Undead Hordes 
Magic Attack Dark Athel — guide
Speed100
HP13710
Defense925
Attack1465 Guide: Dark Athel
In short
Dark Athel is an Epic Attack champion of the Undead Hordes (Magic affinity). Her kit is two AoE skills with debuffs (Decrease DEF, Decrease SPD) plus a +20% Ally Attack aura in all battles. The site author is blunt about her: stash her (fusion), do not build her, Forward Wars of Faction use only.
Strengths
- Two AoE hits at 3.6× ATK — decent wave clear in Faction Wars and early dungeon stages.
- Her A1 hits twice and has a 40% (50% booked) chance to place Decrease DEF 60% for 2 turns — a real debuff when focusing one target.
- A2 puts Decrease SPD 30% on all enemies at 50% chance, 75% once booked.
- Ally Attack +20% aura in all battles — passive value for the team even if she is not the carry.
Weaknesses
- Low base Attack (1,465 at 6★), so her damage drops off even in good gear.
- A3 bonuses are kill-gated: 4 kills for the Speed buff, 6 for the heal, 10 for the extra turn. In boss fights that never happens, so it is just another AoE.
- 100 Speed and 925 Defense — slow and squishy, she gets controlled or killed before the second skill lands.
- Nothing in her kit is aimed at bosses — Clan Boss, Hydra and Chimera are not her content.
Where to use
Faction Wars (3.0) is her best home: the AoEs and the aura actually matter there. Arena and Hydra (2.5) only as a budget debuffer. Clan Boss, Chimera, dungeons and Hard mode (2.0) are weak — there is no slot for her. Doom Tower (1.5) is her worst rating; leave her out.
Stats and gear
Priority: Critical Rate close to 100%, then Critical Damage and Attack, Speed around 170–190, Accuracy 200–250 so the debuffs actually land. Sets from her list: Critical Rate, Accuracy, Speed, Lifesteal (to survive in Faction Wars), Savage and Cruel for damage, Perception as a Speed/Accuracy filler.
Masteries and blessings
Build down the attack route — the named picks are Pierce Defenses and Boss Slayer. Blessings: Crushing Rend and Cruelty. Relics: Malefic Talon, Irethi Coronet, Hammer of Ending.
Tombs
If you do use her in Faction Wars, book A2 first: the levels add +10% and +15% debuff chance and −1 cooldown, which is the biggest gain she gets. A3 only gives damage and −1 cooldown, A1 a single +10% chance step. Per the site author, tomes are better spent elsewhere.
Verdict
A filler epic kept for Faction Wars and fusion fodder. She does not belong in a serious team.
Build
Critical Rate
Accuracy
Speed
Lifesteal
Savage
Cruel
Perception
Pierce Defenses
Boss Slayer
Crushing rend
Cruelty
Malefic Talon
Irethi Coronet
Hammer of EndingThe build is a guideline: the first sets in the list fit most often. Adapt it to your artifacts and goals.
Skills
Defiling Spear
Attacks an enemy 2 times. Has a 40% chance of placing a 60% Decrease DEF debuff for 2 turns.
Damage based on [ATK] = 1.6 × [ATK] (2 times)
Blood Blades
Attacks all enemies. Has a 50% chance of placing a 30% Decrease SPD debuff for 2 turns.
Damage based on [ATK] = 3.6 × [ATK] AoE
Desperate Harvest
Attacks all enemies. If the attack kills 4 or more enemies, the champion receives a 30% Increase SPD buff for 3 turns. If the attack kills 6 or more enemies, the champion heals by 50% of MAX HP. If the attack kills 10 or more enemies, the champion receives an extra turn.
Damage based on [ATK] = 3.6 × [ATK] AoE
Increases Ally ATK in all battles by 20%.
Dark Elhain Raid Shadow Legends is a hero from the "The Corrupted" alliance of the "Undead Hordes" faction. Her main role in the team is Attack. Her skills are aimed at weakening enemies by placing DEF and SPD debuffs. In addition, the bonuses for her "Desperate Harvest" skill depend on the number of enemies she has killed. She is recommended to use Attack, Lifesteal, and Speed sets.
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