Cromax Moonblood — guide

In short

Cromax Moonblood is a Legendary Force Defense champion of the Dark Elves: AoE Provoke, Block Buffs and a passive that spreads Hex on whoever hits him. He is at his best in Hydra and Faction Wars, average everywhere else. Build Defense first, then Speed and Accuracy.

Strengths

• Blood Moon — AoE Provoke for 1 turn plus 50% Decrease ACC for 2 turns: he soaks the wave and cripples enemy debuffers.
• Stellar Bonds — 100% chance for Block Buffs for 2 turns once booked, and it fills his own Turn Meter by 30%.
• Passive Steel Fear — up to 70% chance to place Hex on the attacker after every hit, which is steady extra damage, especially in Hydra.
• Aura: +70 Accuracy to allies in all battles — free Accuracy for the whole team.
• All his damage scales off DEF, and he is a tank anyway, so one stat does two jobs.

Weaknesses

• Base Speed of 100 — without a speed build he gets outrun, and his Provoke needs to land early.
• Single-target damage is poor: he does almost nothing for Clan Boss (2.5).
• No shields, no healing and no crowd control beyond Provoke — he is a mediocre team carrier.
• Not recommended for PvP (Arena 2.5); Dungeons and high-difficulty content sit at 2.0.

Where to use

Best spots are Hydra (3.5) and Faction Wars (3.5): he tanks, provokes and keeps Hex running. Chimera is 3.0, Doom Tower 2.5, Clan Boss 2.5 (as a debuff tank only, never as a damage dealer). Arena is 2.5, Dungeons and hard content 2.0 — look for a different tank there.

Stats and gear

Priority: DEF → SPD → ACC → HP. Rough targets: DEF 3500–4500 (all his damage), SPD 180–220, ACC 200–250 so Provoke and Block Buffs actually land, HP 40 000+, Resistance with whatever is left. Skip Crit Rate and Crit Damage. Sets: Speed, Defense, Perception, Accuracy, plus Immortal or Life for extra survivability.

Masteries and blessings

Standard PvE path (Dungeons, Clan Boss, Doom Tower, Faction Wars) — Offense and Support trees. Key picks from the build: In For The Kill, Invigorated, Targetfinder, Expeditious Exploitation, Gathering Momentum. Add Warmaster for boss fights and defensive nodes when you need him to hold the line. Relics: Molten Deathbell, Orb of Transfixion, Perched Shadow. No blessings are listed in the build — take defensive or debuff-oriented ones depending on the fight.

Tomes

Book Blood Moon first: tomes push the chance to 100% and cut 1 turn of cooldown, and it is his main skill. Second is Stellar Bonds for the cooldown reduction and the guaranteed Block Buffs. The passive comes third (Hex up to 70%), Moon Spear last.

Verdict

A tidy tank-debuffer for Hydra and Faction Wars, but nothing spectacular. The site verdict is vault (fusion) unless you specifically want a Hex tank for Hydra.