Don't hesitate to try the Hard mode for 2x rewards, but if things gets too difficult, just use the "Demote" option to continue your crusade progress under Normal mode.
- Normal and Hard Crusade Heroes -
Some Quick Tips:
- Number 1 rule: Use "RETREAT" if one of your main heroes is dead!
- Number 2 rule: Use "RETREAT" if your team is at a disadvantage!
- Number 3 rule: Use "RETREAT" if you want to try a different strategy ("for learning purposes hehe").
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- Do Smart Skill Prioritization: Early game tip to make your heroes effective in battle, refer HERE to learn which skills to max first or left untouched at the moment.
- Avoid using "Auto Fights" unless you really intend to.
- For the first 1 to 5 stages, try to fill all of your heroes' Energy bars, including your reserves.
What Are Reserves?
- Optional heroes that might be useful in certain situations. Charge their "Energy Bars" in the beginning then keep them as your reserves, fire them off if needed. This could be useful for Hard Crusades since Energy doesn't regenerate after fights.
- Ex: Replacing Commando with Chaplain: Chaplain is your reserve hero, but keep her Energy full from the start in case you need healing later on.
- It is actually ok to use more than 5 heroes. It's like basketball, you have your starting 5, 6th man (Chaplain), and your reserves. ^^
Labeling Guide
- Highly Recommended Heroes = Popular crusade heroes that are viable for Normal and Hard Crusades. Heroes that can nicely fill up their energy gauge without relying on regeneration, heroes with great utility for their teammates, and more.
- Possible Alternatives = Nice heroes that can be mixed or used as alternatives to the recommended ones. Can be used for Hard Crusades, but limit only to 1 or 2 (use any of them as reserves though).
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- Lvl 30 to 52 (Before Purple) Crusade Heroes -
Sample Team Formations
- 1 Tank, 2 DPS, 1 Control, and 1 Support
- 1 Tank, 1 DPS, 1 Control, and 2 Support
- If you don't have an available hero for a certain position, hire from your guild or just fill in with what you have at the moment, go HERE to determine the roles of your other heroes.
Tank Heroes
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- Death Knight (Combo with Chaplain, use Ulti when HP is half or less.)
- Cloud Walker, Brute, Iron Hoof, Shallows Keeper, or any tank you have available at the moment, this works best if you have Death Mage though. If you can't grab a Death Knight or Death Mage, you might need to use and rotate multiple tanks.
DPS Heroes
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- Death Mage (Can also start to tank around Blue+2.)
- Forest Guardian, Lightning Elemental, Phoenix, Succubus, Wind Master, or any hero with good AoE damage output are ok but needs a little thought on when to use Ultimate Skills.
Control Heroes
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- Ice Mage- Imperial Executioner
- Old Curse
- Shadowleaf
- Vengeance Spirit
Support Heroes
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- Chaplain (Combo with Death Knight, can be replaced if heal is not needed.)
- Commando (Commonly used as Chaplain's alternative.)
- Disease Bringer (Great multi-purpose support hero.)
- Tusked Storm
- Wizard Doctor
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- Lvl 53 to 71 (After Purple) Crusade Heroes -
Sample Team Formations
- 1 Tank, 1~2 DPS, 1 Control, and 1~2 Support
- Death Mage, 0~1 DPS, 1~2 Control, and 2~3 Support
- If you don't have an available hero for a certain position, hire from your guild or just fill in with what you have at the moment, go HERE to determine the roles of your other heroes.
- Overall upgrades starts to matter here!
Tank Heroes
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- Death Mage (If hiring, make sure it is nicely upgraded to tank.)
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- Death Knight, Cloud Walker, Iron Hoof, War Chief, or any tank you have available at the moment, this works better when paired with Death Mage.
DPS Heroes
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- Cloud Walker
- Death Mage
- Forest Guardian
- Lunar Guardian
- Phoenix
- Storm Lord (Nice DPS/Control/Energy Gain.)
- Succubus
- Wind Master
Control Heroes
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- Old Curse
- Silencer
- Vengeance Spirit (if you want a better skill cancel timing.)
Support Heroes
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- Chaplain
- Commando
- Disease Bringer
- Frost Mage (Nice synergy with Magic heroes like Death Mage and Mystic.)
- Mystic (Nice synergy with Magic heroes like Death Mage and Frost Mage.)
- Shadow Shaman
- Tusked Storm
- Wizard Doctor
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- Lvl 72 to 85+ (Purple +2 to Orange) Crusade Heroes -
Sample Team Formations
- Well, if you reached this point, then you should know by now how to create teams. Compose any team formations you feel is right. ^^
- Overall upgrades really does matter here!
Tank Heroes
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- Cloud Walker
- Death Mage
- Death Knight (yes, DK is back and viable again here)
- Iron Hoof
- War Chief
DPS Heroes
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- Arcane Sapper (notable back-line destroyer)
- Cloud Walker
- Death Mage
- Forest Guardian
- Lunar Guardian
- Machinist
- Ninja Assassin (notable back-line destroyer)
- Phoenix
- Storm Lord
Control Heroes
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- Ice Mage
- Old Curse
- Silencer
- Vengeance Spirit
Support Heroes
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- Chaplain
- Commando
- Disease Bringer
- Frost Mage
- Mystic
- Shadow Shaman
- Tusked Storm
- Wizard Doctor
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Final Notes:
- Heroes with Legendary Skills are NOT considered here for now to give mid to near high level players a better and accurate options. I will consider them if needed, but under a different bracket.
- These are not the only heroes out there that can be used for Normal/Hard Crusades. I probably missed some Heroes that are also useful, but the above heroes should be enough. Learn, experiment, and share. Good Luck Guys!~ ^^
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