Reworked Skartorsis is worth building in RAID: Shadow Legends if your roster lacks top-tier support cleansers such as Duchess Lilitu, Elva Autumnborn, Pythion, or Mithrala Lifebane. His updated kit provides full-team debuff removal, Turn Meter acceleration, and area-of-effect buff manipulation. If you already own premier defensive supports who provide passive crowd control blocks or revives, leave Skartorsis unbuilt or reserve your Legendary Skill Tomes for other champions.
Kit Breakdown and Combat Role
Skartorsis functions primarily as an active utility engine designed to break enemy crowd-control loops and restore your team's turn order.
- A2 Team Cleanse and Turn Meter Boost: His primary skill removes all debuffs from all allies and advances their Turn Meters. This controllable wipe clears dangerous disables like Stun, Freeze, and Decrease Defense so your damage dealers can take their turns uninterrupted.
- A1 and A3 Area Attacks: Both skills strike all enemies. Because every basic hit is an AoE attack, Skartorsis easily triggers crowd-control artifact sets. His A3 also interacts with enemy buffs by stripping or stealing them across opposing waves.
- Aura: His universal dungeon Speed Aura grants reliable turn cycling if your squad lacks dedicated dungeon Speed leads.
Stat Benchmarks and Gear Priorities
To function reliably, Skartorsis must act before your attackers and avoid getting disabled alongside them. Build him with high Speed, sufficient Resistance to shrug off opposing debuffs, and enough bulk to withstand focused attacks.
| Stat | PvE Target Benchmark | Primary Role Justification |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 220–260+ | Cycles cooldowns rapidly so his A2 cleanse is ready before key enemy debuffs land. |
| Resistance | 300–400+ | Prevents him from being stunned, frozen, or provoked out of taking his turn. |
| Accuracy | 250–350 | Required for his A3 to reliably strip or steal opposing shields and buffs. |
| HP / Defense | 60,000+ HP / 3,000+ DEF | Ensures survival against concentrated wave bursts and long boss encounters. |
Equip HP% or Defense% main stats on chest and glove pieces, then use your banner and substats to reach Resistance and Accuracy thresholds.
Recommended Artifact Sets
- Stun Set: Maximizes the crowd-control value of his all-target A1 and A3, locking down wave enemies between cleansing cycles.
- Relentless: Grants extra turns to reduce his skill cooldowns faster.
- Guardian or Bolster: Absorbs incoming team damage to keep fragile damage dealers alive.
- Stoneskin: Grants opening crowd-control immunity so he can reliably deploy his A2 cleanse even against faster enemy compositions.
Recommended Blessings
- Brimstone: Adds heavy passive damage during PvE boss encounters without requiring an offensive stat build.
- Chainbreaker or Polished Miracle: Provides defensive resilience and Turn Meter gains to counter enemy disables in wave or PvP content.
Best Game Modes
- Undead Hordes Faction Wars: Skartorsis directly solves the debuff pressure on Crypt Stage 21. His A2 clears True Fear, Freeze, and HP Burn debuffs while advancing slower Undead damage dealers.
- Hydra Clan Boss: He counters the Head of Torment's True Fear mechanics and strips buffs accumulated by the Head of Mischief, though he does not provide the passive healing or team revives found on top-end Hydra supports.
- Doom Tower Waves: He neutralizes debuff-heavy floors and controls enemy shields with his A3 buff removal.
Should You Invest Legendary Skill Tomes?
Only spend Legendary Skill Tomes on Skartorsis if his A2 cooldown reduction fills an active void in your roster. An unbooked cleanse cooldown is often too long to protect teams across repeating boss skill cycles.
However, if your account already uses Mithrala, Pythion, Elva, or Duchess, do not invest tomes in Skartorsis. Those champions offer passive mitigation, continuous revive coverage, and Block Debuffs that active cleansers cannot match. Keep your tomes and use Skartorsis only as a specialized secondary option for Faction Wars.
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