Veteran — guide

In short

Veteran is a Rare Orc Defense champion with Void affinity whose damage scales off DEF, and off HP on his third skill. The site's verdict is blunt: he is food — he hits, but brings nothing unique. The only real reason to build him is Clan Boss (4/5), where he lands Decrease ATK and hands out a C.RATE buff.

Strengths

• A1 Fast Disarm hits twice and has a 35% chance to place Decrease ATK 50% for 2 turns — exactly the debuff you want ticking on Clan Boss.
• A2 Bounty Hunting gives the whole team Increase C.RATE 30% for 3 turns if it kills its target — nice value in wave clears and on Clan Boss.
• DEF-based damage: stack Defense sets and he both survives and hits.
• Aura: +15% SPD in Dungeons — passive, free, always on.
• A3 Carnage is an AoE with a 50% chance of Block Buffs, occasionally stripping shields and buffs off waves.

Weaknesses

• Thin base stats: 1,321 DEF and 15,360 HP — he is not a tank even in Defense gear.
• 97 SPD: without Speed in the build he never gets his debuffs down in time.
• Everything is chance-based, and A2 only triggers if the target actually dies.
• Split scaling: A1 and A2 want DEF, A3 wants HP — you cannot max both cheaply.
• Ratings drop hard elsewhere: Chimera 2/5, Hydra 1.5/5, Hard and Doom Tower 1/5.

Where to use

Clan Boss is the one place he earns his slot (4/5): Decrease ATK from A1 plus the C.RATE buff from A2. Next is Orc Faction Wars (2.5/5) as a filler body and Dungeon speed aura. Arena, normal Dungeons and Chimera sit at 2/5 — only if you have nobody better. Hydra (1.5/5), Hard mode and Doom Tower (1/5) — skip him; those modes want guaranteed effects and real survivability, not a 35% roll.

Stats and gear

Priority: DEF% → SPD → HP% → ACC. Rough targets: 2,500–3,000 DEF, 170–200 SPD, 30,000+ HP, 200–250 ACC so Decrease ATK and Block Buffs actually land on the boss. C.RATE and C.DMG are not a priority — his damage comes from DEF anyway.

• Sets: Defense (main), Speed, Lifesteal (for Clan Boss), Toxic (if you want poison on the boss).
• Relic from the build list: Malefic Talon.

Masteries and blessings

Go down the Defense tree for survivability and take Pierce Defenses in the Offense tree — that is the only pick that genuinely raises his output. Everything else is leftovers; do not invest deeply. No blessings are listed in the build: if he only exists for Clan Boss, save those resources for champions you will keep.

Tombs

If tomes do go into him, book A1 first: the Decrease ATK chance climbs from 35% to 50%, and that debuff is his entire value on Clan Boss. Second comes A3 for the cooldown -1 at the last level. Honestly though, hold your tomes for champions you will not feed away in a week.

Verdict

Food with exactly one honest use — early Clan Boss. Build him for that, let him do the job, then feed him to someone better.