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The Silver Shield Sentry has the new ability that can make it into a strong tank in exchange for attacking power. The Bulwark ability grants additional eight health and armor in exchange for losing 2 attacking power. This ability makes it a great tank especially in Going the Distance ruleset where only range units are allowed. I bought and upgraded my Silver Shield Sentry to four (30 BCX) to have access to Bulwark but I haven't used him effectively in battle yet. In today's post, we'll do a deep dive into his lore, stats and abilities as well as possible combos.
Lore
The Silver Shield Sentry were Khymia's warriors. They haven't fought since the rebellion ended five years ago. The ulund sent asking for aid against Palifala Weslinath's army but Khymia ignored their pleas at first. Until war was in their doorstep and only then did they let the Silver Shield Sentry join the war.
Stats and Abilities
The Silver Shield Sentry is a versatile unit. It deals five range damage and has three speed. On defense it has five armor and five health. It can play as a damage dealer in the backline but it has abilities that make it also an ideal tank. It has Close Range ability that enables it to attack with range from the first position. Bulwark grants it more defense in exchange for its offensive power and Rebirth allows it to resurrect once per battle.
For Silver level players, it's ideal to level him up to at least four to get the Bulwark ability. Players who want more offensive power may level him up to five where he gains another attack stat.
Combos
If you're going to use the Silver Shield Sentry as a tank, then you have to combo him with units that will help sustain him. He doesn't have other defensive abilities like Shield or Void that will decrease physical and magic attacks so he needs units that will repair his armor and heal him. He also needs strong damage dealers in the back to eliminate the enemy tank.
Meriput Mossmender
Meriput Mossmender is a rare card. It deals two magic damage and has good support abilities including Repair. It can help sustain the Silver Shield Sentry by keeping his armor intact and thus protect him from physical attacks.
Meriput Magician
Meriput Magician has the Tank Heal ability to sustain Silver Shield Sentry's health. With this support unit, the tank can stay longer in battle and protect the backline units from getting attacked. The Meriput Magician also has Strengthen that will add one more health to all allied units.
Mana Warden
The Mana Warden has the Shield Ward ability that grants Shield to units in front of him. This will add another layer of defense to the Silver Shield Sentry by decreasing incoming physical attacks by one.
Avina of the Wolf
Avina of the Wolf is an archon that grants the Healing ability to one unit. Giving the ability to Silver Shield Sentry will enable it to self heal and thus stay longer in battle by sustaining itself aside from the healing it receives from allies.
Featured Battle
The battle occured in the high level Gold League where player byz8tine used the Silver Shield Sentry as a tank. For support, he had the Tidal Tsunamist to repair his armor and Anasth Soothsayer for healing. He had the Meriput Slinger as backline damage dealer and also slows down the enemy. He also had the Caravan Guard who had the Triage ability to heal backline units while also decreasing enemy range attacks with Headwinds ability. Byz8tine's team had such great synergy of attack, defense, debuff and sustainability that he beat his enemy without losing any of his units.
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