This thread is for discussing strategy related to Melancholia, as well as your thoughts on Melancholia.
Melancholia
Rarity
Element
Class
Mana Speed
Legendary
Dark/Purple
Paladin
S Slow
Level
Attack
Defense
Health
4/80
1009
1071
1884
4/85
1087
1154
2031
4/90
1244
1320
2324
Origin
Family
Secret Summon
Cultist
Image
Aether Power
Description
Ailment Immunity
At the start of each battle, this Hero is immune to new status ailments for 6 turns. In battles with multiple waves, the effect is refreshed at the beginning of each wave.
Ability: Marked by the Old Ones All damage is reduced by 5% per 10 Insanity for this character up to a maximum reduction of 50%.
Special Skill: Grim Awakening
Revives all allies with 70% HP and 50 Insanity.
All allies get +74% defense against Special Skills for 5 turns.
If any ally except the caster is defeated in 5 turns, all enemies receive 400 damage.
Inflicts 55 Insanity to the caster.
All-in-one still under construction. Card image to be added when available.
This thread is for thoughts and discussion on Melancholia.
Based on preferences Forum members have expressed, please try to stick mainly to Melancholia and not wander off topic too much to other heroes.
Some Popular Questions for Discussion
Is Melancholia worth summoning for?
Would you use Melancholia on Defense? Offense? War? Quests/Events? Titans?
Which heroes on your Roster best pair with Melancholia ?
What heroes would you take when facing Melancholia as an opponent?
Would you give Melancholia Paladin Emblems? Which Talent Grid path will you choose?
What do you think of special?
What do you think of Melancholia’s character design?
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More Insights & Reading
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Apparently she was toned down a bit (she gets more insanity and revived heroes as well, plus I think revived heroes get less HP, though the last one means more likely for them to get killed and deal damage upon death). Thankfully, though I think she’s still Insane.
Edit: Though now thinking about it, this one can’t at least inflict Insanity on enemy team.
It’s not the chance, it’s the HP after the revival which occurs 100% of the time. Also, you didn’t include the name of the hero during beta like you did for Atwood for example.
I don’t get the skills of this hero. Half the time she’s working to put her allies in a disadvantage. She has no insanity cast on enemies but on allies. Her only perk is that it’s a guaranteed revive? Doesn’t make sense to me
Not sure she makes much sense, and typically the only secret hero I pull
Feels like the risk of reviving enemies on a second charge is too great and even if you revive your own heros they have a decent chance of using the special skill on you?
The revive is of course great but the downside doesn’t seem worth it, even if you revive healers that could reduce the insanity they might just heal the enemies
Feel like I must be missing something but the more I think about it the less useful it seems to be?
I kinda still don’t understand Insanity but if revived with 66 Insanity does it mean there’s 66% chance of your own hero using offensive special on you (or healing enemies)? If so then I retract all nice things I said about her. HotM is better and so is Dabria who is faster and doesn’t screw you up.
I guess if they reverse target and kill your own heros at least it damages the enemies with 400 for each kill but hardly seems worth it especially if a healer reverses and heals enemies it’s negated already
Feels like insanity needs to be toned down and not given to her either, imagine reviving all enemies by mistake! Should also do something to the enemy… when going off and all heros are still alive this doesn’t do much at all except the status effect and then gives insanity to herself and a chance to revive enemies on the next charge.
I assume insanity isn’t given to heros who aren’t revived but will test… tested and no it doesn’t as expected
Yeah but its only -5% per heal so it would take a while to get down low. Many many turns and by then just sitting around not using specials you will lose…so why bother.
Sounds like its one of thoes oh ■■■■ im gunna lose 100% but if i use this there is a small chance I can come back with insanity luck going in my favor but it would be way better to use any other reviver in her place IMO…
The huge insanity is the drawback for the guaranteed revive so the HOT can still be used here to compensate a little. I feel like if you park her in the wings she’s still going to stall till the cows come home and this is a very annoying hero to come across. You absolutely need kravekrush to block her revive even with the huge insanity disadvantage on her side, just don’t bother playing games with her
So basically she revives everyone so they can kill themselves and the rest of your team. Though on the other hand if she reverses and revives everyone she will give them insanity as well. Still, I can hardly think of another hero as detrimental as this one. Even Salmon Loki at least doesn’t hurt your own team.
Can HoT be used to remove insanity though? I thought only direct healing counted. Sheesh, this Insanity is, well, insane, as this is the first mechanic in the game I have problem to understand, probably because I have yet to see it in action.
Ability: Marked by the Old Ones
Special Skill: Grim Awakening
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