# Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)

**URL:** https://community.gemsofwar.com/c/gameplay/5.md?page=88

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## [Voice of lower strata](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/voice-of-lower-strata/30907)

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**Author:** [@LastGrim](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/LastGrim)\
**Replies:** 34\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2017, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/voice-of-lower-strata/30907 "2017-10-04T18:27:22Z")

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First of all I want to say that I like this game. I was fascinated by a subtle sense of humor piercing the quests and pleasant drawings of characters. I will never forget the moment with the giants preparing an ambush, h…

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## [Wisps: It's bad enough that](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/wisps-its-bad-enough-that/31167)

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**Author:** [@Robbg1986](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Robbg1986)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2017, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/wisps-its-bad-enough-that/31167 "2017-10-04T18:14:46Z")

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Wisps already have all of Charm, Dispel, Bonus purp, Jumble, Stealthy, Start battles with mana, and an Extra turn but I notice with that Jumble and extra turn that if there are 6 or more purple gems on the board, the A.I…

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## [Best Xathenos team set up?](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/best-xathenos-team-set-up/30996)

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**Author:** [@icheewawa](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/icheewawa)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2017, 3:40am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/best-xathenos-team-set-up/30996 "2017-10-04T03:40:16Z")

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I forged Xathenos when I hit the 4000 diamonds the other day, instead of waiting for Abyssinia to be back in rotation. Having second thoughts already. I know many troop team setups that would have benefited from having a…

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## [What's the best place to explore to find some undead?](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/whats-the-best-place-to-explore-to-find-some-undead/31124)

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**Author:** [@Slypenslyde](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Slypenslyde)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2017, 1:25am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/whats-the-best-place-to-explore-to-find-some-undead/31124 "2017-10-03T01:25:15Z")

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So I want to farm up the snotstones and get more event keys. What kingdom’s got the highest chance of undead when I go exploring?

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## [Hero Level Progression](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/hero-level-progression/25069)

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**Author:** [@mender](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/mender)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/hero-level-progression/25069 "2017-10-02T23:37:23Z")

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Do we have an up-to-date list of which skills get increased at which hero level? The only thing I can find is this one, but it doesn’t go beyond level 1000 and even before that I’m seeing a lot more skill increases than …

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## [One eyebrow raising over Dawnbringer in Arena](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/one-eyebrow-raising-over-dawnbringer-in-arena/31067)

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**Author:** [@Fvffar](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fvffar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 12:09am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/one-eyebrow-raising-over-dawnbringer-in-arena/31067 "2017-10-02T00:09:14Z")

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Arena has always been a place where the skills of a player can be tested in an interesting way. It’s been untouched by several issues that had the community discussing, such as OP teams, bugs, cascades, AI luck, cut/past…

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## [Impervious vs charmed](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/impervious-vs-charmed/30981)

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**Author:** [@Ninertwo](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Ninertwo)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2017, 5:49am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/impervious-vs-charmed/30981 "2017-10-01T05:49:13Z")

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Ya know I was thinking about something that I haven’t seen on the forums yet, and if someone brought it up I apologize but why isn’t the impervious trait not immune to charm? Seems to me if they can’t be frozen, eaten…

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## [Game mechanic - looking for advice](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/game-mechanic-looking-for-advice/30998)

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**Author:** [@Taisiakat](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Taisiakat)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2017, 11:41pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/game-mechanic-looking-for-advice/30998 "2017-09-30T23:41:54Z")

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Except for the 8 Mythics and 3 Legendary Troops that I am missing from my stack, I have achieved another milestone. 267 are at Mythic and 3 traited (aka completed) The remaining troops that I have are traited at least …

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## [Troll rework - what's with the sea troll?](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/troll-rework-whats-with-the-sea-troll/30978)

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**Author:** [@aurora\_x](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/aurora_x)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2017, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/troll-rework-whats-with-the-sea-troll/30978 "2017-09-30T19:16:37Z")

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I was looking into the different trolls and doesn’t the sea troll have the lamest first trait of all? Every other troll has something special up his sleeve apart from him. And why does the Rock Troll doesn’t have Troll R…

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## [What is the drop rate for Mythics?](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-is-the-drop-rate-for-mythics/30948)

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**Author:** [@Eirinn](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Eirinn)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2017, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-is-the-drop-rate-for-mythics/30948 "2017-09-30T18:31:02Z")

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I’ve been playing for over a year and I have yet to get a Mythic drop… I know they’re supposed to be rare, sure, but still? I’m VIP 5 too, no drops there either.

