# Bearded Lady And Troop Changes **URL:** \ **Category:** Official News\ **Created:** [February 12, 2017, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bearded-lady-and-troop-changes/19974 "2017-02-12T23:00:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![KrudlerTheHorse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/krudlerthehorse/32/9505_2.png) [@KrudlerTheHorse](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/KrudlerTheHorse)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 4:16am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bearded-lady-and-troop-changes/19974/41 "2017-02-13T04:16:47Z")
Finally, the most wrong-headed team in the zeitgeist of PvP dies with the EK re-balance. ---
**Author:** ![Salibu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/salibu/32/23083_2.png) [@Salibu](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Salibu)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 4:27am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bearded-lady-and-troop-changes/19974/42 "2017-02-13T04:27:42Z")
Good nerf. Not overboard…but a nice lovetap ---
**Author:** ![Lyya](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/lyya/32/3650_2.png) [@Lyya](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Lyya)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 4:29am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bearded-lady-and-troop-changes/19974/43 "2017-02-13T04:29:19Z")
New events will show up shortly after changeover at: > **[Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/)** > > The definitive resource for all troops and content in Gems of War. New troop: > **[Lady Ironbeard - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6308)** > > Shield Bash (12 Blue/Brown): Deal \[Magic + 6\] damage to an Enemy. If the Enemy's Armor is weaker, deal triple damage. Gain 5 Armor. Modified troops: > **[Draakulis - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6169)** > > Vampiric Blade (20 Blue/Green/Red): Steal \[Magic + 5\] Life from all Enemies. > **[Emperor Khorvash - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6227)** > > Crown of Anu (15 Blue/Brown): Deal \[Magic + 3\] true damage to the first 2 enemies. Stun them and drain their Mana. > **[Hydra - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6143)** > > Thousand Bites (16 Blue/Red): Deal \[Magic + 12\] scatter damage, boosted by my missing Life. \[2x\] > **[Keeper of Souls - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6074)** > > Soul Strike (15 Purple/Brown): Transform all Gems of a chosen color to Skulls. > **[Moloch - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6072)** > > Curse of Weakness (14 Red/Yellow): Drain all Mana from an Enemy. Deal \[Magic + 3\] true damage, boosted by Mana drained. \[1:1\] > **[Orion - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6069)** > > Wild Hunt (11 Green/Yellow): Deal (half) - \[Magic + 9\] damage to an Enemy and Hunter's Mark them. Gain 5 Magic. > **[Psion - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6151)** > > Mind Wipe (15 Blue/Purple): Deal \[Magic + 6\] true scatter damage. Drain 7 Mana from all Enemies. > **[Ranger - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6115)** > > Lightning Arrow (10 Green/Yellow): Deal \[Magic + 4\] damage to an enemy, and deal 8 damage randomly split among enemies, boosted by enemies alive. \[4x\] > **[Shadow Dragon - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6079)** > > Evernight (14 Yellow/Purple): Poison all enemies, and deal \[Magic + 1\] true damage to a random enemy. Transform all Yellow Gems to Purple to boost the effect. \[3x\] > **[The Silent One - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6073)** > > Hush (14 Blue/Yellow): Silence all Enemies and myself. > **[Venoxia - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6070)** > > Noxious Gas (16 Green/Purple): Create 9 Green and 9 Blue Gems, then deal \[Magic + 4\] true damage to all Enemies. ---
**Author:** ![Jayceknight](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jayceknight/32/1636_2.png) [@Jayceknight](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jayceknight)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 4:39am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bearded-lady-and-troop-changes/19974/44 "2017-02-13T04:39:09Z")
lol, everyone wants famine nerf.😅 ---
**Author:** ![Ashasekayi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ashasekayi/32/61090_2.png) [@Ashasekayi](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Ashasekayi)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 4:45am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bearded-lady-and-troop-changes/19974/45 "2017-02-13T04:45:04Z")
> [@Jayceknight](#): > > lol, everyone wants famine nerf.😅 Not everyone. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Shimrra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/shimrra/32/87_2.png) [@Shimrra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shimrra)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 5:18am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bearded-lady-and-troop-changes/19974/46 "2017-02-13T05:18:35Z")
> [@Shimrra](#): > > although if I had to pick holes… Additionally, Keeper’s trait is still definitively worse than Kerberos’. 50% to make a Rare vs 100% to make an Ultra? Even if the Rare in question is somewhat better synergetically. Aaaaand lets not forget Krystenax still hits about 30% harder than any other AOE troop. (Plus great traits and a great summon) ---
**Author:** ![ogunther](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ogunther/32/1464_2.png) [@ogunther](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/ogunther)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 5:21am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bearded-lady-and-troop-changes/19974/47 "2017-02-13T05:21:51Z")
Can you not ask that all our fun cards get nerfed into banality? ---
**Author:** ![Shimrra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/shimrra/32/87_2.png) [@Shimrra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shimrra)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 5:23am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bearded-lady-and-troop-changes/19974/48 "2017-02-13T05:23:06Z")
Losing two or three points of damage (or taking a hit to its ratio) when its doing 28-30 or better and everything else is doing 20 is _not_ what you just said. ---
**Author:** ![ogunther](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ogunther/32/1464_2.png) [@ogunther](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/ogunther)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 5:26am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bearded-lady-and-troop-changes/19974/49 "2017-02-13T05:26:11Z")
To you, maybe but in reality only cards that are overpowered on defense should be nerfed. Krystenax is no powerhouse on defense so leave her alone please. ---
