Drake was my first 5*. Got him when he was the HOTM. Now, he’s smashing at +20 and I take him everywhere. Got so used with him that it’s strange when I gotta fight without him.
I see myself doing the same if I pulled Thor. His stats are high, good class (yet a lot of competition for the emblems - but so does Monk Class) and having -40% blindness at Very Fast in this creepy, full of Friggs and other too fast heroes at my side looks like a very good idea. For me he’s well balanced and fits well inside the game just like it should be.
Exactly what I was thinking and Drake Fong is an excellent Holy Hero. Anyone know how long it takes to get to the 2nd Charge? Would it be the equivalent to Fast Speed?
I have both and am really enjoying playing with Thor. the 40% blind is really effective, especially at the second and third charge. and with a mana troop it’s easy to get him charged 3-4 times a match on decent boards.
it’s technically 12 tiles I think by the time you’ve hit the first and continue to the second charge, unless you ghost. But you have to remember that is after already hitting once. So it’s not quite the same as being a slow hero. that first charge hits tank or flank and blinds as needed and then by the time you hit with other heroes to finish damage he is already on his second round to hit again but this time hitting up to 3
Respectfully, this is a flawed comparison. To compare Drake and Thor on the same terms we have to compare Thor’s second special to Drake. Thor’s second special requires 12 tiles, so it’s marginally better than Drake but Drake is firing at fast while Thor will be essentially slow.
It’s just an oversimplification to call Thor “very fast” since realistically he has three specials at three different speeds—very fast, slow, and super slow.
True, but he gets to fire them all on the way to the “super slow” one. His super slow special is essentially hit tank at 840%, hit flanks at 560%, and hit wings at 280%…blinding along the way. That’s assuming all are alive on the 3rd special. Shift numbers around if counting on dead heroes as you go (which you have to).
If he didn’t come out after the ninjas he’d look a lot better. His special mechanic resembles the ninjas more closely than anything else, but in that sense, Thor is decidedly worse than the ninjas in many ways.
I’m not trying to make anyone with Thor feel bad. I just feel bothered by how much SG shortchanged the players by releasing such an unremarkable hero. I just wish everyone who got Thor got something a bit better.