Hu Tao - 4* Holy / Yellow from Season 1

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

Hu Tao
Rarity Element Class Mana Speed Mana CB
:star::star::star::star:
Epic		 :sun_with_face:
Holy/Yellow		 image
Fighter		 S
Slow		 5%
Level Attack Defense Health

4/70
+1 Costume
+2 Costume
+3 Costume		 :crossed_swords:
603
633
693
705		 :shield:
631
662
725
738		 :heart:
1183
1301
1419
1443
4/75
+1 Costume
+2 Costume
+3 Costume		 655
687
753
766		 685
719
787
801		 1286
1414
1543
1568
4/80
+1 Costume
+2 Costume
+3 Costume		 760
798
874
889		 795
834
914
930		 1491
1640
1789
1819
Origin Family
Season 1 Classic
Image Aether Power Description
defense-up Defense Up At the start of each battle, this Hero gets +20% defense for 6 turns.
In battles with multiple waves, the effect is refreshed at the beginning of each wave.
:dizzy: Special Skill: Sonic Wall
  • Deals 210% damage to all enemies.
  • All enemies get -40% accuracy for 4 turns.
  • Chance to miss also applies to offensive Special Skills.

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:thought_balloon: What do you think of Hu Tao ?

This thread is for thoughts and discussion on Hu Tao.

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

Some Popular Questions for Discussion

  • Is Hu Tao worth summoning for?

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

  • Which heroes on your Roster best pair with Hu Tao ?

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

  • Would you give Hu Tao Fighter Emblems? Which Talent Grid path will you choose?

  • What do you think of special?

  • What do you think of Hu Tao’s character design?

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

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Feedback Poll - Hu Tao (post release)

:question: Is Hu Tao worth Summoning For?

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

0 voters

:question: How many copies of Hu Tao 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

0 voters

:question: What do you think Hu Tao’s Primary Purpose is?

  • Damage Dealer (Immediate)
  • Accuracy Debuffer

0 voters

:question: What do you think of Hu Tao compared to other Heroes?

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

0 voters

:question: How does Hu Tao’s Special Skill and Intended Purpose match his Base Stats?

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

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

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:question: Is Hu Tao worth giving Fighter 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.

0 voters

:question: In Defence, where do you think Hu Tao 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.

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:question: How do you think Hu Tao is best used?

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

0 voters

Choose up to 3 options

:question: What do you think is Hu Tao worth Limit Breaking ?

  • Yes
  • No

0 voters

:question: If you would emblem Hu Tao 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)

0 voters

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I don’t have much to say for Hu Tao. Nearly everyone will outgrow him fairly soon. That is assuming you got him early, if you got him late you may very well never use him. Emblems can be reset, but it would take a pretty bizarre scenario, IMO, to validate aethers on him.

I will say that early in the game, Hu Tao was on most of my seasonal and event teams. The reason being I didn’t have a lot of strong healers. Since I had somewhat weak heroes and a single healer, Hu Tao’s blind accommodated the single healer. I didn’t have to account for healing on enemy hits that missed. I did move on from that though after a few other projects finished.

He was annoying in D when he went off because back then cleaners were pretty rare.

For what it’s worth, I do like his art.

:beers:

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yeah, the relatively recent proliferation of fairly common cleansers (C-Caedmon, C-Sonya) has definitely made me fear the likes of Hu Tao and Colen less - but I do remember finding them much more of a pain earlier in my playing history!