Overview Cudgeler is a Rare Magic Attack champion from the Dwarves, built as a damage dealer, debuffer and protector. In battle the kit can take extra turns and places [Decrease DEF]. Its damage scales from ATK.
Damage dealer Debuffer Protector
Where Cudgeler 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.
Skills
7/10 Book value Worth books once it is a core champion. 13 skill books to max every skill; each book upgrades a random skill.
A2 Soften Them Up: cooldown 7 → 4 Passive Furious Defense [P]: effect chance 20% → 50% +35% damage / healing in total across the skills A1
The Harder They Fall Ascension 3 Attacks 1 enemy 2 times. Has an additional 30% chance of inflicting a critical hit if the target is under a
[Decrease DEF] debuff.
Skill books (5) Level 2: Damage +5% Level 3: Damage +5% Level 4: Damage +5% Level 5: Damage +10% Level 6: Damage +10% A2
Soften Them Up Cooldown 7 → 4 with books Skill books (3) Level 2: Cooldown -1 Level 3: Cooldown -1 Level 4: Cooldown -1 Passive
Furious Defense [P] Has a 20% chance of placing a 30%
[Decrease DEF] debuff for 2 turns when attacking targets with higher DEF than this Champion. Has a 20% chance of decreasing the damage taken by 20% when attacked by enemies with higher ATK than this Champion.
Skill books (5) Level 2: Buff/Debuff Chance +5% Level 3: Buff/Debuff Chance +5% Level 4: Buff/Debuff Chance +5% Level 5: Buff/Debuff Chance +5% Level 6: Buff/Debuff Chance +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 Cudgeler'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: dungeons, bosses, campaign Arena
Stat priority SPD - More turns means more hits. ACC - To land [Decrease DEF] - 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
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 T1 Deadly Precision C.RATE for a damage dealer. T2 Keen Strike C.DMG. T3 Single Out Finishes off low-HP targets. T4 Bring It Down More damage to targets with more MAX HP than this champion. T5 Methodical The A1 hits harder every use. T6 Warmaster Bonus damage from the target's MAX HP on most hits. Support T1 Pinpoint Accuracy ACC for the kit's debuffs. T2 Charged Focus More ACC when no skill is on cooldown. T3 Arcane Celerity Turn meter when its debuffs expire. T4 Lore of Steel Stronger set bonuses (Speed, Accuracy...). T5 Master Hexer Its debuffs can last a turn longer. T6 Eagle-Eye +50 ACC. Blessings Phantom Touch - Extra damage on every attack suits anyone whose job is to hit, and it needs no particular debuff or buff to work. Cruelty - Many hits per turn means the target's DEF melts away; best on multi-hit attackers and in long boss fights. Lightning Cage - Rewards teams that fight buffed enemies and gives any attacker a steady source of extra damage. How blessings work
Relics Irethi Coronet - Damage climbs with each debuff the wearer places, up to a cap - made for champions that apply several debuffs per turn. Preserved Aberration - Ignores DEF for each [Poison] the wearer has on the target - a natural fit for poisoners. Arachnelixir - Adds ATK-based bonus damage to the wearer's [Poison] debuffs, so poison kits get a lot more out of each tick. How relics work
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 [Decrease DEF] 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 T1 Deadly Precision C.RATE for a damage dealer. T2 Keen Strike C.DMG. T3 Ruthless Ambush Bigger first hit on each enemy. T4 Bring It Down More damage to targets with more MAX HP than this champion. T5 Kill Streak Snowballs Arena kills. T6 Flawless Execution More C.DMG for one-shot Arena openers. Support T1 Pinpoint Accuracy ACC for the kit's debuffs. T2 Charged Focus More ACC when no skill is on cooldown. T3 Arcane Celerity Turn meter when its debuffs expire. T4 Lore of Steel Stronger set bonuses (Speed, Accuracy...). T5 Master Hexer Its debuffs can last a turn longer. T6 Eagle-Eye +50 ACC. Blessings Phantom Touch - Extra damage on every attack suits anyone whose job is to hit, and it needs no particular debuff or buff to work. Cruelty - Many hits per turn means the target's DEF melts away; best on multi-hit attackers and in long boss fights. Lightning Cage - Rewards teams that fight buffed enemies and gives any attacker a steady source of extra damage. How blessings work
Relics Irethi Coronet - Damage climbs with each debuff the wearer places, up to a cap - made for champions that apply several debuffs per turn. Preserved Aberration - Ignores DEF for each [Poison] the wearer has on the target - a natural fit for poisoners. Arachnelixir - Adds ATK-based bonus damage to the wearer's [Poison] debuffs, so poison kits get a lot more out of each tick. How relics work
Savage×4
Lethal×4
Speed×2
Lifesteal×4
Critical Rate×2
Perception×2
