Cloudspire: Keel – Faction Expansion (English)

It's all in the arrows

Boom placement is always important in Cloudspire, but never more so than with the keel. The keel arrows represent the darkness of the keel's vacuum-based technology, casting a shadow across the terrain. As such, placing spire on a tile is the only way a keel unit can transform into its much more powerful promoted version. Some arrows even grant new abilities to promoted minions, creating an even more powerful situation for the faction's enemies.

But be careful! If your minion leaves an island hex with a keel arrow on it, it will revert to its unpromoted version. To remain powerful, you will need to maintain a steady hand on the wells of the Source along your path.

Heroes of Ankar

The keel is also home to some of the most dynamic heroes in the game. The faction's starting hero, Chira, has the ability to increase the keel's CP (pending proper arrow placement, of course), while the keel leader General Eko counts as an arrow in his own right.

And don't sleep on Chira, whose Poise ability is a personal favorite in the Chip Theory offices. Balance allows minions to increase or decrease their movement stat, a huge factor in strategic play that can keep your forces more powerful for an extra turn or help them advance toward a quick victory.

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