Iron Reapers Are Getting a Huge Buff - Conqueror's Blade

[@SuperKitowiec]

Balance changes from PTR: Reapers: - Using [Shock] and [Tiger's Guile] will reset the defense effect of [Very Heavy Armor], restoring it to 60% damage reduction (buffed from 48%). Myrmillones: - During the [Myrmillo's Guard] , damage taken is reduced by 30% - The [Shield Wall] recovers 3% of health every 1.5 seconds instead of the previous 2% every 1.5 seconds. - New trait [Brawler Shield]: Increasing Piercing , slashing and Blunt Defence by 15 points for 20 seconds while Myrmillones taked damage, stacking up to 10 times. Upon reaching 10 stacks, it will get an additional 150 points of Piercing, Slashing, and Blunt penetration for 20 seconds. This status duration cannot be extended during this process. Companion Cavalry: - +1 target hit on skills - +10% more damage from hero aura - Tightened formations - Unit size increased by 2 - Storm Pound damage +12% - Zephy Blade global cd reduced by 2s Xuanjia Heavy Cavalry: - The [Weapon Veteran] can be interrupted by the Startle the Horses effect of brace, arquebus and crossbow.

[@calyx5210]

nice stoked for the companion buff! The formation right now is really annoying

[@nekotoriprime]

Very informative. Thanks for the testing

[@Martini_Rosso]

Great video as always mate! Very useful 🎉

[@mr.q337]

What Veterancy line did you use for Iron Reapers?

[@SuperKitowiec]

I don't remember tbh. Probably some mix of bottom + mid + top. But currently I'm running multihit from mid + heal + rest in top

[@TheRogueJedii]

Awesome. Monastics buff next!

[@random_lich7604]

Do you know when we will get the patch notes?

[@SuperKitowiec]

Usually it's on Wednesday, with the patch on Thursday

[@nikodemborowski796]

great changes I love myrmiliones , and they needed some love for sure , sad that they have stackable defenses while dying ... so when they will die , they will have maxed stack .. that doesn't work so well ... We will see then .. its good or not

[@hurstiwursti]

Ranged spam noobs will give them free stacks all the time. So they don't need to take that much melee damage to get the buffs active.

[@jasrpsr]

Great video thanks, what is the difference between Sword and Flail¿ which one you recommend to use¿

[@SuperKitowiec]

Charge with flail, then switch to swords and tiger step. Flails reduce their stats and have knocdown on charge. Swords have cc immunity with tiger step

[@hurstiwursti]

​@@SuperKitowiecdo flails not get cc immunity on tiger step? Because today i killed an poleaxe an maul and a unit of those marmelade shields on flails in tiger step. But maybe it was just cimbat doctrine hit 9 popping off once tiger step gave the attack sequence

[@SuperKitowiec]

@@hurstiwursti last time I checked it didn't. But you get cc immunity on charge and it lingers for few s afterwards

[@hurstiwursti]

@@SuperKitowiec oh good to know, i planned on only going flail with max attack speed veterancy to get full use of devastation and still procc combat doctrine. Maybe i have to reconsider now.

[@SuperKitowiec]

@@hurstiwursti I don't see how it would be worth it. Devastation has pretyy lengthy cooldown so you would be better of switching back and forth

[@Griefex]

Thanks king

[@kevinnorwood8782]

So let me make sure I'm understanding this video correctly. The secret to using the Devastation Doctrine correctly is to have Iron Reapers switch to flail WHILE they're in battle, not switch to flail BEFORE you charge them into battle?

[@SuperKitowiec]

Nah, there is no secret. The flail switch is just an interesting side effect. You have to charge with flails anyways to get the bonuses.

[@kevinnorwood8782]

@@SuperKitowiec Ah, okay. Thanks for the clarification.

[@Matthias-tc4ec]

what is the devastation doctrine ?

[@kevinnorwood8782]

@@Matthias-tc4ec It’s a special doctrine that was only available to excavate for a limited time, and it was meant for units that deal blunt damage as their main damage (Mace Sergeants, Tseregs, Iron Reapers, etc.). But really, Iron Reapers were the only unit that could truly use it effectively.

