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My opinions for each SSA character:
Spyro: Sheep Burner Spyro
Double Trouble: Channeler
Wrecking Ball: Ultimate Spinner
Voodood: Marauder
Bash: Granite Dragon
Dino Rang: Grand Boomerang Master
Prism Break: Crystaleer
Terrafin: Brawler (I'm probably in the few minority who likes this path more.)
Slam Bam: Blizzard Brawler
Zap: Tesla Dragon
Wham Shell: Captain Crustacean
Gill Grunt: Water Weaver
Ignitor: Soul of the Flame
Sunburn: Blaze Dragon
Flameslinger: Pyromancer
Eruptor: Volcanor
Boomer: Clobber Troll
Drill Sergeant: MegaDozer
Drobot: Master Blaster
Trigger Happy: Golden Money Bags
Hex: Shade Master
Cynder: Nether Welder
Chop Chop: Vampiric Warrior
Ghost Roaster: Skull Master
Whirlwind: Tempest Dragon
Warnado: Wind Master
Sonic Boom: Siren Griffen
Lightning Rod: Lord of the Lightning
Camo: Melon Master
Stump Smash: Nut Crafter
Zook: Floral Defender
Stealth Elf: Pook Blade Saint

What is the best path for Thumpback? I only like to play story mode since I have no one to battle against
But anyway a Thumpback good for story mode?

My opinions:

SSA:

Magic:

Spyro: Sheep Burner Spyro
Double Trouble: Channeler
Wrecking Ball: Ultimate Spinner
Voodood: Marauder

Earth:

Bash: Granite Dragon
Dino Rang: Grand Boomerang Master
Prism Break: Crystaleer
Terrafin: Sandhog

Water:

Slam Bam: Blizzard Brawler
Zap: Tesla Dragon
Wham Shell: Captain Crustacean
Gill Grunt: Water Weaver

Fire:

Ignitor: Soul of the Flame
Sunburn: Blaze Dragon
Flameslinger: Pyromancer
Eruptor: Volcanor

Tech:

Boomer: Clobber Troll
Drill Sergeant: MegaDozer
Drobot: Clockwork Dragon
Trigger Happy: Golden Frenzy

Undead:

Hex: Shade Master
Cynder: Shadowdancer
Chop Chop: Undead Defender
Ghost Roaster: Skull Master

Air:

Whirlwind: Tempest Dragon
Warnado: Eye of the Storm
Sonic Boom: Medea Griffen
Lightning Rod: Lord of the Lightning

Life:

Camo: Melon Master
Stump Smash: Nut Crafter
Zook: Floral Defender
Stealth Elf: Pook Blade Saint

SG:

Giants:

: Lumbering Laserer
: Robot Rocketeer
: Rubble Master
: Barberous Avenger
: The Burinator
: Anchor's A-Yay!!
: Eye for an Eye
: Swords of Might

New:

: Paramushroom Promotion
: Operator
: Super Spinner
: Vac-Packeteer
: Burning Bow-Wow
: Ice Lancer:
: Joust Jockey
: Best of the Beast

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What is the best path for Thumpback? I only like to play story mode since I have no one to battle against
But anyway a Thumpback good for story mode?

Anchors a yay is better for both PvP and story mode.

^ This.

Anyone got the target exclusive card in the uk yet? Just waiting for it

Mine for the Giants:
Tree Rex: Treefolk Charger
Bouncer: I-Beam Supreme
Crusher: Rock Grinder
Swarm: Barbeous Avenger
Hot Head: Oil Baron
Thumpback: Anchors A Yay!
Eye Brawl: Eye Brawler
Ninjini: Swords of Might

Mine for the Newlanders:
Jet Vac: Bird Blaster
Pop Fizz: Mad Scientist
Chill: Ice Lancer
Shroomboom: Paratrooper Promotion (Actually very good path)
Fright Rider: Joust Jockey
Flashwing: Super Shards
Sprocket: Operator
Hot Dog: Burning Bow-Wow!

Okay thanks!

Best Voodood path?

definitely marauder

^ This but Elementalist is good.

I switched Tree Rex to Charger. Both paths are good, and have advantages, but ultimately I think I prefer lumbering laser. Plus, the armor looks much cooler on it, almost elvish.

