Archie of the Springvale Family (Empires & Puzzles)

Springvale is back again and Archie is one of two new Heroes joining the substantial list of Heroes in Empires and Puzzles.

But Archie’s interesting, in that he restricts buffs for 4 lengthy turns, and that’s the sort of bad attitude that gets you noticed around here.

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Archie’s Stats and Special Skills (Fabled Llama Ballard)

Element: Nature (Green) Class: Wizard Mana Speed: Fast

Springvale Family Bonus for 2/3 Heroes: +10%/+20% Attack.

Special Skill (Fabled Llama Ballard): 1. Deals 250% damage to all enemies. 2. All enemies are immune to new Status Effect buffs for 4 turns, receiving 150 damage for each attempted buff. 3. The caster gets -10% accuracy for 4 turns. This effect can’t be cleansed.

Talent: JINX ~ +25% chance to deal +15% extra damage per each active buff the enemies have. The extra damage applies to both normal attacks and Special Skills.

Is Archie Worth Levelling? (Empires and Puzzles)

I could tell you all about how things went down in the exclusive, members-only, Beta Lounge concerning Archie. ~Like how I refused the complimentary Cognac and Cigars until the job was done. Or how we deliberated over Archie’s Attack strength well into the early hours of the morning. Or how friends were won and lost in the heated throes of debate.

I declared that Archie was El Naddaha, but to All! And that he was likely to sit on many Defenses, stifling the masses, me included.

But Archie in Beta hit for 280% and his Immunity to new Status Effects only lasted 3 turns.

None of us anticipated that his ailment would be increased to 4 turns!

And, for me, that’s the key part of his Special. 4 turns will feel like forever when he slaps you.

Like waiting for paint to dry. Like waiting to get a straight answer from someone who’s supposed to represent you. Like waiting for a bad movie to finish at the cinema after you’ve made this big effort to go!

All the while, in elite company, Archie’s mates are gonna be slapping the living daylights out of you. And there you are, begging to heal with your brand-new Jasper. Squeezing your knees together and bouncing on the spot, hoping you’ll be able to hold it in ’til you get home.

2 turns left… Nearly there.

F#%k, Jove is about to fire.

1 turn left… Please, please. Think about something else, “I wonder what the Earth will be like in 200 years?”.

0 turns left!… Sweet relief!

NOOOoooo! Everybody’s dead! What a mess.

No one will notice if I just walk into the house normally.

Archie Vs. El Naddaha and the rest (Empires and Puzzles)

Let’s compare Archie’s Status Effect control with some other E&P Heroes:

Archie’s got 848 Atk, compared to C.G.Panther’s 804, and El Naddaha’s 828.

As a result, he’s gonna be a solid hitter. But he does fall short of that ever-so-elusive 280% super-elite mark (for Fast).

And although he sits below that range, it’s still a fantastic bit of luck for an average player to get hold of a Legendary Hero who hits as hard as this.

Good fortune, made even better by the fact that Archie is also a premier Control Hero, as seen in the Table above.

Note: His damage per attempted buff is only 150, Vs. El Naddaha’s 200.

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Archie’s Face (Empires and Puzzles)

My final thoughts:

Archie’s ailment could be completely overwhelming.

On a normal Defense, he’s gonna feel like a Deity: T-2. But when surrounded by other elite Heroes, he could easily feel like a T-3, especially if you don’t have a Cleanser on staff.

And due to his simple mechanics, he’ll be useful throughout the game.

He does have that -10 accuracy penalty for flexing, but it’s so minor that it’s nearly irrelevant.. unless you’re sitting him next to Ludwig.

All in all, Archie is a great Hero to own.

I do make him better than El Naddaha, simply because of that extra coverage, but don’t forget that El Naddaha’s got that elite Passive (50% chance to hit all enemies for 70% and dispel).

That said, in isolation, Archie won’t decimate all-comers. And for that reason, he’s gonna enjoy the same grade as El Naddaha.

In my view, Archie shouldn’t be ignored. Stop his ailment or be prepared to Cleanse it. Coz 4 turns is gonna feel like… Don’t get me going again…

What do you make of him?

Hero Grade for Archie (Empires and Puzzles)

So for my grading, the question is:

Is this hero’s Special capable of/likely to change the outcome of a battle? Yes.

If not, do they still bring enough to the party to help defeat the deities? N/a.

Old Cynic’s Hero Grade: Deity ⭐⭐★

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