Ray1 guide to Activation Rate of abilities.
IntroductionAfter seeing so many guide by my Arch Nemesis, he who draws on the holy power of Wen yang. I have decided to make a guide of my own. After hours of trawling the internet for info, i have compile what i can discover and some with my own knowledge on this guide on hero's ability and activation.
Enjoy.
Hero's ability Activation.
Heros Ability falls into 3 category.
1)Pure Damage
2)Damage with some after effects like stun, poison
3)Support.
And within these 2 category, hero ability need first 2 things to depend on how much damage and effect they do.
1)Ability effect depending on some stats.
2)How much damage ability does without gear effect will depend on your hero's power.
Gears can also affect Hero's ability effect and damage.
And so, because i am sleepy, lets move on to the main part of my guide.
The Heroes!!!
Pang Tong http://i40.tinypic.com/2exlrgi.png
Thunder Fury
Ability Raw Effect: 140%
Activation Rate: 40%
Gear Effect Rate: Every additional 2.33% can hit additional 1 enemy square. Max of 14 enemy square. (Depends on your int, If you have low int, even with max effect, you will not be hitting the max of 14 enemy square.)
Zhao Yun http://i40.tinypic.com/aen0bo.png
Iron and Blood
Ability Raw Effect: 30% + (10%*Lvl of ability)
Activation Rate: (30 + (Leadership * 0.15)) %
Gear Effect Rate: Every 1% = additional 6% damage.
Huang Yue Ying http://i42.tinypic.com/vnmc00.png, Lady Zen http://i44.tinypic.com/k0scyd.png
Cluster Attack, Pack Defense
Ability Raw Effect: Increase 20%+10% * Lvl of ability (Every 1 level increase 0.5 Target 0.3 rounds) Attack/Defense.
Activation Rate: Less than 50%
Gear Effect Rate: Every 1% = 10% increase in Ability Raw Effect
Ma Chao http://i42.tinypic.com/13zved5.png, Ma Dai http://i44.tinypic.com/2ex8tv4.png
Hell's Cavalry
Ability Raw Effect: 110 to 115% + 15% * Lvl of Ability + Power × 0.1%
Activation Rate: 40%
Gear Effect Rate: Every 1% increase 9 to 11%（Perhaps Higher）Damage
Zhou Yu http://i44.tinypic.com/52jeqa.png
Golden Lock
Ability Raw Effect: 25% + 10% * Lvl of Ability
Activation Rate: %
Gear Effect Rate: Every 1% = 4.5% Damage + Increase Stun to at most 3 - 4 rounds.
Take note that Zhou Yu Stun effect is 100%
Lu Bu http://i39.tinypic.com/20ggv0i.png
Roaring Legion
Ability Raw Effect: 105% to 110% + 10% * Lvl of Ability
Activation Rate: 45%
Gear Effect Rate: Every 1% = 4.5% damage
Lu Xun http://i40.tinypic.com/zv3brb.png
Sea of Flames
Ability Raw Effect: 25% + 10% * Lvl of Ability
Activation Rate: 50%
Gear Effect Rate: Every 1% = 4.5% damage
Zhuge Liang http://i42.tinypic.com/14v7ns4.png
Thunder Call
Ability Raw Effect: 105%
Activation Rate: 40%
Gear Effect Rate: Every 1% = 4.5% damage + increase chance of stun up to a maximum of 30%
Thunder Call stun effect: 10% * Lvl of Ability +/- 5% (Higher int than enemy's hero = +5%, lower int than enemy's hero = -5%)
Zhou Tai http://i44.tinypic.com/15db2xe.png
Primal Fear
No. of troops increase effect: Increase 300+100 * Lvl of Ability
Vindictive Parry
Ability Raw Effect: 70% + 15% * Lvl of Ability
Activation Rate: 10%
Gear Effect Rate: Every 1% = additional 6% damage.
