Astrid and Lucas Guide Hero Wars Alliance

Astrid is a powerful warrior in the game Hero Wars Alliance. With the Talismans of Release and Ordeals, she gains agility, critical damage, and armor penetration, making her an essential character for maximizing damage and quickly eliminating enemies.

By: Alexandre Domingos. .

Main Attributes
Attributes	Details
Position	Back Line
Function	Warrior, Marksman
Main Stat	Agility
Faction	Progress
How to get Soul Stones	Events, Heroic Chest, Arena Shop

Tier List 2024
Hero	Tier
Hero Overall Tier List	S
Hydra Tier List	A

Strategy for Using Astrid and Lucas in Hero Wars Alliance

Astrid and Lucas have emerged as one of the most powerful and versatile teams in Hero Wars Alliance, earning their place in the current meta. With the unique dynamic of Astrid as the main hero and Lucas, her faithful feline companion, this duo offers a formidable combination of passive and active abilities. In this article, we will explore in detail the effective strategies to maximize the potential of Astrid and Lucas in various gameplay situations, highlighting their unique abilities, their synergy as a team, and their capabilities as counters to other popular heroes.

1. Introduction to Astrid and Lucas: An Unparalleled Duo

Astrid is a unique hero in Hero Wars Alliance, being the only hero in the game to have an animal companion, the adorable cat Lucas. Together, Astrid and Lucas form a powerful combination that effectively adds an extra ally to the team, making it a total of six allies on the battlefield. This unique dynamic provides a significant strategic advantage, allowing players to explore new tactics and approaches in their battles.

2. Lucas's Damage Potential: A Counter to Tanks and Frontline Heroes

With the 2023 revamp, Lucas received a significant increase in his damage potential, becoming an even greater threat to enemy tanks and frontline heroes. His passive ability, which marks enemies and causes stun, is especially effective against heroes like Ishmael, blocking his vampirism and hindering his healing ability. This ability to consistently deal damage and control the battlefield also grants Lucas increased damage and speed, making him a formidable force on the battlefield. Additionally, each time Lucas deals damage while in his furious form, his damage increases even further, amplifying his impact in prolonged battles.

3. Astrid's Unique Ability: Fury Gain and Lucas Transformation

One of the most striking features of Astrid and Lucas is Astrid's unique ability, which does not use energy, but rather Fury. This is an exclusive mechanic that sets Astrid apart from other heroes in Hero Wars Alliance. When Astrid's fury bar is full, Lucas transforms into a furious cat, advancing to the frontline and absorbing damage to protect the team. This ability not only provides an additional layer of defense but also makes Astrid and Lucas a formidable counter to a variety of popular heroes, including Jorgen, Phobos, and Tristan.

4. Gameplay Strategies with Astrid and Lucas: Maximizing Synergy

To make the most of Astrid and Lucas, players should explore strategies that capitalize on their unique synergy and complementary abilities. Here are some suggestions to optimize the performance of this dynamic duo:

Exploring Astrid and Lucas's Abilities in Hero Wars Alliance

We'll dive into the unique abilities of Astrid and Lucas in Hero Wars Alliance. Together, they form a formidable duo capable of turning the tide in your favor. Let's understand each of their abilities and how to use them strategically.

1st Go, Lucas

The first ability, "Go, Lucas," forms the basis of the dynamic between Astrid and Lucas. Lucas gains 25% rage at the beginning of the battle and receives an additional 25% boost with each of Astrid's attacks. When Astrid reaches 100% rage, she can activate the ability and transform Lucas into his ranged form. Lucas then advances to the front line, attacking enemies and absorbing their blows, losing 7% rage with each hit instead of taking damage. When his rage meter empties, Lucas reverts to his passive kitten form.

Pet attack damage: (20% Physical Attack + 135 * Skill Level)
Keywords: Knock back, Cannot be copied

2nd Unbridled Temper

The second ability, "Unbridled Temper," boosts Astrid's attack speed and skill speed for 9 seconds. If Lucas is in his fury form, the attack and speed bonus affects Lucas instead of Astrid. Lucas also receives this boost when transforming into his rage form.