Best path for chop chop?

^ NO CONTEST, Vampiric Warrior.
A lot of people say Undead Defender is better for the Wow-Pow, but most people overall prefer Vampiric Warrior.

Which is the easiest to beat the arena"s no damage challenges?

Probably Vampiric Warrior.

I did it with Dino Rang for the 1 hit arenas.

For no damage? I tended to fall back on high mobility, high damage spammers like FlashWing (Ultimate spinner path).

Channeler Double Trouble is the best arena character in the game, bar none.

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Channeler Double Trouble is the best arena character in the game, bar none.

I find Terrafin to be great for it too.

Best path for s2 lightning rod?

BIG TIME LORD OF THE LIGHTNING
He becomes the best Skylander with that path.

Alright then Lord of lightning it is

On S1 Lightning rod go Typhoon titan, he needs something to protect himself at close range, and the zapper field plus zapper satellites do an incredible job at that. For S2, I agree that Lord of the lightning is better, as the wow pow gives Lightning rod something to keep his enemy out of close range.

May've been asked before, but best path for Hot dog?

Burning Bow Wow

Ok, so this may be a little late, but, I have had these guys, and I can't decide which to choose for each, so here they are:

S2
S2
S2

Prism Break-Crystaleer
Bahs-Grantie Dragon
Cynder-Nether Welder
Crusher-Rock Grinder
Hot Head-Oil Baron
Bouncer-I-Beam Supreme
Jet Vac-Bird Blaster
Pop Fizz-Best of the Beast

S2 hex and S2 Eruptor any suggestions?

Hex- Most will tell you to take Bone Crafter, but I say take Shade Master.
Eruptor- Volcanor, big time.
He becomes the best fire character on that path.

Lacking S2 Hex, I can only advise on her without having experienced her Wow Pow (I've got S1, and Lightcore, don't need a third!).

Bone Crafter actually makes her Skull rain spell worth a damn, but it still has a reasonable build up to it, while you can move, it's VERY slow, and in Nightmare liable to get you killed unless you've got a good distance.

Shade Master makes your orbs utterly brutal, a very spammable attack you can use on the move. Yer bone wall still serves as a distraction at worst.
While it will depends whether you want to be able to move about or not, I'm going to have to say Shade Master based on my own experience.

The best path for Warnado is Eye of the Storm right? I heard that The AI Elemental on Wind Master is bad because you buy like 5 upgrades for controlling the darn tornado and then they add an AI....That isnt even that good. Ive only gotten the 1st upgrade for Eye if the Storm though, but its powerful!

I actually recommend you take Wind Master.

DO NOT TAKE WIND MASTER!!! My brother owns our , who used to be one Eye of the Storm, but reset him because he thought Wind Master LOOKED better. It SUCKS!! Though my bro hasn't figured that out yet.

I've tried both and I like Wind master more
Let me guess what you think

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I've tried both and I like Wind master more
Let me guess what you think

WILL YOU FREAKING STOP WITH THE PICTURES.

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Hex- Most will tell you to take Bone Crafter, but I say take Shade Master.
Eruptor- Volcanor, big time.
He becomes the best fire character on that path.

This. And Hex becomes best Undead on Shade Master when Bone Crafter sucks big time.

Warnado - Both paths are about equal in my mind, but as I like fast characters, I like Eye of the Storm a little better. But the tornado is amazing on Wind Master. If you like really fast characters, take EotS, if you don't mind a little bit slower, take Wind Master.

did anyone ever try buying Spyro's Wow Pow before choosing a path, to see if the glitch still happens?

Here is my PVP path recommendations for all orange base Skylanders after testing out both Upgrade Paths on the 360.


