As of update 1.61, order giants have been able to animation cancel. While some have doubted the use and viability of doing this, this replay shows the true power of the order Giant animation cancel. Thanks to BEN for helping me test out and show giant animation cancel.

www.stickempires.com/play?replay=replay1329160&version=1.62

First Test: 4 speartons vs Order Giant (normal)
speartons win with one at nearly full health

Second Test: 4 speartons vs Animation Cancel Giant
Giant wins with 25% health left,

Third Test Animation Giant vs Normal Giant
Animation cancel giant wins with 40% health left!!

Based on these results we can say that a properly controlled giant does 60% more damage than an unmicroed giant, but how does one do this? That is a secret :P

JKJK If you read All that then you deserve to know (not really cause Im gonna create the next Giant mass fad)

To do this, first target a unit to attack, then when the giant has just released the boulder, press h, then when it has released that boulder, target that unit, and the giant will throw another one, then press h, target, repeat, profit!! (I feel so much guilt for what I just did)

Note that If you manage to get "stuck" and cant animation cancel anymore like what happened in the video against the 4 speartons, just move the giant for a bit, then retarget, and you can keep repeating. It is vital that you press the buttons in the right order and at the right time, otherwise you increase the probability of getting "stuck"

So its like kiting?

not really, Its more like to archers, not reloading at all, and constantly shooting. If you watch the replay the second and third battles show it clearly.

Giants are now more useful :P

Anyways, giants can't do this to swords with rage, but, swords will lose to magikill, so, i suggest tower spawn, spears, archers, magikills, and swords with rage.

Do you even know what this thread is about?

announcer,"ladies and gentlemen..welcome to..the GOLDEN AGE OF GIANT MASSING!!!"
*crowd cheers* Then Crazyjay comes and makes a new patch that will make animation cancel impossible.

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Do you even know what this thread is about?

I think this thread is to introduce people to order giant mass, but eventually lose to chaos giant mass

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announcer,"ladies and gentlemen..welcome to..the GOLDEN AGE OF GIANT MASSING!!!"
*crowd cheers* Then Crazyjay comes and makes a new patch that will make animation cancel impossible.

Why would the crowd cheer? :'(

i love animation cancel i used it ages ago and i learnt that (with my months of animaion cancel) there are two ways to do it

1) 1 lvl 2 giant health can beat 2 normal giants with cancel- click on one then STRAIGHT after hes attacked click on the other one and repeat
2) small giant with animation cancel beats meduim- click the attack arrow and when he's attacked click on the giant then the attacked arrow and repeat



also giant massing and group controll can still alltoether animation cancel and then this happens


without cancel
Giants- spear rush- Albows-magikil-ninjas-swords-giants
with cancel
giants-giants-giants-giants-giants-giants-(WyzDM? Some awesome player)
then giant massing can beat almost everyone the everyone counters it with spears then guys counter spears with albows and magikill and yu know how it goes. unless theyre pro presume they're spamming 1 unit - i think it's mostly swords now- and counter with a mixed army
or
normal player (med tactic)- good player(good tactic) norm advances to mixed army (pro method) good player starts spamming giants and is now considered bad as that tactic can only beat 1 tactic no matter how good the tactic it beats is hundreds of stragtegys will still beat giant massing

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I think this thread is to introduce people to order giant mass, but eventually lose to chaos giant mass

No, I did not make this thread to introduce people to giant massing, as nearly everyone here knows about giant massing. This is to show how to use those giants that people do sometimes buy to their maximum effectiveness. This is no different than other guides telling how to kite, or control magikill properly. If someone wants to giant mass and do this, then go ahead, no one is stopping them, but in general giant massing is a bad idea I agree.

Also, in WyzDMs newest vid, he uses animation cancel to "forward kite" the some speartons. Again, using giants to their maximum effectiveness.

it would be cool if a chaos giant would actually the the person their dragging like after every 3 hits

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it would be cool if a chaos giant would actually the the person their dragging like after every 3 hits

Would what?

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it would be cool if a chaos giant would actually the the person their dragging like after every 3 hits

Instead of using h and target, try moving forward after every hit and then targeting. Im pretty sure it works for chaos giants.