Aria

Assassin Rogue

Legendary Hero

Element:

Light
30% vs

Dark units

Excess Tokens:
1 Token → 300 Aether

Unlocked	Background Aria is a master of staff and wind. Many an adversary have looked to land a mighty blow only to feel an added breeze and a bump on their head.
Abilities & Traits &
Attack Speed	Normal
Attack Range	Melee
Damage	Physical
Epic	Staff of the Wind
Buddy Synergy	None
Combat Style
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Damage	(8/9)
Toughness	(8/9)
Team Support	(2/9)
Crowd Control	(7/9)
Synergy	(5/9)
See Hero Rating for more details about this.

Statistics	Total	Bonus¹	Traits²	Epic	Base
Attack (ATK)	+282%	+130%	+ 17%	+30%	1220
Defense (DEF)	+204%	+130%	+17%	-	1198
Skill (SKL)	+160%	+130%	-	-	1322
Max Health (HP)	+212%	+130%	-	+20%	4471

Crit Chance (CRIT)	50%	+42%	+11%	-	5%
Crit Multiplier	200%	-	-	-	200%
Dodge Chance	43%	-	+23%	+20%	0%
Damage Penetration	0%	-	-	-	0%
Damage Reduction	0%	-	-	-	0%
Chaos Damage Reduction	0%	-	-	-	0%

¹Bonus (ATK, DEF, SKL, HP) includes Hero Stars (★★★★★★) and Hero Rarity.
²Stats affecting Traits: Martial Artist Assassin Troupe

Resistances
Fire Burned	0% 0%
Nature Poisoned Wounded	0% 0% 0%
Water Frozen Chilled Cryosleep Frostbitten	0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Light	33%
Lightning Shocked Paralysis	33% 33% 33%
Dark Diseased Banished	0% 0% 0%
Spirit Feared Stoned Possessed Marked	6% 6% 6% 6% 6%

Abilities (Active)		Traits (Passive)
	Provoking Poke		Can't Touch This
	Sand in the Eyes		Dodge This! III
	Hurricane Flurry		Martial Artist
	Primed Twist		Assassin Troupe
			Acrobatic Technique
			Dramatic Entrance

First Ascension	Second Ascension
Abilities & Traits &	Abilities & Traits &
Required Hero Stars and Evos
8x Caveborn Evo 6x Jewelled Evo 12x Spirit Evo 2x Subterranean Evo Evo Cost Index: 14600	10x Brawny Evo 8x Coldfire Evo 2x Shadow Evo 12x Stormwind Evo Evo Cost Index: 16600

Epic	Part 2	Part 3
Epic Aria	Effect: Chance to deal 2x damage to the target enemy, or 4x on a counter. Epic Passive: Epic Acrobatic Technique

Staff of the Wind	Filigree Orb	Quarterstaff
If you have Aria at level 50 or higher and fully ascended, you can make this hero Epic. Doing this raises it's Attack/Dodge Chance/Max Health by a set percentage, as well as adding a special effect to it's Basic Attack.
Check Epic Heroes for more information.

Aria tokens: Aether Shop Events
There are no Dungeons in which Aria tokens are available.

Rune Slots:

(standard)

Aria has the standard rune slots for a

Light hero.

Light	Light	Fire	Nature	Water

Abilities & Traits:

&

Provoking Poke

Basic Attack (None)

Undodgeable Melee Physical attack that Provokes target enemy.
Effects | Provoked | Undodgeable

Sand in the Eyes

Special Attack (3 turns, AoE)

Melee Physical attack that knocks all enemies Off-Balanced. Can't be dodged.
Effects | Off-Balance | Undodgeable

Hurricane Flurry

Special Attack (4 turns, AoE), requires 1st Ascension

Undodgable Melee Physical attack on all enemies that Paralyzes them for 3 turns.
Effects | Paralysis | Undodgeable

Primed Twist

Special Attack (4 turns), requires 2nd Ascension

Enters a readied stance which gives her a chance to dodge attacks and adds to her retaliating damage. Starts Powered.
Effects | Primed | Starts Powered

Can't Touch This

Trait (Passive)

Extensive Training provides +40% chance to Dodge Ranged attacks and WILL dodge any attacker that is Paralyzed or Off-Balance.

