# A New Mythic Approaches - Tauraeus **URL:** \ **Category:** Official News\ **Created:** [April 1, 2022, 7:17am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-new-mythic-approaches-tauraeus/74874 "2022-04-01T07:17:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Helvellyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Helvellyn](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Helvellyn)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-new-mythic-approaches-tauraeus/74874/22 "2022-04-01T16:43:09Z")
Maybe we will get a troop that has a spell which boosts the boost ratio. ---
**Author:** ![holyporko](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/holyporko/32/75733_2.png) [@holyporko](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/holyporko)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-new-mythic-approaches-tauraeus/74874/23 "2022-04-01T17:04:52Z")
Exactly is quite good! I totally agree. Maybe i gave the opposite sensation how i wrote. “Baddies” for bad 455 , lol Tauraeus is not. Rollercoaster of mythic powers every month ---
**Author:** ![sylverscale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@sylverscale](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/sylverscale)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-new-mythic-approaches-tauraeus/74874/24 "2022-04-01T18:26:14Z")
I know what happened! Remember that at first this troop was “Tauros” in spoilers? But a Tauros troop already existed so they change the name to Tauraeus. Now Tauros has a 10:1 boost ratio as a common (I think) troop. After the name confusion, the Tauros boost ratio got mistakenly applied to Tauraeus which at some point was also called Tauros. That’s it, right? That or the April Fool’s… @Kafka @Jeto @OminousGMan Would you please check that? Because as of right now, that’s a really extremely bad mythic, and I hope it was an accident. ---
**Author:** ![foxdvd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/0ea827/32.png) [@foxdvd](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/foxdvd)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-new-mythic-approaches-tauraeus/74874/25 "2022-04-01T18:26:47Z")
> [@igniteice](#): > > Gemini is an Undead Mystic. And The Gray King is also a Mythic from Ghulvania that is purple and gives Undead Allies 2 Armor+Magic on 4+ matches, so they boost each other. I stand by my gut feeling this troop is not good. The combo with Gray King is interesting, especially for GW, but I just don’t see it falling into pvp meta, and of course explore 12 it can’t compete with instant kill teams or looping teams. That leaves one game mode on one day where it might get used. Even Suna is better, and she is far from a top mythic without board control (like the better legendary Yao Guai) or the ability to oneshot enemies. But we will have to wait and see when it comes out. That being said, it shines like a golden sun compared to this months mythic. ---
**Author:** ![Eika](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/eika/32/103088_2.png) [@Eika](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Eika)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-new-mythic-approaches-tauraeus/74874/26 "2022-04-01T18:43:01Z")
> [@sylverscale](#): > > That’s it, right? > > That or the April Fool’s… Or intended. ---
**Author:** ![Dust\_Angel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/dust_angel/32/35256_2.png) [@Dust\_Angel](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Dust_Angel)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-new-mythic-approaches-tauraeus/74874/27 "2022-04-01T18:44:27Z")
> [@sylverscale](#): > > Remember that at first this troop was “Tauros” in spoilers? But a Tauros troop already existed so they change the name to Tauraeus. > > Now Tauros has a 10:1 boost ratio as a common (I think) troop. > > Aftet the name confusion, the Tauros boost ratio got mistakenly applied to Tauraeus which at some point was alps called Tauros. Wouldn’t be a surprise in the light of recent Hoard Mimic traits mix-up. ---
**Author:** ![ANGI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@ANGI](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/ANGI)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-new-mythic-approaches-tauraeus/74874/28 "2022-04-01T18:55:06Z")
in all seriousness: adress that to devs/mod managers ---
**Author:** ![Rockwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c0e974/32.png) [@Rockwell](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Rockwell)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-new-mythic-approaches-tauraeus/74874/29 "2022-04-01T20:01:28Z")
It’s crap, but at least it only cost me 3 lots of Guild Chest openings… 🙅‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![TheIdleOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@TheIdleOne](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/TheIdleOne)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-new-mythic-approaches-tauraeus/74874/30 "2022-04-01T21:36:13Z")
> [@igniteice](#): > > Gemini is an Undead Mystic. And The Gray King is also a Mythic from Ghulvania that is purple and gives Undead Allies 2 Armor+Magic on 4+ matches, so they boost each other. At that point you’re better off using Draakulis in a majority of cases. Even if submerge is up on the opponents troops, you’re better off using The Gray King to cover for it. ---
**Author:** ![sylverscale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@sylverscale](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/sylverscale)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2022, 2:18am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-new-mythic-approaches-tauraeus/74874/31 "2022-04-02T02:18:35Z")
I added a tag. Let’s hope it was just a mix up because a mythic should be better than that. ---
**Author:** ![foxdvd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/0ea827/32.png) [@foxdvd](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/foxdvd)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2022, 2:22am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-new-mythic-approaches-tauraeus/74874/32 "2022-04-02T02:22:39Z")
Nothing like pumping three rounds of bonus health…armor…attack into a troop only for it’s attack to feel like a weak fart…they need to take that funny sound the rabbit and other small troops make when they die in the game…that pffft sound…and have it play when you cast this new mythics spell ---
**Author:** ![Crow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/crow/32/44074_2.png) [@Crow](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Crow)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2022, 4:53am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-new-mythic-approaches-tauraeus/74874/33 "2022-04-02T04:53:13Z")
Oh gosh this is so funny i can really see who it fits XD ---
