Areax – 5* Ice / Blue - September 2023 HOTM (Hero of the Month) -- Initial Release

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New HOTM Released for September 2023: Areax

This thread is for discussing strategy related to Areax, as well as your thoughts on Areax.

Areax
Rarity Element Class Mana Speed
:star::star::star::star::star:
Legendary		 :snowflake:
Ice/Blue		 image
Wizard		 S
Slow
Level Attack Defense Health

4/80		 :crossed_swords:
871		 :shield:
747		 :heart:
1687
4/85 939 805 1818
4/90 1074 922 2080
Origin Family
Hero of the Month Legends 2023
Image Aether Power Description
regen Regen At the start of each battle, this Hero regenerates 420 health over 6 turns.
In battles with multiple waves, the effect is refreshed at the beginning of each wave.
:no_entry_sign: Resist: Resist Special Skill Blocking
This character has innate resistance against status ailments that block Special Skills.
:no_entry_sign: Resist: Resist Water Damage
This character has innate resistance against Water damage.
:dizzy: Special Skill: Radiating Frost
  • Deals 410% damage to the target.
  • The attack chains through all enemies who are adjacent to any hit enemy.
  • The target receive 374 Frost damage over 2 turns.
  • Element Link gives +10% mana generation for all Ice allies for 4 turns. This effect cannot be dispelled.

All-in-one still under construction. Card image to be added when available.

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:hugs: Legends 2023 Family Bonus

Heroes become stronger when teamed with other unique Heroes in the same Family.

Legends 2023 Family
Bonus for 1 / 2 / 3 Heroes:

  • +10% / +15% / +20% defense.

Bonus for 2+ heroes:

  • Elemental Link affects all allies.

:balance_scale: Balance Changes

Sep 2024

:test_tube: Changes from Beta

  • Aether power is changed to Regen from Mana Boost.
  • Attack is increased from 824 to 871.
  • Defense is increased from 700 to 747.
  • Health is increased from 1545 to 1687.
  • Damage is reduced from 390% to 380%.
  • Frost damage is reduced from 422 to 374,

Beta Information: 🧪 Early information on the September 2023 HOTM -- Areax [Part of The Beta Beat V59]

:thought_balloon: What do you think of Areax ?

This thread is for thoughts and discussion on Areax.

Based on preferences Forum members have expressed, please try to stick mainly to Areax and not wander off topic too much to other heroes.

Some Popular Questions for Discussion

  • Is Areax worth summoning for?

  • Would you use Areax on Defense? Offense? War? Quests/Events? Titans?

  • Which heroes on your Roster best pair with Areax ?

  • What heroes would you take when facing Areax as an opponent?

  • Would you give Areax Wizard Emblems? Which Talent Grid path will you choose?

  • What do you think of special?

  • What do you think of Areax’s character design?

  • If you Summoned Areax and would like to post your results, please include some thoughts on why you Summoned Areax, and whether/how you plan to make use of them.*

*NOTE: Summon Results posted without any commentary/feedback at all should be flagged as Off Topic and removed, based on preferences expressed by the Forum community. Please include some comments about what you think of Areax when posting Summon Results. In addition to opinions about Areax, you are also encouraged to include how many Summons it took before receiving Areax (or how many Summons you’ve done without receiving Areax), so other players are presented with realistic experiences of the rarity of Legendary Event Hero.

:money_with_wings: Avoiding Overspending & Heartache :broken_heart:

More Insights & Reading

I highly recommend reading these three threads for more information and context on summoning odds:

If you’ve read them a million times before, you may consider reading them again before deciding on your budget for summoning. A little time spent deciding on how much money you want to risk on summoning goes a long way to avoiding disappointment, frustration, and regret later. :slight_smile:

:thinking: Wondering About Your Personal Situation?

Feel free to discuss your team and roster here, and ask for advice from other Forum members.

If you’d like more extensive advice on sorting out your particular roster, I recommend creating a new thread in Gameplay Help & Tactics, and posting screenshots of your hero roster, along with your questions.

:link: Related Threads You May Be Interested In

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Feedback Poll - Areax (post release)


:question: Is Areax worth Summoning For?

  • Yes, absolutely
  • Only if you’re P2P
  • Yes, but only when featured.
  • Not really
  • Not at all
0 voters

:question: How many copies of Areax would be useful to keep & Level?

Note - this is roster space dependent & isn’t the same for everyone!

  • Zero
  • Just one
  • 2
  • 3
  • All of them
0 voters

:question: What do you think Areax’s Primary Purpose is?

  • Damage Dealer (Immediate)
  • Damage Dealer (Over Time)
0 voters

:question: What do you think of Areax compared to other Heroes?

