Magnaraptor
Magnaraptor
Magnaraptor is a total glass cannon, having the lowest health of any non-flock meta creature but very high attack to make up for it! Not many things can safely swap into Magnaraptor, due to the on escape ability providing a damage increase, higher crit chance, dodge, and will heal it if below half health. Its flock of one ability also provides healing when it's below half health, allowing it to recover with ease. Magnaraptor may lose to a lot of meta creatures, however it is excellent as a revenge killer due to that on escape. The swap in should almost never be used in case the opponent has Sah Panthera. There are two ways to build Magnaraptor, one for speed in mirror matchups and one to tank against Concatoloch and beat it.
When to use: Swapper, Mid, Closer
Ideal Boost Spread: X/X/X
Ideal E3 Boost Spread: X/X/X
Strength: Cunning, Fierce, Resilient
Weakness: Flocks, Tanks
Favorable Matchups: Gryganyth, Plateorex, Thylos Intrepidus
Best Counters: Concatoloch, Compsovenator, Rajadorixis, Sah Panthera, Megalocevia, Concatosaurus
Favorable Matchups:
Gryganyth
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Against Gryg, the user should use dominant pounce in case they open with skewer instead of maximum ferocity.
T1: Dominant Pounce
T2: Magna Impact
T3: Group Fierce Strike / Dominant Pounce
Thylos Intrepidus
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Magna has two moves that distract by 100% as well has having high rend resistance.
T1: Dominant Pounce
T2: Flock Of One
T3: Dominant Pounce
Best Counters:
Concatoloch
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Very rarely can Magna beat Conloch. It can be used if Conloch is low and kills one of your creatures, but if not it depends on the Magna build. The bulky build beats Conloch while the speed build loses.
T1: Expose Weakness
Compsovenator
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Magna's group attacks don't do enough damage and Compsoven can speed itself up with blighted pounce.
T1: Blighted Pounce
T2: Alert Surge / Instant Rampage And Run
Rajadorixis
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The best Magna counter, Rajadorixis can annihilate it without letting it escape.
T1: Berserk Decimation
Sah Panthera
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Even without the revenge attack, Sah does well against Magna with afflicting trap. Magna can only cleanse it with flock of one but has to wait a turn due to the delay.
T1a (If revenge): Vengeful Double Strike
T1b: Afflicting Trap
T2b: Vengeful Double Strike
Plateorex
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Megalocevia
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Mcevia one-shots Magna turn 1 with the counter + precise revenge.
T1: Precise Revenge
Concatosaurus
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Concato can kill Magna on turn 1 due to Magna's low health.
T1: Rampage Intervention