Scout — guide

In short

Scout is an Uncommon Spirit Attack champion from the Barbarians, and he has exactly one thing going for him: his A1 has a 30% chance (up to 50% with tomes) to place a 30% Decrease DEF for 1 turn. Everything else is plain single-target or AoE damage with no buffs, no control and no utility. The site verdict is blunt — fodder: level him for Faction Wars at most, and don't feed him gear or books.

Strengths

• His only relevant debuff is the 30% Decrease DEF on the A1, and tomes take the chance from 30% to 50%.
• The A3 hits every enemy, which is fine for clearing waves in very early campaign and dungeon stages.
• Spirit affinity lines up well against Force enemies, and early content is full of them.
• The base 30% chance works with zero investment — no books or masteries required for the debuff to exist.

Weaknesses

• Tiny base stats: 1112 ATK and 815 DEF at 6★ — he neither hits nor survives a real hit.
• No ACC in the stat line, so the Decrease DEF gets resisted without accuracy gear.
• No buffs, no turn meter manipulation, no AoE debuffs — nothing that helps against bosses.
• Rated 0.5/5 in Clan Boss, Hydra, Chimera, Hard mode and Doom Tower — pure dead weight there.

Where to use

Nothing on his card goes above 1.0/5. The least bad spots: Faction Wars (Barbarians have far better options, so he's a slot filler at best), the first dungeon stages and low-tier Arena — all 1.0/5, meaning "only if you have literally nobody else". Keep him out of Clan Boss, Hydra, Chimera, Hard mode and Doom Tower (0.5/5 each).

Stats and gear

There is no recommended build from the author, and that is part of the verdict. If you insist: 100% C.RATE first, then ATK% and C.DMG as high as you can get, with SPD around 170–200 so he moves before the wave. Add ACC (~100+) only if you're using him purely as a Decrease DEF bot in Faction Wars. Sets: Speed and Accuracy for the debuff job, or Cruel/Fury plus Lifesteal if you're just pushing damage on a young account. Don't strip good gear off real champions for him.

Masteries and blessings

Don't spend scrolls. If you must, go Offense for damage plus Support for Accuracy and Speed; boss masteries (Warmaster / Helmsmasher) are pointless because he never goes into Clan Boss or Hydra. Blessings: skip entirely — one blessing costs more than he is worth.

Tomes

Don't book him. If you really want to, the A1 is the only one that matters: the extra +20% chance takes Decrease DEF from 30% to 50%. Tomes in the A2 and A3 only buy damage and cooldown reduction on skills nobody uses.

Verdict

Fodder. Use him as food or as a Faction Wars warm body, and put your resources into a champion who actually does something.