  • Over Powered (OP)
  • Little stronger than Most
  • On Par with Most
  • Little Weaker than Most
  • Completely Broken (Under Powered)
0 voters

:question: How does Areax’s Special Skill and Intended Purpose match Areax’s Base Stats?

Note this means Areax’s Class, Attack, Defence & HP Stat

  • Perfectly
  • Better than Most
  • On Par with Most
  • Worse than Most
  • Terribly
0 voters

:question: Is Areax worth giving Wizard Emblems to?

  • Yes absolutely
  • Depends on who else you got
  • Hmmmm, not sure yet
  • No I don’t think so
  • No… Not at all.
0 voters

:question: In Defence, where do you think Areax is best used?

  • Left Wing
  • Left Flank
  • Tank
  • Right Flank
  • Right Wing
  • Not on defence at all.
0 voters

:question: How do you think Areax is best used?

  • PvP Raids/ War attack
  • Normal Defence
  • War Defence
  • Titans
  • Farming
  • Tournaments
  • Event Teams
0 voters
Choose up to 3 options

:question: What do you think is Areax worth Limit Breaking ?

  • Yes, but only once
  • Yes, twice
  • No
0 voters

:question: If you would emblem Areax then which Emblem Path would you select ?

  • Sword path
    (Selecting Attack talent nodes when possible)
  • Shield path
    (Selecting Health and Shield talent nodes when possible)
0 voters

:question: What do you think about the artwork ?

  • Amazing
  • Refreshingly new
  • It’s ok
  • It could be better
  • Very bad
0 voters
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It’s a baby blue khufu

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And he was fast to arrive this time. Took me only 3 pulls.

Okay, I take back the baby khufu line. He is still very solid even with the slight nerf, he might be one of the best HOTMs of 2023, right next to R&N. The raw damage itself is insane. 871 without emblems and LBs with a base damage? That’s crazy good, and this is coming from a HOTM. The e-link is also really good. The only random thing is his second passive. Resist water damage is quite situational, a really random passive slapped on it

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Isn’t this one actually decent?

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Looks like a simople but decent special. Nice that it cant be blocked. A good hero at least for those who dont scoff at slows

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I have 29 telescopes collecting dust and only blue legendary avaible is my dupe Costume Alasie. I would not mind getting this HOTM.

Not spending so it probably won’t happen anyway.

Furthermore it is always a pleasure to see “strong” hotm. It somehow let cheap/free to play people to climb up in dept gameplay somehow.

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I wouldn’t mind this one. They’re like Sir Roostley except the debuffs’ on enemies instead of themself. While not a new gimmick, it’s at least something worthy of HOTM status. Maybe I shoulda saved my Dunes Coins for them.

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Funnily enough after 11 months on my ftp account i have 3 hotms - ilthar viselus and turgtuk - and i havent levelled any of them. Ive got bonecrusher c c khagan cc vivica c c elena (wip) grimble lord loki onatel (wip) xnol (wip) and peppermint (not counting the 10 unlevelled s1 vanila 5*s) that all have more utility than those hotms. So hotms have not played any part in that account so far. This one would get levelled

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Slow mana but decent HOTM :grinning:
It’s sad that I’m running out of Wizard emblems :pensive:

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He resists Mindless Attack so will at least be useful in Rush Wars/Tournaments against the Alfrikes and c2Quinti

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Khufu stats @ 4/80: 819/801/1588
Special: 450% damage, chains, EDD fire; also chance of 70% damage plus sand DoT to all

Areax stats @ 4/80: 871/ 747/1687
Special: 380% damage, chains, frost DoT to target; also immune to water DoT and Special-blocking

[edited for update]

Areax not that baby a version of Khufu. Pretty decent substitute for those without Khufu or similar… or wanting a blue version. Or just wanting some boom power in blue (and don’t mind it at Slow).

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of course his damage was dropped to 380% + 374 frost damage over 2 turns…wow.

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Omg BoJack horseman is in this game!

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Is Areax worth the mats if u have Khufu that chain effect is awesome I don’t care if the hero is slow.

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I’m glad that HOTMs are actually getting significantly stronger with each passing month
This guy at 1:1 has a power of 454, while ithar is 450. Cinisia from before is only 430
That could be why he is as strong as khufu

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The OP is adjusted with the changes.

Polls are enabled.

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Here he is

Half-horse ice mage

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Pulled him for 4EHT coins. I think I wil level him up. My blue options are dupe LoLo, dupe fenrir, and Suzuna. Probably do him before dupe LoLo. Also, I have never done a slow 5* blue before. Good for fast mana wars.

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I’m afraid he will not age well.
All muscle for now but in time will be less and less appealing.
Also… a lot of counters against this one (blind f.e.)

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I said too early. Of couse they nerfed it, unnecessary changes. He was decent, now he is another of these “s1 with better stats” hotm.