Charlie

Charlie is a Rare Lancer with the Growth subclass, combining a coal-focused economy role with grenade damage and a chance to stun in hero battles. His demolitions theme appears in both sides of the kit: Demolitions Expert improves City Coal Mine Output, while Shrapnel Load delivers area damage to enemies.

His listed shard routes are Exploration, Lighthouse Intel and Hero Recruitment. This catalog keeps him in its G1 starting-roster grouping for Rare heroes rather than presenting him as a later numbered Legendary release.

What his grenades do

Shrapnel Load deals Attack-scaled area damage to a target and nearby enemies. The coefficient progresses through 140% / 154% / 168% / 182% / 196%. It is a damage ability; the separate Grenadier skill supplies the chance-based control effect.

Grenadier gives his grenades a chance to stun targets. Both the chance and duration matter: levels 1–5 are 10% for 0.5 seconds, 15% for 0.5 seconds, 15% for 1 second, 20% for 1 second, and 20% for 1.5 seconds. Some upgrades lengthen the stun without raising its chance, so repeated chance values are intentional. Even at the final level, a stun is not guaranteed.

Two separate coal benefits

• Demolitions Expert: raises City Coal Mine Output by 5% / 10% / 15% / 20% / 25%. This is the city-production effect.
• Coal Extraction: raises Coal Gathering Speed on the map by 5% / 10% / 15% / 20% / 25%. This is the map-gathering effect.

Those skills serve different parts of a coal-resource plan. They do not create one combined 50% bonus to all coal sources, and Gathering Speed should not be treated as extra carrying capacity or the same percentage cut to a timer.

Where to use Charlie

Skill development priorities

Editorial recommendation: prioritize the coal skill that matches the activity you use most. For actual hero-battle use, compare Shrapnel Load’s damage upgrades with Grenadier’s changes to chance and duration. Do not judge a level only by whether its stun chance increases.

For another early area-control option, compare Molly’s Super Snowball with the role and development available on your account. Charlie’s coal utility remains a separate reason to evaluate him even if you choose a different combat hero.

Reference stats and shards

The displayed stats are reference values; their hero level, star level and gear conditions are not specified. Charlie’s listed Expedition Attack and Defense are 90.07% each. Recruitment costs 10 shards, with 1,065 more across the five promotion stages, for 1,075 from locked to five stars. Each shard-table row is an additional stage cost.