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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
Steel balls are | Steel balls are a fast-moving, short ranged unit whose beam attack is designed to rapidly shred high HP units. They excel against high HP units with either low range or low fire rate, and are weak to chaff units and all air units, as they target ground units only. | ||
Steel balls have very good synergy with [[Mustangs]] as they share the same movement speed and cover each other's weaknesses - Mustangs can effectively defeat both flying units and chaff that would otherwise draw the Steel Balls' fire, which allows the Steel balls to destroy the high-HP units Mustangs struggle to deal with. | |||
Steel balls can be recruited fairly early in the same, but they are also potent threats when levelled and can rapidly snowball a game out of control. If you have a strong, aggressive start, they alone can win you the game. As a reactionary unit, they shine vs [[Rhino]]s and shields/deployable barriers, especially if they're deployed near your base. | |||
Most of the Steel Balls' upgrades center on increasing its utility rather than on direct damage output, with the exception of [[Heavy target]]. Damage Sharing and Mechanical Division make Steel Balls much more resilient to high burst units, while Energy Absorption and Armor Enhancement allow Steel Balls to stay alive against units that deal damage over time (e.g. massed [[Fang|Fangs]], [[Crawlers]]). | |||
==Tech Upgrades== | ==Tech Upgrades== | ||
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|Increases HP by 40% and converts damage dealt to HP | |Increases HP by 40% and converts damage dealt to HP | ||
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==Update Notes== | ==Update Notes== | ||
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* The HP bonus of Tech [Armor Enhancement] has been increased from 20% to 35%. | * The HP bonus of Tech <del>[Armor Strengthening]</del><ins>[Armor Enhancement]</ins> has been increased from 20% to 35%. | ||
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* ATK increased by 5%. | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:55, 15 October 2024
Steel Ball
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High-speed anti-unit bot
| Mobility | Ground |
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| Giant | No |
| Cost | 200 |
| Unlock cost | 50 |
| Units | 4 |
| HP | 4571 |
| Attack | 2 - 2605 |
| Target | Ground Only |
| Attack Interval | 0.2s |
| Splash Damage | No |
| Burst Damage | Minimal |
| Max DPS | 52100 |
| Range | 45m |
| Speed | 16m/s |
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| Values are normalized to the supply cost of the unit to make it easier to compare units. The Splash Index tries to calculate the effectiveness vs spam by multiply attacks with slash area and a penalty for damage below 350. |
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| Unit Cost |
50 - 62.5 |
|---|---|
| HP Value |
73.1 - 91.4 |
| Burst Value |
0 - 0 |
| DPS Value |
208.4 - 260.5 |
| Splash Index |
0.5 |
Summary
Steel balls are a fast-moving, short ranged unit whose beam attack is designed to rapidly shred high HP units. They excel against high HP units with either low range or low fire rate, and are weak to chaff units and all air units, as they target ground units only.
Steel balls have very good synergy with Mustangs as they share the same movement speed and cover each other's weaknesses - Mustangs can effectively defeat both flying units and chaff that would otherwise draw the Steel Balls' fire, which allows the Steel balls to destroy the high-HP units Mustangs struggle to deal with.
Steel balls can be recruited fairly early in the same, but they are also potent threats when levelled and can rapidly snowball a game out of control. If you have a strong, aggressive start, they alone can win you the game. As a reactionary unit, they shine vs Rhinos and shields/deployable barriers, especially if they're deployed near your base.
Most of the Steel Balls' upgrades center on increasing its utility rather than on direct damage output, with the exception of Heavy target. Damage Sharing and Mechanical Division make Steel Balls much more resilient to high burst units, while Energy Absorption and Armor Enhancement allow Steel Balls to stay alive against units that deal damage over time (e.g. massed Fangs, Crawlers).
Tech Upgrades
| Icon | Name | Cost | Description |
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Energy Absorption | 250 | Increases HP by 40% and converts damage dealt to HP
HP 6399
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Damage Sharing | 250 | Chains adjacent steel balls together, increasing HP by 120% and sharing damage received equally between them
HP 10056, total HP 40225
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Range Enhancement | 300 | Increases attack range by 40m
Range 85m
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Mechanical Division | 350 | Destroyed Steel Balls create 5 level 1 Crawlers to continue fighting |
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Armor Enhancement | 350 | HP is increased by 35% and 60 damage is blocked when attacked. The damage blocking effect increases by 60 with each level
HP 6171
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Heavy Target | 200 | When it switches the target, lock-on priority is given to the unit with the highest HP in range. |
Melting Damage
The damage of the Steel Ball need time to build up. A full unit need about 26s to deal a total of 1,000,000 damage that is about 5s longer then the max DPS. That shows the the build up to max DSP need more then 5s. As rule of thumb; it takes about 4 seconds for the first max DPS and 2 seconds for the next, after that the max DPS is applied.
Update Notes
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