I don't think King Horemheb has been given a fair shot. I personally did not build him up to 18 stars and saint him to Dominion 5.
I do feel that if someone would do that, it may surprise people, how much damage and deadly King H can be. Hitting twice (hard) to a single target can usually take them out (esp if one of those hits crit, or maybe both).
But he will require Prophet o Herja to skill each round.
The problem is that those heroes are easily countered with a tank like Saffron or Ahmose. They hit the frontline, where the "undesirable heroes" are. Moreover, AoE attacks are effective when combined with other AoE or multiple targets attacks. If you go with heroes like King H, maybe dropping all AoE heroes would be a good idea. I would love to see a Lance, Pompei, Blood, King H, Main, Maria form at task.
To be honest, I never really tried King H. I did notice that he doesn't hit as hard as other single hitter heroes, but he can complement them just as Rhize, G. Alci, and King Theseus complement Adam really well.
AoE hitters don't do as much damage as single hitters, and if you want to kill a target, you need to put several AoE hitters together. There is no point in dealing AoE damage if a Maria can heal everything after the round.
Single hitters could probably work well together, even if one of them is weaker than the others.
actually you are wrong in this case and i dare you to try. the damage from king horribles skill hits combined are about the same as a skill hit from bloodstorm. lets stick with the comparison and look at the basic stats:
bloodstorm:
90 command
90 str
p.attk: 3225
s.attk: 1935
king horrible:
80 command
82 str
p.attk: 2222
s.attk: 1223
i like to emphasize the in the previous post said:
IF he would retain morale or have a doubled crit rate he would be a much better hero and if he stays in the current state you have in lance, blood and pompei far better and more superior heroes to choose from.
i never "put down" anyone in the first place, i responded to your demeaning/condescending response in the only way possible. the fact that i was giving my honest opinion to another player and that your name starts with "hater" and you show up with 1 post at the time shows your true colors. now please stop interrupting when players are discussing a hero, stay on topic and stop the drama.
The key to BloodStorm is giving him plenty of HP so he can live at lower hp ranges for a round or two. Which is another reason why dodge is so important for blood.
Blood can be deadly if used properly, and even at full or near full HP, his rallying strike hits pretty hard if you have several offensive saints in place such as hit, break, and crit.