Gnarox Blackhorn is an Epic Magic Defence champion from the Skinwalkers faction. He's built around luring enemies into attacking him, then punishing them with Reflect Damage and control while shielding his team behind Ally Protection.
Core Strengths & Abilities
AoE Provoke and Reflect Damage: His A3, Bullish Fighter, hits all enemies and has a 50% (75% once fully booked) chance to place an unresistible Provoke debuff when his DEF is lower than the target's, on a 4-turn cooldown once booked. The same skill places Reflect Damage on all allies for 2 turns, letting counterattacks and reflected damage punish anyone who ignores the provoke.
Ally Protection and Passive Punishment: His A2, Means to an End, grants a 50% Ally Protection buff to all allies (excluding himself) plus a self Counterattack buff, on a 4-turn cooldown once booked. His passive, Loathed Pariah, then has a 15% chance to place Provoke on any enemy that attacks a protected ally, layering extra control on top of the shield.
Speed Control: His A1, Knee-Smasher, hits twice with a 30% (50% booked) chance per hit to place a 30% Decrease SPD debuff for 2 turns, useful for slowing down bosses like the Iron Twins, especially since his counterattacks trigger it more often.
Key Weaknesses
Chance-Based, Not Guaranteed: Unlike a true 100%-uptime provoker, his Bullish Fighter's Provoke is capped at 75% even fully booked, and only bypasses resistance under the DEF condition, making him less reliable than top-tier AoE provokers.
Gnarox is purpose-built for Hard Faction Wars as an Epic-rarity AoE Provoker, and also performs well in Fire Knight and Iron Twins content thanks to his Reflect Damage and Decrease SPD synergy.
Attacks 1 enemy 2 times. Each hit has a 30% chance of placing a 30% [Decrease SPD] debuff for 2 turns. Level 2: Damage +5% Level 3: Buff/Debuff Chance +5% Level 4: Damage +5% Level 5: Buff/Debuff Chance +5% Level 6: Damage +10% Level 7: Buff/Debuff Chance +10%
| Effect | Kind | Action | Value | Chance | Booked | Turns | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decrease SPD | debuff | place | 30% | 30% | 50% | 2 |
Places a 50% [Ally Protection] buff on all allies except this Champion for 2 turns. Also places a [Counterattack] buff on this Champion for 2 turns. Level 2: Cooldown -1 Level 3: Cooldown -1
| Effect | Kind | Action | Value | Chance | Booked | Turns | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ally Protection | buff | place | 50% | 100% | 100% | 2 | all allies |
| Counterattack | buff | place | 100% | 100% | 2 | self |
Attacks all enemies. Has a 50% chance of placing a [Provoke] debuff for 1 turn. This debuff cannot be resisted, if this Champion’s DEF is lower than the target’s. Places a [Reflect Damage] buff on all allies for 2 turns. Level 2: Damage +5% Level 3: Buff/Debuff Chance +5% Level 4: Damage +10% Level 5: Buff/Debuff Chance +10% Level 6: Buff/Debuff Chance +10% Level 7: Cooldown -1
| Effect | Kind | Action | Value | Chance | Booked | Turns | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provoke | debuff | place | 50% | 75% | 1 | ||
| Reflect Damage | buff | place | 100% | 100% | 2 | all allies |
Whenever an enemy attacks an ally under an [Ally Protection] buff, has a 15% chance of placing a [Provoke] debuff on the attacker for 1 turn.
| Effect | Kind | Action | Value | Chance | Booked | Turns | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ally Protection | buff | condition | |||||
| Provoke | debuff | place | 15% | 15% | 1 |