Criodan the Blue — guide

In short

Criodan the Blue is an Epic Support from the Sylvan Watchers, Magic affinity: he freezes enemies with Freeze and pushes his team with a Speed buff and turn meter fill. He shines in Faction Wars and Hard mode dungeons, where control plus speed matter most. Build him fast and accurate, and book Sapphire Gift first.

Strengths

• Sapphire Gift gives the whole team a 30% Speed buff for 2 turns plus a 15% turn meter fill — a universal push that works in Clan Boss and Arena alike.
• Steel Whirlwind is AoE Freeze: two hits on every enemy with up to a 65% chance each.
• The Snow Dance passive fills his own turn meter by 5% per Freeze applied, so a whirlwind into a crowd can nearly refund a full turn.
• Strong ratings in Faction Wars (4.5/5) and in hard content (4.0/5) — that is where his control actually matters.

Weaknesses

• Squishy: 17,835 HP and 1,024 Defense, so focused damage deletes him fast.
• All his damage scales off Attack with a 1,090 base — he is not a damage dealer.
• Freeze breaks on damage, so the control is one-shot, and in Hydra (2.0/5) his kit is mostly irrelevant.
• 99 base Speed means you have to buy his speed back with gear.

Where to use

Priority: Faction Wars (4.5) → hard mode dungeons (4.0) → Arena, Classic, Tag Team and Live (3.5), where he sets up your nukers. In Clan Boss (3.5) he is a Speed buff plus turn meter filler, nothing more. Dungeons, Doom Tower and Chimera sit in the middle (3.0), and Hydra (2.0) is a skip. The build list also puts him on Tainted Fyro.

Stats and gear

Priority: Speed → Accuracy → survivability. Rough targets: SPD 220–260 (higher for hard content), ACC 220–250 so Freeze lands, the rest into HP% and Defense%. Crit stats are wasted on him.

Sets: Speed, Perception and Divine Speed as the core; Reflex, Immunity, Relentless and Righteous as flex options (Immunity is handy in Arena against control). Relics: Journal of Necrotos, Perched Shadow.

Masteries and blessings

Trees: Support + Offense (the second one for boss fights and a bit of extra damage). Key picks from the list: Invigorated, Expeditious Exploitation, Gathering Momentum. Blessings: Phantom Touch if you want extra damage, Chainbreaker or Heavencast depending on your team and mode.

Tombs

Book Sapphire Gift first: levels 2 and 3 cut the cooldown, so your Speed buff and turn meter fill come around far more often. Then push Steel Whirlwind to its −1 cooldown at level 5, and only after that Cold Blade for the extra Freeze chance. The passive needs no books.

Verdict

A solid budget speed enabler with an AoE Freeze bonus — not a universal pick, but in Faction Wars and hard dungeons he earns his four stars.