Spirit Blossom Kindred
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Excellent (9/10)
Epic Relics
Low Investment
Rare Relics OK
Spirit Blossom Kindred is an exceptionally powerful champion capable of clearing the highest difficulty adventures even at low constellation levels. Their unique invulnerability mechanics and board-wiping capabilities provide a high-power experience, though optimal performance relies on specific relic synergies.
Infinite Mark Cycle
Reduces the cost of champion spells and increases deck consistency, allowing for frequent casts of Dance of Arrows.
Provides essential Overwhelm to ensure Lamb and Wolf can capitalize on Overkill damage to pressure the enemy Nexus.
Generates a fleeting champion spell every round, ensuring a constant supply of Marks and board interaction.
Strategy
This build focuses on cost reduction and spell cycling. By utilizing the Wild Inspiration rune alongside Echoing Spirit, the champion's primary spell becomes significantly cheaper, allowing for multiple casts per turn. This strategy effectively locks down the board by marking and eliminating key threats while scaling damage through the Overkill keyword.
Spell-Based Artillery
- Ensures the hand remains filled with champion spells to trigger spell-damage synergies every round.
Increases the damage output of all spells and skills, which is vital for clearing high-health units in nightmare encounters.
Refills spell mana each round, allowing the user to cast multiple damaging spells without depleting resources.
Strategy
Designed for a slower, control-oriented playstyle, this build relies on spell damage to eliminate enemies before they can strike. Use the Explosive Finale rune to further enhance spell damage.
Other Relic Options
Protects Ephemeral units during attacks, allowing summoned tokens to survive combat and remain as blockers.
Triggers a board-wide damage effect upon play, which can immediately satisfy level-up conditions by marking and damaging multiple units.
Summons an additional unit early, providing an extra body to facilitate Marks or level-up progression.
Generates attacking copies of followers, which synergizes with the champion's ability to protect attacking Ephemeral units.
For users lacking Echoing Spirit, a combination of Luden's Tempest and Archangel's Staff serves as a functional alternative for a spell-focused approach.
Constellation
The champion is notable for their name appearing as 'The Taker' within the roster. They are highly functional at 2 stars, outperforming many other champions at higher investment levels due to their innate defensive mechanics.
Mark of the Kindred I
Round Start: Mark a random enemy. When an ally dies, create a Beast's Frenzy in hand or, if you have one, reduce its cost by 1.
Mounting Dread
+1 Starting Mana. When a marked enemy dies, grant Ephemeral and champion allies everywhere +1|+0.
Mark of the Kindred II
Round Start: Mark a random enemy. When ANY unit dies, create a Beast's Frenzy in hand or, if you have one, reduce its cost by 1.
Overkill
When one of your units or spells deals excess damage to an enemy, deal that much to another random backrow enemy.Review
The Overkill keyword is a significant power spike, turning every instance of excess damage into board pressure. This power prevents the enemy from chump-blocking effectively and speeds up encounter resolution.
Manaflow
Game Start: Get a mana gem.
Death's Approach
Round End: Reduce marked enemies' Health to 1.Review
This upgrade provides definitive board control. By reducing marked enemies to 1 Health at round end and facilitating board wipes through champion spells, it effectively neutralizes even the most statistically overwhelming bosses, such as Baron Nashor.
Gameplay Tips
- Leverage Attack Invulnerability
Units protected by the taker's bow's unique effect cannot die while attacking. Use this to perform 'free' attacks even against superior blockers, as your units will remain available to block on the subsequent defensive turn.
- Countering Boss AI
The AI frequently struggles to calculate combat against invulnerable units and may refuse to attack into a board where the champion is present. Use this to stall for late-game win conditions.
- Mind the Silence and Obliterate
While the champion is exceptionally durable, effects that Silence or Obliterate units remain significant threats. Prioritize Spellshield or avoid targeting-heavy encounters where these effects are common.
- Synergize with Ephemeral Generators
Cards like Shark Chariot or Sand Soldiers gain immense value when paired with protection relics or the champion's defensive aura, allowing them to provide consistent pressure without being easily removed in combat.