Other dragons of the cold north previously ignored Asuri for the most part. Besides being a nomad and therefore moving in and out of their territory, Asuri wasn’t particularly threatening or powerful, and so this dragon slipped by in its endless travels, politely ignored by the true leviathans. However, things have changed after the Eclipse. The winds of magic are wild now, surging with arcane power, and Asuri’s ice magic has been especially empowered. It is just a matter of time before some enterprising Dragon Lord makes a pact with the ascendant Asuri, or perhaps this dragon will use its newfound power in some unexpected manner.

Legendary Ice Invoker

Breeding Pair: Sylvix (16) & Makota (12)

Spells

INVOKE: FREEZE - Passive | Yellow

Dragon's empowered breath attack freezes towers for (2) seconds within the attack's radius and deals (13)% of the dragon's modified hp as bonus damage.

ICY GUST - Active | White | 1 Rage

Dragon dodges all non-beam attacks for (1) second, recovers all of its invoker ammo, and damages nearby towers for (16)% of the Dragon's modified HP. Dragon is also slowed for the duration (25% speed). The cooldown is (6) seconds.

FLASH FREEZE - Active | Red | 2 Rage

Deals (10)% Dragon HP as damage and freezes all towers within range for (5) seconds. Towers take (150)% additional damage from all sources after being frozen. 

CYCLONE - Active | Red | 1 Rage

Dragon restores (2) rage and (16)% of its modified HP, becomes invincible for (2) seconds, and damages nearby towers for (12)% of the dragon's modified HP. The cooldown is (8) seconds.

Design Intent

Asuri is an explosive invoker, with each of its abilities providing strong AOE damage. 

Asuri’s empowered attack is Invoke: Freeze, which damages and freezes all towers in a moderate area. This empowered attack is excellent at disrupting mage towers and crystal howitzers, as it has the long range of a dragon’s breath attack and is effectively white, bypassing Red Mage shields. 

Asuri’s next spell is Icy Gust, which briefly dodges incoming projectiles, reloads Asuri’s Invoker ammo, and damages nearby towers. Icy Gust can be used as an additional means to dodge powerful supershots, but the spell is best used to augment Invoke: Freeze, allowing Asuri to either freeze an entire island or burst down threatening groups of towers. 

To further enhance Asuri’s AOE onslaught, the dragon has Flashfreeze, which damages and freezes all nearby towers. Additionally, any frozen towers take increased damage from breath attacks and spells. Try to time Flashfreeze so that you can also cast one or more of Asuri’s other spells in rapid succession, which increases their effectiveness and gives you more destruction for your spent rage. 

Asuri’s last spell is Cyclone, which damages all nearby towers, heals Asuri, and briefly makes the dragon invincible. Cyclone is Asuri’s only means of healing, but red mage towers won’t block the spell’s healing effect, only its damage. Half of Asuri’s spell kit is locked behind Red Mage towers, so focusing them down is a high priority. 

Asuri’s strength lies in its ability to both protect itself and deal damage at the same time. Each of the dragon’s spells offer some defensive utility, so Asuri can constantly whittle down an enemy base without exposing itself to danger.

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Painted One

Powerful guardian of a small village in the Sacred Ridge.

Caligos has watched over the village of Tei for lifetimes now. It is a small place, appearing on no maps, and its inhabitants earn their keep farming small plots of rice and keeping goats. However, they also have an old, well-tended garden with many pigment-producing plants. These are carefully harvested and ground up, and a few times each year Caligos steps lightly through the humble abodes and down the dirt street, finally lying down in the center of the hamlet. The dragon is then pampered as the villagers file away at chipped scales and then meticulously repaint the beautiful red and white patterns that stretch across wings and body. Old, old magics sing through these patterns, and so the villagers repay Caligos’ protection by restoring the dragon’s power.

Legendary Wind Sorcerer

Breeding Pair: Lupin (16) & Montague (12)

Spells

 

PAINTED AEGIS - Active | White | 1 Rage

Shield prevents incoming damage (3) seconds or until it absorbs damage equal to (60)% of its modified HP.  it explodes and damages nearby towers for (26)% of the dragon's modified HP.

SYMBOLIC POWER - Active | White

Two-stage spell that transitions between Brushstroke and Splatter.

• BRUSHSTROKE - Active | White | 1 Rage

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SATURATE - Active | Red | 2 Rage

Deals (16)% of dragon's modified HP as damage to nearby towers and freezes them for (3) seconds. Affected towers take (50)% increased damage from all sources.

