For Arena of Kings players, this guide will share you some opinion of how to play Elder from basics to advance, let’s check it out.
Basic Spells
Elder Basic Attack
Cost: 0 mana
Cast time: Instant
Cooldown: 1 second
Range: 80yd
Description: Shoots a projectile at target enemy dealing 377 magic damage.
Corrosive Asp
Cost: 225 Mana
Cast time: 1 second
Cooldown: 10 seconds
Range: 80yd
Description: Shoots a projectile at target enemy dealing 687 magic damage and applies Poison, Hobble, for 3 seconds and Blind for 1 seconds on impact.
Poison: Decreases Movement Speed by 15% and deals 2% of maximum health every second as true damage. Cannot be removed as a slowing effect.
Hobble: Slows Movement Speed by 50%.
Blind: Reduces Power by 12% and causes your screen to go white, hindering your vision.
Grasping Vines
Cost: 220 Mana
Cast time: 0.75
Cooldown: 12 seconds
Range: 80yd
Description: Applies Grasping Vines to target enemy for 3 seconds.
Grasping Vines: Decreases Movement Speed to 0 and deals 236 damage per second. Breaks upon receiving damage equal to 25% of your maximum health.
Inspiration
Cost: 0 Mana
Cast time: Instant
Cooldown: 60 seconds
Range: 80yd
Description: Applies Inspiration to target ally for 10 seconds.
Inspiration: Restores 45 plus 2.5% of missing Mana every second (95% reduced effectiveness for Energy and Rage).
Mending Spirit
Cost: 230 Mana
Cast time: Instant
Cooldown: 1 second
Range: 80yd
Description: Heals for 151 and applies 1 stack of Mending Spirit to target ally for 7 seconds.
Mending Spirit: Heals for 151 health every second. When Mending Spirit expires, heals for 688. Stacks up to 3 times.
Remedy
Cost: 245 Mana
Cast time: Instant
Cooldown: 15 seconds
Range: 80yd
Description: Cleanses the most recently applied Status Ailment or Debuff from target ally and heals for 389 if a Status Ailment or Debuff was cleansed. Applies Remedy for 6 seconds.
Remedy: Every 2 seconds cleanse the most recently applied Status Ailment or Debuff and heals for 389 if a Status Ailment or Debuff was cleansed.
Revitalize
Cost:380 Mana
Cast time:0.75
Cooldown: 1 second
Range: 80yd
Description: Heals target ally for 1328 plus an additional 78 for each Buff on the target and applies Revitalize for 8 seconds.
Revitalize: Heals 112 plus an additional 27 for each Buff.
Ritual
Cost: 0 Mana
Cast time: Instant
Cooldown: 0 seconds
Range: 0yd
Description: Aura: Passively applies Ritual to all allies within 80 yards.
Ritual: Heals for 3% of missing health every 4 seconds. The amount of Health restored is doubled for the Elder while in Human form and tripled while Shapeshifted.
SeedOfLife
Cost:320 Mana
Cast time: Instant
Cooldown: 12 seconds
Range: 80yd
Description: Applies Seed of Life to target ally for 9 seconds with 2 bounce charges.
Seed of Life: Heals for 463 when applied and an additional 204 every second. Reduces all damage taken by 20%. After 3 seconds, Seed of Life bounces to the nearest, lowest health other ally within 65 yards. If there are no valid targets for a bounce, Seed of Life expires.
Serenity
Cost:320 Mana
Cast time: Instant
Cooldown: 12 seconds
Range: 80yd
Description: Creates Serenity at your cursor’s location for 4 seconds.
Serenity: Applies Serenity for 10 seconds to all allies within 40 yards.
Serenity: Heals for 145 health every second.
Soothe
Cost: 280 Mana
Cast time: Instant
Cooldown: 25 seconds
Range: 80yd
Description: Critically heal target ally for 645 plus 20% of their missing Health. Heals an additional 120 for each Buff on the target. Ignores global cooldown.
