A1
Innocent Blood
Attacks 1 enemy. Heals this Champion by 15% of the damage inflicted.
Damage 3.75×ATK
Skill books (4)
- Level 2: Damage +5%
- Level 3: Damage +5%
- Level 4: Damage +5%
- Level 5: Damage +5%
Brakus the Shifter
Overview
Brakus the Shifter is a Legendary Force Attack champion from the Skinwalkers, built as a damage dealer, debuffer and buffer. In battle the kit heals itself, can take extra turns, places [Weaken], [True Fear], [Fear] and gives allies [Increase ATK]. Its damage scales from ATK.
Damage dealerDebufferBufferCrowd control
Where Brakus the Shifter 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.
| Area | Fit | Because the kit has |
|---|---|---|
| Clan Boss Core | Strong fit | |
| Hydra Core | Strong fit | |
| Campaign and dungeon waves Campaign | Strong fit | |
| Dragon's Lair Dungeons | Strong fit | |
| Minotaur's Labyrinth Dungeons | Strong fit | |
| Iron Twins Fortress Dungeons | Strong fit | |
| Chimera Core | Good fit | |
| Faction Wars Core | Good fit | |
| Arena PvP | Good fit | |
| Ice Golem's Peak Dungeons | Good fit | |
| Fire Knight's Castle Dungeons | Good fit | |
| Spider's Den Dungeons | Good fit | |
| Phantom Shogun's Grove Dungeons | Good fit | |
| Frost Spider Doom Tower | Good fit |
Skills
10/10
Book value
Worth books early. 16 skill books to max every skill; each book upgrades a random skill.
- A2 Full Moon Rampage: cooldown 5 → 3
- Passive Beast Mode [P]: cooldown 7 → 5
- A3 Hunter's Howl: cooldown 5 → 4
- A2 Full Moon Rampage: effect chance 75% → 100%
- +55% damage / healing in total across the skills
A2
Full Moon Rampage
Cooldown 5 → 3 with booksAttacks 1 enemy 6 times. The first hit has a 75% chance of placing a 25% [Weaken] debuff for 3 turns. Heals this Champion by 25% of the damage inflicted.
Heals this Champion by 50% of the damage inflicted instead if the target is under a [Fear] or a [True Fear] debuff.
Heals this Champion by 50% of the damage inflicted instead if the target is under a [Fear] or a [True Fear] debuff.
Damage 0.97×ATK
Skill books (6)
- Level 2: Damage +10%
- Level 3: Damage +15%
- Level 4: Buff/Debuff Chance +10%
- Level 5: Buff/Debuff Chance +15%
- Level 6: Cooldown -1
- Level 7: Cooldown -1
A3
Hunter's Howl
Cooldown 5 → 4 with booksPlaces a 50% [Increase ATK] buff on all allies for 3 turns, then attacks 1 enemy 3 times.
Each hit has a 50% chance of placing a [True Fear] debuff for 1 turn. Has a 50% chance of placing a [Fear] debuff on 2 random enemies for 1 turn if the [True Fear] debuff is placed.
Each hit has a 50% chance of placing a [True Fear] debuff for 1 turn. Has a 50% chance of placing a [Fear] debuff on 2 random enemies for 1 turn if the [True Fear] debuff is placed.
Damage 2.3×ATK
Skill books (4)
- Level 2: Damage +10%
- Level 3: Buff/Debuff Chance +10%
- Level 4: Buff/Debuff Chance +15%
- Level 5: Cooldown -1
Passive
Beast Mode [P]
Ascension 3Cooldown 7 → 5 with books[Passive Effect]
Damage increases by 40% when this Champion's HP drops below 40%.
[Active Effect]
Revives this Champion with 20% HP when killed. Immediately grants an Extra Turn.
Damage increases by 40% when this Champion's HP drops below 40%.
[Active Effect]
Revives this Champion with 20% HP when killed. Immediately grants an Extra Turn.
Skill books (2)
- Level 2: Cooldown -1
- Level 3: Cooldown -1
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 Brakus the Shifter'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
- SPD - More turns means more hits.
- ACC - To land [Weaken], [True Fear], [Fear] - a resisted debuff does nothing.
- C.RATE - Up to 100%: every crit multiplies the hit.
- C.DMG - How much a crit adds - stack it once C.RATE is near 100%.
- ATK% - The skills' damage scales from ATK.
Gear set combinations
- Ignores DEF on every hit, plus ATK - the all-round damage build.Gives: ATK +15%, Savage effect, Cruel effect
- C.RATE and DEF ignore in one set, with SPD to act more often.Gives: C.RATE +10%, SPD +12%, Lethal effect
- Heals from its own damage - survives long boss fights.Gives: ATK +15%, Lifesteal effect, Cruel effect
- Three 2-piece sets when your 4-piece pieces are weak.Gives: ATK +15%, C.RATE +12%, SPD +12%, Cruel effect
- Keeps the damage and adds ACC for the kit's debuffs.Gives: ACC +40, SPD +5%, Savage effect
Savage×4
Lethal×4
Speed×2
Lifesteal×4
Critical Rate×2
Perception×2Main stats
| Weapon | ATK | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
| Helmet | HP | Fixed |
| Shield | DEF | Fixed |
| Gauntlets | C.RATE | C.RATE first; C.DMG once you reach 100% |
| Chestplate | ATK% | Damage scales from ATK |
| Boots | SPD | Always - turns win fights |
| Ring | ATK | Flat ATK |
| Amulet | C.DMG | The crit multiplier |
| Banner | ACC | To 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
Offense
- T1Deadly PrecisionC.RATE for a damage dealer.
