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Deacon Armstrong

Epic Spirit Spirit Support Sacred Order
Leader auraIncreases allies' SPD in all battles by 19%

Overview

Deacon Armstrong is an Epic Spirit Support champion from the Sacred Order, built as a damage dealer, debuffer and crowd control. In battle the kit fills allies' Turn Meters, pushes enemies' Turn Meters back, can take extra turns and places [Decrease DEF], [Leech]. Its damage scales from ATK. As leader: increases allies' SPD in all battles by 19%.

Damage dealerDebufferCrowd controlTurn meter

Where Deacon Armstrong 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
Chimera
Core		Strong fit
Decrease DEFLeech
Faction Wars
Core		Strong fit
Turn Meter FillDecrease DEFExtra Turn
Arena
PvP		Strong fit
Turn Meter ReductionTurn Meter FillExtra Turn
Campaign and dungeon waves
Campaign		Strong fit
Turn Meter FillExtra TurnDecrease DEF
Dragon's Lair
Dungeons		Strong fit
Decrease DEFTurn Meter Fill
Clan Boss
Core		Good fit
Decrease DEFLeech
Hydra
Core		Good fit
Decrease DEF
Ice Golem's Peak
Dungeons		Good fit
Decrease DEF
Minotaur's Labyrinth
Dungeons		Good fit
Decrease DEF
Iron Twins Fortress
Dungeons		Good fit
Decrease DEF
Nether Spider
Doom Tower		Good fit
Turn Meter ReductionDecrease DEF
Fire Knight's Castle
Dungeons		Can help
Decrease DEF
Spider's Den
Dungeons		Can help
Decrease DEF
Sand Devil's Necropolis
Dungeons		Can help
Decrease DEF

Skills

8/10

Book value

Worth books early. 13 skill books to max every skill; each book upgrades a random skill.

  • A3 Time Compression: cooldown 5 → 3
  • A2 Sweeping Retribution: cooldown 4 → 3
  • A1 Mace of Contempt: effect chance 30% → 50%
  • A2 Sweeping Retribution: effect chance 80% → 100%
  • +35% damage / healing in total across the skills
A1

Mace of Contempt

Attacks 1 enemy 2 times. Each hit has a 30% chance of placing a [Leech] debuff for 2 turns.
Damage 1.8×ATK
Skill books (6)
  1. Level 2: Damage +5%
  2. Level 3: Buff/Debuff Chance +5%
  3. Level 4: Damage +5%
  4. Level 5: Buff/Debuff Chance +5%
  5. Level 6: Damage +10%
  6. Level 7: Buff/Debuff Chance +10%
A2

Sweeping Retribution

Cooldown 4 → 3 with books
Attacks all enemies. Has an 80% chance of placing a 60% [Decrease DEF] debuff for 2 turns.
Damage 4×ATK
Skill books (5)
  1. Level 2: Damage +5%
  2. Level 3: Buff/Debuff Chance +5%
  3. Level 4: Damage +10%
  4. Level 5: Buff/Debuff Chance +15%
  5. Level 6: Cooldown -1
A3

Time Compression

Ascension 3Cooldown 5 → 3 with books
Fills the Turn Meters of all allies by 15% and decreases the Turn Meters of all enemies by 15%. Grants an Extra Turn.
Skill books (2)
  1. Level 2: Cooldown -1
  2. 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 Deacon Armstrong'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 - More turns means more hits.
  2. ACC - To land [Decrease DEF], [Leech] - a resisted debuff does nothing.
  3. C.RATE - Up to 100%: every crit multiplies the hit.
  4. C.DMG - How much a crit adds - stack it once C.RATE is near 100%.
  5. ATK% - The skills' damage scales from ATK.

Gear set combinations

  • Savage×4+Cruel×2
    Ignores DEF on every hit, plus ATK - the all-round damage build.
    Gives: ATK +15%, Savage effect, Cruel effect
  • Lethal×4+Speed×2
    C.RATE and DEF ignore in one set, with SPD to act more often.
    Gives: C.RATE +10%, SPD +12%, Lethal effect
  • Lifesteal×4+Cruel×2
    Heals from its own damage - survives long boss fights.
    Gives: ATK +15%, Lifesteal effect, Cruel effect
  • Cruel×2+Critical Rate×2+Speed×2
    Three 2-piece sets when your 4-piece pieces are weak.
    Gives: ATK +15%, C.RATE +12%, SPD +12%, Cruel effect
  • Savage×4+Perception×2
    Keeps the damage and adds ACC for the kit's debuffs.
    Gives: ACC +40, SPD +5%, Savage effect

