⚔ Hero Madness 2019 – THE CHAMPIONSHIP! Gravemaker vs. Wilbur

General Discussion
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Fame

Gravemaker all the way. He has his own short story and entry in the glossary ( see Notes )

DOT versus Buff

Gravemaker’s DOT bypasses Wilbur’s defense buff and shared damage buff allowing you to take our Wilbur’s allies, or Wilbur themself!

5* version

The Devs outright say Wilbur is a test of his special and a 5* version, or multiple 5* versions, could be coming ( Tarlak and rumored HotM Ranvir are both 5* versions of 4* Wu Kong ).

Boldtusk was a red 5* for all intents and purposes until multiple nerfs made him a true 4*. That Wilbur has not been nerf shows a 5* Wilbur could happen at any time.

Notes

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The wilder things tend to happen with the event heroes. HOTM this year — let’s see how it goes in 2020 — are remixing existing special components, while the event heroes have the wilder specials. When we started designing Wonderland, all bets were off, like for Cheshire Cat. We just couldn’t give such a wild skill as reshuffling to a Legendary hero — if there’s too high a risk of really breaking the balance, then that hero has to go down to a lower rarity. Once we know what we’re doing and how it will fit in the meta, then we hope to get a skill like the Cheshire Cat’s to the Legendary level. (Linky, linky)

Was Wilbur an example of that? He’s almost a 5 in a 4*'s body.*

Yes, and Merlin as well. We wanted a hero who could possess another, is a good example of a skill that was potentially too powerful for a legendary. Event heroes are designed in batches and can allow more range, while with the HotM, which are all legendary and released one by one, we are a bit more cautious and they are a bit more safe designed. With the Challenge Event heroes, we are able to be a bit wilder. This is a big topic!

The origins of GRAVEMAKER

The E&P Jargon-Pulverising Fictionary (glossary, definitions, dictionary) - #44 by Paulon

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