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Jamairoqui
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@maxxmatt  I can see the benefit of using Illusionist over Thunderbird. I’ll have to run some simulations to see if losing the +25% damage benefit from each attack is compensated by an increase in the number of stuns per turn. It’s not clear to me that is necessarily true. (I ran one trial and it didn’t seem like using Illusionist over Thunderbird made a huge difference (it seemed to take about the same number of turns whether I used TB or Ill., because the damage from the increase in number of stuns was about the same as the damage the +25% boost TB gives), but that might be because I haven’t figured out the optimal sequence of moves with Illusionist.)  Anyway, it’s an interesting switch. Nice tip.

One drawback to using Illusionist over Thunderbird is that if Snor calls his allies it is that much harder to clear them using Illusionist than using Thunderbird.

I am somewhat relieved you find the same effect of Perfect Balance that I do, at least as far as using it against Snor. It seems that it doesn’t increase rage generation from every attack by your birds, just every attack against your birds. (As an aside, that implies that when faced with Perfect Balance in Arena, DOT teams (e.g. venom) are preferred since you don’t have to attack each turn, since each attack generates rage for your opponent.) But understanding how PB works means that Nightmare is clearly the preferred set for Matilda when fighting Snor.