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## [Crafted all weapons topic](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/crafted-all-weapons-topic/30945)

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**Author:** [@UKresistance](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/UKresistance)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/crafted-all-weapons-topic/30945 "2017-09-30T16:48:44Z")

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Xathenos, dawnstar, and all staff sword weapons made. Yay, I guess. Dawnbringer is nice though.

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## [Was something tweaked again?](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/was-something-tweaked-again/30963)

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**Author:** [@daveis23](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/daveis23)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2017, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/was-something-tweaked-again/30963 "2017-09-30T13:04:27Z")

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I just played about 15 games and lost 8 of them. Literally everything I do gives the AI extra turns or hurts me in some way. I used 7 different teams. Seriously what gives? This game is unplayable like this. I can only w…

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## [I have joined the lame/dark side](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/i-have-joined-the-lame-dark-side/30855)

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**Author:** [@Clark](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Clark)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2017, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/i-have-joined-the-lame-dark-side/30855 "2017-09-30T12:34:55Z")

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I have been a strong advocate against the meta team defenses for a long time now. I happily created all unique teams with limited success to defend in Guild Wars. I give up. I got obliterated on my first two GW matche…

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## [Where da giants at?](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-da-giants-at/30935)

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**Author:** [@Slypenslyde](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Slypenslyde)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2017, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-da-giants-at/30935 "2017-09-29T20:12:47Z")

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I’ve played 90+ PvP matches and so far I’ve only killed 37 giants. What gives? What the heck kind of “event” is it if it’s impossible to actually do the thing you’re supposed to do? Is this one of those life lessons, li…

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## [A.I. RNG hates me](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-i-rng-hates-me/30826)

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**Author:** [@Robbg1986](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Robbg1986)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2017, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-i-rng-hates-me/30826 "2017-09-28T17:41:02Z")

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I know this has been brought up a lot and I have seen a lot of people say that it is not true after running tests but I am 100% positive that the A.I. cheats. You can especially tell with troops like Black Mangles and D…

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## [Tribute rates as of 3.1](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/tribute-rates-as-of-3-1/30579)

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**Author:** [@Grundulum](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Grundulum)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2017, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/tribute-rates-as-of-3-1/30579 "2017-09-28T14:16:19Z")

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On a whim, I decided to start tracking tribute rates. All my kingdoms are at level 10, with 5+ stars, my guild’s red statue is at level \>100. Here’s a table with the totals as of this evening: Kingdoms # Times Expec…

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## [Mythic Crafting Rotation](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/mythic-crafting-rotation/30455)

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**Author:** [@Ninertwo](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Ninertwo)\
**Replies:** 40\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2017, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/mythic-crafting-rotation/30455 "2017-09-28T13:40:04Z")

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I know I might be nitpicking, or after the free 1200 diamonds last week, but the mythics available to be crafted seem to be random, and a bit frustrating. The mythic that I want to craft was in the first week of the …

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## [Kraken killing multiple units](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/kraken-killing-multiple-units/30804)

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**Author:** [@unluckytony](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/unluckytony)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/kraken-killing-multiple-units/30804 "2017-09-27T18:20:16Z")

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Is it intended for kraken to kill 2 units with damage then devour the third? Because if so, well done.

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## [Good bye unless game is fixed](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/good-bye-unless-game-is-fixed/30864)

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**Author:** [@Knucklerxox1\_1](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Knucklerxox1_1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2017, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/good-bye-unless-game-is-fixed/30864 "2017-09-27T16:23:11Z")

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I’ve been playing since January and had enjoyed this game enough to purchase in game goods to be vip 9. The game simply isn’t fun anymore- it’s a chore. The ai loops especially on 4x speed are aaammmmaaaazzzing. The fact…

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## [Get rid of the PvP defence](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/get-rid-of-the-pvp-defence/30691)

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**Author:** [@Taliesin](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Taliesin)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2017, 1:55am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/get-rid-of-the-pvp-defence/30691 "2017-09-27T01:55:42Z")

