šŸ§Ŗ Early information on the October 2021 HOTM -- Russell

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YES Iā€™VE BEEN WAITING FOR A HERO LIKE THIS

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Joon and Bai Yeong have asked me to express their dissatisfaction with this state of affairs. I heard Thor and Neith would like a word as well.

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Thank you. Miss playing but miss my alliance friends much more. Blessings to all. :metal::pray:

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Wow. I like this. Sounds like a really interesting hero and great time for him to be released in October while using saved tokens in Halloween event.

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will fit mono red with emilio like a glove, what a great sinergy going on here

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So he will be good against C Kadilen defenses

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Yea. He will pair very nicely with Wu or Ranvir.

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I think the community will have to do some research on this one. Just because something can never miss doesnā€™t mean it cannot be dodged.

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[quote=ā€œAtmosfear, post:28, topic:246996, full:trueā€]

ā€œnever missā€ should mean dodges are useless.

i mean, i know what the language is, but knowing SG and their card writing, your point about needing to test it out is still valid.

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SG really needs to ensure their descriptions are totally accurate. But if dodges wonā€™t count either, then heā€™s gone from I wonā€™t complain if I get him to I WANT him.

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Seems you donā€™t know how that works.

It is +10% of healing received which means if Grazul previously heal for 15% Ɨ HP, now it heals for 15% Ɨ HP Ɨ (1+10%) = 16.5% Ɨ HP, not 25%.

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This might make him very good against double and reverse double formations, always hits 5 with itā€™s burn dot and gains then 25% mana a turn. Although as he is average, there is a good chance some of the opposite team heroes dies before you get to fire him. Also pairs very well with vfast heroes like GM and Emilio.

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Thinking of having a team of 1 Ranvir and 4 Russells now.

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currently, all the ways attacks can miss:

  • blind
  • Wu Kong/ Ranvir buff
  • dodge (C. Kadilen, C. Little John, Margaret)
  • Rogue class talent

am i missing anything? if the Special Skill ā€œneverā€ misses its targets, then all of these above shouldnā€™t matter.

ghosted enemies, hiding enemies, and Fighter reviving enemies can technically be targeted, but thereā€™s no target to hit, so those should ā€œmiss.ā€

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This is how evolving the game should work. People complain about how tough C-Kad is on defenseā€¦this hero was specifically made for that. I fully expect a HOTM by the end of the year that gains your team mana or health for killing fiends. Natural progression, I approve.

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for an avg he needs something more, the dot on 3 and the direct dmg to 1 is too weak
needs a buff either hit 3 with smaller dmg like 240% on 3 or hit 1 but harder at 400+ %

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I feel the same about Russell. His base attack stat at 795 is pretty high (assuming they donā€™t change it) but 350% isnā€™t a lot. Pairing this hero with Wu/Ranvir probably wonā€™t be worth it unless you have multiple Russellā€™s leveled and on the same team. Wu/Ranvir might make Russell stronger but he might screw over the rest of the team.

Yea heā€™ll definitely be good with other burn dmg heroes, especially ones that fire before him. GM/Emilio are probably most potent with him. If you bring fast speed burn heroes (JF, c.Kelile, marjana etc), and have a lvl23 mana troop on Russell, after 9 red tiles, you should fire Russell first and then the burn heroes so it charges Russell a 2nd time.

Also Muspelheim Realm bonus will give him a lot of mana every turn. I can imagine a team with Gefjon, Baldur, GM/Emilio, and Russell. Maybe throw in a Ranvir. (I actually donā€™t know if Ranvirā€™s buff makes Baldurā€™s hit miss)

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Thanks, much appreciated

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Thank you for this @PlayForFun - You my friend Rock! :star_struck:

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Wait, how we go from Chakkowhosawhatsit to Russell?

I guess someone at E&P actually did try to say these names out loud :joy:

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