Sir Artimage is an Epic Force champion of the Bannerlords, a heavily armored knight whose origins remain a mystery even to his allies. Beneath the plate mail he is fundamentally a nuker, built around hard-hitting single-target and AoE damage backed by a pair of useful debuffs.
Core Strengths & Abilities
Debuffing Damage: His A1, Nobleman's Mace, hits twice, with each hit carrying its own effect: a 50% chance once booked to place Decrease DEF for 2 turns, and a 50% chance once booked to place Decrease SPD for 2 turns. Landing both lets him soften a target's defenses while slowing it down, useful against tanky single-target encounters.
Self-Cleanse AoE: His A2, Ring True, strips all debuffs from himself before hitting every enemy, on a brisk 3-turn cooldown once booked. This keeps him clear of Stun or Decrease ATK effects while still contributing wave damage.
Defense-Ignoring Finisher: His A3, Unshakable Valor, hits a single enemy while ignoring 30% of its DEF, and if the strike kills, it grants Sir Artimage permanent, unremovable Increase ATK and Increase C.DMG buffs for 2 turns, letting him snowball damage against weakened waves.
Key Weaknesses
Limited Arena Ceiling: His ratings top out around a 7 in Arena, and his kit lacks the speed or turn-meter control that top-tier Arena picks rely on, so he struggles to compete against faster, more disruptive champions at high levels.
Debuff Chances Need Books: His Decrease DEF and Decrease SPD both start at only 40% base chance, meaning without skill books he will frequently fail to land the debuffs he depends on.
With ratings around 7-9 across Fire Knight, Ice Golem, and Spider, Sir Artimage is best used as a self-sufficient nuker for Dungeon and Doom Tower progression rather than a top-end Arena pick.
Attacks 1 enemy 2 times. The first hit has a 40% chance of placing a 60% [Decrease DEF] debuff for 2 turns. The second hit has a 40% chance of placing a 30% [Decrease SPD] debuff for 2 turns. Level 2: Damage +10% Level 3: Damage +10% Level 4: Buff/Debuff Chance +10%
| Effect | Kind | Action | Value | Chance | Booked | Turns | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decrease DEF | debuff | place | 60% | 40% | 50% | 2 | |
| Decrease SPD | debuff | place | 30% | 40% | 50% | 2 |
Removes all debuffs from this Champion, then attacks all enemies. Level 2: Damage +10% Level 3: Damage +10% Level 4: Cooldown -1
Attacks 1 enemy. Will ignore 30% of the target’s DEF. Places a 50% [Increase ATK] buff and a 30% [Increase C.DMG] buff on this Champion for 2 turns if this attack kills an enemy. These buffs cannot be removed. Level 2: Damage +10% Level 3: Damage +10%
| Effect | Kind | Action | Value | Chance | Booked | Turns | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increase ATK | buff | place | 50% | 100% | 100% | self | |
| Increase C.DMG | buff | place | 30% | 100% | 100% | 2 | self |