Tomeseeker Clarus guide: skills, build and team roles
Overview
Tomeseeker Clarus is a Rare Wind Melee Attacker from the Lightseekers Faction in Invokers: Titan Legacy. He feeds your Titans and keeps your debuffs running. Every critical hit from his Ultimate, Strength of Knowledge, gains Titan Mana, and Biting Riposte extends the debuffs your team has already cast on an enemy.
His damage scales from ATK. Fully Awakened and before Gear, Clarus has 709 ATK, 570 DEF and 6,610 HP, with 60 Accuracy and 60 Combo SPD. Those are modest numbers, so he wants a Tank in front of him.
Strength of Knowledge hits three times, so a good Crit Rate matters here: each critical hit is worth Titan Mana, and he starts with only 15% Crit Rate. Biting Riposte needs the enemy to already have debuffs, and Clarus casts none himself, so he works best on a team that casts several.
Skills To Prioritize
Strength of Knowledge, his Ultimate, hits one enemy three times, and Clarus gains Titan Mana for each critical hit. That is 20 Titan Mana per critical hit at Level 1, 55 at Level 10 and 60 at Max Level, so three critical hits at Max Level is 180. It deals 305% ATK per hit at Max Level, and its cost falls from 900 Mana to 850 at Level 8 and 800 at Max Level.
Biting Riposte hits one enemy twice, and each hit extends one random debuff on the target by 2 seconds at Level 1. At Level 8 it extends up to two random debuffs by 3.5 seconds each hit, and at Level 10 by 4 seconds. Its cooldown falls from 28 seconds to 26 at Level 8, 25 at Level 10 and 23 at Max Level. It needs Accuracy.
Erudite Flash hits one enemy for more damage while it is healthy. At Level 1 it deals 20% more against a target above 80% HP. At Level 10 it is 30% more above 60% HP, and at Max Level 40% more above 50% HP, with the cooldown falling from 30 seconds to 26 and then 24.
If you want Clarus to bring your Titans back sooner, upgrade Strength of Knowledge first, as each critical hit gains 55 Titan Mana at Level 10 and 60 at Max Level. If you want him to keep your team's debuffs running, upgrade Biting Riposte first, as Level 8 extends two debuffs at once and Level 10 lengthens each extension to 4 seconds. If you want him to open fights with burst damage, upgrade Erudite Flash first, as Max Level widens its bonus to targets above 50% HP.
Build And Team Support
Build Crit Rate to around 75-80%, then as much Crit DMG as the build allows. Every critical hit from Strength of Knowledge gains Titan Mana, so Crit Rate matters more to him than raw ATK. Biting Riposte needs Accuracy to land, so put Accuracy on your Chestplate and your Flask, and add more after that. Mana Gen on your Talisman gets him to Strength of Knowledge sooner, and Skill RECOV brings Biting Riposte back faster.
For Relic Sets, Crit Rate Relics make Strength of Knowledge's critical hits more reliable, Crit Damage Relics raise how hard they land, and Predator adds ATK with its 3-piece bonus and Crit DMG with its 5-piece bonus. Accuracy Relics help Biting Riposte land, Mana Relics help him reach Strength of Knowledge, and Fury Relics bring Biting Riposte back sooner.
Pair him with Invokers who cast debuffs, so Biting Riposte always has something to extend, and a Tank to protect him.
Arena, Bosses And Spires
In Arena, Clarus keeps your team's debuffs on an enemy longer and gains Titan Mana for your Titan. Be wary of enemy Invokers with Immunity or Skills that cleanse debuffs, as they leave Biting Riposte with nothing to extend.
Against Pentiax, who wants Titan Mana generation, Strength of Knowledge gains up to 180 Titan Mana per cast at Max Level, and Clarus's native Nightmare Tolerance covers one of Pentiax's Corruptions. Against Dark Omnissi, who wants debuff duration extension and Accuracy, Biting Riposte extends up to two debuffs by 4 seconds each at Level 10. Against Wind Omnissi, his native Nightmare Tolerance covers one of her Corruptions.
Against Sedula, Biting Riposte extends up to two of the debuffs your team casts on her, such as ATK Down or DEF Down, by 4 seconds at Level 10. Strength of Knowledge gains Titan Mana for your Titans, which are best saved for the 60-second window. Sedula changes Element every day, and Clarus has Elemental Advantage on the days she is Water.
In the Wind Spire, he keeps debuffs running between waves. Pair him with Invokers of a similar Rarity: Atanna the Convincer, an Epic Wind Tank, casts Taunt, Bleed, ATK Down and Combo SPD Down, Tyxil the Adder, a Rare Wind Melee Attacker, casts Bleed, Combo SPD Down and RES Down, 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 Clarus'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.
