Heroscape Master Set: Battle for the Underdark

This Heroscape Master Set: Battle for the Underdark is a neat addition to the Heroscape universe. It features a Dungeons and Dragons theme, which is pretty cool. I really like the characters they introduced in this set and how they work together. The cave/dungeon setting of the terrain is also very cool. The stalagmite doodads are nice and add a lot of options for building battlefields. Ana Karathion is my favorite healer unit.

However, this set is one of the smallest Master Sets, containing only enough pieces for a small two-player game. The construction of the set is also flimsy compared to other Heroscape sets, with weak and flimsy unit figurines and thin, weak terrain pieces. The shadow tiles are also inconsistent in quality.

The units from this set are not completely compatible with previous Heroscape units, especially the elf units. The synergy is gone, and the units do not benefit very well from the powers of the older units. The character faction assignment is also strange, with units placed in factions that they don't really belong in.

Overall, this set feels like it was thrown together on a shoe-string budget, without any effort to do it right. Wizards of the Coast just didn't seem to care about the quality of the product. It's still a decent set, and if you just got to have some D&D Heroscape then by all means buy it, but of the four Heroscape Master Sets, I would recommend this one last. This is the only Master Set where I felt like I didn't get my money's worth.