Qrow's Strats

Here I will post new strategies (or old ones I have not elaborated on).

If you have a post or thread you want to make about a discussion, please make one titled [QS]_____________ with the name of the strategy or composition, and I will link it to the original post (I would like to not clutter this thread with discussion).

Spooder (mono Hermit)

Also needs no explanation. You can find a long guide on it below:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LUWuvbUI51TAH2_E1s7B2QY-xF8F01gYoFXttnDpJg4/edit?usp=sharing

I also don't really have any reason to update this one.

5-Fac Spellcaster

This is probably the most fun I've had in TAW recently as of writing.

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You need a few things to make this work:

• 5 Fac (Cloak/Shield/Amph/GS/Jump)

• Communicative teammate who is willing to provide DPS or follow up engagements

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EDIT: Not part of the main strategy, but if you feel inclined to get some free early game value, throw 3 Scythe together at the beginning and you can nab a free com, which can boost your lane.

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The name is exactly as the strategy implies - you make spells and cast them from your book.

The "book" is Iris.

"Spells" are:

• Snitch
• Imp
• Limpet
• Blastwing
• Skuttle

Each spell has a fairly set use case:

• Snitch is for when you need to blow up something with moderate HP (1200 or less). Almost always makes value on 3 or more raiders.

• Imp is for group unit control or when you need to buy some time to get outta somewhere, since you can burrow it behind you as you leave.

• Limpet is for creating effective engagement opportunities when your teammmates are ready, and sometimes as a backup when you're out of Imps.

• Blastwing is for throwing damage at stunned targets at a bargin bin price, or for when you need a little extra reach.

• Skuttle is for when bombing things with Snitch starts to become a little too expensive, or for when you need more concentrated damage with a jump.

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This strategy requires a communicative teammate for two reasons:

• You need followups to take and hold ground and reclaim

• Your teammates (or you) will screw eachother over with poor bomb positioning, or by accidentally lobstering something the wrong way

• (Bonus reason) plates.

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If you have some extra metal laying around and you're busy with micro, you can generate some each additional value that helps our comp out from your existing factories:

• Phantom - benefits from vision you get by having cloaked units up against their front, and can help hitconfirm on borderline brakepoint HP targets.

• Racketeer - can help extend range of bombs by letting them walk past something like a felon, or by disabling AA for Blastwing bursts

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That being said, I wouldn't call this strategy good. It's just fun.

Shocking(ly Bad) (mono Blitz)


I really thought that like every other mono Raider composition, this one would be at least decent. However, it seems to me like Blitz really struggles to perform its role well as a Raider in basically any capacity.


It is pretty funny, however. It's a shame this is so bad or I would play Tank factory more.

Bomballatic (Placeholder/Skuttle)

Another goofy bomb strat, this time centering around Placeholder and Skuttle (both in the same factory, so technically this is a monofac strat!)

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You need two units:

• Placeholder to grab some boys
• Skuttle to explode the boys

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The strategy is very simple:

• First, placeholder some units.
• Second, count the value of said units:
• IF over 500m: Throw skuttle at the ball. Get value
• IF under 500m: Perhaps Firewalker the ball or let a teammate commit, but do not Skuttle.

• Repeat process, get value.