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Jamairoqui
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@pointless I think I ran up against a set combo that might be able to give Valiant a run for its money on a regular basis. It was:

Sky set (I think that’s the name, bird can only take damage once per turn)
Mythic Thorn Wall
Elite Thunderbird w/ mana well
Elite Witch w/ sweet set
Spies w/ hunter horn set

I was using
Valiant
Mythic Rage Shield
Wizard w/ mana well
Elite Witch w/ sweet set
Elite Tricksters w/ artillery

Naturally I lost the coin toss, but I don’t think I’ve won a toss all week. The mana well prevented using a venom-type lineup, and the mythic thorn wall dealt heavy damage whenever I attacked the banner, especially if Tricksters artillery gave its bonus damage. Plus, the enemy Thunderbird would buff every other turn and give every target a shock shield. That meant I got off one attack per resurrection of my Wizard, because the shock shield effect alone was enough, and when you combined it with the thorn wall damage it was hopeless. I could barely knock out the opposing Thunderbird because Spies kept buffing it, so the opposing TB would take one hit’s worth of then heal. Then TB would attack, or refresh the cursed shock shield. If I got lucky and knocked out Spies, its hunter horn effect would trash another of my birds.

It was awful. I don’t think I ever had more than two birds active at once, and the opposing sweet witch kept healing the opposing banner. I finally caught a break with a rage attack with my Tricksters and knocked out the witch and stunned Spies, which allowed me to heal my banner with my witch while attacking the opposing banner with Tricksters. My banner had like 200 health at the end and it felt like I had been playing that one battle for 30 minutes.

I was thinking that if you substituted in Cannoneer for TB it might work even better because Cannoneer could buff your birds so that not only would they take minimal damage, they would retaliate after each attack. Even so, the shock shield from TB was devastating when combined with the Sky set effect.

I might pass that combo by if I see it again.