Demonspawn 
Magic Defense Akoth the Seared — guide
Speed95
HP16680
Defense1299
Attack892 Guide: Akoth the Seared
In short
Akoth the Seared is an epic Magic affinity Defense champion from Demonspawn. He excels in Hydra (4.0) and Faction Wars, and can be used against Sorath the rost Spider. Build priority: Speed and Accuracy, then HP% and DEF%. Worth building and investing books.
Strengths
- AoE HP Burn on A2 with increased chance per alive enemy.
- Places a shield on all allies (20% of max HP) on A3 and extends enemy skill cooldowns if they are under HP Burn.
- Passive: 10% chance to place Fear when an enemy takes damage from HP Burn.
- Aura +25% HP in all battles great for survivability.
- Damage based on DEF allows tank stats.
Weaknesses
- Low base SPD (95), requires heavy speed gear.
- Unreliable chance to place debuffs without books (50% on A1, 20%+ on A2, 50% on A3).
- Useless against Chimera (2.0) and high-level Clan Boss.
- Needs books to reach full potential.
Where to use
Best in Hydra (4.0) — provides AoE HP Burn, Fear control, and shield. Faction Wars (3.5) and Sorath (rost Spider). Dungeons, Doom Tower, and Arena (3.0) can work but not optimal. Avoid Chimera and CB.
Stats and gear
Stat priority: SPD (200+), ACC (250+ for high content), HP% / DEF%. CRIT not needed. Sets: Perception, Speed, Immortal for survivability. Also consider Regeneration or Stalwart. Secondary stats: ACC, SPD, HP%, DEF%. Recommended relics: Orb of Transfixion and Skull of Treason.
Masteries and blessings
Masteries: Defense tree (Nimblemiss, Destructive Accuracy) and Support tree (Targetfinder, Buff Depletion, Invigorated). Invigorated provides healing each turn. For blessings/relics, Orb of Transfixion (crowd control) and Skull of Treason (debuff) are recommended.
Tomes
Books are worth investing. Prioritize A3 first to reduce cooldown by 1 turn, then A2 to increase HP Burn chance, then A1 for crit rate debuff chance. Without books he is inconsistent.
Verdict
An average epic with a solid kit for Hydra and control. If you need mass HP Burn and fear, he is worth upgrading.
Build
Invigorated
Targetfinder
Destructive Accuracy
Nimblemiss
Buff Depletion
Orb of Transfixion
Skull of TreasonThe build is a guideline: the first sets in the list fit most often. Adapt it to your artifacts and goals.
Skills
Lava Strike
Attacks an enemy. Has a 50% chance of placing a 30% Decrease C.RATE debuff for 2 turns.
Damage based on [DEF]
Turns: 1
Pyroclasm
Turns: 3
Attacks all enemies. Has a 20% chance to place HP Burn for 2 turns. The chance to place the debuff increases by 20% for each living enemy.
Damage based on [DEF]
Turns: 3
Caustic Fumes
Cooldown: 5 turns
Attacks all enemies. If the target is under an HP Burn debuff, has a 50% chance of increasing the cooldown of all their skills by 2 turns. Places a Shield buff on all allies equal to 20% of this Champion's MAX HP for 2 turns. Instantly activates this skill if revived by Rian the Conjurer.
Damage based on [DEF]
Turns: 5
Line of Fire (Passive)
Whenever an enemy receives damage from HP Burn, has a 10% chance of placing a Fear debuff on them for 1 turn.
Turns: 1
25% HP Aura in all battles
Achak the Wendarin is an Epic Defense Champion of the Magic affinity from The Corrupted faction, Demonspawn, introduced to RAID in December 2020 before the new year. Obtained from fragments in the Doom Tower.
PVE Masteries = Akoth the Scorched: masteries for Dungeons, Clan Boss, Doom Tower, Faction Wars
PVP Masteries = Akot the Blazing: masteries for Arena (1v1, 3v3)
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