Ikaros

Cosmic Observer

Peaceful witness to the history of the galaxy.

The Eclipse brought the arrival of cosmic visitors of all sorts. One of those visitors, the dragon Ikaros, immediately traveled to many learned Dragon Lords. Ikaros was eager for knowledge of this world. Some Dragon Lords were hesitant, worried that this curious dragon had a nefarious agenda, and others were hospitable and welcoming, but over time all were eventually happy to exchange information about Atlas in return for knowledge of the broader cosmos. Ikaros is a traveler and an observer of great insight and has borne witness to many a mighty deed. In time this dragon may flit off to the next world or star, but for now, they are content to remain here.

Mythic Wind Invoker

Spells

• INVOKE: STARDUST - Passive | Yellow 
  Deals (16)% of dragon's modified HP as damage to all towers in target area and prevents them from attacking or using supershots. Disabling effect is removed when tower takes damage.

• GRAVITY WARP - Active | White | 2 Rage
  Dragon dodges all non-beam attacks for (3) seconds and damages nearby towers for (40)% of dragon's modified HP. Refills Invoker ammo by (100)% Cooldown: 6s.

• STARRY NIGHT - Active | Blue | 1 Rage
  Takes no damage from elemental attacks. Instantly heals 20% of dragon’s base HP on cast. Duration: 3s, Cooldown 2s.

• SUPER GALVANIC OVERLOAD - Active | Red | 1 Rage
  Damages (150)% of dragon’s HP to target tower. If this destroys the tower, the second cast pops up that allows (2) rage to be regained at a cost of (6)% of your dragon’s HP. Duration: 4s.

Runes and Glyphs

Design Intent and Strategy:

Ikaros is a spell-heavy Invoker who excels at precision attacks. Ikaros’s empowered attack is Invoke: Stardust, which damages and disables towers in a target area. The disabled towers cannot attack or use supershots, and the disabling effect is only removed when the towers take damage. Invoke: Stardust is best used to disable dangerous towers while the dragon focuses on other threats. Mage Towers are particularly important targets, as Ikaros has a number of powerful, colored spells that should be enabled as fast as possible. 

Ikaros’s next spell is Starry Night, which blocks all incoming elemental damage and restores some health on cast. Starry Night has both a short cooldown and duration. The former allows the spell to be spammed for frequent healing, while the latter requires careful timing to reliably block damage. 

For even more defense, Ikaros has Gravity Warp, which briefly dodges all non-beam attacks and massively damages nearby towers after a short delay. Casting Gravity Warp also instantly reloads Ikaros’s Invoker ammo, allowing the dragon to quickly cast Invoke: Stardust multiple times. Gravity Warp is Ikaros’s only reactive protection from Mage Tower supershots. Invoke: Stardust can prevent mage towers from attacking, but the dragon has no other means to stop a mid-air supershot.