Damour's weekly breakdown of the Battle mage secrets
CHALLENGE RULES
RULESET: Lost Legendaries
Description:
Legendary units may not be used.
Legendary summoners are still available.
- There are no special tricks for this ruleset.
- Use your epics and rares to best effect.
Ruleset Nerfs
| Rulesets that don't support | Reasons |
|---|---|
 Unprotected | Takes away the void armor counter. You could go with speed as the winning option here. |
Ruleset Buffs
| Rulesets that support | Reasons |
|---|---|
 Armored up | Having high armor will help you absorb some extra damage. |
 Holy Protection | Divine shield will protect you from one source of damage. |
Monsters breakdown
Buffs
Shield/Void
Shield reduces the damage from melee or ranged attacks while the Void reduces the damage from the magic attacks.
Repair
Having the repair ability allows you to repair the armor of your monsters.
Protect/Void armor
Having high armor will help you absorb some damage. Similarly for magic, you can use Void Armor ability to protect against magic. Protect ability can give you two additional armor while the Repair ability will help you regain your damaged armor.
Nerfs
Headwinds/Demoralize/Silence
You can still survive longer if you can reduce the damage from the opponent's attack. Abilities like Demoralize, Headwinds, or Silence reduces the melee, ranged, and magic damage respectively will help you achieve this strategy this will be an ideal way to hurt their damage output.
Summoners breakdown
| Summoners buffs | Reasons |
|---|---|
| Summoners that give speed | Dealing damage first can often be the difference between winning or losing. |
| Kelya | Having speed as mentioned above is great but the added armor here has many benefits. |
| Lux | Same reasons as Kelya with the added bones of some more health as well. |
| Grandmaster Rathe | Giving everyone void armor can be particularly difficult to get through regardless of the damage type. |
| Immortalis | Giving everyone shatter can be painful for opponents who have gone with armor plays. |
| Summoners nerfs | Reasons |
|---|---|
| None | Can't really think of summoner with a disadvantage. |
If you can think of any please let me know.
Without further delay lets dig into a battle to see some of our recommendations in action.
Both players have gone with the Kitty here.The top player has combined with water. The bottom player has combined with life. A mix of damage in the form of melee and range on both sides.
Both also deploying a sneak strategy.
Damour the merrier
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