Marius the Gallant
Last Updated: June 11, 2024
Marius the Gallant Overview
Marius requires no Knight to enter the Jousting Tournaments of Teleria, wielding a long shield and lance he enters the fray as an exclusive reward on the Progress Mission Track introduced in 2024.
If you are fortunate to claim Marius, you will have in your possession a champion capable of disabling many of the frustrating aspects of the dungeon and boss content. His Auric Lance (A1) is an all enemy attack with a 50% chance to place Enfeeble debuff when booked. This powerful debuff forces enemies to weak hit meaning all their debuffs and effects will not apply to your team. Pairing this with his passive, where any attempt to reduce Marius’ turn meter will trigger him to counter-attack with Auric Lance, you create a consistent stream of Enfeeble debuffs. Particularly powerful when the Dragon Boss enters breath form, he depletes your turn meters which should trigger him to counter-attack to place Enfeeble before he follows up with his breath attack likely disabling the stun debuff altogether. It is worth noting it is only a 1 turn debuff duration however it can be extended by Master Hexer Mastery.
With Death or Glory (A2), Marius can remove buffs from enemies by reducing their duration without fear of becoming a Sheep (instead of a pony!) via Polymorph and is useful in places like Hydra where buffs can cause catastrophe for your team. Finally, Galloping Thunder (A3) will provide core buffs to your team in Increase Accuracy and Increase Defence whilst also placing a Stun debuff on the enemy with the most Turn Meter.
Marius is immune to any turn meter effects including Decrease Speed making him difficult to control so will find great uses in early game arena where Polymorph is not an issue but as you climb the Arena Ladders, he will become less useful as his A1 Enfeeble will trigger Polymorph far too frequently to be of value. In PvE any location you need to disable effects will make Marius a great choice.
The most significant negative aspect to Marius is – how difficult will it be to complete the progress missions and acquire him!