I disagree. Not worth the cost in general. Most ud players dont run him. I miss his split into 4 ability...anywho..maybe warding or something. Im not the greatest at creating rune ideas. I just know when a rune isnt played much and all the ud players i speak to say he isnt worth it...something needs to be done
Oh and 5 range keeps him safe? Most other factions have many high damage runes with that range or more. Maybe he is only safe facing another ud player
Oh also flame nova should go. Why an ability on a fragile high cost ranged unit that needs you to get next to enemy?
Yeah, 6 range is pretty standard. If range is going to be your only defence, I think you need about 8. Hell, Melanaus has 7 range, and he also has Shielded and has Immunity: Magic. On that note, would it perhaps make sense to make Grimlic more similar to Melanaus? I mean, in addition to the aforementioned immunities, Melanaus has options for: - Weary - Magic Nova - Heal Mass - Nature's Connections - Regeneration 2 - Grant: Magical Aura Put simply, he can do a lot of stuff. Heal Mass makes him a good support rune. As does Grant: Magical Aura. You also have options for just using Weary, if you want a cheaper 'turret' that can still provide an element of support. Grimlic has: - Flame Nova 1 - Flame Nova 2 - Flame Nova 3 and - Fire Bomb 1 - Fire Bomb 2 - Fire Bomb 3 Flame Nova is basically a sandbag and, whilst Fire Bomb is useful, it's still just more fire damage. I think it's fair to say that with all the other spells, novas, bombs death throes etc., UD is already pretty well covered in the Fire AoE department. Put simply, could Grimlic perhaps have some support options in his upgrade paths? Similarly, might it be better to move Regen 2 to upgrades and give him Immunity: Fire? Or even Fire Eater.
It's makes sense for Mena to have support abilities but Grimlic? I dont think so. UD Grimlic seems like someone who would rather wield more power and use it to destroy sh*t silly. He should definately have a variety of abilities to chose from instead of ranks of Fire Nova and Fire Bomb. (I honestly think all of those ranks should be consolidated into one rank but that's a whole other topic) Options to consider are Cleansing Flame Set Ablaze Flamethrower Grant: Fire Aura Fire Feed Annihilate Cast: Cauterize Fire Catalyst Lava storm Of course Nora adjustments may be necessary.
Bear in mind that support abilities don't have to be 'nice'. e.g. Amplify Fire and Cleansing Flame are also support abilities. That's fine. I don't mind Grimlic only helping himself. But, if we go down that route, can we perhaps look to a hero like Serkan? Vengance allows him to increase in power as the game progresses, and Life Siphon allows him to make good use of that damage. He also has Teleport for added mobility and Cripple for a little bit of support. Now, I don't think Vengeance would fit Grimlic, but what about Escalation? This would also let us lower his base damage to shave a bit off his cost. Life Siphon probably wouldn't work on him either, but what about Lifedrinker? I'll admit this one is trickier though. Previously, Fire Acolyte would have been the obvious choice, but that was nerfed to hell.
What about something like this: STATS DMG: 11 SPD: 7 RNG: 4-6 DEF: 1 HP: 44 Race: Demon, Elf Class: Wizard BASE ABILITIES Hero Attack Fire Fire Eater UPGRADE 1 Escalation Amplify Fire Fire Acolyte UPGRADE 2 Fire Bomb 3 Lifedrinker Grant: Fire Aura
Off first glance...hp too low. That build would essentiallu make him a way more expensive nefari fireslinger...who doesnt get damage bonus because of the range. I think he needs more survability
I dont think fireeater would make him more useful. I think lifedrinker should be life siphon. Id prefer leech vitality but eh