Tough competition red 4*
#1 reason red 4* Guardian Falcon.
Just too many really good red 4* heroes ( Falcon, Boldtusk, Wilbur, Gormek, etc. ) that have special skills that help the whole team ( see notes )
Rogue 4*
#2 rogue 4* Guardian Jackal
Evade is awesome for glass cannons. Glass cannons rogue 4* Jackal and Scarlett are great versus titans ( #1 source of 4* ascension items ) but really improve with emblems.
Danzaburo is a surprisingly useful yellow 4* hero, and benefits from emblems.
Jackal, Scarlett and Danzaburo are rogues that help the whole team ( see notes ).
Jackal, Scarlett and Danzaburo are also very useful for Rogue class quests ( use emblems to get more emblems).
X+1
I like heroes at X+1 ( see notes ), so my rogue Kelile is 4*+1.
Kelile Buff
Kelile was buffed 3x ( see notes ).
The latest was 51 per turn to 60 per turn burn damage ( at 4* 4.70 ) or a +17.6% increase in burn damage.
So Kelile is not a bad red 4* rogue hero, especially for F2P and C2P accounts.
Roster
Kelile is also good if you have no decent 3* / 4* / 5* Rogue heroes.
Especially for F2P accounts, the hero you have in your roster is always better than the limited time, micro transaction, merciless RNG paywalled hero you do not have.
Notes
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Falcon
powerful red 4* stack
Boldtusk+ Falcon+ Gormek ( later Wilbur) is a nasty 3x strong / 3x neutral stack.
(Gems . Keep them? Atlantis vs Guardians - #30 by Gryphonknight)
(Gryph, Doc - Can I get your advice? - #13 by Gryphonknight)
Boldtusk
Wilbur
([Repost] Wilbur Raid Tutorial [Reposted here for smartphone users and future reference])
Scarlett
Rogue
Scarlett- Red 4*, fast mana speed, Splash damage, enemy attack debuffer, compliments entire team of glass cannons that are the foundation of Cascade Squad.
Scarlett- Rogue- Perfect fit for the most attack heavy, least defense stat, hero among the Cascade Squad.
Note: I will most like level to Rogue 4*+1 Scarlett then Guardian Jackal then Peters to before leveling Scarlett from 4*+1 to 4*+19. Jackal is such a glass cannon that Evade 4% will help keep him alive. Evade 4% is such an awesome first class node, no reason not to give it to Peters.
Scarlett and Jackal
(Two Rogues or comparing Guardian Jackal and Scarlett ( with a mention of Grimm ))
Jackal and Danzaburo
(Danzaburo VS Guardian Jackal - #14 by Gryphonknight)
Wu Kong Debuff Dou
Same color debuffers
Wilbur, Gormek and 2x Grimm are good heroes to have in your roster.
Since Wu Kong is yellow and you want healers of different colors ( see healers below ) you will often end up with Wilbur/ Gormek against green boss and 2x Grimm against red boss.
Kelile buff
Latest Buff
Kelile. She was given a nice buff a few months ago that has gone largely unnoticed. She’s a very solid 4* sniper now.
51 per turn to 60 per turn
* Kelile: Increased burn damage from 306 over 6 turns to 360 over 6 turns.
3x Buffed
X*+1
Bonus Stage
Demigod Boldtusk
Demigod like Boldtusk’s fall from god hood, appears to be a combination of nerfs, stealth nerfs, defense stat changes, new DOT, introduction of sturdier limited time red 5* heroes, introduction of limited time blue 5* heroes, and introduction of blue 4* troops that could be leveled.
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