Longsword Torrux — guide

In short

Longsword Torrux is a Rare Defense champion whose whole kit hangs on one trick: a team-wide 30% Increase DEF buff plus a chance to Provoke. Faction Wars is where he earns his keep; everywhere else he's filler. Build for DEF and survivability first, then SPD and ACC.

Strengths

• Putrescent Cut buffs the entire team with 30% Increase DEF for 2 turns before it attacks, and has a 45% chance to Provoke every enemy for 1 turn.
• Bladebreaker's active effect grants him Block Damage for 1 turn whenever an incoming hit exceeds 20% of his MAX HP — a solid anti-burst safety net.
• His passive counterattacks enemies that hit him while Provoked, so his own Provoke generates extra damage.
• Basic attack has a 35% chance to place a 2-turn Leech debuff, giving the team a little free healing.
• He's Rare — cheap to build and book, and still delivers a team-wide DEF buff for his faction.

Weaknesses

• 749 base ATK with no DEF scaling anywhere in his kit: he will never deal meaningful damage.
• A 45% Provoke chance for only 1 turn is unreliable and gets resisted easily.
• Block Damage is selfish and sits on a 6-turn cooldown.
• Ratings of 1.0–1.5 in dungeons, Hard mode and Arena say it plainly: outside Faction Wars he's a warm body.

Where to use

Faction Wars (3.0) is his home — there the DEF buff patches a real hole in a roster. Hydra (2.5) works as a DEF buffer with Provoke on heads if you can live with the RNG. Clan Boss and Chimera (2.0) only as an emergency replacement for a proper DEF buffer. Arena (1.5) and Doom Tower (1.5) — skip. Dungeons and Hard mode (1.0) — definitely skip.

Stats and gear

Stack DEF to 2,500–3,000+, HP 40,000+, SPD 170–200 so Putrescent Cut lands before the enemy wave, and ACC 130–180 or Provoke will never stick; RES 200+ if he's a Faction Wars regular. Ignore C.RATE and C.DMG — he has nothing to crit with. Sets: Defense, Regeneration or Immortal for sustain, Perception for SPD plus ACC, Resilience, Defiant. DEF% or HP% gloves, DEF% chest, SPD boots.

Masteries and blessings

Puppetmaster is the listed pick — take it. Fill the rest with a standard tank layout: Defense tree for survivability, Support tree for accuracy and speed if Provoke has to land. Blessings: Survival Instinct for long grind fights, Faultless Defense when you simply want more DEF. Relic: Mask of Rage is a reasonable option.

Tomes

Book Putrescent Cut first — it is the core skill (team DEF buff plus Provoke) and tomes cut its cooldown. Second, the passive if you want Block Damage up more often. Leave the A1 for last.

Verdict

A one-trick Faction Wars tank and budget DEF buffer. Worth the resources only if your faction is genuinely short on a 30% Increase DEF source.