Heroic Kyros

Heroic Kyros
Archetype	Arcanist
Starting Weapon	Epitaph

While he prefers to avoid close combat, Kyros wields tremendous mystical power. He can scatter foes with blasts of raw energy and crush enemies with a massive shockwave.

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Pulled into Evenor through the shifting powers of the Gloom, Heroic Kyros is the Heroic variant of Kyros, featuring an Rush-type Echo slot, increased Echo capacity, and increased attributes.

Acquisition

Heroic Kyros can only be obtained through the Exalted-tier of the Founders, and has been confirmed to be exclusive to the Founders system.

Notes

Heroic Kyros is considered to be an upgrade to Kyros. Compared to his base version, Heroic Kyros has been confirmed to have:

• An Rush-type Echo slot
• +1 Echo capacity per level (a total bonus of 30 capacity)
• 2.5% Total Increase to Weapon Power and Ability Power.

Heroic Kyros can be Awakened with normal Kyros parts.

Wayfinder abilities

Arcane Fragments

Passive

Arcane Fragments grant extra charges of Savage Rake. Generate Arcane Fragments by using Siphon Radiant on enemies, landing combo finishers, and from various Ability Upgrades.

Savage Rake

Active

🕒15s

Rakes the ground with violent energy, dealing damage to all enemies in front of Kyros. Arcane Fragments can be consumed to cast Savage Rake without using an ability charge.

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• Level 1: Increases Rake damage by 10%.
• Level 2: Unlock a third Savage Rake combo finisher which deals an extra 25% damage.
• Level 3: Hitting a target with Savage Rake heals Kyros a small amount.

Siphon Radiant

Active

🕒30s

Releases a wave of energy around Kyros that damages enemies and absorbs arcane power, reducing cooldowns and granting an Arcane Fragment.

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• Level 1: Cooldown reduction increased to 50%.
• Level 2: Siphon Radiant generates one fragment per enemy hit, up to the fragment cap.
• Level 3: Increases damage taken for 10 seconds.

Arcane Focus

Active

🕒30s

Marks enemies in the immediate area. Mark increases in power as the marked target is hit. After reaching max power or after 8 seconds, the mark explodes, dealing damage based on the power of the mark.

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• Level 1: Increases explosion damage by a moderate amount.
• Level 2: Increases effect radius of Arcane Focus.
• Level 3: Deals a small amount of damage each time you hit a target with Arcane Focus.

Hand of Reckoning

Active

Ultimate

Deals massive damage to enemies in a large radius around Kyros.

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• Level 1: Slows enemies by 50% for 6 seconds.
• Level 2: Generates an arcane fragment per enemy hit.
• Level 3: Increases damage by 15%.

Archetype abilities

Innervation Orbs

Passive

Mechanic

Defeating enemies has a chance to spawn an Innervation Orb, which can be consumed by the Arcanist or their allies to increase Ability Power.

Blink

Passive

Dodge

Arcanists benefit from the largest invincibility window when dodging attacks with their Blink, and also travel an increased distance.

Affinity perks

Unlock Level	Icon	Name	Perks
Instinct
5		Ultimate Orb	Each Arcane Fragment that is consumed by Savage Rake will slightly charge your ultimate meter.
15		Ultimate Focus	Hits against a target with Arcane Focus will slightly charge your ultimate meter.
25		Ultimate Weight	Weapon Abilities now slightly charge your ultimate meter based on the amount of weapon resource consumed.
Discipline
5		Vicious Rake	Increases damage dealt after using an Arcane Fragment by 5% for 5 seconds, stacking up to 3 times.
15		Vicious Protection	Decreases incoming damage after using an Arcane Fragment by 3% for 8 seconds, stacking up to 5 times.
25		Vicious Recovery	While you have maximum Arcane Fragments, Savage Rake reduces the cooldown time of your other abilities by 20%.
Focus
5		Infused Orbs	Grants a 50% chance to gain an Arcane Fragment when picking up an Innervation Orb.
15		Excess Orbs	Increases max possible Arcane Fragments by 2, up to 5.
25		Empowering Orbs	Increases damage dealt by 2% for each Arcane Fragment stored.