🐲Fordogreen the Dark Rider: Boss Analysis and Top Team Compositions for Maximum Damage

Fordogreen the Dark Rider has resurfaced in the Strife Over Dragon event, bringing a unique set of abilities to challenge you. With abilities focused on disarming enemies, reducing ability damage, and dealing massive physical damage, this boss requires a well-thought-out strategy to defeat. We’ll break down Fordogreen’s abilities, analyze the best team compositions (both F2P and P2W) that have achieved maximum damage, and provide tips for defeating this formidable foe.
Fordogreen the Dark Rider: Skill Breakdown
Skill 1: Preemptive
Effect: For the first 2 rounds, deals 200% damage to 2 random enemy squads and disarms them, lasting 1 round.
Impact: This skill can cripple your team early in the battle by disabling key squads. Heroes with Sober status or immunity to disarm are highly recommended.
Skill 2: Broken Promise
Effect: Takes 60% less Skill Damage but 50% more Crit Damage in battles.
Impact: This makes Fordogreen highly resistant to skill-based attacks but vulnerable to critical hits. Focus on heroes with high Critical Damage or Physical Damage.
Skill 3: Hunt You Down
Effect: After a normal attack, 100% chance to deal 300% damage to the enemy squad with the lowest troop power and make it take 40% more Physical Damage until the battle ends.
Impact: This skill targets your weakest squad, making it essential to have balanced troop power across your team. Heroes with high survivability or damage mitigation are crucial.
Skill 4: Power of the Legion
Effect: The boss’s legion has 500% more Might, 70% more Damage, 800 more Combat Speed, and a 4,875,750 increase in marching soldier cap.
Impact: This makes Fordogreen’s legion extremely powerful and fast, requiring your team to deal high damage quickly while surviving his attacks.
Top Team Compositions for Maximum Damage
Based on extensive testing, here are the best team compositions (both F2P and P2W) that have consistently achieved the maximum damage cap of 9,751,500 against Fordogreen.
F2P (Free-to-Play) Combos:
El Cid + Sakura + Henry II Performance: 9,751,500 / 9,751,500 / 9,751,500 / 9,610,064 / 9,751,500 Why It Works: El Cid provides consistent Physical Damage. Sakura deals massive AoE damage. Henry II steals Might and deals high Critical Damage.
Don Quixote + El Cid + Henry II Performance: 9,751,500 / 9,751,500 / 9,683,075 / 9,751,500 / 9,751,500 Why It Works: Don Quixote disarms enemies and deals high damage. El Cid and Henry II focus on Physical and Critical Damage.
Bjorn + El Cid + Henry II Performance: 9,751,500 / 9,751,500 / 9,751,500 / 9,624,828 / 9,751,500 Why It Works: Bjorn increases damage against debuffed enemies. El Cid and Henry II provide consistent Physical and Critical Damage.
Robin + Sakura + Frederick I Performance: 9,749,356 / 9,751,500 / 9,709,127 / 9,751,283 / 9,664,869 Why It Works: Robin provides support and additional damage. Sakura deals AoE damage. Frederick I focuses on burning damage.
P2W (Pay-to-Win) Combos:
Al-Hawra + El Cid + Henry II Performance: 9,751,500 / 9,751,500 / 9,751,500 / 9,751,500 / 9,751,500 Why It Works: Al-Hawra buffs allies and deals massive AoE damage. El Cid and Henry II provide Physical and Critical Damage.
Sakura + Al-Hawra + Henry II Performance: 9,751,500 / 9,751,500 / 9,751,500 / 9,751,500 / 9,751,500 Why It Works: Sakura and Al-Hawra combine for devastating AoE damage. Henry II adds Critical Damage to the mix.
Boudica + Darius + Belisarius Performance: 9,751,500 / 9,751,500 / 9,672,243 / 9,751,500 / 9,751,500 Why It Works: Boudica deals high damage to mid and back rows. Darius amplifies damage against debuffed enemies. Belisarius provides additional Physical Damage.
Boudica + Sakura + Henry II Performance: 9,751,500 / 9,751,500 / 9,751,500 / 9,751,500 / 9,682,280 Why It Works: Boudica and Sakura focus on AoE damage. Henry II adds Critical Damage.
Key Strategies for Defeating Fordogreen
Focus on Physical Damage: Fordogreen takes 50% more Crit Damage, so heroes like Henry II, El Cid, and Boudica are highly effective.
Use Heroes with Sober Status: Fordogreen’s Preemptive skill disarms squads, so heroes immune to disarm (e.g., Beowulf) are valuable.
Balance Troop Power: Fordogreen’s Hunt You Down targets the weakest squad, so ensure all your squads have balanced troop power.
Prioritize AoE Damage: Heroes like Sakura and Al-Hawra can deal massive AoE damage, quickly reducing Fordogreen’s legion.