Nice, guide. Petal is the last hero I've gotten around to out of all (other than Ozo) heroes and I've always envied good Petal players because of how much fun she seems. It's a shame that they really screwed petal up with the rework but I've still seen a few good Petal players in the 1.14 and I'm trying to pick her up as a cp jungle for fun/future if she's fixed

They are definitely not the same thing. I don't know what exactly you calculated and what you mean by 'answer' but I don't see any meaningful way to compare the two mathematically since the benefit of shred depends a lot on the situation (how much wp do your team have overall? are you attacking alone or as a group? How many stacks of shred have you applied?) Unlike comparing pierce to pure wp where the comparison is somewhat straight forward since you can just compare the final damage per...

Like what's already been said, armor shred actually removes armor. One major benefit of this is that when an enemy's armor is lower then all your teams' damage against them will increase. With armor pierce, only your own damage will penetrate as true damage. I haven't done any math but from experience armor shred really helps take down Cat/Ardan/Phinn who have bought high armor like metal jacket.

It can happen on a bad day or 2, but if this is continuously the case then it's time look inwards, maybe you're your own problem. Each game try to get a sense of how your team mates play, don't assume they will think like you do. If they're the cautious type then don't be an aggressive fool who engages alone. if they're too reckless don't engage with them in a dumb 2v3, let them die alone once and they'll think twice before repeating it. But also give them the benefit of the doubt, if they...

Reim is amazing. My new favorite hero and main now. I've won nearly every ranked game with him so far as I make my way back up the ranks. First few games I didn't play too well with him and almost gave up on him. Then I thought about his strengths and how to best utilize them, figured it out and now I rock with him. I can often 2 v 3 teams with him given the right situation and support. He does take some getting used to though. He also pairs well with pretty much any support and any wp hero...

Skye can basically burst down an enemy as fast as Saw can but she can move quickly while she does so. I'm just trying to argue here that she has too much mobility. The fact that her Forward Barrage can be cancelled also means you don't need much skill to do loads of damage with her. Most other characters require skill shots to do that kind of damage or else be in close range

I kinda agree with you. I guess this is my way of saying I feel Skye has a bit too much going for her. She's just too mobile imo and that makes her slightly OP. My comparison with Saw and how mobile he could be with tweaks of similitude is just for demonstration.

So I stayed away from the game for a few months and when I returned found new characters Phinn and Skye. Before my break I was in SA gold player so I've got some experience with the game. Since my return I've faced Skye several times, and each time I've always felt she was OP, and this was both with cp builds and wp builds, but thats not the point of this thread. Here's what I really wanted to discuss/suggest: If Skye's Forward Barrage ability can be canceled at a whim (if the player...

I've been playing Krul mostly as a tank/support with Aftershock being my only purely offensive item. That kind of build is not great however if you're playing with another tank like Ardan or Catherine since you could be doing much more damage instead and I wasn't sure how to best build in that case. I found this guide to be the best solution. Thanks for sharing such a great build and organized guide! Finally, someone who can use Frostburn (v1.3+) since it's become mostly obsolete nowadays....

I've been playing Cleste a lot and you really want to have massive CP on her. 3 defensive items will make her damage terrible, and she's still fairly squishy meaning you're basically useless with this build. I can think of some situations where you might want 2 defensive items, say if you're facing Ringo and Taka at the same time, and maybe nobody on your team has built Crucible or Fountain of Renewal, but for most cases 1 defensive item (other than boots) is good enough. In the end, the...