Valkanen
Affinity
Void
Type
Attack
Overall
8.0
Value
Priority
A1, A2, A3
Faction
Before he took the name Bad-el-Kazar, his name was Valkanen. He was without equal at the Academy of Magic after slaying his rival and friends. Before escaping into and beyond the barrier between worlds after bounding his soul to the god of chaos Siroth. This powerful champion entered into the game after Episode 9 of the Call of the Arbiter series. He is the first champion in the game capable of killing his own allies with an active ability.
Valkanen has one crazy kit and seemingly makes the current form of Bad-el-Kazar pale in comparison. I think many of us can't wait to get our hands on this champion to try out all of his new abilities. He seems like an absolute tank buster in the arena. He doesn't seem like he will be very fun to face either. Let's go over the kit and see why.
His A1 is a very nice ability. It ignores Shields, it can extends debuffs and it can spread randomly two of those debuffs. His A2 is pretty unique as it's an area of effect (AOE) ability but it counts all as single target attacks. It also places Hex before the attack, which is useful. it has the unique characteristic of being able to ignore the opponent's resistance as well, scaling up per dead ally by 20% for each.
The A3 is the fun ability that can slay an ally. It gives you multiple benefits for doing so. First it unlocks a secret skill, which is quite devastating once activated. It will also attempt to place a 25% Weaken debuff as well as a True Fear debuff. The debuffs can't be resisted or blocked. Then it also fills his Turn Meter by 75% to help him get back to another turn quickly. If all of his allies are dead, he also gets a Shield buff.
The last skill is the secret skill you can unlock called, Malice Unleashed. This has a massive multiplier on it. It's a single target attack, which steals all of the buffs from the target before the attack. This cannot be resisted. If the target has more ATK than Valkanen, he will get that as an additional multiplier on top of that, equal to the target's ATK. It also ignores Block Damage, Unkillable, Shield, and Ally Protection buffs. If that weren't enough it also places a Block Revive on the dead target. Wow!
There is still his insane passive ability Phantom Bulwark. It has an active and a passive effect. Anytime someone dies he gets a Shield equal to 50% of that dead champion's HP. If he already has a Shield buff, it just adds that health to the Shield. Doesn't work on bosses or boss minions. The Shield buff cannot be removed, stolen or transferred. Then the passive will place a random debuff on the attacker anytime someone attacks Valkanen while he has a Shield buff. It can be any random debuff, except boss exclusive debuffs (like enfeeble), Sheep or Smite.
Valkanen was available as a guaranteed champion on 11/29/2023 for x100 Void shards.
Base Stats
Attacks 1 enemy. This attack ignores [Shield] buffs.
Has a 60% chance of increasing the duration of all debuffs on the target by one turn.
Also has an 80% chance of applying a [Debuff Spread] effect, taking 2 random debuffs from the target and placing them on all enemies under a [Hex] debuff.
Damage Based On: [ATK]
Multiplier: 3.6*ATK
Lvl. 3 Buff/Debuff Chance +10%
Lvl. 4 Damage +10%
Lvl. 5 Buff/Debuff Chance +10%
Attacks all enemies. This attack deals single-target damage to each target individually, rather than AOE damage.
Before attacking, has an 80% chance of placing a [Hex] debuff on all enemies for 2 turns. Will ignore 20% of each enemy's RES for each dead ally.
Damage of this skill increases by 10% for each debuff on each enemy.
Damage Based On: [ATK]
Multiplier: 4.2*ATK+(4.2*ATK*0.1*Debuff Count)
HexLvl. 3 Buff/Debuff Chance +10%
Lvl. 4 Buff/Debuff Chance +10%
Lvl. 5 Buff/Debuff Chance +10%
Lvl. 6 Cooldown -1
Target an ally.
If the ally is alive, kills them and unlocks a secret skill, Malice Unleashed. Also places a 25% [Weaken] debuff for 2 turns and [True Fear] debuff for 1 turn on all enemies. These debuffs cannot be resisted or blocked. Then, fills this Champion's Turn Meter by 75%.
If the ally is dead, heals this Champion by 50% of the dead ally's MAX HP. If all allies are dead, also unlocks a secret skill, Malice Unleashed. Places a [Shield] buff on this Champion for 2 turns. The value of the [Shield] is equal to any surplus heal. If this Champion already has a [Shield] buff, the value of the [Shield] is increased by any surplus heal. Then, fills this Champion's Turn Meter by 75%.
Shield
True Fear 50%
Weaken 25%Lvl. 3 Cooldown -1
Attacks 1 enemy.
Before attacking, steals all buffs from the target. This effect cannot be resisted.
If the target has ATK equal or higher than this Champion's ATK, this attack gains a bonus damage multiplier, equal to the target's ATK. Not applicable to Bosses.
If the target’s ATK is less than this Champion's ATK, this attack will ignore 50% of the target's DEF.
This attack will also ignore [Block Damage], [Unkillable], [Shield] and [Ally Protection] buffs. Places a [Block Revive] debuff if the target is killed.
Damage Based On: [ATK]
Multiplier: Boss: 7.5*ATK Champions: (7.5*ATK+Target ATK if Target has more ATK)
Block Revive[Active Effect]
Places a [Shield] buff on this Champion each time an ally or enemy Champion dies. The value of the [Shield] buff is equal to 50% of the dead Champion MAX HP. This [Shield] buff cannot be removed, stolen or transferred.
If this Champion is already under a [Shield] buff, the value of the [Shield] is increased by 50% of the dead Champion's MAX HP. Does not activate when a boss or minion dies.
[Passive Effect]
Whenever an enemy hits this Champion while they are under a [Shield] buff, places a random debuff on the attacking enemy. [Fear], [True Fear], [Freeze], [Provoke], [Petrification], [Sleep] and [Stun] debuffs are placed for 1 turn. Any other debuffs are placed for 2 turns. Will ignore 20% of enemy RES for each dead ally.
Cannot place Boss-exclusive debuffs, [Sheep] or [Smite] debuffs.
AURA
Ally SPD Arena battles 30%