Rhys - 5* Holy / Yellow from Challenge Festival 2

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New Bard hero is released: Rhys

This thread is for discussing strategy related to Rhys, as well as your thoughts on him.

Rhys
Rarity Element Class Mana Speed
:star::star::star::star::star:
Legendary		 :sun_with_face:
Holy/Yellow		 image
Cleric		 F
Fast
Level Attack Defense Health

4/80		 :crossed_swords:
844		 :shield:
805		 :heart:
1454
4/85 910 868 1567
4/90 1041 993 1793
Origin Family
Challenge Festival 2 Bard
Image Aether Power Description
attack-up Attack Up At the start of each battle, this Hero gets +20% attack for 6 turns.
In battles with multiple waves, the effect is refreshed at the beginning of each wave.
:hourglass: Ability: Mana Increase Reduction
Reduces the amount of mana increased by Special Skills by -80%. The effect applies to all enemies in the battle.
:dizzy: Special Skill: Hymm of Enrichment
  • Boost health of all allies by 320. Boosted health can exceed max HP.
  • Alters the power of all Holy shields on the board. When an attacking Hero casts athe special, the shields become enchanced and give +37% more mana. When a defending Hero casts the special, the shields become weakened and give -30% less mana.
  • All allies get +34% attack and a further 3% increase per each Holy shield on the board for 3 turns, up to +70% attack.
  • Cleanses status ailments from all allies.

All-in-one still under construction. Card image to be added when available.

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:hugs: Bard Family Bonus

:balance_scale: Balance Changes

Jun 2023 (Big Balance Update)

Jun 2024

:test_tube: Changes from Beta

  • The passive is now affects enemies only so allies no longer affected.
  • The family bonus is reworded, and now realms are included too.
  • The Hero now Boosts Heath to all enemies by 320.
  • The attack buff maximum is now 70% instread of 58%, and it increases with 3% instead of 2% per Holy shields in the board.

Beta Information: 🧪 Early Information on Round 2 of Challenge Festival (Bard) Heroes [Part of The Beta Beat v49]

:thought_balloon: What do you think of Rhys ?

This thread is for thoughts and discussion on Rhys.

Based on preferences Forum members have expressed, please try to stick mainly to Rhys and not wander off topic too much to other heroes.

Some Popular Questions for Discussion

  • Is Rhys worth summoning for?

  • Would you use Rhys on Defense? Offense? War? Quests/Events? Titans?

  • Which heroes on your Roster best pair with Rhys ?

  • What heroes would you take when facing Rhys as an opponent?

  • Would you give Rhys Cleric Emblems? Which Talent Grid path will you choose?

  • What do you think of special?

  • What do you think of Rhys’s character design?

  • If you Summoned Rhys and would like to post your results, please include some thoughts on why you Summoned Rhys, and whether/how you plan to make use of them.*

*NOTE: Summon Results posted without any commentary/feedback at all should be flagged as Off Topic and removed, based on preferences expressed by the Forum community. Please include some comments about what you think of Rhys when posting Summon Results. In addition to opinions about Rhys, you are also encouraged to include how many Summons it took before receiving Rhys (or how many Summons you’ve done without receiving Rhys), so other players are presented with realistic experiences of the rarity of Epic Event Hero.

:money_with_wings: Avoiding Overspending & Heartache :broken_heart:

More Insights & Reading

I highly recommend reading these three threads for more information and context on summoning odds:

If you’ve read them a million times before, you may consider reading them again before deciding on your budget for summoning. A little time spent deciding on how much money you want to risk on summoning goes a long way to avoiding disappointment, frustration, and regret later. :slight_smile:

:thinking: Wondering About Your Personal Situation?

Feel free to discuss your team and roster here, and ask for advice from other Forum members.

If you’d like more extensive advice on sorting out your particular roster, I recommend creating a new thread in Gameplay Help & Tactics, and posting screenshots of your hero roster, along with your questions.

:link: Related Threads You May Be Interested In

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Feedback Poll - Rhys (post release)

:question: Is Rhys worth Summoning For?

  • Yes, absolutely
  • Only if you’re P2P
  • Yes, but only when featured.
  • Not really
  • Not at all

0 voters

:question: How many copies of Rhys would be useful to keep & Level?

Note - this is roster space dependent & isn’t the same for everyone!

  • Zero
  • Just one
  • 2
  • 3
  • All of them

0 voters

:question: What do you think Rhys’s Primary Purpose is?

(Poll added after release with HP boost option)

  • HP Boost (Immediate)
  • Tile Enhancer (Offense)
  • Tile Nerfer (Defense)
  • Attack Buffer
  • Cleanser

0 voters

:question: What do you think Rhys’s Primary Purpose is ?

(Poll added before release without HP boost option)
  • Tile Enhancer (Offense)
  • Tile Nerfer (Defense)
  • Attack Buffer
  • Cleanser

0 voters

:question: What do you think of Rhys compared to other Heroes?

  • Over Powered (OP)
  • Little stronger than Most
  • On Par with Most
  • Little Weaker than Most
  • Completely Broken (Under Powered)

0 voters

:question: How does Rhys’s Special Skill and Intended Purpose match his Base Stats?

