# What is the best pair in the game? **URL:** \ **Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)\ **Created:** [April 21, 2016, 11:34am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-is-the-best-pair-in-the-game/5832 "2016-04-21T11:34:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![svechen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/svechen/32/8382_2.png) [@svechen](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/svechen)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 11:34am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-is-the-best-pair-in-the-game/5832/1 "2016-04-21T11:34:44Z")
What is your most favourite pair in the game? With the best synergy? With the best effect? Like: Infernal King / Sheggra or Crimson Bat / Hero Crescendo… Gimme some hints 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shimrra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/shimrra/32/87_2.png) [@Shimrra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shimrra)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 11:54am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-is-the-best-pair-in-the-game/5832/2 "2016-04-21T11:54:38Z")
Still got Gorgotha + Carnex / Herdmaster + Ragnagord. Eternal Flame + Alchemist? The much-despised Goblin Shaman + Green Slime … ---
**Author:** ![Royalty](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/royalty/32/1683_2.png) [@Royalty](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Royalty)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 11:56am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-is-the-best-pair-in-the-game/5832/3 "2016-04-21T11:56:04Z")
Goblin Shaman / Goblin Goblin Shaman / HobGoblin Goblin Shaman / Boar Rider Goblin Shaman / Goblin King Great synergy. What’s not to love about Marauders? ---
**Author:** ![Tacet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/tacet/32/35_2.png) [@Tacet](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Tacet)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-is-the-best-pair-in-the-game/5832/4 "2016-04-21T12:01:59Z")
Fortress Gate + Dwarf Miner. It is essential to protect your gold from marauding goblins. ---
**Author:** ![CSZ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/csz/32/4784_2.png) [@CSZ](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/CSZ)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-is-the-best-pair-in-the-game/5832/5 "2016-04-21T12:06:13Z")
Any attack stacker (e.g. Luther) + Orion Definitely not the best pair, but can cause a lot of trouble. ---
**Author:** ![Koolbiird](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/koolbiird/32/5099_2.png) [@Koolbiird](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Koolbiird)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-is-the-best-pair-in-the-game/5832/6 "2016-04-21T12:06:24Z")
Goblins are the very definition of synergy in this game. My pair would be an Acolyte and Gob-Chomper. A personal fave is Venoxia and Stone Giant. Mercy and Gorgotha/Valkyrie is really annoying. I feel as though I can go on forever so I will end it there. ---
**Author:** ![Royalty](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/royalty/32/1683_2.png) [@Royalty](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Royalty)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 12:08pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-is-the-best-pair-in-the-game/5832/7 "2016-04-21T12:08:00Z")
A Gate to protect? Those Marauders will probably come up with something to open/destRoy it, probably a Rocket or something 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Emos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/emos/32/5163_2.png) [@Emos](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Emos)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-is-the-best-pair-in-the-game/5832/8 "2016-04-21T12:26:21Z")
Or a new troop called Grond? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mufasha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mufasha/32/1327_2.png) [@Mufasha](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Mufasha)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-is-the-best-pair-in-the-game/5832/9 "2016-04-21T12:30:43Z")
Bat/Valkyrie ---
**Author:** ![Synergy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Synergy](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Synergy)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-is-the-best-pair-in-the-game/5832/10 "2016-04-21T12:36:09Z")
depending on the meta i personally like luther/valk, I’m addicted to attack gain and souls in this 1.0.9 valk/druid with right traits its 1 match fill for druid with the double traitstones week i found this combo kinda funny runesmith/luther + hero(anvil of might)+brian ---
**Author:** ![Studs](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/studs/32/3498_2.png) [@Studs](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Studs)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 12:57pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-is-the-best-pair-in-the-game/5832/11 "2016-04-21T12:57:26Z")
Infernal King + Sheggra Prismatic Orb + Rowanne Bone Dragon + Green Slime ---
