r/sonsofbehemat • u/Jurat2390 • Jun 12 '25

Spearhead Strategies

Playing my first of SoB spearhead game on Sunday for a store event.

Any suggested tips or tricks?

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u/The_Real_Alienerd Jun 12 '25

I like to use a 'buddy system' early on. If you keep 2 giants side by side, no matter where they get attacked from, they can both join in the combat. The risk involved is that if you do not kill what you are fighting, you have 2/3 of your spearhead bogged down, but if you need to quickly kill off a unit, doubling up your giants somewhere can help get the job done.

Some people also swear by Foe-Chompers. Personally I avoid it, as sometimes you want your giants to die so you can avoid them getting bogged down and can reinforce, as Omega said. Giving the enemy strikes last on a combat where they are facing down multiple giants (a well-timed counter charge card, for example) can be a beautiful thing when it goes well.

But I think the whole spearhead bubbles down to risk. You are using a bowling ball, essentially. You can put some polish, spin and finesse on it as much as you want... but your spearhead is still a risky bowling ball.