# Behemoth: the anti-Mab, anti-Maw **URL:** \ **Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)\ **Created:** [July 20, 2016, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/behemoth-the-anti-mab-anti-maw/9928 "2016-07-20T17:07:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![madking](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/madking/32/62439_2.png) [@madking](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/madking)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 6:39am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/behemoth-the-anti-mab-anti-maw/9928/21 "2016-07-21T06:39:38Z")
Yesterday my Maw ate a Behenemoth on a 3 skull match… ---
**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:** [July 21, 2016, 6:50am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/behemoth-the-anti-mab-anti-maw/9928/22 "2016-07-21T06:50:10Z")
If it was on iOS, that’s because we’re still waiting on a fix for Impervious and for Mab’s third trait. ---
**Author:** ![GREEK-13](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/greek-13/32/5511_2.png) [@GREEK-13](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/GREEK-13)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 8:52am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/behemoth-the-anti-mab-anti-maw/9928/23 "2016-07-21T08:52:23Z")
I cannot wait for them to fix these issues on iOS. I Finally started using behemoth after ascending him and unlocking his traits. Seems like a decent troop. Too bad his impervious is useless to me right now. Same with mab’s third trait. And I’m absolutely tired of coming up against maw teams. If ever there was a broken troop in this game, it’s maw. ---
**Author:** ![Bobomb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/bobomb/32/2263_2.png) [@Bobomb](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Bobomb)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 10:20am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/behemoth-the-anti-mab-anti-maw/9928/24 "2016-07-21T10:20:53Z")
Good idea! I tried it and it does seem better, to the point that Mist Stalker almost singlehandedly wins some match-ups. I was wary because I thought Night Terror might be faster and Mist Stalker’s true damage might not quite fit, but as a finisher it works wonders. ---
**Author:** ![Drathas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/drathas/32/7344_2.png) [@Drathas](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Drathas)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 10:49am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/behemoth-the-anti-mab-anti-maw/9928/25 "2016-07-21T10:49:03Z")
Behemoth Hellcat Crimson Bat Mist Stalker Just theory crafted that team. Swap out Hellcat if you want the monster theme, but making reds to feed is very nice… ---
**Author:** ![Draprion](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/draprion/32/8238_2.png) [@Draprion](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Draprion)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 11:10am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/behemoth-the-anti-mab-anti-maw/9928/26 "2016-07-21T11:10:39Z")
Yup just had my behemoth eaten by maw. Still won though luckily haha ---
**Author:** ![Gortus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/gortus/32/9265_2.png) [@Gortus](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Gortus)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/behemoth-the-anti-mab-anti-maw/9928/27 "2016-07-21T14:24:01Z")
Maw Hungervoured my traited Behemoth yesterday on Android. ---
**Author:** ![VegaDark541](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/vegadark541/32/7875_2.png) [@VegaDark541](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/VegaDark541)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/behemoth-the-anti-mab-anti-maw/9928/28 "2016-07-21T17:25:59Z")
Wouldn’t troops with the stealthy trait (cannot be targeted by spells) also be an effective defense against maw? at least once the patches fix impervious, you could have first troop be impervious and the remaining 3 be some combination of impervious and stealthy and nothing could be consumed by Maw. ---
**Author:** ![killerman3333](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/killerman3333/32/4068_2.png) [@killerman3333](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/killerman3333)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 3:27am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/behemoth-the-anti-mab-anti-maw/9928/29 "2016-07-22T03:27:33Z")
That is why i posted the glory for satan team, it is completely immune to maw. not so much vs mab. At least on steam version. Once they fix it for mobile it will be good on mobile. ---
