Sekhet

The Cruel

Seeks to change the world, at whatever cost.

While most dragons of Atlas can communicate only with Dragon Lords, the Celestial dragons have always been able to speak to anyone with their powerful telepathy. The dragon once simply known as Ahiram was considered quite the witty poet and was famous throughout the Celestial cities, drawing large crowds for performances. Now referring to themselves as Sekhet the Cruel, their dragonic words still echo mightily in the minds of any nearby, but instead of poetry, Sekhet calls for the tearing down of the old order and for the Celestials to seize the destiny of the world of Atlas. No knowledge, power, or artifact should be forbidden according to Sekhet, and every day more and more dragons and Celestials heed these ideas.

Legendary Dark Warrior

Spells

• CLAW OF KHARNYX - Active | White | 1 Rage
  Damages towers in small target area for (100) times the dragon's attack power. Cooldown: 5s.

• SEETHING CHAINS - Active | White | 2 Rage
  Dragon damages all nearby towers for (8)% of its modified HP and freezes them for (3) seconds. Affected towers take (75)% increased damage. Duration: 3s, Cooldown: 2s.

• RING OF TORMENT - Active | Red | 1 Rage
  Dragon damages nearby towers for (8)% of its modified HP. Dragon also restores (24)% of its modified HP and becomes invincible for (3) seconds. Duration: 3s, Cooldown: 7s.

• BLOODLUST - Active | Blue | 1 Rage
  Using this spell grants 2 rage (net +1) and destroying a tower heals dragon for damage done to towers (0.15%). Duration: 5s, Cooldown: 2s. 

Design Intent and Strategy:

Sekhet is a spell-heavy warrior with a mix of AOE and free-target damage. 

Sekhet’s main offensive ability is Claw of Kharnyx, which heavily damages all towers in a small target area. A spell archetype not typically seen on warriors, Claw of Kharnyx can be used to surgically destroy red and blue mage towers, which is essential to enabling the dragon’s colored spells. 

Sekhet’s main defensive spell is Ring of Torment, which damages all nearby towers, restores health on cast, and briefly makes Sekhet invincible. Ring of Torment can be used offensively to finish off a weakened island, but also defensively to avoid mage tower supershots and Crystal howitzer attacks. It’s important to note that Ring of Torment will always heal and shield Sekhet; only the spell’s damage is blocked by Red mage towers. 

Sekhet’s next spell is Seething Chains, which damages and freezes all nearby towers. Additionally, any towers frozen by this effect are debuffed to take increased damage. Seething Chains is quite versatile. It can enhance the dragon’s breath and spell damage, lock down threatening towers, and also disrupt mage tower supershots if timed carefully. 

To help fuel all this spellcasting, Sekhet’s final spell is Bloodlust, which restores rage on cast and causes the dragon to heal whenever they destroy a tower. Bloodlust should be cast frequently to maintain rage, but Sekhet’s spell kit allows the dragon to benefit greatly from the heal-driven tower destruction. Claw of Kharnyx is the easiest way to proc Bloodlust’s heal, but combining Seething Chains with Ring of Torment can lead to some massive heals by destroying an entire island at once.

Portrait: Orbus