Thread: What to do next?

Originally Posted by kayfabe

Nah, see, I'd argue that Range Up witches don't deal very good damage which is why the class as a whole struggles to stay relevant beyond the highly contrived scenario that is Wall of Magic. That map is the only time you see a bunch of wolves and red goblins and think to yourself "Man, what I need here is some witches!" and is therefore not representative of what witches are actually good at. Adele and Despara may be more expensive but when fully SU'd they deal nearly twice the damage without taking up a ton of slots like a pack of lesser witches would.

Admittedly, outside of War of Magic I don't use Yuyu that much but that is simply because I have AW Despara and Adele. The former is just beyond comparing to the other witches and the latter has Team HP Up buff so there generally isn't room for Yuyu (rarely would you need a 3rd witch). However, even if you do have those 2, if UP Cost is a factor and you need early magic damage, Yuyu's hard to beat.

And "a pack of lesser witches" is literally never used anywhere other than War of Magic if you don't have Yuyu/Despara (Adele is too costly and doesn't have the 1 sec initial timer that Despara has to make up for it).

Also, the class is still quite relevant, I use them in several daily maps (Adele/Despara combo is used in both Golden Armor G and Spirit Rescue G; the former is especially useful to have lower cost magic damage with all those armored units right from the start) and some event maps they're helpful. Witches are used for early magic damage and their slow, that's their niche, and it's admittedly not super commonly needed but it's not particularly rare either.