Understand Character Roles for Blightbound

Understand Character Roles

There are three starter character classes in Blightwood - warrior, mage, and assassin, and they each have a specific playstle. You can though build a character to how you want to play by the stats and items you choose. Each hero also has an ultimate that turns them into a god of destruction or a whirling blade demon. Listed below are the three starter heroes and their role in the team.

Understand Character Roles

Warrior

The first character in the warrior class is Malborys who is a strong melee type fighter. Malborys is built to be a Tank character whose role is to grab enemy attention and protect the other members of the party. All warriors have the following abilities:

- Sword Strike

Strike the enemy with a melee hit, capping at a combination of 3 hits, dealing increased damage with each hit. Using rage to hit an enemy with a strike will cause the hit to hit 5 times.

- Shield Block

Reduce incoming damage and build rage points depending on damage taken. Hit enemies with Sword Strike to spend rage.

Mage

The first character in the mage class is Korrus, and he is the healer for the team. Korrus can cast strong magic attacks and has a shield ability that makes allies invincible. All mages have the following abilities:

- Spirit Shot

The mage fires an array of three shots, the last dealing AoE and increased damage.

- Healing Beam

The mage consumes one mana, it's personal resource, and heals nearby allies for an amount equal to a scaling amount based off their max hp.

Assassin

The first character in the assassin class is Scarlet, and she is built as a DPS (Damage Per Second) character capable of killing enemies quickly. Scarlet also receives a Backstab damage bonus whenever she hits enemies from behind. All assassins have the following abilities:

- Stab

Slice your enemy for 33% weapon damage and generate 1 combo point.

- Execute

Stab forward and spend combo points up to 3 to deal 80% weapon damage per point plus the same damage over 5 seconds.