The Undead, How to Build Them and How to Beat Them

Recently, two new characters were introduced.  Corvus and Morrigan.  Along with this release came a new character classification; undead.  So let's define a generic Undead team, and then let's look at a few very effective combinations.  While some of the information that follows will be of no surprise, there will be others that benefit from its inclusion.  Thank You for your patience.

So with the Undead we basically got another tank, and another healer/support.  There is a caveat with our new healer.  She ONLY heals undead heroes:  Kiera, Faceless, Phobos, Corvus, and Morrigan. This means that Morrigan is far less effective if she is in a team that doesn't have any undead heroes.  Many have speculated that this team will somehow make Phobos relevant; I do not agree with this perspective.

The basic team structure will be familiar.  Corvus+DPS+Morrigan+Support+Healer/Mage/etc.

One possible consideration might be:  Corvus+Kiera+Morrigan+Nebula+Faceless.

Another might be: Corvus+Krista+Nebula+Morrigan+Lars. 

-Or- 

Corvus+Krista+Faceless+Morrigan+Lars

An interesting concept team could be: Corvus+Morrigan+K'arkh+Faceless+Nebula.

The META team would be: Corvus+Morrigan+Kiera+Sebastian+Jet  This team becomes a Critical Hit team.  Jet will give Kiera Critical Hit Chance, and Sebastian will boost it.  Interestingly, Morrigan's summoned skeletons do physical damage.  This is fantastic because they do physical damage.  This means that they will have Critical Hit Chance too.  Corvus will also gain Critical Hit Chance too.  When Corvus's Alter goes up, it deals pure damage.  Sadly, the altar doesn't get Critical Hit Chance.  His White Skill does benefit from Jet's Critical Hit Chance.  This team would also likely benefit from switching in K'ark for Kiera.

*Disclaimer*: 

DO NOT under any circumstances build this team with Jorgen.  If you fight a team with Satori, you will be at a SEVERE disadvantage.

So, now that we have defined some teams, let's figure out how to defend against them.

The Corvus and Morrigan compositions create an interesting problem for defenders/attackers.  Generally speaking, the rule of thumb is to take DPS Heroes and blitzkrieg the other team using AoE attacks.  Corvus is specifically designed to counter this tactic.

This presents a unique challenge; with very few effective options:

Option 1:  Attack this team with a significantly stronger team.  It works, but it will eventually fail.

Option 2:  Kill Corvus before he can get the altar up.  This does work, but it can be a spotty if Corvus's armor is leveled.

Option 3:  Jhu can be used as a counter, if he becomes enraged while the Altar is up, it will be useless.  Jhu cannot be killed while he's enraged.

Option 4:  Our fourth and second best option, will be a combination of option 2 and option 3.  We'll take a Critical Hit team.  If this team is sufficiently leveled, they will be able to kill Corvus before he gets a shot off.  There are many ways of composing a Critical Hit team.  I'm not going to go into them in exhaustive detail, but I will share with you my work in progress composition.

Ziri+Elmir+Jhu+Sebastian+Jet

Option 5: Take Corvus and Morrigan against Corvus and Morrigan.  Fight fire with fire so to speak.

If you find yourself in a situation where none of the above options are viable, there are some other heroes that you can take to help level the playing field.  Artemis, Helios, Andvari, Jorgen, Luther, and Satori.  

Finally, if you're using the Undead, they are a perfect counter to any heroes that have AoE attacks.  This includes:Kiera, K'arkh, Galahad, Orion, Kai, Lars, and Ginger to name a few.

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