These Champions Supercharged Their Teams In 2024!

On the tougher stages of the Cursed City, particularly in Soulcross, Hexia is an Epic champion Skratch uses to get the job done. Her strength lies in dealing single target attacks capable of one shotting enemies. Her A2 buffs her with Increase Attack and grants an Extra Turn upon securing a kill, enabling her to chain attacks effectively. Additionally, Hexia’s A1 applies Decrease Defence, while her A3 offers self support through Increase Speed for quicker turn cycles and healing. Overall, her ability to take down tanky champions in Sintranos has made a big impact on Skratch’s account.

It’s no surprise that Skratch has a stacked account, and finding a damage dealer to replace his meta ones doesn’t happen often. However, Thor has earned a spot in his main Brutal Hydra team, replacing Varl the Destroyer, who even had a 6 star Crushing Rend blessing. This comes down to Thor’s strong damage multipliers, self buffing effects, scaling passive, and utility like Decrease Speed and ignoring certain effects. Whether it’s PVE waves, bosses, or Arena, Thor has proven to be a champion worth building!

Mistrider’s biggest impact on Skratch’s account has been in The Cursed City, particularly on stage 19 of Soulcross. This challenging stage features champions like Marichka and Taras, and Mistrider was brought in specifically to handle these tough waves. His effectiveness lies in his combination of Decrease Defence and damage, as well as his ability to self buff and chain attacks through extra turns. Beyond this area, Skratch also uses Mistrider to speed through Faction Wars.

Introduced as the final reward for the expanded progress mission track in 2024, Marius is a worthy final reward champion. Skratch’s favourite area to use him is in Live Arena, and he’s always on the lookout for higher star souls to maximize Marius’s potential. With his A2, Marius can decrease the duration of buffs, while his A1 enfeebles enemies and his self buffing abilities allow him to deliver high damage. Beyond Arena, Marius shines in various areas of the game, excelling against bosses with Enemy Max HP nukes, clearing waves, and chaining attacks through Extra Turns.

Lazarius is an insane Mythical champion, excelling as both a support and a damage dealer. Whether it’s tackling the Cursed City, Hydra, or dominating in Arena, this champion has made a significant impact on Skratch’s account across multiple areas. In his base form, Lazarius focuses on support, filling Turn Meters, buffing allies, applying Block Debuffs, and placing Block Buffs on enemies. His passive adds even more utility by self applying Perfect Veil and reviving allies. When switching to his alternate form, Lazarius transforms into a devastating damage dealer, ignoring protection effects, scaling his damage output, and even reducing enemy skill cooldowns upon securing kills.

Skratch underestimated Ninja’s potential for Nightmare Hydra this year, initially feeling he didn’t belong in the top 10 conversation. However, after optimizing Ninja’s build specifically for Hydra and pairing him with champions like Mikage for her Shadowkin synergy and effects, Ninja’s performance exceeded all expectations. His true damage output comes from the scalability of his passive, strong multipliers, and the placement and activation of HP Burns. While it’s no surprise that Ninja is a strong champion, he far outperformed what Skratch anticipated, making a significant impact on his team in 2024.

Funnily enough, Skratch was initially pulling for Shu Zhen when Yncensa emerged from his shards. In his Ninja Hydra team, Yncensa pairs well with champions like Mikage, by bringing additional ally attacks through her A1. She also applies Decrease Defence and Weaken, alongside Increase Speed and heals to a target, while boosting their Turn Meter for faster turn cycling. When equipped with a Protection set, she can be used to amplify the targets damage output with the buffs she provides. Additionally, her Poison Cloud ensures the targets’ survivability by forcing enemies to weak hit the affected target, and is a great champion universally if you require the effects she brings.

Skratch saved his most powerful game changer for last: Teox. What blew him away was Teox’s ability to make allies immune to sheep with his Unity passive, ignoring protection effects with his A3, and scales damage against debuffed targets while blocking revives. Pairing him with his meta Lizardmen like Sulfuryion and Lazarius unlocks his Unity effects, creating a highly effective arena team. With godlike multipliers, self buffing, scaling Ignore Defence, and an A1 ally attack, Teox excels in both Arena and Hydra, making him an incredible all around damage dealer.

YST has always been a fan of Venomage, but her impact on his account grew even further this year with the release of the Cursed City and the battle against Amius. Her combination of Heal Reduction to stop the boss’s healing, along with Decrease Attack and Decrease Defence to amplify damage dealt and reduce incoming damage, makes her a standout Epic champion. Her passive further reduces damage from enemies under Heal Reduction, and the ability to apply multiple debuffs can prompt the base form to use its cleanse ability after the alternate form completes its turn cycle. Beyond Amius, Venomage remains a reliable Poisoner and Debuffer, proving her value against a variety of PVE waves and bosses.

