Emic Trunkheart — guide

In short

Emic Trunkheart is a Legendary support from the Sylvan Watchers with the HP role. His kit is built around team-wide [Shield] buffs scaling off MAX HP, an [Unkillable] buff for the whole team and cooldown reduction for allies — in Clan Boss and Arena he is one of the most valuable supports around. Build priority is HP and SPD; crit and ACC are wasted on him.

Strengths

• Vinequake puts a [Shield] equal to 30% of his MAX HP on all allies — at 80–100k HP that is tens of thousands of damage absorbed every cycle.
• Trunkheart's Sanctuary grants [Unkillable] to the whole team for 2 turns, plus [Taunt] and a [Shield] on himself — it carries the deadliest boss phases and Arena trades.
• The same Vinequake reduces the cooldown of all ally skills by 1 turn, speeding up the entire team's rotation.
• Entanglement: while shielded, 50% chance to add 2 turns of cooldown to a random skill of the attacker, and any ally dropping below 20% HP deals 20% more damage.
• His basic attack inflates [Shield] values by 25% (capped at +10,000 HP), so shields hold longer in long fights.

Weaknesses

• Almost no damage — a pure support who will never kill anything himself.
• No cleanse, no healing, no control: [Block Active Skills] or a [Taunt] on him hurts the whole team.
• Long cooldowns (4 and 6 turns) — without books and speed the rotation falls apart.
• Weak in dungeons and Hard mode, where raw damage matters more than survivability.

Where to use

Best in Clan Boss (5/5) and across all Arenas — Classic, Live and Tag Team (4.5). Then Hydra (4.0), Faction Wars (4.5) and Chimera (3.5). Doom Tower and dungeons are situational (3.0), and Hard mode is his worst spot (2.0). Listed spots: Clan Boss, Borgoth, Iron Twins, every Arena mode.

Stats and gear

Priority: HP → SPD → DEF/RES. Rough targets: 80–100k+ HP, 220–260 SPD (lower is fine in Clan Boss with a speed booster), 2000+ DEF and 200+ RES for Arena. ACC, C.RATE and C.DMG are not needed — none of his skills place debuffs. Sets: Life, Divine Life, Protection, Regeneration, Retaliation, Reflex, Cursed.

Masteries and blessings

Trees: Defense + Support. Key masteries: Damage Mitigation, Bolstered Defense, Blessed Heal, Invigorated, Gathering Momentum, Heal 'N' Go, Buff Depletion. Blessings: Brimstone as the default pick, Ward of the Fallen or Lightning Cage as alternatives. Relics: Wand of Submission, Volcardiac Heart, Perched Shadow.

Tombs

Book Vinequake first — it is his workhorse (team shield plus cooldown reduction) and needs to come up as often as possible. Second comes Trunkheart's Sanctuary so [Unkillable] is ready for every dangerous phase. His A1 and passive come last.

Verdict

A top-tier support for Clan Boss and Arena: HP-scaled shields, team-wide [Unkillable] and faster rotations for everyone. Stack HP and speed on him and he will carry almost any composition.