**Author:** ![Theicla](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/theicla/32/3624_2.png) [@Theicla](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Theicla)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-is-the-best-pair-in-the-game/5832/12 "2016-04-21T15:34:13Z")
> [@Synergy](#): > > depending on the meta > i personally like luther/valk, I’m addicted to attack gain and souls in this 1.0.9 > > valk/druid with right traits its 1 match fill for druid > > with the double traitstones week i found this combo kinda funny runesmith/luther + hero(anvil of might)+brian Right you are. Luther+Valk is amazingly troublesome in the hands of the A.I. Valk+Druid is always a winner, Boar Rider & any purple or green generator = really pesky. I hate having to target the Goblins first in any build with much more dangerous legendaries. How does that Runesmith team work and what does it do? I just unlocked Brian. Wonder how Lucky he’d be stuck as a Level 5 knight in a lineup, haha. ---
**Author:** ![Malkav](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/malkav/32/3562_2.png) [@Malkav](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Malkav)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-is-the-best-pair-in-the-game/5832/13 "2016-04-21T15:57:15Z")
I have to say that Valkyrie has the best pair in the game. Um, okay, if THAT wasn’t a Freudian slip, I have no idea what is. Anyway, my point is that Valkyrie plus any reasonable option seems to be the best pair in the game right now if you PvP a lot. You have to bring home the bacon, and Valkyrie brings it home like nobody’s business. I know that she is awesome and from Norse mythology and that our love will never work out. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/2X/b/b1431e303da902b4abe4b84e567c701dd13d0491.jpg) But for now, Valkyrie completes me. ---
**Author:** ![Theicla](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/theicla/32/3624_2.png) [@Theicla](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Theicla)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-is-the-best-pair-in-the-game/5832/14 "2016-04-21T16:58:51Z")
When I first started GoW on console and admired the artwork, I fell in love with Valkyrie immediately. I didn’t care that she apparently didn’t deal any damage whatsoever. I had to have that card! And one day, after two weeks and a bit of waiting, she was MINE muawhahaha. Valk+Abhorath Valk+Anointed One Valk+Shadow-Hunter… (Really could use that Shadow troop right about now, if you’d kindly pop one out Mr Chest!) 👋 ---
**Author:** ![DonBoba](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/donboba/32/25457_2.png) [@DonBoba](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/DonBoba)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-is-the-best-pair-in-the-game/5832/15 "2016-04-21T17:09:01Z")
Haha that picture killed me 😵 ⬅ that’s my dead smiley right there 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Synergy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Synergy](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Synergy)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-is-the-best-pair-in-the-game/5832/16 "2016-04-21T17:20:12Z")
THAT runesmith team was good if it got going and not so good if it didn’t, but i won more then lost at the time. Luther giving +12 attack brian giving +9 random trait hero(anvil of might) +12 armor and attack runesmith +8 armor and attack boosted by red gems If brian upgrades magic it becomes fun and heros quickly gain attack and armour ---
**Author:** ![Gouki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/gouki/32/22405_2.png) [@Gouki](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Gouki)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-is-the-best-pair-in-the-game/5832/17 "2016-04-21T17:26:11Z")
Jarl Firemantle and Valkyrie, emperor and empress of Stormheim! That being said, the game needs some more female Giant personalities. ---
**Author:** ![Zelarith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/zelarith/32/1642_2.png) [@Zelarith](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Zelarith)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-is-the-best-pair-in-the-game/5832/18 "2016-04-21T17:30:22Z")
The strongest combo for me seems to be Giant Spider and Green Seer, it’s just a 2 troop infinite loop. But although it is strong as hell, it is also slow as hell. It can beat pretty much anything with a Boar Rider as 3rd troop, but it’s so slow it’s not worth playing (nor does it bring souls to your pockets…) ---
**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:** [April 21, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-is-the-best-pair-in-the-game/5832/19 "2016-04-21T19:39:06Z")
I’m gonna go with Great Maw and Mercy. First turn Sandstorm (RNG-dependent) is fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![Shimrra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/shimrra/32/87_2.png) [@Shimrra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shimrra)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-is-the-best-pair-in-the-game/5832/20 "2016-04-21T19:49:29Z")
Ye Olde… Templar + Paladin. Or Alastair + Paladin. [Next page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-is-the-best-pair-in-the-game/5832.md?page=2)