New Hero Dragon Rider/Knight
I think the best game changing hero to add is a Dragon Knight/Rider/Lord
Aside from tougher defense and high attack rate than current heroes, the dragon rider commands all dragons and has a special abilty - it can call all dragons in the battle in a certain radius to attack whichever he is attacking. This is a great skill to lead dragons to target air defense and inner part of the base or if you need to make sure your dragons don't scatter too much. I call it "Dragon's Roar"! Obviously, this hero would require a certain finesse when using the ability.
The hero would be a max barbarian warrior riding a max level dragon.
Ability Radius = 11 or 9 tiles
Ability Duration = 10s
Attack Range = 4 tiles
Preferred target = NONE
Move Speed and Attack rate is increased on activation but half the duration of the ability. Rage effect does not affect dragon troops.
When the ability ends.. dragons will stop going towards the hero's target. It can be a double edge sword cause the ability has a slightly large radius (11 tiles). It may call dragons that are a bit far away and may result on getting free hits from nearby air defense. Once the ability stops, they will target the nearest structure or unit.
Move speed of the dragon troop won't be effected by the ability. Only the hero's move speed and attack will increase. So, essentially, only the nearest dragon will be able to attack the hero's target.
Strategy #1 - Going by the ability's nature, this ability is best used when you still have most of your dragons and they're not that scattered yet. Technically, you'll have to wait before it targets the air defense (which is usually deep inside the base) then drop your dragon army and activate ability. And you'll have to consider if the drop spot is inside the ability's range.
Strategy #2 - Or you could drop your dragon army right away. So they can wipe out structures, making a path for the Dragon Rider to target inner structure or defense. Then activate his ability once he starts hitting his target. Making your dragon army move towards the inside.
Strategy #3 - Using rage spell would compliment the dragon rider's ability as it increases move speed of the dragon troop making them go faster towards the hero's target. It's always best to keep one handy.
Like I said, it requires finesse.
Strength:
With it's power over dragons, this hero would turn the tides of the battle. But only in the hands of a master tactician.
Weakness:
It's weakness would probably be it's slow move speed. He will be susceptible to long range attacks and of course air defense. His toughness will be there to cover for it but won't be enough to hold on a barrage of attacks.
Base Defense:
A good anti-dragon base would be enough to defend against the dragon rider's might! Namely, concentrated air defense and archer towers and xbow in the deepest part of the base would thwart the dragon rider's rally.
I'm not really sure what would be the best radius for his ability. Maybe large radius would be OP if we go by the strategy #2... XD
I'd love to hear your ideas and feedback.
Do you play fire emblem? (Sorry this is not clash related, just a question)
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Originally Posted by
inkster21
Strength:
With it's power over dragons, this hero would turn the tides of the battle. But only in the hands of a master tactician.
This sounds familiar....
