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Smarttongue: The Bard Who Withers Your Soul
"Smarttongue brings a unique melody to Empires & Puzzles. This Goblin Bard doesn't just sing; she permanently withers enemy attack and slashes their max health. Discover if her tune still holds up in the modern era of massive stats or if she is just playing second fiddle."
Special Skill

Goblin Serenade
- Wither: All enemies get -350 attack.
- Reduces max health for all enemies by 700. This effect is stronger against targets with boosted health. (Max health can't be lower than the 30% of the original max health. Any boosted health is reduced by an additional 700.)
- All enemies get -45% defense against Special Skills for 4 turns.
Family Bonus

Goblin Village - Goblins
- Bonus for 1/2/3 Heroes:
- Each time this Hero takes damage from the enemyβs Special Skill, removes 50% / 75% / 100% boosted health from all enemies.
Passives
Passive Skills
Effects on Special Skill50% chance to perform the following actions when this character casts their Special Skill.- Deals 90% damage to all enemies.
- All enemies get -25% accuracy for 3 turns.
Aether Power

Ailment Immunity
At the start of each battle, this Hero is immune to new status ailments for 6 turns.
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Mana Optimization Strategy
How it works
By default, Smarttongue 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.

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General Information
Smarttongue "Goblin Bard"
- Rarity





- Element
Nature - Class
Ranger - Mana SpeedAverage
- Skill Types
- SourceGoblin Summon
- Family
Goblin Family - Aether Power
Ailment Immunity - Release DateSep 18, 2023
- AvailabilityCoach:Sep 18, 2025HA10:Sep 18, 2025
Ascension Requirements
273K
3
2
3
442K
1
1
3
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 | 908 | 949 | 1668 | 942 |
4/85lb1 | 979 | 1023 | 1798 | 1005 |
4/90lb2 | 1120 | 1170 | 2057 | 1132 |
Attack
Defense
Health
Crit
Emblems
Master
Food
Iron



+15


+18







+15


+36



+3%



+15



+3%



+15



+15


+36





+18


+15



+15
+3%



+4%

+50


+50



+50
+50



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