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Vander Review: The Cyborg Captain's Guide to Silence
"Vander brings a fast-paced silencing game to Empires & Puzzles. With a cyborg cowboy aesthetic and a skill that scales with Dark shields, he can be a simple sniper or a team-wrecking silencer. But do his stats hold up in the modern era? Let's find out."
Special Skill

Gloom Grenades
- Deals 450% damage to the target.
- The target gets silenced for 3 turns.
- If there are 6 or more Dark shields on the board, the damage and status ailments are dealt to the target and nearby enemies instead.
- If there are 12 or more Dark shields on the board, the damage and status ailments are dealt to the all enemies instead.
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.
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

Ailment Immunity
At the start of each battle, this Hero is immune to new status ailments for 6 turns.
Matching Legendary Troops












These troops provide full Class Synergy bonuses when equipped on Wizard heroes of the Purple element.
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Mana Optimization Strategy
How it works
By default, Vander 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.

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General Information
Vander "Cyborg Captain"
- Rarity





- Element
Dark - Class
Wizard - Mana SpeedFast
- Skill Types
- SourceSuper Elementals
- Family
Super Elemental Family - Aether Power
Ailment Immunity - Release DateAug 7, 2024
- AvailabilityCoach:Aug 7, 2026HA10:Aug 7, 2026
Ascension Requirements
273K
3
2
3
442K
1
1
3
4
708K
1
6
1
4Limit Break Requirements
5
20
35
5
5
1
10
1
5
10
1
1
3
5Stats & Emblems
Simulation: 0 Emblems
| Level | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | πͺ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4/80 | 1114 | 1100 | 1854 | 1082 |
4/85lb1 | 1201 | 1185 | 1998 | 1156 |
4/90lb2 | 1374 | 1356 | 2286 | 1305 |
Attack
Defense
Health
Mana
Crit
Emblems
Master
Food
Iron



+15


+18







+15


+36



+3%



+15



+2%



+15



+15


+36





+18


+15



+15


+2%

+4%

+50


+50



+50
+50



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