Almea guide: skills, build and team roles
Overview
Almea is an Epic Water Melee Attacker from the Eldrin Faction in Invokers: Titan Legacy. She's a Boss hunter with some self-sustain: Sever Evil deals double damage to Bosses and heals her, Helm Breaker casts ATK Down, and Ice Field Freezes a group around her.
Her damage scales from ATK. Fully Awakened and before Gear, Almea has 940 ATK, 671 DEF and 7,387 HP, with 60 Accuracy. Those are ordinary numbers for an Epic, so she's at her best with a Tank in front and a healer behind her.
Only two Invokers cast Freeze. Frozen enemies can't move or use Skills and their Skill cooldowns stop, but they take 25% less damage from attacks while frozen, so Ice Field is for stopping a threat rather than for setting up your team's damage.
Her kit is simple: Azure Thrust is a plain hit, so her value comes from the Ultimate and the debuffs. She has no Taunt, Shields or team healing, and her Freeze and ATK Down need Accuracy to land.
Skills To Prioritize
Sever Evil, her Ultimate, hits one enemy twice and heals her for a share of the damage dealt: 30% at Level 1, 40% at Level 4 and 60% at Level 9. Against a Boss or Miniboss the damage grows by 50% at Level 1, 60% at Level 3, 75% at Level 7 and 100% at Level 10. Its cost falls from 900 Mana to 850 at Level 8 and 800 at Max Level.
Helm Breaker hits one enemy and casts ATK Down: 15% for nine seconds at Level 1, 25% at Level 4, 30% at Level 6 and 35% for 15 seconds at Level 10. The cooldown falls from 25 seconds to 21 at Level 10 and 20 at Max Level. It needs Accuracy.
Ice Field Freezes the nine lowest-HP enemies within 6m of her and hits them. The Freeze lasts three seconds at Level 1, 4.5 at Level 10 and five at Max Level. The cooldown falls from 27 seconds to 23 at Level 10 and 22 at Max Level. It needs Accuracy.
If you want Almea to deal as much damage to Bosses as she can, upgrade Sever Evil first, as Level 10 doubles the damage bonus and reaches 60% healing by Level 9. If you want her to weaken a dangerous enemy, upgrade Helm Breaker first, as its ATK Down reaches 35% for 15 seconds at Level 10. If you want her to hold back groups, upgrade Ice Field first, as the Freeze reaches five seconds at Max Level.
Build And Team Support
Build Crit Rate to around 75–80%, then as much Crit DMG as the build allows. She casts debuffs, so put Accuracy on your Chestplate and Flask and keep stacking it. Mana Gen on your Talisman gets her to Sever Evil sooner, which is her strongest Skill.
For Relic Sets, Crit Rate and Crit Damage Relics make her hits land harder, and Predator suits a Crit build. Accuracy Relics help Freeze and ATK Down land, and Mana Relics help her reach her Ultimate. Fury Relics bring back Helm Breaker and Ice Field sooner. Her native Fatigue and Frost Tolerances already match Yskara's Corruptions, so you don't need Tolerance sets there.
Pair her with a Tank and a healer, as her HP and DEF are ordinary, and with Invokers who cast other debuffs on the same target.
Arena, Bosses And Spires
In Arena, Ice Field can Freeze a group and Helm Breaker cuts the attack of its strongest member. Be wary of enemy Invokers with Immunity or Willpower, as they can block both.
Against Bosses in general, Sever Evil's 100% bonus makes her a good damage dealer. Against Yskara, Almea is a Melee Attacker with native Fatigue and Frost Tolerances that match both of her Corruptions, which suits a fight that wants Melee Attackers. Ulgorim and Hyxxis are immune to Control Debuffs, so Ice Field's Freeze won't land there, but Sever Evil and Helm Breaker still work.
Against Sedula, Helm Breaker casts ATK Down on her, which lowers the damage she deals, particularly after she resurfaces with more ATK. Ice Field hits up to nine enemies within 6m, which helps clear her Tentacles, and Sever Evil's Boss bonus applies while she's on the Ship. Sedula changes Element every day, and Almea has Elemental Advantage on the days she is Fire.
In the Water Spire, Ice Field holds a wave in place. Pair her with Invokers of a similar Rarity: Judicator Kalistia, an Epic Water Tank, casts Taunt and ATK Down, Zenneris, an Epic Water Support, heals and casts Evasion, and Tassia the Lost, a Legendary Water Support, heals and revives.
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 Almea'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.