Guan Yu http://i39.tinypic.com/rsybkm.png
Torrent Slash
Ability Raw Effect: 105% to 110% + 10% * Lvl of Ability
Activation Rate: 40%
Gear Effect Rate: Every 1% = 4.5% damage
Sima Yi http://i44.tinypic.com/2ltiq8l.png
Black Arts
Ability Raw Effect: 105%
Activation Rate: 40%
Gear Effect Rate: Gear effect dont increase damage but increase poison damage every round.
Poison Effect: Chance for poison 15% * Lvl of Ability +/- 5% (Higher int than enemy's hero = +5%, lower int than enemy's hero = -5%)
Zhang Fei http://i41.tinypic.com/2qm0kyr.png
Demon Chill
Ability Raw Effect: 105% to 110% + 10% * Lvl of Ability
Activation Rate: 40%
Gear Effect Rate: Every 1% = 4.5%
Main Hero <No image Available >
Brothers in Arm
Ability Raw Effect: Unknown damage yet, but known to hit between 3-6 enemies hero.
Activation Rate: 35%
Gear Effect Rate: Gear effect increase only damage and not number of heros hit.
Take note that Brothers in Arm can only hit up to a maximum of 6 enemy's heroes
Lu Kang http://i39.tinypic.com/v5dgg8.png
United Font
Ability Raw Effect: Takes the highest number of units per 1 ally hero around him within 1 square and add into his own troop count and deals 50% of total troop count original damage.
Activation Rate: 40%
Gear Effect Rate: Unknown
Deng Ai http://i43.tinypic.com/29y0d2d.png
Eagle's Eye
Ability Raw Effect: 105%+15% * Lvl of Ability
Activation Rate: 40%
Gear Effect Rate: Every 1% = 6% damage
Zhang Liao http://i42.tinypic.com/23wv1ww.png
Tempest fury
Ability Raw Effect: 135% to 175% + 15% * Lvl of Ability
Activation Rate: 50% + 0.1% * Leadership
Gear Effect Rate: Every 1% = 6% damage
Take note that Tempest Fury have a very High Chance of Critical
Huang Zhong http://i44.tinypic.com/w8uixi.png
Unrelenting Blows
Ability Raw Effect: 1st unrelenting Blow deals 125% + 15% * Lvl of Ability.
2nd Unrelenting Blows deals 95% + 15% * Lvl of Ability.
Activation Rate: 50%
Gear Effect Rate: Every 1% = 6% damage
Take note that gear effect only affect the 1st blow, it does not affect the 2nd blow.
Jiang Wei http://i43.tinypic.com/2rnhan5.png
Triple Threat
Ability Raw Effect: First Threat deals 100% + 10% * Lvl of Ability
2nd Threat deals 75% + 10% * Lvl of Ability
3rd Threat deals 55% + 10% * Lvl of Ability
Activation Rate: Higher int then enemy heroes = 55%
Lower int then enemy heros = 50%
Gear Effect Rate: Every 1% = 6%
Take note that gear effect only affect the 1st threat only, it does not affect the 2nd and 3rd Threat.
Hua Xiong http://i44.tinypic.com/15db2xe.png
Thunder Strike
Ability Raw Effect: 110% to 150% + 15% * Lvl of Ability
Activation Rate: 50% + 0.1% * Power
Gear Effect Rate: Every 1% = 6% Damage and 2% increase chance to stun for a maximum of 3 rounds.
Stun Rate: 25%+5% * Lvl of Ability
Zhang Zhao http://i42.tinypic.com/zmxhlu.png
Stunning Might
Ability Raw Effect: 115% to 155% + 0.6% * Pot）+ 15% * Lvl of Ability
Activation Rate: 40%
Gear Effect Rate: Stun Rate at a minimum of 50% chance for a maximum of 3 Rounds. Every 1% = Increase chance to Critical by 6%
Stun Rate: 25% + 5% * Lvl of Ability + 0.1% * Pot
Wen Yang http://i39.tinypic.com/w70fg8.png
Supreme Fear
Ability Raw Effect: Power lower that Enemy's hero = 140% damage
Power Higher than Enemy's hero = 160% damage
Activation Rate: 40%
Push Back Rate: 2-10 squares, Depending on Power difference and Gear Effect.
