# (Not a bug, troop is deliberately weak) Tauraeus - spell bugged, accidental copy of boost ratio?
**URL:** https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-troop-is-deliberately-weak-tauraeus-spell-bugged-accidental-copy-of-boost-ratio/74921
**Category:** Feature Requests and Game feedback
**Created:** [April 3, 2022, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-troop-is-deliberately-weak-tauraeus-spell-bugged-accidental-copy-of-boost-ratio/74921 "2022-04-03T23:30:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@kamosloki](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/kamosloki)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2022, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-troop-is-deliberately-weak-tauraeus-spell-bugged-accidental-copy-of-boost-ratio/74921/1 "2022-04-03T23:30:40Z")
**Platform, device version and operating system:** All
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**What you were expecting to happen, and what actually happened:**
The new mythic, Tauraeus has a boost ratio of 10:1 for its spell, rendering it basically useless and weaker than a number of lower rarity troops. Normally I’d assume this is a deliberate design decision (albeit a baffling one - I think we all understand the desire to avoid OP troops but why so many super weak ones, no happy medium?) but recently it happened with the Hoard Mimic that the wrong trait was accidentally assigned due to a similar name, and something similar happened with Consort of Darkness again due to name similarity. Is it possible that the boost ratio from the similarly named Tauros was accidentally carried over? @Kafka @Jeto @OminousGMan a lot of people would be grateful if you could check and let us know either way
**How often does this happen? When did it begin happening?** Since release
**Steps to make it happen again**
View Tauraeus. Compare to, say, Ketras (a good mythic but not OP or meta), which has a 2:1 boost ratio and hence does about double the total damage. Tauraeus would need a boost ratio of at least 5:1 or 4:1 to be worth using in almost any scenario
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### Author:  [@G0blin0verL0rd7](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/G0blin0verL0rd7)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2022, 12:09am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-troop-is-deliberately-weak-tauraeus-spell-bugged-accidental-copy-of-boost-ratio/74921/2 "2022-04-04T00:09:52Z")
Not to hijack your thread but we don’t want to hear that Tauraeus’ ratio is working as intended.
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### Author:  [@kamosloki](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/kamosloki)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2022, 12:38am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-troop-is-deliberately-weak-tauraeus-spell-bugged-accidental-copy-of-boost-ratio/74921/3 "2022-04-04T00:38:46Z")
For sure I’d prefer to hear that it was a minor snafu and will fixed. But even confirmation that it was intended would be appreciated (albeit baffling and disappointing)
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### Author:  [@Jeto](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jeto)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2022, 4:39am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-troop-is-deliberately-weak-tauraeus-spell-bugged-accidental-copy-of-boost-ratio/74921/4 "2022-04-04T04:39:46Z")
Hey all,
I shared some information in the official announcement thread about Tauraeus;
> [@A New Mythic Approaches - Tauraeus](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-new-mythic-approaches-tauraeus/74874/41):
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> 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 ini…
Jeto (she/they) - Support Human 🧙🏻♀️
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### Author:  [@kamosloki](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/kamosloki)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2022, 5:24am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-troop-is-deliberately-weak-tauraeus-spell-bugged-accidental-copy-of-boost-ratio/74921/5 "2022-04-04T05:24:21Z")
Thanks for the reply, I’ve amended the title to indicate this is not a bug