Rhino
Heavy Melee Bot
Rhino is a 200-cost melee tank unit that can deal massive damage if it reaches its victims
Cost 200 
HP 19297 
Speed 16m/s 
ATK 3560 
Splash Range 6m 
Attack Interval 0.9s 
Range 6m 
Target GROUND Unlock Cost 50 
Upgrade Exp 1150 
Rotation Speed 100deg/s 
Technologies
250When there are multiple enemies nearby, Rhino attacks them with a whirlwind, dealing 1.5 times the damage of Rhino's ATK over a long time.
300Covers the unit with a photon coating, decreasing damage received by 30% within 25s after the start of the battle, and grants immunity to Electromagnetic, Ignited, Acid, and Degeneration Beam effects
200Automatically restores 4.5 of Max HP per second upon taking damage
250Rhinos activate a self-destruct mechanism at 0 HP, dealing damage equivalent to Rhino's Max HP to all units within 48m.
150Increases the units' movement speed by 5 and reduces attack interval by 0.3s
100Increases ATK by 20%, upon destroying an enemy, restores HP equal to the enemy's HP
300Increases HP by 25% and grants immunity to slow
200Increases HP by 50%, and blocks 60 damage when attacked. The damage blocking effect increases with the Rank. And for each Rank, blocks an additional 60 damage.
200After the battle begins, the Rhino's HP and ATK increase by 3% per second.
Strategy
Rhino is most commonly used as a cost-efficient tank that can protect any other unit in the game due to its melee range. It can even be frontline for difficult-to-protect units like Crawler, Fang, or Wasp! With careful positioning, one can try to distract chaff clear units with the Rhino and win valuable tempo without too much investment. Armor Enhancement is great value overall, adding a lot of tankiness for little investment, especially against low DPS boards. This tankiness and survivability can be further improved with techs like Field Maintenance, Photon Coating, Power Armor and Wreckage Recycling. Alternatively, Whirlwind and Mechanical Rage help the rhino close the gap to key units and take them out. Final Blitz is rhino’s signature technology, allowing it to self-destruct when killed, dealing damage to all nearby ground units, regardless of team. This can serve as a deadly trap against aggressively deployed units when combined with Photon Coating to prevent EMP from disabling the explosion.
