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Vlad the Nightborn

Legendary Void Void Attack Undead Hordes
Leader auraIncreases allies' C.RATE in all battles by 24%

Overview

Vlad the Nightborn is a Legendary Void Attack champion from the Undead Hordes, built as a damage dealer, debuffer and reviver. In battle the kit heals itself, destroys enemy MAX HP, pushes enemies' Turn Meters back and places [Decrease DEF], [Leech], [Block Active Skills]. Its damage scales from ATK. As leader: increases allies' C.RATE in all battles by 24%.

Damage dealerDebufferReviverCrowd control

Where Vlad the Nightborn 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
Arena
PvP		Strong fit
Turn Meter ReductionPerfect VeilRevive on Death
Sand Devil's Necropolis
Dungeons		Strong fit
Revive on DeathDecrease DEF
Clan Boss
Core		Good fit
Decrease DEFLeech
Hydra
Core		Good fit
Decrease DEF
Dragon's Lair
Dungeons		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
Scarab King
Doom Tower		Good fit
Destroy MAX HPDecrease DEF
Faction Wars
Core		Can help
Decrease DEF
Campaign and dungeon waves
Campaign		Can help
Decrease DEF
Fire Knight's Castle
Dungeons		Can help
Decrease DEF

Skills

6/10

Book value

Worth books once it is a core champion. 14 skill books to max every skill; each book upgrades a random skill.

  • A2 Exsanguinate: cooldown 4 → 3
  • A3 Mind Shroud: cooldown 4 → 3
  • A2 Exsanguinate: effect chance 75% → 100%
  • A3 Mind Shroud: effect chance 75% → 100%
  • +55% damage / healing in total across the skills
A1

Thirsting Blade

Attacks 1 enemy. Destroys the target’s MAX HP by 30% of the damage inflicted. Also heals this Champion by 30% of the damage inflicted.
Damage 4×ATK
Skill books (4)
  1. Level 2: Damage +5%
  2. Level 3: Damage +5%
  3. Level 4: Damage +5%
  4. Level 5: Damage +5%
A2

Exsanguinate

Cooldown 4 → 3 with books
Attacks all enemies. Has a 75% chance of placing a [Leech] debuff for 2 turns.

Also has a 75% chance of stealing 50% of the Turn Meter from Champions from the Banner Lord, Sacred Order, or High Elf Factions. Has a 75% chance of decreasing the Turn Meter by 50% instead against targets not from those Factions.
Damage 4.7×ATK
Skill books (5)
  1. Level 2: Damage +5%
  2. Level 3: Damage +10%
  3. Level 4: Buff/Debuff Chance +10%
  4. Level 5: Buff/Debuff Chance +15%
  5. Level 6: Cooldown -1
A3

Mind Shroud

Cooldown 4 → 3 with books
Attacks all enemies. Has a 75% chance of placing a 60% [Decrease DEF] debuff and a [Block Active Skills] debuff for 2 turns.

Places a [Perfect Veil] buff on this Champion for 2 turns.
Damage 4×ATK
Skill books (5)
  1. Level 2: Damage +10%
  2. Level 3: Damage +10%
  3. Level 4: Buff/Debuff Chance +10%
  4. Level 5: Buff/Debuff Chance +15%
  5. Level 6: Cooldown -1
Passive

Notorious [P]

Ascension 3
Places a [Revive On Death] buff on this Champion for 2 turns every time this Champion kills an enemy.

Also fully heals this Champion and fills their Turn Meter by 50% every time they kill an enemy.

[Will only heal and fill this Champion’s Turn Meter when Konstantin the Dayborn is on the same team.]

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 Vlad the Nightborn'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], [Block Active Skills] - 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

  • 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.

How blessings 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.

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], [Block Active Skills] 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

  • 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.

How blessings 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.

How relics work

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