đŸ§Ș Early Information on the August 2019 HOTM (Miki)

Gameplay Help & Tactics
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Very nice a game changer in the making and Tarlak on steroids, mixed with a little Cabin boy Peter’s for extra measure very desirable but for the life of me , I can’t understand why oh why is manner speed low ??? Is this because you’ll see his full potential against Titans?

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The slow mana and overall stats (i.e. not tanky enough) are problematic in using him.

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Did You saw any black man in Tundra? Did You saw Yakutian, that didn’t do damage?) I can tell You, that when they need meet, and hunting, they are peeing to the snow, and after make one hit to the eye of deer, that came to lick salty.
And thats all. By one hit)

Thanks to all for attention

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I guess being black on snow isn’t the best hunter’s camouflage )))

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So talking to beta testers, after playing with him for a while, is he worth pulling for?
Would try to get him even if you have Tarlak? I guess you could use him instead of Tarlak against a red Titan but other than that he doesn’t outperform our beloved surfer boy!
He doesn’t seem to be great on defense or offense where his mana speed and kind off unimpressive bulk pushes him way behind other blue 5*s.
His “silencing 3 targets” is not bad but misses raw damage when compared to Hel.
So what’s you final verdict? Do you think he will be somehow changed before release or probably stay this way?

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I’m not in beta but basing on his card I don’t like him.

  • Slow mana = not really good in offense. In defense he’s not a tank and in other position will probably never fire
  • Buffs only normal attack so mostly titan specialist, could be useful in other situations when you need tile damage e.g. blue stack but only if has a chance to charge his mana
  • And again conditional attack buff depending on enemy’s health. It’s confusing.
  • SS blocking is nice but IMHO Hel is better at controlling mana. She blocks mana generation for 3 turns not 4, but she’s average and deals a decent amount of damage.

So if you don’t have Tarlak, Ranvir and Hel then go for him. Otherwise no pressure.
I have Hel and Ranvir. Don’t have Tarlak and still don’t want Miki in his current shape.
Of course he can change from beta to production so we’ll see :slight_smile:

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Beta Update

Miki has returned to Beta in Version 22.1, the Beta Beat for which can be found here: :test_tube: The Beta Beat (v22.1) – August, September & October HOTM, Bug Fixes

Miki’s attack buff duration has been increased from 4 turns to 5 turns. I have updated the top post of this thread accordingly.

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Uh, okay? RIP Tarlak’s 4 turn skill :stuck_out_tongue: Seems strange to me, why is the duration of silence not buffed first off?

Also in comparison to Tarlak, it is strange too that Ranvir still kept his 5 turn duration compared to Wu Kong having the same duration but with average speed.

Although, Tarlak at 4 turns and average speed makes it more manageable to have the colored tiles you need to take advantage of the buff sooner.

Miki at 4 turns being slow, yeah I can see how that was a bit underwhelming. But still strange.

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I also find the mismatch in duration between his Attack Buff and Silence/Element Link to be a bit strange. It makes it a bit harder to keep track of which skills are active when counting turns.

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Now I like Miki more. Silencing for 5 turns is really, really nice.
Will I try to pull him? Ariel is getting 6 telescopes soon and I’ll be waiting for another 6 for months, and Aegir is sitting on the bench too, at 3.70. Hard to say, I have Ranvir but Miki doesn’t miss


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:stuck_out_tongue: He silences for 4 turns still
 only the normal attack buff lasts for 5 turns.

Yeah, lol, this is why I said it was strange

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You’re right. Well that’s really confusing. Thanks for correction


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The + 110% attack buff will take 5 turns. Silence the target and nearby allies, 4 turns. Even so, it was a welcome improvement.

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I have a question. What exactly does he resist?

I know he resists Silence (silence, basically his own effect and Peters lol) but what about other status effects like MindlessAttack (mindless attack) or SpellSlayer (spell slayer, i.e. Hansel and Gretel)? And are there any more?

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And some S2 bosses. Not really useful


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yea as I read it and understood it, it’s very niche, arguably the most niche resistance to have so far out of all the HOTM since Onatel.

That’s why I’m kinda curious to see if there’s more stuff he resist aside from just the indicated silence ailment.

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this probably sounds silly but how does silence work again really can’t remember

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It’s when a hero can’t fire a special skill. Four turns is a long time to have 3 heroes silenced. With that being said he seems like another niche hero best suited for titans unless buffed (2 mana pots and he’s charged).

He’s not a tank and has slow mana. If you compare Miki to Kunchen also slow mana-
Kunchen has 815 defense and 1437 hp.
Miki is 778 defense and 1275 hp currently.
In a blue stack IF Miki fires you’ve probably already won. I won’t pull for him if he keeps these stats. I do have Tarlak and players that don’t will enjoy having Miki as a luxury titan specialist just keep crafting as many mana pots as possible bc you’ll need them!

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@zephyr1 and other beta players

1 effect lasts for 4 turns and other 2 effects for 5 turns after nerf?

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Yep, I noted a few posts above that I thought that was a bit confusing.