Increased attack and skill speed by Max(200%) - (70% * Level + 116)
Keywords: Buff

3rd Predator's Strike

The third ability, "Predator's Strike," is a passive ability that increases Lucas's attack damage with each strike he makes on enemies while in his fury form.

Damage increase per strike: Max(6.5%) - (5% * (Skill Level + 20) + 0.5)

4th Tracker's Mark

Finally, the "Tracker's Mark" ability is a passive ability of Astrid. Her basic attacks apply the Tracker's Mark to the enemy, remaining over the target's head for four seconds. Lucas, in his cat form, stuns marked enemies when dealing damage to them.

Stun chance reduced if target level is above skill level Max(120) = (1 * Skill Level) + 40)
Keywords: Stun, Mark

Understanding and mastering Astrid and Lucas's abilities is essential to harnessing the full potential of this dynamic duo in Hero Wars Alliance. Experiment with different ability combinations and strategies to discover the best way to utilize them in your epic battles.

Astrid and Lucas 1st Talisman

Astrid and Lucas Talisman of Release

With the increased agility stat received from the talisman of Release, Astrid's Ultimate ability will benefit from increased physical damage, with Lucas' damage increasing by 6.5% with each hit. Astrid's armor receives an additional 2000 points, giving a total of 28402 protection against piercing.

The armor penetration Talisman made Astrid and Lucas very strong, being able to eliminate enemy tanks very quickly.

Attributes of the Talisman of Release
Slot	Statistics	Maximum Points
0	Agility	+2000
1	Armor Penetration	+6600
2	Armor Penetration	+6600
3	Armor Penetration	+6600

Astrid and Lucas with Talisman of Release, Hero Wars.

Astrid and Lucas Second Talisman

Astrid and Lucas Talisman of Ordeals

Analysis: Astrid’s second talisman enhances her critical damage, which is a significant boost since she previously lacked this statistic. This change increases her synergy with Sebastian, who boosts allies’ critical damage. With the talisman, Astrid gains 4,800 critical chance, which, combined with Sebastian's 12,000 boost, totals 15,000 critical chance. This makes her a much more effective damage dealer. Sebastian's ability to reduce enemy tanks’ armor further complements Astrid’s increased critical damage, enhancing her overall effectiveness. Additionally, Sebastian’s passive ability to cause pure damage with critical hits further boosts Astrid’s damage output, making this talisman a crucial upgrade for players using Astrid, especially alongside Sebastian.

Attributes:

Slot	Statistics	Maximum Points
0	Physical Attack	+8000
1	Critical Hit Chance	+2200
2	Critical Hit Chance	+2200
3	Critical Hit Chance	+2200

Astrid and Lucas with Talisman of Ordeals, Hero Wars.

Positive and Negative Points

Positive Points

Uses rage instead of energy
Lucas' increasing damage
Lucas Stuns Marked enemies
Lucas takes damage and loses rage in place of health

Negative Points

Only one skill uses physical attack
Low magic defense
Little Health

Priorities for Astrid and Lucas Evolution

Glyphs

In Astrid and Lucas's glyphs, prioritize armor penetration to cause more damage. Astrid's skills already have quite a bit of physical damage, then focus on Health for survivability, followed by agility to gain more armor and physical attack, and finally glyphs for physical attack and armor.

Glyphs Table:
Glyph	Priority
Armor Penetration	High
Health	Medium
Agility	High
Physical Attack	Medium
Armor	Low

Artifacts

In artifacts, prioritize the book to gain armor penetration and physical attack, then the ring to gain armor and physical attack, and finally the weapon to gain armor bonus for the entire team.