Main stats

WeaponATKFixed
HelmetHPFixed
ShieldDEFFixed
GauntletsC.RATEC.RATE first; C.DMG once you reach 100%
ChestplateATK%Damage scales from ATK
BootsSPDAlways - turns win fights
RingATKFlat ATK
AmuletC.DMGThe crit multiplier
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

Offense

  1. T1Deadly PrecisionC.RATE for a damage dealer.
  2. T2Keen StrikeC.DMG.
  3. T3Single OutFinishes off low-HP targets.
  4. T4Cycle of ViolenceBrings the big cooldown skills back sooner.
  5. T5MethodicalThe A1 hits harder every use.
  6. T6WarmasterBonus damage from the target's MAX HP on most hits.

Support

  1. T1Pinpoint AccuracyACC for the kit's debuffs.
  2. T2Charged FocusMore ACC when no skill is on cooldown.
  3. T3Arcane CelerityTurn meter when its debuffs expire.
  4. T4Lore of SteelStronger set bonuses (Speed, Accuracy...).
  5. T5Master HexerIts debuffs can last a turn longer.
  6. T6Eagle-Eye+50 ACC.

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.
  • 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.

How blessings work

Relics

  • Tempus Sanguinis - Makes the wearer's turn-meter reduction effects stronger, for champions that spend their turns pushing enemies back.
  • Mind of Marquat - Hits can place [Fatigue], which slows an enemy's turn meter - useful against enemies that can be fatigued.
  • Diabolical Dice - Can lengthen an enemy skill's cooldown before a single-target attack, and hits harder while enemy skills are cooling down.

How relics work

Arena

Stat priority

  1. SPD - More turns means more hits and opening first in the Arena.
  2. C.RATE - Up to 100%: every crit multiplies the hit.
  3. C.DMG - How much a crit adds - stack it once C.RATE is near 100%.
  4. ATK% - The skills' damage scales from ATK.
  5. ACC - To land [Decrease DEF], [Leech] on Arena defenders, who usually have high RES.

Gear set combinations

  • Savage×4+Cruel×2
    Ignores DEF on every hit, plus ATK - the all-round damage build.
    Gives: ATK +15%, Savage effect, Cruel effect
  • Lethal×4+Speed×2
    C.RATE and DEF ignore in one set, with SPD to act more often.
    Gives: C.RATE +10%, SPD +12%, Lethal effect
  • Cruel×2+Critical Rate×2+Speed×2
    Three 2-piece sets when your 4-piece pieces are weak.
    Gives: ATK +15%, C.RATE +12%, SPD +12%, Cruel effect
  • Savage×4+Perception×2
    Keeps the damage and adds ACC for the kit's debuffs.
    Gives: ACC +40, SPD +5%, Savage effect

Main stats

WeaponATKFixed
HelmetHPFixed
ShieldDEFFixed
GauntletsC.RATEC.RATE first; C.DMG once you reach 100%
ChestplateATK%Damage scales from ATK
BootsSPDAlways - turns win fights
RingATKFlat ATK
AmuletC.DMGThe crit multiplier
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

Offense

  1. T1Deadly PrecisionC.RATE for a damage dealer.
  2. T2Keen StrikeC.DMG.
  3. T3Ruthless AmbushBigger first hit on each enemy.
  4. T4Bring It DownMore damage to targets with more MAX HP than this champion.
  5. T5Kill StreakSnowballs Arena kills.
  6. T6Flawless ExecutionMore C.DMG for one-shot Arena openers.

Support

  1. T1Pinpoint AccuracyACC for the kit's debuffs.
  2. T2Charged FocusMore ACC when no skill is on cooldown.
  3. T3Arcane CelerityTurn meter when its debuffs expire.
  4. T4Lore of SteelStronger set bonuses (Speed, Accuracy...).
  5. T5Master HexerIts debuffs can last a turn longer.
  6. T6Eagle-Eye+50 ACC.

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.
  • 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.

How blessings work

Relics

  • Tempus Sanguinis - Makes the wearer's turn-meter reduction effects stronger, for champions that spend their turns pushing enemies back.
  • Mind of Marquat - Hits can place [Fatigue], which slows an enemy's turn meter - useful against enemies that can be fatigued.
  • Diabolical Dice - Can lengthen an enemy skill's cooldown before a single-target attack, and hits harder while enemy skills are cooling down.

How relics work

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