Spyro - Blitz Spyro (even though Stun Charge gets taken away by the Wow Pow, the ability to hit opponents multiple times per Charge puts out more damage faster then the other path can)
Wrecking Ball - Ultimate Spinner (was always the better path, and the Wow Pow just makes it better)
Double Trouble - Channeler [same for Royal] (best Magic Skylander again, but the Wow Pow is useless)
Pop Fizz - Mad Scientist [same for LightCore and Punch] (spamming those Potions makes for a good offence and defense, while on the other path his Beast Form is just an average melee attacker with a timer)
Ninjini - Swords of Might [same for Scarlet] (the upgrades for the Wishblades are far more useful then the slow moving Bottle that doesn't even hold for long, and the delay for going into the Bottle is awful)

Drobot - Master Blaster [same for LightCore] (the Wow Pow's small loss in damage output is worth it for the upgraded Mega Blasters)
Trigger Happy - Golden Money Bags (barely useful Wow Pow on a barely useful Skylander)
Drill Sergeant - Megadozer (best Tech Skylander, awesome Wow Pow)
Sprocket - Operator (triple deploying Bouncing Betty Mines is what she does best, while the Tank is just to slow to do anything but take major damage)
Bouncer - I-Beam Supreme [same for Legendary] (out of all his attacks on either path, Shoulder Rockets are his least useful, when the I-Beam and Fingerguns will be used regularly)

Bash - Granite Dragon (was the better path by a smidge, but the Wow Pow just makes it better by a mile)
Terrafin - Sandhog (best Earth Skylander again, with a great Wow Pow that benefits his invaluable underground immunity)
Prism Break - Crystaleer [same for LightCore] (combine the Wow Pow with the Triple Crystal Shard drops for great damage output that covers a wide area)
Flashwing - Super Shards [same for Jade] (although barely, the defense she looses is worth it for the damage output she gains with her Shooting Shards, and Healing Crystals are somewhat decent)
Crusher - Rubble Master [same for Granite] (the Crusher Hammer is just to slow of an attack, unlike the fully upgraded Rockslide which makes him much more versatile)

Whirlwind - Tempest Dragon [same for Polar] (Tempest Clouds were always her main attack and the Wow Pow makes them even better)
Sonic Boom - Medea Griffin (damage output really adds up with all those Babies)
Lightning Rod - Typhoon Titan (this path use to have a major problem with range attacks, making it a bad choice, but now the Wow Pow fixes that very nicely)
Jet-Vac - Vac-Packeteer [same for LightCore and Legendary] (Super Suction Air Blaster and Piercing Winds are absolutely useless without multiple enemies)
Swarm - Barberous Avenger (best Air Skylander, shooting Barb Blades and Butt Stingers while in Flight is what he does best)

Ignitor - Soul of the Flame [same for Legendary] (best Fire Skylander again due to the awesome Flame Form, making the Wow Pow a nice perk)
Flameslinger - Pyromancer (the Wow Pow makes him the best keep-away Skylander, and really helps making the Supernova)
Eruptor - Volcanor [same for LightCore] (the Wow Pow finally gives this path a nice damaging medium-range attack)
Hot Dog - Burning Bow-Wow [same for Molten] (all the upgrades on this path are great, when the upgraded Wall of Fire just is not as helpful)
Hot Head - The Burninator (FlameFire Bursts and Oil Blobs are his main attack on either path, also the Meteor takes too long to get charged)

Zap - Tesla Dragon (this path used to be a bad choice, but not any more since the Sea Slime Slide has been seriously downgraded, and the Wow Pow is built for this path)
Gill Grunt - Water Weaver (the Wow Pow is kind of useless)
Slam Bam - Blizzard Brawler [same for Legendary] (the Wow Pow gave this great path just what it needed to be awesome)
Chill - Ice Lancer [same for LightCore and Legendary LightCore] (Triple Ice Javelin is a nice attack to spam, and being able to do it while moving at full speed makes this path great)
Thumpback - Anchor's A-Yay (best Water Skylander, Thumpback Combos have amazing damage output with a wide range)

Stealth Elf - Pook Blade Saint [same for Legendary] (the Wow Pow helps out the other path allot, but not this one at all, but still this path is better)
Stump Smash - Nut Crafter (best Life Skylander, that Wow Pow has insane damage output)
Zook - Floral Defender (awesome path, useless Wow Pow)
Shroomboom - Paramushroom Promotion [same for LightCore] (Paratroopers damage output adds up fast, when on the other path its hard to have any decent damage output at all)
Tree Rex - Lumbering Laserer [same for Gnarly] (spamming the Photosynthesis Cannon can pull off great damage from a safe distance, when his Sequoia Stampede damage output is lower and puts him in harms way)

