How do heroes handle hex stacking?

WhiteAsIce

WhiteAsIce

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2008

R/

Are heroes smart about stacking hexes? Will they purposely recast a hex if a foe already has it? For exampe, Wastrel's Worry and Icy Veins recharge shorter than its duration. Would a hero reapply the hex if it hasn't worn off yet?

MisterB

MisterB

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy

[ban]

W/

Heroes won't use a hex on a target that is already hexed with the same spell, or at least I've never seen it happen. This includes renewing the duration. They'll wait for the hex to expire before they reapply it. As for Wastrel's Worry and Icy Veins, last time I equipped those on heroes, the heroes would spam WW on recharge on multiple targets, quickly depleting their energy. They tend to wait to cast Icy Veins until a target has low health.

Relyk

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2008

W/

Heroes know that status of all enemies and will never cast a hex on an enemy already suffering from that hex. This is the same behavior with enchantments.