Note this means his Class, Attack, Defence & HP Stat

  • Perfectly
  • Better than Most
  • On Par with Most
  • Worse than Most
  • Terribly

0 voters

:question: Is Rhys worth giving Cleric Emblems to?

  • Yes absolutely
  • Yes, but only if you don’t have a 5* Option
  • Yes, but only if you’re focusing on 4* Heroes/ Events
  • Hmmmm, not sure yet
  • No, I don’t think so.
  • No… Not at all.

0 voters

:question: In Defence, where do you think Rhys is best used?

  • Left Wing
  • Left Flank
  • Tank
  • Right Flank
  • Right Wing
  • Not on defence at all.

0 voters

:question: How do you think Rhys is best used?

  • PvP Raids/ War attack
  • Normal Defence
  • War Defence
  • Titans
  • Farming
  • Tournaments
  • Event Teams

0 voters

Choose up to 3 options

:question: What do you think is Rhys worth Limit Breaking ?

  • Yes
  • No

0 voters

:question: If you would emblem Rhys then which Emblem Path would you select ?

  • Sword path
    (Selecing Attack talent nodes when possible)
  • Shield path
    (Selecing Health and Shield talent nodes when possible)

0 voters

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@PlayForFun in the question “Is Rhys worth giving Cleric Emblems to?”, it’s the question for a 4 star, not a 5 star.

Thanks for all your hard work pal!

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This hero needs a buff before release

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Thx, I have removed that line from the polls. :slight_smile:

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I don’t think I would even ascend this hero past 3/70, yeah holy has very few attack boosters but her skill is just too niche for my liking to be worthy of 6 darts (I don’t see that tile altering very useful at all).

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nice that yellow heroes are getting a tile booster, but what yellow titan teams need is a yellow version of Jott

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Not bad because of lack of competition. She would be handy for titan teams solely because there is exactly one 5* or even 4* yellow attack booster (Kara, who doesn’t even buff herself). For other modes: can be handy in yellow stack and is fast cleanser, but other than that nothing special.

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I rather take Kara than this Hero for Atk buff.
She is not useful at all in Titan.
Cause she didn’t boost the tiles with atk up. It’s mana generation up like Xnopohl.

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This is the one I like least of the 4 threads put up so far.

Whilst I like the idea, I’m always a little meh about tile relevant heroes as may not be much left for tiles after you’ve used 8 tiles to set him off. Normally they work better on Defence like Frigg, Odin and Octros. In PVE where can mana pot etc this is of course irrelevant.

Best option I think is on defence flanking someone like Xman where people will be stacking yellow so can slow them down. I don’t have a good purple tank though so not much from this for me.

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How is attack up not useful on titans? Rhys is faster than Kara, boosts all 5 heroes, and her buff will almost always be higher.

I agree that it’s very underwhelming though. It needs 7 yellow tiles on the board to basically be a yellow c Rigard that doesn’t heal. I don’t get it.

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In Titan Mana is not an issue.
Lots of Big Team use Tornado and Mana Potion.

For sure her atk boost is higher.

But sorry to say i won’t waste 6 Darts for just something like that.
I’m happy just using Kara.

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Should be changed to elemental DD to balance out up. I hardly see any use of this hero if you have a decent roaster.

On the other hand, we have seen that they usually have one useless hero in most portal/family. In some sense, it feels that other ones are even better.

Happy gaming

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No need to be sorry. I agreed with you that it’s a very underwhelming hero literally a post above yours.

Faster mana and higher attack buff is always better though, wether you use tornadoes and mana pots or not.

And it’s fantastic that “Big Team” use them, but I’m guessing most people aren’t in one of those “Big Team” and rarely use super manas and tornadoes on titans, so mana speed matters to them. :man_shrugging:

Is it worth the mats? I don’t think so, but opinions may vary.

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That would be better, but we already have 2 yellow EDD’s. I’d take anything though. Just a straight 58% attack buff would be a nice start, but even then I’m not sure it’d be enough.

Increase tiles’ attack instead, boosted health, direct damage, status ailments immunity, literally anything.

Just a cleanse and a tile dependent attack buff is so weird for a hero released in August 2022.

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Agree! Anything else than current setup, I gave one option that in combination with mana boost of the board could give some usefulness.

Beside C-Leonias , which 5* has EDD in yellow?

Happy gaming

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Rhys is down for female yes? This spelling is definitely the masculine version.

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Seems like he/she may be most useful against Xnol and Ludwig tanks given the passive skill

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I don’t think I would turn this baby into SE food if she came my way… happy if I can get a bard hero in the totally over saturated pool of heros. no matter which one of them it was…I will just be jumping to get one!!!
Best luck to everyone!! :smiling_face_with_three_hearts::smiling_face_with_three_hearts::smiling_face_with_three_hearts::kissing_heart::smiling_face_with_three_hearts::smiling_face_with_three_hearts::smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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If not for his passive, maybe. But as a Xnolphod flank, Rhys actually reduces Xnolphod’s mana gain. Since I don’t think his (I feel like Rhys is supposed to be male based on the name and the impression I got from the beta art) yellow tile mana slow makes up for the reduced mana gain, I don’t think he’ll work out there.