Dodge This! (I/II/III)

Trait (Passive), upgrades with Ascensions

I: Counters once after dodging an attack, plus +50% countering damage.
1st Ascension:
II: Counters once after dodging an attack, plus +100% countering damage.
2nd Ascension:
III: Counters twice after dodging an attack, plus +100% countering damage.

Effects | Revenge Attacks

Martial Artist

Trait (Passive)

Increased CRIT (+10%) and Dodge chance (+20%).

Assassin Troupe

Trait (Passive), requires 1st Ascension

Allied Assassins gain +15% ATK and +15% DEF for each Assassin ally.

Acrobatic Technique

Trait (Passive), requires 2nd Ascension

Assassin allies take 25% reduced damage from melee attacks. Enemies deal 25% reduced damage while Provoked, Paralyzed, or Off-Balance.

Dramatic Entrance

Trait (Passive), requires 2nd Ascension

All enemies start the dungeon Off-Balance for the first turn.
Effects | Off-Balance

Epic Acrobatic Technique

Trait (Passive), requires Epic "Staff of the Wind"

Allies gain 25% reduced damage from melee attacks. Assassin allies gain another 25% damage reduction from melee attacks. Enemies deal 25% less damage when Dazed, Paralysed or Off-balance. Also, Aria's Epic gives a chance to deal 4x damage on a counter. (This trait replaces 'Acrobatic Technique' when the Epic is unlocked.)

Buffs & Debuffs:

Off-Balance - debuff (Attack)

Target has reduced ATK and their attacks have a higher chance to be Dodged.

Paralysis - debuff (Disable/Damage over Time)

Target has a chance to lose next turn and take damage. Paralyzed targets cannot Dodge, follow-up, or Revenge attack. This debuff can be resisted by a high Light Resistance.

Starts Powered - effect (Energy)

This Ability has full energy and can be used at the beginning of the battle.

Primed - buff (Attack/Defense)

Increased Dodge Chance and deals boosted damage on Revenge attacks.

Provoked - debuff (Crowd Control)

Target is forced to attack the provoker for the next 3 turns.

Revenge Attacks - effect (Attack)

If the target (or an ally) is hit there is a chance for a Revenge attack, a basic attack. Buffs (like Pumped) or traits (like Slow) can grant Revenge attacks. Revenge attacks can trigger Epics but not another Revenge attack of the enemy to prevent endless loops.

Undodgeable - effect (Dodge/Attack)

All or specific attacks of this hero cannot be dodged. The attack always hits the target.

Immunities & Damage Reduction: Under construction, see above 'Buffs & Debuffs'

Ascensions: (14600) = + & (16600) = +
First Ascension			Second Ascension
	Caveborn Evo	8x		Brawny Evo	10x
	Jewelled Evo	6x		Coldfire Evo	8x
	Spirit Evo	12x		Shadow Evo	2x
	Subterranean Evo	2x		Stormwind Evo	12x
	Hurricane Flurry (Special Attack/4 Turns)			Primed Twist (Special Attack/4 Turns)
	Assassin Troupe (Trait/Passive)			Acrobatic Technique (Trait/Passive)
	Dodge This! ii (Trait/Passive)			Dodge This! iii (Trait/Passive)
				Dramatic Entrance (Trait/Passive)

Synergies of Assassin heroes (Family):

can get following passive buffs when teamed up with other Heroes:

Assassin Heroes get the following passive buffs:

(Trait) by

Assassin allies take 25% reduced damage from melee attacks. Enemies deal 25% reduced damage while Provoked, Paralyzed, or Off-Balance.

(Trait) by

Allied Assassins gain +15% ATK and +15% DEF for each Assassin ally.

(Trait) by

Assassin allies have a chance to enter Stealth (takes -50% damage until the hero's next turn) at the start of the dungeon and at the end of their action.

(Trait) by

All Assassin allies gain Shield Piercing on basic attacks.

(Trait) by

Self and allied Assassins start dungeons with Evasion lasting 1 turn.

(Trait) by

All Assassin allies gain a chance to apply Off-Balance on basic attacks.

(Special Attack) by

Heals self, then grants self and allied Assassins and Warriors DEF+ buff, +1 Energy and Haste.

(Trait) by

Other Assassin allies have a chance to apply Null-Magic on a basic attack, a status that prevents the next buff added.

(Trait) by

Allies take significantly reduced damage from non-Physical (-60%) and Chaos attacks (-20%). Assassin allies take even less damage (-70% and -30%, respectively). (This trait replaces 'Sanctified Spell Absorption' when the Epic is unlocked.)