Firrol the Barkhorn has secured a spot in not one but two of YST’s Hydra teams, as he was fortunate enough to pull multiple copies. Widely regarded as one of the best support options for this boss, Firrol brings an impressive kit with Decrease Accuracy, Increase Resistance, Perfect Veil, Block Buffs, and Decrease Speed – crucial effects that typically require multiple champions to cover. Beyond this, Firrol’s passive enhances ally stats, boosts their damage by 20%, and works well in Protection set to further amplify your teams damage. For these reasons, Firrol had one of the most significant impacts on YST’s account this year.

After using Gnishak for the Bommal ‘One Shot Strategy’ in Doom Tower, YST hadn’t found much use for him elsewhere – until recently. After watching KruYsen’s stream, where Komidus was being used effectively in Live Arena, inspired YST to try Gnishak as an alternative. This resulted in a noticeable improvement in his win rate compared to other teams he’d used. YST currently has Gnishak built with a 4-piece Stoneskin set and a 4-piece Pinpoint set, obtained from the Odin Dungeon and Hydra, and is now a go to choice for his Live Arena fights.

Back in 2022, YST said “Jingwon” 5,000 times live on stream, campaigning for a much needed buff for the champion. Since then, Jingwon has received two buffs, with the latest making him a valuable option across multiple areas. For YST, Jingwon made a notable impact this year in the Odin Dungeon and Hydra, thanks to his versatile kit. His passive cleanses crowd control effects, the A2 extends debuff durations while applying Block Buffs and Block Active Skills, and the A3 removes buffs while placing Decrease Accuracy and C.DMG on enemies and Strengthen on allies. YST also utilized his A1 for speed farming Dragon by transferring debuffs on himself to the target.

Yumeko is probably the champion YST uses the most, excelling across both PVP and PVE content. Her A3 is the highlight of her skills, simultaneously increasing enemy cooldowns and reducing those of her allies. In areas like Doom Tower and Dungeons, YST pairs Yumeko with Kymar to reset cooldowns back-to-back, allowing Seer to consistently wipe out waves. In Arena, he uses her A3 to lock out opponents, while her Hex ability is valuable for sending poisons back to the Dragon for speed farming or returning crowd control effects to enemies in Arena, as examples.

Many players were initially underwhelmed by Eostrid as a fusion, but over time, her value in multiple areas has become clear. YST primarily uses Eostrid for Hydra, where her kit shines with Decrease Speed, Weaken, Increase Speed, Increase Attack, and Turn Meter fills. This makes her an excellent pairing with champions like Uugo or Michinaki, who bring Decrease Defence to maximize damage potential. Her ability to manipulate speed is particularly helpful for cycling active turns more frequently. Additionally, Eostrid proves useful in other areas requiring these effects, especially in Arena, where her speed manipulation and aura are valuable.

Interestingly, YST was pulling shards for Siphi when Senna Amberheart unexpectedly appeared. At first, he wasn’t sure if she would be valuable to his account, but she has since become a key champion in many of his teams. For Fire Knight Hard 10, he built a team around her revival ally attack, allowing the boss to kill her allies before she brings them back to reduce the Shield counters, paired with Lady Mikage for extra ally attacks. Her Increase Speed and Continuous Heals keep the team flowing, while her passive consistently triggers Turn Meter fills from activated heals. Senna has also earned a spot in his Nightmare Hydra team, Demon Lord Clan Boss, and even some Arena setups.

Gnut is often regarded as one of the best fusions of all time and continues to remain insane since his release. On YST’s account, he plays a key role in a wide range of PVE boss fights, including the Phantom Shogun, Sand Devil, Fire Knight, Iron Twins, and various Doom Tower bosses. The value lies in the Blessed Bash [A3], an Enemy Max HP attack that quickly depletes enemy health. His A1 is another standout, providing Turn Meter manipulation for encounters like The Dark Fae and Fire Knight, with the added ability to Freeze for the hard variation. Additionally, his Decrease Attack and Weaken combo makes him great for both boosting ally damage and mitigating incoming damage.

Last but not least, YST highlighted Harima as one of the most impactful champions for his account this year. While she can be used universally, YST built Harima mainly for Hydra, Demon Lord, and Arena. A lucky pull of a 6 star soul for Crushing Rend allowed her to boost his Nightmare Hydra record, while also being a dependable backup provoker. Her impact comes from strong multipliers, a defence manipulation skill that can trigger her A3 upon killing an enemy, and an A1 that pairs well with Mikage. In Arena, her passive shines by reducing enemy ignore defence effects and ensuring she doesn’t weak hit Demonspawn champions, making her a strong counter to champions like Duchess, as well being a powerful damage dealer.