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Cleaver Review: Can This Old Hunter Still Trap His Prey?
"Cleaver was once a fast-speed menace, burying teams in bone traps. But with stats from 2022, is he now the hunter or the hunted? We analyze if his unique mechanics can survive the power creep."
Special Skill

Bone Ritual
- Deals 100% damage to all enemies.
- Summons a Bone Trap Fiend for all enemies. The Fiend damages the enemy with 45% attack each turn. The damage increases by 8% each turn, up to a maximum of 93%.
- The Bone Trap Fiend absorbs healing and disappears when it has absorbed health equal to 35% of its owner's max health.
- All enemies get -32% attack, and a further -5% decrease every time they are hit during 4 turns.
Family Bonus

Monster Island - Plains Hunters
- Bonus for 2/3/4/5 Heroes:
- +5%/+10%/+15%/+20% attack.
- Event Bonus: Heroes belonging to the Plains Hunter family receive the following perks on Monster Island:
- * +40% attack, +40% defense, +40% health
Passives
Passive Skills
Special Skill Damage ReductionThis character has a 10% chance to drop the direct damage received from Special Skills to 1.
Damage over Time on SpecialWhen this character casts their Special Skill, they give a Hunter's Mark on a random enemy. The target receives 150 damage over 3 turns. If a target already has this effect, the duration will be refreshed and the damage will be increased by 150, up to 1500 damage in total.
Aether Power

Rage
At the start of each battle, this Hero gets 15% attack, and a further 1% increase every time they are hit during 6 turns, up to 25% attack.
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Mana Optimization Strategy
How it works
By default, Cleaver has Fast mana speed, requiring 8 tiles to charge. Equipping troops with a Mana Bonus can reach specific Breakpoints β the exact percentages where your tile count drops β allowing your hero to fire their special skill faster, with less tiles.

Merciless Wizards

Barbaric Assassins
General Information
Cleaver "Hunting Chieftain"
- Rarity





- Element
Fire - Class
Barbarian - Mana SpeedFast
- Skill Types
- SourceMonster Island Summon
- Family
Plains Hunter Family - Aether Power
Rage - Release DateAug 25, 2022
- AvailabilityCoach:Aug 25, 2024HA10:Aug 25, 2024
Ascension Requirements
273K
3
2
3
442K
3
1
1
4
708K
1
6
1
4Limit Break Requirements
5
20
35
5
1
5
10
1
5
10
1
1
3
5Stats & Emblems
Simulation: 0 Emblems
| Level | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | πͺ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4/80 | 852 | 863 | 1600 | 888 |
4/85lb1 | 919 | 930 | 1724 | 948 |
4/90lb2 | 1051 | 1064 | 1973 | 1066 |
Attack
Defense
Health
Crit
Emblems
Master
Food
Iron



+15


+36







+15


+18





+3%



+18

+2%



+15



+15


+18





+36


+15



+15


+3%


+4%

+50


+50



+50
+50



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