Why The Lunginator is one of the best weapons in the game

Crap. I've missed it again...
With the new wonderful blocks The Lunginator should become even more powerful... but the new weapons are powerful too!

 

There's one in particular that made me think of you and this thread.

Spoiler

Zoltan's Laser Scourge

 

Nice weapon, its cards have good synergy, and it doesn't even need Crusher - Bruiser is enough. But the Scourge will never outmatch The Lunginator, since it offers worse tech (no block removing) and roughly the same damage for .

 

Another expansion an still no weapons with Shambling Bash. **sigh**

 

Oh yeah, the lungination menace is back!

I'm currently trying out this build:

Lysergic A. Diethelamide
Level 19 Dwarf Warrior

Zoltan's Laser Scourge
The Lunginator
The Lunginator
Xander's Mail
Eeygonnic's Shield
Captain Cedric's Helm
Reynoldo's Boots
Raging Battler
Advanced Crushing
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2 x Blind Rage
2 x Mighty Hack
2 x Crusher
1 x Strong Bludgeon
4 x Officer's Harness
11 x Lunging Bash
1 x Surging Shield Block
2 x Escaping Run
2 x Laser Whip
4 x Unnerving Strike
3 x Reliable Mail
2 x Wounded Block
​

Psilocybe Cyanesence
Level 19 Human Priest

Huetotl's Firebrand
Dark Drewg's Mace
Savage Plates
Aegis Of The Defender
Wlakwa's Boots
Skull Of Savage Iljin
Demon Charm Of The 7th Circle
Bleneth's Frenzy Medallion
Trained Command
Untrained Piety
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5 x Mass Frenzy
1 x Walk, Team!
1 x Sundering Strike
1 x Unholy Wellspring
2 x Altruism
1 x Violent Spin
3 x Unholy Frenzy
2 x Strong Hack
1 x Thickened Mail
1 x Weak Chop
3 x Savage Curse
1 x Bad Luck
1 x Triple Heals
1 x Inspiring Presence
1 x Shuffle
2 x Fiery Stab
1 x Team Walk
1 x Dash, Team!
1 x Attack, Soldier!
1 x Demonic Power
2 x Strong Bludgeon
1 x Defensiveness
2 x Defender's Block
​

Synthetic Mescaline
Level 1 Human Wizard

Blue Destruction
Blue Destruction
Asmod's Telekinetic Chain
Asmod's Telekinetic Chain
Asmod's Telekinetic Chain
Ring Of Appropriation
Cotton Wizard's Robes
Hawkwind's Moccasins
Trained Command
Advanced Levitation
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1 x Walk, Team!
1 x Gusts Of War
3 x Stone Spikes
1 x Little Zap
1 x Attack, Soldier!
1 x Dash, Team!
1 x Hover
1 x Escaping Run
2 x Dangerous Maneuver
14 x Arcane Burst
2 x Arcane Aura
8 x Telekinesis
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I mainly want to test out Zoltan's Laser Scourge, which made me use Advanced Crushing instead of the other legendary with 3x crusher. Some minor changes to the other ones. I've gotten hold of pretty much all the cards I want for this deck now, so I'll see how far it goes.

 

Love it! I've been running the Zoltan's/Lunginator combo since I got my Zoltan's, it's a ton of fun. Pretty sure I'm running Blazing Short Sword as my third weapon. Consider some double Flanking Move boots on that warrior, and maybe an All-Out Attack if you can fit it in. I've managed to one-shot a couple of Dwarf Wizards, not sure I've had a better feeling in this game!

 

Awesome! One-shotting any wizard is fun, but one-shotting a dwarf is something special!

 

Allright Melanchton... I updated according to your suggestions (except the blazing sword - show me your build so I can see how it synergizes with the rest of your deck?). So far I've reached a top rating of 1744 with this sucker, my personal best. 10th in the rankings, it said...

Lysergic A. Diethelamide
Level 19 Dwarf Warrior

Zoltan's Laser Scourge
The Lunginator
The Lunginator
Xander's Mail
Yvette's Buckler
Captain Cedric's Helm
Garalem's Boots
Raging Battler
Superb Bruising

1 x Defender's Block
1 x Wild Run
4 x Unnerving Strike
2 x Mighty Hack
2 x Flanking Move
1 x All Out Attack
10 x Lunging Bash
2 x Bruiser
1 x Surging Shield Block
1 x Subtle Parry
4 x Officer's Harness
3 x Reliable Mail
2 x Blind Rage
2 x Laser Whip
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Psilocybe Cyanesence
Level 19 Human Priest

Huetotl's Firebrand
Dark Drewg's Mace
Savage Plates
Aegis Of The Defender
Wlakwa's Boots
Skull Of Savage Iljin
Demon Charm Of The 7th Circle
Bleneth's Frenzy Medallion
Trained Command
Untrained Piety

1 x Triple Heals
2 x Defender's Block
1 x Shuffle
1 x Weak Chop
1 x Defensiveness
5 x Mass Frenzy
2 x Strong Bludgeon
1 x Bad Luck
1 x Inspiring Presence
1 x Dash, Team!
1 x Walk, Team!
3 x Savage Curse
1 x Thickened Mail
2 x Fiery Stab
1 x Sundering Strike
1 x Attack, Soldier!
1 x Demonic Power
3 x Unholy Frenzy
2 x Strong Hack
1 x Violent Spin
2 x Altruism
1 x Team Walk
1 x Unholy Wellspring
​

