Another direct, general use case of Ithar I found in the current 5* tourney:
(V)fast flank put buffs on slow tank
We had only 6 holy tiles (so fast-alternative is not enough), Ithar waited a bit until slow tank full or almost full then steal both buff & mana of the tank …
According to Zack’s formula (see post below), stealing from full-charged defensive 5* slow hero, will give all allies 1 tile, if a hero has 7%-mana bonus which is easily achievable
| Mana points | 35% steal | MP for each of 5 heroes | MP +7% bonus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| slow/styx3 | 1348 | 471 | 94 | 100 |
Note also the advanced use case of Ithar & R&N to charge avg-speed Heroes in only 6tiles is possible