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Grilka Review: Serving Taunts and Ale on the Rocks
"Grilka brings a unique mix of Taunt, Boosted Health, and massive Mana Generation to Empires & Puzzles. But with Slow mana and a conditional undispellable mechanic, is she a top-tier hero or just a tavern gimmick? We analyze her viability in today's fast-paced meta."
Special Skill

Holy Hibiscus Ale
- If there's 8 or more Holy shields on the board, then all effects cast in this Special Skill are undispellable.
- The caster get Taunt that prevents enemies from using Special Skils on the caster's allies for 5 turns.
- All allies regenerate 1300 boosted health over 5 turns. Boosted health can exceed max HP.
- All allies get +44% mana generation for 5 turns.
Family Bonus

Super Elemental - Super Elementals
- Super Elemental family makes teams of a specific element stronger. This hero enhances <
> element. - * One or more shields are enhanced to Power Gems each turn.
- * The amount is the same as <
> heroes in the team. 5 Power Gems per element can be on the board at the same time. - The Power Gem deals 20/15/10 (5*/4*/3*) damage to a random enemy each turn until it is matched. When Power Gems are matched, they deal 10 damage to all enemies.
Costume Bonus

Costume Bonus
attack
defense
health
manaReach the maximum level for this costume to unlock these bonus stats for the base hero and all their costumes.
Passives
Passive Skills
Troop Mastery- Passive Skill as attacking characterThis hero's Troops deal extra elemental damage against weaker element.
- Dealt extra elemental damage: +100%
- Passive Skill as defending characterThis hero receives less elemental damage from Troops of stronger element.
- Received elemental damage: -10%
Aether Power

Taunt
At the start of each battle, this Hero gets Taunt that prevents enemies from using Special Skills on the Hero's allies for 3 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.
Click here to view the full guide on how to obtain and best utilize these powerful troops!
Mana Optimization Strategy
How it works
By default, Grilka has Slow mana speed, requiring 12 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). Also, with the Costume Bonus active, they gain an extra +5% Mana Bonus. 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
Grilka "Hospitable Quartermaster"
- Rarity





- Element
Holy - Class
Cleric - Mana Speed
Slow - Skill Types
- Source
Super Elementals - Family
Super Elemental Family - Aether Power
Taunt - CostumeBase
- Release DateApr 22, 2024
- AvailabilityCoach:Apr 22, 2026HA10:Apr 22, 2026
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 | 1007 | 1081 | 1854 | 1039 |
4/85lb1 | 1085 | 1165 | 1998 | 1110 |
4/90lb2 | 1242 | 1333 | 2286 | 1252 |
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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