Housing Space: 15
Movement Speed: 14
Deploy Cooldown: 3s
Attack Type: Single Target / Area Splash (0.5) ; 3 Tile Range
"Awareness" Range: 10 Tiles - The Spell Mage can "sense" troops within 10 tiles of her.
Description:
The Spell Mage is an excellent support troop. Armed with all 5 Spells, She is a fearsome presence on the battlefield.
Health: 75
Training Cost: 500 Dark Elixir
Training Time: 35 Minutes
Different Attacks:
Lightning Strike: Deals 200 Damage, with a 1 Tile Area splash.
Healing Potion: Instantly regenerates 200 Health to all troop within 1 tiles of the Spell Mage. If the targeted troop is being hit by an inferno tower, the healing effect is cancelled.
Rage Potion: Gives a troop +20% Damage and +16 Speed for 5 Seconds. Will not stack with Rage Spell or Iron Fist.
Jump Potion: Gives a troop the ability to jump over walls for the next 10 seconds.
Freeze Blast: Freezes any tower for 3 seconds. Towers that are frozen are unable to shoot. Also deals 60 damage.
Other Information / Trivia:
- The Spell Mage will not cast any Jump Potions while defending in the Clan Castle.
- The Spell Mage can heal buildings, as well as other clan castle reinforcements in Defensive Mode.
- The Spell Mage can also rage up defensive buildings and other clan castle reinforcements in Defensive Mode.
- The Spell Mage is the only troop capable of freezing air troops.
- Lightning Strikes deal double damage to PEKKAs, dealing 400 damage in total.
- The Healing Potion is the only spell that can be casted by the Spell Mage which affects itself.
- The Lightning Strike and Healing Potion have an area of effect, whilst Rage Potions, Jump Potions, and Freeze Blasts can only affect a single target.
- In defensive mode, the Spell Mage is capable of healing multiple troops, structures, and heroes at once.
- If a troop targeted by an inferno tower gets healed by a healing potion, then the healing effect is cancelled.
- Rage Potions and Healing Potions are only half as effective on the heroes. The Rage Potion still lasts for the same amount of time however.
Pros:
- In Defensive Mode, the Spell Mage is extremely effective at raging up powerful defensive buildings such as inferno towers and X-Bows.
- The Spell Mage is extremely effective at taking out PEKKAs. Not only because they deal 400 damage to it, but also because they can rage up Hidden Teslas, dealing even more damage to PEKKAs.
- The Spell Mage is also effective at healing multiple buildings at once. Unlike the healer, only healing single structures at once.
- The Lightning Strike is capable of one-shotting Tier 1 Troops, and even Wizards.
Cons:
- If a Rage Potion is used on smaller troops, then it is not being used to its best potential.
- The Healing Potion is also cancelled by the Inferno Tower, rendering it useless against them.
- The Spell Mage has very low hitpoints, and can be 1-Shot by Level 7+ Mortar Shells.
- The Spring Traps are capable of taking out the Spell Mage
Strategies which could arise from the release of this new troop:
GoSWiPe - Golems, Spell Mages, Wizards, PEKKAs - To help PEKKAs and other troops to jump over walls to get to the townhall, or to help freeze powerful defenses such as Inferno Towers and X-Bows.
SpellDragons - Spell Mages + Dragons - To help support the Dragons via Rage Potions, Healing Potions, as well as freezing air defenses.
