Rare · Sentinel · Buffer
Shimmer
also called “Shimmer”
Tactical support core: healing, buffs and battlefield control. Key stat: Instincts.
Order (active ability)
Unbreakable Loyalty
Each round 30%: +18% Strength/+9% Init to the strongest ally. Rounds 2,4,7,9: tactical +50%.
Troop affinities
Habits
The dragon's 5 passives — fill in their level.
Vanguard ability
Sentinel's Presence
Increases the Recovery you deal by 15% and your Instinct by +25. The ally on the left flank deals +16% fire damage.
Only switches on at level 16 and while the dragon holds the Center — the game calls that seat the Vanguard. It comes with the dragon: no Breedmark, no Core to spend.
In battle
The best formations with Shimmer
Shimmer never fights alone. A fight is three dragons: one at the Center spreading its aura to the whole army, two on the flanks, and a single troop type. The same dragon can wipe the field or get crushed depending on who stands next to it.
Measured by the AI
Tier C · #29 of 38 dragons
Its best measured formation, with Cavalry:
The AI played 8,436 trios, every dragon at level 40, 6★ and 3 habits upgraded: the engine plays the battles, it doesn't guess. With your own stars the best formation changes — that's what the army optimizer works out.
See the 12 best formations, the best per troop and per dragon →- Shimmer is green on Cavalry · Siege. Dragons sharing that affinity: 20. Which ones do you own?
- Sentinel: at the Center it spreads its aura, on a flank it benefits from someone else's. Not the same dragon.
You enter your dragons, we hand you the order, the positions and the troop — and the why.
Shimmer: questions & answers
What is the best formation for Shimmer?
Left flank: Malachite · Center: Kalspire · Right flank: Shimmer, with Cavalry. That's the best formation the AI measured for Shimmer, over 8,436 trios played (every dragon at level 40, 6★).
Is Shimmer good in Game of Thrones: Dragonfire?
Shimmer is tier C in the AI tier list: #29 of 38 dragons.
Which troops should Shimmer lead?
Shimmer is green (+20%) on Cavalry. Pick the one you've upgraded the most.
What does Shimmer's Order do?
Unbreakable Loyalty: Each round 30%: +18% Strength/+9% Init to the strongest ally. Rounds 2,4,7,9: tactical +50%.
Which dragons go best with Shimmer?
In the best formations measured by the AI, the dragons that most often stand next to Shimmer: Kalspire and Malachite.
The other Sentinel dragons
See all 38 dragons →Dragon tier list →Which faction to choose? →
