Grovewarden Sethisal guide: skills, build and team roles
Overview
Grovewarden Sethisal is an Epic Wind Melee Attacker from the Eldrin Faction in Invokers: Titan Legacy. He protects himself against being locked down and powers himself with critical hits. Briar Bulwark casts Willpower on himself, Branch Bludgeon and Prune Darkness turn critical hits into Ultimate Mana and Titan Mana, and Puregrove's Will keeps his buffs running for longer.
His damage scales from ATK. Fully Awakened and before Gear, Sethisal has 886 ATK, 716 DEF and 7,401 HP, with 70% Crit DMG, 38 Mana Gen and no Accuracy. Those are ordinary numbers for an Epic, but his Crit DMG starts high, which suits a Crit build.
Only six Invokers cast Willpower, which protects against Control Debuffs such as Stun, so Sethisal can keep fighting where other Melee Attackers would be locked down. Willpower only covers himself, not the team.
He casts no debuffs and has no healing, Shields or Taunt. His value is steady damage and Titan Mana, so teams that rely on Titans get more from him than teams that don't.
Skills To Prioritize
Briar Bulwark hits one enemy twice and casts Willpower on him on the second hit. It protects against two Control Debuffs at Level 1, three at Level 8 and four at Max Level, lasting nine seconds at Level 1, 13 at Level 6 and 15 at Level 10. The cooldown falls from 29 seconds to 24 at Level 9 and 22 at Max Level.
Branch Bludgeon hits one enemy twice and gives him Ultimate Mana with each hit: 20 at Level 1 and 40 at Level 10, or 30 and 60 if the hit is critical. The cooldown falls from 27 seconds to 23 at Level 10 and 22 at Max Level.
Prune Darkness hits one enemy and gives him Titan Mana if the hit is critical: 20 at Level 1, 38 at Level 10 and 40 at Max Level, on a ten-second cooldown. Titan Mana is what lets your team Invoke its Titans.
Puregrove's Will, his Ultimate, hits one enemy hard and extends the duration of one of his buffs by 7 seconds at Level 1 and 14 at Level 10. On a critical hit it extends up to two buffs at Level 1, three at Level 10 and four at Max Level. Its cost falls from 900 Mana to 850 at Level 8 and 800 at Max Level.
If you want Sethisal to stay in the fight, upgrade Briar Bulwark first, as Level 8 protects against three Control Debuffs and Max Level against four. If you want him to reach his Ultimate and Titan faster, upgrade Branch Bludgeon first, as Level 10 doubles its Mana. If you want him to hit as hard as possible, upgrade Puregrove's Will first, as its damage keeps growing to Max Level.
Build And Team Support
Build Crit Rate to around 75–80%, then as much Crit DMG as the build allows. His Mana and Titan Mana both come from critical hits, so Crit Rate does more for him than raw ATK. He casts no debuffs, so he doesn't need Accuracy. Skill RECOV on another piece brings back Branch Bludgeon, which feeds his Mana, and Mana Gen on your Talisman helps him reach Puregrove's Will.
For Relic Sets, Crit Rate Relics make his critical hits and Mana gain more reliable, and Crit Damage Relics and Predator make them hit harder. Mana Relics help him reach his Ultimate and Fury Relics bring back Branch Bludgeon sooner. His native Frost and Mindfog Tolerances already match Water Omnissi's Corruptions, so you don't need Tolerance sets there.
Pair him with a Tank and a healer, and with Invokers who gain more from an extra Titan.
Arena, Bosses And Spires
In Arena, Willpower helps him survive a Stun long enough to use his Skills, and his critical hits keep his Titan coming back. Be wary of enemy Invokers with Skills that remove buffs, as they can strip his Willpower.
Against Water Omnissi, Sethisal's native Frost and Mindfog Tolerances match both of her Corruptions. Against Pentiax, who wants Invokers that generate Titan Mana quickly, Prune Darkness gives him Titan Mana on every critical hit, and his native Mindfog Tolerance covers one of Pentiax's Corruptions. Against Yskara, his native Frost Tolerance covers one of her Corruptions, and he's a Melee Attacker, which suits that fight.
Against Sedula, Briar Bulwark's Willpower can block the Stun from the Crusher Tentacle, so he keeps fighting where others are locked down. Puregrove's Will keeps that buff running for longer. Sedula changes Element every day, and Sethisal has Elemental Advantage on the days she is Water.
In the Wind Spire, he keeps hitting and feeding Titan Mana. Pair him with Invokers of a similar Rarity: Atanna the Convincer, an Epic Wind Tank, casts Taunt, Giiya the Peddler, a Legendary Wind Support, heals, Shields and revives, and Zirthia the Witness, an Epic Wind Support, casts Shields and RES Up.
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 Sethisal'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.
