Warrior skill · aims at himself · evolves into Iron Rebuke
Riposte Stance
Brace your blade: blows land softer, and you strike back at them. It works around the Warrior himself, so it needs no target.
Play
A level-up offers it as one of three cards.
Rank by rank
A level-up card offers a skill you do not have while one of your 6 slots is free, or the next rank of one you have, up to rank 5. These are the lines the card shows:
- Rank 1: -30% damage taken for 3.0 s; blows answered for 12, up to 3 a second · 12.0 s cooldown (7.2 s with Quick Hands at rank 5)
- Rank 2: -35% damage taken for 3.5 s; blows answered for 15, up to 3 a second · 11.5 s cooldown (6.9 s with Quick Hands at rank 5)
- Rank 3: -40% damage taken for 4.0 s; blows answered for 18, up to 3 a second · 11.0 s cooldown (6.6 s with Quick Hands at rank 5)
- Rank 4: -45% damage taken for 4.5 s; blows answered for 22, up to 3 a second · 10.5 s cooldown (6.3 s with Quick Hands at rank 5)
- Rank 5: -50% damage taken for 5.0 s; blows answered for 27, up to 3 a second · 10.0 s cooldown (6 s with Quick Hands at rank 5)
| Rank | Cooldown (s) | Damage | Radius (tiles) | Damage blocked | Lasts (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 12 | 1.4 | 30% | 3 |
| 2 | 11.5 | 15 | 1.5 | 35% | 3.5 |
| 3 | 11 | 18 | 1.6 | 40% | 4 |
| 4 | 10.5 | 22 | 1.7 | 45% | 4.5 |
| 5 | 10 | 27 | 1.85 | 50% | 5 |
Evolution: Iron Rebuke
Rank 5 + Blood Tithe → Iron Rebuke. Hold Riposte Stance at rank 5 and any rank of Blood Tithe, and the next level-up’s first card is the evolution, drawn in gold. A stance that turns more of each blow aside and answers it harder.
- Change from rank 5
- +40% damage, +20% area, +30% duration, -10% cooldown
- Damage
- 27 → 37.8
- Cooldown
- 10 s → 9 s
- With Quick Hands 5
- 5.4 s
Blood Tithe is also the key to Shatterguard, so one passive can open two evolutions.