Are -3- ninja stacks ever worth it?

[Eyeburn]

Every time I create a ninja stack for the 20x bonus, I never feel like it was gold well spent. I get the same feeling about the druid stacks as well; the investment to attain x5 Poplust isn't justified by the performance.

[gruetoo]

By themselves, no, but compund them with other buffs (permabrew, Pat, and Gwendolin are popular) and they do quite well.

[Planterror]

You typically stack them with a tier 5 that can recieve the buffs. for Shinobi Tactics, you want to place down a Master Bomber or Grandmaster Ninja. for Poplust, Avatar of Wrath becomes a very potent threat.

[Ninja Zyborg]

you gotta have them buffing the T5. 502 ninja with 20 shinobis and 025 druid with 5 poplust are both insane.

[ヅ xFreezYx ヅ]

Get a GM with a 401 Alchemist (only buffing him) and 20 shinobis..no permabrew needed to shred everything lmao

[EthanT]

I do 5-0-2 with an alch next to him surrounded by 20 2-3-0 ninjas and its insane. You can clear alot of CHIMPS maps with shinobi tactics spam

[Eyeburn]

At 42k for the 5-- ninja, and then another 48.6k for the buffing ninjas, it often feels like that 90k gold can't be more effective invested towards other options. At that price, it's quite few other options.

[EthanT]

Originally posted by Eyeburn:

At 42k for the 5-- ninja, and then another 48.6k for the buffing ninjas, it often feels like that 90k gold can't be more effective invested towards other options. At that price, it's quite few other options.

Except its spread over 90ish rounds, so it doesnt prevent you from doing other things in the between time. Even just two or three 4-0-1 ninjas buffed by 20 will save you alot of money and still get you to round 100, maybe even clear it depending on the track layout

[Ackranome]

You only stack with a 4-0-2 ninja master

[Eyeburn]

Originally posted by Ackranome:

You only stack with a 4-0-2 ninja master

Why's that?

[Ackranome]

Originally posted by Eyeburn:

Originally posted by Ackranome:

You only stack with a 4-0-2 ninja master

Why's that?

He is the only one really benefiting from high amounts of damage bonuses from the ninjas.

It is similar concepts to Druid bottom path. Other druid paths aren't worth the spend.

[EthanT]

Originally posted by Ackranome:

Originally posted by Eyeburn:

Why's that?

He is the only one really benefiting from high amounts of damage bonuses from the ninjas.

It is similar concepts to Druid bottom path. Other druid paths aren't worth the spend.

The whole point of Druids is to do 5 Poplusts as 2-0-4, and as many 4-0-2 Druids as you can fit in the radius of the 5. The poplusts do nothing special dmg wise on their own, its the ball lightning druids with the atk spd buff that do it all.

[Ninja Zyborg]

Originally posted by Ethan:

Originally posted by Ackranome:

He is the only one really benefiting from high amounts of damage bonuses from the ninjas.

It is similar concepts to Druid bottom path. Other druid paths aren't worth the spend.

The whole point of Druids is to do 5 Poplusts as 2-0-4, and as many 4-0-2 Druids as you can fit in the radius of the 5. The poplusts do nothing special dmg wise on their own, its the ball lightning druids with the atk spd buff that do it all.

5 poplusts + 1 avatar and the correct path is 024/025

[Eyeburn]

Originally posted by Ackranome:

Originally posted by Eyeburn:

Why's that?

He is the only one really benefiting from high amounts of damage bonuses from the ninjas.

It is similar concepts to Druid bottom path. Other druid paths aren't worth the spend.

I mean why would you not go for a 5-2 ninja if you're building a 20 stack?

[Ninja Zyborg]

Originally posted by Eyeburn:

Originally posted by Ackranome:

He is the only one really benefiting from high amounts of damage bonuses from the ninjas.

It is similar concepts to Druid bottom path. Other druid paths aren't worth the spend.

I mean why would you not go for a 5-2 ninja if you're building a 20 stack?

no idea

[Ackranome]

Originally posted by Eyeburn:

Originally posted by Ackranome:

He is the only one really benefiting from high amounts of damage bonuses from the ninjas.

It is similar concepts to Druid bottom path. Other druid paths aren't worth the spend.

I mean why would you not go for a 5-2 ninja if you're building a 20 stack?

If you are getting to 5-0-2 it is pretty rare you're going to maximize the stacks - so what map are you playing.