How Good is Director Zuri? Empires and Puzzles Starfall Review

Director Zuri is a Monster Healer from the Empires and Puzzles Starfall Circus Event. She’s fresh out the box following a substantial Buffing, and I won’t delay in telling you, she’s my pick for best Average Healer in the game.

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Director Zuri’s Element, Class, Special Skills, & Talents

Here’s her info:

Element: Holy (Yellow)

Class: Sorcerer

Mana Speed: Average

Special Skills (Director’s Blessing) 1. Recovers 65% Health for the Ally with the lowest remaining HP. All other allies recover 42% Health. 2. Summons a Clown Minion for each ally with 15% HP and 22% attack, inherited from the caster. 3. Cleanses status ailments from all allies.

Family Bonus: 1/2/3 Starfall Heroes on the same team benefit from a 50%/75%/100% chance to cleanse the Hero’s most recent dispellable status ailment at the end of each turn.

Talent: DELAY ~ +15% chance to drop the mana generation of the enemy by -50% for 2 turns after dealing damage. The effect is applied at the end of the turn.

Director Zuri’s Re-balancing

Earlier this month, on 21st September 2021, Director Zuri received a serious Buffing (& then again in Feb 2022!). Hopefully, everyone’s aware of this significant change, because she’s now a top contender for best Average Healer in Empires and Puzzles. Here’s what they changed:

1. HP recovered for the ally with the lowest health increased from 45% to 65%
2. HP recovered by all other allies increased from 30% to 42%
3. Minions: From 13% HP and 20% attack, to 15% HP and 22% attack

Is Director Zuri worth Levelling? (Empires and Puzzles)

Yes. She’s a fantastic Healer. What more could you want? Let’s compare her with the competition:

Note: While reviewing these Heroes, it’s important to know what order their Special skills occur. To learn more about Hero Cards, see this post.

We already know how strong some of these Healers are, and we all have our personal favourites. Xnolphod and Ariel are two of mine. But Director Zuri beats Xnolphod as a pure Healer -I’m not saying she’s a better overall Hero, but she’s definitely a better Healer.

And it’s expected because Director Zuri specialises in healing.

The Director’s Blessing…

First, she focuses on the most downtrodden member of your group and seeks to lift their spirits. She will heal that sorry fellow for 65% HP. Then she’ll heal the rest of your mob for 42% -a very respectable figure.

Ariel, also a fantastic Average Healer, heals for 40%. And in my mind, that 40% is the bar.

Our good Director Zuri, comes in at 42% (following her Buffing).

So, already we have a substantial Healer on our hands. But there’s more…

Next, she’ll Summons a Minion for each ally. Not a weak Minion at that, but something with more meat on its bones than Motega’s own Minions. In fact, Director Zuri’s Minions also hit harder.

Both Freya and Bera, who are Fast mana heroes, Summon Minions with 20% HP and 20% Attack. This again reflects well on Zuri’s showing at 15% HP and 22% Attack.

Finally, Director Zuri does what all good Healers should do; She Cleanses. While it’s not ideal, coming after the healing, it’s still perfectly adequate most of the time.

Overall, Director Zuri is a well-thought-out Hero who does her job particularly well.

Related: The Top 10 Defense Heroes!

Director Zuri – Empires and Puzzles Starfall Circus

My final thoughts:

If you weren’t a fan of Director Zuri before her Buffing, you’ve gotta be a fan now. She’s an Average Healer who really focuses on healing.

She’s great support for Attack Path Heroes who keep dying early and is otherwise a great defensive powerhouse.

Director Zuri does a lot for her Average mana spin, so much in fact, that she has the potential to change the outcome of any Battle. And that makes her special.

Old Cynic’s Hero Grade: Deity ⭐⭐★

This Hero was subsequently Buffed or Nerfed by the developers. Details have been updated to reflect the changes.

What are your thoughts? Did I get it wrong or miss something? Let me know in the comments below.

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