Sir William

Tank

Bronze Hero

Element:

Water
30% vs

Fire units
-25% vs

Nature units

Token → Aether
Exchange Rate: 1:5

Unlocked	Background A great leader leads by example, and fights for those who cannot. -Selwyn the Enduring.
Abilities & Traits &
Speed	Normal
Attack Range	Melee
Damage Type	Physical
Epic	No
Combat Style
Sir William deals double damage against Beasts.
Damage	(4/9)
Toughness	(7/9)
Utility	(6/9)
Crowd Control	(3/9)
Synergy	(3/9)

Statistics	Max	Bonus	Traits	Epic	Base
Attack (ATK)	+100%	+100% (6★)	-	-
Defense (DEF)	+100%	+100% (6★)	-	-	1855
Skill (SKL)	+100%	+100% (6★)	-	-	1020
Max Health (HP)	+100%	+100% (6★)	-	-	4361
Crit Chance (CRIT)	30%	+25% (SKL)	-	-	5%
Crit Multiplier	2x	-	-	-	2x
Dodge Chance	0	-	-	-	0
Damage Penetration	0	-	-	-	0
Damage Reduction	0	-	-	-	0

Resistances
Fire Burned	0% 0%
Nature Poisoned Wounded	18% 18% 18%
Water Frozen Chilled Cryosleep Frostbitten	33% 33% 33% 33% 33%

Light	0%
Lightning Shocked Paralysis	0% 0% 0%
Dark Diseased Banished	0% 0% 0%
Spirit Feared Stoned Possessed [[]]	6% 6% 6% 6% 6%

Abilities (Active)		Traits (Passive)
	Swing		Armored
	Bring It On		Water Guard III
	Guarding Strike		Courageous Knight
	Last Stand		Tit for Tat
			Protector of the Realm

First Ascension	Second Ascension
Abilities & Traits &	Abilities & Traits &
Required Hero Stars and Evos
1 Stars 4x Dark Evo Larva 12x Water Evo Larva 4x Water Evo Evo Cost Index: 240	2 Stars 15x Dark Evo Larva 4x Stormwind Evo 7x Water Evo Evo Cost Index: 2290

Sir William has yet to discover their Epic.

I wonder what it will be...

Check Epic Heroes for more information.

tokens:

x8 +

Main Campaign Dungeons: (8)
Chapter	Lvl.		Rooms	Enemies	Area	Evos	Boss
3-1 Frostridge Pass	8	5	4	12	Ice Cave		Bonepile Giant x3
5-5 Shogunate Fortress	13	5	4	10	Crypt		Amatsu Takeda
8-4 Frozen Crypts	22	5	3	11	Ice Cave		Jubal Moss
12-5 Warrior Village	33	5	5	15	Forest		Rakishi
15-2 Marauder Lands	38	5	4	13	Ice Cave		Marauder Lord
16-6 Barren Wastes	42	5	5	16	Lava Cave		Mutters
19-3 Razor Wind Pass	51	5	5	21	Forest		Skirra
21-8 Timbersaw	60	5	4	15	Dark Forest		Noxious Shiitake

Rune Slots:

(standard)

Sir William has the standard rune slots for a

Water hero.

Water	Water	Fire	Light	Dark

Buffs & Debuffs:

Aegis Shield (buff):
The next attack dealt this target is reduced to zero. The shield does not expire, but instead stays until a source of damage hits it. A Debuff from the attack will still take effect. Therefore Damage over Time debuffs remove the shield.

Boosted Damage (effect):
The target suffers boosted damage from the attack. A fly-out text of a multiplier or percentage paired with the icon of the trait or debuff that caused the extra damage is shown (Damage 1.75x [Mythical Icon], +140% [Feared Icon], etc.).

Damage Reduction (effect):
The damage suffered is mitigated by certain percent. Damage Reduction is capped at 90% and applied multiplicative.

DEF+ (buff):
Affected target has a boost to DEF stat, reducing the amount of damage they take for the next 3 turns. Additional application of the effect refreshes its duration. The amount DEF boosted is based on the level of the skill.

