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Furdinand Review: Is This St. Bernard Still The Goodest Boy in Empires & Puzzles?
"Furdinand arrived as an overloaded support hero, packing cleansing, healing, damage share, and ailment reflection into one average-speed skill. But with stats aging like dog years, can he still hold the line? This review explores his viability in the modern era."
Special Skill

Bark Of Protection
- Cleanses status ailments from all allies.
- All allies get +63% defense for 4 turns.
- All allies become Soul Connected for 4 turns. Soul Connected allies share received damage.
- All allies reflect status ailments and negative stacks for 4 turns. (Status effects cast by characters, Minions and Fiends on the same side cannot be reflected)
- All allies regenerate 732 HP over 4 turns.
Family Bonus

Challenge Festival II - Pets
- Bonus for 1/2/3 Heroes:
- Fiends for this Hero absorb -2%/-3%/-4% less max health.
- Fiends for this Hero inherit -2%/-3%/-4% less attack.
- Minions for this Hero inherit +2%/+3%/+4% extra attack.
- Minions for this Hero inherit +2%/+3%/+4% extra health.
- The members of this family have additional perks in the Challenge Festival events.
Passives
Passive Skills
Wrath of PetsWhen a Fiend is summoned to any enemy, this character deals 85% damage to all enemies. This effect can activate only once per turn.
Friend of the FamiliarsWhen a Minion is summoned to any ally, this character gains 5% health and 5% mana. This effect can activate only once per turn.
Aether Power

Attack Up
At the start of each battle, this Hero gets 20% attack for 6 turns
Talents



Master Manashield
35% chance to resist negative mana effects and effects that prevent the use of Special Skills. If effects were resisted, the following effects are also activated:
- This character and nearby allies recover 10% health.
Hero Coach Info
Hero Coach Date
How it works
By utilizing the Hero Coach, you can reach the Maximum Ascension of a Legendary hero instantly. This bypasses the requirement for rare 4β Materials (like Alpha Aethers and Damaskus Blades) and ignores the traditional leveling time.
Visiting Outfitter Info
Visiting Outfitter Date
No Costumes Available
This hero does not currently have any costumes in the game. As a result, they do not appear in the Visiting Outfitter events.
Matching Legendary Troops












These troops provide full Class Synergy bonuses when equipped on Cleric heroes of the Yellow element.
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Mana Optimization Strategy
How it works
By default, Furdinand has Average mana speed, requiring 10 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. Additionally, as a Cleric, this hero can unlock a +2% Mana Bonus through Emblems (Talent Tree). These bonuses can significantly lower the troop level required to reach these breakpoints.



5β Mana Troop Set



5β Mana Troop Set

Divine Wizards

Monastic Battlemages
General Information
Furdinand "Ruffian of the Canine Expedition"
- Rarity





- Element
Holy - Class
Cleric - Mana Speed
Average - Skill Types
- Source
Challenge Festival II - Family
Mighty Pet Family - Aether Power
Attack Up - CostumeBase
- Release DateNov 3, 2022
- AvailabilityCoach:Nov 3, 2024HA10:Nov 3, 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 | 782 | 828 | 1462 | 835 |
4/85lb1 | 843 | 892 | 1576 | 890 |
4/90lb2 | 965 | 1021 | 1803 | 1001 |
Attack
Defense
Health
Mana
Healing
Emblems
Master
Food
Iron





+18


+15



+15


+18








+3%



+15

+3%

+18







+15


+18





+15


+18

+36


+2%

+4%

+50


+50



+50
+50



+50Community Feedback
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