MrChuckles said:
Ikaar teams look really solid.
If Ikaar has the team built correctly, It will be very hard to beat.
1st move: Gorgorab ------------> Turn Meter Filling + Increase Attack
2nd move: Suzerain Katon ---> AOE Weaken or Def Down
3rd move: Skullcrown ---------> AOE Nuke
4th move: Minaya --------------> Protection - Healing - I would have her in a Shield Set
If Ikaar set up is faster, He should be able to 1 shot people.
If Ikaar set up isn't faster, His Minaya in a Shield set can offer protection to survive enemy nuke.
Than his Minaya can heal up his team on the counter attack.
Irrelevant set up is good for Offense.
Irrelevat set up isn't great for Defense.
Irrelevat has a similar set up to Ikaar, but Irrelevat set up has technical issues.
1st move: Lyssandra ------------> Turn Meter Filling
2nd move: Madam Serris -----> AOE Def Down
3rd move: Skullcrown ---------> AOE Nuke
4th move: Kael -----------------> 2nd AOE Nuke
In Theory, I think Irrelevat would want his team to do the above moves.
The issue is Madam Serris AI doesn't do AOE Def Down on Auto.
Madam Serris AI likes to do Block Debuffs Buff on Auto.
This is what Irrelevat team is going to do the majority of the time.
1st move: Lyssandra ------------> Turn Meter Filling
2nd move: Madam Serris -----> Block Buffs
3rd move: Skullcrown ---------> AOE Nuke
4th move: Kael -----------------> 2nd AOE Nuke
Irrelevat isn't giving any of his damage dealers an Increase Attack Buff
Irrelevant isn't weakening the Enemies Defense with a reliable Def Break Debuff.
Ikaar team will do a lot more damage vs. Irrelevat team.
Ikkar has taken steps to provide Increase Atk + Weaken or Def Break
Ikkar has taken steps to prove his team with Sustain Resurrection + Healing.
Ikkar team is more flexible - It can dish out hits + bounce back from enemy hits.
Ikkar team shouldn't have been the first match team
The first team match ups are usually vs. teams which are weak.
Ikkar team looks like a challenging fight.
Atom & Vladislav teams are both garbage.
They don't know what they are doing.
They just put random heroes into a set up.
It might be there best - highest leveled champions.
To beat Ikaar team:
You want a Faster Speed Aura vs. Skullcrown
You want a Turn Meter Filling Champion
You want a hero to Remove Shields - Incase, Minaya is wearing Shield set.
You want a hero to do AOE Def Down
You want a hero with Single Target Nuke which can Ignore Unkillable Buffs to bypass Skullcrown passive
You want a hero who has Block Revive to stop Gorgorab from reviving the team
You want a hero who has Heal Reduction Debuff to stop Minaya from healing the team
So with that in mind - What would the Ultimate Counter Set to Ikaar team look like?
Abriter ---------------> 30 % Speed Aura + Turn Meter Filling
Madam Serris -----> Remove All Enemy Buffs + AOE Def Down
Rotos ----------------> Single Target Nuke + Ignore Unkiillable Buff + Block Revive
Teela Goremane --> AOE Heal Reduction for 2 turns
To beat Irrelevant team:
You want a Resist Aura to counter Lyssandra + Madam Serris
You want a Counter Attack to help your slow team get turns
You want a way to Sustain (C. Healing - Regular Healing - Shielding - Reviving)
You want a shield to sponge some of the damage Skullcrown + Kael will do.
You want a hero with Single Target Nuke which can Ignore Defense to kill Kael
You want a hero who can Crowd Control (Provoke - Stun - Freeze - True Fear)
So with that in mind - What would the Ultimate Counter Set to Irrelevant team look like?
Siphi ------------------> 80% Resist Aura + Healing + Reviving
Martyr ----------------> Counter Attack + Provoke ----> Alternatively, You can use Valkyrie for Counter Attack + Shields
Mountain King ------> Single Target Nuke + Ignore 50% Defense
Krisk -------------------> Big Shield + Provoke
To beat Atom & Vladislav teams:
You just need a Classical Arena set up
You want Speed Aura
You want Speed Buff
You want Turn Meter Filling
You want AOE Def Break & Weaken if possible
You want AOE Nuker
So with that in mind - What would the Ultimate Counter Set to Atom & Vladislav teams look like?
Lyssandra ------------------> Turn Meter Filling + Decrease Enemy Turn Meter + Speed Buff
Abriter -----------------------> Turn Meter Filling + Speed Aura 30%
Venus ------------------------> AOE Def Down + Weaken
Big Un ----------------------> AOE Nuker
BOOOOM!!!!!
YOUR ARENA LIST IS CLEARED!
Maybe, you have some of these heroes.
Maybe, you don't have some of these heroes
BUT ISN'T THAT WHAT MAKES PVP CHALLENGING?
You have to know how to beat the enemy.
Than you have to see if you have the heroes with the necessary skills to beat the enemy.
Than you have to see if you have leveled the hero up enough to put them into a position to win.
And if all of the above things happen - You will win.
And if all of the above things don't happen - You will lose.
And that is what separates the strong arena players from the weak arena players.
The strong arena players fight the battles - they know they can win.
The strong arena players avoid the battles - they know they can't win.
There is no shame in avoiding a fight.
You can't expect to beat everyone all the time!