SpiritWolf
Cost: 125 Mana
Cast time: Instant
Cooldown: 0.5 seconds
Range: 0yd
Description: Transform into a Spirit Wolf, removing root and slowing Debuffs. Casting a spell breaks Spirit Wolf, returning you to Human form.
Spirit Wolf: While Shapeshifted increases Movement Speed by 35%, reduces Magic damage taken by 25%, and restores 1.5% of missing Mana every second. You are immune to Mana Burn abilities while Shapeshifted.
Symbiosis
Cost: 395 Mana
Cast time: Instant
Cooldown: 6 seconds
Range: 0yd
Description: Heals for 311 and applies Symbiosis to all allies for 4 seconds.
Symbiosis: Heals for 311 every second. The amount healed is reduced by 54 every tick.
ToxicSpore
Cost: 200 Mana
Cast time: Instant
Cooldown: 4 seconds
Range: 80yd
Description: Creates a Toxic Spore at your cursor’s location that explodes after 1 second.
Toxic Spore: Deals 753 magic damage and applies Poison to all enemies within 15 yards for 3 seconds.
Poison: Decreases Movement Speed by 15% and deals 2% of maximum health every second as true damage. Cannot be removed as a slowing effect.
Windstorm
Cost:175 Mana
Cast time: 1 second
Cooldown: 16 seconds
Range: 80yd
Description: Applies Windstorm to target enemy for 3 seconds.
Windstorm: You are immune to healing, all sources of damage, effects and cannot move or use any abilities.
Bear
Cost: 350 Mana
Cast time: Instant
Cooldown: 0 seconds
range: 0
Description: Transform into a Bear unleashing your Feral instincts, applying Deafening Roar to enemies within 30 yards for 2 seconds. Casting a spell breaks Bear, returning you to Human form.
Deafening Roar: Reduces Power by 6% and Movement Speed by 15%.
Bear: While shapeshifted you gain 650 Armor, 20% increased Health, and restore 4% of your missing Health every other second. Healing received from all sources is increased by 10%. You are immune to Mana Burn abilities while Shapeshifted.
Bear Charge: Charge towards target enemy interrupting their cast and immobilizing them for 2 seconds.
Bear Smash: Stuns your target for 1.5 seconds.
Bear Ironbark: Provides you with 40% damage reduction for 4 seconds.
Playstyles
- Corrosive Asp/ Use: Cast spell when chasing or you need to run away
- Grasping Vines/ Use: Cast spell when chasing or you need to run away
- Seed Of life/ Use: Cast spell when allies are half
- Soothe/ Use: Cast spell when your extremely low or your allies are low
- Bear/ Use: Cast spell when your getting Ganked, use 1 spell on the farthest enemy then 2 on the enemy you charged into. Make sure to always cast 3 when you Bear
- Toxic Spore/ Use: Good DMG, use when chasing or running away
- Windstorm/ Use: Good when getting ganked
- Mending Spirit/ Use: stack this on your DPS or yourself can stack up to 3 times
Strategies
- Stay close/ Mid range
- Always be ready to push into a fight
- stay close to your DPS
- Protect Ranged characters
- Prioritize killing enemy healer
Team setup
- Wizard
- Champion
- Assassin
Support Elder Playstyle
- Grasping Vines/ Use: Cast spell when chasing or you need to run away
- Bear/Use: Cast spell when your getting Ganked, use 1 spell on the farthest enemy then 2 on the enemy you charged into. Make sure to always cast 3 when you Bear
- Mending Spirit/ Use: stack this on your DPS or yourself can stack up to 3 times
- Soothe/ Use: Cast spell when your extremely low or your allies are low
- Remedy/ Use: Cast spell when Ally has debuff/s
- Revitalize/ Use: Cast spell when Ally is Half or below. Make sure to watch your mana
- Ritual/ Use: Passive healing
Strategies
- Stay farther away from fight
- Dont get ganked
- Stay close to Ranged characters
- Use slow spells to cc
- watch allies health
- watch your health
- Be mindful of your mana
- Meditate when allies are good on health
- Only dive into battle if enemy is 1/4 health
- Prioritize killing healer
Team set=tup
- Paladin
- Wizard
- Nihlist