General game questions for more experienced players

Hope it is ok to raid this thread with another question.
Must have been answered already, but couldn’t find a satisfying answer myself here.
How does the Defence of a Hero work (in detail)??
I could only find answers like “and defence reduces the attack” or “very complex calculations” …
I really want to know.
Say a red hero with 500 Attack and a +0% Attack troop attacks a red hero with 400 defence and a +0% Defence troop. What is the damage dealt per tile?

We don’t know, to the best of my knowledge no one has cracked the formula.

We do know that it is non-linear and has a fairly large random adder.

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@Kerridoc: Thank you for your answer!
I was afraid that this is not known.
I have no idea how to weigh defence against health.
And the opaqueness in this game seems to be the usual thing. As if knowing how things are calculated and done would be knowing state secrets.
Whereas, imho, some transparency would cut down rants about “cheaters” and “random calculator error” and the general “how can that be” by at least 50%.

Superb question and well asked- equally sublime answer and eloquently phrased. Learnt loads

If it’s of any help, the Power figure for a hero weights defense 2x more than HP, so I use a “tankiness” metric = 2x defense + HP.

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