Shield Mechanics:

Heroes of Mavia utilizes a dynamic shield mechanism that has a direct relationship with a player’s trophy count. This increases the overall difficulty of maintaining a higher trophy count. Players are incentivized to maintain a higher trophy count because it can lead to more competitive matches which may reward the players with more loot than low trophy count matches. High trophy count will also play a part in seasons and season rewards, which are planned in the future.

Let’s explain how shields work in respect to trophy count and damage done during a battle.

• When a player first creates a Mavia base, you are given a 48 hour shield. This allows players breathing room to get through the tutorial, gather some starting resources, and initiate some beginning actions before battle begins!

  • Note: starting matchmaking will cause a player to lose all of their remaining shield, so be prepared for battle if you begin searching for a match! (this mechanic is under balancing review and may be changed to be more lenient on retaining shields)

• Another big relationship in Heroes of Mavia is when your base is attacked. When another player attacks your base, there are 4 tiers of outcomes that can occur regarding shield.

  • 0-29% damage - defending player receives no shield
  • 30-59% damage - tier1 shield, see chart - depends on trophy count of defender
  • 60-89% damage - tier2 shield, see chart - depends on trophy count of defender
  • 90-100% damage - tier3 shield, , see chart - depends on trophy count of defender

• This should not be confused with stars and trophy counts, which operate a little differently than the relationship of damage to shields. The outcomes that can occur regarding trophies are listed below. They are a zero sum relationship, so the attacker and defender always gain/lose the same amount. This is displayed below when comparing attacker results to defender results

• Attacker Example

  • In this battle, the attacker saw a potential gain of 21 trophies, and a potential loss of 12 trophies

• 0 stars - loss of trophies for the attacker (-12 trophies)

• 1 star - 1/3 of the available trophies from the match is gained (+7 trophies)

• 2 star - 2/3 of the available trophies from the match is gained (+14 trophies)

• 3 stars - 100% of the available trophies from the match is gained (+21 trophies)

• Defender Example

  • In this battle, the defender could lose up to 21 trophies, or gain 12 trophies if victorious

• 0 stars - gain of trophies for the defender (+12 trophies)

• 1 star - 1/3 of the available trophies from the match is lost (-7 trophies)

• 2 star - 2/3 of the available trophies from the match is lost (-14 trophies)

• 3 stars - 100% of the available trophies from the match is lost (-21 trophies)

• Lastly, we want to make it clear and transparent the relationship between trophy counts, league rank, and shield given works. The entire table is listed below.