Infernal Summit 1

[reckoner]

These are the setups we are currently using for Infernal Summit 1 (IS1):

There are 2 base designs, one for the north/south spots, and one for

the east/west spots. I believe the lower picture, labeled "No.2" is for

the north/south positions. The upper picture, No.3, is for east/west.

IS1 requires very strong heroes (double-evolved), with high-level

skills, and lots of scatter. Depending on which heroes you use, you

may need at least 100 total scatter or more. This requires at least

2 heroes with scatter higher than level 5. If you use heroes whose

proc reduces energy (such as PK and HB), your need for scatter is

reduced. Just be aware that you need enough scatter to 

counteract all the regular attacks AND proc hits that your heroes

will do. Using heroes that do damage-over-time will increase your

need for more scatter (such as GLM, VD, dusa, SB), as will heroes

that summon extra units (TT, BT, MIKE for example, as well as

enchantments such as Divine Templar, Pyremage and Blade Knight).

Also be aware that scatter crests on a hero with scatter talent

won't add more scatter. The goal is to keep the demons from 

proccing, while having enough AOE/multi-shot damage to clear

the incoming waves.

Examples of heroes to use, in no particular order:

GS - warfliers have built-in scatter5, extra units do extra dmg

PK & HB - proc reduces energy, good DPS

Molt - nice debuff, AOE dmg

PD - dmg & atk speed buff with no cooldown

HQ - debuff, multi-shot dmg

Val - energy buff

CU - energy/dmg buff

ARC - AOE dmg, can freeze the demon

DG - the demon can be blinded, multi-shot dmg

GF - AOE dmg

Anub - strong debuff, great multi-shot dmg

Some of the heroes listed above have scatter as their ideal

talent, or can use scatter as one of their better talents. Two of

the best heroes for IS1 are Gunslinger and Anubis due to their

high damage output and global range. The dragons can be

very useful as well, for debuffs and AOE/multi-shot damage.

Crests: If the hero has scatter talent, use revive... otherwise,

use scatter crests.

Pets: Use pets that heal, and/or reduce dmg received, and/or

reduce energy (Bubb, Drako, Angi, Purr, Havoc).

Artifacts: Blitz on PD, Victor's or Goblet on everything else.

There is a dmg cap for the demon, so Axe isn't that 

effective if each team brings a PD.

Buildings: use Magic or Arrow towers, with 5-5-7 garrisons

or higher. Towers, hero bases, and walls should all

be max level (30). It's debatable whether magic or arrow

towers are better... arrow towers do more damage, while

magic towers can be a double-edged sword (stuns can

both help or hurt with the incoming waves).

Team placement: All 4 teams should create a big diamond

at the bottom corner of the map. The person in the north

position needs to be really strong. If there is one person

who is significantly weaker, they should take the south

position (at the very bottom corner of the map).

These are just my recommendations. I'm sure it's possible

to have a decent win rate with other setups or other

requirements.