Quintus the Triumphant — guide

In short

Quintus the Triumphant is a Legendary Void Attack champion from the Banner Lords, and he is picked mainly for the Arena, where he rates 5/5 and brings a +35% Ally Attack aura. He is a self-sufficient nuker: he buffs himself, strips the enemy and adds pure damage from his passive. Build him for Speed, crit and Attack, with Arena or Clan Boss masteries, and put your first tomes into the A2.

Strengths

• His A2 strips every buff from the target and places a 60% Decrease DEF for 2 turns — it cannot be resisted or blocked.
• Passive: every skill deals extra pure damage equal to 10% of the target's MAX HP for each buff on them, ignoring Shields. Against buffed tanks this breaks the math entirely.
• His AoE places a 50% Increase ATK and 30% Increase C.DMG on himself for 3 turns before hitting — no support needed.
• The aura gives allies +35% Attack in Arena, effectively an extra buff for the whole team.
• Cooldown resets: a kill with the A2 resets the AoE, a kill with the AoE resets the A2 — wave clearing and Arena chains work nicely.

Weaknesses

• Squishy: 969 DEF and 15,030 HP on a 1,608 ATK frame, so any focus fire deletes him.
• The passive depends on enemy buffs — against bare targets the extra pure damage is tiny.
• The special damage rules on his A2 (not reduced by enemy masteries or passives) do not apply in boss fights; there it is just a strip plus 60% Decrease DEF.
• Hydra (2.5/5) and Doom Tower/dungeons (3/5) are not his places: an AoE nuke without control and low survivability.

Where to use

Best by far in the Arena — Classic, Tag Team and Live, all 5/5 — and 5/5 in Hard-mode dungeons. Then Clan Boss and Faction Wars at 4.5/5, Chimera at 4/5. The drops are dungeons and Doom Tower (3/5) and Hydra (2.5/5), where he is just a plain damage dealer.

Stats and gear

• Attack first, then C.RATE up to ~100% and C.DMG at 200%+.
• SPD 170–200+ for Arena (or exactly tuned to your booster), lower is fine for PvE.
• No ACC needed: the strip and the Decrease DEF cannot be resisted.
• Sets: Relentless, Savage, Cruel, Lethal — take whichever rolls the best Attack and crit. Relics: Malefic Talon, Irethi Coronet, The Cat's Gaze.

Masteries and blessings

PvE: the Offense tree with Pierce Defenses and Boss Slayer (the Universal, Wave nuke and Boss Killer builds). PvP: full damage route — Bombs, Gifts, Nuker, Shining Cell, Late Game, Soul Reap style picks. Blessings: Soul reap or Lightning cage.

Tombs

Book the A2 first: its 6th level gives −1 cooldown, which is the key upgrade, plus the damage steps. Then the AoE for damage, and the A1 last.

Verdict

A top-tier Arena nuker with self-buffs and a strip — if you play Arena and Hard dungeons, the gear and tomes pay off. For Hydra and tower content, look elsewhere.