Fast Lineups

There are various Heroes in the game with a skill that target Heroes on the backline. These are used often to defeat the enemy damage dealers quickly, which prevents troop losses. The saying goes that a good offense is a great defense.

In Season 1, this lineup becomes stronger with the addition of Galande, which synergises very well by finishing off low HP enemies. This guide will focus on these lineups from S1 and forward, although it can be used from the starting Season 0 as well.

## Recommended Lineup S1-S4

Mostly consisting of backline damage dealers and Watchers.

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## Requirements

This is a fast lineup, which means we are aiming for the highest LUK/initiative bonus to attack first.

### Gear

Castle or Tough Wall gear for Enrique. Laurel is the only Archer / TAC DMG dealer, she should equip Hurricane or Resolute gear that boosts INT. Blanche, Kelly and Galande are all Commandos / deal WPN DMG, they should equip Reaper or Resolute gear. Note this does not mean Apocalypse or Death gear from S1 or other gear are not useful. If you have gear pieces of these sets with good quality and orange stats, then please do use them. Most of the time though, people will have more copies and thus more good Reaper gear. Resolute gear is a safe bet for investing in. It is very useful in all seasons. Use the Alpha Bless gear set on a Hero in Season 3 to save on troop losses.

For orange stats, offensive buffs are best in slot, except for the jewelry trinket, which uses LUK bonus so your Heroes will attack as early as possible in the round. This LUK requirement makes this lineup very expensive at the highest level.

### Car Modifications

V-Engine, Flamethrower or Portable Missile Launcher weapon, Thorn Barrier or no armor piece (if you are short on energy), and the Jet System (LUK) is recommended. The Armed Chariot is the most used APC.

## Weaknesses

* Not many players have LUK boosting gear for this and can be quite expensive to get. There is a risk you are not faster than your opponent.
* The same holds for the Heroes themselves. In early seasons, they are not max level (100) yet nor are they max ascended. However the only thing that matters is that they attack before their opponent, so you either delete the enemy backline damage dealers or in the worst case, damage them enough so a different line finishes them off.
* Kelly can be countered if the enemy lowers the level of one of their Heroes to have the least AGI of the team, for example a tanky Lunn.

## Variations

it is very important in early seasons to vary the lineups, since everyone has different luck in Hero Recruitment. Here are two variants for Season 1-4.
The first variant uses Minutemen to exchange some more expensive Advanced Elite Heroes for Elite.

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This second lineup is a budget lineup using Vindicators. It uses Betty for an extra boost to your speed (Initiative). Keep in mind that these are weaker than Advanced Elite Heroes, but can be advanced much quicker in the early game.

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This second lineup is a budget lineup using Vindicators. It uses Betty for an extra boost to your speed (Initiative). Keep in mind that these are weaker than Advanced Elite Heroes, but can be advanced much quicker in the early game.

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## Recommended Lineup S5+

In Season 5+, not only does Heytex 103 become available, but in this Season 5, the Super Core gear set is unlocked. These two together allow you to deal great damage to three random enemies on turn 2 instead of turn 3 in fights. This lineup setup is similar to the Heytex Carry guide, but this guide specifically covers the part where one invests completely in LUK boosting equipment to get the first hits.

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## Requirements

### Gear

Super Core for Mira so your Heytex will launch his attack in turn 2. Resolute for Heytex and possibly also the other Heroes. one of them should still wear Alpha Bless (Penny or swap Penny for a damage dealer).

For orange stats, we still want to focus on offensive stats and LUK bonuses so your Heroes will attack as early as possible in the round.

### Car Modifications

This is similar to the S1-4 setup:
V-Engine, Flamethrower weapon, Fence Puncher or no armor piece (if you are short on energy), and the Jet System (LUK) is recommended. The Armed Chariot is the most used APC.

## Weaknesses

* Not many players have LUK boosting gear for this and can be quite expensive to get. There is a risk you are not faster than your opponent.
* Victoria lineups are underrated and can attack and defeat Heytex.
* Buri in Dimensions grants a lot of tankyness to the enemy lineups, which negates the effectiveness of LUK somewhat.

## Variations

Many players have similar lines, but swap a few heroes to get more general synergy, to get more out of their Policy Cards or the Faction Bonus.
Check out Heytex Carry lineups for other ideas.
In later seasons, players swap to use Buri Lineups.

Here is one other full offensive lineup using Ricardo to chain for more damage dealt:

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