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The Inferno Dragon has the same attack mechanic like an Inferno Tower

It'll ramp up in damage and reach max DPS just like an Inferno tower

It's like Sparky

It's scary if ignored

The Inferno Tower has 3 tiers of damage

The first two seconds it reaches tier 1 at 87 DPS

The next two seconds it reaches tier 2, dealing 326 DPS

At four seconds it reaches tier 3 with a maximum DPS of 1760

The Inferno Dragon mechanic functions exactly the same

The first two seconds will deal 75 DPS

The next two seconds will deal 250 DPS

At four seconds it reaches it's maximum DPS of 875

Knowing this, the optimal time to stun the Inferno Dragon is at four seconds

Right before it reaches max DPS

It's easily distracted by small units

It takes a full 8 seconds to kill just 3 Goblins

It's attack range is 2 tiles shorter than an Inferno Tower

It's very slow, so it'll have a hard time getting through a Tesla

An Inferno Tower pulls all ground units

An Inferno Dragon, does not pull ground units

These cards may have the same attack mechanic

But the Dragon has half the health and damage

The Dragon is not a direct replacement for the Inferno Tower

It's a fragile flying unit with less range

It has relatively low health and moves very slowly

Even an Ice Spirit can stop it

In a large brawl, the Ice Spirit is one of the best counters against the Inferno Dragon

Once locked on, it won't chase units

So once a unit runs out of range

The Inferno charge is disrupted and it has to re-engage

Against units that don't target air

You'll want to place the Dragon between the target and its destination since it has a 4 tile attack range

Planting it too high will allow the units to run out of range

Knowing this, in a real situation, you can easily counter the Inferno Dragon with fast units

Since the first 2 seconds are only its tier 1 damage

The Inferno Dragon is similar to Sparky

They're intimidating and they can take out towers in seconds

But they're easily distracted by small cards

That being said, the Inferno Dragon is no Sparky replacement

It's a single target unit that needs to charge up in the middle of the battlefield

and it has less health than a Sparky and doesn't splash

When it does manage to slip past the cracks

It can take out a tower better than Sparky

If it's locked onto your tower

and you don't kill or stun it, you're gonna have a bad time

When slowed by poison or an Ice Wizard

It takes about 1 second longer to reach max damage

If you don't have interruption cards, small units like Skeletons will distract it for 6 seconds

Spawners distract it very easily

The Witch is very good against the Inferno Dragon, since she can attack air and distract it with Skeletons

Minions are reliable to counter the Dragon

The Mega Minion is slower and has a smaller range

So it won't be as effective as Minions

Musketeer will take it out before it can reach tier 2 damage

Since it's a delicate beast, it needs a tank in front to distract the support units

I used a Lava Hound to absorb everything while the Inferno Dragon took care of the Giant

With the momentum built up, I sent in a Miner as a secondary tank

This helped keep the Inferno Dragon alive long enough, that it could lock onto the tower

For a seconds dealing thousands of damage - taking it out

It may be hard to kill with a tank, but can be sniped with a Lightning

Zap can finish it off if you have the elixir to spare

It's weakness is that it retargets very slowly

So a splash unit compliments it very well. The Baby Dragon is a great synergy

On top of it being a Splank™

It's also a faster air unit, so it can accelerate the Inferno Dragon

The Inferno Dragon works well as a defensive card against tanks

Then turns into a counter attack for a large snowball push

Traditionally a Giant deck uses it to absorb hits, then turns into a counter attack

The Inferno Dragon can take out the Giant on the enemy side

It's a weaker Inferno Tower that can counter attack

It works well with units or spells that can slow tanks

As well as with units in front to tank for it

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