Thee spirit!

The Spirit-If someone can think up a better name please comment. It is a similar to a ghost in its ability, it has a low DPS and a medium health, maybe a bit lower than a giant?! Appearance is some sort of cliche ghost/grim reaper thing, floating round in a black cape.

WHAT MAKES THIS TROOP DIFFERENT!! This troop takes damage differently depending on what attacks it, certain defensive buildings will do virtually no/no damage to this troop BUT will still fire on it! My initial thoughts were to have buildings such as mortars, wiz towers, archer towers and cannons do no damage, and then more core buildings will do damage such as infernos, bows and teslas! This is a ground troop so Air Defence don't damage it anyway, traps also do no damage to it, but it wouldn't set them off-does this counter it?! This troop could be included in a variety of attack strategies, it could join in a batch attack, being able to draw fire from splash damage whilst the barch does the damage. It could be used in gowiwi attacks in place of witches, giving wizards cover from archer towers and cannons whilst golems set of traps, teslas, xbows and infernos!
One of the new strategy I thought up would be to combine this troop with healers! Against TH9s and below the healer would provide sufficient health to keep this troop alive, whilst troops such as talks or wizards do damage to the base behind it!
Ways to counter this troop would be to have defence buildings that can damage it more spread out, a core set of buildings of teslas infernos and xbows would be avoided as a freeze spell would stop all of these!
Problems I have thought of, and would like some help improving are that I'm thinking from a TH10 POV, against lower town halls this could be OP if they have low level teslas and no xbows or infernos, maybe counter this by making it a TH10 (/TH11) upgrade? Also unsure what to do as with CC troops?
All thoughts welcome!!
TJ

The Spirit is an interesting concept, however I'm not sure about the invincibility to buildings, as that is virtually all that would be attacking it, other than clan troops. In stead of no damage by buildings, maybe your Spirit hero could have 2 or 3 lifespans, then it would still take more the defeat him, but either way, very interesting concept, how about..."The Spectre"?

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Originally Posted by Valcor

The Spirit is an interesting concept, however I'm not sure about the invincibility to buildings, as that is virtually all that would be attacking it, other than clan troops. In stead of no damage by buildings, maybe your Spirit hero could have 2 or 3 lifespans, then it would still take more the defeat him, but either way, very interesting concept, how about..."The Spectre"?

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The Spectre seems an equally good name, could start a poll up if this get some attention!

I agree total invincibility is not an option, but virtually no damage from CERTAIN buildings? Its not designed to last the battle, as its going to die when it reaches buildings that damage it. I don't see the difference between having 2-3 lifetimes and just having a bigger HP

TJ

The life span thing would just seem cooler than a longer hp because you would get to see it deplete as it gets attacked and then refill, anticipation, just my oppinion, and as far as the building thing, I see what you are saying, as long as it's not all buildings, but certain ones, that would cool.

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Originally Posted by Valcor

The life span thing would just seem cooler than a longer hp because you would get to see it deplete as it gets attacked and then refill, anticipation, just my oppinion, and as far as the building thing, I see what you are saying, as long as it's not all buildings, but certain ones, that would cool.

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Aha okay see what you mean, but maybe for another troop! its almost another option for when people bring a golem in a batch to protect the heros if they need to drop them. What buildings would you have damage it and not damage it ?

TJ

I would kind of split it up, say, invincible to teslas, infernos, wizard towers, but vulnerable to cannons, archer towers, maybe mortars, as not all bases you attack with the spirit will have all these types of buildings, makes gameplay more fair and interesting if the invicibility/vulnerability is half and half.

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Originally Posted by Valcor

I would kind of split it up, say, invincible to teslas, infernos, wizard towers, but vulnerable to cannons, archer towers, maybe mortars, as not all bases you attack with the spirit will have all these types of buildings, makes gameplay more fair and interesting if the invicibility/vulnerability is half and half.

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Could we perhaps turn that on its head and have invincible to cannons archers towers mortars? Then if the core defences (infernos teslas xbows wiz) can damage it, this would stop people taking out the outer cannons etc with 2/3 loons and then using the spirit to wall wizards against a core which cannot damage it?

Perfect! That would be a great balance.

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Originally Posted by Tpjones

Could we perhaps turn that on its head and have invincible to cannons archers towers mortars? Then if the core defences (infernos teslas xbows wiz) can damage it, this would stop people taking out the outer cannons etc with 2/3 loons and then using the spirit to wall wizards against a core which cannot damage it?

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Also with teslas doing damage people as low as the have some form of defence against this!!1

TJ

Very true, and I would really like to see your proposed hero/troop in action.

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Originally Posted by Tpjones

Also with teslas doing damage people as low as the have some form of defence against this!!1

TJ

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What troop size would you have it?

i recon a size of 20/25 would make it usable, and low level TH couldn't have it in their cc

I would make it 25/30, but no less than 20

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Originally Posted by Tpjones

What troop size would you have it?

i recon a size of 20/25 would make it usable, and low level TH couldn't have it in their cc

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Yeah but i don't want the troop size to be the same as the golem?! I don't want many similarities between it and the pekka either

Any other name requests?