Flip: The Beach Party Hero (Empires & Puzzles)

Flip (Empires and Puzzles) is the unexpected target of my first Beach Party review, and that’s because his whole attitude is funny as f*%k.

I wanted to write something yesterday but was busy with real-life stuff and tired by the end of the day. So instead of writing, I fell asleep with an episode of Murder She Wrote playing in the background.

But I’m saying; it was purely coincidental. ~Not like I’m seeking out Jessica Fletcher for 1980’s-style nap times.

♪ Dom-dom-dom-dom-dom, dom-dom-dom, dom-dom ♪

“Hello, lead investigator? Yes, please step aside so I can find the killer myself. Tea and biscuits? Sounds lovely. Yes, I know everybody, and yes, many of them will die. However, thankfully, I’m always in town to use police resources to build a case against the bad guy. And unlike Columbo, I never forget a key question!”.

Anyway, Flip is a very cool Hero, and today, I wanted to share why he was such a hit in Beta.

Flip’s Stats and Special Skills (To the Rescue!)

Element: Fire (Red) Class: Sorcerer Mana Speed: Average

Beach Party Family Bonus for 1/2/3 Heroes: -20%/-40%/-60% damage received from damage over time Status Effects.

Passive Skills: RESIST WATER DAMAGE ~ This character has innate resistance against Water damage. 2. DAMAGE OVER TIME ON SPECIAL ~ When this character casts their Special Skill, all enemies receive 200 Water damage over 2 turns.

Special Skill (To the Rescue!): 1. Recovers 45% health for all allies. 2. All allies bypass defensive buffs with their attacks for 4 turns (includes counterattack). 3. All allies get +50% critical chance for 4 turns.

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.

Flip’ant Disrespect (Empires and Puzzles)

Looking back at Beta, Flip was easy to appreciate; after all, here’s this strong Healer who also exhibits some pretty Offensive traits.

I mean, he gives all his crew the green light to go in heavy and aids them with +50% Critical Chance.

And the combination of these Skills means that Flip, well… um… brings… well… a lot to the party.

NOOOooOOOoooo!!!

My biggest issue with Flip is his artwork; He shouldn’t be a Seal. ~He should be a Politician who dismisses the ideals of democracy and capitalism so he can get his mates access to that public purse!

… Or a gangster who infiltrates government so his mob can ravish those lucrative contracts…

Hold up… that’s the same thing!

OK, Flip needs a suit, ASAP.

Flip the Mobster (Empires and Puzzles)

Alright, here’s how Flip assisted me in Beta;

Step 1: Told me to pair him up with some big Hitters
Step 2: Charge his Mana
Step 3: Wait until at least one or two of the Hitters are in range
Step 4: Release propaganda so the public don’t question the s#*% about to go down
Step 5: Activate his Special
Step 6: Bombs away!!!!!!!!!!!
Step 7: Be the first to demand a Public Inquiry and make sure my mates are sitting on the board

Now, I’ve never pulled off a job of this magnitude before, but with his simple strategy, I was able to exit stage left with a whole heap of Beta Cups!

Jokes aside, here’s the key skill that makes Flip so devastating:

‘All allies bypass defensive buffs with their attacks for 4 turns.’

There may be another Hero who grants allies the ability to bypass defensive buffs, but if there is, I can’t think of them.

And reading the Hero Card, and based on my memory, we’re talking about Special Skills and Tile damage here.

And when you attach that Skill to a Hero who will heal his teammates for 45%, well, then you have a legacy Hero… A Hero with which One could build a team around.

All of a sudden, your Hitters can hit with impunity, and it’s truly a sight to behold.

And then, on top of that, Flip gives them a 50% chance to hit the jackpot with Critical Chance for 4 long turns.

What’s ‘Critical Chance’? A chance to inflict double the damage from Normal attacks, -So, not Specials.

And Critical Strikes tend to land like a brick.

All in all, you have a Hero here who will heal his teammates before enabling them to do their very worst.

Flip’ing them the bird – Beach Party (Empires and Puzzles)

My final thoughts:

Flip is a great Hero to own, even if a little let down by his own appearance.

That said, it may work to his advantage as the opposition would never expect him to do what he does… a bit like a straight-cut Politician, for a random example.

He also has some strong Passives; first, the -20% damage from DoT (Family Bonus), his Resistance to Water Damage, and the 200HP damage he inflicts on all enemies alongside his Special.

There is a weakness with Flip, of course, and that’s the fact that he’s not a pure Healer.

-He won’t Cleanse, provide a defensive buff, or Overheal. Truth is, once he drops his 45%, he’s already pushing his teammates forward, expecting them to hurry up and land the big KO finisher.

And I think that’s fair enough, considering he doesn’t really require too much effort to synergise. -He’s a ball of synergy in and of himself.

He doesn’t even care what Element his teammates are.

And I imagine he’s gonna just love Titans and Rush Events.

In my view, Flip’s a fantastic Hero who provides some great offensive options.

Anyway, I’d love to read your views in the comments below!

Hero Grade for Flip

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 ⭐⭐★

[Please always check in-game Hero Cards to confirm details and never chase Heroes]

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