Best Miniatures sets?

[Merifluous]

I'm curious how everyone would rank the different minis sets that have came out so far? the criteria are aesthetics and usefulness for gaming (not the minis game, since I really don't play it that much and can;t evaluate them for that well). Here's my take, best to worst:

1. underdark
2. Giants of Legend
3. Angelfire
4. Spider Queen
5. Archfiends
6. Deathknell
7. Dragoneye
8. Aberrations
9. Harbinger
10.War Drums

Archfiends would be higher is some of the demons didn't have such poor posture (see the vrock and bone devil). Harbinger is so low because it was an older set and the minis just dont look as good as they (usually) do now, though the creature selection was pretty good.

The competition between GoL and Underdark is really, really close for me. The great large uncommons in Underdark end up setting it apart though.

 

[DaveMage]

I'm curious how everyone would rank the different minis sets that have came out so far? the criteria are aesthetics and usefulness for gaming (not the minis game, since I really don't play it that much and can;t evaluate them for that well). Here's my take, best to worst:

1. underdark
2. Giants of Legend
3. Angelfire
4. Spider Queen
5. Archfiends
6. Deathknell
7. Dragoneye
8. Aberrations
9. Harbinger
10.War Drums

Archfiends would be higher is some of the demons didn't have such poor posture (see the vrock and bone devil). Harbinger is so low because it was an older set and the minis just dont look as good as they (usually) do now, though the creature selection was pretty good.

The competition between GoL and Underdark is really, really close for me. The great large uncommons in Underdark end up setting it apart though.

1. Giants of Legend
2. Angelfire
3. Underdark
4. War of the Dragon Queen
5. Archfiends
6. Deathknell
7. Dragoneye
8. Harbinger
9. War Drums
10. Aberrations

This is my rank, but really, #2-#6 are so close as to make them interchangable.

Giants of Legend stands out because it had so many cool figures and so many really nice rares.

 

[Pants]

1. Underdark
2. War of the Dragon Queen
3. Giants of Legend
4. Angelfire
5. Archfiends
6. Deathknell
7. Aberrations
8. War Drums
9. DragonEye
10. Harbinger

I'm really digging WotDQ now, but Underdark was a damn good set. Angelfire and GoL are pretty interchangeable, but GoL wins out for ths huges.

 

[blargney the second]

Aesthetics and usefulness for gaming, eh?

War of the Dragon Queen would top that list for me, and Aberrations at the bottom. Runner-up would be Underdark for the wicked good large uncommons.