Hero Zone: Dorinthea

Head held high, she strides across the courtyard, boots clicking against the well-worn stone. A crowd stretches out before her, their faces turned towards the warrior clad in silver armour and scarlet cloak. Golden hair tumbles down her back, unbound, face bared for all of Solana to see. As she recites the oath beneath the light of the sun, a soft smile threatens to break through her composed facade.

Dawnblade

What would a fantasy game be without iconic weapons?

Weapons (and equipment) are an exciting and significant part of the Flesh and Blood experience, and of all the heroes in Welcome to Rathe, Dorinthea (Thea) is the hero that showcases weapons the best.

Dawnblade, the sword that chose her, is the centerpiece of her deck and strategy. Thea's swordsmanship and affinity with Dawnblade are shown through her hero ability, allowing her to attack an additional time each turn when Dawnblade hits an opposing hero.

Likewise, it's the specific hand of Dorinthea that is able to unleash the rising power within Dawnblade, circumventing the Once per Turn attack any other warrior would be bound to.

Connecting the Dots

Getting Dawnblade to hit takes some work. Getting Dawnblade to hit twice in the same turn requires planning and skill.

Thea's hero effect allows you to attack one additional time with Dawnblade when it hits, but costs must still be paid to make the additional attack, including having an action point.

Cards that give Dawnblade go again, or give you additional action points, are important to a Dorinthea deck.

Giving Dawnblade go again and a face up power buff is not going to be enough to connect and trigger your hit effects. That is where Thea's warrior prowess comes in.

Warriors are in their element in close combat. Steel on steel; in the heat of engagement.

Dorinthea is the Welcome to Rathe hero we designed to play the game in the reaction window. Thea has many attack reaction cards that can modify Dawnblade's attack, and all of them have the keyword Reprise, which reflects a warriors prowess when engaged. (You can catch the meaning behind the word Reprise on Dorinthea's hero page.)

Positioning

A great Thea player will need to master the tactic of "the possible" to outsmart the opponent. It is this hidden information, and the ability to act last, that gives Thea and Dawnblade their edge in combat.

For heroes facing Thea in battle, they will need to approach combat carefully, or run the risk of becoming weak to Thea's superiority when engaged.

Reprise is only turned on when the defending hero defends with a card from their hand. There are 2 ways to defend without turning on Reprise:

1. Play a defense reaction from arsenal.
2. Defend with equipment.

Note - a defense reaction card played from hand will turn Reprise on.

The other legitimate option available to keep Reprise turned off, is to simply not defend at all. Sometimes that is the best option, but sometimes, Thea will put you exactly in the position she wants you…

The Final Sword

If you enjoy playing decks where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, and where strength comes from what you're representing, as much as what you actually have, then you'll take a shine to Dorinthea Ironsong.

Good luck noble warrior. Now go forth in the name of Sol, and bring light to the world of Rathe.

Warrior's Valor © 2019 Legend Story Studios. Illustrated by Daria Khlebnikova.

The Dorinthea hero deck contains 60 cards, playable right out of the box. The hero deck also includes the hero card, weapon, equipment set, and rulebook.
(MSRP $10.99 USD / $17.99 AUD / $19.99 NZD.)

Check out Dorinthea's hero page to see more of Flesh and Blood's noble knight, and see more cards from Welcome to Rathe in the card preview gallery!

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