Gear Effect Rate: Increase squares to push back and damage. Every 1% = 6% damage. Every 2.33% = 1 squares push back.
(Depends on your power, If you have low power, even with max effect, you will not be pushing enemies hero back 10 Squares.)
Cai Yan http://i44.tinypic.com/9h3voz.png
Protective Inferno
Ability Raw Effect: Make a guess, anyone?
Activation Rate: 40%
Gear Effect Rate: Every 1% increase 14-16% damage
Closing Notes.
1) Lu Bu, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei
Only the heros that they are aiming at will take full damage, the rest of the enemy heroes caught in their AoE will take 20% lesser damage.
2) All damage percentage is based on your power. The higher your power, the more damage you can do.
3) Take note that maximum percentage of activation is 80%, you cant go higher than that even if you have all abilities increase chance of activating. So choose your gear wisely.
4) All stun effect have a maximum of 80 - 90% of taking effect. Only difference is Zhou Yu's Golden lock who has a 100% stun rate. So choose your gear wisely when taking stunning gear.
Edited Info
1) What does "Ability Raw Effect" means?
It means the base of the ability without any modifier. Modifier means your hero's stats, enemy hero's stats, the type of ability they have, the type of troops, research they have, any kingdom stim, Wall defense and so on.
2) Power is used as the main modifier to determine how painful you hit the enemy. For abilities affected by stats modifier, please check back above.
3) Gear that affects abilities or increase the chance of using a certain abilities have limits too. As mentioned above, Activation of Abilities is capped at 80% while chances for Stun is capped at 80-90%. You can't go any higher than that even if you have lots of God Like item. So be careful when you equip your gear.
4) Normally ask question will be "How comes i hit this hero for so much and hit that hero for so little when they have the same leadership stats and troops."
Answer will be their respective abilities, Gears and attack / defense boost. If the 2nd hero have high defensive abilities, of course you are going to hit him for lesser damage.
5) For Pang Tong and Wen Yang, even though it is stated there that every 2.33% of gear's effect will increase their abilities strength, but their abilities are still governed by their main stats, intellect and power respectively. So even if you have lots of effect gear but with low stats, you wont be able to reach the potential of Pang Tong and Wen Yang.
6) When Wen Yang activates Supreme Fear, he is free from counter attacks if the square required does not meet the counter attack requirement.
Lu Kang Abilities Explained. <Unexplained Mystery of CoK 1>
One of the most talk about topics is Lu Kang's United Font. Lu Kang's United Font is unique and special in that it invokes nearby troop to help you in raising his abilities damage, but if your nearby troops are crap, his abilities damage will be decreasing instead of increasing in damage. Here's how it work. If your nearby allies troop consist of 2500 T3 Arch or 1500 NA, And Lu Kang is holding on to 500 Rapid Horsemen. Lu Kang activates United Font, his abilities damage immediately consist of the damage of 2500 T3 Arch or 1500 NA and his own 500 Rapid Horsemen all at 50% power.
This means for example. If the enemy you are hitting is Goliath. 2500 T3 Arch is going to do shitty damage to him, so you can expect even shittier damage when it is at 50% power. 1500 NA is going to do moderate damage to Goliath, so you can expect shitty damage at 50% power. 500 Rapid Horseman is going to deal heavy damage to Goliath, so you can expect moderate damage at 50% power. Add all together, and you deal a just slightly above average damage to Goliath.
So Lu Kang abilities actually consist of 3 parts, first part, the troops around him. Second part, the types of enemy troop he is hitting, and the last part, his stats. I still haven't figure out what does gear effect really improve, neither have my china friend figure it out too. Don't worry if you don't understand at first read. I dont understand even when i try it out first hand.
