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solo tanking ability and mobility. While he

does have a huge shield around him, and

some self sustain through Recharge, these

are easily destroyed by any character with

Wrecker. The lack of a deployable shield and

mobility skills means the moment he’s caught

out, he has no way to protect himself and

get out of dodge. This makes capping a point

risky at times, as you have no way to get out

when the enemy team collapses on you.

As a result, Torvald is best picked alongside

a second Frontliner and a Support, and plays

as someone who falls in between those two.

Especially good matches are Makoa and

Mal’Damba. Dredge Anchor into Runic Blast

leaves enemies in an extremely vulnerable

position, and dropping a Protection on extremely well with Mal’Damba’s Mending

a Makoa in his Ancient Rage creates an Spirits and Gourd, which are both HoT (heal

incredible monster. Protection also synergizes over time) effects. Casting Protection on a

low health ally as Mending Spirits heals them

under the shield can save even the most out

of position ally from certain death.

Granddaddy Torvald is an amazing addition

to the game, opening up new strategies and

compositions to play around with in both

casual and competitive games, while also

providing a different kind of play experience

to those who pick him up.

By Jorg van der Velden

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