# The Sand Scuttler is hot garbage

**URL:** https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-sand-scuttler-is-hot-garbage/35759
**Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)
**Created:** [February 12, 2018, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-sand-scuttler-is-hot-garbage/35759 "2018-02-12T18:04:15Z")
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### Author: ![XLS78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/b2d939/32.png) [@XLS78](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/XLS78)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-sand-scuttler-is-hot-garbage/35759/9 "2018-02-12T19:10:26Z")

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> [@Scuttlebutt](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/scuttlebutt/35741/32):
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> This could be an interesting summoned troop if only it didn’t have the one-shot restriction. Even if you summoned a bunch of them, only one of them could cast…once. Reduce the amount of armor/life gain, lower the huge mana cost, and remove the one-shot restriction, we might have an interesting strategic troop here…

He just needs a _little_ bit of love to be viable.

Roc is still the king of one-shot troops.

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