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They should do away with the pvp defences and make it so that you fight a random team that your opponent has created. This would do away with the monotony of playing the same teams every single match over and over again.…

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## [Reminds me of when it was](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/reminds-me-of-when-it-was/30735)

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**Author:** [@Taisiakat](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Taisiakat)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2017, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/reminds-me-of-when-it-was/30735 "2017-09-26T17:44:46Z")

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Since I have started playing there have been – what I call the weeks of… death sheggra Maw bone dragon EK now it’s Mab (the last three pvp screens all were …) and they were variations of EK/Mab Kraken x2/Mab Wi…

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## [This game has become incredibly noninteractive](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/this-game-has-become-incredibly-noninteractive/30574)

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**Author:** [@gemfire](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/gemfire)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2017, 11:20am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/this-game-has-become-incredibly-noninteractive/30574 "2017-09-26T11:20:56Z")

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Each match is basically about hoping the AI opponent doesn’t manage to fire off their “loop of death” first. Add to that the high number of passive effects (do X on 4-5 gem matches) and this game feels more and more like…

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## [Is it possible to play GoW on PC without Steam?](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/is-it-possible-to-play-gow-on-pc-without-steam/3768)

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**Author:** [@Eika](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Eika)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2017, 10:23am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/is-it-possible-to-play-gow-on-pc-without-steam/3768 "2017-09-26T10:23:14Z")

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Thanks for help.

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## [Centaurs - Clipperty Clop](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/centaurs-clipperty-clop/30671)

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**Author:** [@Drathas](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Drathas)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2017, 10:15am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/centaurs-clipperty-clop/30671 "2017-09-26T10:15:40Z")

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Right, so since obtaining Artema a few weeks back I’ve been playing centaur teams while getting the 250 wins for the Oracle class. I tried multiple versions of all Centaur teams, whilst keeping Artema, this is the one I…

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## [3.1.5 coming this week?](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/3-1-5-coming-this-week/30727)

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**Author:** [@Ghaleon](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Ghaleon)\
**Replies:** 31\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2017, 2:54am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/3-1-5-coming-this-week/30727 "2017-09-26T02:54:40Z")

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Just saw this come through on Twitter.

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## [Understanding Reward Multipliers](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/understanding-reward-multipliers/30622)

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**Author:** [@Sir\_Real](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Sir_Real)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/understanding-reward-multipliers/30622 "2017-09-25T20:37:08Z")

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Hi folks, I’m trying to understand the way that reward (gold, soul, xp) multipliers work in this game. I wonder if anyone can lend me a hand. I’ve got Spider Armour on, so I get +50% gold. From somewhere (?) I appear…

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## [The best improvement from the Unity change](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-best-improvement-from-the-unity-change/30696)

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**Author:** [@Xybots87](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Xybots87)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-best-improvement-from-the-unity-change/30696 "2017-09-24T22:55:40Z")

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You can now retreat during the AI turn. Really a time saver in the event that you make a bad match or have an RNG misfire and the AI gets a turn, you can just abandon the (now obviously doomed) match and start another.

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## [Insane/super fast team for PVP](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/insane-super-fast-team-for-pvp/29381)

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**Author:** [@nando1881](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/nando1881)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/insane-super-fast-team-for-pvp/29381 "2017-09-24T16:11:44Z")

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Fell free to post yours too :stuck\_out\_tongue:

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## [Improvement and suggestions for my dragon team](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/improvement-and-suggestions-for-my-dragon-team/30597)

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**Author:** [@Plauzinator](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Plauzinator)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 11:49pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/improvement-and-suggestions-for-my-dragon-team/30597 "2017-09-23T23:49:12Z")

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Hello everyone, I was lucky enough to get a dragon soul from this week’s event and started to use it in pvp in the following team with abyssal banner: Krystenax\* Soothsayer\*\*\* Dragon Soul Asha I use Asha only for t…

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## [First Xathenos crafted?](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/first-xathenos-crafted/30427)

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**Author:** [@Jainus](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jainus)\
**Replies:** 31\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/first-xathenos-crafted/30427 "2017-09-23T18:51:39Z")

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So I just did it! Might not be the first one to do it, but the first to post here?

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