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Valkanen

Valkanen

Introduction

Valkanen is a character in RAID: Shadow Legends.

On our RAID: Shadow Legends tier list Valkanen is A tier, 257th of the 1029 characters ranked, from where 5 current tier lists put Valkanen.

Is Valkanen good?

A complicated Void Undead legendary built around Hex and death mechanics. Hex of Blades Hexes every enemy before hitting each of them separately, which makes Hex deal far more damage than it would from a normal AoE and is a big part of his Hydra value. His A1 ignores Shields, can extend debuffs and spreads two debuffs onto Hexed enemies, while his A3 sacrifices an ally (or uses one already dead) to unlock a secret skill with unresistable buff steals and Block Revive.

That half of the kit is mostly for Arena or needs a reviver in Faction Wars and Doom Tower, and he's close to useless in Clan Boss.

Strengths

  • Hex damage much higher from his AoE
  • Debuff extension and spreading on his A1
  • Unresistable Weaken and True Fear on his A3
  • Secret skill with buff steals and Block Revive
  • Strong in Hydra

Weaknesses

  • Unlocking his secret skill means sacrificing an ally
  • Needs a reviver outside Arena
  • Very weak in Clan Boss and dungeons

Skills

5

  • Dread Scythe

    Ability 1

    Attacks 1 enemy. This attack ignores Shield buffs. Has a 60% chance of increasing the duration of all debuffs on the target by one turn. Also has an 80% chance of applying a Debuff Spread effect, taking 2 random debuffs from the target and placing them on all enemies under a Hex debuff. Lvl. 2: Damage +10% Lvl. 3: Buff/Debuff Chance +10% Lvl. 4: Damage +10% Lvl. 5: Buff/Debuff Chance +10% Lvl. 6: Cooldown -1

  • Hex of Blades

    Ability 2 · Cooldown 4 turns

    Attacks all enemies. This attack deals single-target damage to each target individually, rather than AOE damage. Before attacking, has an 80% chance of placing a Hex debuff on all enemies for 2 turns. Will ignore 20% of each enemy’s RES for each dead ally. Damage of this skill increases by 10% for each debuff on each enemy. Lvl. 2: Damage +10% Lvl. 3: Buff/Debuff Chance +10% Lvl. 4: Damage +10% Lvl. 5: Buff/Debuff Chance +10% Lvl. 6: Cooldown -1

  • Death's Bargain

    Ability 3 · Cooldown 5 turns

    Target an ally. If the ally is alive, kills them and unlocks a Secret Skill, Malice Unleashed. Also places a 25% Weaken debuff for 2 turns and True Fear debuff for 1 turn on all enemies. These debuffs cannot be resisted or blocked, fills this champion’s Turn meter by 75%. If the ally is dead, heals this champion by 50% of the dead ally’s MAX HP. If all allies are dead, also unlocks a secret skill, Malice Unleashed. Places a Shield buff on this champion for 2 turns. The value of the Shield is equal to any surplus heal. If this champion already has a Shield buff, the value of the Shield is increased by any surplus heal. Then, fills this champion’s Turn Meter by 75%. Lvl. 2: Cooldown -1 Lvl. 3: Cooldown -1

  • Malice Unleashed

    Ability 4

    Attacks 1 enemy. Before attacking, steals all buffs from the target. This effect cannot be resisted. If the target has ATK equal or higher than this champion’s ATK, this attack gains a bonus damage multiplier, equal to the target’s ATK. Not applicable to Bosses. If the target’s ATK is less than this Champion’s ATK, this attack will ignore 50% of the target’s DEF. This attack will also ignore Block Damage, Unkillable, Shield and Ally Protection buffs. Places a Block Revive debuff if the target is killed.

  • Phantom Bulwark

    Passive · Cooldown 1 turns

    Active Effect Places a Shield buff on this champion each time an ally or enemy champion dies. The value of the Shield buff is equal to 50% of the dead champion MAX HP. This Shield buff cannot be removed, stolen or transferred. If this Champion is already under a Shield buff, the value of the Shield is increased by 50% of the dead champion’s MAX HP. Does not activate when a boss or minion dies. Passive Effect Whenever an enemy hits this champion while they are under a Shield buff, places a random debuff on the attacking enemy. Fear, True Fear, Freeze, Provoke, Petrification, Sleep and Stun debuffs are placed for 1 turn. Any other debuffs are placed for 2 turns. Will ignore 20% of enemy RES for each dead ally. Cannot place Boss-exclusive debuffs, Sheep or Smite debuffs.

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