Dwarves 
Spirit Defense Gnut — guide
Speed99
HP19650
Defense1520
Attack749 Guide: Gnut
In short
Gnut is a legendary defense-based damage dealer from the Dwarves faction, dealing massive damage scaling off DEF and enemy MAX HP. He excels in Clan Boss, Chimera, dungeons (especially Spider and Fire Knight), and Doom Tower. Build priority: Accuracy, Speed, Defense, then Crit Rate and Crit Damage.
Strengths
- Insane single-target damage with A3, which reduces DEF and hits based on enemy MAX HP.
- A2 places AoE Decrease ATK and Weaken, and grants Counterattack that deals 100% damage instead of 75%.
- A1 triple-hits to reduce Turn Meter or Freeze – excellent control.
- Self-heal on A3 improves sustain without Lifesteal gear.
- +80 Accuracy aura in dungeons eases gearing requirements.
Weaknesses
- Low base Speed (99) demands high Speed from gear.
- Without books, debuff chances are not 100%, reducing reliability.
- Less effective in Arena due to low speed and lack of passive block.
- Requires high Accuracy and Defense, making it tricky to maximize damage stats.
Where to use
Top areas: Clan Boss (5.0), Chimera (5.0), all dungeons (5.0) – especially Spider's Den and Fire Knight's Castle, Doom Tower (5.0) and Hard Doom Tower (5.0). Good in Hydra (4.0) and Tainted bosses. Faction Wars (4.0) is decent. Arena (3.0) is weaker.
Stats and gear
Stat priority: Accuracy (250+ for hard content), Speed (200+), Defense (4000+), Crit Rate (100%), Crit Damage (as high as possible). HP and Resistance are secondary. Recommended sets: Accuracy, Speed, Perception, Divine Speed, Relentless. Lifesteal or Cursed can be used for sustain. Relentless provides extra turns.
Masteries and blessings
Mastery trees: Offense and Defense. Key masteries: Pierce Defenses, Single Combat Master, Expeditious Exploitation, Gathering Momentum, Sharpened Riposte, Boss Slayer. Blessings: Phantom Touch (extra damage), Crushing Rend (ignore DEF), Brimstone (for bosses), Intimidating Presence (for Arena/waves).
Tomes
Book A2 first to guarantee debuffs and reduce cooldown. Then A3 for more frequent nuke. A1 last for 100% control chance.
Verdict
Gnut is one of the strongest boss killers in the game, capable of soloing tough Doom Tower stages and dungeons. A must-build for any account.
Build
Accuracy
Speed
Lifesteal
Cursed
Relentless
Divine Speed
Perception
Pierce Defenses
Single Combat Master
Expeditious Exploitation
Gathering Momentum
Sharpened Riposte
Boss Slayer
Phantom touch
Crushing rend
Brimstone
Intimidating presence
Malefic Talon
Murderfang
Perched ShadowThe build is a guideline: the first sets in the list fit most often. Adapt it to your artifacts and goals.
Skills
Gnut is a Legendary champion in RAID: Shadow Legends from the Dwarves faction (Nyresan Union), role — Defense, affinity — Spirit.
Skills
| Skill | Description | Level Upgrades |
Dwarven Might | Attacks an enemy 3 times. Each hit has an 80% (100%) chance to decrease the target's Turn Meter by 15%. If the Turn Meter is not decreased, each hit has an 80% chance to place a Freeze debuff on the target for 1 turn. Damage based on [DEF] = 1.1 × [DEF] (3 times) Effects: Freeze, Decrease Turn Meter | Lvl 2 Damage +10% Lvl 3 Damage +10% Lvl 4 Debuff chance: +10% Lvl 5 Debuff chance: +10% |
King's Wrath Cooldown: 4 turns | Attacks all enemies. Has a 75% (100%) chance of placing a 50% Decrease ATK debuff and a 25% Weaken debuff on all enemies for 2 turns. Also places a Counterattack buff on themselves for 2 turns. Damage based on [DEF] = 3.5 × [DEF] AoE Effects: Counterattack, Weaken, Decrease ATK 50% | Lvl 2 Damage +10% Lvl 3 Damage +10% Lvl 4 Debuff chance: +10% Lvl 5 Debuff chance: +15% Lvl 6 Cooldown -1 |
Blessed Strike Cooldown: 5 turns | Attacks an enemy 3 times. Each hit decreases the target's DEF by 3% (max: 30%). Heals this Champion by 30% of the damage dealt with each hit. Damage based on [DEF] + [Target MAX HP] = 1.5×[DEF] + 0.1×[Target MAX HP] Effects: Heals self | Lvl 2 Damage +10% Lvl 3 Damage +10% Lvl 4 Cooldown -1 |
Unrestrained [P] | When counterattacking, deals 100% damage instead of 75%. | |
| Aura | Increases Ally ACC in dungeons by 80. |
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