How Many Warmaidensįirstly, we should consider best and worst case scenarios to get a 3 turn 100% AOE Def Down. I'm not making an opinion post about Aleksandr, I'm just stating Raid maths facts. However, Warmaiden is not free from an opportunity cost perspective in terms of early game energy and food farming and here's the facts. but so's Aleksandr and you do get Legendary books for free too.

'is she really free?' From a monetary perspective, yes, you get her without having to spend money in Raid. Sepulcher Sentinel's passive seems to activate for the champion on the far-right of your party, so if you put Warmaiden in that slot (when you're selecting heroes it's the 2nd slot that fills up), Sepulcher can save Warmaiden from getting hit 25-50% of the time (depending on skill books used).I have seen a lot of comments about how S1mple / Aleksandr is a bad champion because you can farm a Warmaiden for free who does the exact same AOE Def Down 100% on a 3 turn CD. I'm sure you've noticed how Steelskull and Grizzled Jarl help your team survivability. Reliquary Tender is a strong healer and also brings a revive- if you also build her in tanky gear, she could do a lot to support Warmaiden- continuous heals and a revive. Of course, if you have someone who does Ally Protect, or gives shields, or is a strong healer, that can help make up for not having all the requirements from her gear.

She requires good gear to hit all of those. She needs at least a defense ring and amulet, hopefully with def% and/or hp% substat rolls, and def% or hp% chest and gloves, while still making sure she has high accuracy and speed.

The biggest difficulty with building Warmaiden is she has low base defense, so she requires a lot of investment in HP and defense.

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