Fauns

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> Fauns
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> ### Mana Cost
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> 2
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> ### Type
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> Troop
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> ### Release Date
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> 5 April 2023
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> ***"Four small and agile fauns. Attack ground units."***
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Faun is a 2 Mana card. It spawns 4 very fast, single-target, melee Fauns with low hitpoints and medium damage. They appear to be small, green creatures who carry daggers and stab nearby enemy troops. They are the same as those spawned by the Faun Barrel and Faun Horde.

## Strategy

* Fauns are an effective distraction for high damage, single-target troops, such as the Faun King, offensively and defensively. When using them defensively against the Faun King, the player should wait for him to start charging, and then deploy Fauns diagonal to the center in front of him. This will absorb his charge attack and increase the distance the Faun King has to travel to their Tower. The Fauns should be deployed close enough to the tower so that the Faun King does not charge up again.
* They can be used behind high hitpoint troops such as the Brute, adding significant damage potential to a push if ignored. They can also work well with cheaper troops that can survive long enough to reach the Towers, like the Ice Tiny or the Explorer, as they can tank for the Fauns long enough for them to do massive damage for a low cost. However, they are always vulnerable to spells, especially Rolling Steel or Footman Barrel as they will one-shot them for an equal Mana cost.
* The Rolling Steel is the most reliable counter to Fauns, as it counters them for an equal Mana trade, doesn't require the Tower's help, and cannot be countered itself as it is a spell. However, the player should be aware of other possible swarm cards in the opponent's deck, such as the Skeleton Horde, as they may be able to get better Mana trades with it.
* With a quick enough reaction time, they can fully counter most Faun Barrel placements. As soon as the barrel is seen or heard being deployed, the defender should place the Fauns behind their Tower. Even if the timing is a bit off, the enemy Fauns will only get one or two stabs on the tower.
* Fauns are a cheap way to deal high damage to building-targeting troops, such as the Giant or Super Ape, though they will rarely be enough to fully counter these troops.
* They are very similar to Skeletons, offering better stats in every way but Mana cost and hitspeed, and are a possible substitute for them. The player should consider using them if their defense is weak against Blitz, as this spell will not fully take out Fauns and will allow them to continue defending.
* They are also very similar to Shield Skeletons, being cheaper and faster, and a possible substitute for them. They can use them in place of Shield Skeletons to lower the cost of their deck.
* When combined with a Digger, the Digger will act as a tank while the Fauns do most of the damage. This strategy is very cheap, quick, versatile, and can be played often, surprising the opponent. For 5 Mana, it can be very damaging, but most of the damage can easily be mitigated with cards such as Rolling Steel.
* On the contrary, they are very effective at stopping opposing Diggers. The Digger does not deal enough damage to one-shot each Faun, allowing them to defeat him.
* The Fauns paired with Stone Fauns can replicate the effect of the Faun Horde for a slightly more expensive cost. However, there are more Fauns than there are in the Faun Horde, and their lower individual costs allow the player to defend more efficiently to several attacks (i.e, they are not forced to overcommit with 4 Mana to a single attack, like with the Faun Horde's 3 Mana cost).

## History

* The Fauns card was released with Boom Arena's game launch on 4/5/2023.

## Trivia

* They're the Boom Arena equivalent to the Goblins, as they look like goblins with bull-like horns. Their hitpoints, damage, damage per second and speed are between level 11 and level 12 of the equivalent.
* In Greek and Roman mythology, a faun is a half-human, half-goat creature; the lower body is a goat's hind and back legs, and the upper body is human except for the goat ears and horns. The fauns in Boom Arena don't look like this.