A1
Profane Glaive
Ascension 3Attacks 1 enemy 2 times. Has a 40% chance of placing a 60% [Decrease DEF] debuff for 2 turns.
Damage 1.6×ATK
Skill books (4)
- Level 2: Damage +5%
- Level 3: Damage +5%
- Level 4: Damage +10%
- Level 5: Buff/Debuff Chance +10%
Overview
Dark Athel is an Epic Magic Attack champion from the Undead Hordes, built as a damage dealer, debuffer and crowd control. In battle the kit heals itself, can take extra turns and places [Decrease DEF], [Decrease SPD]. Its damage scales from ATK. As leader: increases allies' ATK in all battles by 20%.
Damage dealerDebufferCrowd control
Where Dark Athel 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chimera Core | Strong fit | |
| Clan Boss Core | Good fit | |
| Hydra Core | Good fit | |
| Faction Wars Core | Good fit | |
| Campaign and dungeon waves Campaign | Good fit | |
| Dragon's Lair Dungeons | Good fit | |
| Ice Golem's Peak Dungeons | Good fit | |
| Minotaur's Labyrinth Dungeons | Good fit | |
| Iron Twins Fortress Dungeons | Good fit | |
| Arena PvP | Can help | |
| Fire Knight's Castle Dungeons | Can help | |
| Spider's Den Dungeons | Can help | |
| Sand Devil's Necropolis Dungeons | Can help | |
| Phantom Shogun's Grove Dungeons | Can help |
Skills
6/10
Book value
Worth books once it is a core champion. 13 skill books to max every skill; each book upgrades a random skill.
- A2 Blades of Blood: cooldown 5 → 4
- A3 Harvest of Despair: cooldown 5 → 4
- A2 Blades of Blood: effect chance 50% → 75%
- A1 Profane Glaive: effect chance 40% → 50%
- +55% damage / healing in total across the skills
A2
Blades of Blood
Cooldown 5 → 4 with booksAttacks all enemies. Has a 50% chance of placing a 30% [Decrease SPD] debuff for 2 turns.
Damage 3.6×ATK
Skill books (5)
- Level 2: Damage +5%
- Level 3: Damage +10%
- Level 4: Buff/Debuff Chance +10%
- Level 5: Buff/Debuff Chance +15%
- Level 6: Cooldown -1
A3
Harvest of Despair
Cooldown 5 → 4 with booksAttacks all enemies. Places a 30% [Increase SPD] buff on this Champion for 3 turns if this attack kills 4 or more enemies.
Heals this Champion by 50% of their MAX HP if this attack kills 6 or more enemies.
Grants an Extra Turn if this attack kills 10 or more enemies.
Heals this Champion by 50% of their MAX HP if this attack kills 6 or more enemies.
Grants an Extra Turn if this attack kills 10 or more enemies.
Damage 3.65×ATK
Skill books (4)
- Level 2: Damage +5%
- Level 3: Damage +5%
- Level 4: Damage +10%
- Level 5: 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 Dark Athel'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 [Decrease DEF], [Decrease SPD] - 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 [Decrease DEF], [Decrease SPD] 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 Dark Athel.
