Knosson the Bronze Bull — guide

In short

Knosson the Bronze Bull is a Legendary HP-role champion from the Argonites who works as a team-wide Provoke tank with HP-scaling damage. He shines in Arena (4/5) and Faction Wars (4.5/5), is serviceable in dungeons and Hydra, and is close to useless in Clan Boss (2/5). Build priority: HP% first, then SPD and ACC.

Strengths

• A3 puts Provoke on the entire enemy team for 1 turn (up to 100% chance), ignores 50% RES on targets with lower MAX HP, and gives him Counterattack for 2 turns.
• Passive: provoked enemies deal 50% less damage, and your allies deal 20% more damage to them — a buff for the whole team, not just himself.
• A2 ignores 50% DEF and Stoneskin when his MAX HP is higher than the target's, and heals the team by the HP gap if the target survives.
• Arena aura: +80 ACC to all allies — huge, it frees gear slots for HP and SPD.
• A1 cuts the target's MAX HP (up to 50% total) and fills his own turn meter by 20–40%.

Weaknesses

• Damage is HP-based but his ATK is tiny, and A2's penetration only works against lower-MAX-HP targets.
• Base 97 SPD and 10 ACC — without gear he simply does not land Provoke.
• No poisons, Weaken or shields, so Clan Boss and Chimera value is low.
• RES 30 means he gets locked down fast in debuff-heavy fights.

Where to use

• Classic Arena and Live Arena first — Provoke, aura and the piercing A2 all line up here.
• Faction Wars (4.5/5) — one of the best Argonite picks.
• Hydra (3.5/5) — Provoke plus the damage reduction helps control heads.
• Dungeons, Doom Tower, Hard mode (3/5) — fine, not carrying.
• Clan Boss (2/5) and Chimera (2.5/5) — skip.

Stats and gear

Stack HP% — it drives both damage and survival. Rough targets: HP 80,000+ (100,000+ ideally), SPD 220–260 (250+ for Arena), ACC 250–350 (less in Arena thanks to the aura), C.RATE 100%, the rest into C.DMG. Add RES where you can.

• Sets: Savage, Perception, Lethal, Protection, Stoneskin, Mercurial.
• Relics: Volcardiac Heart, Sinners Cloak, Aspect of Siroth — all about HP and staying alive.

Masteries and blessings

• Trees: Offense + Defense.
• Key picks: Pierce Defenses, Starting Strength, Pouncing Strike, Gathering Momentum for damage; Unflinching, Damage Mitigation, Sharpened Riposte, Bolstered Defense for survival.
• Blessings: Faultless Defense as the default, Crushing Rend for damage, Intimidating Presence and Lightning Cage for Arena, Heavencast situationally.

Tomes

Book A3 first — the two debuff-chance upgrades take Provoke to 100%, and the whole build lives or dies on that. Then A2 for the −1 cooldown at max level, and A1 damage last.

Verdict

A solid Arena provoker with a team-wide aura and a nice Faction Wars bonus. Great if you need an Argonite Provoke tank, but do not bring him to Clan Boss or Hydra.