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callmeishmael
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I'd appreciate hearing from you Wizards regarding which hexes are least difficult and which are the most difficult. My meager skill at the game means that they're almost all difficult so I'd enjoy some informed opinions.

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ThomasSpeedrunner
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Nomad

F is obviously easiest, I'd personally say X is hardest.

Usually, though, you can determine the average difficulty of a particular level (not factoring in sparks, monster abilities, or the arrangement of the waves) using the HP of the first wave and the number of waves there are.

callmeishmael
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Nomad

Thank you for your reply. I'm trying to shed the Gemcraft: Labyrinth mindset because Chasing Shadows is a different animal in many ways and the strategies that worked so well before just land me at the Defeat screen. I bet that I could draw that screen from memory.

fractalman
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Nomad

There's this one map where the wave power is pretty pathetic, but the layout is so evil it winds up being a tricky map anyways. can't remember which one, though...

bbr
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B6 probably,. it's surprisingly hard even though the waves have low hp.

psorek
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Jester

W2, the only level I've had problems beating even at level 1500. It's the only one where I couldn't just send all waves, had to slow down from x9 to x3 and use spells. This horrifying spiral is my biggest nightmare from this game...

fractalman
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found it: P4.
The other maps in p have 40-60 waves, 90-100 starting hp.

p4 has only 25 waves. that's it. starting hp of 96 is typical for that hextile.
It's a nasty, nasty track, that's all.

B4 is pretty easy, actually, and b3's only moderately difficult, despite being traps-only.

...
If W2's a spiral, shouldn't it be an easy map?(W is premium only, so can't check it myself).

psorek
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Jester

It is a spiral, but with FOUR arms. No way to put single tower to keep them all clean.

[EDIT]
It's visible on trailer here: video

fractalman
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Nomad

Ah, that would do it.

Oktavia_witch
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Blacksmith

G5 and G6 will be quite hard if you can't shoot all beacons on the first wave.

smario
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Shepherd

R4 is surprisingly easy. played this with 9 orblets and red/black gems only.
there are big mana lakes. i had 4 grade 10 gems and some grade 9 gems for
the last 20 waves. not one monster reached the orb. and it was never any
challenge at all.

smario
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Shepherd

W2 was no problem, first try. wizzard level 103 (compared to 1.500 ??)
red/pink gems only.

psorek, i thought you are a master of this game ?

psorek
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Jester

Have you tried doing it with ONE gem and sending ALL waves early immediately? Then it is hard.

smario
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Shepherd

ok, that's another story you didn't tell before ....

had you beaten it before ?

and are you serious about wizzard level 1500 ?

this game is online since around 3 weeks, so i'm impressed.

thunderrider
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Peasant

5 weeks more like. I've been level 3142 since 2 weeks ago. No point in leveling, its too hard.

psorek
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Jester

Yep, I'm level 2700 and something for 3 weeks. 1500 was month ago

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