New Building - Hidden Magnet

​Important: Please give constructive advice so that this becomes an even better idea. Thanks!

Hidden Magnet

Description: The Hidden Magnet is a new defense building like the Hidden Tesla, but it does not use electricity. Instead it uses magnets to pull troops towards it.

Option 1: The Hidden Magnet makes a pulse every 3 seconds and pulls the troops inside it's range towards it. When the pulse ends, the troops do not get pulled towards it anymore.

Option 2: The Hidden Magnet constantly pulls on troops inside it's range, but at a faster rate. This means that the troops that are inside it's range move faster towards the Hidden Magnet, therefore destroying the Hidden Magnet faster.

Both Options: The Hidden Magnet, like the Tesla, will come out of the ground when troops enter it's range. Once it is out of the ground, it stays out until the battle is over. The Hidden Magnet only targets troops without a favorite target, but troops with a defense favorite target might go towards it because it is a defensive structure. Troops with a favorite target would still move to the Hidden Magnet at the same speed.

Appearance: I have not come up with a design for this, but if you have one, please reply with a pic of it

Stats:

For option 1
Range: 5 tiles
Max Pull Strength: 10% (it slows the troop's speed so it takes more time for troops to get to it, therefore, taking more damage from other defenses)
Hitpoints: 2000 - 3500

For option 2
Range: 5 tiles
Max Pull Strength: 15% (it slows the troop's speed so it takes more time for troops to get to it, therefore, taking more damage from other defenses)
Hitpoints: 800 - 1200

Offensive Strategies:
The attacker can use small troops to trigger the trap so they know where it is before they set important troops down. They can place troops that attack defensive buildings to destroy it faster and without being slowed down.

Defensive Strategies:
Players can set the trap close to the center of their base to prevent attackers from picking them off. They can place it near many defensive buildings to have them take damage or near unimportant buildings to steer them away from important buildings.

I think this would be a pretty cool building because it is a good pair with the Tesla. It would also add a bit more mystery into attacks and strategy in defense. Thanks for reading!

Quite a good idea, it would certainly be different to other types of defence we already have, could make for different strategies when attacking.

I vote for option 1. maybe it would get double pull on PEKKA, and PEKKA would do double damage to the magnet.

great idea. will made routing defence system of th10s better and more reliable, especially if it only attract troops without a favourite target. but it must be that no base can have more than 1 magnet at a time, and the range not too wide.

@pacomius

I was thinking you get your first one at TH8 and your second at TH10. It would help defenses cover 2 sides of the base.

Sounds like a new and interesting idea for a new defense building! Could use some tweaking but like he air sweeper it could really change the pace of battles.

very creative... I vote for option 1, how about it does extra pull to a certain unit? pekka was mentioned

This is a really interesting idea. I find it hard to think up anythign that isn't a bit cliche, or similar in effect to the stuff that SC already has :thumbsup:

Interesting concept.
Basically a sweeper in reverse? Maybe a tornado machine? :smirk:

Good idea, if not too unbalancing! This would be like a backwards air sweeper on the ground.....never thought of things likey this!