Synergies of Light heroes (Element):

can get following passive buffs when teamed up with other Heroes:

Light Heroes get the following passive buffs:

(Trait) by

Light allies are immune to Dark elemental bonuses.

(Trait) by

All Light allies take 50% reduced Chaos Damage.

(Trait) by

Light Allies gain Martial Artist, buffing +10% CRIT and +20% Dodge chance.

(Trait) by ,

Increase Health by [15/25]% for all Light allies depending on the rank (I/II) of this trait.

(Trait) by

Do a follow-up basic attack after any attack from a Light or Honorbound ally.

(Trait) by

+15% ATK, +15% DEF and +10% Dodge Chance for self and Light allies.

(Trait) by

Immune to Spirit, Lightning, and Light attacks. High resistance (75%) to Paralysis. [Light allies start Dungeons with +1 extra energy]. The text in [brackets] is of rank II of this trait (I/II).

(Trait) by

All Light and Honorbound Heroes gain 10% Damage Reduction and gain +1 Energy whenever they deal damage to a Shocked enemy.

Synergies of Rogue heroes (Class):

Other Synergies of Heroes:

can get following passive buffs when teamed up with other Heroes:

All Heroes get the following passive buffs:

(Trait) by

Allies and self gain Haste after using a single target Melee Physical attack once per round.

(Trait) by

Grants team +1 Energy on CRITs.

(Trait) by ,

If the Hero can act at the end of the round, cleanses 1 Debuff on all allies.

(Trait) by

Allies gain immunity to burn and take 50% less damage from fire attacks.

(Special Attack) by

Buffs team +ATK, then does a Ranged Dark attack on enemies.

(Trait) by

Whenever a Burn debuff is applied to an enemy, all allies gain +5% max health.

(Special Attack) by

Ranged Fire attack on all enemies, with Rage adding an additional chance to Burn. Grants team Burning Touch (chance to Burn on Basic attacks).

(Trait) by

Grants the team a chance to Chill on Melee Physical attacks.

(Trait) by

All allies heal [25/35/50]% of their maximum health when inflicted with Frozen. Enemy and ally skills inflicting Frozen on allies will trigger this effect. The gained health depends on rank (I-III) of this trait.

(Basic Attack) by

Melee physical attack on target enemy, OR heals target friendly construct, OR target ally gains a class-specific buff (Tanks get DEF+, Healers get CRIT+ and SKL+, Casters get +1 ENERGY, all others get ATK+.)

(Trait) by ,

Each ally healed will gain Impervious (Cannot be Poisoned, Burned, Frozen, Chilled, Shocked, nor Diseased) for two turns.

(Trait) by

Self and allied single target abilities deal 100% more Damage on CRITs.

(Trait) by

Heal Team for [50% ATK] on CRIT. Triggers when landing a critical hit from a basic attack.

(Trait) by ,

This hero gains +10% Damage Reduction for each other living ally.

(Trait) by

Allies take significantly reduced damage from non-Physical (-60%) and Chaos attacks (-20%).

(Trait) by

All allies take 50% reduced Chaos Damage.

(Trait) by

Allied Heroes gain Shell protection (allies cannot be Burned, Frozen, Chilled, Paralyzed or Shocked).

(Trait) by

When killed, remaining allies gain an Aegis Shield.

(Trait) by

Allies Melee attacks have a chance to purge a buff on basic attack and can’t be retaliated against by Melee attackers.

(Trait) by

When at full HP, this Hero heals the team for a % of his HP every turn.

(Trait) by

Self and allies are immune to Exhaustion (=Energy Loss that is caused by use of abilities). Note: Passive traits like epic Malice "All Hope is Lost" can still drain energy.

(Trait) by

Boosted CRIT damage for all allies. CRIT Multiplier is increased by [50%], percentage increases slightly with SKL.

(Trait) by

Heals allies when Venom is applied on the enemies by Cobressa. The heal amount increases with the rank (I/II) of this trait. Enemies immune to Venom prevent the heal effect.

(Trait) by ,

Allies start dungeons with [1/2/3] stacks of Foresight.

(Trait) by

All allies and self gain an additional [5%/10%/15%] Chaos Damage Reduction (max 50%), depending on the rank of this trait (I/II/III). Skill increases the percent value.

