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Kellan the Shrike

Kellan the Shrike

Epic · Magic · Attack · Sylvan Watchers

Kellan the Shrike is an Epic Magic Attack champion from the Sylvan Watchers faction, defending the ancient city of Nyresa. His thesis is a Turn Meter-denial nuker whose damage scales with the number of debuffs stacked on his target, backed by a self-applied Veil that lets him bypass enemy Shields.

Core Strengths & Abilities: Turn Meter Control: Huntsman's Gambit (A2, 4-turn cooldown, 3 turns booked) is a 2-hit attack where the first hit has a 75% (100% booked) chance to cut the target's Turn Meter by 50%, and the second has the same chance to place a 30% Decrease SPD for 2 turns — strong against Dark Fae, Spider, and Fire Knight. Debuff-Scaling AoE: Cry of the Shrike (A3, 5-turn cooldown, 4 turns booked) hits all enemies with damage increasing 5% per debuff already on the target, rewarding setups that stack control before unleashing it. Shield-Piercing Veil: Huntsman's Gambit also grants Kellan a Perfect Veil buff, and his passive lets him ignore Shield buffs entirely while under it — valuable in Arena against Shield-reliant defenses.

Key Weaknesses: His A3's damage scaling (5% per debuff) is notably weaker than comparable champions like Soulless (10% per debuff), and his A1's Weaken only lands at a modest 30% base chance, making his debuff kit less reliable without external accuracy support.

With his strongest rating in Spider, Kellan works best as a wave-clearing, Turn-Meter-denying nuker in Spider Den and similar progression content rather than a top-tier Arena pick.