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Bowf the Rancid

Leader auraIncreases allies' HP in all battles by 25%

Overview

Bowf the Rancid is an Epic Spirit HP champion from the Skinwalkers, built as a debuffer, buffer and healer. In battle the kit removes debuffs from allies, heals allies, places [Heal Reduction], [Decrease ACC] and gives allies [Increase ACC]. As leader: increases allies' HP in all battles by 25%.

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Where Bowf the Rancid helps

Worked out from the kit: each area lists what helps there (from our mode guides), and these are the matches in this champion's skills. Not a hand-made rating - gear, speed and the team matter more.

AreaFitBecause the kit has
Nether Spider
Doom Tower
Strong fit
Spider's Den
Dungeons
Good fit
Phantom Shogun's Grove
Dungeons
Good fit
Scarab King
Doom Tower
Good fit
Celestial Griffin
Doom Tower
Good fit
Dark Fae
Doom Tower
Good fit
Clan Boss
Core
Can help
Hydra
Core
Can help
Chimera
Core
Can help
Faction Wars
Core
Can help
Arena
PvP
Can help
Campaign and dungeon waves
Campaign
Can help
Dragon's Lair
Dungeons
Can help
Ice Golem's Peak
Dungeons
Can help

Skills

9/10

Book value

Worth books early. 11 skill books to max every skill; each book upgrades a random skill.

  • A3 Healing Spritz: cooldown 5 → 3
  • A2 Spearstench: cooldown 4 → 3
  • A1 Reekblade: effect chance 25% → 50%
  • A2 Spearstench: effect chance 75% → 100%
  • +40% damage / healing in total across the skills
A1

Reekblade

Attacks 1 enemy 2 times.

Each hit has a 25% chance of placing a 100% [Heal Reduction] debuff for 2 turns.
Damage 0.13×HP
Skill books (4)
  1. Level 2: Damage +5%
  2. Level 3: Damage +10%
  3. Level 4: Buff/Debuff Chance +10%
  4. Level 5: Buff/Debuff Chance +15%
A2

Spearstench

Cooldown 4 → 3 with books
Attacks all enemies.

Has a 75% chance of placing a 50% [Decrease ACC] debuff on all enemies for 2 turns.

Also increases the duration of all ally buffs by 1 turn.
Damage 0.25×HP
Skill books (5)
  1. Level 2: Damage +10%
  2. Level 3: Damage +15%
  3. Level 4: Buff/Debuff Chance +10%
  4. Level 5: Buff/Debuff Chance +15%
  5. Level 6: Cooldown -1
A3

Healing Spritz

Cooldown 5 → 3 with books
Removes 2 random debuffs from all allies, and heals them by 10% of their MAX HP.

Also places a 50% [Increase ACC] buff on all allies for 2 turns.
Skill books (2)
  1. Level 2: Cooldown -1
  2. Level 3: Cooldown -1
Passive

Antibiotic Spray [P]

Ascension 3
Decreases the damage all allies receive from [Poison] debuffs by 50%.

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 Bowf the Rancid'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. SPD - A support's value is how often it acts.
  2. ACC - To land [Heal Reduction], [Decrease ACC].
  3. HP% - The damage scales from HP - and it keeps the champion alive.
  4. RES - Shrugs off enemy debuffs.

Gear set combinations

Main stats

WeaponATKFixed
HelmetHPFixed
ShieldDEFFixed
GauntletsHP%Survivability and the HP-based skills
ChestplateACCTo land the kit's debuffs
BootsSPDAlways - turns win fights
RingHPFlat HP
AmuletHPFlat HP
BannerACCTo land the kit's 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

Support

  1. T1Pinpoint AccuracyACC for its debuffs.
  2. T2Lay On HandsStronger heals.
  3. T3Healing SaviorStronger heals on allies in danger.
  4. T4Lore of SteelStronger set bonuses (Speed...).
  5. T5Lasting GiftsIts buffs can last a turn longer.
  6. T6Timely InterventionTurn meter when an ally drops low.

Defense

  1. T1DefiantRES.
  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. T5Cycle of RevengeTurn meter when allies are crit.
  6. T6Unshakeable+50 RES.

Blessings

  • Temporal Chains - Speed control for the whole team: slower enemies act less often, which is why it is a staple for support and control champions.
  • Intimidating Presence - A good fit on a leader whose aura is worth boosting; wasted on a champion that is not leading.
  • Chainbreaker - Keeps a key champion from being locked down by Stun, Freeze, Fear and similar effects.

How blessings work

Relics

  • Journal of Necrotos - Boosts every heal and every turn-meter fill the wearer gives its allies, so the more of those a kit has, the more it gets.
  • Harp of Kasbiel - Support skills that do no damage still refill a little turn meter, so buffers and healers act more often.
  • 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. SPD - A support's value is how often it acts - and acting first in the Arena.
  2. ACC - To land [Heal Reduction], [Decrease ACC].
  3. HP% - The damage scales from HP - and it keeps the champion alive.
  4. RES - Resists enemy crowd control.

Gear set combinations

Main stats

WeaponATKFixed
HelmetHPFixed
ShieldDEFFixed
GauntletsHP%Survivability and the HP-based skills
ChestplateACCTo land the kit's debuffs
BootsSPDAlways - turns win fights
RingHPFlat HP
AmuletHPFlat HP
BannerACCTo land the kit's 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

Support

  1. T1Pinpoint AccuracyACC for its debuffs.
  2. T2Lay On HandsStronger heals.
  3. T3Healing SaviorStronger heals on allies in danger.
  4. T4Lore of SteelStronger set bonuses (Speed...).
  5. T5Lasting GiftsIts buffs can last a turn longer.
  6. T6Timely InterventionTurn meter when an ally drops low.

Defense

  1. T1DefiantRES.
  2. T2Improved ParryLess damage from crits.
  3. T3Wisdom of BattleCan block debuffs after crowd control ends.
  4. T4Delay DeathTakes less damage from the same enemy over time.
  5. T5Cycle of RevengeTurn meter when allies are crit.
  6. T6Unshakeable+50 RES.

Blessings

  • Temporal Chains - Speed control for the whole team: slower enemies act less often, which is why it is a staple for support and control champions.
  • Intimidating Presence - A good fit on a leader whose aura is worth boosting; wasted on a champion that is not leading.
  • Chainbreaker - Keeps a key champion from being locked down by Stun, Freeze, Fear and similar effects.

How blessings work

Relics

  • Journal of Necrotos - Boosts every heal and every turn-meter fill the wearer gives its allies, so the more of those a kit has, the more it gets.
  • Harp of Kasbiel - Support skills that do no damage still refill a little turn meter, so buffers and healers act more often.
  • 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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