🦊 Shadowfang - 5* Dark / Purple - Fox hero from Covenant Summon

New Fox hero is released: Shadowfang

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


Shadowfang

Rarity Element Class Mana Speed
:star::star::star::star::star:
Legendary
:new_moon:
Dark/Purple

Wizard
S
Slow
Level Attack Defense Health

4/80
:crossed_swords:
1139
:shield:
1135
:heart:
2193
4/85 1227 1223 2364
4/90 1404 1399 2705
Origin Family
Covenant Summon Fox
Image Aether Power Description
Mana Boost At the start of each battle, this Hero receives a small amount of mana over 6 turns.
In battles with multiple waves, the effect is refreshed at the beginning of each wave.
:hourglass: Ability: Decreased Healing
All enemies get -50% healing.
:dizzy: Special Skill: Flying Bones
  • Deals 390% damage to all enemies.
  • At the end of each turn, the caster cast a Bone Toss at a random enemy for 5 turns.
  • Each Bone Toss deals 230% damage.
  • Each Bone Toss summons a Skeleton Fox Fiend to the target. The Fiend damages its target with 100% attack every turn.
  • The Skeleton Fox Fiend absorbs healing. It disappears after receiving a healing amount equal to 30% of its target’s max health.

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


:hugs: Fox Family Bonus

Heroes become stronger when teamed with other unique Heroes of the same family.

Bonus for 1/2 Heroes

  • This hero summons 1/2 Sly Fox Minions with 2% health and 100% attack inherited from the hero.
  • Sly Fox Minion has 80% chance to dodge incoming attacks.
  • When Sly Fox Minion dodges, it steals the latest dispellable buff from the atracker, and gives it to its owner.

:balance_scale: Balance Changes

January 2025


:test_tube: Changes from Beta

  • Attack is increased from 1108 to 1128.
  • Defense is increased from 1032 to 1124.
  • Health is increased from 2049 to 2163.
  • Damage is increased from 235% to 350%.
  • Fiend’s attack is increased from 60% to 100% and it health absorb capacity is increased from 10% to 25%.
  • Family bonus is adjusted to match with the releases Fox heroes.

Beta Information: 🧪 Early Information on Round 1 of Fox Heroes [Part of The Beta Beat v69]


:thought_balloon: What do you think of Shadowfang ?

This thread is for thoughts and discussion on Shadowfang.

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

Some Popular Questions for Discussion

  • Is Shadowfang worth summoning for?

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

  • Which heroes on your Roster best pair with Shadowfang ?

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

  • Would you give Shadowfang Wizard Emblems? Which Talent Grid path will you choose?

  • What do you think of special?

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

  • If you Summoned Shadowfang and would like to post your results, please include some thoughts on why you Summoned Shadowfang, 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 Shadowfang when posting Summon Results. In addition to opinions about Shadowfang, you are also encouraged to include how many Summons it took before receiving Shadowfang (or how many Summons you’ve done without receiving Shadowfang), so other players are presented with realistic experiences of the rarity of Legendary 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.


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Feedback Poll - Shadowfang (post release)


:question: Is Shadowfang 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 Shadowfang 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 Shadowfang’s Primary Purpose is?

  • Damage Dealer (Immediate)
  • Damage Dealer (Over Time)
  • Fiend Summoner
0 voters

:question: What do you think of Shadowfang 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 Shadowfang’s Special Skill and Intended Purpose match Shadowfang’s Base Stats?

Note this means Shadowfang’s Class, Attack, Defence & HP Stat

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

:question: Is Shadowfang worth giving Wizard Emblems to?

  • Yes absolutely
  • Depends on who else you got
  • Hmmmm, not sure yet
  • No I don’t think so
  • No… Not at all.
0 voters

:question: Is Shadowfang worth giving Master Emblems to?

  • Yes absolutely
  • Depends on who else you got
  • Hmmmm, not sure yet
  • No I don’t think so
  • No… Not at all.
0 voters

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

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

:question: How do you think Shadowfang 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 Shadowfang worth Limit Breaking ?

  • Yes, but only once
  • Yes, twice
  • No
0 voters

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

  • Sword path
    (Selecting Attack talent nodes when possible)
  • Shield path
    (Selecting Health and Shield talent nodes when possible)
0 voters

:question: What do you think about the artwork ?

  • Amazing
  • Refreshingly new
  • It’s ok
  • It could be better
  • Very bad
0 voters

I see what SGG is trying to do to release unique heroes with their own abilities.
This one seems to fall a little flat for a Slow hero that adds quirky randomness after the fact.

If I were still a P2W/P2P player, I don’t think I would chase this one.

The main purpose of this special is to drive the attacker crazy waiting for it to be over for 5 turns

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Lol he looks like the doge meme

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Would have been better if this hero was average speed. As this guy should be used to inhibit health more than to damage enemies

it seems the card got buffed!!

aaaand pulled it!

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The hero card is updated with the changes.

Polls are now enabled.

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typo in the changes from beta

25% is written as 5%

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Dunno about this one. 375% for slow hero is kinda low today. On the other hand the fiends are quite strong and while 25% for health removal is kinda low, the Foxy healing reduction passive kinda mitigates that. Won’t chase this one, but if I do get him I won’t complain and would ascend him just for that passive.

I am waiting for a special or passive that disables passives.

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Thx, I am fixing this.

I think it has a niche where it can stack fiends on random enemies more efficiently. 25% hp fiends is because his passive already reduces healing by 50%

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This Hero should be average

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I agree. 350% for slow hero is low, should be around 400% to 420%.

i think he is perfect right now,see all stuff he is doing

Good point on 50% healing reduction making these like 50% normal heal fiends at 25%

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He’s going to be Zhuge’s best friend…!
(on non mega-minion teams :thinking::upside_down_face:)

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I got him, will make him just for that damn passive. And I really like his design, pretty metal if yo ask me. :metal:

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Got him. Excellent hero especially LB2


Like average…

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Very nice! Did you go with sword path?

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