Some remaining questions for an intermediate F2P player

[_John_Doe]

First of all read this:

@Rook

Beginners, start here:

• Coppersky’s Compendium
• Guide: New Players “Starter pack”
• Guide: New Players - 3*/4* Heroes
• All Updated Hero Rosters (Pois1)
• The Shortlist of Frequent Requests (ideas)

Next I’ll respond in short your questions. For details read above links.

@Bumfit

I know about the importance of team positioning in you Defence Team but does hero position matter at all when attacking? I like to colour-stack when attacking, can I just dump them in, in any order ?

Yes, it matters: some heroes (opponent) hit 3 nearby heroes, some heroes (your) heal left and right only etc

@Bumfit

What does this mean? Isn’t an Epic Hero/Troop Token going to remain the same whether there is a special event on or not?

Epic Hero Tokens help you get a hero only from Epic Hero Summon (not elemental summon, challenge event summon); however this EHT can be used when there is a seasonal event (rabbits, summer, halloween, xmas) which last 1 month each.
Epic Troop Token is for Troops. Period. Troop<>Hero - different things.

@Bumfit

What do the little (often burning) swords

When it burns it means next time he will hit you. Numbers means turns until he hits you. ‘S’ means he will hit you with special.

@Bumfit

And is attacking yellow with yellow effectively a weak attack unlike attacking red with red?

Read the links above.

@Bumfit

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