Combat Angry Birds Epic Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Combat system differs greatly from the previous installments of the Angry Birds series. Combat in Epic is that of a pure turn-based RPG game - first you get to move your whole team, then it's the enemy's move, after which the action comes back to you.
Before you even enter the battlefield, you can adjust your team accordingly. You can send only 3 birds to battle at once - those, which are currently selected to be used in battle have a little blue circle below them. If you want to choose different birds than those already selected, tap once the one you want to deselect - afterwards, select the one you want to bring to battle. Remember, that the equipment, as well as the class of the birds (being their hats) can only be chosen before the battle, from the menu available from the global map (click the egg icon in the lower right corner of the screen, then click on the desired bird to adjust its equipment).
On the screen directly before the battle, pay attention to some of the details visible there. In the middle of the screen, there's a board showing information about the upcoming stage:
Waves - the number of enemy waves, which you must defeat to complete the given stage. Remember, that you are not healed in between the waves, as well as you can't change the equipment, or the birds.
The difficulty level, represented by the arrow. If the arrow is on the yellow field, you will win the fight without much effort, if it's on green then you will have a very easy time, but you will not get rewarded as much. If, however, the arrow is on the red field, it's almost certain that you will lose the fight, that you will have to use a lot of consumables, or that you will end up with a bad score. In general, it means that you should just avoid entering the red fights.
At the end of the board you have the "main prize" presented - it can be a rare material, or a chest. You have to draw it from the wheel of fortune to get it, obviously.
The combat itself is fairly simple - you issue your orders, by drawing a line with your finger from a given bird to a specific target. If the target is an enemy, he will be attacked, but if it's an ally bird, you will support him with the additional skill of a bird. You can just tap the bird, which will activate his secondary skill on himself. The combat continues until one of the sides is unable to continue - if it's you, you lost the fight, if it's the enemy you've won.
In the upper right corner of the screen (during combat) you will find a potion-like icon - after clicking it, a menu with consumables will be shown. You can use them to heal your birds, inflict damage onto enemies, or just enhance the experience gain for one battle. Use them wisely, as they can change the tide of the battle, but aren't the cheapest to use, especially at the beginning. The button in the upper left corner of the screen pauses the game, and the one in the lower right issues an auto-pilot like mechanism - the A.I. will continue with the fight.