Is Cyprian Worth Leveling?

[zephyr1]

@Garanwyn

Defense, where the lack of a yellow dispeller really hurts. That said, Cyprian isn’t exceptionally sturdy for average mana, and is unlikely to survive as tank long enough to activate at mid Platinum or above.

Yes, riposte can be good on defense…for a while.

My early defense for a long time used both Cyprian and Boril together.

Riposte is effective on defense until you get around mid-Gold, and most people have at least one well-leveled dispeller. I also had few options with no 4* healers or fast snipers to choose from for a long time.

I learned to make do with what I had.

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@Garanwyn

Offense, particularly against yellow AOE or splash tanks like Justice, Li Xiu and Onatel. Here, Cyprian’s lowish tile damage is the real limiting factor.

Riposte is much better on offense.

I wrote about this before:

@zephyr1

Why I use Boril every day

Context: I raid in high Platinum to low Diamond (2250-2600 cups), and open nearly all of my chests in Diamond now.

I have few 5* heroes. Evelyn at max, Leonidas and Thoth-Amun at 3-70, and Vivica at 3-61 on her way to max…in the month that will take.

But the Defense Teams I face are chock-full of 5* heroes. Including plenty HOTM.

I usually have a 400-800 tp gap between my team and the teams I routinely beat. For me to win raids, I have to stack, usually 3-2.

For every red tank, Boril is definitely in my blue stack.

Obviously his attack isn’t why — it’s because Perfect Riposte on Offense is killer, especially against AoE hitters.

Many a Zeline, Isarnia, Quintus, Azlar, and Elena have suicided themselves on my Boril.

And he can prove useful with target + nearby hitters or even snipers too.

Paired with Grimm and Sonya or Triton (depending whether any of the heroes have buffs), along with Proteus and (usually) Rigard, he’s part of an effective killing team.

So I’d suggest considering Boril not for Defense — but Offense.

Only update to that: I just tonight used Boril on my team for my last 4 raids in a row that led me to a new high of 2754 cups and #83 rank worldwide.

Worth noting: there was not a single 5* hero on my team. And there was not a single 4* hero on the teams I killed.