Cudgeler

Cudgeler is a Rare Magic affinity attack champion from the Dwarves faction. The available overview is minimal, so this profile leans on his structured kit: a counterattacking bruiser whose value depends heavily on landing conditional Decrease DEF.

Core Strengths & Abilities

Counterattack Extra Turn Loop: His A2, Soften Them Up, places a Counterattack buff and a 25% Increase ATK buff on himself for 2 turns and grants an Extra Turn outright, on a 7-turn cooldown that books down to 4 — a strong self-sustaining tempo tool once cooldown reduction is invested.

Conditional Crit and Defense Chip: His A1, The Harder They Fall, hits twice and gains an extra 30% critical hit chance against targets already under Decrease DEF, rewarding pairing him with a debuffer.

Passive Utility: His passive, Furious Defense, has a 20% chance (50% booked) of placing a 30% Decrease DEF debuff for 2 turns when attacking higher-Defence targets, and a separate 20% chance to reduce incoming damage by 20% against higher-Attack attackers.

Key Weaknesses

Unreliable Passive Chances: Even fully booked, his Decrease DEF passive only triggers half the time, and the damage-reduction proc is a flat, unbooked 20% chance, making his defensive value inconsistent.

Low Ratings Overall: His scores are weak across nearly every mode, including Clan Boss, Arena, Hydra, and Iron Twins, reflecting a kit that doesn't hold up in competitive content.

Cudgeler is a low-priority champion, with only modest niche value in Doom Tower and general PvE farming when nothing better is available.