Mutation #6: War is Hell - Page 2

29 fps

United States5725 Posts

June 22 2016 16:22 GMT

#21

On June 21 2016 13:57 29 fps wrote:
Edit:
Zagara: Scourge bombing works wonders. You could do this in a regular mission, too. 4-5 hatcheries pumping scourge, baneling nest and zagara for defense. Send in tons of scourge at a time. Void thrashers have 1000 shields 3000 hp. Having an artanis ally helps. I'll try it without him later.

The shield overcharge ability helps a ton.... have ally activate it, fly 100+ scourge into 3 thrashers

monk

United States8477 Posts

June 23 2016 15:49 GMT

#22

Anyone have a ranking? I haven't played enough this week to do it.

The Bottle

242 Posts

June 23 2016 18:58 GMT

#23

I have only done it with Swann, Raynor, and Abathur. I haven't bothered trying the rest. Though I'd be surprised if any commander can do better than Abathur with mutas on this one. I carried a few low levels with it, and soloed with it once (the ally left at the loading screen), and I get the bonus every time with him. (Though I do acknowledge that soloing with your ally leaving is easier than carrying a low level ally, because then you get to have 4 bases worth of gas.)

Of the three I tried I rate Abathur > Swann > Raynor. Though I'll try more when I get home. I think Kerrigan should be really good on this one, with the same tactic as on White Out (use Kerrigan for most things; pop your army out of a nydus worm when you need them). I don't see any of the protoss being very good on this one, though a lot of people are saying Artanis is good. (How does he deal with heavy air comps?)

29 fps

United States5725 Posts

June 24 2016 04:41 GMT

#24

I have only successfully completed it with Vorazun, Artanis, Kerrigan, and Zagara.

Zagara > Vorazun > Artanis > Kerrigan

I would like to argue that Zagara is better than all of them because she can kill all 10 void thrashers by herself without having to go through the bases. I have done that a few times while my ally acted as fodder and hung out at home defending the bases. Vorazun time stop, Artanis shield overcharge, and Karax +10 hp shield all help. The ally just has to stay home. Ally can help on 3rd and 4th sets, but not absolutely necessary.

monk

United States8477 Posts

June 24 2016 12:52 GMT

#25

My initial assessment is as follows:

Raynor: His endless supply of Bio can help you ignore the lava pits as long as you are a bit careful.
Zagara: All her units suicide anyways, so she can ignore the lava pits for the most part as well.
Vorazun: Cosair/DT! Add in Zealots as a mineral dump.
Abathur: Mutas are really good on this map as they can dodge lava pits easily.
Kerrigan: Kerrigan solos most of the mission and then Nydus/Ultra/Queen/Hydra
Artanis: Guardian shield is good. Both Tempest/Zealot and Phoenix/Zealot are ok here.
Karax: Better than Artanis if it were not for his Guardian Shield ability.
Swann: Tanks are close to useless since they die instantly when dropped. Hercs aren't even that good since everything you drop can die immediately. Best I've done is mass Thor/Vessel.

MrTic

60 Posts

June 24 2016 18:55 GMT

#26

Swan is a powerful ally for whoever can go mass air. The key are science vessels. I saw a Swan + Artanis video doing it on Brutal, and I'm not sure if there were any Tempest casualties!

Btw, I'm not very confident about Artanis' Zealots, I managed it on Hard, Tempest/Zealot way. The Zealots died frequently, but they did divert enemies from Tempests at least. If going Phoenix/Zealot, I have no idea if I'd be able to beat it. Maybe the Phoenix's speed is the secret of success with that composition?

GamerJatt

63 Posts

June 24 2016 21:42 GMT

#27

I won 1st try with Swann but I thought it was pretty hard; harder than the last couple mutations anyways. Didn't get the bonus and our fortress had less than 300hp left. I should have put points in immortality protocol price reduction I think. At the end I had only around eight Thors (3/3) left and a dozen Sc Vessels keeping them alive with shields and repair. My ally lost all of his army at the 3rd set so I had to clear the 3rd and 4th set mostly by myself.

MrTic

60 Posts

June 25 2016 22:24 GMT

#28

On June 21 2016 03:50 Nocci wrote:
I have yet to fail this one, 6/6 so far.

Playing Artanis I was even able to carry a non unit building Karax (usually I approve, but it sucks on this map imo) and a lvl 9 Raynor.

Whirlwind Chargelot + Phoenix is what I use.

Can you describe the tactics more in detail, please?
I could only beat it on Hard with Tempests while warping some Zealots here and there..

Edit
Phew, managed to beat Brutal using Tempests and Zealots weee :D

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