Modao Battalion

Veterancy

Mix: 17 top rest bot

Hero pairing: Heavy

Counters

• Loses to: Claymores, Yorkist, and more if hero jump you while fighting you
• Struggles vs: Rattan pikes, Hero dive, block units
• This unit counters: Cav, low dmg units, this unit is a “support/tank” unit for blob fight

Playstyle

1. When fighting infantries: X-move in, engage with 2, instantly press 3 after, 2 again, brace
2. Each time 2 comes back, press 2 and re-brace (this is for the best burst possible in blob fights)
3. Don’t hesitate to X-move to re-stack your unit
4. If cav is coming, you NEED to be braced. Brace 1-2s before cav hit.

Doctrines

Highest level you can.

Mandatory

• Epic Bloodthirsty Doctrine (12% lifesteal)
• Unit Damage Doctrine V
• Toughness Doctrine V

Top Pick

• Anti-Cavalry Doctrine V
• Hero DMG Doctrine V (Pen will make a huge diff when hitting high-tier units)

Filler

• Defence Doctrine V
• DMG Taken Reduction

Don’t put

• 2x cav DMG reduction at the same time, you already good with 1x

Example Build

• Epic Bloodthirsty Doctrine (12% lifesteal for 6s after dealing damage, +12% dmg when HP > 60%)
• Anti-Cavalry Doctrine V (-40% dmg taken from cav while bracing, +16% dmg vs cav while bracing)
• Unit Damage Doctrine IV (+115 dmg to units, +70 all-type dmg)
• Toughness Doctrine V (-33% dmg taken on first 8 hits)
• Defence Doctrine V (+80 def, -5% dmg taken)

Tips & Tricks

• You can reset the Toughness Doctrine (-33% dmg taken on the first 8 hits) by swapping the unit at supply and re-taking it
• Modao Defense and Modao March both increase piercing defense and slashing defense by 100 for 3 seconds with each hit, stacking up to 15 times