Mythical Champion Rebalances! Huge Changes!
Plarium has announced a series of Mythical Champion Rebalances that will see some of the lesser-used Mythical Champions getting a surge in value!
These changes will be going live in the next major update which does not have a confirmed date yet, but is likely within a few weeks time.
Let’s check them out!
Frolni the Mechanist
Frolni the Mechanis received quite a straightforward yet effective rebalance – the majority of his attacking skills received a respectable damage boost, allowing him to be your trusted damage dealer. While his core mechanics remain unchanged, his increased damage output now makes him a more formidable force, better suited to taking down enemies quickly and efficiently.
Base Form
[Seismic Quake]
Damage increased
[Bloody Larceny]
Damage increased
[Exterminate the Weak]
Damage increased
Alternate Form
[Pulverizing Procedure]
Damage increased
Mezomel Luperfang
Mezomel Luperfang also received a noticeable boost to her damage, making her a far more threatening presence on the battlefield. In addition, her Main form’s A2 has been enhanced with an extra 15% ignore of the target’s DEF, allowing her to punch through even the toughest defenses with greater ease.
Base Form
[Moonclaw]
Damage increased
[Scarlet Crescent]
Damage increased
Attacks 1 enemy 2 times.
Will ignore 15% of the target’s DEF, as well as [Stone Skin], [Strengthen], [Ally Protection], and [Shield] buffs.
Places a [Block Revive] debuff if the target is killed.
Alternate Form
[Spirit of the Pack]
Damage increased
[Life Shredder]
Damage increased
Aphidus the Hivelord
With the following changes, we aimed to refine Aphidus’ kit in both forms to better reflect his dual roles in PvE and PvP, increasing his overall impact on the battlefield.
While working on his main form, we aimed to improve his role as a Burner: not only as a debuff landing Champion but as a hard-hitting damage dealer too. Hence, his A1, A2, and A3 skills received a confident damage boost.
On top of that, A1 will now place a 60% [Decrease DEF] debuff on the target for 2 turns, and a [Perfect Veil] buff on himself, instead of an ally.
A2 will now ignore a percentage of the enemy’s DEF depending on whether or not the enemy is under [HP Burn] debuff.
As for the A3, it received an additional effect – the damage of this skill will increase by 25% if the target is under any debuff.
For his Alternate form, Aphidus’ kit has been optimized to better serve as a protector for his team, focusing on boosting allies and enhancing survivability.
A1 will now place an [Increase ACC] buff on the ally with the highest ACC in the team and also boost their Turn Meter by 10%.
His A2 will no longer require conditions to activate the [Continuous Heal] buff.
With A3 Aphidus will now place both [Strengthen] and [Increase DEF] buffs on all allies for 2 turns.
His Passive skill has also been improved, with an additional 5% chance to place a [Stun] debuff on enemies
Base Form
[Blink Cut]
Damage increased
Attacks 1 enemy. Places a 60% [Decrease DEF] debuff for 2 turns.
Also places a [Perfect Veil] buff on this Champion for 1 turn.
[Umbral Stingers]
Damage increased
Attacks all enemies. Before attacking, places a 50% [Increase ATK] buff on all allies for 2 turns.
Will ignore 25% of a target’s DEF if they are not under a [HP Burn] debuff. Will ignore 50% of a target’s DEF if they are under a [HP Burn] debuff.
Then, increases the duration of all enemy debuffs by 1 turn.
[Blisterbug Horde]
Damage increased
Attacks all enemies. Damage increases by 25% against targets under any debuffs.
Instantly activates any [HP Burn] debuffs on each enemy.
If an enemy is not under any [HP Burn] debuffs, place a [HP Burn] debuff on them for 2 turns.
Alternate Form
[Crushing Pincers]
Attacks 1 enemy. Places a 50% [Increase ACC] buff on the ally with the highest ACC for 2 turns and fills their Turn Meter by 10%.
[Putrid Cocoon]
Attacks all enemies. Places a [Stun] debuff on all enemies for 1 turn.
Also places two 15% [Continuous Heal] buffs on all allies for 2 turns.
[Behold The Beast]
Places a [Provoke] debuff on all enemies for 1 turn.
Also places a 25% [Strengthen] buff and a 60% [Increase DEF] buff on all allies for 2 turns.
[Entomophobia [P]]
When attacked, has a 100% chance of placing a 25% [Weaken] debuff, and a 40% chance of placing a [Stun] debuff on the attacker for 1 turn.
Increases this Champion’s DEF by 1 point for every 2 points of ATK when in their Alternate Form.
Well, I think it’s the right step of balancing mythical champs that are outperformed by normal affinity legendaries in terms of damage. protection/healing and debuffs. I admit I have Aphidus and Frolni and so far I saw no need of developing them quickly. Now I will invest more in both.
Aphidus felt like having not enough damage to play the role as a nuker and the alternate form lacked some heal.
Frolni has the interesting mechanic of reflecting 80% of damage received back to the attacker in his alternate form, but his base form just felt lacking.
I’m looking forward to these changes.