Pyla the Fumebanner guide: skills, build and team roles
Overview
Pyla the Fumebanner is an Epic Fire Support from the Ironbands Faction in Invokers: Titan Legacy. She heals the team and shuts down the enemy's healing. Heal Pistons heals the two lowest-HP allies, Gear Spinner casts Heal Reduction on nine enemies, and Track Shift casts RES Down so debuffs land.
Fully Awakened and before Gear, Pyla has 9,115 HP, 830 ATK and 608 DEF, with 58 Accuracy, 46 Skill SPD and 33 Skill RECOV. Those are ordinary numbers for an Epic Support. Her heal is a share of the damage Heal Pistons deals, so ATK raises it, and she can only heal while that Skill hits something.
Heal Reduction lowers the size of every heal the target receives. At 100% it stops the healing entirely while it lasts, which makes her a good answer to Bosses and enemies that heal. RES Down helps your teammates' debuffs land on high-RES targets.
She heals only two allies at a time, so she's best against enemies whose damage hits one or two targets, and she has no Shields or Taunt. Her Heal Reduction and RES Down need Accuracy to land.
Skills To Prioritize
Gear Spinner hits the nine lowest-HP enemies within 6m of her and casts Heal Reduction. It's 40% for nine seconds at Level 1, 50% at Level 2, 60% at Level 6, 80% for 14 seconds at Level 10 and 100% at Max Level. The cooldown falls from 28 seconds to 24 at Level 10 and 22 at Max Level. It needs Accuracy.
Heal Pistons hits one enemy twice and heals the two lowest-HP allies within 15m after each hit. The heal is 40% of the damage dealt at Level 1, 50% at Level 4, 60% at Level 8 and 70% at Level 10. The cooldown falls from 26 seconds to 22 at Level 10 and 20 at Max Level.
Track Shift hits one enemy and casts RES Down: 25% for four seconds at Level 1, 34% at Level 5, 40% at Level 7, 45% for seven seconds at Level 10, and 50% at Max Level, on a ten-second cooldown. It needs Accuracy.
Fume Driver, her Ultimate, hits one enemy twice and shortens a random Active Skill cooldown on her with each hit: by five seconds at Level 1 and ten at Level 10, or seven and 15 on a critical hit. Its cost falls from 900 Mana to 850 at Level 8 and 800 at Max Level.
If you want Pyla to counter enemy healing, upgrade Gear Spinner first, as Level 9 reaches 80% Heal Reduction and Max Level 100%. If you want her to heal more, upgrade Heal Pistons first, as Level 10 restores 70% of the damage dealt. If you want her to help your team's debuffs land, upgrade Track Shift first, as Max Level casts 50% RES Down.
Build And Team Support
Build HP first, then RES, with about 300 RES enough for Bosses and more for Arena. Her Skills need Accuracy to land, so put Accuracy on your Chestplate and add as much Accuracy after that as the build allows. Her heal scales from the damage Heal Pistons deals, so Attack Relics raise it. Skill RECOV on another piece brings back Heal Pistons, which carries her kit, and Mana Gen on your Talisman helps her reach Fume Driver.
For Relic Sets, Health Relics raise her HP and Resistance Relics make her harder to debuff. Accuracy Relics help Heal Reduction and RES Down land, Attack Relics raise her heal, and Fury Relics bring back Heal Pistons and Gear Spinner sooner. Paragon increases the size of her heals by 15%. Her native Blight and Daze Tolerances already match Ulgorim's Corruptions, so you don't need Tolerance sets there.
Pair her with a Tank to draw damage, and with damage dealers who benefit from RES Down.
Arena, Bosses And Spires
In Arena, Gear Spinner stops a healer or lifesteal team from recovering and Track Shift helps your debuffs land. Be wary of enemy Invokers with Immunity or debuff cleansing, as they can wipe out her debuffs.
Against Ulgorim, Pyla is an excellent pick. Her native Blight and Daze Tolerances match both of his Corruptions, and Gear Spinner's Heal Reduction answers the healing totems that make him hard to take down. Against Sakiel, who asks for an Invoker with 100% Heal Reduction in his Demon form, Gear Spinner reaches it at Max Level.
Against Sedula, Track Shift's RES Down helps your team land its debuffs against her high RES, Gear Spinner hits nine enemies within 6m, which helps clear her Tentacles, and Heal Pistons restores health between her attacks. Sedula changes Element every day, and Pyla has Elemental Advantage on the days she is Earth.
In the Fire Spire, Heal Pistons keeps the team healthy and Gear Spinner weakens waves. Pair her with Invokers of a similar Rarity: Furnos the Iron Wall, a Legendary Fire Tank, casts Taunt and Weaken, Madalea, an Epic Fire Ranged Attacker, casts Burn and DEF Down, and Tamana, an Epic Fire Melee Attacker, adds DEF Down and RES 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 Pyla'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.
