Even though players can use any team of heroes to defeat Arctic Flipper in Lords Mobile, it is advised that they use specific Heroes depending on the level.
Overview
Lords Mobile is a popular free-to-play video game. It combines role-playing, real-time strategy and world-building mechanics. The game allows players to participate in various game modes, the most notable of which are player-versus-player (PVP) battles.
In the game, players are able to develop their own base and build an army to attack enemy bases, destroy them, seize resources and capture enemy leaders. Generally, players can only attack enemies from their own kingdom. However, during the Kingdom vs Kingdom (KVK), all servers are open for attacks.
Players can attack world bosses and other monsters that occasionally appear on the map, in order to claim resources from them. Additionally, they are able to participate in multiple contests to earn bonuses either for the guild they are part of, or for themselves.
The following table indicates several additional gameplay modes and a description of each:
| Name of gameplay mode | Game mode | Description of gameplay mode |
| Hero Stage | Player-versus-environment | Players are able to fight through a series of challenges using unique Heroes. Players can collect new Heroes, Hero experience and Hero equipment if they complete the stages. |
| Colosseum | Player-versus-player | In this mode, players can select up to five Heroes to fight against other players preselected Heroes. If players win the match, they will obtain Hero experience and a higher position in the Colosseum ranking. |
| The Labyrinth | Player-versus-environment | Players are able to challenge a monster to claim various resources and speed-up items. |
| Kingdom Tycoon | Player-versus-environment | Players use a luck token to role a dice, and move forward until they reach the end of the map, Players can obtain various resources, items and chests on the way. At the end, players will have to fight a gremlin to win the jackpot on Gems, the in-game currency. |
Heroes
The game currently features over 47 Heroes. They are divided into three categories: Intelligence, Strength and Agility. Every Hero is unique, with distinct attributes, skills, backgrounds and designs.
The tactics of the game assumes the need to improve the Heroes. Additionally, players need to command different types of troops for attacking any position and order on targets. Players can obtain additional heroes through in-game bundle purchases, while the launch Heroes are available by completing Hero Stages.
Monsters
Like mentioned above, players are able to attack various world bosses and other monsters that spawn on the map. One of the monsters that players can defeat is Arctic Flipper. He is a normal monster that appears for two consecutive days in the course of one monster cycle.
Arctic Flipper will remain on the Kingdom Map for two hours and 55 minutes, or until it is killed. However, once it is killed, a new monster of the same type will spawn nearby. This monster can also be summoned by guilds during the Guild Bash, when enough points have been scored by the guild.
It is important that players note the following about Arctic Flipper:
- The level of the monster depends on the current Guild Bash level of the summoning guild
- Arctic Flippers have extremely high Health Points (HP)
- Players are unable to use a damage multiplier
- The consecutive hunting damage boost applies in the fight
- The energy cost to hunt an Arctic Flipper is one
Arctic Flipper manual
During a normal fight, players should deal physical damage. Arctic Flipper has a disadvantage over high physical defences. While his powerful kicks can knock back heroes, its attacks cover a large area. Players should thus use healers and Heroes with high physical defences to help keep the party alive.
However, during Guild Bash, it is advised that players deal direct damage. In this mode, players should deal physical and magic damage.
Hero Line-ups
Normal
Even though players can use any team of Heroes to defeat Arctic Flipper, it is recommended that they create specific teams, depending on the level that they are on. The following table indicates the level and the recommended free and paid Heroes:
| Level | Paid Heroes | Free Heroes |
| One | · Twilight Priestess
· Storm Fox · Elementalist · Petite Devil · Incinerator |
· Sage of Storms, Bombin Goblin, Incinerator, Elementalist, Snow queen
· Demon Slayer, Trickster, Incinerator, Scarlet Bolt · Child of Light, Snow Queen, Elementalist, Incinerator, Bomin Goblin |
| Two | · Twilight Priestess
· Petite Devil · Incinerator · Elementalist · Storm Fox
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· Incinerator
· Bombin Goblin · Sage of Storms · Snow Queen · Elementalist |
| Three | · Elementalist, Storm Fox, Petite Devil, Dream Witch, Twilight Priestess
· Storm Fox, Dream Witch, Petite Devil, Incinerator, Twilight Priestess · Snail Princess, Storm Fox, Dream Witch, Petite Devil, Incinerator |
· Prima Dona
· Incinerator · Bombin’ Goblin · Elementalist · Sage of Storms |
| Four | · Twilight Priestess
· Petite Devil · Witch Doll · Storm Fox · Dream Witch |
· Child of light
· Prima Donna · Sage of Storms · Incinerator · Elementalist |
| Five | · Twilight Priestess, Witch Doll, Dream Witch, Storm Fox, Petite Devil
· Child of Light, Dream Witch, Elementalist, Petite Devil, Lore Weaver |
· Sage of Storms
· Incinerator · Prima Donna · Elementalist · Child of Light |
Guild Bash
The following table indicates the level, free and paid Heroes for Guild Bash:
| Level | Paid Heroes | Free Heroes |
| Level one throughout level five | · Black Crow
· Incinerator · Petite Devil · Tracker · Death Archer |
· Trickster
· Death Archer · Black Crow · Tracker · Incinerator |