Smashing Four: Real-time PvP: Real-time PvP Friendly Collision Deck Guide

To play a friendly collision deck in Smashing Four: Real-time PvP: Real-time PvP, target your own heroes instead of aiming directly at the enemy squad. Striking allied units whose abilities trigger on friendly contact activates automated attacks, stat buffs, or area-of-effect damage while allowing your moving hero to ricochet into enemy targets on the same turn.

How Friendly Collision Synergy Works

Standard turns rely on physical impacts against opponents, which cap your damage output once your hero loses forward momentum. Friendly collision compositions bypass this limit by pairing reactive anchor units with mobile striker heroes.

When an allied unit bumps into a passive anchor, the anchor automatically triggers an extra skill:

• Off-turn strikes: Heroes such as Thunder Idol fire projectiles or elemental lightning across the board regardless of direct line of sight.
• Attack amplification: Support units such as Blacksmith grant immediate damage increases to colliding allies before they strike an enemy.
• Secondary impacts: Defensive anchors such as Armadillo release area damage or secondary rolls when bumped by teammates.

Hitting a teammate first lets you trigger these secondary effects at peak kinetic velocity, after which your hero rebounds across the arena to deliver direct physical collision damage.

Core Hero Roles for Self-Hit Decks

A functional deck pairs stationary or durable trigger anchors with high-speed or heavy striker heroes to ensure consistent rebounds.

Opening Placement and Board Control

The first turns determine whether your collision engine functions or gets trapped against arena hazards. Stabilize your anchors in open zones where friendly strikers can reach them from multiple angles.

• Center your anchors: When moving a passive anchor, bank it off a side wall into the middle of the board rather than launching it directly at the enemy front line.
• Form open spacing: Arrange your four units in an open triangle or loose diamond formation. Clumping heroes together makes your squad vulnerable to enemy splash damage and multi-target knockbacks.
• Maintain wall clearance: Leave a gap of two to three hero-widths between your anchor and the arena perimeter. An anchor pinned flush against a wall eliminates clean rebound angles.

Ricochet Routing and Collision Order

Velocity decreases with every contact, making shot order critical to maximizing turn efficiency.

Strike Allies Early in the Shot

Aim your shot to hit your allied anchor within the first 30 percent of your hero's travel path. Connecting while your striker moves at top speed guarantees enough remaining kinetic force to reach opposing heroes across the arena. The impact also gently repositions the anchor without throwing it into dangerous map hazards.

Use Wall Banks for Glancing Angles

Shooting directly at the center of an ally often rebounds your striker backward into open space. Aim for glancing edge angles or bank your hero off an arena wall before making contact. Glancing paths activate the anchor's passive while preserving your striker's forward momentum toward opposing targets.

Countering Knockback and Disruption

Opponents running heavy brawlers will attempt to slam your anchors into corners to isolate them from your strikers.

• Execute rescue shots: If an enemy pushes your anchor against an edge, aim your next shot to strike the cornered anchor. This triggers their passive skill while physically bumping them back into the center.
• Eliminate high-weight threats: Focus early damage on the opponent's heaviest physical strikers. Removing primary knockback units secures safe positioning for your anchors for the remainder of the match.