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Liberating Shadespire With the Chosen Axes

February 2018·p. 22

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Kevin Chin recommends combining objective-holding with upgrades that make inspired Fyreslayers dangerous at close range. Movement ploys compensate for their slow approach, while healing and rerolls keep a small warband effective; the article links these choices to the Chosen Axes’ particular inspiration condition.

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