Armello
50 Achievements
1,000
40-50h
Alpha
Pierce through 3 Shields with Thane's Hero Power.
10
1.27%
How to unlock the Alpha achievement in Armello - Definitive Guide
The achievement text seems misleading - I burned 3 Sword cards and earned the achievement immediately. The bane I was fighting had only one shield.
Thane’s power is that if for every sword card you burn in battle, the resulting attack die will pierce through the opponent’s shield (either hero OR CREATURE/king). This is easiest done with a Thane with upgraded Fight as this will give you more dice to work with, along with constantly drawing item cards as these have a higher chance of being a sword type card. Simply enter combat with a character who has 3 or more body (so can therefore take 3 pierce shields) and preferably an AI player such as Barnaby who normally builds a defensive game. Then burn 3 item cards with the sword symbol to counteract at least 3 of your opponent's shield die.
NOTE: This trophy will pop regardless of if the opponent has any shield dice on the field during the battle.