Game News - Advanced Unit - Pikemen (2015/08/27)

Advanced Unit - Pikeman

Spartan: When squad hero is alive, squad deals an addition of 50% damage (Spartan has in-born 30 luck)

Halberdmen: Increase the damage of squad hero by 3% per unit killed. The increase caps at 75% (killing a 25-unit squad reaches full stack).

A lot of few words on pikemen
Spartan builds up minions and Halberdmen builds up the hero. Both types improve the physical damage of the squad directly. An all-in aggressive class.

Fortunately, the old restrain system for pikeman over cavalry is going to be removed in v1.8.5. Else I don't think cavalries will stand a chance when facing pikemen.

So, how does this ultimate buff affect performance of 4* pikemen? Who will be the best pikeman?

Urza
- Potentially a new star due to Spartan
- Spartan will have a hero for a longer time compared with other pikemen

Ignatius
- Spartan deals 50% additional true damage thanks for Ignatius's skill
- The 30 luck will be so powerful on Ignatius's minions

Leonidas
- Halberdman is better. +75% stacking damage, skill level 10 Leon critical = 1.85 x 2 x 1.75 = 6.475x
- Spartan can be viable too as minions critical will deal 3.2x damage. But I like to position Leonidas as hero killer

Gawain
- New star against Cedric (or heal-heavy rally)
- Halbardmen might be better as Gawain is a front-line hero who needs tough minions

Achilles
- Both units will work well with him. I prefer Spartan for their 30 in-born luck

The best pikeman is...no one. It depends on situation, of course.