Vulcan vs Sylva - Hero Wars Alliance

One big cannon shot or six arrows: two titan marksmen, five rounds, one winner in Hero Wars Alliance.

Meet Vulcan, the Fire marksman who settles arguments with a cannon. Across the field stands Sylva, the Earth marksman who fills the sky with arrows. Same job, very different ways of doing it.

Vulcan puts everything into one huge shot. Sylva spreads the pain around. Five rounds decide which approach wins: durability, damage, signature skill, elemental matchup and gear.

Stats Comparison

Vulcan
VULCAN
VS
Sylva
SYLVA
FireElementEarth
MarksmanRoleMarksman
139,030 ▲Max Power137,672
9,800,431 ▲Health9,260,409
815,643Physical Attack855,584 ▲
Erupting RageUltimateEmerald Storm
2,446,929 damage to the nearest enemyUltimate effect6 arrows at random targets, 461,148 damage each
Bonus vs Earth ▲Elemental edgeBonus vs Water
1

Round 1: Durability

Vulcan has the edge here, but not by much. He reaches 9,800,431 Health at max level against Sylva's 9,260,409, a gap of 540,022.

ROUND WINNERVulcan - about 6% more Health at max level.
2

Round 2: Damage

Sylva has the stronger bow arm. Sylva's basic attack lands for 855,584 against Vulcan's 815,643, a difference of 39,941 on every shot. Not huge, but it adds up over a long fight.

ROUND WINNERSylva - about 5% more Physical Attack.
3

Round 3: Signature Skill

Erupting Rage fires one cannon shot for 2,446,929 damage at the nearest enemy. Emerald Storm launches 6 arrows at random targets for 461,148 damage each, or 2,766,888 in total if all six land.

Vulcan's shot is more focused, but Sylva's storm carries about 320,000 more total damage.

ROUND WINNERSylva - more total damage spread across six hits.
4

Round 4: Elemental Matchup

Fire beats Earth, and Vulcan's Crown is made for it: +255,000 extra damage to Earth titans and +100,500 extra defense against them. Sylva's Crown targets Water titans, so in this fight it does nothing.

ROUND WINNERVulcan - Fire beats Earth, and his Crown is tuned against Earth titans.
5

Round 5: Gear

Sylva's weapon adds +150,000 extra defense from Water titans, which does nothing here. Both Sylva skins add +196,800 Physical Attack. Vulcan's weapon adds +120,000 Physical Attack with a 100% activation chance, and his Primordial Skin adds a massive +2,627,975 Health.

ROUND WINNERVulcan - a working weapon and a big Health skin.

Final Scorecard

RoundVulcanSylva
1. DurabilityWIN-
2. Damage-WIN
3. Signature Skill-WIN
4. Elemental MatchupWIN-
5. GearWIN-
FINAL SCORE32

The Verdict

Vulcan wins the head-to-head, 3 rounds to 2. Sylva hits slightly harder and has the bigger ultimate on paper, but Fire's advantage, more Health and gear that actually works in this fight carry Vulcan through.

Pick Sylva when you want damage spread across the whole enemy team, especially against Water titans. Pick Vulcan when you want one huge hit on the closest target, or when the enemy is fielding Earth titans.