Riho Bonespear — guide

In short

Riho Bonespear is a legendary support champion from the Shadowkin faction who excels almost everywhere. Her signature move is the passive “Retort,” which instantly reflects debuffs back to the attacker. With top ratings in Clan Boss, Arena, and Dungeons, she is one of the best universal supports in the game and a must-build.

Strengths

• Unique passive “Retort”: Instantly transfers almost all received debuffs to the attacking enemy (3-turn cooldown). This breaks many enemy strategies.
• Powerful cleanse and protection: “Perfect Form” removes all debuffs from the team, places Block Debuffs for 2 turns, and heals for 35% (plus 5% per removed debuff).
• Tons of debuffs in one skill: “Painful Points” places Stun, HP Burn, Decrease DEF 60%, Weaken 25%, Decrease ATK 50%, and Decrease C. RATE 30%.
• Constant healing: Basic skill “Absorption” places a 15% Regeneration on the ally with the lowest HP and 7.5% on all allies under 30% HP.
• Faction Wars aura: +42% ATK for allies in Faction Crypts is a huge boost for progression.

Weaknesses

• Low base Speed (105): Without good Speed gear, she will take turns infrequently, which is critical for a support.
• Reliance on Tomes: Reducing the cooldowns of “Perfect Form” and “Painful Points” is essential for comfortable play, requiring investment.
• Vulnerable to passive block: If the enemy can block passive skills, Riho loses her main gimmick.
• Passive does not transfer unremovable debuffs: “Retort” is useless against certain bosses and effects.

Where to use

Riho is the queen of Clan Boss (5.0), Arena (5.0), and Dungeons (5.0), where her cleanse, debuffs, and passive work wonders. She performs excellently in Chimera (5.0) and Hydra (4.5). In Faction Wars (4.5), she is useful for her aura and support. In Hard locations and Doom Tower (4.0), she is still good, but there are nuances with unremovable debuffs.

Stats and gear

The main goal is to make Riho take turns often to apply debuffs and cleanse the team. Stat priority: Speed (the more, the better, minimum 250+), Accuracy (for dungeons/arena, 300+), DEF/HP (for survivability). Resistance is optional if building for a specific setup. Recommended sets: Accuracy, Speed, Perception, Divine Speed, Resistance, or Resilience.

Masteries and blessings

Go for Support and Defense mastery trees. Key masteries: Blessed Heal (enhances healing), Invigorated (Speed buff when healing), Expeditious Exploitation (cooldown reduction), Gathering Momentum (Speed increase per buff), Heal 'N' Go (healing and turn meter boost), and Bolstered Defense (ally protection). For blessings, Journal of Necrotos, Hallowed Hilt, or Perched Shadow are excellent choices.

Tomes

Prioritize booking “Perfect Form” (A3) first — reducing its cooldown to 3 turns is critically important for constant cleansing and healing. Next, book “Painful Points” (A2) for cooldown reduction and increased damage. The basic skill (A1) can be left unbooked if you are short on Tomes.

Verdict

Riho Bonespear is an S-tier support who single-handedly carries Clan Boss, Arena, and difficult dungeons. Her ability to reflect debuffs and her mass cleanse with healing make her a must-have champion for any account.