Noct the Paralyzer — guide

In short

Noct the Paralyzer is a Legendary Magic Attack champion of the Dark Elves whose damage actually scales off HP: both his A1 (0.23×HP) and his AoE (0.25×HP). He shines in Clan Boss and Al-Naemeh, where his poisons and the passive healing from poison ticks provide damage and sustain at once. Build him in HP% gear with Speed and Accuracy — crit stats are not the point.

Strengths

• HP-scaling damage on both attacking skills, so a single stat gives him damage and survivability.
• His AoE places a 1-turn Sleep plus two 5% poisons, and the passive adds two more 5% poisons every time that Sleep is removed or expires after the enemy takes damage — a genuine poison engine for Clan Boss and Al-Naemeh.
• Passive sustain: he heals himself for 3% and allies for 1% of max HP every time a poison ticks on an enemy.
• His third skill grants every ally except himself a 50% Ally Shield and 15% Regeneration for 2 turns.
• 40% chance to Sleep the attacker when an ally under Ally Shield is hit, plus a 35% HP aura in Dungeons.

Weaknesses

• Only 99 base Speed — without Speed gear he barely takes turns.
• 826 base Attack means he is useless as a classic nuker.
• Sleep breaks on the first damage, so the control is unreliable and depends on your team's turn order.
• He needs Accuracy for his debuffs, and there are only so many slots for HP, Speed and Accuracy together.

Where to use

Clan Boss (4/5) and Faction Wars (4/5) first — that is where he stacks poisons and heals the team. The author singles out Al-Naemeh, and among bosses Iragoth and Bommal. Arena (3.5/5) works as a defensive slot with Polymorph. Hydra, Chimera, regular Dungeons and Hard mode sit at 3/5 — usable, not his home. Doom Tower is 1.5/5, leave him out of it.

Stats and gear

Priority: HP% → Speed → Accuracy. Rough targets: 60–80k HP, 200–240 Speed (lower in Clan Boss if your team's speed is tuned), 220–250 Accuracy for Clan Boss and Al-Naemeh, Resistance up to 200+ if you have spare slots. Skip crit stats — the author's set list is entirely defensive, and his damage comes from HP anyway. Sets: Stalwart, Regeneration, Guardian, Stoneskin, Bolster, Defiant — all about surviving until the next poison cycle.

Masteries and blessings

The author lists two setups: PvE (Dungeons, Clan Boss, Doom Tower, Faction Wars) and PvP (Arena 1v1 and 3v3). Key picks: In For The Kill and Pouncing Strike for damage growth, Power Reset for the chance to refund cooldowns so his AoE and shield come back faster, plus Damage Mitigation, Buff Depletion and Bolstered Defense for survivability. Blessings: Brimstone for PvE, Polymorph for Arena defence. Relics: Molten Deathbell, Arachnelixir, Xibia's Servitude.

Tombs

Book the AoE first: its final level cuts the cooldown by 1 turn and pushes the debuff chance to 100%, which is what the whole poison loop runs on. Then the A1 to reach 80% on the 50% Accuracy Down. Books on the shield skill come last — they only reduce the cooldown.

Verdict

The author's verdict is "build him". He is not a nuker but an HP-based engine of poisons, shields and healing: he pays for himself in Clan Boss, Al-Naemeh and Faction Wars, and does not in Doom Tower.