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.
Attacks 1 enemy. Has a 30% chance of placing a 25% [Weaken] debuff for 2 turns. Level 2: Damage +5% Level 3: Damage +5% Level 4: Damage +10% Level 5: Buff/Debuff Chance +10% Level 6: Buff/Debuff Chance +10%
| Effect | Kind | Action | Value | Chance | Booked | Turns | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weaken | debuff | place | 25% | 30% | 50% | 2 |
Attacks 1 enemy 2 times. The first hit has a 75% chance of decreasing the target’s Turn Meter by 50%. The second hit has a 75% chance of placing a 30% [Decrease SPD] debuff for 2 turns. Also places a Perfect Veil buff on this Champion for 2 turns. Level 2: Damage +10% Level 3: Damage +10% Level 4: Buff/Debuff Chance +10% Level 5: Buff/Debuff Chance +15% Level 6: Cooldown -1
| Effect | Kind | Action | Value | Chance | Booked | Turns | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decrease SPD | debuff | place | 30% | 75% | 100% | 2 |
Attacks all enemies. Damage increases by 5% for each debuff on the target. Level 2: Damage +10% Level 3: Damage +10% level 4: Cooldown -1
Will ignore [Shield] buffs when attacking under a [Perfect Veil] buff.
| Effect | Kind | Action | Value | Chance | Booked | Turns | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shield | buff | ignore | |||||
| Perfect Veil | buff | ignore |