The difference between Madam Gan / Madam Mi and Huang YueYing / Lady Zen.
Other than the name which is different and of course the shiny medal color that is different, their abilities sound and feels the same. So what justifies Huang Yue Ying / Lady Zen as Gold heroes? Which incidentally cost quite a lot.
Madam Gan / Madam Mi buff only last for 2 rounds and they buff for only 16% attack / defense. Effect gear increase the buff at 1% for 1% which is quite lousy if you ask me.
Now Huang Yue Ying / Lady Zen buffs for 20% + 10% * Level of Ability. So this means with a lvl 3 abilities, they are buffing for a minimum of 50%. Now 50% is more than 16%. All agreed? And when they increase the levels of their abilities, they can buff more troops and their buff stay for a longer time. And the best part is, i have gotten info that their effect gear, for every 1% of boost effect = an additional 10% buff. Now that is what i call Awesome!!!
The Myth of Fortitude, Illusory Force, Rattan Aegis and Horse Bane, Kamikaze, Line Breaker
Ability Raw Effect: Units affected Def/Att -(10% + (lvl of ability * 0.05% Power/Leadership))
Hope that helps You will need to add a disclaimer that it is all speculation / not absolute though, I know your source and even though it is popular it is not confirmed by any officials :P
I dont anyhow post stuff unless it is at least partially confirmed by officials. >.< - Ray1
^Very nice job then xD It is secretly in confirmation. XD This is good stuff. Recommended by ironfate. And you can quote me on that. :) I heard that PT effect gear increase damage too? no? celeste_95 replied at 16-1-2012 11:20 static/image/common/back.gif
I heard that PT effect gear increase damage too? no?
Nope, sry, pang tong effect only increase hit, not damage....u already have a base damage of 140% for pang tong....dont be greedy,.\\. >.< Updated point 3 and 4. Ray1 replied at 16-1-2012 16:12 static/image/common/back.gif
Nope, sry, pang tong effect only increase hit, not damage....u already have a base damage of 140% ...
http://forum.koramgame.com/thread-51827-1-1.html
I read it here.. quite confusing. Thanks That is because at that time, i haven done my research and my guide, so u can safetly say that this is the real deal or as real as it can get. Damage is proportional to yr power and the leadership of the enemy you are attacking and the types of troop and yr abilities like line breaker, kamikaze, yin yang and so on.
For example, 2 enemy hero with same leadership and int stats, same amount of troops. By right, we shld be dealing the same amount of damage to both, right?
But maybe one hero has adamanta lvl 3 and yin yang lvl 3, while the other only has yin yang lvl 1. We will be dealing less damage to the hero with adamanta lvl 3 even though they have the same leadership point. Wow ray job well done its so cool lol but i hate numbers you might see it as
1+1
but as i see it
12312312412- 1231239-12=492=e912 =3912= 9d=ed2,1=d912,=12-f9c=139c1=2de9 -___- Vindictive launch rate = 10% ? Wt ? great guide Ray WELL DONE RAY~!!! Wonderful Guide~
+50 point to Ray~ ***Slid it under the table~ v(~_^)
Congrats + Warm Wishes,
ELiz~ ^meow^ Hakase replied at 16-1-2012 20:44 static/image/common/back.gif
Vindictive launch rate = 10% ? Wt ?
But it deals a lot more damage than zhao yun iron and blood. Superb guide!! two questions: When wen yang pushes back catapult or ballista two squares back, does he receive recoils from them? Does ability launch for support heroes huang yue ying and lady zhen matter with the type of unit they command? Thx in advance Updated with Edited portion. updated.
a) Lu Kang United Front explained.
b) Huang Yueying / Lady Zen and Madam Gan / Madam Mi differences explained. how bout singular focus/brother in arm?? silver heroes ablities ? :D planning to make about em ? Bump bump bump bump