Scabrius is an Epic Magic-affinity Attack champion of the Skinwalkers, Teleria's answer to Warhammer's Skaven, a ruthless rat-like warrior focused entirely on damage and debuffs. His thesis is debuff-driven damage scaling, making him a solid pick for Clan Boss and progression teams.
Core Strengths & Abilities
Weaken & Self-Buffing: His A3, Vicious Spite, has a 75% chance (100% booked) to apply a 25% Weaken debuff, and grants himself a 50% Increase ATK buff for 2 turns whenever that Weaken lands — synergizing well with a Decrease DEF applier against the Demon Lord, and doubling as an Attack buff source for teams that lack one.
Poison-Fed Passive & Leech: His passive, Verminous, boosts his damage by 20% against enemies under Poison, which his A1 sets up with a 50% chance (70% booked) to apply a 5% Poison. His A2, Gnawing Horde, is an AoE with a 75% chance (100% booked) to apply Leech, letting teams lean less on Lifesteal gear for sustain.
Key Weaknesses
Weaken Chance Requires Books: His signature Weaken debuff only becomes reliable once fully booked, so an unbooked Scabrius misses out on both the debuff itself and the Attack buff tied to it more often than ideal.
With a strong Clan Boss rating and solid Dragon and Ice Golem scores, Scabrius is a genuinely useful debuff-driven damage dealer for progression and Clan Boss teams.
Attacks 1 enemy. Has a 50% chance of placing a 5% [Poison] debuff for 2 turns. Level 2: Damage +5% Level 3: Damage +5% Level 4: Buff/Debuff Chance +10% Level 5: Buff/Debuff Chance +10%
| Effect | Kind | Action | Value | Chance | Booked | Turns | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison | debuff | place | 5% | 50% | 70% | 2 |
Attacks all enemies. Has a 75% chance of placing a [Leech] debuff for 2 turns. Level 2: Damage +5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leech | debuff | place | 75% | 100% | 2 |
Attacks 1 enemy. Has a 75% chance of placing a 25% [Weaken] debuff for 2 turns. Also places a 50% [Increase ATK] buff on this champion for 2 turns if the [Weaken] debuff is placed. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weaken | debuff | place | 25% | 75% | 100% | 2 | |
| Increase ATK | buff | place | 50% | 100% | 100% | 2 | self |
| Weaken | debuff | place | 100% | 100% | self |
Damage increases by 20% when attacking enemies under [Poison] debuffs.
| Effect | Kind | Action | Value | Chance | Booked | Turns | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison | debuff | condition |