Herald's Shadow

Herald's Shadow is a 1 HP phantom clone created by the Herald's ShadeDuplicate ability. These ghostly duplicates appear on the battlefield alongside the real Herald, absorbing attacks meant for the original and sowing confusion among players trying to identify the true target. Each shadow shares the Herald's visual appearance, making them indistinguishable at first glance.

Despite sharing the Herald's appearance, shadows have only 1 HP, making them trivially easy to destroy once identified. They teleport alongside the real Herald, mirroring its movements to maintain the illusion. However, they can still deal damage and act as legitimate combat threats, meaning ignoring them entirely is not always safe. The critical mechanic is that all shadows instantly die when the real Herald is killed.

The most efficient strategy is to use a low-damage area-of-effect attack to sweep the field: shadows die to 1 damage while the real Herald (30 HP) survives, immediately revealing it. Once the true Herald is exposed, focus all damage on it to eliminate both the original and any remaining shadows simultaneously. Wasting high-damage abilities on shadows is the primary trap this enemy sets.