Fear Immune (immunity):
Immune to Feared debuff.

guaranteed crit

Protect (effect):
The hero guards their allies, and will jump in front of an endangered ally to protect them and take the hit.

Pumped (buff):
Any attack that hits the target triggers a counter attack.

Revenge attacks (effect):
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.

Taunt (buff):
Enemies are forced to use single targeting abilities on the taunting target for three turns. Subsequent applications of the effect refreshes its duration. Several kinds of Taunt add another buff, for instance Reflecting Taunt adds Damage Reflection, Burning Taunt adds Burning Skin.

Unbreakable Heart (buff):
Avoids death from a death blow, health will stay at 1 HP.

Immunities & Damage Reduction: None & x30px

Abilities & Traits:

&

Swing

Basic Attack (None)

A Basic Melee Physical attack.

Bring It On

Special Attack (5 turns)

Taunts, forcing all enemies to target this Hero with attacks, buffs DEF, and gains a Pumped Buff (will Revenge all attacks done on him).
Effects | Taunt | DEF+ | Pumped | Revenge attacks

Guarding Strike

Special Attack (3 turns), requires 1st Ascension

Melee Physical attack that buffs team +DEF.
Effects | DEF+

Last Stand

Special Attack (5 turns), requires 2nd Ascension

Melee Physical attack on target enemy with splash damage that grants the team Unbreakable Heart for 3 turns.
Effects | Unbreakable Heart

Armored

Trait (Passive)

Takes 25% less damage from Physical attacks.

Water Guard (I/II/III)

Trait (Passive), upgrades with Ascensions

I: +10% DEF for self and Water allies.
1st Ascension:
II: +15% DEF for self and Water allies.
2nd Ascension:
III: +20% DEF for self and Water allies.

Courageous Knight

Trait (Passive), requires 1st Ascension

Immune to Fear and will jump in front of a single-target attack that would be a killing blow against an ally.
Effects | Protect | Fear Immune

Tit for Tat

Trait (Passive), requires 1st Ascension

Aegis Shield will be generated when damaged. Any CRIT taken on this Hero will cause them to CRIT on their next action, even if elementally disadvantaged.
Effects | Aegis Shield | guaranteed crit

Protector of the Realm

Trait (Passive), requires 2nd Ascension

Takes less damage from Beast, Demon, Monster, and Undead enemies and deals 2x damage to those enemy types.
Effects | Boosted Damage | Damage Reduction

Ascensions: (240) = + & (2290) = +
First Ascension			Second Ascension
	Hero Stars	1		Hero Stars	2
	Dark Evo Larva	4x		Dark Evo Larva	15x
	Water Evo Larva	12x		Stormwind Evo	4x
	Water Evo	4x		Water Evo	7x
	Guarding Strike (Special Attack/3 Turns)			Last Stand (Special Attack/5 Turns)
	Courageous Knight (Trait/Passive)			Protector of the Realm (Trait/Passive)
	Tit for Tat (Trait/Passive)			Water Guard iii (Trait/Passive)
	Water Guard ii (Trait/Passive)

Synergies of [[]] heroes (Family):

Synergies of Water heroes (Element):

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

Water Heroes get the following passive buffs:

(Trait) by

Increase DEF by [10%/15%/20%] for all Water allies. The boost increases with the rank (I/II/III) of this trait.

(Trait) by

+20% Max HP for self and Water allies.

(Trait) by

Boosts damage vs Frozen targets for all Water allies.

(Trait) by

ATK increases for each Water ally.

(Trait) by

Water allies gain +15% Damage Penetration.

(Trait) by

Starts dungeons with +1 Energy and +10% Max Health for EACH other Water ally on the team.

Synergies of Tank heroes (Class):

Other Synergies of Heroes:

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

Armored Heroes get the following passive buffs:

(Trait) by

Armored allies gain +15% Damage Reduction from Ranged and Melee attacks.

