With Tectomoc joining the fight, the Elemental Champions have new reinforcements to count on. Earth Kami are the hearty companions of Tectomoc, ready to obstruct anything looking to harm their charge. Water Avatar are the first signs of the oncoming tsunami that follows an earthquake.

Protectors - This model may be played in any list with the Protectors agenda

Faction - Elemental Champions

Model Type - Unit

All-Terrain - This model treats rough terrain as open terrain while advancing.

Shield Wall - This model and allied units adjacent to it cannot have their DEF reduced to less than the DEF on their cards.

Thick Skinned - This model is immune to hazards except when colliding with them.

Attack Type	RNG	Dice	Weapon Rules
Brawl		2 + 1

All-Terrain - This model treats rough terrain as open terrain while advancing.

Commander: Earth Kami - Allied Earth Kami grunt units within two spaces of this unit gain +1 Boost Die when participating in brawl or blast attacks.

Shield Wall - This model and allied units adjacent to it cannot have their DEF reduced to less than the DEF on their cards.

Thick Skinned - This model is immune to hazards except when colliding with them.

Attack Type	RNG	Dice	Weapon Rules
Brawl		2 + 2

Like the Fire Kami, the Earth Kami has a pretty basic brawl attack. Unlike any other elemental unit, they’re also pretty slow at a mere SPD 4, so you are really bringing them for the rest of the special rules on their card. While they are slow, they still have All-Terrain and Thick Skinned making them able to access all of the same parts of the map as their fiery counterparts. Their real value comes from Shield Wall though. This special rule allows this model and adjacent allied units to not have their DEF reduced to below the printed DEF on their card. This is particularly useful against lists with a lot of Penetrator or Corporate Headquarters. On the flip side, Earth Kami are one of the few ways to somewhat safely secure a Corporate Headquarters building, usually dangerous because of their DEF-lowering debuff. This would give you access to Trade Policy, an ability that takes away one of your opponent’s power dice each time you power up which can be very annoying for your opponent.

Earth Kami are the only earth elemental units available so far, so you will want to take them along when you play Tectomoc. They’re also just good at securing buildings or holding points, so you may see them in other lists as well.