Quick Summary
Dankan entered the Exodus and Outcast Invitational as one of 16 invited players. He is now one of only four still competing. You can find his twitch streams here
Dankan has become one of the biggest stories of the Exodus and Outcast Invitational.
After eliminating Easy2 - the tournament’s highest-rated and perhaps most feared participant - Dankan is now among the final six players and will face Gluhammer for a place in the next round.
His answers are as direct as his tournament run: “Training is for those who don’t know how to play.”
His road to the semifinal included the tournament’s biggest shake-out: an epic BO3 victory over Easy2, the number-one player on the Olden Era ladder and the opponent several Invitational participants said they feared most.
The series began with one of the tournament’s most extraordinary performances. Easy2 reached 30 Spell Power with Vatawna before the first fight, creating a position Dankan considered impossible to overcome.
But the series did not end there.
Easy2 was eliminated by a neutral army in the second game, and Dankan completed the comeback by winning the decisive third map. What initially looked like another dominant Easy2 series instead became the result that changed the entire tournament bracket.
Dankan now faces Gluhammer in the Quarterfinal on July 23, with the winner advancing to the semifinal rounds.
His interview is short, confident and occasionally brutal. Dankan talks about highrolling, the secret economic-hero meta, the opponent he truly fears - and why he apparently has no need for special tournament preparation.
The answers have been lightly edited for grammar and clarity while preserving Dankan’s original meaning and laconic style.
From Heroes V to Olden Era
Q1 How long have you been playing Heroes, and which faction did you play first?
I started with Heroes V and played multiplayer lobbies for three or four years.
I have been playing Olden Era since Early Access.
Q2 Which faction performance was the biggest disappointment?
temple
Q3 How did you like the Outcast Tournament template? Would you like to play more of it?
Yeah, why not?
Q4 Did you prepare specifically for your opponents, or did you approach the matches like regular ladder games?
Training is for those who don’t know how to play.
Q5 Which tournament game or moment are you most satisfied with?
Thanks to the luck in the last game.
Editor's note: third game vs easy2
Q6 Which player did you fear facing the most?
The ranged main guard.
Q7 Which player or game moment impressed you the most during the tournament?
I’ve seen very few games.
Q8 What is your prediction for the grand final?
Me versus Kietaka.
Q9 How much did GAMBA affect your games?
Olden Era is all about highrolling.
Q10 Who is stronger in the current meta: Might or Magic heroes?
Economic heroes are the secret meta.
Q11 How do you expect the competitive scene to look by the end of the year?
Almost dead because of the game developers.
Big Kudos to Dankan
Dankan has already produced one of the defining results of the Exodus and Outcast Invitational.
Eliminating Easy2 would have been a major achievement under any circumstances. Doing it after facing a nearly impossible 30-Spell-Power opening - and then surviving a full three-game series - made the result one of the tournament’s most memorable stories.
Now Dankan is no longer simply the player who delivered the biggest drama. He is a quarterfinalist, few matches away from competing for the Invitational finals.
His prediction is a grand final against Kietaka. First, he must overcome Gluhammer on July 23.
Whatever happens next, Dankan has already earned his place among the standout players of the tournament.
More interviews with Invitational participants will be published throughout the playoffs as part of TownPortal’s Invitational Voices series.