Knave of Hearts

Legendary

Leader auraIncreases allies' HP in all battles by 30%

Overview

Knave of Hearts is a Legendary Force HP champion from the Undead Hordes, built as a debuffer, buffer and healer. In battle the kit heals allies, keeps the team healing over time, steals enemy buffs, destroys enemy MAX HP, places [Heal Reduction], [Provoke] and gives allies [Continuous Heal], [Increase DEF]. As leader: increases allies' HP in all battles by 30%.

DebufferBufferHealerCrowd controlProtector

Where Knave of Hearts 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	Unkillable Heal Continuous Heal
Chimera Core	Good fit	Heal Continuous Heal
Campaign and dungeon waves Campaign	Good fit	Heal Continuous Heal
Fire Knight's Castle Dungeons	Good fit	Heal Continuous Heal
Minotaur's Labyrinth Dungeons	Good fit	Unkillable Heal
Magma Dragon Doom Tower	Good fit	Provoke Heal
Nether Spider Doom Tower	Good fit	Heal Continuous Heal
Scarab King Doom Tower	Good fit	Destroy MAX HP Heal
Celestial Griffin Doom Tower	Good fit	Heal Continuous Heal
Dreadhorn Doom Tower	Good fit	Heal Continuous Heal
Dark Fae Doom Tower	Good fit	Heal Steal Buffs
Hydra Core	Can help	Continuous Heal
Faction Wars Core	Can help	Heal
Arena PvP	Can help	Steal Buffs Heal Reduction

Skills

8/10

Book value

Worth books early. 11 skill books to max every skill; each book upgrades a random skill.

A3 Stout Defense: cooldown 6 → 4
A2 Gallant Knave: cooldown 4 → 3
A2 Gallant Knave: effect chance 75% → 100%
A1 Thornblade: effect chance 30% → 50%
+30% damage / healing in total across the skills

Thornblade

Attacks 1 enemy 2 times.

Each hit has a 30% chance of placing a [Provoke] debuff for 1 turn. Each hit also heals the ally with the lowest HP by 3% of this Champion’s MAX HP.

Damage 0.1×HP

Skill books (4)

Level 2: Damage +5%
Level 3: Damage +5%
Level 4: Buff/Debuff Chance +10%
Level 5: Buff/Debuff Chance +10%

Gallant Knave

Cooldown 4 → 3 with books

Attacks all enemies.

Has a 75% chance of stealing 2 random buffs from each target.

Places a 15% [Continuous Heal] buff on all allies except this Champion for 2 turns. Also places an [Unkillable] buff and a [Taunt] buff on this Champion for 2 turns.

Damage 0.24×HP

Skill books (5)

Level 2: Damage +10%
Level 3: Damage +10%
Level 4: Buff/Debuff Chance +10%
Level 5: Buff/Debuff Chance +15%
Level 6: Cooldown -1

Stout Defense

Cooldown 6 → 4 with books

Swaps HP with a target enemy, and places a 100% [Heal Reduction] on that enemy for 2 turns. This debuff cannot be removed, transferred, or have its duration decreased by enemies.

Then equalizes the HP levels of all allies. The HP levels of all allies will be brought up to the level of the ally with the highest HP.

Also places a 60% [Increase DEF] buff on all allies for 2 turns.

Skill books (2)

Level 2: Cooldown -1
Level 3: Cooldown -1

Passive

Eternal Sentinel [P]

Ascension 3

At the start of this Champion’s turn, fully restores this Champion’s destroyed MAX HP.

When attacked, destroys the attacker's MAX HP by 20% of the damage received (stacks up to 50%).

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 Knave of Hearts'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

HP% - Bigger HP pool to soak hits for the team.
DEF% - Every point of DEF cuts the damage taken.
SPD - Protection, taunts and buffs only help if they come in time.
RES - Shrugs off enemy debuffs.
ACC - To land [Heal Reduction], [Provoke].

Gear set combinations

Resilience×2+Immortal×2+Speed×2
HP, DEF, a heal every turn and some SPD.
Gives: HP +25%, DEF +10%, SPD +12%, Immortal effect
Regeneration×4+Resilience×2
Heals every turn - for long fights.
Gives: HP +10%, DEF +10%, Regeneration effect

Main stats

Weapon	ATK	Fixed
Helmet	HP	Fixed
Shield	DEF	Fixed
Gauntlets	HP% or DEF%	Survivability
Chestplate	HP% or DEF%	Survivability
Boots	SPD	Always - turns win fights
Ring	HP or DEF	Flat survivability
Amulet	HP or DEF	Flat survivability
Banner	RES	Resists enemy 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

Defense

T1Tough SkinDEF.
T2BlastproofLess AoE damage taken.
T3ResurgentCan shake off a debuff after a big hit.
T4Delay DeathTakes less damage from the same enemy over time.
T5Selfless DefenderTakes part of an ally's first hit each round.
T6BulwarkTakes 5% of the team's damage for them.

Support

T1SteadfastMAX HP.
T2Charged FocusACC for its debuffs.
T3Rapid ResponseTurn meter when its buffs expire.
T4Lore of SteelStronger set bonuses.
T5Lasting GiftsIts buffs can last a turn longer.
T6Elixir of Life+3,000 MAX HP.

Blessings

Chainbreaker - Keeps a key champion from being locked down by Stun, Freeze, Fear and similar effects.
Polymorph - A deterrent against enemy debuffers - best in the Arena and against ordinary enemies, not bosses.
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.

How blessings work

Relics

Hand of Uncreation - Makes enemy debuffs, buff removal, turn-meter steals and cooldown increases land less often on the wearer - protects the champion that holds the team together.
Volcardiac Heart - Puts a protective buff on the whole team as the fight opens, which helps most when the first rounds are the dangerous ones.
Tempus Morbidia - Enemy turn-meter reduction and steals work less well on the wearer - useful where a slow support is easy prey.

How relics work

Arena