(Trait) by

Armored allies have a chance to Dodge Ranged attacks for their first turn.

(Trait) by

Self and Armored allies' attacks on Shocked targets have a chance to spread the Shock to another random enemy.| can get following passive buffs when teamed up with other Heroes:

All Heroes get the following passive buffs:

(Trait) by

Grants team +1 Energy on CRITs.

(Trait) by

Cleanses 1 Debuff on all allies at the start of this Hero's turn.

(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

When killed, remaining allies gain an Aegis Shield.

(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.

(Trait) by

Grants team +CRIT Multiplier.

(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 Foresight.

(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:

Tank Heroes are vulnerable to:

(Trait) by

Boosted damage to Tanks and Slow targets.

(Special Attack) by

Armor-Piercing Melee Physical attack that Dazes the target and deals 5x damage to Tanks and enemies with high DEF.

Taunter Heroes are vulnerable to:

(Trait) by

Boosted damage against Taunting enemies.

(Special Attack) by

Melee Physical attack on target and 2 random enemies that Lifesteals and has a chance to steal 1 Buff on hit.

(Special Attack) by

Critical Armor-Piercing Melee Physical attack that purges 1 buff and grants self Evasion.

(Special Attack) by

Melee Physical attack that purges Buffs and deals boosted damage against Demons.

(Special Attack) by

Critical Armor-Piercing Ranged Physical attack that purges 1 Buff.

(Special Attack) by

Ranged Physical attack on all enemies twice that purges 1 Buff on hit.

(Special Attack) by

Melee Spirit attack for [150% ATK] base damage, will purge [1/2/3] buffs and add [1/2/3] elemental buffs. The number of purged and added buffs depends on the rank (I/II/III) of this special attack. The elemental buffs are I=Hunter, II=Resistance, III=Touch. The elemental buffs will be the same type as the target. Example: If a Dark enemy is attacked the buffs will be: Dark Rancor I, Disease Resistance, and Disease Touch.

(Trait) by

Immune to Taunt and Provoke.

Armored Heroes are vulnerable to:

(Special Attack) by

Armor-Piercing and Shield-Piercing Ranged Spirit attack on all enemies.

(Trait) by

Takes reduced damage from Armored enemies and deals 2x damage to Armored enemies.

(Trait) by

Attacks ignore Armor and deal 2x damage to Construct enemies.

(Special Attack) by

Armor-Piercing and Shield-Piercing Melee Physical attack on target that Wounds target enemy. Starts Powered.

(Special Attack) by

Shield-Piercing Ranged Lightning attack that deals 1.5x damage against Armored tagets. If target dies, the corpse is removed.

(Special Attack) by

Ranged Lightning attack on 3 random enemies (becomes 4 enemies at level 40) that deals 1.5x damage against Armored enemies with a chance to Shock.

(Special Attack) by

Melee Physical attack on all enemies with a chance to Shock.

(Special Attack) by

Ranged Physical attack that ignores Armor and grants self Evasion.

(Special Attack) by

5 Armor-Piercing Melee Physical attacks on target enemy.

(Special Attack) by

Critical Armor-Piercing Melee Physical attack that purges 1 buff and grants self Evasion.

(Special Attack) by

Armor-Piercing Melee Water attack on target enemy with splash damage, chance to apply Frostbite on all enemies hit.

(Special Attack) by

Armor-Piercing Melee Physical attack with a chance to Wound, and purges Taunt on the target enemy (if any).

(Special Attack) by

4 Melee Physical attacks that inflict Choked CRIT (reduces CRIT chance to 0%). Deals 3x damage against Armored and Living Stone targets.

(Trait) by

Self and Nature allies deal 2x damage to Armored enemies.

(Special Attack) by

Armor-Piercing Melee Physical attack that Dazes the target and deals 5x damage to Tanks and enemies with high DEF.

(Special Attack) by

Armor-Piercing Melee Physical attack that purges 3 Buffs on hit, and also purges 3 Buffs from all other enemies on a killing blow. Starts Powered.

