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Rowan

Rowan - Best Builds & Upgrades

The Anchor
VanguardTankStall
“You're safe with me.”

Meta Stats

Ability UpgradesWin RatePlay Rate
The Friend45%41%
The Tectonic52%35%
The Protector43%24%

Main Ability

Hearty
Passive Ability

After Stall (10), gain 2 (+1/100 MaxHealth +1/15 Defense) HP/S.

Ability Upgrades

The Tectonic
Active Ability
Pick Rate 35%
Win Rate 52%

Gain 0 (+25 MaxHealth) Shields, then deal 50 (+25 MaxHealth +200 Defense +100 Magic) damage and Stun enemies in front of Rowan for 4 seconds.

StunShields
The Protector
Passive Ability
Pick Rate 24%
Win Rate 43%

On auto attack, gain 0 (+3 MaxHealth) Shields, then deal bonus damage equal to 75 (+25 Rank)% of current Shields (Max Damage: 0 (+1000 MaxHealth).

Shields
The Friend
Passive Ability
Pick Rate 41%
Win Rate 45%

On Stall trigger, permanently gain 20 Max HP and 4 Defense. Backup.

Backup Only: At start of combat, Tanks and Vanguards gain all Defense and Max HP gained from this ability.

StallBackup

Class Upgrades

Vanguard

Bulk Formation
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate -
Win Rate -

At start of combat, give this Hero and adjacent Heroes 0 (+25 MaxHealth) Max HP.

Vindictive Shields
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate -
Win Rate -

The first time each combat this Hero goes below 50% Max HP, they gain 0 (+50 MaxHealth) Shields and deal 0 (+50 MaxHealth) damage to adjacent enemies.

Shields
Calming Presence
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate -
Win Rate -

Vanguards gain 13 (+10 Rank) HP/S. Backup.

Backup
Distraction
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate 4%
Win Rate 57%

After Stall (10, 20, 30, 40, and 50): Taunt all enemies.

Stall
Intimidating Aura
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate -
Win Rate -

Each second, deal 0 (+3 MaxHealth) damage to adjacent enemies.

Rushed Offense
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate -
Win Rate -

On Rush trigger, gain 100 Max HP, 12 Attack, and 10 Attack Speed.

Rush
Rushed Size
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate 3%
Win Rate 71%

For Rush (12), gain +100% Max HP.

Rush
Rush Overdrive
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate -
Win Rate -

Rush abilities last 3 seconds longer. Backup.

RushBackup
Burning Aura
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate -
Win Rate -

On auto attack or when auto attacked, inflict 1 (+1/800 MaxHealth) Burn on the enemy (Max: 7).

Burn
Aggressive Presence
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate -
Win Rate -

Vanguards gain 50 (+50 Rank) Attack. Backup.

Backup
Burning Eye
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate -
Win Rate -

At start of combat, inflict 30 (+1/50 MaxHealth) Burn on all enemies.

Burn
Burning Restoration
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate -
Win Rate -

On auto attack or when auto attacked, if the enemy has Burn gain 1 HP/S.

Burn
Violent Presence
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate 3%
Win Rate 74%

Whenever a Vanguard auto attacks or is auto attacked, they gain 25 Shields. Backup.

ShieldsBackup
Brutal Vitality
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate 3%
Win Rate 67%

Gain 1000 Max HP and 20 Omnivamp.

Omnivamp
Shield Line
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate -
Win Rate -

At start of combat, give all Heroes in the front 2 rows 0 (+66 MaxHealth) Shields.

Shields

Tank

Second Wind
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate -
Win Rate -

After Stall (30), heal 100% Max HP, gain 100 Mana, and gain +25% Defense.

Stall
Stall Certainty
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate -
Win Rate -

Stall abilities trigger 6 seconds faster. Backup.

StallBackup
Stalled Defense
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate -
Win Rate -

On Stall trigger, gain 45 Defense.

Stall
Resolute
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate -
Win Rate -

When auto attacked, gain 1 Defense.

Distraction
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate 4%
Win Rate 57%

After Stall (10, 20, 30, 40, and 50): Taunt all enemies.

Stall
Freezing Presence
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate 3%
Win Rate 63%

Tanks gain +33% Defense against damage from enemies with Frost. Backup.

FrostBackup
Spiked
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate -
Win Rate -

When auto attacked, deal 0 (+50 Defense) damage to adjacent enemies.

The Best Offense...
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate -
Win Rate -

Tanks gain 1 Attack and 1 Magic per 2 Defense they have. Backup.

Backup
Freezing Aura
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate -
Win Rate -

When auto attacked, inflict 1 (+1/100 Defense) Frost on the attacker (Max: 6).

Frost
Freezing Restoration
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate -
Win Rate -

When auto attacked by an enemy with Frost, gain 2 HP/S.

Frost
Poisonous Aura
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate -
Win Rate -

When auto attacked, inflict 1 (+1/120 Defense) Poison on the attacker (Max: 6).

Poison
Poisonous Restoration
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate -
Win Rate -

When auto attacked by an enemy with Poison, gain 2 HP/S.

Poison
Poisonous Presence
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate -
Win Rate -

Tanks gain +33% Defense against damage from enemies with Poison. Backup.

PoisonBackup
Protector
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate -
Win Rate -

This Hero gains +20% Defense for each enemy targeting it.

Rear Support
Class Upgrade
Pick Rate -
Win Rate -

At start of combat, if this Hero is in the back row all Heroes gain +75% Defense.

Traits

Stall
Trait

Stall (X): Activates after X seconds have elapsed in combat.

Base Stats

  • 1000HealthA character dies when their Health reaches 0.
  • 31Basic AttackThe amount of damage a character deals with its auto attacks. Increased by Attack.
  • 0AttackIncreases the damage of auto attacks.
  • 0MagicIncreases the effectiveness of abilities.
  • 0Attack SpeedIncreases how often a character auto attacks.
  • 15CritThe percent chance that an auto attack or active ability deals double damage. Each Crit above 100 increases Crit Damage by 1%.
  • 54DefenseReduces incoming damage. 100 Defense = 1/2 damage received, 200 Defense = 1/3 damage received, 300 Defense = 1/4 damage received, etc.
  • 1RangeThe distance in hexes that a character can auto attack from.
  • 60Mana StartThe amount of Mana a character begins combat with.
  • 115Total ManaCharacters cast their active ability whenever their Max Mana becomes full.
  • 4Mana RegenThe amount of Mana a character gains every 2 seconds.

Lore

Background

He's the wall the rest of the team forms up behind. Rowan spent six years mining crystals out of rifts for a mining company. The more crystals they took, the more the rifts started acting strange. He couldn't prove mining was the cause, but he believed it. Gaia was the first to say out loud what his gut already knew: take less, listen more.

Motivation

Nobody ever truly leaves the Gaia community behind, but Rowan would join any guild that has a chance to end the crisis and cares about consequences. He'll know within a day whether yours does.