INFUSION - Active | Blue | 1 Rage

Restores (3) rage on cast and cause the dragon to heal for (14)% of its modified HP whenever it destroys a tower. The cooldown is (4) seconds.

Design Intent

Caligos is a spell-heavy sorcerer with an abundance of AOE damage. 

Caligos’s main offensive ability is the two-stage spell: Symbolic Power. The spell’s first stage is Brushstroke, which fires a high damage projectile at a small target area. Brushstroke is Caligos’s most reliably means of tower destruction, and is key to enabling the dragon’s two colored spells. After casting Brushstroke, Symbolic Power transforms into Splatter, which fires a number of projectiles at random nearby towers. Splatter is more effective when its damage is divided among fewer targets, so the spell is excellent for finishing off an island’s last towers. After casting Splatter, Symbolic Power will go on a brief cooldown before transforming back to Brushstroke. 

Caligos’s next two spells provide both offense and defense. Painted Aegis shields Caligos from a large amount of damage for a brief period. After the shield expires, or if its damage threshold is exceeded, the shield will explode and heavily damage all nearby towers. Painted Aegis can be used defensively to protect Caligos from an island’s barrage of attacks, but it can also be carefully timed to detonate immediately upon engaging a new island. Caligos’s third spell is Saturate, which damages and freezes all nearby towers. Any tower affected by Saturate is also debuffed to take increased damage. While costing a lot of rage, Saturate is very versatile. The spell can disrupt mage tower supershots, prevent incoming damage, and strengthen Caligos’s other spells. Combining Saturate’s damage debuff with Painted Aegis’s explosion damage is a particularly effective combo. 

Caligos’s last spell is Infusion, which restores some rage on cast and causes the dragon to heal whenever they destroy a tower. Caligos is quite rage hungry, so casting Infusion often is key to the dragon’s success. Brushstroke is an excellent way to trigger Infusion’s healing ability, though Caligos can also score a massive heal if it destroys multiple towers with Painted Aegis.

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Primal Cold

This dragon hibernates much of the year in a majestic ice cavern.

The villages near Korgon’s cave usually sit empty for a few weeks each year. The people there bundle themselves up and head out into the cold. Every child, woman, and man walks out into the winter wilderness. They follow the deer and elk, camping by icy streams and frozen waterfalls. Once Korgon has returned to hibernation, they return to their homes, relieved to be sleeping in warm beds again. But not this year. The strange Eclipse back in the autumn has upset the order of things. Korgon is awake and has been for months. The villagers cannot return home lest they are snatched away by the pacing, unsettled dragon. Korgon is awake, and may not sleep again for some time.

Legendary Ice Warrior

Breeding Pair: Garnath (16) & Makota (12)

Spells

WINTERY BREATH - Active | White | 1 Rage

Dragon's breath attack deals (175)% increased damage and freezes towers for (3) seconds. The duration is (4) seconds.

WING GUST - Active | White | 1 Rage

Destroys all mid-air projectiles and stuns nearby towers for (1) second.

BLOODFURY - Active | Blue | 1 Rage

Dragon's rage generation is slowed by (90)% for the dragon for duration. Using this spell grants 3 rage (net +2) and destroying a tower heals dragon for (20)% of its modified HP. The duration is (4) seconds, as well as the cooldown [(4) seconds].

ICE LANCE - Active | White | 1 Rage

Fires a projectile at an automatically chosen tower. Projectile deals (75%) of dragon’s modified HP as damage. Cooldown is (4) seconds.

Design Intent

Korgon’s main offensive spell is Wintery Breath, which significantly increases the dragon’s breath damage and causes it to freeze any towers hit by the flamethrower. The spell’s lack of cooldown and low rage cost also allow it to maintain an almost permanent up-time, and this allows Korgon to easily focus down key threats and disrupt mage towers. 

Korgon’s next spell is Wing Gust, which briefly stuns nearby towers and destroys any mid-air projectiles. Wing Gust doesn’t deal any damage, but carefully timing the spell allows Korgon to dodge mage tower supershots and disrupt tower attack patterns. 

Korgon sustains through battles by using Bloodfury, which restores some rage on cast and causes the dragon to heal whenever they destroy a tower. Bloodfury is Korgon’s only means of healing, so try to cast the spell right before you can destroy multiple towers at once. 

Korgon’s final spell is Ice Lance, which fires a high damage projectile at a pre-determined target. Ice Lance is excellent for destroying mage towers and crystal howitzers, and it can also be used to reliably proc the healing from Bloodfury.