Silvain The Paramour — guide

In short

Silvain The Paramour is a Rare Void Attack champion from the Banner Lords. He buffs his own ATK and C.RATE and spreads Weaken on an AoE, but with a 1,321 base ATK he is a weak damage dealer. Build him only for Faction Wars and very early progress, with C.RATE pushed to 100% and C.DMG right behind it.

Strengths

• "I Fight For Love!" grants a 25% [Increase ATK] and 15% [Increase C. RATE] buff for 2 turns plus an Extra Turn — he ramps himself without team support.
• "Rake's Flair" hits all enemies and has a 75% chance of placing 15% [Weaken] for 2 turns — his only real contribution to a team.
• The basic hits 3 times and each critical hit ignores 5% of the target's DEF, so damage is less wasted on tanky targets.
• Void affinity: no bad affinity matchups to worry about.
• His best mode is Banner Lords Faction Wars (2.5/5).

Weaknesses

• Low base ATK (1,321) and paper-thin DEF (716) — neither a nuker nor a bruiser.
• Useless in Arena (1.5): no control, no speed, no survival, he dies in the first volley.
• Every buff is self-only; the team gets just a 75% chance at Weaken.
• Long cooldowns: 4 turns on the AoE, 6 turns on the self-buff.

Where to use

Start with Banner Lords Faction Wars — he fills empty slots and helps clear waves. After that come dungeons, Clan Boss, Hydra and Chimera (2.0 each), but only on a fresh account without real damage dealers. In Fire Knight's Castle his Weaken on the boss can help, if you have the ACC for it. Skip him in Arena and Doom Tower (1.5) entirely — he gets killed before taking a turn.

Stats and gear

Priority: C.RATE to 100% first, then C.DMG, ATK% and SPD. Rough targets: 100% C.RATE, 150%+ C.DMG, 2,500+ ATK, 170–190 SPD, and 150–200 ACC only if you actually want Weaken to land. Sets: Savage or Cruel for damage, Crit Damage on the main slots, Relentless for extra turns (it stacks nicely with his A3), Perception for ACC and SPD. From the relic list: Malefic Talon, Irethi Coronet and Perched Shadow.

Masteries and blessings

Main tree: Attack — take the C.RATE/C.DMG nodes and finish on Giant Slayer so the three-hit basic pulls its weight. Second tree: Support — the ACC branch with Sniper so the A2 Weaken lands more often. Blessings: Phantom Touch for the extra hit, Hero Soul if you just want raw stats.

Tombs

Book "Rake's Flair" first — it is the reason to bring him at all, since it gives the team Weaken. Then "I Fight For Love!" so the self-buff and the Extra Turn come back sooner. Leave the basic alone until those two are done.

Verdict

A filler Rare nuker: he buffs himself and spreads Weaken, but the poor base stats keep him in Faction Wars. Investing gear and tomes for serious content is wasted.