Greetings, I hope you are all well and everything is fine. I'm back after a long break with a gaming post. I've missed the Hive Gaming community and sharing things here. A new set has been released since I've been sharing things with you guys and I must say I'm having a lot of fun with this set so far. Let me share one of these fun games with you!
You can watch the gameplay here without commentary:
Just like in the previous set, the universes continue. Only the name has changed and now it's Encounter. Ambessa summons a training golem with 3 emblems. If you are lucky in this universe, you can finish the game 1st.
I didn't know what to play in this universe so I chose the Wandering Trainer augment and trusted my luck. Bingo! Another Scrap emblem! This means I can activate 9 Scrap features without any extra emblems. I just have to find the champions, which is not always easy.
Already at the end of phase 2 I managed to find Gankplank and activate 6 Scrap traits, which means that my champions have already gained 900 shields. Do you know what that means? A 2 star Powder now has 900 health. This is a crazy stat!
For the 2nd augment I chose Young and Wild and Free, which allows you to move freely in carousel rounds. I need this to have champions like Rumble early in the late game.
Thanks to the 6 Scrap feature, I was able to end Stage 3 on a winning streak. I have a total of 10 winning streaks! This is very important because it gives you a huge economic advantage in the game. If I hadn't found the Gankplank, this streak would not have been possible. It works perfectly as my temporary carrier until I find a Corki. 1 star Gankplank deals 4561 damage!
I didn't find anything I wanted in the last augment, but Overheal isn't a bad augment either. Every 3rd attack deals 115% damage and heals for 50% of the damage dealt. If the champion is at full health, they gain up to 300 shields. Not bad but it could be better.
In the middle of stage 4, I managed to activate the Scrap feature at level 8. For those who don't know, the Scrap feature allows champions you give an item component to have a completed item. When you activate 6 Scrap, these item components turn into ideal items for that champion, and when you activate 9 Scrap, they turn into radiant items. Note that you choose prismatic augment for 1 of these items. Now my 7 Scrap champions can have one radiant item each. Just so you can imagine how powerful it is!
The main carriers of the composition are Corki and Ekko. Rumble can also become a carrier if you give him ability power items, but he is usually used as a tank. Gankplank also carries attack power items quite well. Especially in the early game as I mentioned above, you can give him Corki items.
Corki's best items are Infinity Edge, Last Whisper and Guardbreaker. Ekko's best items are Hand of Justice, Jeweled Gauntlet and Ionic Spark. You can give the same items to Rumble as you give to Ekko.
In the middle of stage 5, I reached level 9 and added Viktor, one of the new champions worth 6 gold. He might be the most effective champion in the game right now. I will talk more about these champions in another game.
I made Corki 2 stars and reached a total of 20 win streak. Isn't it great that I haven't lost since the beginning of the game? It gives me a lot of extra gold every turn.
My opponent was actually very strong and on a winning streak, but after just facing me he realized he couldn't win and surrendered. Sometimes that's the best decision because you realize there's nothing you can do XD
Thank you very much for reading, I hope you enjoyed it. Don't forget to share your thoughts with me in the comments. Take care and have a great day!
