I have a team with Shield of Urskaya (brown), Rowanne (blue/green) and Faunesia (yellow/purple) and I am looking for a good tanker with red to put at first position.
Until now (that i didn´t have shield) I used Warlord’s Battlecry as red at first position and Royal Engeneer (my brown) to give armor to Rowanne.
Any suggestions? i’m a 780 level player with only 4 Mythics (Faunesia, King Avelorn [used this before i find Rowanne], Royal Engeneer and Rowanne).
Thanks in advance
If it’s just supposed to absorb skull damage, pick Hellstone Gate. Easy to get, cheap to upgrade, has 50% skull damage reduction and is immune to status effects.
If all you want is to reduce Skull damage, look for anything with at least Holy Armor (40%) or Stoneskin (50%). Hero classes such as Sentinel, Warpriest, and Geomancer will work for this (especially Sentinel for Rock Solid talent, free Barrier with every Brown match whether or not you are even using a Brown weapon; and its 3rd trait which gives random Barriers to allies).
Otherwise, here are some more ideas:
Defensive oriented:
DPS oriented:
The main goal is to reduce the skull damage. For this I use the Geomancer class that have immunity to status effects too (Fortitude). It has Rock Solid too.
I didn´t know some of your options so I will try all of them to see what fits better at my team.
I was looking to Ferocity. I think he deals a great damage and his skull damage can be very strenghtful versus red enemies.
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Hellstone Gate has 2 traits that I have at Geomancer class and the 3rd trait don´t fit at my team. His main spell just give armor to himself so I think it is a weak unit in this moment to have at my team.
I was looking to a unit that has a tanker ability that complement Geomancer class and have a good attack ability or a strong team defense ability (like barrier all, immune all, etc)
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Keep Avelorn last spot for 50% mana start on Rowanne. Hero first with any class that has root trap. Leprechaun 3rd for 1st turn explodes too.
I will try this troop suggested.
I think this can be a fast troop for weaker enemies (maybe Explore 8??). But can this troop beat stronger troops (explore 10 or 12)?
For compare I can beat easily E10 with Warlord’s Battlecry / Rowanne / Royal Engeneer / Faunesia and I can beat some kingdoms at E12 with this team (enemies that generate skulls are difficult to my actual team, so is the why I’m looking for another stronger team)
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I would suggest dropping Faunessa for a Leprechaun (trait it as soon as possible) and look into getting a Czernobog from Event Chests this week on PS4 if you have any event keys. Shield of Urskaya and Rowanne are your win conditions, the rest of the team just needs to help you win faster.
Czernobog is basically the hero weapon Mountain Crusher as a troop and can act as a tank. It might “block” the Shield of Urskaya, but it will still fill the Shield faster than if you had a Red tank troop in front. Since you’re using Geomancer, it doesn’t even matter if the Shield is blocked since at Talent level 70, you can use “Tree of Knowledge” to enchant your hero to gain mana passively while sitting behind Czernobog.
There’s other front line options of course, if you can’t get one.
Gems of War is mostly a game about speed, since you’re destined to play a lot of matches over time.
Another option is playing Shield in the first slot with the Rock Solid talent on Geomancer, then use Harpy Mage (from the Stonesong Eyrie faction) or Centuragon in the 2nd slot.
Red is not the first color I think of for good first slot options. There is a lot of 50% skull reduction troops, but Red is better for doing damage.
I liked your options and will try them at Explore 12. Thanks.
I don´t have Czernobog but I have 70 keys of event chest and will try to get it and level it up and trait it.
Just to clarify, what is your suggested positions to this option? Czernobog / Shield / Rowanne / Leprechaun?
When I asked for a red tanker is why I have all others colors at my troop. But I can change all the team and colors easily. I need just a better and faster team that I have now (I beat E10 easily but is not fast and I can´t beat E12 at all kingdoms).
I have Harpy Mage and will give a try at your 2nd suggested team. Like you see I haven´t much good experience with explode/destroy gems because I thought when they explode all times the enemy make a huge skull damage at me 
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But I know I will have to deal with this to progress at this game.
