Talk:Zenit/@comment-33235335-20180109141302/@comment-30076690-20180115164812

artillery is 'effective' versus ancile because of its large splash radius. it actually takes while for it to deplete an ancile shield, but it damages it quite easily.

Furthermore... midrangers almost always have some limited utility. hence the trident fury formerly being effective at top tier. Many top tier players run a midranger, though the majority run knife fighers only.

Midranger : Artillery is not a valid comparison.

Artillery is mostly useful in somewhat more extreme circumstances - versus campers and the like. Artillery can drive out a bastioned raijin, for example, and without exposing the artillery bot to any return fire.

Artillery could also potentially be useful in stalemates, where both teams have somewhat covered positions they are attacking from. Artillery could weaken enemy bots. At the same time, however, it might be less effective than a knife fighter adding to the fight - it's hard to tell.