Originally Posted by
Jim_B
the situations where he is good for blocking are so specific and rare that basically he's not good for blocking. low HP enemies that do small damage? just kill the camp! He has not been designed for blocking, he's been nerfed from the original half decent legendary vet (for star coins implementation) to something that looks good to people who do not understand the mechanics of combat - ooooh shiny thing!
Look at what happened recently… the loot nerfing, removing IotP (27 in a day remember). These changes were all brought in to slow down progress in the game. The mma was a big mistake and BB know it, but cannot backtrack as people who bought for gems would have a legitimate right to demand refund. IMO the MoD is deliberately useless, whilst being marketed as something it isn't, to people who don't know the difference.