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The Jester is an additional hero class that is available as part of the Jester Hero DLC. They were released for PC on August 8, 2012. Trendy revealed in the 7/25/12 DunDef Digest that it was free for two weeks following its initial release, where it is now priced at $3.99 USD (not including sales tax).[1]
The Jester can equip ANY two weapons and switch between them at will, similar to Series EV. She has the highest base movement and casting speed in the game.
Promotional Description
- TE News Feed[2]
- A sly trickster in the service of the royal court, the Jester will provide long-time fan-requested capabilities and unique combat and defensive strategies. What will this harlequin defender bring to the table?
- In-Game
- A sly trickster born in a whimsical realm of chaos, the Jester's true motives are shrouded in mystery. On the battlefield, the Jester can quickly turn the tide of battle by improvising with various presents which unpack random defenses... Her Move Tower ability allows to ... various strategies and react to any combat situation. And her Wheel O' Fortuna ability can decimate and boon friends and foes alike. If you are looking to spice up...
Defenses
The Jester utilizes three different sizes of presents: Small, Deluxe and Extravagant, each costing two, three, and four (2-4) DU respectively. Their contents can include a random tower summoned for less DU than when summoned by the corresponding hero class, equipment, or mana. Presents can however spawn Ogres occasionally. Presents are opened when destroyed or when the next Combat Phase begins.
The Jester's other two defenses attack enemies directly.
- Jack in the Box - a present box containing a boxing glove which springs loose to send nearby foes flying!
- Party Popper - a tower which randomly cycles between different projectiles to fire: Magic Missiles, Archer Minion arrows, Fireballs, Djinn magic bolts, Deadly Striker bolts, and Ogre snot balls.
Abilities
- Wheel o' Fortuna (150 Mana, 30-second cooldown) - Opens up a Slot Machine-like minigame. The outcome varies depending on the inputted combination (e.g. 3-goblins or 3-crystals). This can vary from upgrading hero defenses to making a percentage of enemies golden.
- Move Tower (80 Mana) - Allows placed hero defenses to be moved around the battlefield within the ability's radius. Mana is consumed upon activating the ability, not after moving a defense. This allows the player to move as many nearby defenses as they want for no additional costs. Minions and Tower Buff Beams cannot be moved.
- Confetti Cannon (50 Mana, Redux only) - Fires a short-ranged burst of damaging confetti. Scales with Hero Damage.
Jester's Costumes
Notes/Tips
- In some parts of the game's code, the Jester is treated as an Apprentice. She gets a damage boost from using a staff, and the stats of her towers (from presents) will scale according to the stat multipliers for defenses summoned by an Apprentice or Adept.
- To switch between weapons 'X' can be used by default. Gamepad (namely Xbox 360 controller) users can press the left stick button to swap weapons.
- When moving a tower, the defense's range is treated as if the Jester is summoning it, thus ignoring the any active range buffs. A Jester with a lower tower range stat than the original builder of an aura or trap can place them closer to each other. Traps can be placed covering dark energy areas, such as those surrounding Eternia Crystals.
- Be wary of using Move Tower to relocate auras near a tower stack. Moving one may cause the stacked defenses to displace themselves, sometimes off the buff beam the hosting player had them touching.
Trivia
- A Jester is a professional clown belonging to a medieval court.
- Preliminary concept art for both the Jester and Summoner was released in late 2011.