Sydax King-killer

Legendary/Spirit/DefenseA tier

Introduction

Sydax King-killer is a Legendary Spirit character in RAID: Shadow Legends. Sydax King-killer's role is Defense. Faction: Dark Elves.

On the combined RAID: Shadow Legends tier list Sydax King-killer is A tier, 41st of the 1029 characters ranked, from where 3 community tier lists put Sydax King-killer.

Other Spirit characters in RAID: Shadow Legends: Abyssal, Acelin the Stalwart, Acolyte of the Slither, Admiral Blacktusk, Alatreon Blademaster, Anax and 265 more.

What Sydax King-killer does

Protects the team and debuffs the enemy: Bond of the Enslaved gives every ally 60% Increase DEF, 30% Increase SPD and 50% Ally Protection, and Sydax takes 10% less damage for each ally under Ally Protection. Brutal Decapitator hits every enemy twice for chances at 60% Decrease DEF and 30% Decrease SPD, and the basic can add Decrease ATK and Pain Link.

Background

'Fall back and close ranks. Our dreams will not die with us in the muck here today, it is these arrogant Aravian scum who will fall, choking on mud and blood, trampled by our boots, and perish beneath a foreign sky, their corpses a glut for the beetles.', Sydax King-killer, during the Battle of Greenwhorl River

Before he was the King-killer, young Sydax was orphaned by a political assassination and was taken as a slave. Unspeakable hardship made him indomitable in both body and spirit. His strength, cunning, and charisma won him followers, including non-Elf slaves taken from afar. When the time was ripe he led an uprising and massacred his slavemasters.

These hardened, desperate souls unanimously chose to ask Sydax to continue leading them. He formed them into a mercenary company, the Horned Band, which became renowned for resilience and brutality. They had an unbreakable bond forged by the shared horrors of their enslavement. Sydax nurtured a dream of ruling as a princeling of Durham or even a new realm all his own, persuading his comrades of his vision. They believed in the ever-growing air of invincibility that followed Sydax, as though his ambitions were fated to come true.

Having amassed wealth and put distance between himself and his former slavemasters, Sydax settled his warband near the Aravian border and declared himself a prince. Though he was universally loathed by the other nobles, the first great challenge to his rule came not from his own people, but from an Aravian invasion tearing its way through Sydax's newly-claimed territory.

The expedition was led by King Hatharil of Aravia himself, and Sydax longed to meet him in battle. Sydax was patient, however, allowing the invading High Elves to overextend themselves. Picking their way through twisting mazes of roots, exhausted, diseased, beset by chittering horrors large and small, the Aravians were run ragged.

Sydax launched a series of ambushes to provoke the High Elves into an unfavorable battle, with the Aravians finally attacking Sydax's dug-in forces across the shallow Greenwhorl River. He and his Horned Band held fast through six waves of Aravian assaults, vanquishing their foes despite overwhelming odds. As the Band was pushed back, a maneuver Sydax had expected they would have to do, it only concentrated their fighting strength. Despite being massively outnumbered, their morale never faltered.

The Aravian King had no choice but to personally lead the final charge in the hope that his inspiring presence would lift the Aravians to victory and demoralize the Dark Elves. By this time Sydax was already wounded a dozen times, his chitinous armor barely holding together, his shield dented and chipped, his own blood pooling in his boots and leaking wherever he trod. But, showing no signs of fear nor pain, he fought on, methodically, implacably.

King Hatharil underestimated Sydax, thinking the Dark Elf was at death's door. Sydax fed Hatharil's misplaced confidence, dodging and parrying, offering only weak counterattacks. But when Hatharil grew breathless and sloppy, Sydax pierced the King's royal breastplate with the horn on his helm, a torrent of blood heralding the High Elves' defeat. They withdrew in good order, bearing away their King's body. But within a week the entire expeditionary force was largely destroyed as the survivors picked their way through Durham Forest, the retreat becoming a rout and then a slaughter. Only a few stragglers returned in mournful failure to attend to the ascension of the King's daughter, Eva. Sydax stood victorious, and his victory forced even his most committed foes to acknowledge his power and prestige.

Stats

HP322nd of 1,05118,825
ATK777th of 1,051859
DEF47th of 1,0511,465
SPD489th of 1,05199
C. RATE15%
C. DMG50%
RES183rd of 1,05140
ACC4th of 1,05120

At 6 stars, level 60 and fully ascended, before gear, Masteries and Blessings. Each bar is measured against the highest value in the RAID: Shadow Legends roster, and the place is out of every character with that stat.

