Ratatoskr's shield effects

[Guvnor]

They do…

Have a read of the Main Ratatoskr thread; all these questions have been asked & answered already…

@Guvnor

Shields = tiles

Basically ratatoskr debuffs / buffs any green tiles ON THE BOARD at the time of casting.

So if we look at using him in the attacking team:
Basically makes each tile worth x * {tile}

Not sure what X is tho, didn’t see any calculations from beta testing.

What we do know is that:

• Ratatoskr stacks with Tarlak (and other similar normal attack buffers)
• Ratatoskr TILE BUFF stacks with ATTACK buff (e.g. BT or Heimdall)

Another thing we know is that timing with Ratatoskr can be tricky… His special works by charging tiles ON THE BOARD but usually you’ve used all/most of the tiles on the board to charge him up (and your other greens). So essentially you have to wait, work the board a bit before pulling the trigger on his special in order to get a full benefit

@DaveCozy

Worth noting that the green tile buff can also surpass Tarlak’s cap. Heimdal + Tarlak + Ratatoskr can result in very deadly green matches.

What does make Ratatoskr tricky to use though is that he’ll only enhance the current green tiles on the board. The ones that follow later after his skill won’t be enhanced.

Basically, he rewards smart board manipulation, and I personally like that design as it is dependent on player skill to make the most of it. Worst case, he’s an average speed healer – best case, he’s a great support buffer and healer.