War Mother — guide

In short

War Mother is a Magic Attack legendary from the Ogryn Tribes built around Bombs: Special Brew plants two Bombs on every enemy, and Mother's Touch detonates all of them on a critical hit. She is at her best in the Arena and Faction Crypts, average in dungeons and Hard mode. Build her for Attack, crit and Accuracy — though the site verdict is that she belongs in the vault.

Strengths

• Special Brew is a full AoE that places 2 Bombs on each enemy, and Bomb damage is increased by 100% against bosses.
• Mother's Touch detonates every Bomb on the targets on a crit — Special Brew into a crit A3 is a genuine burst combo.
• Shudder hits one enemy twice and each hit places 50% Decrease ATK for 2 turns — a reliable, non-random debuff.
• Aura gives allies +65 Accuracy in Faction Crypts, so the whole FW team benefits.
• Rated 4.0 in Arena and 4.0 in Faction Wars — those are her two homes.

Weaknesses

• Squishy base: 903 DEF and 17,505 HP, easy to one-shot by any nuker.
• 99 base SPD, and Bombs take 3 turns to go off — opponents get a window to answer.
• Dungeons, Hard and Doom Tower sit at 2.0; outside Bombs she brings little there.
• Site verdict: an average legendary — vault and fusion material first of all.

Where to use

Arena (4.0) first: Bombs plus Decrease ATK feeding a crit detonator. Faction Crypts (4.0) second, especially since her aura hands the team +65 Accuracy. Clan Boss and Chimera (3.0) only in long fights where Bombs actually tick down, and Bommal is the specific spot from the build list thanks to the boss Bomb bonus. Hydra (2.5), dungeons, Hard and Doom Tower (2.0) are not worth it.

Stats and gear

Priority one is 100% Critical Rate — without a crit, Mother's Touch detonates nothing. Then Attack and Critical Damage, plus Accuracy so Bombs and Decrease ATK land.

• Gloves: C.RATE; Chest: ATK%; Boots: SPD.
• Rough targets: C.RATE 100%, C.DMG 150–200%+, ATK 3,000+, ACC 200+ (250+ for high-end content), SPD 170–200.
• Sets: Savage / Lethal / Cruel for damage, Perception or Speed to top up Accuracy and turn order.

Masteries and blessings

Trees: Offense + Support, with the defensive picks from the list as a fallback. Key nodes: Enhanced Shot, Gathering Momentum, Opening Gambit (Arena), Puppetmaster, Skill Adept, Expeditious Exploitation, plus Patient Refuge and Bolstered Defense.

Relics: Chronocube, Moondeath Orchid, Perched Shadow. The build does not lock in a blessing — take whichever fits the content you actually run her in.

Tomes

The author's note is that books are situational: only invest if she actually plays. If so, take Special Brew to its cooldown −1 first (more Bombs), then Mother's Touch to cooldown −1 (more detonations), damage ranks after that.

Verdict

A narrow Bomb specialist for Arena and Faction Crypts; everywhere else she is an average legendary headed for the vault and the fusion.