**Author:** ![TheIdleOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@TheIdleOne](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/TheIdleOne)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2022, 8:05am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-new-mythic-approaches-tauraeus/74874/34 "2022-04-02T08:05:50Z")
> [@Kezef](#): > > I would like to see fewer useless troops released. I would like to see fewer copycat troops released. But I also understand how the developers have to try and do some sort of balancing act and their decisions as to what needs priority are clearly different from mine. Or from a great many of us who post in these spaces. The part that gets forgotten a lot is that these new Mythics are sold in Path to Glory II/Path to Power II. A dud mythic every now and then is manageable, but when every mythic is underwhelming digital garbage, I start to feel very bad for the new players that spend money trying to get started in Gems of War. Imagine starting Gems of War and your first Mythic is Tauraeus. If the boost ratio doesnt kill this mythic for new players, then certainly the 0.75 magic damage would. Every mythic should come out with a base level of viable use, if they’re going to continue sell these things for money. I won’t be the one to encourage the devs to treat new Mythics like a slot machine. Oh, the mythic you bought was useless, try again and buy more! ---
**Author:** ![Helvellyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Helvellyn](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Helvellyn)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 4:59am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-new-mythic-approaches-tauraeus/74874/35 "2022-04-03T04:59:41Z")
Agreed. Many players look forward to the monthly mythic (or used to) but its all becoming a bit stale. I understand that from a creative aspect, spells/damage etc are limited but a mythic of any description should be worth the key or money investment and thus needs more ingenuity. Lately the attitude seems to be “we know its trash but it will do because folks are gonna want it for kingdom progression or FOMO”. The only recent mythic I use regularly is piscea in L12 explore. The dbl devour never fails to please and the attack boost is a nice touch. God knows what lies in store for my starsign related mythic but the odds of it being any good seem slim. Not good enough and very poor value tbh. ---
**Author:** ![foxdvd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/0ea827/32.png) [@foxdvd](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/foxdvd)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-new-mythic-approaches-tauraeus/74874/36 "2022-04-03T18:20:50Z")
I wonder myself when the next S tier top 10 mythic will be released… of all the mythics the last year or 2…are any solid in everyone’s top ten mythic list? Outside ironhawk which is more for speed not pure power ---
**Author:** ![havok6669](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/havok6669/32/72792_2.png) [@havok6669](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/havok6669)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-new-mythic-approaches-tauraeus/74874/37 "2022-04-03T18:44:48Z")
If you recall there was a similar issue with Consort of Darkness when first released. They had named its trait “Dark Hunger” in the chaos tree there is a talent with the same name which is supposed to steal 1 life from the first enemy when matching purple gems. Consorts trait steals 6 life from the first enemy when matching purple gems. When first released it caused the talent to also steal 6 life when matching purple gems as they shared the same name. Later when the trait was changed to “Darkest Hunger” they fixed it. I also have a strong feeling you are correct that when they had it share the same name with the common troop with the 10:1 boost ratio and then changed its name they had not realized they had gotten stuck with its boost ratio and a simple look at things will have them revert it to an intended ratio that makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![foxdvd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/0ea827/32.png) [@foxdvd](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/foxdvd)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-new-mythic-approaches-tauraeus/74874/38 "2022-04-03T19:13:27Z")
The problem is I feel like many times they miss these issues because there are the same 5 to 10 people who go ballistic on every little issue…it would be nice if we had a post saying that the boost ratio is correct …and they wanted the troop to be epic level quailty…or they are going to look into it… ---
**Author:** ![havok6669](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/havok6669/32/72792_2.png) [@havok6669](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/havok6669)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-new-mythic-approaches-tauraeus/74874/39 "2022-04-03T21:01:51Z")
Yeah for sure their lack of communication on if it was a mistake as some of us suspect or if it is just terrible on purpose as others suggest. All we can do is speculate because they have a habit of staying quiet about most issues for quite awhile. ---
**Author:** ![kamosloki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cdc98d/32.png) [@kamosloki](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/kamosloki)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-new-mythic-approaches-tauraeus/74874/40 "2022-04-03T23:33:41Z")
A lot of discussion on this but I couldn’t see an actual non-sarcastic bug report on this one so I’ve posted one. You never know! ---
**Author:** ![Jeto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jeto/32/101682_2.png) [@Jeto](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jeto)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 4:39am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-new-mythic-approaches-tauraeus/74874/41 "2022-04-04T04:39:12Z")
Hey all, I will link this response into the other threads that have popped up about Tauraeus. Tauraeus’ Spell is intended to have a 10:1 ratio, also followed this up with the development team for any further information that we can share. Ketras the Bull has been mentioned as a comparison as it has a 2:1 ratio. Something to consider with this specific example is Ketras’ spell applies splash damage (boosted by Life, Attack and Armor). So while it applies the full 2:1 boosted damage to the initial targetted enemy, it then applies **half damage** to any potential targets available (above and below due to the splash damage effect). Another comparison that has been made is Gaard’s Avatar which also has a 2:1 boost ratio, applied to all enemy troops but this is **only boosted by Armor**. Whereas Tauraeus’ spell will deal the total damage to all enemy Troops and is boosted by all 3 stats being Life, Attack and Armor. The combination of how the damage is boosted as well as the damage to all enemies is why it has a different boost ratio in comparison to other Troops that appear to have a similar spell. Hopefully, this provides some insight into Taureaus’ design. Jeto (she/they) - Support Human 🧙🏻‍♀️ [Previous page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-new-mythic-approaches-tauraeus/74874.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-new-mythic-approaches-tauraeus/74874.md?page=3)