Dracul

So apparently on BK MA clears 90 cav on the 90/90 camp for tag. Dracul clears 66 cav on the same tag.

Was anybody able to try him in RB and FT? How does he do there?

Thanks for info guys.

His Damage is very low compared to the MMA. His 111-333 dmg. and MMA is 450-500 dmg.

The only difference is he is 'splash' damage. So he can attack multiple unit types at the same time. the benefits are very situational. like attacking a camp that have 3 unit types with low HP. his accuracy is also a tad lower too.

I'm using him on the 60/60/60/10 camp (the non-block one to be safe, although the simulator seems real conservative) in BK, where his cavalry kills make him just as effective as a MMA. Also on the archipelago, where he kills off about half what the MMAs do. Haven't had a chance to do anything else yet, but I'm interested in seeing where he makes sense in VLT.

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So apparently on BK MA clears 90 cav on the 90/90 camp for tag. Dracul clears 66 cav on the same tag.

Was anybody able to try him in RB and FT? How does he do there?

Thanks for info guys.

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Ehhh, more of a mini cleanup Crew to me than anything else. Let's take BK with the most notorious C15 (100C 100XB), MMA will take 90 or 100C, leaving 10C at the most. You'd now sac 11R any gen on that so you can overrun the 100XB with your Cavalry. Atm I got 2 sets of Gens and troops running BK, which is me sending the MMA and MoD 1R cleanup for potential 10C leftover, on the other run I useGrim 11R...which then would become 1R Dracul instead.

Gotta keep in mind that Dracul is neither a mini MMA (due to missing Weakest Target) nor a Master of Selfdefence (as he is normal initiative but weakest target), so when tagging with him, you'd think of him like a BHG instead (targeting the lowest ID enemy), which he will be able to mostly do up to FTs, Ali Baba is mostly fair game, but exceptions apply here.

To me he is the same as the MoD in terms of usefulness, mostly a Transport/Sac and occasionally needed for something more beneficial, like a tiny cleanup crew (thinking of a camp in BK/SE/HLT right off the bat).

No real comparison to MMA. MMA has the best abilities in one package: Weakest target AND first strike - take that with 450-500 damage, pretty much guarantees a kill in any camp that has troops other than bosses.

Dracul (and Mod) extra HP are pretty much worthless - they will not sustain assaulting a full enemy camp (except some small or mini adv.), meaning, as Ceruhe already suggested, they pretty much are only beneficial to clean-up previously damaged camps.

So far as tagging is concerned, imho, taggers should be sending the minimum number of troops required to get their tag in any case, not taking out camps and the like. Tagging is to get loot, not experience, except in cases where there is prior agreement to aid the player with difficult boss camps (think DB final WT).

even for tags, need to send 2r to be sure to kill a bear on fts

Dracul should have been a 220 MMA. I use Drac to tag Loot spots

I think for somebody who's recently started the game and is in the mid-30's levels, he's great. I'm spending my pumpkins on grout instead. My island already has more tents on it than I know what to do with.

I don't think of him as MMA-lite, more like BHG-plus. It's mostly the fast travel and recovery that is most helpful, and he can hit a tad harder in LS than BHG.

Yeah, he's a situational upgrade to the BHG that can only be considered a mini MMA in certain scenarios i.e. Black Knights' 100C 100XB camp. Nonetheless, it does save me 41R 10M on average compared to running Black Knights with a BHG. (I do not have cannons, only Elites.)

Nice. I hope I get enough pumpkins to get him.

Will a simulator for Dracul be made?

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Originally Posted by Mr_Woods

Will a simulator for Dracul be made?

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Yes, about a year ago. All the ones that I have seen have him.

The necromance wasn't too shabby.