Skorid the Halfspawn — guide

In short

Skorid the Halfspawn is a Legendary Attack champion from the Demons faction whose entire kit revolves around the [Hex] debuff. He stamps [Hex] on the whole enemy team himself, then hits everyone carrying it while ignoring [Shield] buffs. Hydra is where he lives; build priority is Speed and Accuracy first, crit after.

Strengths

• Infernal Malediction places [Hex] on all enemies before attacking and adds +20% damage per Hex placed, stacking up to +100%.
• Anathema Burst gives him a 50% [Increase ATK] buff for 2 turns, hits, then repeats the hit on every enemy under [Hex] and ignores [Shield] against them.
• Basic Hexpyre has a 50% chance to spread [Hex] from the target to all enemies — or another random debuff if the target isn't hexed — so the mark keeps rolling without cooldowns.
• Passive Halfspawn: +10% Turn Meter when attacking targets without [Hex], and 15% DEF ignore against targets that have it.
• Heals 20% of MAX HP for each [Hex] that gets resisted or blocked — handy against high-RES teams.

Weaknesses

• Both key skills sit on 4-turn cooldowns; without Turn Meter support or cooldown resets he loses a lot of turns.
• Low base ATK (1,498) and SPD (102) — the damage has to come from gear.
• Against a single target (Clan Boss, Hard mode, Doom Tower bosses) the kit barely functions: the repeat hit and the Hex spread have nobody to land on.
• Only 10% base Accuracy — miss ACC and [Hex] gets resisted, which kills the whole damage plan.

Where to use

Hydra is home turf (4.5/5): crowds of targets and constant Hex spreading. Arena and Faction Wars are 3.5/5 each, where he works as an AoE nuker that punches through shields. Chimera and dungeons are 3.0/5, and Tainted Skavag is another listed target. Clan Boss, Hard mode and Doom Tower are 2.0/5 — leave him out of those.

Stats and gear

Priority: SPD → ACC → C.RATE → C.DMG → ATK. Rough targets: SPD 190–220+, ACC 250+ (300+ for high Hydra difficulties), C.RATE 100%, C.DMG 200%+, remainder into ATK. Sets from the list: Savage or Cruel as the damage core, Perception for Speed plus Accuracy, Lethal and Merciless for DEF ignore and Hydra survivability.

Masteries and blessings

Masteries: Pierce Defenses and Boss Slayer — the offense/penetration route for hitting thick targets. Blessings: Crushing rend as the default damage pick, Heavencast as the alternative. Relics: Malefic Talon, Irethi Coronet, The Cat's Gaze.

Tombs

Book Infernal Malediction first: it's the engine — AoE [Hex], damage scaling and the heal all live there. Then Anathema Burst for the repeat hit and ATK buff. Basic attack and passive last.

Verdict

A narrow but nasty Hydra specialist: if you need an AoE nuker who hexes the whole board himself and ignores shields, he delivers. Everywhere else he's mid-tier.