Corso

## Skill Cards

**Skulk**
 Gain stealth at turn start, if no nearby (adjacent) enemies.

**Evade**
 +2 (+3) armor, if no adjacent combatants.

**Assassin**
 Draw 1 class card (and heal 2) when killing an enemy.

Corso is a Rogue Class and unlocked after completing Archway. He is an extremely versatile hero that is great to complete the story due to his survivability. Raid Defense is another place where he shines, especially due to his skill card **Evade**. Corso is considered the best Rogue Class Hero in the game.

## Storyline

Corso is an highly skilled combatant and and intelligence agent that was under direct command of Captain Reynar when Reynar was in charge of the Iron Crowns. Aloof and indifferent, he is a skilled fighter and assassin and gets his job done although in his own way. He left the Irons Crowns after Reynar had been imprisoned, but came back to free Reynar once Prince Medard was murdered. Corso is highly valued by Reynar and there is a strong sense of trust between both of them as comrades. Trying to uncover the truth behind the murder, he rallied past Iron Crown associates that were on friendly terms with Reynar and broke Reynar out of Dunweld Prison. Distracting the current Iron Crowns with the false lead of Reynar's involvement of the murder, Corso set out behind the scenes in order to investigate the truth and assisting Captain Reynar.

## Stats

Corso has 33 life and 6 armor, enabling him to tank many hits. He has high attack value(9-13) and is very mobile (2+3), which is why Corso is beginners friendly once unlocked.

**Skulk** is a useful skill card that provides stealth if no enemies are nearby during turn start (adjacent, if upgraded). If correctly used, Corso can be stealthed infinitely.

Due to **Evade**, which grants +3 armor if no adjacant combatant beside him, he performs exceptionally well against ranged attacks, usefully in Raid Defense.

**Assassin** is yet another skill card that allows Corso to draw an additional Class Card once he confirms a kill, and heals 2 Life.

## Strategies

### Offense

One of the many reasons why Corso is good is because of his high damage. In combination with Backstab, he can one-hit kill most enemies and deal massive damage against bosses. For beginners, it is recommended to craft additional copies of Backstab as the staple Attack Card.

As rogues tend to have mana issues, beginners should consider crafting Trickster’s Boots, which not only adds 2 mana at battle start, but also increases sprint by 2. With 2+5 movement, and high attack value Corso can one-shot an enemy with base movement or regular ability cards, and sprint away easily outrun enemy fighters and rogues, regain stealth at turn start in order to deal more damage next turn. With the high movement value, and Evade he is a direct counter to ranged classes as they lose out damage from attacking close range, but activates Skulk if they aren't adjacent to him thus putting ranged units in a lose-lose position. A useful starting gear is The Pinnacle, which grants +2 damage and stealth after killing enemies. This combination can result in Corso becoming invulnerable to any single target attacks, as he can maintain stealth in a cycle as long as he can kill an enemy, or isn't adjacent to any, given that enemies do not use AoE attacks.

Once you get to more upgraded Ability cards, get to the late game, one of rogue's best Ability Cards is upgraded Vanish, which grants stealth and a Class Attack card. This allows Corso to use Backstab consistently in the first turn, given that he gains additional mana. Vanish is a low mana cost which grabs a Backstab or another Class Attack Card which combine with Corso's high attack value, meaning you can cycle Stealth > Backstab > Vanish + Draw Attack Card in a single turn. This combination becomes a vicious high-kill potential vs low armor opponents, and Corso becomes untargetable due to re-stealthing at turn end.

Another good ability is Cover of Darkness, which grants stealth to Corso and all allies. Assassinate can also be used in certain situations to deal insane damage and one-hit kill most enemies.

Corso has a secondary set to abuse another mechanic, Discarding, and combine it with his natural ability to cycle cards. Blackjack is an Ability card which discards 3 (4, if upgraded) cards off the enemy's hand. This strategy is commonly used in Raid Defense, regularly with the Weapon Oblivion and armor Lost Dream, which discard additional cards when Corso attacks or is attacked respectively, removing any potential future threats and resources out of the enemies hands while Corso's natural bulk and high attack value out pace the enemy.

#### Defense

Main Article: Raid Defense

Defending against a Corso that is beginning his Stealth cycle is a very hard process once it's started. There are a few ways in which you counter a Corso and you have a few options.

First option is to set a high-armored hero in front of Corso as a bait in order for the hero to tank the first attack and survive. A Corso that doesn't get a confirm kill, cannot begin the cycle as easily as the deck probably is thinned out with only 10 rogue cards and a Corso has to hard draw a stealth card or an attack card at the very beginning without his Class Ability card. With melee hero beside Corso, he is unable to activate Skulk and is out in the open once he doesn't confirm the kill and ends the turn. Having one unit standing beside Corso allows the +3 armor from Evade to be negated, allowing more damage to go through if you have ranged units.

Another option is to prioritizing Corso as the first target of killing as the turns go on and your resource against him gets depleted.

It is recommended to have minimum 2-3 Area of Effect (AoE) cards within you deck thus allowing you to unstealth a Corso and quickly get rid of him. Another useful card is the Priest’s Anoint ability which prevents adjacent allies from being killed. Baiting the Corso to attack an Anoint-ed Hero means that Corso will unstealth, and no matter how high the damage is, if a Corso can only do one attack within a turn, he won't be able to continue his class drawing cycle.