Maranix

Last Updated: May 4, 2024

Maranix Overview

Maranix slices her way into the Dark Elves Faction as part of the October 2022 Fusion Event.

Hex debuff has been making its way into more champion kits over the past 12 months and Maranix requires Hex to really make the best of her kit. She is designed to be an all out nuker with her A3 being her big damaging ability. If targets are under hex she will ignore Unkillable (therefore swift parry and Leorius the Proud) and Shield (Bolster sets!) and if she kills an enemy she gains an unkillable buff. Additionally she has a second AoE hit that will allow you to place Decrease Defence and Hex on all enemies.

The biggest issue with Maranix will be setting her up and ensuring you can keep the Hex debuff out there. Unfortunately, there are now many mechanics that stop you from placing debuffs ranging from a traditional Immunity Artifact set now to blessings such as Polymorph. She will also require accuracy to provide her own Hex debuff which is not suitable for arena builds meaning you will 100% be forced into bringing another Hex Champion. This is a common trend we see with Ruel having significantly more damage than almost any nuker but sees very little Arena playtime. She is also a bad affinity for Arena with many strong champions being Spirit such as Duchess Lilitu which will lead to weak hits. For high end, its unlikely to make the cut and for anything outside of Platinum, you would be able to achieve more consistent outcomes with a nuker that requires less setup (for example, Genbo and Magnarr are excellent epic options).

Overall her kit seems powerful but very difficult to setup. There may be some usage in Hydra (considering the Mischief head) but it is unlikely you would select Maranix over Mithrala or Ruel in that setting.

Maranix Ratings

Key Areas

Dungeons

Hard Mode

Doom Tower

Faction Wars

Arena Roles

Understanding Arena Roles

Champions normally form specific roles within an arena team. Our ratings define the roles that the champion fits and rates them on their ability to perform the roles. Below you can see a breakdown of all of our roles.

Cleanser

Champions with the Cleanser role will use their skills to remove debuffs and keep them from being re-applied.

Crowd Control

Champions with the Crowd Control role will use their skills to place soft (i.e. Provoke or Taunt) and hard (i.e Freeze or Stun) debuffs to disable enemy champions.

Damage

Champions with the Damage role will have skills that deal significant damage and are designed to defeat enemy champions.

Damage Absorption

Champions with the Damage Absorption role will have skills or effects that reduce the incoming damage your team takes. This can be through passive damage reduction or by applying skills such as Strengthen or Shields.

Healer

Champions with the Healer role will have skills that restore your champion's Health including Continuous Heals.

Debuffer

Champions with the Debuffer role will have skills that place debuffs that don't fall into Crowd Control or Skill Manipulator roles i.e. Decrease Defence. These champions may also have skills that remove Buffs.

Revive

Champions with the Revive role will have skills that bring your ally champions back from the dead including Revive on Death buffs.

Skill Manipulator

Champions with the Skill Manipulator role will have skills that increase enemy skill cooldowns or reduce your ally skill cooldowns.

Speed Manipulator

Champions with the Speed Manipulator role will have skills that affect the turn meter of your allies or enemies. This includes speed buffs and debuffs aswell as direct turn meter effects.