Runeshield Brotten guide: skills, build and team roles
Overview
Runeshield Brotten is a Rare Earth Tank from the Stonehearts Faction in Invokers: Titan Legacy. He heals himself and weakens the enemy. And Be Judged! heals him, Face Justice removes buffs from a target, and his Ultimate, In The King's Name!, casts ATK Down on up to eight enemies.
His attacks scale from both ATK and DEF. Fully Awakened and before Gear, Brotten has 251 ATK, 845 DEF and 8,742 HP, with 92 Accuracy, 76 RES and 45 Mana Gen. His ATK is very low, so DEF carries his damage, and he is there to hold the front line rather than to deal much of it.
Only seven Invokers cast Purge Buffs. If you are building a team that needs buff removal, he is a good candidate, and his 92 Accuracy helps his debuffs land.
His heal covers only himself, and he has no Shields and no Taunt, so he does not force enemies to attack him.
Skills To Prioritize
Halt, Miscreant! is a ten-second filler hit.
Face Justice hits one enemy and removes a random buff from it. At Level 10 it removes two. Its damage scales from both ATK and DEF, and the cooldown falls from 29 seconds to 24 at Level 10 and 23 at Max Level. It needs Accuracy.
And Be Judged! hits one enemy and heals Brotten for a share of his MAX HP: 10% at Level 1, 13% at Level 6 and 15% at Level 10. The cooldown falls from 30 seconds to 26 at Level 10 and 25 at Max Level.
In The King's Name! hits the eight enemies with the lowest HP% in a 5m semicircle in front of him and casts ATK Down. It is 15% for 10 seconds at Level 1, 17% at Level 4, 19% at Level 9 and 20% for 14 seconds at Level 10, lasting 16 seconds at Max Level. Its Mana cost falls from 900 to 850 at Level 8 and 800 at Max Level. It needs Accuracy.
If you want Brotten to cut the damage enemies deal, upgrade In The King's Name! first, as Level 10 reaches 20% ATK Down on eight enemies and Max Level holds it for 16 seconds. If you want him to remove buffs, upgrade Face Justice first, as Level 10 removes two buffs instead of one. If you want him to last longer on his own, upgrade And Be Judged! first, as its heal grows from 10% to 15% of his MAX HP.
Build And Team Support
Build DEF first, then HP, then RES, with about 300 RES enough for Bosses and more for Arena. His Skills cast debuffs, so put Accuracy on your Chestplate and add as much Accuracy after that as the build allows. Mana Gen on your Talisman helps him reach In The King's Name!, and Skill RECOV brings back And Be Judged!, his only heal.
For Relic Sets, Defense Relics raise the DEF his damage and durability scale from, and Health Relics raise his HP so his heal restores more. Resistance Relics make him harder to debuff, Accuracy Relics help Face Justice and ATK Down land, and Fury Relics bring back And Be Judged! sooner. Mana Relics help him reach In The King's Name!.
Pair him with a healer, since his heal covers only him, and with damage dealers who can use the time he buys.
Arena, Bosses And Spires
In Arena, In The King's Name! casts ATK Down on eight enemies and Face Justice strips their buffs. Be wary of enemy Invokers with Immunity or Skills that cleanse debuffs, as they can wipe out his ATK Down.
Against Sorgott, his native Crush Tolerance covers one of Sorgott's two Corruptions, and Face Justice removes buffs from a Boss who wants buff negation. Against Hyxxis and Althar, his native Crush Tolerance covers one of each Boss's two Corruptions. Against Galvos, who deals damage based on his target's ATK, Brotten's very low ATK makes him a good dedicated Tank. Against Earth Omnissi, who wants buff removal and durable Invokers, Face Justice removes two buffs at Level 10, and his DEF and HP keep him standing.
Against Sedula, In The King's Name! casts ATK Down on up to eight enemies, which lowers the damage they deal, and his 92 Accuracy helps it land. Sedula changes Element every day, and Brotten has Elemental Advantage on the days she is Wind.
In the Earth Spire, Brotten holds the front line. Pair him with Invokers of a similar Rarity: Yusasa, an Epic Earth Support, heals and casts Regeneration, Solnor, a Rare Earth Support, heals and casts Regeneration, and Kinslayer Sodama, an Epic Earth Ranged Attacker, casts Bleed and ATK 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 Brotten'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.
