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Korean Atlantica Online Titan Final April 8th, 2009
Description:

A fast match between Spear main focused on stun with AP deny and a Musician(!) main running stun pressure, (with a BT even!) and control (Exo, Viking, Elementalist).

Formation Breakdown:

Left side Spear main:

Front:


Due to the lack of popularity of Swords and LK in the K-version, Spears and Axes have found their ways to the front line.
A Spearman is still the weakest front merc, but having an Exo you can switch with usually solves this issue. This is a very offensive front line, an alternative version is to run a Spartan instead of the Viking. However, it looks like he opted for control instead. (works very well with 2 Lightning Spears)

Mid:

Ah the usual bread & butter stun mercs, Cannoneer and Inventor. Although they have not been as popular in the past, with the recent nerfs in physical damage, they have been proven able to survive even the worst archery barrage. As we already know, Cannons can hit the most targets with high accuracy and Inventor is a 2 in 1 mercenary that can Summon Machine to hit up to 7 mercs by himself; making both of them the best stunners in the game. Take note the use of elementalist in mid line, it has been considered generally safe to 2nd line your non-monk casters although it could hinder yourself versus a team with Archer.

Back:

The standard healer & Monk in the back plus a weak/important target. He decides to play safe and place the extremely important Exo in the backrow. This is a very standard backline these days because it keeps your most crucial mercs safe for the longest time.

Right side Musician main:

Front:


Running a Viking and Spartan is very usual, however having a bt center is something you don't see everyday and might be a major mistake to fence off a duo LS team. Again these players take advantage of the lack of Swords and Lk and have their low mdef mercs in the front row.

Mid:

A ranged main is a very solid 2nd liner, toss in the standard 2nd liner Cannoneer, the only unusual choice is the 2nd line Exo. Upon a closer look the answer is pretty simple, he planned it based on fighting 2 Spears' physical attack so he kept his most powerful stun merc - the Inventor in the backrow.

Back:


This back line is unique because he's not using a healer! This can only means that he plans on overwhelm his rival with insane pressure in both stun combo and control magic. Having enough tools to keep almost all 9 mercs comboed as well as the standard Viking & Exo combo with a touch of Elementalist might just make it work.

Match Breakdown

Both sides played aggressive scrolling right off the bat using early Purification scrolls, this is the correct choice because both teams pack heavy stun duty so any mid game scrolls will only be interrupted with ease.

A weakness in the musician's formation is clear, having both Exo and Monk on the same line is just asking for Lightning Spears.

Due to the lack of ability to Holy Guard the front row, musician's formation starts to crumble to the none stop Lightning Spear spam.

A very powerful play was made when Spear main casted Freezing Atmosphere which denies Exo's speed cast for 2 turns! The Musican sees this and tried to scroll it off with Purification but it was unfortunately knocked off with a couple combos from Cannoneer and Inventor.

This marked the deciding factor of the match as the following turn Musician's Monk could not get enough AP to cast Awaken on himself. Looks like the 3 LS and 2 turns of Speed Cast denial really paid off for the Spear team..

The rest was history, a combo 2 goes up on the Monk followed by Mana Seal, it doesn't take a genius to know that the match was over.

Important Note: While this match ended very one sided and quickly, there was no notable mistake on the Musician side.

We can only conclude that 2x Spear and Elementalist is an extremely deadly combination when used correctly and played by a combo heavy team. The only regret is not seeing more from the Musician team as this was the first time any Musician main, any BT and any no-healer team to ever made it into the finals.

Author: mabiguru@gmail.com (Zpirit)
Category: frontpage
Publish Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:40:15 +0000
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