Aska

Overview

Aska's Tempestuous Charge (factor 14,000) also gives his troop a Guard that blocks one large hit. Strength Through Valor stacks damage and Guard chance from normal attacks, Graceful Blade Dance raises Cavalry ATK by up to 35%, and Calm Under Pressure heals when buffs expire.

When to use Aska

Cavalry damage marches.

Troop: Cavalry.

Aska skills at max level

1. Tempestuous Charge Burst

   Charges the target and gives his troop a Guard that blocks one hit larger than 3% of Max HP for 2 seconds.

   Damage factor 4,250 / 5,650 / 7,100 / 10,000 / 14,000

2. Strength Through Valor Passive, unlocks at 2 stars

   Every set number of normal attacks raises damage for 15 seconds (stacks 3 times), with a chance to gain a Guard.

   Attacks needed 16 / 14 / 12 / 10 / 7; damage 1% / 1.3% / 1.6% / 2.3% / 3.5%; Guard 18% / 24% / 30% / 42% / 60%

3. Graceful Blade Dance Passive, unlocks at 3 stars

   Raises ATK and movement speed of his Cavalry troop.

   ATK 10.5% / 13.5% / 17% / 24% / 35%; speed 4% / 5% / 6% / 8.5% / 12%

4. Calm Under Pressure Passive, unlocks at 4 stars

   When a buff on his troop expires, heals the troop. Once every 5 seconds.

   Heal factor 630 / 840 / 1,050 / 1,470 / 2,100

5. Blade of Judgment Awakened

   Awakened Tempestuous Charge: factor 15,000 plus the Guard.

Values are levels 1 to 5 from the in-game Upgrade Preview. Skills 2, 3 and 4 unlock at 2, 3 and 4 stars; maxing every skill awakens the hero and unlocks the awakened skill.

Best pairings for Aska

The best Cavalry lieutenant buff you can get; pair with Wukong.

Highest combined damage and survivability score for Aska in the max-level model:

CommanderWukong + LieutenantAska

Scored on damage per second times effective HP. The pairing note above favours raw damage where it differs.

Build: Aska Cavalry damage lieutenant

The biggest Cavalry stat buff (+35% ATK) plus damage-blocking Guards.

Skill priority: Graceful Blade Dance, then Tempestuous Charge, then Strength Through Valor, then Calm Under Pressure.

Strengths: Graceful Blade Dance is a flat, always-on Cavalry ATK bonus.

Weaknesses: Only buffs Cavalry.