6 stars, level 60

StatNo AscensionAscension 1Ascension 2Ascension 3Ascension 4Ascension 5Ascension 6

HPNo Ascension: 17,505Ascension 1: 17,670Ascension 2: 17,835Ascension 3: 18,000Ascension 4: 18,165Ascension 5: 18,495Ascension 6: 18,825
ATKNo Ascension: 815Ascension 1: 815Ascension 2: 815Ascension 3: 826Ascension 4: 837Ascension 5: 848Ascension 6: 859
DEFNo Ascension: 1,321Ascension 1: 1,332Ascension 2: 1,343Ascension 3: 1,365Ascension 4: 1,387Ascension 5: 1,421Ascension 6: 1,465
SPDNo Ascension: 99Ascension 1: 99Ascension 2: 99Ascension 3: 99Ascension 4: 99Ascension 5: 99Ascension 6: 99
C. RATENo Ascension: 15%Ascension 1: 15%Ascension 2: 15%Ascension 3: 15%Ascension 4: 15%Ascension 5: 15%Ascension 6: 15%
C. DMGNo Ascension: 50%Ascension 1: 50%Ascension 2: 50%Ascension 3: 50%Ascension 4: 50%Ascension 5: 50%Ascension 6: 50%
RESNo Ascension: 30Ascension 1: 30Ascension 2: 30Ascension 3: 30Ascension 4: 30Ascension 5: 30Ascension 6: 40
ACCNo Ascension: 0Ascension 1: 0Ascension 2: 0Ascension 3: 0Ascension 4: 0Ascension 5: 0Ascension 6: 20

StatNo AscensionAscension 6

HPNo Ascension: 17,505Ascension 6: 18,825
ATKNo Ascension: 815Ascension 6: 859
DEFNo Ascension: 1,321Ascension 6: 1,465
SPDNo Ascension: 99Ascension 6: 99
C. RATENo Ascension: 15%Ascension 6: 15%
C. DMGNo Ascension: 50%Ascension 6: 50%
RESNo Ascension: 30Ascension 6: 40
ACCNo Ascension: 0Ascension 6: 20

Base values before gear, Masteries, Blessings and Great Hall bonuses.

Skills

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Fleshcleaver
A1
Attacks 1 enemy. Has a 80% chance of placing a 50% Decrease ATK debuff and a Pain Link debuff for 2 turns.
Damage
3.9 x DEF
1. Level 2 Damage +5%
2. Level 3 Damage +5%
3. Level 4 Buff/Debuff Chance +10%
4. Level 5 Buff/Debuff Chance +10%
- Decrease ATK Decreases the Champion's Battle ATK by 25% or 50%.
- Pain Link The Pain Link debuff causes the affected Champion to receive a percentage of all damage received by the enemy who placed this debuff. The enemy receives 100% of the damage inflicted to them. The amount of damage received depends on the enemy who placed the debuff. If it was the Head of Suffering, then the Pain Link debuff causes the affected Champion to receive 15% of all damage received. If the Pain Link debuff was placed by a Champion, the damage received will be specified in that Champion's skill description. If it is not specified, it will cause the affected Champion to receive 15% of all damage received by the Champion who placed the debuff. The Pain Link debuff can be blocked or removed, and can have its duration increased or decreased. Receiving a Pain Link debuff will awaken Champions under a Sleep debuff. If a Champion is under both a Pain Link debuff and a Block Damage buff, they won't receive any damage from the Pain Link debuff. A Champion under a Pain Link debuff won't receive any damage from it when the enemy who placed the debuff receives a weak hit.
Brutal Decapitator
A2
Cooldown 4 turns, 3 fully booked
Attacks all enemies 2 times. The first hit has a 75% chance of placing a 60% Decrease DEF debuff for 2 turns. The second hit has a 75% chance of placing a 30% Decrease SPD debuff for 2 turns.
Damage
1.5 x DEF + 0.035 x target MAX HP
Damage
1.5 x DEF + 0.035 x target MAX HP
1. Level 2 Damage +10%
2. Level 3 Damage +10%
3. Level 4 Buff/Debuff Chance +10%
4. Level 5 Buff/Debuff Chance +15%
5. Level 6 Cooldown -1
- Decrease DEF Decreases the Champion's Battle DEF by 30% or 60%.
- Decrease SPD Decreases the Champion's Battle SPD by 15% or 30%.
Bond Of The Enslaved
A3
Cooldown 5 turns, 3 fully booked
Places a 60% Increase DEF buff and a 30% Increase SPD buff on all allies for 2 turns. Also places a 50% Ally Protection buff on all allies except this Champion for 2 turns.
1. Level 2 Cooldown -1
2. Level 3 Cooldown -1
- Increase DEF Increases the Champion's Battle DEF by 30% or 60%.
- Increase SPD Increases the Champion's Battle SPD by 15% or 30%.
- Ally Protection The Caster Champion takes 25% or 50% of direct damage inflicted upon the Target Champion. Self-inflicted damage (HP Burn or Poison) does not trigger this effect. Each Champion uses their own DEF value for mitigating damage.
Earned Resilience [P]
Passive
Unlocked at Ascension 3
Decreases the damage this Champion receives by 10% for each ally under an Ally Protection buff. This Champion is immune to Pain Link debuffs, as well as any damage from Reflect Damage buffs or passive Reflect Damage effects.