Overview Ghrush the Mangler is an Epic Spirit Defense champion from the Ogryn Tribes, built as a damage dealer, debuffer and buffer. In battle the kit keeps the team healing over time, places [Decrease ATK], [Leech] and gives allies [Continuous Heal]. Its damage scales from DEF. As leader: increases allies' DEF in Faction Wars by 30%.
Damage dealer Debuffer Buffer Healer
Where Ghrush the Mangler 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
9/10 Book value Worth books early. 15 skill books to max every skill; each book upgrades a random skill.
A3 Smothering Swath: cooldown 6 → 4 A2 Bonebreaker Stomp: effect chance 60% → 100% A2 Bonebreaker Stomp: cooldown 5 → 4 A1 Gore-Slick Maul: effect chance 50% → 75% +35% damage / healing in total across the skills A1
Gore-Slick Maul Attacks 1 enemy. Has a 50% chance of placing a
[Leech] debuff on the target for 2 turns before attacking.
Skill books (5) Level 2: Damage +5% Level 3: Damage +5% Level 4: Buff/Debuff Chance +5% Level 5: Buff/Debuff Chance +10% Level 6: Buff/Debuff Chance +10% A2
Bonebreaker Stomp Cooldown 5 → 4 with books Skill books (6) Level 2: Damage +5% Level 3: Damage +10% Level 4: Buff/Debuff Chance +10% Level 5: Buff/Debuff Chance +10% Level 6: Buff/Debuff Chance +20% Level 7: Cooldown -1 A3
Smothering Swath Cooldown 6 → 4 with books Attacks all enemies. Places a 15%
[Continuous Heal] buff on all allies for 2 turns. Places an additional 7.5%
[Continuous Heal] buff on all allies for 1 turn if at least one enemy is hit with a critical hit.
Skill books (4) Level 2: Damage +5% Level 3: Damage +5% Level 4: Cooldown -1 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 Ghrush the Mangler'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 ATK], [Leech] - 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%. DEF% - The skills' damage scales from DEF. Gear set combinations Ignores DEF on every hit, plus DEF - the all-round damage build.
Gives: DEF +15%, Savage 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: DEF +15%, Lifesteal effect
Three 2-piece sets when your 4-piece pieces are weak.
Gives: DEF +15%, C.RATE +12%, SPD +12%
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 DEF% Damage scales from DEF Boots SPD Always - turns win fights Ring DEF Flat DEF 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 Cycle of Violence Brings the big cooldown skills back sooner. 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 Torch of Thralldom - Raises the wearer's stats for each ally of the same faction - strong on teams built around a single faction. 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. Irethi Coronet - Damage climbs with each debuff the wearer places, up to a cap - made for champions that apply several debuffs per turn. 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%. DEF% - The skills' damage scales from DEF. ACC - To land [Decrease ATK], [Leech] on Arena defenders, who usually have high RES. Gear set combinations Ignores DEF on every hit, plus DEF - the all-round damage build.
Gives: DEF +15%, Savage 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: DEF +15%, C.RATE +12%, SPD +12%
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 DEF% Damage scales from DEF Boots SPD Always - turns win fights Ring DEF Flat DEF 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 Torch of Thralldom - Raises the wearer's stats for each ally of the same faction - strong on teams built around a single faction. 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. Irethi Coronet - Damage climbs with each debuff the wearer places, up to a cap - made for champions that apply several debuffs per turn. How relics work
Savage×4
Defense×2
Lethal×4
Speed×2
Lifesteal×4
Critical Rate×2
Perception×2
