Predator — guide

In short

Predator is a Legendary Lizardmen HP-role champion with Force affinity, and his whole kit scales off HP: Wrist Blades at 0.26×HP, Disc Throw at 0.19×HP twice, Light Spear at 0.38×HP. He is an Arena specialist — 35% Ally HP aura, MAX HP shred and Block Revive are exactly what PvP wants. Build priority: stack HP%, cap C.RATE, then C.DMG and SPD.

Strengths

• +35% Ally HP aura in Arena — one of the strongest PvP auras and a direct buff to any HP-based damage dealer on the team.
• Disc Throw hits every enemy twice, cuts their MAX HP by 30% of damage dealt (capped at 50%) and ignores 15% of each target's DEF while Predator is under Veil or Dense Veil.
• Light Spear applies Block Revive plus Hunter's Gaze, and if the target survives, Predator gains Dense Veil for 2 turns and fills his own turn meter by 50%.
• The passive puts Dense Veil on him at the start of every round and gives a 50% chance to Evade an enemy skill before his first turn.
• Wrist Blades heals him for 30% of damage dealt, and a successful Evade turns into a counterattack with it.

Weaknesses

• 98 base SPD — slow. Without a booster and speed lead he may never get a turn.
• Evade drops to 0% after his first turn in a round, so he cannot tank through it.
• HP% gear carries no crit stats, so bulk and damage compete for the same slots.
• ACC is needed for both Hunter's Gaze and Block Revive — one more stat to fit in.
• Outside Arena the ratings are modest: Clan Boss, Hydra, Chimera and Doom Tower sit at 3.5.

Where to use

Arena first: Classic, Tag Team and Live all rate 5.0 — the aura, the MAX HP shred and Block Revive all pay off there. Faction Wars is also 5.0, he is built for Lizardmen. Dungeons and Hard mode are a solid 4.0. Clan Boss, Hydra, Chimera and Doom Tower sit at 3.5: his single-target Block Revive and Veil gameplay bring less value there.

Stats and gear

HP% in every slot — it is both his damage and his survivability. C.RATE to about 100%, C.DMG 150–250%, SPD 170–220 (98 base is low, he needs the push), ACC 150–250 for Arena debuffs. Resistance is optional to taste. Sets from the list: Savage, Lethal and Merciless for damage; Deflection Set, Stoneskin and Intuition for survivability; Supersonic and Mercurial for speed. Relics listed include Malefic Talon, Gorecrescent, Crown of Corruption and Lens of Intangibility — pick what fits your build.

Masteries and blessings

The site's mastery list: Pierce Defenses, Unrelenting Power, Foekiller, Parting Gift, Rolling Force, Bloodthirsty Prowess. The key ones are the damage and finishing picks — as an HP nuker he still wants crit masteries above everything. Blessings: Crushing rend and Soul reap for damage, Life Harvest for survivability, Ward of the fallen and Lightning cage for PvP staying power.

Tomes

Both Disc Throw and Light Spear get −1 cooldown at level 4, and that is the whole point of booking him. Close out Light Spear's cooldown first (Dense Veil plus 50% turn meter), then Disc Throw's (AoE damage plus MAX HP shred), and only then take the extra damage. Leave Wrist Blades alone until A2 and A3 are done.

Verdict

A top-tier Arena champion: aura, MAX HP-shredding AoE and Block Revive in one kit. Give him HP and crit stats and he will decide PvP fights.