(Special Attack) by

Silences all enemies and Buffs allies' Damage. This Hero gains stacks of Storm Power equal to the number of Light or Honorbound Heroes on the team. Starts Powered. (The Empowered Buff to applied to all allies and the caster to double (2x) their damage.)

Counters:

can be countered by making use of the following traits and special attacks:

Light Heroes are vulnerable to:

(Trait) by

1.5x damage against Light enemies.

(Trait) by

Cannot be Poisoned, Burned, Frozen, Chilled, Envenomed, Shocked, or Diseased and starts dungeons with an [Aegis Shield].

(Trait) by

Immune to Spirit, Lightning, and Light attacks. High resistance (75%) to Paralysis. [Light allies start Dungeons with +1 extra energy]. The text in [brackets] is of rank II of this trait (I/II).

Dodger Heroes are vulnerable to:

(Trait) by

Cannot Miss and enemies cannot Dodge this Hero's attacks. Boosted damage against targets with a high Dodge chance.

(Trait) by

Cannot Miss and enemies cannot Dodge this Hero's attacks.

(Trait) by

Armored Hero that cannot Miss or be Dodged.

(Special Attack) by

Ranged Poison attack with a chance to Poison.

Provoker Heroes are vulnerable to:

(Trait) by

Immune to Taunt and Provoke.

Non-Armored Heroes are vulnerable to:

(Trait) by

2x damage against non-Armored targets.

(Special Attack) by

3 Melee Physical attacks on target enemy that deals 3x damage to non-Armored targets. If target dies, all other enemies' HP is set to 75% of their current HP.

Skins: (1)
Aria Aria du Cirque

Aria is an acrobatic master Assassin that (almost) perfectly dodges every attack and strikes back instantly. She is the second most expensive hero in the game (in terms of resources). The one hero more expensive to ascend is Sun Wukong. Her tokens are primary available in the Aether Shop and both of her Ascensions require exclusively rare Celestial Evos ( Ember Sanguine is very similar to her in this regard).

Skill Breakdown[]

All of Aria's attacks never miss. Her basic attack Provoking Poke always hits and provokes the target ( Provoked). She has a 100% chance (guarantee) to dodge every attack when the attacker is Off-Balance or paralyzed ( Paralysis) and the attacker has no Perfect Swing or a similar trait like Dwarven Resolve and Master of Combat. Aria's attacks cannot be dodged, even if she is Dazed or Off-Balance. In conclusion

In conclusion, it can be said that Aria is overpowered against opponents who she can debuff and who cannot hit her because of that. While on the other hand Dwarfs and other heroes like the Honorbound Samurais Hansuke and Takumi can hit and beat her.

Aria in PvP[]

Beside the counter heroes mentioned above there are more ways to counter her in defenses:

Shade's Spirit Link
Yan Luo's Gloom Cage
Damage over time debuffs like Wounded, Poision, Burned, etc
disabling debuffs like Frozen and Paralysis
Emperor Zulkodd's Into the Pit
Healers that can cleanse (remove) Aria's debuffs from allies
Hero's with auto-cleanse traits like Kai Makani or that are immune to debuffs like Constructs

Tokens[]

Since her debut Aria's tokens were sold in the Aether Shop exclusively. In 2018 she was several time featured in the Portal. But since the release of the New Portal Update (Feb-2019) she is "Aether Shop exclusive" again and the only hero in the Aether Shop left. Ember Sanguine and all other heroes moved to the portal.

Because of the incredible amount of excess tokens that are needed to buy some of her tokens it requires a several weeks (Forum: Finishing Aria) to raise her star and ascension level.

Stars	Tokens	Aether	Tokens total	Aether total
★ (unlock)	10	5,000	10	5,000
★★	20	10,000	30	15,000
★★★	70	35,000	100	50,000
★★★★	100	50,000	200	100,000
★★★★★	150	75,000	350	175,000
★★★★★★	250	125,000	600	300,000

Notes and Tips[]

If Aria is teamed up with Shieldmaiden Astrid, Jin Lei, or Marrow whose special attacks can inflict off-balance and paralysis, Aria can dodge perfectly ("tank") any enemy who has no Perfect Swing. If she should "tank" just watch out for enemies that are immune to debuffs like Constructs.

Aria

Skill Breakdown[]

Aria in PvP[]

Tokens[]

Notes and Tips[]

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