Synthetic Mescaline
Level 1 Human Wizard

Blue Destruction
Blue Destruction
Asmod's Telekinetic Chain
Asmod's Telekinetic Chain
Asmod's Telekinetic Chain
Ring Of Appropriation
Cotton Wizard's Robes
Hawkwind's Moccasins
Trained Command
Advanced Levitation

1 x Hover
1 x Little Zap
2 x Arcane Aura
2 x Dangerous Maneuver
14 x Arcane Burst
1 x Walk, Team!
1 x Dash, Team!
8 x Telekinesis
1 x Attack, Soldier!
1 x Gusts Of War
1 x Escaping Run
3 x Stone Spikes
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And THERE, I *JUST* one-shot-AoA-whipped my first dwarven wizard. It was GLORIOUS - his Aegis Def block failed! He went "fu" after that, and I consequently felt like a million bucks. Yum. So worth it.

 

Nice work, gennelmen. Might squeeze an Akon's onto the mage and replace the Dark Drewg's with a Purging Mace with a scrounged minor on the Priest. Thoughts?

 

I was running the BSS because I had my tokens in other places, and I wanted some more two-range attacks. I'm trying it your way (swapping a tokenless shield and the 2x Rushing Aura/AoA helm) now in a three-warrior team and I quite like it!

 

Ok... I just had another Zoltan drop in my lap unexpectedly so I have changed my dwarf a bit. Also replaced the Dark Drewg's with a Purging Mace for the priest like Happenstance said. The priest change seems to not work as well as I hoped. In some places I'm really happy (beating of pesky 2 elf war + priest builds) and other places I just have dead cards in there where I needed the firepower. Will try some more with it in.

There's probably still room for improvement here, soooo.... Let me know if you have suggestions...

Lysergic A. Diethelamide
Level 19 Dwarf Warrior

Zoltan's Laser Scourge
Zoltan's Laser Scourge
Porior's Nimble Mace
Ozone Plates
Yvette's Buckler
Captain Cedric's Helm
Garalem's Boots
Raging Battler
Superb Bruising

4 x Laser Whip
1 x Subtle Parry
1 x Grounding Plates
1 x Chain Harness
2 x Reliable Mail
12 x Lunging Bash
3 x Able Bludgeon
1 x Defender's Block
1 x All Out Attack
1 x Wild Run
2 x Officer's Harness
2 x Blind Rage
2 x Bruiser
2 x Flanking Move
1 x Surging Shield Block
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Psilocybe Cyanesence
Level 19 Human Priest

Huetotl's Firebrand
Purging Mace
Bendolth's Pauldrons
Aegis Of The Defender
Wlakwa's Boots
Skull Of Savage Iljin
Demon Charm Of The 7th Circle
Bleneth's Frenzy Medallion
Trained Command
Untrained Piety

1 x Violent Spin
2 x Purging Strike
2 x Toughened Hide Strips
2 x Savage Curse
2 x Defender's Block
1 x Inspiring Presence
1 x Demonic Power
1 x Triple Heals
2 x Fiery Stab
1 x Sundering Strike
1 x Barge
1 x Bad Luck
1 x Weak Chop
1 x Unholy Wellspring
1 x Shuffle
2 x Altruism
1 x Attack, Soldier!
1 x Defensiveness
3 x Purging Burst
1 x Dash, Team!
1 x Predictable Stab
1 x Unholy Frenzy
1 x Walk, Team!
4 x Mass Frenzy
1 x Team Walk
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Mescaline
Level 1 Human Wizard

Blue Destruction
Blue Destruction
Asmod's Telekinetic Chain
Asmod's Telekinetic Chain
Asmod's Telekinetic Chain
Ring Of Appropriation
Cotton Wizard's Robes
Hawkwind's Moccasins
Trained Command
Advanced Levitation

2 x Arcane Aura
1 x Attack, Soldier!
2 x Dangerous Maneuver
8 x Telekinesis
14 x Arcane Burst
1 x Little Zap
1 x Gusts Of War
3 x Stone Spikes
1 x Walk, Team!
1 x Hover
1 x Dash, Team!
1 x Escaping Run

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I just realized that I no longer run any Lunginators, and therefore my deck isn't qualified for this thread anymore! I'm going to have to suggest a thread renaming to "why lunging bash is one of the best cards in the game"...

 

A little tip:if a character with ready to strike bashes someone against an adjacent wall it will trigger ready to strike.

 

Well, as nice an item the lunginator is, i've yet to see it at high-level even once.

Ector, it's one thing to talk about how good an item is, its another thing to prove it...

 

Are you aware he started this thread nearly 2 years ago? In particular, it predates the existence of Zoltan's Laser Scourge.

 

Despite all the balancing, nerfs and expansion packs... Lunginator remains the best weapon in the game!

 

Yes, but i'll never tire of fighting misinformation that is deliberately posted.