[@SuperKitowiec]

@@Matthias-tc4ec cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/988164034610200706/1259859294967435286/image.png?ex=669a65e6&is=66991466&hm=b0a1a02f2c5d7fa16ef1910c90db1b44092c69fb90e79cd6cd15a994158adbc5&. You can get it from infantry excavation spot

[@sharmainebuenaobra8807]

0:21 what doctrine is this?

[@SuperKitowiec]

You get it from infantry excavation. It's for blunt units only. It buffs their basic attack: every few s their basic knocks down enemy units and reduces their defences

[@sharmainebuenaobra8807]

@@SuperKitowiec can I see a photo of this doctrine?

[@SuperKitowiec]

@@sharmainebuenaobra8807 cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/988164034610200706/1259859294967435286/image.png?ex=668d36e6&is=668be566&hm=2c62ab465662ba3174f03a0fde2a05f776700853f1ff23c448dfe5d569956ddc& (yes, description is bugged)

[@sharmainebuenaobra8807]

@@SuperKitowiec wow never knew this doctrine exist

[@SuperKitowiec]

@@sharmainebuenaobra8807 they added it few weeks ago ;)

[@somedesertdude1308]

iron reapers took steroids

[@hurstiwursti]

Is the buff live already?

[@canekpantera14]

What vet line for your iron reapers?

[@SuperKitowiec]

I have bot without the last node, stun from mid, rest in top.

[@Alan-gt5lr]

REAPER META IS BAAAACKKK

[@potatoyianimations]

IT'S HARVEST TIME

[@digitalHound]

How to kill iron reapers?

[@SuperKitowiec]

I see them just dying in blobs. I guess combination of queen knights, silahdars, phalanax, etc works fine against them

[@holyspot8964]

Yup, I’m taking a long break along with friends till this game gets head out of asses

[@TheShield01]

Wuwei nerf when?

[@SuperKitowiec]

SoonTM

[@Alan-gt5lr]

They might not get the nerf. They are worse in gold meta because queen's absolutely destroyed them.

[@rikrishshrestha5421]

@@Alan-gt5lr Bro, thats not how you decide whether to nerf a unit or not ? how does it not sound illogical to you ? Wuwei totally wrecks most T4 units , you gonna ignore that compare it how it gets defeated by T5 units ? Wuwei stuns heroes, cc immune most of the time, heals , high dmg . I have easier time fighting or running from Lancelots even though they r stronger than wuwei

[@hurstiwursti]

​@@rikrishshrestha5421so then nerf all purple units that win matchups against more than one purple unit? Myrmillones have been super strong for a long time, should they be nerfed? Did you want maa nerfs? How about Onna Musha? I dare you to frontal cjarge your wuwei into enemies and perform well. Its not the unit that's broken, it's people using situational units in the right situations. If your team allows wuwei flank, they have to live with lots of losses.

[@xxSirixx-z7t]

finally this mtfk op cav getting some nerf

[@GamingDualities]

this game need graphic rework and compesistion too all mostly EU players who lost their account during the transition... also voice chat. since no more total War Arena this game could be huge... but me personally... they didtn recover my 200+ lvl account... and starting from strach seems ah...

[@SuperKitowiec]

Did they just say that they won't/can't recover account? That sucks. Voice chat is already there, and they made some graphics buffs already so it's moving forward ;)

[@GamingDualities]

@@SuperKitowiec they didnt. they tried a bit but couldn't. many players from EU who had account on Steam or my games lost their accounts yea

[@Bamboodium]

I quit a few season ago because yyd cav destroying the game, and the new season was another cringe cavalry. How is my beloved paladin now? Was MAA and cringe cav meta finally passed?

[@SuperKitowiec]

yyd got overshadowed by xhc which is getting some kind of nerf now. Not sure it it will change anything. Althought we are getting new t5 pikes which may counter them. Infantry is mostly maa, wuwei, ipg and isg

[@Martini_Rosso]

⁠@@SuperKitowiecI hate wuwei as hell. That stun ability should definitely get nerfed. Cant even approach them 🤬

[@SuperKitowiec]

yes, they are impossible to outplay which is pretty annoying ​@@Martini_Rosso

[@Alan-gt5lr]

Paladins suck ass lol. Cav is alwawys going to be good but they are much worse with the modao spam that's been going on