Ganbuku of the Mask guide: skills, build and team roles
Overview
Ganbuku of the Mask is a Rare Wind Tank from the Cambion Faction in Invokers: Titan Legacy. She holds the front line, cleanses debuffs from herself and her allies, and cuts the healing of enemies. Controlling Mask casts Heal Reduction, Watchful Mask removes debuffs from her, and Benevolent Mask cleanses an ally and fills that ally's Ultimate Mana.
Her Combo Attacks and Skills scale from both ATK and DEF. Fully Awakened and before Gear, Ganbuku has 377 ATK, 818 DEF and 7,650 HP, with 92 Accuracy, 76 RES and 45 Mana Gen. Her HP is modest for a Tank, so she wants a healer behind her.
Heal Reduction lowers the size of every heal its target receives. It doesn't stop healing completely at any Level, but at 45% it takes a big bite out of an enemy healer or a Boss that heals itself.
Her cleanses are limited to one ally at a time, and she has no Shield, healing or Taunt, so she doesn't force enemies to attack her.
Skills To Prioritize
Controlling Mask hits one enemy twice. The first hit casts Heal Reduction: 25% for eight seconds at Level 1, 35% at Level 8, 40% for 12 seconds at Level 10 and 45% at Max Level. If the second hit is a critical hit, it removes a random debuff from one other ally within 15m. The cooldown falls from 30 seconds to 23 at Level 10 and 21 at Max Level. It needs Accuracy.
Watchful Mask hits one enemy and removes a random debuff from her. At Max Level a critical hit removes two instead. The cooldown falls from 29 seconds to 23 at Level 10 and 21 at Max Level.
Benevolent Mask, her Ultimate, removes debuffs from one other ally within 10m and gives that ally Ultimate Mana, then hits the eight enemies with the lowest HP% in a 7m cone in front of her. It removes one debuff at Level 1, two from Level 4 and three at Max Level, and the Ultimate Mana is 5% at Level 1, 9% at Level 10 and 10% at Max Level. Its cost falls from 900 Mana to 850 at Level 8 and 800 at Max Level.
Mindful Mask is a single hit on a ten-second cooldown at every Level.
If you want Ganbuku to cut enemy healing, upgrade Controlling Mask first, as Level 10 reaches 40% for 12 seconds and Max Level 45%. If you want her to keep herself clear of debuffs, upgrade Watchful Mask first, as Max Level removes two debuffs on a critical hit and the cooldown falls to 21 seconds. If you want her to protect a damage dealer, upgrade Benevolent Mask first, as Level 4 removes two debuffs from your ally and Max Level removes three.
Build And Team Support
Build DEF first, then HP, then RES, with about 300 RES enough for Bosses and more for Arena. Heal Reduction needs Accuracy to land, so put Accuracy on your Chestplate and add as much Accuracy after that as the build allows. Mana Gen on your Talisman helps her reach Benevolent Mask, and Skill RECOV on another piece of Gear brings back Controlling Mask, which carries her Heal Reduction.
For Relic Sets, Defense Relics raise the DEF her Skills scale from, and Health Relics raise her HP. Resistance Relics make her harder to debuff, and Accuracy Relics help Heal Reduction land. Fury Relics bring back Controlling Mask and Watchful Mask sooner, and Mana Relics help her reach Benevolent Mask.
Pair her with a healer, since she has little of her own, and with damage dealers who need debuffs cleansed.
Arena, Bosses And Spires
In Arena, Heal Reduction cuts the healing of enemy healers, and Benevolent Mask cleanses a debuff-struck ally and gives that ally Ultimate Mana. Be wary of enemy Invokers with Immunity or Skills that cleanse debuffs, as they can remove her Heal Reduction.
Against Ulgorim, who heals with totems, Controlling Mask's Heal Reduction cuts that healing, 40% at Level 10 and 45% at Max Level. Against Pentiax, Ganbuku's native Mindfog Tolerance covers one of his two Corruptions. Against Water Omnissi, who asks for Immunity and debuff removal, her native Mindfog Tolerance covers one of Omnissi's two Corruptions, and Benevolent Mask removes up to three debuffs from an ally at Max Level. Fire Omnissi asks for Immunity and debuff removal too, and Benevolent Mask removes a debuff from an ally while Watchful Mask removes one from her.
Against Sedula, who spreads debuffs, Benevolent Mask removes up to three debuffs from an ally at Max Level and hits up to eight enemies in a 7m cone, which helps clear her Tentacles, and Watchful Mask cleanses Ganbuku herself. Sedula changes Element every day, and Ganbuku has Elemental Advantage on the days she is Water.
In the Wind Spire, Ganbuku holds the front line and cleanses debuffs. Pair her with Invokers of a similar Rarity: Hallea, a Rare Wind Support, heals and casts Shields, Vorak the Soulguard, an Epic Wind Melee Attacker, casts DEF Down and Weaken, and Humi, a Rare Wind Ranged Attacker, casts ATK Down and DEF Down.
Awaken
Awakening boosts an Invoker's stats significantly. Bonuses from Relics, Accessories, the Trophy Room, Tactics and Titan leader bonuses apply to base stats and Awakening stats alike, so unlocking the Awakening nodes is critical to maximise Ganbuku's potential.
Unlocking each Titan node at Star 2, 4 and 6 adds a second to Titan Invokation, taking the total from 12 seconds to 15.
Review the Awakening guide for more detail.
