# Eternal Flame - actually kinda good?

**URL:** <https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/eternal-flame-actually-kinda-good/51919>\
**Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)\
**Created:** [February 10, 2019, 2:25am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/eternal-flame-actually-kinda-good/51919 "2019-02-10T02:25:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jonathan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jonathan/32/66724_2.png) [@Jonathan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jonathan)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2019, 2:25am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/eternal-flame-actually-kinda-good/51919/1 "2019-02-10T02:25:36Z")

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Is it just me, or does the weapon on sale this week actually seem… kinda good?

 ![gemsofwar](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/a/c/ac5e3ef68a8efd45ff9ef6b13233ec2c47f50be9.jpeg)

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- There aren’t too many troops/spells that let you convert a specific gem to a certain colour - Aziris is the only one that comes immediately to mind. This lets you guarantee a 4-match/extra turn.

- The low Mana cost means that with a 50% start, any +1 :gem_yellow: banner, Air Link trait or Yellow 4-match will fill the weapon.

- The extra 7 :gem_red: (8 total) means a reasonable chance for a bit of Mana - potentially enough to fill Yao or similar with the right banner.

From what I can see, it seems like a valid alternative to Flammifer in a Yao Guai-based team, or even a substitute, depending on your play style and whether or not you mind losing the damage.

Hard to know without trying it out, though.

Just checked the upgrades on Taransworld (not a spoiler):

+2 Life, +4 Armor, +1 Magic, +4 Life, +1 Magic, Curing (Cleanse myself), Astral (Create a Yellow Gem… 👎), Flaming (Burn the first enemy)

Nothing to write home about, but I guess the Cleanse is nice, particularly since it doesn’t use Red Mana, so you can Cleanse yourself without losing the turn.

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**Author:** ![aluoaniki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@aluoaniki](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/aluoaniki)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2019, 6:31am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/eternal-flame-actually-kinda-good/51919/2 "2019-02-10T06:31:12Z")

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This was a very good weapon and got nerfed some time after release, due to Skill points boomed.  
So yeah, this weapon is okay.

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**Author:** ![TheIdleOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@TheIdleOne](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/TheIdleOne)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2019, 8:20am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/eternal-flame-actually-kinda-good/51919/3 "2019-02-10T08:20:53Z")

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Its a great weapon that doesn’t fit most teams nowadays.

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**Author:** ![Darkness](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/darkness/32/2712_2.png) [@Darkness](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Darkness)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2019, 8:33am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/eternal-flame-actually-kinda-good/51919/4 "2019-02-10T08:33:27Z")

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It works great with the ultimate “extra turn” team. 🙂

Hero with Eternal Flame  
Alchemist  
Valkyrie  
Banshee

Matches are long but once your extra turns start the AI won’t get a turn again. (and it’s got Valkyrie, so you get extra souls). Which is great for newer players, especially since all troops are rare troops so quite easy to obtain.