Compared to last time, Gormek and Danza are up two talents each, Domitia is almost maxed (up from 4^14), but most importantly, Little John is in for Grimm 4^70. That swap worked really nicely for me in the last Trials of Strength, so I thought Iād give it a shot here, and again, I wasnāt disappointed. That mana cut is just so powerful against the bosses that it is worth switching in a green hero for a blue, despite the color strengths suggesting otherwise. If you are having trouble with this trial, you should seriously consider the Big Lumberjack.
Notably, the mob waves targeted Little John and Gormek way beyond what I consider normal. It was really uncanny. So I used a lot of small healing potions before ever making it to the bosses. Once I got there, though, I had all specials charged, and was able to bring Azlar to about half health before the enemy fired a shot. Danza froze twice (sometimes itās like that) but LJ kept that mana debuff on for the entire fight (fired three times). Boss Scarlett fired twice, but neither Boss Azlar nor Boss Nashgar did. I used one bomb and one dragon, along with all my health potions, but I finished the fight with everyone still standing (albeit in critical health).
Just a few emblems short of Gormek reaching peak beefiness, and Danza also falls short of +20. He will never see it, though, because Domitia will be maxed in a day or two at most, and sheās taking his emblems and future rogue emblems. Trainer hero went to Azlar, who claimed the rings this morning and will almost certainly replace Danzaburo in this trial next time. That will make my team squishier, but they will also hit VERY hard. Weāll see how that goes.
And from the old crew:
Grimm +14
Scarlett +18
Gormek +3
The unmaxed 5* made this trial a walk in the park. Especially Miki with his awesome special! We came in all specials charged and a blue diamond on the board. Scarlett couldnāt even say hello before she hit the ground. Nashgar did manage to kill Grimm, but really, they had no chance. I think thatās the first time I didnāt have to use any items, except for a few healing pots during the trash rounds.
The trainer was eaten by Kelile, and sheāll probably get the rogue emblems too once sheās maxed (see no point in taking Scarlett to +20, and Danzaburo probably wonāt be taken past 3/60 for a while). Barbarian emblems I donāt know yet. Perhaps Iāll take Grimm to +18 or Iāll save them for Miki/Azlar.
Emblems got Little John to +7. Rogue wasnāt enough to bring Kelile to +19. Trainer, and pretty much everything else for the next month, is going to Seshat now that Morlovia landed.
At first my team wanted to put Miki in but I still havenāt started leveling Miki so I scrolled down and found my cabin boy Peters. Thatās the mvp of my team. When he silences the enemy for 3 turns thatās so valuable. The end battle I defeated the bosses in order from right to left. Scarlett dodged a special and thatās basically why she survived to the end. I used dragon attacks, I also brought potent healing pots and super antidotes. I was worried I wouldnāt have enough healing so thatās why I brought the big green pots. Iām saving rogue emblems for Alice so I can get her to the same amount as Marjana. I havenāt put any barbarian emblems on any hero yet, donāt know who I should give them to at this point. The trainer will be eaten by Kelile and hopefully that maxes her.
I went in with all my specials charged but couldnāt line up a very good board so I took some heavy shots. Pulled it out though with only one dragon attack:
Weirdly, I donāt have a single Rogue at 4 or 5* leveled, so Iām all barbarian here. But this is an easy one.
Grimm, Azlar+4, Gormek, Miki 3/38, John +18
Bring heal potions. Be charged at the bosses. Fire Gormek because heās the weaksauce here, then fire everyone else.
Watch the bosses die in a fire as they canāt Mana charge easily, and even if they do, it means Iāve dumped dozens of tiles into them only for them to be silenced with their health nearly gone because of the John/Miki/Azlar combo. 3 rounds and done.
This is my worst event of the trials, I do believe. But I won. I used more items than I cared to have. I didnāt take pre-fight team photos. But only two of my heroes, this event, were leveled and talented.
Same team as last time, but with an additional rank of emblems on Kage. I could have tinkered with my team composition, but I was in a rush this morning, so I adopted the āif it aināt broke, donāt fix itā attitude.
On the bench: 2 Jackals, Gretel, Tony Danza, Miki 3.70, Musashi, Marjana
Made it to the final bosses with everyone charged and two diamonds to boot, albeit several minor heals poorer. I unloaded everyone and then popped the diamonds. The ensuing tile rain recharged some, which ultimately allowed me to take the lion down.
Marjana 3/45 came in for Kelile 3/60. This is one trial my team is weak in. Too many red vs red bosses. Started on Grimm 2ā¦to mitigate this weakness.
Barbarians and Rogues emblems are about the highest quantities in my bank, these ones also would go to the pile; Marjana ate the trainer almost immediately, she was hungry.
I donāt usually have issues with trials with the exception of either the druid or cleric one, whichever features Vivica and Boril. The reasons behind that are because I have a ton of passive heroes for that trial and I have to rely solely on tile damage which isnāt the easiest to do when I have a 2-2-1 team.
My team last time was: Kelile (3/41), Karil (3/50), Azar (2/31), Dawa (1/1), and Layla (1/1)
I had a very significant improve because since then I had pulled Scarlett and Little John, so this time my team was:
Kelile (3/57) - Karil (3/50) - Azar (2/31), Scarlett (3/57), Little John (1/1).
Iām especially pleased with the amount Iāve been able to level Scarlett.
This was not enough to win the second stage (though I did not try very hard because if I remember correctly there was a rare quest going on).
