Merouka — guide

In short

Merouka is an Epic Orc Defense champion with Magic affinity. Her identity is Revive on Death for the whole team from Healing Slime, plus a single-target full cleanse with a 50% MAX HP heal. She is a narrow support who earns her slot in Faction Wars and a couple of PvE spots — build priority is survivability and speed so Revive on Death actually keeps cycling.

Strengths

• Revive on Death on all allies for 2 turns — wipe insurance in Faction Wars, Hydra and burst-damage bosses.
• Witch of the Wasteland removes every debuff from one ally and heals them for 50% of their MAX HP.
• Her A1 scales off DEF (1.9×DEF multiplier), so a tanky build still deals damage.
• A1 hits twice with a 15% (30% booked) chance to place 30% Decrease SPD for 2 turns.
• Orcs are short on real supports, so she fills a genuine hole in FW.

Weaknesses

• The passive is weak: +2.5% DEF per hit taken, capped at 20%, and it resets each round.
• Long cooldowns on her key skills — without books and speed she mostly idles.
• No team-wide heal and no DEF/ATK buffs: just a single-target heal and Revive on Death.
• Near-useless in Chimera (0.5/5), and below average in Hard mode and Clan Boss.

Where to use

Faction Wars first (3.5/5) — Revive on Death carries Orc runs. Then Hydra (3.0), Arena (3.0) and Dungeons (3.0): Al-Naemeh and Iron Twins reward her cleanse and death insurance. Doom Tower (2.5) and Clan Boss (2.5) only as a situational support. Hard (2.0) and Chimera (0.5) are not her modes — no utility, no damage.

Stats and gear

Priority: SPD → DEF/HP → ACC. Targets: SPD 200–230, DEF 2,500–3,000, HP 45–60k, ACC 150–200 only if you want the A1 Decrease SPD to land; crit is irrelevant. Sets: Stalwart or Regeneration for survival, Perception for speed, Relentless for faster skill cycling, Untouchable/Stoneskin/Bolster for Arena and protecting allies.

Masteries and blessings

Defense tree plus Support: Invigorated, Survival Speed, Revival Blessing, Revival's Boon; Targetfinder from Attack if you want the accuracy. Blessings: Faultless defense as the default tank pick, Cruelty if you need a debuff for bosses, Heavencast for Arena. Relics: Orb of Transfixion or Harp of Kasbiel.

Tomes

Book Healing Slime first — its two −1 cooldown levels nearly double Revive on Death uptime. Second priority is Witch of the Wasteland (−2 cooldown). Leave the A1 for last, and only for the debuff chance.

Verdict

A narrow but honest support: build her if you need Revive on Death for Orc FW and insurance in Al-Naemeh — she isn't competing anywhere else.