Artifacts Table:
Artifact	Priority
Book	High (Armor Penetration, Physical Attack)
Ring	Medium (Armor, Physical Attack)
Weapon (Armor Bonus)	Low (Armor Bonus)

Skins

In Astrid and Lucas's skins, continue to focus on armor penetration to increase damage and agility to gain armor and physical attack, then magical attack, and finally, evolve armor, as Astrid positions herself in the backline and ends up receiving less damage.

Skins Table
Skin	Priority
Armor Penetration	High
Agility	High
Physical Attack	Medium
Physical Attack	Medium
Health - Super Skin	Low
Armor	Low

Astrid and Lucas with solar skin, Hero Wars.

Maximizing Resistance: The Importance of the Super Health Skin for Astrid and Lucas in Hero Wars Alliance

The analysis of the Super Health Skin for Astrid and Lucas highlights its strategic importance, even though it may not be the primary priority compared to other statistics such as armor penetration, agility, and physical attack. Let's examine it more closely:

Increase in Durability:

The Super Health Skin is designed to increase the total amount of health points for heroes Astrid and Lucas. This means that when equipped with this skin, they will be able to withstand more damage before being defeated on the battlefield.

Extended Resistance:

By having a greater health reserve, Astrid and Lucas can remain in combat for longer periods, which is particularly useful in prolonged battles or against opponents who cause damage over time. This provides a significant tactical advantage, allowing the heroes to continue contributing to the fight even when under pressure.

Tactical Versatility:

While other statistics such as armor penetration and physical attack are vital for increasing the offensive potential of the heroes, the addition of health through the Super Health Skin offers an additional layer of tactical versatility. This allows players to adapt their strategy according to the specific needs of each battle, balancing offense with greater survivability.

Complementarity with Other Skins:

The Super Health Skin can complement other skins that prioritize defensive or supportive statistics, such as armor or health regeneration. By combining multiple skins that increase the durability and resistance capability of the heroes, players can create combos that align with their strategic approach and preferred playstyle.

Astrid and Lucas vs Hydras

There are no great teams of Astrid and Lucas for hydras, but it can be used on secondary teams if you don't have a better one.

Astrid and Lucas' team for Hydra: Astrid and Lucas, Isaac, Nebula, Judge, Julius

Astrid and Lucas in Battles

Strong Against

Julius, Corvus, Rufus, Jorgen, Satori, Phobos, Tristan, (all heroes that are energy counter and also tank heroes positioned in the front line)

Counters

Alvanor, Mojo, Chabba, Aurora, Dante, Darkstar, Orion

Astrid and Lucas Best Teams

Astrid and Lucas Best Teams
#	Heroes
1	Julius - Judge - Nebula - Isaac - Astrid and Lucas
2	Julius - Judge - Isaac - Sebastian - Astrid and Lucas
3	Julius - Judge - Sebastian - Astrid and Lucas - Jet
4	Julius - Judge - Isaac - Ginger - Astrid and Lucas
5	Julius - Astaroth - Judge - Isaac - Astrid and Lucas
6	Julius - Judge - Isaac - Astrid and Lucas - Jet
7	Julius - Judge - Isaac - Astrid and Lucas - Lian
8	Julius - Judge - Isaac - Astrid and Lucas - Fafnir
9	Julius - Judge - Isaac - Darkstar - Astrid and Lucas
10	Julius - Karkh, Judge - Isaac - Astrid and Lucas
11	Julius - Keira, Judge - Isaac - Astrid and Lucas
12	Ziri, Julius - Tristan - Astrid and Lucas - Fafnir
13	Ziri - Arachne - Isaac - Astrid and Lucas - Jet

Conclusion of Astrid and Lucas Guide

Astrid and Lucas stand out as one of the most powerful and versatile duos in Hero Wars Alliance, securing their place in the current meta of the game. With unique abilities and exceptional synergy, they offer a formidable combination of passive and active performance. Mastering their abilities and exploring smart strategies is crucial to unlock the full potential of this dynamic duo and achieve victory in epic battles.

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