Strategos Islin is a Legendary Magic Defense champion of the High Elves, wielding a sword passed down through generations to defend his sacred land, and the August 2023 Fragment Fusion. His kit blends powerful team protection with speed control and Provoke-based tanking.
Core Strengths & Abilities
Full Team Protection Package: His A3, Flawless Strategem, places a 50% Ally Protection buff and a 60% Increase DEF buff on all allies for 2 turns, then grants himself Counterattack and a DEF-scaled Shield, making him an excellent Mischief Tank since the extra self-buffs draw enemy targeting onto him.
AoE Buff Denial and Speed Control: His A2, Hindrance, hits all enemies, has a 75% chance (100% booked) to shorten all enemy buff durations by 1 turn, and a 75% chance (100% booked) to place a 30% Decrease SPD debuff for 2 turns, valuable against Hydra's buff management and Iron Twins Fortress's Turn Meter boosts.
Provoke Tanking with Passive Sustain: His A1, Doubleslash, hits twice with a 35% chance (rising to 50% on counterattacks) to place Provoke for 1 turn, useful for controlling the Head of Decay or Magma Dragon, while his passive, Protect The Troops, heals him 1% per 500 DEF he holds and passes 30% of that heal to allies under his Ally Protection.
Key Weaknesses
Weaker Spider Performance: With a Spider rating of only 7, trailing his 8s elsewhere, his protection-focused kit is slightly less dominant there than in other Dungeons.
Cooldown-Gated Signature Skill: His Flawless Strategem only drops to a 4-turn cooldown once booked, meaning his full protective package isn't available every single turn.
Rated 8 across Arena, Clan Boss, Dragon, Fire Knight, Hydra, Ice Golem, and Overall User, Strategos Islin is best deployed as a premier Mischief Tank and team-protection Defense champion across Dungeon progression and Faction Wars.
Attacks 1 enemy 2 times. Each hit has a 35% chance of placing a [Provoke] debuff for 1 turn. When counterattacking, the chance increases to 50% Level 2: Damage +10% Level 3: Damage +10% Level 4: Buff/Debuff chance +15%
| Effect | Kind | Action | Value | Chance | Booked | Turns | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provoke | debuff | place | 35% | 50% | 1 |
Attacks all enemies. Before attacking, has a 75% chance of decreasing the duration of all enemy buffs by 1 turn. Has a 75% chance of placing a 30% [Decrease SPD] debuff for 2 turns. Level 2: Damage +10% Level 3: Damage +10% Level 4: Buff/Debuff chance +15% 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 |
Places a 50% [Ally Protection] buff on all allies except this Champion for 2 turns, and places a 60% [Increase DEF] buff on all allies for 2 turns. Also places a [Counterattack] buff on this Champion for 2 turns. Then, places a [Shield] buff on this Champion for 2 turns. The value of the [Shield] is proportional to this Champion’s DEF. Level 2: Cooldown -1 Level 3: Cooldown -1
| Effect | Kind | Action | Value | Chance | Booked | Turns | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ally Protection | buff | place | 50% | 100% | 100% | 2 | all allies |
| Increase DEF | buff | place | 60% | 100% | 100% | 2 | all allies |
| Counterattack | buff | place | 100% | 100% | 2 | self | |
| Shield | buff | place | 100% | 100% | 2 | self | |
| Shield | buff | mention | self |
Whenever this Champion is attacked, heals themselves by 1% for each 500 DEF this Champion has. Heals all other allies under [Ally Protection] buffs placed by this Champion by 30% of this skill’s initial heal.
| Effect | Kind | Action | Value | Chance | Booked | Turns | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ally Protection | buff | condition | all allies |