Cynder - Nether Welder (the Wow Pow doesn't do much for her, but at least the game made her Ghosts amazing)
Chop Chop - Undead Defender (best Undead Skylander, the Wow Pow does extra damage on this path, making him go from the worst Skylander to one of the best)
Hex - Bone Crafter [same for LightCore] (that Wow Pow is the most powerful attack in the game)
Fright Rider - Joust Jockey (all the upgrades on this path are awesome for being so versatile, when on the other path he is going to be out-damaged often)
Eye-Brawl - Eye for an Eye (this path's damage output adds up fast, and is safer to play, when Eye-Brawl Combos are just average for melee attacks)

definetely the crystaleer path for prism break it does MASSIVE amouts of damage that path prismancer is alright but crytaleer path is definetely better

ignitor seems a bit more versatile on the soul of the flame path

I'm not sure if I should choose Nut Crafter or Smash N' Bash for . I like the combos gets for Smash N' Bash, but I think Nut Crafter goes better with the Wow Pow. What should I choose?

Nut Crafter. The combos are weaker than the primary combo, and the other upgrades are useless.

My money's on Nutcrafter too, ties in very nicely with the Wow pow, and pretty much floods the field with a forest's worth of slowing acorns (even without the Wow pow!), as opposed to underwhelming combos and an exploding meganut.

Nut Crafter is the best choice for reasons already said.

Magic:
Spyro/ Blitz Spyro
Double Trouble/ Conjuror
Wrecking Ball/ Total Tongue
Voodood/ Elementalist
Pop Fizz/ Mad Scientist

Water:
Slam Bam/ Glacier Yeti
Zap/ Tesla Dragon
Wham-Shell/ Captain Crustacean
Gill Grunt/ Harpooner
Chill/ Frozen Fury

Earth:
Bash/ Pulver Dragon
Dino-Rang/ Earthen Avenger
Prism Break/ Prismancer
Terrafin/ Brawler
Crusher/ Rock Grinder
Flashwing/ Super Spinner

Undead:
Hex/ Bone Crafter
Cynder/ Nether Wielder
Chop Chop/ Undead Defender
Ghost Roaster/ Fear Eater
Fright Rider/ Joust Jockey

Fire:
Ignitor/ Blademaster
Sunburn/ Blaze Dragon
Flameslinger/ Pyromancer
Eruptor/ Magmantor
Hot Head/ The Burninator
Hot Dog/ Burning Bow-Wow

Air:
Whirlwind/ Tempest Dragon
Warnado/ Eye of the Storm
Sonic Boom/ Siren Griffin
Lightning Rod/ Lord of the Lightning
Swarm/ Barberous Avenger
Jet-Vac/ Vac-Packeteer

Tech:
Boomer/ Clobber Troll
Drill Sergeant/ Battledozer
Drobot/ Clockwork Dragon
Trigger Happy/ Golden Money Bags
Bouncer/ I-Beam Supreme
Sprocket/ Gearhead

Life:
Camo/ Vine Virtouso
Stump Smash/ Nut Crafter
Zook/ Artilleryman
Stealth Elf/ Forest Ninja
Tree Rex/ Lumbering Laserer
Shroom Boom/ Parashroom Promotion


I probably pick unpopular ones lol

I'm sad that Zap's Sea Slime Serpent path got so... downgraded. In SSA he was borderline impossible to defeat (at least when I used him)

did anyone ever try buying Spyro's Wow Pow before choosing a path, to see if the glitch still happens?

What glitch?

Anyone else know that in SSA Spyro could use the Daybringer Flame and his Earth Pound at the same time, creating a bigger crash?

At least my bro's could do it in SSA. We play the Xbox 360 version. (I own the 3DS versions too but anyways-)

it is a pretty bad glitch that makes Series 1 Spyro better then Series 2 Spyro.
read about it here:
//forum.darkspyro.net/spyro/viewposts.php?topic=76308

@Sky Airglow You are correct. It is possible to use all flame attacks at the same time you are ground pounding in SSA. However, this only works in the PC, XBox 360 and PS3 ports.