Stonehenge pitcher's unique attack method can easily destroy the ground troops in front of him, but he also needs a reasonable combination of cards to exert his greatest power. How to make good use of this big fool who focuses on throwing stones? Let's have a good analysis!
Card attribute (tournament level)
cost: 5 holy water
health: 1596
range damage: 239
attack speed: 2.5 seconds
damage per second: 95
speed: slow
range: 5 squares
target: ground.
deployment time: 1 second
In the current mainstream play, Stonehenge pitchers are mostly used for defense or support, with a moderate frequency of use.
Card mechanism
The boulder pitcher can throw the boulder forward for 5 squares, even if it hits multiple units, it will not stop. In addition, the boulder has a 1-grid repelling effect, which is similar to the revenge rolling mechanism. In addition, the boulder has an attack range of 1.5 squares, which is similar to the effect range of Goblin Flying Bucket and Bomber. To give a more specific example, when the Stonehenge pitcher destroys a skeleton tombstone, it can also kill the painted skeletons. The attack of the Stonehenge pitcher is in a straight line, and the subsequent attacks will also be carried out in this direction, ensuring that a "forbidden zone" of 5 squares *1.5 squares can be created. Under the unique mechanism of the Stonehenge pitcher, It can easily kill the following oncoming cards:
Witch (including its summoned skeleton)
Mage
Ice Mage
Lightning Mage (but not continuously).
Barbarian
Musketeer
Archer
Barbarian Elite
Goblin/Goblin Spearmer/Goblin Corps, Skeleton/Skeleton Corps/Skeleton Guard, Snow Elf/ Fire Elf
House Flow Card
Wild Boar Knight
How to counter
You just need to remember that the Stonehenge pitcher has a slow attack speed and will only cause AOE damage to the ground troops in a straight line. Obviously, the easiest way to destroy Stonehenge pitchers is to use control units, such as:
Heavily armored undead
undead/undead army
If you use ground troops, you should remember to attack from the side or back when dealing with Stonehenge pitchers. For example:
Barbarian/Barbarian Elite
Skeleton Guards, Skeleton Soldiers, Goblin
Tank Cards and Small Tanks are also suitable for attracting the attention of Stonecutters. However, when using these cards, you need to keep them away from the defensive tower. It is not advisable to use kites, because the boulder pitcher will retreat from the range and turn to the defensive tower to attack. Some typical cards are:
pickup truck
Goran Iceman
Knight
Valkyria, (black) prince
his own Stonehenge pitcher, various tanks
All kinds of buildings and spells are also suitable for luring or causing damage to Stonehenge pitcher. Including:
Hellfire Tower
Cannon
Tesla Electromagnetic Tower
Rocket
Lightning spell
Fireball
Coordination with other cards
Although Stonestone pitcher has considerable health and can bring the effect of repelling +AOE, its disadvantages are also obvious. We need to match it with other cards to make up for the deficiency:
Flying Axe Butcher:
The butcher can help the boulder pitcher kill any threat from the air, and the combination of the two can kill almost anyone's current troops.
Goran Iceman:
Iceman can resist threats from the front and absorb damage for Stonehenge pitchers-especially high-damage troops like Barbarian Elite. Saving the Stonehenge pitcher means that you can successfully launch a defensive counterattack in the later period.
musketeers & Heavily armored undead:
Musketeers and heavily armored undead can provide great support for Stonehenge pitchers and tanks with their high damage, and can also destroy air forces.
ice mage & Lightning mage:
Powerful field control effect, which can help the Stonehenge pitcher destroy enemy troops.
Skeleton Call:
Stonehenge pitchers can lift skeletons to absorb the attack of defensive towers, thus causing considerable damage.