Is Aeron worth the tabards (for me)

[sleepyhead]

@sleepyhead

The only niches I’ve found Aeron to have so far, over Kunch / Rigard costume?

1. Using him beside Seshat against Neith. Sesh is immune to Neith’s mana cut, and Aeron’s skill can protect her from Neith’s blind… (Rigard can’t do this, because Neith’s mana cut will stop him from using his special…) Useful (my Sesh killed a dangerous Mother North the next turn), but very very very situational.
2. Firing Aeron off pre-emptively before a mana-slower like Telly, and Aeron can protect the two heroes beside him from mana slow. Useful if the next match will charge those heroes (the mana slow might cause them to require 2 matches instead of 1). Again, useful but very situational.

I don’t regret maxing Aeron… but then you have many more options.

I have to correct myself. There is a 3rd niche: using Aeron to protect against the negative effects of the Springvale heroes’ specials. Although in all honesty, the self-defense-debuff of Lepus / Jack isn’t too bad; and if I’m bringing Lady Wooly she’s often my sole healer due to her speed, and she’s +15 so her cleric talent often protects her. And I don’t have Killhare, so no practical experience.

Doesn’t change my answer though. useful, a small niche, but very situational.

[Vikingblood80]

@sleepyhead

Rigard can’t do this, because Neith’s mana cut will stop him from using his special…)

But there is a chance that the talent of normal Rigard triggers that he can resist the mana cut.

[sleepyhead]

another niche for Aeron: he can pre-emptively block things like the Museplheim realm bonus. Pleasantly surprised that he and his flanks were protected from the burn damage