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Overview

Axeman is a Common Force HP champion from the Banner Lords. In battle the kit places [Decrease ACC].

Skills

1/10

Book value

Low priority - books mostly add damage. 4 skill books to max every skill; each book upgrades a random skill.

  • +30% damage / healing in total across the skills
A1

Heavy Chop

Attacks 1 enemy. Has a 30% chance of placing a 25% [Decrease ACC] debuff for 1 turn. Damage inflicted is proportional to DEF.
Damage 4.2×DEF
Skill books (4)
  1. Level 2: Damage +5%
  2. Level 3: Damage +5%
  3. Level 4: Damage +10%
  4. Level 5: Damage +10%

Skill texts, cooldowns and book upgrades are the game's own. "Damage" is the skill's multiplier (for example 4×ATK = four times this champion's ATK, before the target's DEF) - see how damage works.

Suggested build

A starting point worked out from Axeman's own skills - not a hand-tested build. Each line says why it was picked; your gear and team decide the rest. See what stats each champion needs.

PvE

Stat priority

  1. HP% - Bigger HP pool to soak hits for the team.
  2. DEF% - Every point of DEF cuts the damage taken.
  3. SPD - Protection, taunts and buffs only help if they come in time.
  4. RES - Shrugs off enemy debuffs.
  5. ACC - Optional - only the A1 places [Decrease ACC], so other stats come first.

Gear set combinations

Main stats

WeaponATKFixed
HelmetHPFixed
ShieldDEFFixed
GauntletsHP% or DEF%Survivability
ChestplateHP% or DEF%Survivability
BootsSPDAlways - turns win fights
RingHP or DEFFlat survivability
AmuletHP or DEFFlat survivability
BannerRESResists enemy debuffs

Masteries

The key pick in each tier of the two trees - hover or tap a mastery for the game's own text. How masteries work

Defense

  1. T1Tough SkinDEF.
  2. T2BlastproofLess AoE damage taken.
  3. T3ResurgentCan shake off a debuff after a big hit.
  4. T4Delay DeathTakes less damage from the same enemy over time.
  5. T5Selfless DefenderTakes part of an ally's first hit each round.
  6. T6Iron Skin+200 DEF, and the skills scale from DEF.

Support

  1. T1SteadfastMAX HP.
  2. T2Lay On HandsStronger heals.
  3. T3Rapid ResponseTurn meter when its buffs expire.
  4. T4Lore of SteelStronger set bonuses.
  5. T5Lasting GiftsIts buffs can last a turn longer.
  6. T6Elixir of Life+3,000 MAX HP.

Blessings

  • Ward of the Fallen - Damage reduction that grows as the fight turns bad - good on a champion that must survive to keep the team's buffs and heals flowing.
  • Intimidating Presence - A good fit on a leader whose aura is worth boosting; wasted on a champion that is not leading.
  • Iron Will - Helps durable champions that often carry debuffs - against boss debuffs and in the Arena.

How blessings work

Relics

  • Volcardiac Heart - Puts a protective buff on the whole team as the fight opens, which helps most when the first rounds are the dangerous ones.
  • Immortal Visage - A built-in second life once per round: it keeps a key champion in the fight long enough for its kit to matter.
  • Hand of Uncreation - Makes enemy debuffs, buff removal, turn-meter steals and cooldown increases land less often on the wearer - protects the champion that holds the team together.

How relics work

Arena

Stat priority

  1. HP% - Bigger HP pool to soak hits for the team.
  2. DEF% - Every point of DEF cuts the damage taken.
  3. SPD - Protection, taunts and buffs only help if they come in time.
  4. RES - Shrugs off enemy debuffs and crowd control.
  5. ACC - Optional - only the A1 places [Decrease ACC], so other stats come first.

Gear set combinations

Main stats

WeaponATKFixed
HelmetHPFixed
ShieldDEFFixed
GauntletsHP% or DEF%Survivability
ChestplateHP% or DEF%Survivability
BootsSPDAlways - turns win fights
RingHP or DEFFlat survivability
AmuletHP or DEFFlat survivability
BannerRESResists enemy debuffs

Masteries

The key pick in each tier of the two trees - hover or tap a mastery for the game's own text. How masteries work

Defense

  1. T1Tough SkinDEF.
  2. T2BlastproofLess AoE damage taken.
  3. T3ResurgentCan shake off a debuff after a big hit.
  4. T4StubbornnessMore RES while debuffed.
  5. T5RetributionCounterattacks after a big hit.
  6. T6Unshakeable+50 RES.

Support

  1. T1SteadfastMAX HP.
  2. T2Lay On HandsStronger heals.
  3. T3Rapid ResponseTurn meter when its buffs expire.
  4. T4Lore of SteelStronger set bonuses.
  5. T5Lasting GiftsIts buffs can last a turn longer.
  6. T6Elixir of Life+3,000 MAX HP.

Blessings

  • Ward of the Fallen - Damage reduction that grows as the fight turns bad - good on a champion that must survive to keep the team's buffs and heals flowing.
  • Intimidating Presence - A good fit on a leader whose aura is worth boosting; wasted on a champion that is not leading.
  • Iron Will - Helps durable champions that often carry debuffs - against boss debuffs and in the Arena.

How blessings work

Relics

  • Volcardiac Heart - Puts a protective buff on the whole team as the fight opens, which helps most when the first rounds are the dangerous ones.
  • Immortal Visage - A built-in second life once per round: it keeps a key champion in the fight long enough for its kit to matter.
  • Hand of Uncreation - Makes enemy debuffs, buff removal, turn-meter steals and cooldown increases land less often on the wearer - protects the champion that holds the team together.

How relics work

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