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Overview

Seneschal is an Epic Force Defense champion from the Banner Lords, built as a debuffer, buffer and healer. In battle the kit keeps the team healing over time, places [Leech], [Provoke] and gives allies [Continuous Heal].

DebufferBufferHealerCrowd controlProtector

Where Seneschal 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. 12 skill books to max every skill; each book upgrades a random skill.

  • A2 Misdirect: cooldown 4 → 2
  • A3 Lordly Challenge: effect chance 50% → 100%
  • A3 Lordly Challenge: cooldown 5 → 4
  • A1 Bloodied Mace: effect chance 30% → 40%
  • +15% damage / healing in total across the skills
A1

Bloodied Mace

Attacks 1 enemy.

Has a 30% chance of placing a [Leech] debuff for 2 turns.
Damage 2.6×DEF + 2×ATK
Skill books (4)
  1. Level 2: Damage +5%
  2. Level 3: Damage +5%
  3. Level 4: Damage +5%
  4. Level 5: Buff/Debuff Chance +10%
A2

Misdirect

Ascension 3Cooldown 4 → 2 with books
Places a [Perfect Veil] buff and a 15% [Continuous Heal] buff on an ally for 2 turns.
Skill books (2)
  1. Level 2: Cooldown -1
  2. Level 3: Cooldown -1
A3

Lordly Challenge

Cooldown 5 → 4 with books
Places a [Counterattack] buff on this Champion for 2 turns.
Has a 50% chance of placing a [Provoke] debuff on all enemies for 1 turn.
Skill books (6)
  1. Level 2: Buff/Debuff Chance +10%
  2. Level 3: Buff/Debuff Chance +10%
  3. Level 4: Buff/Debuff Chance +10%
  4. Level 5: Buff/Debuff Chance +10%
  5. Level 6: Buff/Debuff Chance +10%
  6. Level 7: 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 Seneschal'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. HP% - Bigger HP pool to soak hits for the team.
  2. DEF% - Every point of DEF cuts the damage taken.
  3. SPD - Protection, taunts and buffs only help if they come in time.
  4. RES - Shrugs off enemy debuffs.
  5. ACC - To land [Leech], [Provoke].

Gear set combinations

Main stats

WeaponATKFixed
HelmetHPFixed
ShieldDEFFixed
GauntletsHP% or DEF%Survivability
ChestplateHP% or DEF%Survivability
BootsSPDAlways - turns win fights
RingHP or DEFFlat survivability
AmuletHP or DEFFlat survivability
BannerRESResists 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

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

Support

  1. T1SteadfastMAX HP.
  2. T2Charged FocusACC for its debuffs.
  3. T3Rapid ResponseTurn meter when its buffs expire.
  4. T4Lore of SteelStronger set bonuses.
  5. T5Lasting GiftsIts buffs can last a turn longer.
  6. 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

Stat priority

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

Gear set combinations

Main stats

WeaponATKFixed
HelmetHPFixed
ShieldDEFFixed
GauntletsHP% or DEF%Survivability
ChestplateHP% or DEF%Survivability
BootsSPDAlways - turns win fights
RingHP or DEFFlat survivability
AmuletHP or DEFFlat survivability
BannerRESResists 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

  1. T1Tough SkinDEF.
  2. T2BlastproofLess AoE damage taken.
  3. T3ResurgentCan shake off a debuff after a big hit.
  4. T4StubbornnessMore RES while debuffed.
  5. T5RetributionCounterattacks after a big hit.
  6. T6Unshakeable+50 RES.

Support

  1. T1SteadfastMAX HP.
  2. T2Charged FocusACC for its debuffs.
  3. T3Rapid ResponseTurn meter when its buffs expire.
  4. T4Lore of SteelStronger set bonuses.
  5. T5Lasting GiftsIts buffs can last a turn longer.
  6. 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

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Share the most buffs, debuffs and abilities with Seneschal.

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