**Author:** ![htismaqe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/htismaqe/32/23893_2.png) [@htismaqe](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/htismaqe)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/behemoth-the-anti-mab-anti-maw/9928/30 "2016-07-22T17:43:19Z")
I know that the Stealthy trait only applies when there’s another card to target. I know if you have 2 stealthy cards in a deck of 4 and kill the other 2 cards, the stealthy cards can be targeted because there’s no way to use the spell otherwise. I’d be interested to see this play tested because I have to think if you fielded a complete immunity team, the AI would allow them to be targeted. I realize that might not make sense but I’m hoping you get my drift… ---
**Author:** ![VegaDark541](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/vegadark541/32/7875_2.png) [@VegaDark541](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/VegaDark541)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/behemoth-the-anti-mab-anti-maw/9928/31 "2016-07-22T18:25:19Z")
I was imagining it working like this, but I may be wrong since without the bug fix/patch I’m not yet certain how it works. Technically, the impervious troops can be targeted by spells, it’s just that if that spell causes devour, for instance, they won’t actually be devoured. If it flat out won’t let you target impervious troops then perhaps the stealthy trait won’t work the way I was envisioning. ---
**Author:** ![Rasper](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/rasper/32/2363_2.png) [@Rasper](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Rasper)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/behemoth-the-anti-mab-anti-maw/9928/32 "2016-07-22T18:27:38Z")
It should work. I saw in Tacet’s video where an AI maw targeted an Impervious troop to devour, as such a team with 2x impervious and 2x stealthy, the opposing maw couldn’t target a stealthy so Must hit an impervious where the effect is nullified. Maybe something like: Behemoth (Impervious, gain life on match 4+, spell explode gems) Sylvasi (Stealthy, spell converts blue to purple and reduces attack) Spirit Fox (Stealthy, empowered, spell does mana drain, true damage, and yellow gem destroy) Mist Stalker (Stealthy, bonus purple mana, spell does true damage + poison) Behemoth tanks, Sylvasi makes purples to fill up fox and stalker to do true damage. Sylvasi’s attack reduction helps keep behemoth from taking too much skull damage. And empowered fox can get rid of yellows to thwart an opposing Mercy. Use Abyssal Banner (+2 purp +1 red, -1 yellow) since we don’t use yellow anyway. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/behemoth-the-anti-mab-anti-maw/9928/33 "2016-07-22T21:05:19Z")
Yes, I would assume 1x Impervious, 3x Stealthy would work, as would 2x Impervious, 2x Stealthy. The only combination that would not is 0x Impervious, 4x Stealthy. ---
**Author:** ![utfanx2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/utfanx2/32/525_2.png) [@utfanx2](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/utfanx2)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2016, 1:30am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/behemoth-the-anti-mab-anti-maw/9928/34 "2016-07-23T01:30:23Z")
> [@htismaqe](#): > > The only reliable (more than 90% effective at least) counter to Maw is to control the board and kill him before he gets a turn. This strategy has been reliable for me: > [@Ultimate Maw/Mercy Combo Counter-Build](http://community.gemsofwar.com/t/ultimate-maw-mercy-combo-counter-build/7531/178): > > A counter to Mercy would be Spirit Fox. A couple potential counters for Maw are Gob-Chomper with empowered double damage to monsters, and Sunweaver with Monster slayer. 2x Gob-Chompers would do enough damage to take out Maw even with a life boost from Mercy; provided that it didn’t fill up and cast. Not sure how to make a team around that though. As for Sunweaver, here is an old team that does quite well: Sunweaver Naga Queen Aziris Wight The idea is for Sunweaver to continuously cast on itsel… ---
**Author:** ![utfanx2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/utfanx2/32/525_2.png) [@utfanx2](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/utfanx2)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2016, 2:09am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/behemoth-the-anti-mab-anti-maw/9928/35 "2016-07-23T02:09:31Z")
This week for PVP, I used this team: Behemoth Behemoth Valkyrie Sea Troll Giant’s banner for +2 blue. Valkyrie and Sea troll fill up from destroyed gems. Spamming the board with blues provides ridiculous life to the Behemoths with Immense. Occasionally, the match will end with over 100 life on each. The only weakness I have come across is magic loss, since damage to all enemies depends greatly on magic. I am wanting to trade out Sea Troll with Plague if I ever find one. Between Valkyrie and destroyed gems, I often won’t need to ever cast Sea Troll. Plague would provide a 3rd damage source, 3rd impervious troop, and 3rd blue to feed with Valkyrie. [Previous page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/behemoth-the-anti-mab-anti-maw/9928.md?page=1)