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Hello everyone, it's time for the Orcs that exist in Gods Unchained, and I will be writing about whether or not they are currently useful.
Orcs are best known for the Warcraft universe, an amazing videogame, and The Lord of the Rings. Orcs are usually depicted with brown skin and are mostly strong warriors, but some orcs have a greater affinity for magic, and can become great warlocks.
As you may notice in the following orcs, some of them have green skin, and in Warcraft those are the ones who were corrupted by fel magic after drinking the blood of Mannoroth, a demon lord. I don't know if this is the reason why many games use green skinned orcs.
Some orcs in Hearthstone and Magic the Gathering:
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Now, it's time for the Orcs in Gods Unchained:
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There are 3 orcs that cost 1 mana. The Bodyguard can only be summoned by the roar effect of Cardshark, which is part of the guild tribe. On the other hand, Nightleaf Hunter is part of the Amazon tribe, and will gain +1 strength if she has an ally when she is summoned.
All of them are preferably used in aggro decks, especially Nighleaft Hunter, who is often used in Amazon decks.
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Currently, there are only 2 spells that have an orc in their design. The epic spell Demoralise is a great spell, as it can annihilate damaged creatures, dealing 1 point of damage to them. It's ideal to cast after using 1 mana damage spells like Auric Rush and Savage Strike, which deal 1 damage to each creature.
And the 1 mana spell Me Two Three is exclusive to Deception decks. I've never seen this card used, as it shuffles three copies of a creature into the opponent's deck, which is not a good effect, at least for this meta. It's definitely bad in the early game, but I think it can be useful in late game, since the opponent is more likely to draw the copies, of course after the spell is used on a creature that won't be useful in late game, like 1 mana units. But it's still really strange that someone would use this spell for what I mentioned, maybe in the future with cards with negative effects.
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| Mindful Orc will gain +2 health if he is the only unit on the team when summoned, so he can reach up to 6 health, nothing bad for a 3 mana unit. | The only orc creature in the War deck, it has attacked my creatures many times, fortunately I always destroy it. This orc can attack creatures when summoned and can attack twice per turn. | Hired Muscle, the only orc that costs 6 mana and currently the strongest orc. Unfortunately, it is a common creature and does not have great stats for a 6 mana unit, so it is not used in battles. |
Of the 3 orcs, only the Orcish Elite is the most known and used in battles. Mindful Orc and Hired Muscle, I haven't had the chance to see them in battles.
I thought there would be more orcs, but nope, the one I found most interesting and that I didn't know about was definitely Mindful Orc, the only orc creature that doesn't have green skin.
I have created 3 custom orcs that can be a great addition to them, I hope you like them.
The legendary Orc Chief, Borhar, will be able to attack enemy creatures when summoned. Also, he will gain Protected and attack the enemy creature with the lowest health, even if it has hidden. To protect himself and his allies, whenever Borhar destroys a creature, a Bodyguard with protected will be summoned. Pretty good, isn't it?
Exiled Orc, is really useful and OP, because it gives you a 2/2 relic with Blitz, and also this relic after each use, the weakest enemy unit will lose 1 health. For only 3 mana, Exiled Orc has an incredible effect, excellent for aggro decks.
The last Orc will be Marauder, also a 3 mana war creature. He will be Hidden for 1 turn on the board when placed on the board. And he will take advantage of his allies' creatures when they are destroyed, allowing him to gain Hidden once again, this time until he decides to attack.
Do you like the orcs in Gods Unchained? My favorite is definitely Nightleaf Hunter since I like the amazon creatures, and for only 1 mana she can have 3/2 stats if she has an ally. What's yours?
That's all for now guys. See you next time, take care.
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