**Author:** ![HKdirewolf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/hkdirewolf/32/21614_2.png) [@HKdirewolf](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/HKdirewolf)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 5:27am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bearded-lady-and-troop-changes/19974/50 "2017-02-13T05:27:45Z")
Yeah not really seeing what others are seeing on this one. The boogeyman is not real. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2017, 5:28am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bearded-lady-and-troop-changes/19974/51 "2017-02-13T05:28:15Z")
> [@Shimrra](#): > > Aaaaand lets not forget Krystenax still hits about 30% harder than any other AOE troop.(Plus great traits and a great summon) So far you are the only one mentioning Krystenax. Good luck with your ‘movement’. ---
**Author:** ![Shimrra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/shimrra/32/87_2.png) [@Shimrra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shimrra)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 5:31am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bearded-lady-and-troop-changes/19974/53 "2017-02-13T05:31:11Z")
Wow, what did _I_ do … Y’know what, fine, voice of reason leaving the room. ---
**Author:** ![death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@death](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/death)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 5:31am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bearded-lady-and-troop-changes/19974/54 "2017-02-13T05:31:55Z")
First off don’t you dare nerf that shiny dragon Krystenax. Too much fun playing on offense. Hard to wipe smile off my face when playing that troop(s) ---
**Author:** ![ogunther](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ogunther/32/1464_2.png) [@ogunther](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/ogunther)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 5:33am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bearded-lady-and-troop-changes/19974/55 "2017-02-13T05:33:02Z")
I am really hoping they add some sort of harder mode that promotes longer fights against tougher opponents that actually requires teams built for endurance and longer fights. I enjoy the current modes but they’re all about how quickly you can power through them. I want a truly strategic option when I have to time to play a longer match (and rewards you for that longer play time). ---
**Author:** ![HKdirewolf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/hkdirewolf/32/21614_2.png) [@HKdirewolf](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/HKdirewolf)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 5:34am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bearded-lady-and-troop-changes/19974/56 "2017-02-13T05:34:46Z")
Yep that’s something some of us have been asking for. There needs to be casual,pvp,and something more hardcore. ---
**Author:** ![ogunther](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ogunther/32/1464_2.png) [@ogunther](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/ogunther)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 5:36am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bearded-lady-and-troop-changes/19974/57 "2017-02-13T05:36:27Z")
Even some kind of multi-opponent match where your team has to get through multiple waves of opponents without recharging health in between rounds would be fun. It would require a completely different type of strategy and would let some currently undervalued cards shine. ---
**Author:** ![HKdirewolf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/hkdirewolf/32/21614_2.png) [@HKdirewolf](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/HKdirewolf)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 5:38am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bearded-lady-and-troop-changes/19974/58 "2017-02-13T05:38:28Z")
I think that’s what some people were hoping real player vs. player would do. Actually step the game up, but for me personally real pvp is a turn-off. I do like the idea of a tougher version of pvp than we have now. Maybe one that gives a few more trophies since the matches should take a bit longer. I like your idea too though. Something between arena and horde mode. I wish I just enjoyed arena… ---
**Author:** ![ogunther](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ogunther/32/1464_2.png) [@ogunther](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/ogunther)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 5:41am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bearded-lady-and-troop-changes/19974/59 "2017-02-13T05:41:54Z")
I’m not necessarily against real PvP but it doens’t excite me, either. There’s a whole slew of problems that come along with real PvP that GoW doesn’t currently suffer from. I’d prefer more of our current PvAI with enhanced modes to break it up. Right now we really only have two types of battles: Arena and everything else. As to Arena, I started playing that again this week and as long as you have the gold to waste on restarting until you get a team that doesn’t totally suck, it’s pretty fun. Gives a lot more souls than I remember. Still its not quite there; I’m not sure what needs to be done to fix it but it needs something. ---
**Author:** ![ogunther](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ogunther/32/1464_2.png) [@ogunther](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/ogunther)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 5:44am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bearded-lady-and-troop-changes/19974/60 "2017-02-13T05:44:54Z")
You don’t have to run away just because you’re wrong, @Shimrra 😉 (I’m just ribbing you) ---
**Author:** ![HKdirewolf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/hkdirewolf/32/21614_2.png) [@HKdirewolf](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/HKdirewolf)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 5:49am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bearded-lady-and-troop-changes/19974/61 "2017-02-13T05:49:22Z")
No I get where you’re coming from. You like to look over all the troops and promote balance, there’s nothing wrong with that. In fact we need it. But just like these changes, they need to keep buffing while nerfing. If they weaken troops without putting something in its place, we’ll just have more of what we have now. Currently I think pvp is about as stale as I’ve ever seen it. That’s where I’m coming from when I made my comment. They just need to do both. So your voice of reason is most welcome. Nothing wrong with a little healthy debate. Lol [Previous page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bearded-lady-and-troop-changes/19974.md?page=2) [Next page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bearded-lady-and-troop-changes/19974.md?page=4)