(Special Attack) by

Critical Armor-Piercing Ranged Physical attack that purges 1 Buff.

(Special Attack) by

Armor piercing Ranged Physical attack for [92.5% ATK] base damage that Blinds the target (lowering their attack and defense, 73%@lvl 80) and reduces the target's energy by 1. Starts Powered.

(Special Attack) by

Self and allied Constructs gain 1 Energy, then does a Ranged Lightning attack on all enemies with a chance to Fear. Deals boosted damage to Armored targets.

(Special Attack) by

3 Armor-Piercing Melee Physical attacks on target enemy, then gains Unbreakable Heart for 3 turns. Switches to 'To War!: Cavalry'.

(Special Attack) by

Armor-Piercing Ranged Fire attack with a chance to inflict Wildfire Burn.

(Special Attack) by

Armor-Piercing Melee Physical attack with a chance to Wound. Rage adds additional hits on random enemies.

Skins: (1)

How to Use this Hero

To increase Sir William's abilities, a mixture of ascending and gaining him Tokens will help him significantly. Ascending him will make him better at protecting the team, with new powers and passives to do so, and increasing his Star Level will give him a health and DEF buff, increasing his skills as a taunter. The other main option for a Tank is Stone Fist. There are several differences between the two. The first is Sir William is armored, Stone Fist is magical. The second is Stone Fist is based around debuffing the enemy team, while Sir William is more for buffing his own team. Finally Sir William can punch harder and isn't slow, but Stone Fist has a higher defense and health, and immunities due to Impervious .

Skill Breakdown

William's role in a team is to Taunt for his allies, as well as give DEF buffs, particularly for a water team. His armored trait helps him significantly at this, making all physical attacks deal significantly less damage. The downside of his armor is that it makes William vulnerable to shock and Armor Hunters like Therand Fiddlestrom. William himself also has the Protector of the Realm trait, giving him a boost to Undead ,Demon, Monster and Beast Heroes. Both make him effective at dealing damage against the respective targets. Fire Beast, such as Mangle Jaw and Torchy, are easy prey for Sir William. But watch out! Unlike Stone Fist William is not fire-proof. Another trait that is worthy of mention is the passive Water Guard , giving all water allies a DEF buff. This works well for an all water team.

Sir William's first ability, Bring It On , is a special version of Taunt. It causes William to retaliate any attack. However Leonidus and Emperor Zulkodd are among some heroes who are immune to this, due to Flying in the Face and Reckoning of the Wicked respectively.

Synergy With Other Heroes

Sir William is a good taunter, and works well with any team that needs a taunter, regardless of the team members themselves.

If going for an all Water Team, combining Sir William with Yasmin Bloom can lead to a large buff for all water allies, thanks to William's Water Guard and Yasmin's Water Heart , giving both a DEF buff and Health buff to all water allies. If combined with IGOROK's Shattering Team and another damage dealing water hero, this can lead to a very strong team.

Uses in pvp

When Sir William is used in PvP, it is best to take advantage of his Water Guard passive to increase the DEF of all water allies, regardless of whether he is attacking or defending. Sir William is an effective defender, as he is the only character who uses Taunt as his first action. This results in an instant taunter for your team, and he is the only character to do this. Sir William also works on increasing the DEF for a standard team, with Bulwark and his taunt. Please note that although William is a robust DEF tank (like all armored high DEF tanks), it lacks the defense against fire and lightning damage, and attacks that ignore armor. Also when Taunt is active William is vulnerable to the trait Challenge Accepted that Julius and Squinch have.

Notes and Tips

Sir William's Bring It On lasts one round longer than all the other taunt abilities, and has mutiple funny animations when the skill is used.

On June 30, 2016 Sir William became fearless and got an improved taunt ability from the New Changes to Six Heroes update.

When Nitpick and Icepick were updated on January 4, 2019, Sir. Williams Tit for Tat trait was upgraded and now grants him an Aegis shield when damaged.