Hurricane: Jungle Hunter Family (Empires & Puzzles)

Hurricane is the latest Jungle Hunter to stroll outta the Empires and Puzzles Covenant Portal, and he clearly has no shame! He does more damage than processed Sugar, yet here he is, brazenly walking about like no one’s gonna notice.

We all see you Hurricane; this ain’t Pro Wrestling!

I know I’ve missed a few, but I’m back! Lightweight Baby! Let’s go!

I turned my back for a second, and this heavy-handed, Next-Gen-looking, horse-meat eating monster showed up. I was like, “Oh, Hell no!”.

Checked my wristwatch to see if I could squeeze in a quick 4-hour writing session. And you know what? Yes, sir. It’s that time again. Are you hyped?

I’m feeling hyped, man! Got more Exclamation Marks in this opening segment than I normally allow for the entire piece… go on, ! Yeah! YEAH!!! YEAH!!!!!

Coffee.

~That’s the only substance running through my veins… although, allegedly, Hurricane can’t say the same.

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Hurricane’s Stats and Special Skills (Firestone Daggers)

Element: Dark (Purple) Class: Rogue Mana Speed: Average

Jungle Hunter Family Bonus for 2/3/4/5 Heroes: +5%/+10%/+15%/+20% HP.

Passive Skills: DAMAGE OVER TIME ON SPECIAL ~ When this character casts their Special Skill, they give a Hunter’s Mark on a random enemy. The target receives 150 damage over 3 turns. If the target already has this effect, the duration will be refreshed and the damage will be increased by 150, up to 1500 damage in total. 2. HUNTER’S VIGOR ~ When this character casts their Special Skill, they get +20% Attack for 3 turns. This effect can be active in addition to other effects that alter Attack.

Special Skill (Firestone Daggers): 1. Deals 410% damage to the target and nearby enemies. 2. The duration of Status Ailments is reset for the target and nearby enemies. 3. The target and nearby enemies receive 904 Burn damage over 4 turns. The caster absorbs 50% of dealt Burn damage as health. 4. Stack (max 10): The caster gets +20% attack against the weaker element.

Talent: EVADE ~ +20% chance to dodge direct damage from offensive Special skills.

Hurricane and the Big Balance Update (Empires and Puzzles)

If you didn’t know, there’s a Big Balance Update going on in the background at Empires and Puzzles, and you can read my initial take on it here.

And I must admit, my first thought this morning, on seeing Hurricane, was that he was created and released as if the Big Balance Update had already happened.

That’s just how I processed the incredible strength he possesses. Just look at the numbers:

Atk: 889 Def: 828 HP: 1479

And in his Special, he does 410% damage to the target and nearby enemies.

…those two facts alone make him a monster.

That said, I don’t know if they’ll change Hurricane again as part of the Big Balance Update. Truth is, everything is still up in the air, as far as I can tell.

But as things stand, in today’s world, Hurricane is a god walking among us.

Here’s a short list of some other elite hitters:

Hurricane the Inflictor (Empires and Puzzles)

I think the table above speaks for itself.

It is evidently clear that Hurricane is more powerful than those that came before him.

But more than that, Hurricane looks like a superior class of Hero. -Now, I wouldn’t say “6-Star”, but to push heavily in these 3 areas is significant:

• Incredibly progressive Power Stats
• Most likely the hardest-hitting unqualified 3-hitter we’ve seen in E&P (pound for pound)
• Inflicts top-end burn damage

For me, the Headline Damage (410%) isn’t the shocker. It’s the follow-up 904 Burn damage over 4 turns.

I mean, D’Artagnan only inflicts 1023 Burn damage to his target, over 3 turns.

That’s a lot of concentrated damage spread over 4 turns. I know because I rely on old C. Roc’s 764 fully-Emblmed and Limit Broken Sand damage.

And as can be seen from Hurricane’s Portal preview, at “Max Power” (fully Emblemed and double LB), his Burn damage will increase to 1228 over 4 turns.

Heroes like Hurricane have the potential of making Narcisa and Matilda (Fiends increase damage from Ailments by 50%) completely devastating.

And he can find easy synergy with other Ailment casters, too (*his reset).

All the while making the current HotM feel like the last bastion of hope for all those budgeting warriors out there.

Hurricane (Empires and Puzzles)

My final thoughts:

Hurricane pushes the boat out. He punches harder than anyone I can think of (at Ave), and he inflicts DoT like a Boss.

On top of that, he possesses the one skill all hitters dream of; the ability to heal himself.

And 50% of Burn damage should get him out of many sticky situations. And that healing may be the selling point here, the feather in his cap. Because now he can influence his own durability.

On top of that, he has solid Passives, a great Family Bonus, and a powerful Stack.

When you look at Hurricane as a complete package, it’s easy to conclude he’s Overpowered.

He is certainly a dynamic step forward, but it’s into a world we don’t fully understand yet (The BBU).

But regardless of all that, I don’t have any Covenant Portal Coins, so there’s no chance of me getting this beast ’til next time round.

Please feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below.

Thanks for reading. Take it easy!

Hero Grade for Hurricane

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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