Gerhard the Stone — guide

In short

Gerhard the Stone is an Epic Magic Attack champion of the Banner Lords. He is a pure single-target nuker: his second skill gives him +30% C.RATE and +30% C.DMG and then hits while ignoring 25–50% DEF, and his passive keeps him immune to most control. Build priority is low — the site author's verdict is vault (fusion).

Strengths

• The passive "Standard" grants immunity to Fear, True Fear, Freeze, Provoke, Sleep and Stun — control cannot switch him off.
• "Prowess" is a self-buff to C.RATE and C.DMG plus an attack that ignores 25% DEF, or 50% against a target under Increase DEF.
• His A1 "Resounding Blow" has a 40% chance to place a 1-turn Stun on targets above 75% turn meter instead of 15% — handy against fast enemies.
• Resistance Aura +50 in Doom Tower makes him a free leader for the tower.
• The author rates him as a strong solo shooter, which shows in Clan Boss and dungeons.

Weaknesses

• Low base stats: 1,387 ATK and 101 SPD — slow, and without setup his damage is thin.
• No area damage at all; everything goes into a single target.
• Rated 1.0 for Hydra and 2.0 for hard content — he is close to useless there.
• His control is single-target and chance-based, so you cannot rely on it.

Where to use

Clan Boss is his best spot (3.5) — that is where his DEF ignore and crit self-buff pay off most. Next come dungeons (3.0) and Banner Lords Faction Wars (3.0), where both the A1 stun and the aura matter. In Doom Tower (2.5) he is mostly a Resistance Aura leader rather than a damage dealer. Chimera (2.5) is a fallback, Arena (2.0) only as a single-target pick — without AoE he has little to do there. Skip Hydra (1.0) and hard content (2.0).

Stats and gear

The build list only names relics — no artifact sets are given, so pick gear by stats. Priority: ATK% and C.DMG first, then SPD. Rough targets: ATK 2,500+, C.RATE around 70% (his A2 tops it up to 100%), C.DMG 200%+, SPD 170+. ACC 200+ only if you actually plan to land the A1 stun. From the relic list take Malefic Talon and Gorecrescent.

Masteries and blessings

Go down the Offense tree for damage: Pierce Defenses, Foekiller, Piercing Strike, Bloodthirsty Prowess. The author's build lists no blessings, so there is no set recipe here — if you do play him, take something offensive.

Tombs

If you book him at all, start with the A2 "Prowess": its level 6 gives −1 cooldown plus extra damage, and it is his only real damage skill. The A1 stun chance (+5% at levels 3 and 5) is worth it only for a specific job like a stun-lock in Faction Wars. With a vault/fusion verdict, though, books should not go into him at all.

Verdict

The site author sends him straight to the vault — he is fusion material. As a nuker he is one of many, and his low ATK and SPD keep him from standing out.