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Today, we’re diving into the formidable Thistle, a Weaver who harnesses an ancient grimoire to manipulate the battlefield. With her zone control abilities and the newly discovered zonal Lythons, she can decimate even the mightiest swarms.
Thistle: The Mistress of Manipulation
Forget the typical roles of Hertz (the tank), Starling (the infinite ammo queen), and Botsy (the strategist). Thistle is a unique Weaver, using her zone control abilities to dominate the battlefield.
The Blossoming Thorns Grimoire
Thistle is the chosen wielder of the Blossoming Thorns grimoire, a powerful artifact that selects its owner. Those unable to wield its power often have no memory of its contents. In Thistle’s hands, this grimoire grants her access to a vast library of combat-oriented knowledge delivered through visions and images. This knowledge allows her to conjure powerful spells to aid her operations.
Thistle’s Grimoire: A Guide to Zone Control Mastery
Active Skills
Skill: Eugenia’s Glade
Place a Zone that deals 150% damage every 0.5 seconds. Enemies inside the Zone receive an additional 50% weapon damage when hit. Only one Eugenia’s Glade may be active at any time.
Strategic Advantage
- Area Control: Enemies within the zone suffer significant damage.
- Extra power: Thistle and her teammates deal increased damage to enemies in the zone.
Tips
- Natural Essence Machine: Use the Lython that generates essence from damage within zones for maximum efficiency.
Skill: Orgosa’s Spiral
Place a zone that deals 10% damage every 1 second. Enemies inside the Zone are pulled to its center.
Strategic Advantage
- Crowd Control: The pull effect slows down enemy mobs.
- Combine with Eugenia’s Glade for a devastating trap zone.
Tips
- Avoid using on Whimsy Bear (immune to the pull effect). Save it for large enemy groups.
Skill: Orgosa’s Wrath
Detonate Orgosa’s Spiral, ending its duration and dealing 4500% damage to enemies inside it. This skill requires an existing Orgosa’s Spiral.
Strategic Advantage
- Last Resort: Can be a powerful escape tool if used correctly.
Tip
- Timing is crucial. Don’t detonate immediately after placing Orgosa’s Spiral; wait for maximum damage.
Passive Skills
Skill: Ritualism
Grant +12% All Damage to all allies.
Strategic Advantage
- Boosts the overall damage output of Thistle’s team, making her a valuable support unit.
Skill: Mysticism
Gain a +25% increase to the Zone Radius of all Thistle’s skills
Strategic Advantage
- Omnipotent Potential: Thistle’s zone control abilities have an expanded radius, allowing her to affect more enemies and create larger, more impactful zones. This power isn’t limited to just Thistle; Zonal Lythons are also influenced by this
Skill: Disdain
Gain 1 stack of Disdain for every enemy that dies within Eugenia’s Glade. Consume all stacks when Orgosa’s Wrath is activated, increasing its damage by +10% each. Max 40 Stacks.
Strategic Advantage
- Empowered Growth: Empowers Orgosa’s Wrath with increased damage, making it a more potent tool for clearing enemies and dealing massive damage.
Recommended Lythons
Zones and more Zones
Thistle’s effectiveness is greatly enhanced by utilizing Zonal Lythons. With Mysticism, you can further expand the area of effect of these Lythons, maximizing their impact.
Energy Efficiency
Equipping Thistle with energy-generating Lythons or weapons will allow her to sustain her arsenal of spells more effectively.
Conclusion: Unleash Thistle’s Zone Control Dominance
Thistle, the Mistress of Manipulation, offers a unique and powerful playstyle that revolves around controlling the battlefield with her deadly zones. By mastering her skills and utilizing the Blossoming Thorns grimoire, you can create devastating traps, decimate enemy forces, and become a true force to be reckoned with.
