Taurus — guide

In short

Taurus is an Epic Attack champion from the Skinwalkers faction with Magic affinity. His job is mass Poison and Weaken, so he fits best in Clan Boss and regular dungeons that want a poison core. Build priority: Accuracy → Speed → damage, but only invest seriously if you need him for a fusion or a very specific slot.

Strengths

• A3 Toxic Strike: 80% chance to place four 5% Poison debuffs on all enemies for 2 turns, plus Unkillable on himself for 2 turns — the 99% self-damage won't kill him.
• A2 Deadly Slash lands Weaken 25% for 2 turns at 75% — a straight damage boost for the whole team on that target.
• A1 heals him for 20% of damage dealt when the target has Poison, so in a poison team he sustains himself without a healer.
• Passive gives allies +40 Accuracy in the Skinwalkers Faction Crypt — a nice bonus for closing Crypt stages.
• Pairs well with Zavia and other poison champions.

Weaknesses

• Only 1 310 base Attack and 101 Speed — as a damage dealer he is genuinely weak; damage is not his selling point.
• A3 hits himself for 99% of current HP, so without Unkillable and some bulk it's a risky button.
• Hydra and Chimera (2.0 each) are a no-go — his debuff kit is too narrow and poison is not welcome there.
• Outside Poison and Weaken he brings nothing: no control, no buff stripping, no team buffs.

Where to use

His best home is Clan Boss (3.5): four 5% poisons on everything plus Weaken help the team, and A1 keeps him topped up. Next come dungeons and Hard mode (3.0 each), where he covers the mass-poison role on boss fights. Faction Crypt, Arena and Doom Tower (2.5 each) are situational — in Crypt mostly for the passive Accuracy. Skip Hydra and Chimera (2.0).

Stats and gear

Accuracy first, otherwise poisons and Weaken simply won't land: roughly 200–250 ACC for dungeons and 250+ for high-level Clan Boss. Speed around 170–200 so A3 and A2 keep cycling. Then ATK% and crit stats (C.RATE near 100%, C.DMG with what's left) — but don't obsess, his base Attack is low. HP and DEF are not a priority, though full glass cannon makes no sense either. Sets: Accuracy, Perception and Speed are the easy way to patch ACC and SPD. From the build list, run the Golden Elixir and Arachnelixir relics.

Masteries and blessings

The build lists Survival Speed, Pouncing Strike and Unflinching — use those as your anchor. Tree-wise the usual route is Attack for crit and damage plus Support for Accuracy and Speed; add defensive masteries if he keeps dying. No blessing is specified in the build list: for a poison role, take one that gives Accuracy or survivability.

Tomes

Book A3 Toxic Strike first: the two +10% debuff chance steps push it to a guaranteed four poisons, and level 4 also cuts the cooldown by 1. Then A2 — its Weaken chance and cooldown matter too, but it needs deeper booking.

Verdict

The site author's call is "vault (fusion)": Taurus is fusion material, not a long-term roster piece. Keep a copy for the fusion and only field him in Clan Boss or the Faction Crypt when you have nobody else for poisons.