little sign of that changing.
The civil war has ended and the queen has purged her ranks of those accused of disloyalty. Now, fearing new schemes from shadowy betrayers, she has sought to distract her people with the violence of war. The Phoenix Elves strike from their volcanic home, ranging far, as their priests incite the people and recruiters eagerly seek fresh fodder for the front. The Phoenix Elves are a capable force, but one must wonder what Queen Maldaria would do if she actually succeeding in defeating her many foes.
The civil war has ended and the queen has purged her ranks of those accused of disloyalty. Now, fearing new schemes from shadowy betrayers, she has sought to distract her people with the violence of war. The Phoenix Elves strike from their volcanic home, ranging far, as their priests incite the people and recruiters eagerly seek fresh fodder for the front. The Phoenix Elves are a capable force, but one must wonder what Queen Maldaria would do if she actually succeeding in defeating her many foes.
Card Strategy
Maldaria is the star of the deck, and winning or losing will usually depend on how involved she can be. The more she attacks, the closer Phoenix Elves are to victory. If necessary, position her in front of an enemy gate to do so.
The basic cycle of Maldaria is as follows: Summon a unit, move it to the best position to attack, attack with it, attack with Maldaria, then move that unit from the unsafe position to the front of Maldaria. This protects both Maldaria and the unit. Maldaria is now blocked with a unit that can’t be forced, and now attacking the front unit will be complicated. If the opponent chooses to attack that front unit, it puts itself in Maldaria’s threat range, repeating the cycle.
This is Maldaria’s cycle, and the more you do it, the better you will do in games. While Royal Guardian is the best unit for this as it helps to put enemy units into Maldaria’s range, all commons and champions are good targets for this cycle.