Kinslayer Sodama guide: skills, build and team roles
Overview
Kinslayer Sodama is an Epic Earth Ranged Attacker from the Cambion Faction in Invokers: Titan Legacy. He's a glass cannon who refunds his own costs. Kaito's Barrage casts Bleed, Soul Salvo extends debuffs while hitting five times, and Wrath of the Bound gives him ATK Up and returns Ultimate Mana and Titan Mana.
His damage scales from ATK. Fully Awakened and before Gear, Sodama has 1,128 ATK, 678 DEF and 5,658 HP, with 23 Accuracy and 37 Mana Gen. His ATK is one of a handful of the highest in the game, and his HP is one of the lowest, so he needs a Tank in front of him and a healer behind.
Only five Invokers cast Skill SPD Up. Sodama's Ultimate gives it to himself, 12% at Level 10, against enemies with more MAX HP than he has, which is most Bosses.
His Bleeds are part of his damage, and his Ultimate returns Titan Mana too, so he suits teams that rely on Titans. Bosses that are immune to Bleed or punish it are poor matches for him. He has no healing, Shields or crowd control.
Skills To Prioritize
Wrath of the Bound, his Ultimate, hits one enemy and casts ATK Up on him, then gives him Ultimate Mana and Titan Mana. ATK Up is 35% for 12 seconds at Level 1 and 50% for 18 seconds at Level 10. The Mana returned is 100 of each at Level 1, 150 at Level 10 and 175 at Max Level. Its cost falls from 1,100 Mana to 1,050 at Level 10 and 1,000 at Max Level.
Kaito's Barrage hits one enemy three times and casts Bleed on the first and third hits. Each Bleed is 1% of MAX HP per tick at Level 1 and 1.25% at Level 10, lasting four seconds at Level 1, five at Level 10 and six at Max Level. The cap on each tick rises from 200% ATK to 350% at Level 10 and 400% at Max Level. The cooldown falls from 24 seconds to 21 at Level 10 and 20 at Max Level. It needs Accuracy.
Soul Salvo hits one enemy five times, extending the duration of a random debuff on it with each hit, by one second at Level 1 and 1.9 at Level 10. At Max Level it extends up to two debuffs by two seconds each hit. The cooldown falls from 25 seconds to 23 at Level 10 and 22 at Max Level.
Riku's Rage hits one enemy and gives him Ultimate Mana and Titan Mana on a critical hit: 10 of each at Level 1, 19 at Level 10 and 20 at Max Level, on a ten-second cooldown.
If you want Sodama to deal as much damage as possible, upgrade Wrath of the Bound first, as Level 10 reaches 50% ATK Up for 18 seconds and returns 150 Mana of each kind. If you want him to keep debuffs running, upgrade Soul Salvo first, as Max Level extends two debuffs on each of five hits. If you want more Bleed, upgrade Kaito's Barrage first for the longer, stronger Bleed.
Build And Team Support
Build ATK and Accuracy to the maximum. He relies on Bleed, so don't build Crit Rate or Crit DMG, as those rolls do nothing for the part of his damage that matters, and his critical-hit Mana is only a bonus. Put Accuracy on your Chestplate and Flask and keep stacking it. Mana Gen on your Talisman gets him to Wrath of the Bound sooner, and Skill RECOV on another piece brings back Kaito's Barrage.
For Relic Sets, Attack Relics raise the ATK his Bleed cap scales from, and Accuracy Relics help his Bleeds land. Spark Relics add Skill SPD, which makes Bleed tick more often, Mana Relics help him reach his Ultimate, and Fury Relics bring back Kaito's Barrage sooner. His native Atrophy and Daze Tolerances already match Galvos's Corruptions, so you don't need Tolerance sets there.
Pair him with a Tank and a healer to cover his low HP, and with Invokers who cast debuffs, so Soul Salvo has more to extend.
Arena, Bosses And Spires
In Arena, Wrath of the Bound gives him a quick ATK boost and keeps his Titan coming back. Protect him from burst, and be wary of enemy Invokers with Immunity, which can wipe out his Bleeds.
Against Galvos, Sodama's native Atrophy and Daze Tolerances match both of Galvos's Corruptions, and Galvos takes 5% more damage from attacks for each debuff on him, which suits Bleed and Soul Salvo's debuff extension. Against Pentiax, who wants Invokers that generate Titan Mana quickly, Wrath of the Bound returns 150 Titan Mana at Level 10 and Riku's Rage adds more on a critical hit.
Several Bosses punish Bleed. Don't bring him against Althar, because a Bleed on him gives him Invincibility for ten seconds. Earth Omnissi and Koltmos are immune to it, and Sakiel takes half damage from it.
Against Sedula, who drains Titan Mana with her Combo Attacks, Wrath of the Bound gives some of it back, and its ATK Up boosts his damage during the 60 seconds she's on the Ship. She takes 70% less damage from Bleed, so treat Sodama's Bleed as a bonus there and rely on his direct hits. Sedula changes Element every day, and Sodama has Elemental Advantage on the days she is Wind.
In the Earth Spire, Sodama hits waves from range. Pair him with Invokers of a similar Rarity: Admiral Gladstone, a Legendary Earth Tank, casts DEF Down and Heal Reduction, Kandra, an Epic Earth Tank, casts Shields and heals, and Yusasa, an Epic Earth Support, heals and casts Regeneration.
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 Sodama'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.
