Atanna the Convincer guide: skills, build and team roles
Overview
Atanna the Convincer is an Epic Wind Tank from the Nocturna Faction in Invokers: Titan Legacy. She holds enemies' attention and weakens what they do with it. Command Attention Taunts nine enemies, End Session casts ATK Down, Combo SPD Down and Crit Rate Down on nine more, and Impact Test adds a Bleed.
Her Combo Attacks scale from both ATK and DEF. Fully Awakened and before Gear, Atanna has 327 ATK, 1,039 DEF and 10,108 HP, with 92 Accuracy, 76 RES and 45 Mana Gen. Her ATK is very low, so DEF is the stat that carries her damage, and she isn't there to deal much of it.
Taunt forces enemies to attack her using only their Combo Attacks, which keeps their Skills off your weaker teammates for as long as it lasts. The debuffs from End Session then lower what those enemies can do once the Taunt ends. Light Slap gives her Mana for every debuff on its target, so the debuffs from her teammates help her reach her Ultimate too.
She has no healing, Shields or team buffs, so she depends on a healer, and Taunt and her debuffs need Accuracy to land.
Skills To Prioritize
Command Attention casts Taunt on up to nine enemies within 6m and hits them. Taunt lasts five seconds at Level 1, 6.5 at Level 6 and eight at Level 10. The cooldown falls from 28 seconds to 25 at Level 10 and 24 at Max Level.
End Session hits nine enemies within 7m three times, casting ATK Down on the first hit, Combo SPD Down on the second and Crit Rate Down on the third. ATK Down is 35% at Level 1, 40% at Level 2 and 45% at Level 6. Combo SPD Down is 8% at Level 1 and 14% at Level 9. Crit Rate Down is 25% at Level 1, 35% at Level 7 and 40% at Max Level, and all three last 16 seconds at Level 10. Its cost falls from 900 Mana to 850 at Level 8 and 800 at Max Level.
Impact Test hits one enemy and casts Bleed: 1% of MAX HP per tick at Level 1 and 1.5% at Level 8, lasting four seconds at Level 1, six at Level 6 and eight at Level 10. The cap on each tick rises from 200% ATK to 350% at Level 9 and 400% at Max Level, but her ATK is low, so the Bleed is a minor bonus. The cooldown falls from 27 seconds to 22 at Level 10 and 20 at Max Level.
Light Slap hits one enemy and gives her Ultimate Mana for each debuff on it: 1 at Level 1, 1.9 at Level 10 and 2 at Max Level.
If you want Atanna to weaken whole groups, upgrade End Session first, as its ATK Down reaches 45% at Level 6 and Crit Rate Down keeps growing to Max Level. If you want her to protect your team for longer, upgrade Command Attention first, as Taunt reaches eight seconds at Level 10. Impact Test matters least, as her ATK is low.
Build And Team Support
Build DEF first, then HP, then RES, with about 300 RES enough for Bosses and more for Arena. She casts debuffs, so put Accuracy on your Chestplate and add as much Accuracy after that as the build allows. Mana Gen on your Talisman gets her to End Session sooner, and Skill RECOV on another piece brings back Command Attention.
For Relic Sets, Defense Relics raise the DEF her damage and durability scale from, and Health Relics raise her HP. Resistance Relics make her harder to debuff, Accuracy Relics help her Taunt and debuffs land, and Mana Relics help her reach End Session. Fury Relics bring back Command Attention sooner. Her native Fatigue and Frost Tolerances already match Yskara's Corruptions, so you don't need Tolerance sets there.
Pair her with a healer, since she has none of her own, and with damage dealers who can use the time her Taunt buys and the ATK Down she casts.
Arena, Bosses And Spires
In Arena, Command Attention can pull a whole team onto her, and End Session lowers their ATK and Crit Rate afterwards. Be wary of enemy Invokers with Immunity or Willpower, as they can block her Taunt and debuffs.
Against Yskara, Atanna's native Fatigue and Frost Tolerances match both of Yskara's Corruptions. Against Galvos, who wants a single dedicated Tank and a mix of debuffs, Atanna is a good fit: Galvos takes 5% more damage from attacks for each debuff on him, and her low ATK suits a fight where Galvos deals damage based on his target's ATK.
Against Sedula, End Session casts 45% ATK Down on up to nine enemies within 7m, which lowers the damage she deals, particularly once she resurfaces with more ATK, and its three hits help clear her Tentacles. Sedula changes Element every day, and Atanna has Elemental Advantage on the days she is Water.
In the Wind Spire, Command Attention and End Session keep waves off your team. Pair her with Invokers of a similar Rarity: Giiya the Peddler, a Legendary Wind Support, heals, Shields and revives, Zirthia the Witness, an Epic Wind Support, casts Shields and RES Up, and Cordus the Tempest, an Epic Wind Melee Attacker, adds damage.
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 Atanna'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.
