Gala Longbraids — guide

In short

Gala Longbraids is an Epic Dark Attack champion from the Dwarves, and everything about her is defence-ignoring damage: all three skills bypass 25–50% of the target's DEF and put a Shield on herself. She shines in the Arena as a single-target nuker and against bosses (Hydra, Chimera), where armour penetration and self-sustain matter. Build for Attack, crit and Speed — but keep some HP/DEF, because her extra turn depends on staying at full health.

Strengths

• DEF ignore on every skill (30% / 50% / 25%): her damage barely drops against tanks and high-DEF targets.
• Under a Shield, her second skill ignores 50% DEF and heals her for 50% of the damage dealt — self-sustain without a healer.
• Third skill hits three times and grants an extra turn if she is still at 100% HP.
• Aura of +25% Attack in all battles — a boost for the whole team.
• Her own Shields from the first and second skills enable the upgraded second skill.

Weaknesses

• Squishy base: 661 DEF and ~18k HP, so focused fire deletes her.
• No AoE at all — slow at clearing waves and packs.
• Fussy conditions: the extra turn needs full HP, the 50% penetration needs a Shield.
• 97 Speed and 15% Critical Rate out of the box — gear has to fix both.

Where to use

Arena first (4.5/5): a single-target nuker and finisher who strips defensive champions. Then bosses — Hydra (4.0) and Chimera (4.0), where she brings steady single-target damage and her own Shields — plus Faction Wars for the Dwarves (4.0). Clan Boss (3.5) is fine but the meta there is debuff-driven. Dungeons and Doom Tower (3.0 each) are average because she has no AoE. Hard mode (2.0) is her worst spot: she simply dies too fast.

Stats and gear

Priority: ATK% → Critical Rate (~100%) → Critical Damage (200%+) → Speed (180–200, 220+ in Arena) → HP%/DEF% for survival. Accuracy is irrelevant — she has no debuffs. Sets: Speed, Relentless, Savage, Cruel, Affinitybreaker, Fatal. Relics: Malefic Talon, The Cat's Gaze, Gorecrescent. Against Borgoth the Scarab King she is particularly good thanks to the Shields and the armour penetration.

Masteries and blessings

Offence tree: Pierce Defenses, Piercing Strike, Foekiller, Bloodthirsty Prowess, Boss Slayer — all geared towards penetration damage and staying alive through damage output. For blessings, Cruelty is the default pick on a damage dealer (more DEF shred); if you don't have it, take anything that adds damage or survivability.

Tomes

Book Boast first — the last level cuts its cooldown by 1, which directly means more extra turns. Then Unbridled Fury for damage; Brutal Beatdown last, since books there only add damage.

Verdict

A top-tier Epic worth building and worth the tomes: the penetration damage and self-Shields pay off in the Arena and on bosses.