Genbo the Dishonored — guide

In short

Genbo the Dishonored is an Epic Shadowkin nuker built for the Arena: an AoE hit that cuts buff durations by 1 turn and cannot be resisted on a crit, a self-buff for Critical Rate and Critical Damage with an extra turn, and an Arena Speed aura. He is average in PvE but close to top tier in Classic and Tag Team Arena. Build him for Arena first: Speed, crit, damage.

Strengths

• Savage Strike is an AoE at 4× ATK that shortens every buff by 1 turn, and on a crit that effect can't be resisted.
• The passive ignores Unkillable whenever he attacks while under an Attack buff — it answers a very common Arena defence.
• Immune to Attack Down, so his damage can't be taxed by that debuff.
• Trance grants +30% Critical Rate and +30% Critical Damage for 3 turns and then gives an extra turn — self-contained damage ramp.
• 20% Arena Speed aura, plus A1 steals the Attack buff (unresisted) to power his own passive.

Weaknesses

• Low base Attack (1,409): all his damage has to come from gear.
• 99 base Speed — without a booster he won't move first.
• He doesn't strip buffs outright, only shortens them by 1 turn, and the unresistable part depends on landing a crit.
• Weak in PvE: Clan Boss, Hydra, Chimera and dungeons sit at 2.0–2.5 out of 5.

Where to use

Tag Team Arena (4.5) and Classic Arena (4.5) come first — that's his home. Then Faction Wars (4.0) as a damage dealer and Doom Tower (3.0). In Clan Boss (2.5) and especially Hydra, Chimera, dungeons and Hard content (2.0) he doesn't deliver; bring someone else there.

Stats and gear

Priority: Critical Rate to 100% (don't rely on Trance), Critical Damage 250%+, Attack 4,000+, Speed 200+ with an Arena booster. Accuracy is not needed: his effects are unresistable on crit and Savage Strike reaches a 100% chance when fully booked. Sets: Savage or Cruel as the base (defence ignore), plus Crit Damage, Offense, Speed and Critical Rate to fill the numbers. Relics: Malefic Talon, The Cat's Gaze, Gorecrescent.

Masteries and blessings

Full Offense tree for a nuker: Pierce Defenses, Piercing Strike, Foekiller, Constant Onslaught, Bloodthirsty Prowess. Second tree — Defense or Support so he survives to his turn instead of being deleted first. For blessings the site lists Crushing Rend as the main damage pick, with Gifts and Nuker as alternatives.

Tombs

Book Savage Strike first: extra damage, extra chance to shorten buffs and, most importantly, −1 cooldown on the last level. Trance next — two cooldown steps bring it down to 4 turns, so the crit buffs and extra turn come around far more often. A1 last.

Verdict

The site's verdict is build him: a top damage dealer for Arena who fits the meta against strong enemy nukers such as Leorius.