- T2Keen StrikeC.DMG.
- T3Single OutFinishes off low-HP targets.
- T4Cycle of ViolenceBrings the big cooldown skills back sooner.
- T5MethodicalThe A1 hits harder every use.
- T6WarmasterBonus damage from the target's MAX HP on most hits.
Support
- T1Pinpoint AccuracyACC for the kit's debuffs.
- T2Charged FocusMore ACC when no skill is on cooldown.
- T3Arcane CelerityTurn meter when its debuffs expire.
- T4Lore of SteelStronger set bonuses (Speed, Accuracy...).
- T5Master HexerIts debuffs can last a turn longer.
- T6Eagle-Eye+50 ACC.
Blessings
- Lightning Cage - Rewards teams that fight buffed enemies and gives any attacker a steady source of extra damage.
- Brimstone - Damage that scales from the target's MAX HP and punishes enemies for using skills; guaranteed at the top level.
- Phantom Touch - Extra damage on every attack suits anyone whose job is to hit, and it needs no particular debuff or buff to work.
Relics
- Diabolical Dice - Can lengthen an enemy skill's cooldown before a single-target attack, and hits harder while enemy skills are cooling down.
- Irethi Coronet - Damage climbs with each debuff the wearer places, up to a cap - made for champions that apply several debuffs per turn.
- Tempus Sanguinis - Makes the wearer's turn-meter reduction effects stronger, for champions that spend their turns pushing enemies back.
Arena
Stat priority
- SPD - More turns means more hits and opening first in the Arena.
- C.RATE - Up to 100%: every crit multiplies the hit.
- C.DMG - How much a crit adds - stack it once C.RATE is near 100%.
- ATK% - The skills' damage scales from ATK.
- ACC - To land [Weaken], [True Fear], [Fear] on Arena defenders, who usually have high RES.
Gear set combinations
- Ignores DEF on every hit, plus ATK - the all-round damage build.Gives: ATK +15%, Savage effect, Cruel effect
- C.RATE and DEF ignore in one set, with SPD to act more often.Gives: C.RATE +10%, SPD +12%, Lethal effect
- Three 2-piece sets when your 4-piece pieces are weak.Gives: ATK +15%, C.RATE +12%, SPD +12%, Cruel effect
- Keeps the damage and adds ACC for the kit's debuffs.Gives: ACC +40, SPD +5%, Savage effect
Main stats
| Weapon | ATK | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
| Helmet | HP | Fixed |
| Shield | DEF | Fixed |
| Gauntlets | C.RATE | C.RATE first; C.DMG once you reach 100% |
| Chestplate | ATK% | Damage scales from ATK |
| Boots | SPD | Always - turns win fights |
| Ring | ATK | Flat ATK |
| Amulet | C.DMG | The crit multiplier |
| Banner | ACC | To 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
Offense
- T1Deadly PrecisionC.RATE for a damage dealer.
- T2Keen StrikeC.DMG.
- T3Ruthless AmbushBigger first hit on each enemy.
- T4Bring It DownMore damage to targets with more MAX HP than this champion.
- T5Kill StreakSnowballs Arena kills.
- T6Flawless ExecutionMore C.DMG for one-shot Arena openers.
Support
- T1Pinpoint AccuracyACC for the kit's debuffs.
- T2Charged FocusMore ACC when no skill is on cooldown.
- T3Arcane CelerityTurn meter when its debuffs expire.
- T4Lore of SteelStronger set bonuses (Speed, Accuracy...).
- T5Master HexerIts debuffs can last a turn longer.
- T6Eagle-Eye+50 ACC.
Blessings
- Lightning Cage - Rewards teams that fight buffed enemies and gives any attacker a steady source of extra damage.
- Brimstone - Damage that scales from the target's MAX HP and punishes enemies for using skills; guaranteed at the top level.
- Phantom Touch - Extra damage on every attack suits anyone whose job is to hit, and it needs no particular debuff or buff to work.
Relics
- Diabolical Dice - Can lengthen an enemy skill's cooldown before a single-target attack, and hits harder while enemy skills are cooling down.
- Irethi Coronet - Damage climbs with each debuff the wearer places, up to a cap - made for champions that apply several debuffs per turn.
- Tempus Sanguinis - Makes the wearer's turn-meter reduction effects stronger, for champions that spend their turns pushing enemies back.
Champions with a similar kit
Share the most buffs, debuffs and abilities with Brakus the Shifter.
