Zora – 5* Holy / Yellow - January 2024 HOTM (Hero of the Month) -- Initial Release

New HOTM Released for January, 2024: Zora

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


Zora

Rarity Element Class Mana Speed
:star::star::star::star::star:
Legendary
:sun_with_face:
Holy/Yellow
image
Paladin
S
Slow
Level Attack Defense Health

4/80
:crossed_swords:
830
:shield:
957
:heart:
1602
4/85 894 1032 1727
4/90 1023 1181 1976
Origin Family
Hero of the Month Legends 2024
Image Aether Power Description
dmg-reduction Damage Reduction At the start of each battle, all damage received by this hero is reduced by 10% for 6 turns.
In battles with multiple waves, the effect is refreshed at the beginning of each wave.
:no_entry_sign: Resist: Resist Mana Reduction
This character has innate resistance against mana reduction.
:hourglass: Ability: Mana on Status Ailment Received
This character gains 5% mana when they receive a status ailment or negative stack.
:dizzy: Special Skill: Dawnlight Rally
  • Deals 300% damage to all enemies.
  • Cleanses status ailments from all allies.
  • All allies get +20% attack, and a further +5% increase per each removed status effect up to +60% in total, for 4 turns.
  • Element Link gives all Holy allies +10% additional Special Skill damage for 4 turns. This effect cannot be dispelled.

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


:test_tube: Changes from Beta

  • Damage is increased from 280% to 300%.
  • Resist mana ailment passive is replaced with Resist mana reduction passive.

Beta Information: 🧪 Early information on the January 2024 HOTM -- Zora [Part of The Beta Beat V63]


:thought_balloon: What do you think of Zora ?

This thread is for thoughts and discussion on Zora.

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

Some Popular Questions for Discussion

  • Is Zora worth summoning for?

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

  • Which heroes on your Roster best pair with Zora ?

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

  • Would you give Zora Paladin Emblems? Which Talent Grid path will you choose?

  • What do you think of special?

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

  • If you Summoned Zora and would like to post your results, please include some thoughts on why you Summoned Zora, 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 Zora when posting Summon Results. In addition to opinions about Zora, you are also encouraged to include how many Summons it took before receiving Zora (or how many Summons you’ve done without receiving Zora), 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.


:link: Related Threads You May Be Interested In

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Feedback Poll - Zora (post release)


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

  • Damage Dealer (Immediate)
  • Cleanser
  • Atack Buffer
0 voters

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

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

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

:question: Is Zora worth giving Paladin 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 Zora is best used?

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

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

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

:question: If you would emblem Zora 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
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I do think the passive makes her slightly better. She’s meant to turn the tides around after the enemy has ravaged yours with their ailments

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@PlayForFun Actual release has 300% damage (slight buff from Beta)

In principle, maybe, but if Zora only gets 5% mana per ailment on Zora, it’s… very slight.

If instead it were 5% mana per ailment on Zora or any ally, that would be a much more substantial “let’s get this cleansed” moment.

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Thx, the hero card is updated

Polls are now enabled.

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Pretty terrible, not as bad as Leadria though.

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If she dispelled, she would have been better. Because if she was meant to be the push for your stack, she needs to be the one to break down the enemies’ defences. The cleanse is not as useful for her as she buffs attack already

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I was just thinking, +5% per status the attk buff incresse, so you need to remove 8 status for max? Is that on herself or is that counting whole ally? Cause if it’s just herself it is meaningless, but if it’s whole team then is actually OK I guess.

But still 300% hit all at slow speed not priority cleanse, pretty lame still. I might as well lvl Areax, same slow speed but chain all 380%. And Areax was OK, this trade 80% chain all dmg for a non priority cleanse and some attk boost, meh…

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It’s for the whole team. Even if it’s just one set of ailments, it’s a 45% attack, it’s not that bad. 60% should be quite achievable for her
She might be the highest yellow attack buffer right now, although it’s situational

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300% damage on slow speed hero is low…

average speed heroes already do more…

i dislike the fact that HoTMs are below average… if her passive gives 10% mana instead of 5% and on buffs, she’ll be much better

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She’s basically Rian, and Rian sucks.

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The hero is not comparable in terms of damage to the new heroes especially for slow mana speed, and the additional effects and passive ability are just okay. They should adjust the monthly heroes to be more in line with the new heroes to make them more attractive again.

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She and grandma Holly can give quite high attack buff, though both are slow and not quite easy to activate

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Based on the current meta, slow heroes should no longer be made.

Very slow, average, fast, and very fast.

Make very slow heroes crazy strong, high high risk high reward heroes. Slow speed is just horrid. It’s the speed that no one wants lol.

I would rather see this hotm be very slow, cleanse first, buff the attack, then hit for 400+% chaining through all.

If she’s like she is now, she needs to be at least average speed. You could even make her fast speed and she wouldn’t be overpowered in today’s meta.

If these are the hotms that we’re gonna get then why night replace them with 3-5 credits per each hotm for soup exchange and then let us exchange for as many people as we want. That makes so much more sense than, I guess I’ll save her in roster hoping for a buff someday soon.

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I’m just gonna throw this out there as a crazy idea:

  • If Zora seems like a unworthwhile-even-by-HotM-standards kinda hero…

  • …we could like, summon less until there’s a better HotM.

If SG feels literally no incentive to make HotM better for more players, one can imagine how likely they are to actually give us better HotM.

It’s not like we will be exactly lacking in portals to summon from later!

Sorry, I don’t know what came over me there :stuck_out_tongue:

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Here are my thoughts on the new HOTM!

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I think she looks good. Not a lot of holy attacker hotms. Damage to all, a cleanse, and attack buff is good. And she has good stats.

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How about adding a priority dispel to her skill?

  • Dispels buffs from all enemies
  • Deals 300% damage to all enemies.
  • Cleanses status ailments from all allies.
  • All allies get +20% attack, and a further +5% increase per each removed status effect up to +60% in total, for 4 turns.
  • Element Link gives all Holy allies +10% additional Special Skill damage for 4 turns. This effect cannot be dispelled.
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