Slow
"Reduces the Speed of all enemy Monsters."
Can be Cleansed
Notable Rulesets
| Top 3 Rulesets | Bottom 3 Rulesets |
| Melee Mayhem - Only melee attack monsters can be used. Increase the odds that you will strike first with Slow. | Reverse Speed - Monsters with lower speeds will attack before monsters with higher speeds. Avoid using Slow as it will buff your opponent's team! |
| Weak Magic - Consider buffing your slowing monster with armor - ensuring that they stay in the game longer. | Equal Opportunity - All monsters have the opportunity ability - be sure to protect your slowing monsters that may have lower health. |
| Divine Shield - Increase the odds that you will strike first by slowing your opponent. Opening them up to more devastating attacks sooner. | Target Practice - Be sure that your monster with slow is well protected, or you risk them being taken out in the first round by an enemy with snipe! |
Notable Abilities
| Top 3 Abilities | Bottom 3 Abilities |
| Swiftness - all friendly monster have increased speed. This ability can stack with Slow, allowing your monsters to get the first attacks in. | Cleanse - If your opponent has a monster with cleanse in their lineup, be aware that slow can be cleansed. |
| Blind - Increase the likelihood that your opponents melee and ranged attack monsters will miss their targets. | Immunity - If your opponent plays a monster with immunity, Slow will not impact them. |
| Dodge - Any efforts to avoid your opponents attacks are useful here, giving your monsters the time to strike! | Snipe - Be sure to protect your monster with slow from snipe, slow does with them! |
Remarkable Interactions
- Slow stacks but can not reduce speed to 0.
- Slow dies with the monster wielding it.
Summoners that Reduce Speed
Quix the Devious reduces speed and Ranged attacks by 1,
Crypt Mancer detracts -1 Melee, -1 Speed, and -1 Max Health from your opponent's team.
Lobb Lowland subtracts 1 speed from your opponent and grants your team the Conscript ability.
Monsters with Slow:
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- Time Mage - Level 1
- Baakjira - Level 1
- Frost Giant - Level 3
- Mycelic Slipspawn - Level 8
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