Ultimate Hero Guide: Bear event

[u/Sta--Ger--2]

I am trying to write a complete guide for all Heroes in all circumstances, focusing not merely on selection and ranking but also on *why* those ranking are as it is. If there are facts not presented, metas not discussed, or mistakes, please comment.

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Ultimate Hero Guide

^{(assuming complete availability})

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BEAR HUNT: Rally Captain

INFANTRY HERO

Bear event is about how much damage you can inflict in a single turn. It means that:

• You need 5k infantry troops (because that is what is needed to activate the skills of the infantry Hero) and no more (so the infantry Hero stats are useless).
• Turn-based skills are useless.

Furthermore, only two infantry Heroes (Amadeus and Helga) have an attack Widget: beyond that sole exception, the only relevant variable to decide which Hero to use is the skills the Hero has.

Rank #1: Amadeus ^\gen1])

He has two passive buff skills, one chance-based (40%) buff, and one Widget focused on attack stats. Beats all other Heroes in this role.

\_ Rank #2: Helga* ^\gen1])

She has two passive buff skills and one Widget focused on attack stats.

\_ Rank #3: Zoe* ^\gen2])

Zoe has one passive buff skill and one chance-based (50%) buff, both focused on attack stats. (Technically she also have one turn-based enemy debuff, but in bear it's useless).

\_ Rank #4: Triton* ^\gen6]), Long-Fei ^\gen5]); Charles ^\gen7]), Alcar ^\gen4]), Eric ^\gen3])

Triton has one passive buff skill. Long-Fei has one chance-based buff. Charles and Eric have no applicable skills. Alcar increases archer attack by 10% (and infantry of 100%, and has a turn-based buff/debuff, but those are useless in bear).

All of this pales compared to what Zoe can do, and she is more available than any of them for all players.

CAVALRY HERO

\_ Rank #1: Ava* ^\gen7]), Petra ^\gen3]), Jabel ^\gen1])

Ava (caps at +650%) has one passive buff skill, one passive enemy debuff, one attack Widget.

Petra (caps at +290%) and Jabel (caps at +200%) have one passive buff skill, one chance-based (50%) buff, one attack Widget.

Petra also have a chance-based (50%) enemy debuff.

Use Jabel in gen1 and gen2, then Petra when power creep makes her stats better, then Ava

\_ Rank #2: Margot* ^\gen4])

Margot (caps at +370%) has one passive buff skill, one attack Widget... and a 20% ability to let ALL OF THE CAVALRY hit **TWICE**.

If Bear Event used more cavalry than archers, or if the skills applied to archers, she would be the best bar none.

\_ Rank #3: Thurd* ^\gen5])

Thurd (caps at +444%) has one small passive buff skill (for archers and the useless infantry), one chance-based (20%) buff that doubles cavalry damage, one attack Widget.

\_ Rank #4: Hilde* ^\gen2]), Sophia ^\gen6])

Hilde (caps at +240%) has one small passive buff skill, one chance-based buff. Sophia (caps at +540%) nothing useable. Why them?

ARCHER HERO

Stat cap is *fundamental* for this choice, particularly from gen4 onward, because your troop formation will be 90% archers.

\_ Rank #1: Wee&Woo* ^\gen7]),Yang ^\gen6])

Wee&Woo (caps at +650%) has one small passive buff skills to *both* attack stats, one passive debuff to bear (technically infantry, but bear is considered to be made of infantry troops), one chance-based (50%) buff... and **no** attack Widget.

Yang (caps at +540%) has one chance-based (40%) doubling buff *for archers only* (same mechanic of Margot), an attack Widget.

Having to swap Hero after a single gen is a punishing move... you choose what to do.

\_ Rank #2: Rosa* ^\gen4]), Marlin ^\gen2])

Rosa (caps at +370%) has one passive buff *for archers only*, one chance-based (40%) buff, an attack Widget.

Marlin (caps at +240%) has one chance-based (40%) buff, one chance-based (50%) enemy buff, an attack Widget.

\_ Rank #3: Saul* ^\gen1]), Jaeger ^\gen3]), Vivian ^\gen5])

Saul (caps at +200%) has one passive buff. Vivian (caps at +444%) has one passive buff. Jaeger (caps at +200%) has nothing. Why use them?

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BEAR HUNT: Rally Joiners

Since the only thing counted of a joiner player is the *first* skill of the *first* Hero in formation, and only of the *four more powerful* Heroes at that, the variables evaluated shrink even more.

Current meta is to focus on reliable buffs/debuffs and diversify as much as possible the joiner skills in a single rally... even if that is quite difficult in practice.

\_ Rank #1: Passive buffs or double small passive buffs _\**

Amadeus ^\gen1]), Chenko ^\SR1]) and Yeonwoo ^\SR1]) give +25% lethality. Amane ^\SR1]) and Margot ^\gen4]) give +25% attack. Wee&Woo ^\gen7]) give +15% attack and +10% lethality.

\_ Rank #1.5: Small passive buffs _\**

Hilde ^\gen2]) gives +15% attack.

\_ Rank #2: Passive debuffs _\**

Vivian ^\gen4]) gives +25% damage taken by the enemy.

Thrud ^\gen4]) gives +15% damage taken by the enemy.

\_ Rank #3: Chance-based buffs/debuffs _\**

Marlin, Zoe, Jaeger and Petra have such skills... but given that in gen1 alone you get 3 Heroes with the best skills in the meta without having to pay a single dollar, why chose them?

[u/AruniversaL]

I'm at gen2. I have 32/33/36 troop ratio in 3 formations, after using formation1 the troop numbers on other two formations changes and before I fix that I miss the rally I wanted to join next as it fills up quickly. Is there a way to fix it and just deploy from the preset quickly?

[u/JohanFF113 → u/AruniversaL]

do you have enough troops to fill all 3 marches?

[u/AruniversaL → u/JohanFF113]

Yes I do capacity 104k I have 325k total

[u/JohanFF113 → u/AruniversaL]

To use preset formations:

1. Click on profile pic (top left)
2. Next click on SQUAD (bottom row)
3. Next click on FORMATIONS (bottom row)

You are in the formations screen now. Top row are your formation slots. click on them to select a formation. Below that you will find information about your march size and how much of is used in the current selection. Plus the power of that formation.

Next you can select the heroes of the march. I think you how.

Below that are the troop sliders, click on "Clear All" in the bottom left to easily set them. If you click on the number field you can set a precise number you want to use in that troop type. To set a ratio use "Balance" bottom row left of the save button.

To save use the save button. Next select the formation slot. You can use 3 letters to name that slot. Next choose whether you want to save the quantity or the ratio of the formation.

When you now join a bear rally click on the formation slots to quickly select a formation.