Yes
If at 50% skull reduction is dying too fast, you might need to look into hero classes with Entangle at the start of battle, or something like the Elementalist Hero class that can Entangle on 4/5 match.
Tesla is also a really good early troop for E12 if you ever can get one.
Harpy Mage is a bit hit or miss, but it can get the job done.
which mythics do you have?
I don´t have Tesla and need to grow up the elementalist class. So these are options for future.
I don´t die too fast with stoneskin at E12 when troops create many skulls (like Ghulvania) but I loose almost 50% of the time (when I loose the enemy is almost dying too needing one or two shots to die)
I have no base rarity mythics yet. I have just leveled up mythics: Faunessa / Rowanne / King Avelorn / Royal Engeneer. I have a ton of legendary base rarity level 19.
sorry, but avelorn doesn’t give rowanne 50% mana start
Most ppl discussing rowanne teams are using it for dailies, palooza if no iron hawk, and various expl 3 or 4 grinds. Phoenicia is better suited for higher explore levels. Zuul, diamontina, double teslas, and new mythic weapon run throufh expl 12 fast. Search Honest Rob on yt. He’s fantastic.
This player is level 780. Do you expect him to have any of those things for Explore 12?
I’m doing my 2nd account (level 270ish) dungeons with following team.
Mountain Crusher (Elementalist)
Queen Beetrix
Stringfiddler
Leprechaun
I used to run Orbweaver class with this team before I got my hands on Elementalist. The green storm and Root Trap from Orbweaver talents really help but now I get the storm from Stringfiddler’s trait and it really helps with Bee loops and and you can pretty much shut troops down with Elementalist’s 3rd trait (Stun, Entangle, Freeze) and then also Silence dangerous enemies with Stringfiddler. I believe this should work in E12 too, atleast if your class has Rock Solid unlocked.
For explore 12 rowanne is a good option but you may have to buff her a couple of times with the shield of urskaya. I would do something like shield (titan), rowanne, the maraji queen, leprechaun.
Make sure everything is fully traited.
Cast leppy get up shield cast shield on row cast row. Rinse and repeat or cast shield twice on row before shooting her off. Use all gaard medals
Other options
Triple guardians in kingdoms where they hit hardest (ferocity vs red, finesse vs yellow etc)
Once again fully traited and best weapons for this you may not have (ragereaver, nimbus bow) but any explodey in last slot that is of a different color should work.
Truffle shuffle is another option. Forest troll, king gobtruffle king gobtruffle doomed glaive or club or arboreal crystal or whatever an explodey thats a different color. Keep it on your turn the whole time you cant lose dont need a tank.
Speaking of keeping it on your turn have you ever tried chalcedony or seekra or todd greenwood etc all those journey troops can do e12
I wouldnt be trying to level a class while struggling with a higher explore save that for easy stuff your rowanne can walk over
I will try this team, I have all of them. I didn´t have Elementalist leveled but I will work on this as soon as possible (I will study this class and his advantages).
When a player is not a beginner he can direct his strategy and goes direct at the needed class and troops. He will grow faster than a noob.
Thanks.
omg, are you Sinnycool from YouTube? Thanks for the tips. I will try all of them. I like the way you show 3 different type of teams at your videos from noobies and experts.
I am trying Chalcedony this week because Hellcrag and liked it. It’s a good loop and could go until Trial IX. But when the loop fails my team is destroyed. But I used only Hellcrag troops. Maybe 2x Chalcedony and any other 2 goods units can be a better option.
At my level I have some lack of traitstones so don´t have all troops traited yet. Have poor souls too so I farm a little bit of them every day at E1 and adventure board.
E12 is hard for me now besides 50% of the time I can win. So I am doing some E10 to get traitstones I need and of course getting some medals.
I will give a try at your suggested teams: rowanne, guardians and king gob. I will see if I have all of them, level up and trait.
Again, thanks for the tips.