Gormek - 4* Fire / Red from Season 1

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

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Gormek

Rarity	Element	Class	Mana Speed	Mana CB
Epic	Fire/Red	Barbarian	A Average	5%

Level	Attack	Defense	Health
4/70 +1 Costume +2 Costume	569 597 654	565 593 649	1430 1573 1716
4/75 +1 Costume +2 Costume	618 648 710	614 644 706	1553 1708 1863
4/80 +1 Costume +2 Costume	717 752 824	712 747 818	1801 1981 2161

Origin	Family
Season 1	Classic

Image	Aether Power	Description
	Rage	At the start of each battle, this Hero gets +15% attack, and a further 1% increase every time they are hit during 6 turns. In battles with multiple waves, the effect is refreshed at the beginning of each wave.

Special Skill: Ramming Pulverizer
Deals 295% damage to the target and minor damage on nearby enemies. The target and nearby enemies get -34% defense for 6 turns.

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Classic Family

Heroes become stronger when teamed up with unique heroes of the same family.

Classic Family Heroes need to be fully ascended to receive the Family Bonus.

Bonus for 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 Heroes:

• +1% / +3% / +5% / +7% attack.
• +1% / +3% / +5% / +7% defense.
• +1% / +3% / +5% / +7% healing.

Balance Updates

@EmpiresPuzzles

Our much-beloved Classic (Season I) Heroes will finally be forming a Family — and on top of that, they’re getting exclusive access to Superior Talents!

• Classic Family Bonus
  • When 2/3/4/5 fully ascended Classic Heroes are teamed up, they get +1%/+3%/+5%/+7% Attack, Defense, and Healing
• Superior Talents (activated when a Classic Hero’s final Talent Node is taken)

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What do you think of Gormek ?

This thread is for thoughts and discussion on Gormek.

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

Some Popular Questions for Discussion

• Is Gormek worth summoning for?

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

• Which heroes on your Roster best pair with Gormek ?

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

• Would you give Gormek Barbarian Emblems? Which Talent Grid path will you choose?

• What do you think of special?

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

• If you Summoned Gormek and would like to post your results, please include some thoughts on why you Summoned Gormek, 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 Gormek when posting Summon Results. In addition to opinions about Gormek, you are also encouraged to include how many Summons it took before receiving Gormek (or how many Summons you’ve done without receiving Gormek), so other players are presented with realistic experiences of the rarity of Epic Event Hero.

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Related Threads You May Be Interested In

• Costumed Gormek - 4* Fire / Red from Season 1
• Costumed Gormek (Secondary Costume) - 4* Fire / Red from Season 1

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Feedback Poll - Gormek (post release)

Is Gormek worth Summoning For?

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

How many copies of Gormek 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

What do you think Gormek’s Primary Purpose is?

• Damage Dealer (Immediate)
• Defense Debuffer

What do you think of Gormek compared to other Heroes?

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

How does Gormek’s Special Skill and Intended Purpose match his Base Stats?

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

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

Is Gormek worth giving Barbarian Emblems to?

• Yes absolutely
• Yes, but only if you don’t have a 5* Option
• Yes, but only if you’re focusing on 4* Heroes/ Events
• Hmmmm, not sure yet
• No, I don’t think so.
• No… Not at all.

In Defence, where do you think Gormek is best used?

Note, as a 4* hero, please consider with this question up-and-coming players not just end-game players (where 5* heroes are a luxury not a given).

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

How do you think Gormek is best used?

• PvP Raids/ War attack
• Normal Defence
• War Defence
• Titans
• Farming
• Tournaments
• Event Teams

Choose up to 3 options

What do you think is Gormek worth Limit Breaking ?

• Yes
• No

If you would emblem Gormek then which Emblem Path would you select ?

• Sword path
  (Selecing Attack talent nodes when possible)
• Shield path
  (Selecing Health and Shield talent nodes when possible)

[sleepyhead]

still a key hero, especially for those of us who don’t have e.g. Wilbur. For many, Gormek will still be their best Red defense-down hero. His high health keeps him alive a long time, too!