Ginro the Stork — guide

In short

Ginro the Stork is a Legendary Spirit-affinity... no — a Legendary tank whose entire damage scales off Defense. He does his best work as a controller in the Arena and in Faction Wars, and is a hard skip almost everywhere else. Build priority: Defense → Speed → Accuracy; the site verdict is blunt: food.

Strengths

• Cunning Move places a 2-turn Stun and ignores Block Debuffs and Block Damage — it cuts through the thickest protection.
• Observer's Position gives him a 60% Increase DEF for 3 turns plus Counterattack for 2 turns, and the passive stacks extra Defense on every counterattack.
• The passive converts his Resistance into bonus Accuracy when attacking, so his Stun and Provoke land without over-investing in Accuracy.
• Aura of +80 Resistance in all battles — useful for the whole team.
• Provoke on every enemy under Increase ATK is real control against buff-heavy setups.

Weaknesses

• Damage is Defense-based only and the multipliers are modest (3.3× and 4.9×) — he is not a damage dealer.
• No team buffs beyond the aura, and no AoE damage at all.
• 98 base Speed with long cooldowns: 7 turns on the A3, 4 on the passive's active part.
• Provoke only fires on enemies carrying Increase ATK — against teams without it the effect is dead.

Where to use

Arena (3/5) is his home: a tank with crowd control, Stun and Provoke. Faction Wars (3/5) to fill the defensive slot. Doom Tower (2.5/5) for spot control. Clan Boss, Hydra and Chimera (2/5) only if you have literally nothing else. Dungeons and Hard mode (1/5) — skip, he brings neither damage nor utility there.

Stats and gear

• Defense — the main stat, aim for roughly 3,000–4,000 with DEF% on gloves and chest.
• Speed — 180–220 so the A3 and passive cycle more often.
• Accuracy — 150–250 for the Stun; part of it comes free from Resistance via the passive.
• Resistance 200+ — both control protection and extra Accuracy when he attacks.
• Crit Rate and Crit Damage are wasted; his 15%/50% base will not carry damage.
• Sets: Defense ×2 + Speed, or Speed + Accuracy; Speed boots.

Masteries and blessings

The build lists two setups: a PvE tank (Dungeons, Clan Boss, Doom Tower, Faction Wars) and a PvP tank/control (Arena 1v1 and 3v3). Key masteries: Pierce Defenses, Invigorated, Gathering Momentum, Constant Onslaught, Bloodthirsty Prowess. Relics from the list: Malefic Talon, The Cat's Gaze, Wand of Submission. No blessing is listed — with this verdict there is little reason to invest in one.

Tombs

If you do book him: A3 Observer's Position first — it drops 3 turns of cooldown (7 → 4) and gives the best uptime on Counterattack and Increase DEF. Then A2 Cunning Move (−1 turn, more Stuns), and A1 last since it only adds +10% to the cooldown-extend chance. Legendary Tomes are expensive and he is rated as food, so they are usually better spent elsewhere.

Verdict

Food: a Legendary without a real niche — Arena and Faction Wars only, and only if you have nothing better for the slot.