Skink

Rare · Magic · Attack · Lizardmen

Skink is a Rare Magic champion of the Lizardmen faction, built around a shield-piercing basic attack and a poison-adjacent debuff combo. His kit tries to link Decrease DEF into Heal Reduction before capitalizing with a bonus-crit finisher.

Core Strengths & Abilities

Shield-Piercing Basic Attack: His A1, Slippery Strike, ignores both Block Damage and Shield buffs, letting him land damage on targets that would otherwise deflect it.

Debuff Chain into Heal Reduction: His A2, Withering Poison, has a 50% chance (75% booked) to place a 30% Decrease DEF debuff for 2 turns, and if the target already carries Decrease DEF, adds a 50% Heal Reduction debuff for 2 turns as well.

Guaranteed Crit Finisher: His A3, Catalyze, automatically scores a critical hit against any target already suffering Heal Reduction, rewarding the setup from his A2.

Key Weaknesses

Weak Standalone Damage: None of his skills carry strong damage multipliers or AoE reach, so even when his debuff chain connects, the payoff in raw damage is modest.

Bottom-Tier Across the Board: His ratings sit at 1-4 in nearly every mode, including a 1 in Iron Twins and 2 in Clan Boss, Dragon, and Hydra, reflecting a kit too weak to matter once better options are unlocked.

Skink is not worth investing books or masteries into, and is only marginally useful as an early Magic-affinity filler before better Rares or Epics take his place.

A1Slippery StrikeBasic · Single target · 1 hit · 3.00× ATK

Attacks 1 enemy. Will ignore [Block Damage] and [Shield] buffs. Level 2: Damage +5% Level 3: Damage +5% Level 4: Damage +5% Level 5: Damage +10%

Effect	Kind	Action	Value	Chance	Booked	Turns	Target
Block Damage	buff	ignore
Shield	buff	ignore

L2 Damage +5%L3 Damage +5%L4 Damage +5%L5 Damage +10%

A2Withering PoisonActive · Single target · 1 hit · 5.50× ATK · CD 4 → 3

Attacks 1 enemy. Has a 50% chance of placing a 30% [Decrease DEF] debuff for 2 turns. Places a 50% [Heal Reduction] debuff for 2 turns if the target has a [Decrease DEF] debuff. Level 2: Damage +5% Level 3: Damage +5% 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 DEF	debuff	place	30%	50%	75%	2
Heal Reduction	debuff	place	50%	100%	100%	2	one enemy
Decrease DEF	debuff	place		100%	100%		one enemy

L2 Damage +5%L3 Damage +5%L4 Buff/Debuff Chance +10%L5 Buff/Debuff Chance +15%L6 Cooldown -1

A3CatalyzeActive · Single target · 1 hit · 5.50× ATK · CD 4 → 3

Attacks 1 enemy. The hit is critical if the target has a [Heal Reduction] debuff. Level 2: Damage +5% Level 3: Damage +10% Level 4: Damage +10% Level 5: Cooldown -1

Effect	Kind	Action	Value	Chance	Booked	Turns	Target
Heal Reduction	debuff	condition					one enemy

L2 Damage +5%L3 Damage +10%L4 Damage +10%L5 Cooldown -1

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