Baerdal Fellhammer — guide

In short

Baerdal Fellhammer is an Epic Dwarf Attack champion whose whole kit revolves around his passive: he sits on Counterattack almost permanently and keeps swinging. Ratings put him at a middling 2.5 overall, with his best showings in Hydra (3.0) and Faction Wars (2.5). Build him if you need a damage dealer for Hydra/Faction Wars and a Fire Knight's Castle body — priority goes to Speed, crit and staying alive.

Strengths

• His passive puts Counterattack on him at the start of every round and again at the end of his own turn, so extra hits come almost constantly — especially against bosses with AoE.
• A2 hits 3 times and grants a Shield worth 30% of the damage dealt for 3 turns: damage and survivability in one button.
• The same passive gives allies +32% ATK in Dungeons — a team-wide buff, not just a selfish one.
• A1 hits twice with a 30% chance per hit to place 100% Heal Reduction for 2 turns, which matters against anything that heals.

Weaknesses

• Thin base stats: 1 398 ATK, 826 DEF and only 94 SPD — slow and squishy out of the box, everything comes from gear and masteries.
• Heal Reduction is only a 30% chance per hit and wants Accuracy, so it lands inconsistently.
• Arena and Clan Boss sit at 2.0, Doom Tower at 1.0 — that is not his territory.
• His value depends on being hit: against enemies that ignore him, the Counterattack does far less work.

Where to use

Hydra (3.0) is his best home: counterattacks, the A2 Shield and the ATK buff stack into steady damage. Then Faction Wars (2.5) and Chimera (2.5). Fire Knight's Castle deserves a mention — multi-hit A1/A2 plus counterattacks chew through the boss shield fast. Clan Boss, Arena and regular Dungeons are all 2.0, so usable but unremarkable; skip Doom Tower (1.0).

Stats and gear

Priority: SPD around 170–190 so he cycles and re-shields, 100% C.RATE, 150–200%+ C.DMG, and as much ATK as you can stack. ACC is optional — around 100–150 if you actually want the Heal Reduction to stick, otherwise ignore it.

• Sets: Offense or Divine Offense for damage, Speed or Divine Speed for tempo.
• Lifesteal is a solid pick for long fights where he lives off counterattacks.
• Do not neglect DEF/HP substats: with 826 DEF and 16k HP he folds to any AoE.

Masteries and blessings

Go down the Offense tree and take Pierce Defenses and Boss Slayer; spend the rest on survivability and Speed so he actually survives to counterattack. The list gives no blessing recommendations, so pick a standard damage-dealer blessing that fits your content.

Tombs

Book A2 first up to level 6 for the -1 cooldown — that means the Shield and the triple hit come around more often. After that, books into A1 for the extra +10% Heal Reduction chance if you are counting on it.

Verdict

A middling Epic but a genuinely good damage dealer: worth building if you have a slot for him — Hydra, Faction Wars and Fire Knight pay back the investment.