Aleksandr the Sharpshooter — guide

In short

Aleksandr the Sharpshooter is a Legendary Magic Attack champion of the High Elves. His kit is pure damage: a single-target Freeze, an AoE 60% Decrease DEF, a buff strip and a +60 Accuracy aura for all allies in all battles. He shines in Arena and Faction Wars, and does very little in Clan Boss or Hydra. Build priority is low — the site verdict is vault (fusion).

Strengths

• +60 Accuracy aura in all battles — generous for the whole team, and it means Aleksandr himself does not need Accuracy on gear.
• A2 Arrow Rain — AoE with a 100% chance (fully booked) to place 60% Decrease DEF for 2 turns: a ready-made setup for AoE nuking.
• A3 Winner strips all buffs from the target, and against Orcs and Ogryn Tribes it strips before the hit, so shields and DEF buffs are guaranteed to go down. 7×ATK is his heaviest hit.
• A1 with a 50% (75% vs Orcs and Ogryn Tribes) chance to Freeze for 1 turn — control that costs no tempo.
• Targeted anti-Orc/Ogryn design: three of his skills get better against those factions, which pays off in Faction Wars and Arena versus such teams.

Weaknesses

• Very low base Attack — 1,432. That is thin for a Legendary nuker; his damage has to come from gear and buffs.
• Nothing unique: no ignore-DEF on his skills, no extra turns, no passive — just raw multipliers.
• Clan Boss and Hydra — 2.5/5: no poison, no HP burn, no multi-hit, and an AoE does nothing against a single target.
• Squishy: 980 Defence and 17,505 HP means any AoE folds him.

Where to use

Best areas are Arena (4/5) and Faction Wars (4/5) — the buff strip, the Freeze and the AoE Decrease DEF actually decide fights there. Chimera, Doom Tower, Dungeons and Hard mode are mid-tier (3/5): usable, but there are stronger options. Clan Boss and Hydra (2.5/5) are a pass, his kit barely functions there.

Stats and gear

Priority: Crit Rate to 100% (he starts at just 15%), then Crit Damage 160–220%, Attack% and Speed around 170–200. Accuracy is optional because his own aura gives +60; for high-end Arena push it to roughly 200–250 anyway. HP and Defence are not a priority.

Sets: Savage or Cruel for damage, Speed and Perception if you need tempo and accuracy. Relics from the build: Malefic Talon, Irethi Coronet, The Cat's Gaze.

Masteries and blessings

Offence tree, nuker path: the key picks are Pierce Defenses (to cut through Defence in Arena) and Boss Slayer (if you drag him into boss fights). For Arena the author highlights the nuker + DEC DEF combo — Aleksandr places the Decrease DEF and then hits into it himself. Blessing: Soul reap.

Tombs

Book A2 Arrow Rain first: books add +10%/+15% debuff chance (up to 100%) and −1 turn cooldown, and it is his main skill. Then A3 Winner for the −1 turn cooldown at level 4. A1 can stay unbooked.

Verdict

A solid but unremarkable nuker with a great aura and a narrow anti-Orc/Ogryn toolkit. Keep him in the vault as fusion material; build him only if you have no breaker of your own.