Mastering the Stormcaller: Mechabellum’s Artillery Dominance

Deployment & Core Value

• Artillery Role: Obliterate chaff (Fangs, Crawlers), melt slow giants (Fortresses, Sledges), and strip shields with explosive barrages.

• Shield Breaker: Critical against barrier-heavy comps (e.g., Shielded Fangs, Barrier Fortresses).

• Early Game Power: Deploy 2-4 packs to punish passive starts or chaff-heavy armies.

• Fragility: Never frontline—position behind tanks (Steel Balls, Rhinos) or chaff walls.
  

Strategic Timing & Matchups

• Early Game:

  • Crush slow, chaff-dependent comps (Fang + Sledge starts).

  • Avoid overcommitting—anticipate anti-missile tech by Round 3-4.

• Mid-Game:

  • Pair with Mobile Beacons on Crawlers to divert enemy interceptor fire.

  • Tech High-Explosive Ammo for shield-breaking or Incendiary Rounds for burn damage.

• Late Game:

  • Transition to mixed damage sources (Phoenix, Vulcans) to avoid anti-missile hard counters.

  • Replace Stormcallers if the enemy spams Missile Interceptors or War Factories.

Countering Mustangs: Exploit Their Fragility

• Early Counters:

  • Anti-Missile Devices: Deploy 1-2 early to negate volleys (but risk economy loss if destroyed).

  • Sledgehammers: Tank initial barrages, then rush with Mechanical Rage speed.

• Mid-Game Counters:

  • Crawler Distractions: Deploy sacrificial swarms with Mobile Beacons to soak missiles.

  • War Factory + Interceptor Tech: Spam interceptors to nullify artillery.

• Late Counters:

  • Fortress Summons: Flood the field with shielded Fangs to block line of sight.

  • Rhino Flanks: Bypass frontline and crush unprotected Stormcallers.

Pro Tip: Use one centrally positioned Crawler with a Mobile Beacon to zigzag and waste entire Stormcaller salvos.

Stormcaller Builds: Precision Barrage

1. Shieldbreaker Artillery:

   • Tech: High-Explosive Ammo + Range Extenders.

   • Role: Delete shielded units and backline giants.

   • Synergy: Pair with Hackers to disable enemy interceptors.

2. Chaff Incinerator:

   • Tech: Incendiary Rounds + Cluster Munitions.

   • Role: Burn through Crawlers/Fangs and create fire zones.

3. Bait & Switch:

   • Tactic: Deploy dummy Stormcallers to draw anti-missile investments, then pivot to air units (Phoenix/Wasps).

Key Philosophy

The Stormcaller is a glass cannon—devastating when unopposed, worthless when countered. Dominate early chaff wars, but always plan for the anti-missile meta. Never invest items or excessive levels; their value lies in forcing costly enemy adaptations. Use sparingly, strike decisively, and abandon them the moment interceptors flood the field.

Mobility - Ground
Giant - No
Cost - 200
Unlock cost - 0
Units - 4
HP - 1149
Attack - 784 × 4
Target - Ground Only
Attack Interval - 6.3s
Splash Damage - 5.5m
Burst Damage - 12544
Max DPS - 1991
Range - 180m
Speed - 6m/s

Tech Upgrades

High Explosive Anti-tank Shells (200)
ATK increases by 100%, attack interval increases by 15%

Electromagnetic Explosion (300)
Causes electromagnetic interference on hit, temporarily disabling the target unit's Tech and reducing its movement speed by 40%

High-Explosive Ammo (200)
Increases splash damage range by 5m, but reduces ATK by 50%

Incendiary Bomb (350)
Range decreased by 20, the unit's attack will ignit an area of 5.5m radius for 15s, dealing 350 damage per second. Allied forces are vulnerable to this damage

Launcher Overload (300)
Stormcaller's attack interval is reduced by 50%, range is reduced by 40m, and movement speed is increased by 5m/s

Range Enhancement (300)
Increases attack range by 40m