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Kobal the Pestilent
Arcane Caster 
Bronze Hero

Kobal the Pestilent

Element: Dark Dark
30% vs Light Light units


Excess Tokens:
1 Token → 5 Aether

Unlocked
Kobal token
Background
One gets the impression he was not a popular child. Even still, a little doom and disease can spell victory in a pinch.
Abilities & Traits
Wand IconPandemic Swarm Icon & Mystical IconPlague Spreader Icon
Attack Speed Normal
Attack Range Ranged
Damage Dark/Spirit
Epic Darkheart Wand
Buddy Synergy None
Combat Style Swing Red Icon Gauge 9 Embarrassing Jab Icon
ThaliaPortrait Small
Kobal sure does have a lot of ways to cause disease! Yuck! Spread that to your enemies with some Evos and tokens!
Damage Intensify Burn Icon Gauge 6 (6/9)
Toughness Hearty Taunt Icon Gauge 3 (3/9)
Team Support IFF Targeting Icon Gauge 1 (1/9)
Crowd Control Crowd Control Icon Gauge 4 (4/9)
Synergy Lead By Example Icon Gauge 3 (3/9)
See Hero Rating for more details about this.

Statistics Total Bonus1 Traits2 Epic Base
Attack (ATK) +100% +100% - - 1402
Defense (DEF) +160% +100% - +30% 1103
Skill (SKL) +100% +100% - - 1293
Max Health (HP) +140% +100% - +20% 4237
Crit Chance (CRIT) 47% +32% - +10% 5%
Crit Multiplier 200% - - - 200%
Dodge Chance 0% - - - 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: None

Resistances
Fire Fire
Burned Icon Burned
0%
0%
Nature Nature
Poisoned Icon Poisoned
Wounded Icon Wounded
0%
0%
0%
Water Water
Frozen Icon Frozen
Chilled Icon Chilled
Cryosleep Icon Cryosleep
Frostbitten Icon Frostbitten
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Light Light 0%
Electrical Storm Icon Lightning
Shocked Icon Shocked
Paralysis Icon Paralysis
0%
0%
0%
Dark Dark
Diseased Icon Diseased
Banished Icon Banished
33%
33%
33%
Wand Icon Spirit
Feared Icon Feared
Stoned Stoned
Possession Icon Possessed
Marked for Death Icon Marked
6%
6%
6%
6%
6%

Abilities (Active) Traits (Passive)
Wand Icon Wand Mystical Icon Mystical III
Pandemic Swarm Icon Pandemic Swarm Plague Spreader Icon Plague Spreader
Arcane Bolts Icon Arcane Bolts Your Loss My Gain Icon Your Loss My Gain
Contagion Control Icon Contagion Control Dark Deception Icon Dark Deception
Diseased Heart Icon Diseased Heart III

First Ascension
Kobal token 1
Second Ascension
Kobal token 2
Abilities & Traits

Arcane Bolts Icon & Mystical IconQuick Starter IconYour Loss My Gain Icon

Abilities & Traits

Contagion Control Icon & Dark Deception IconDiseased Heart IconMystical Icon

Required Hero Stars and Evos

Evo Cost Index: 350

Evo Cost Index: 2390

Epic Kobal the Pestilent
Kobal token 2
Effect: Chance to do 5 attacks on target enemy.


Epic Part 2 Part 3
Darkheart Wand Dark Energy Abyssal Strand
Darkheart Wand Dark Energy Abyssal Strand
If you have Kobal the Pestilent at level 50 or higher and fully ascended,
you can make this hero Epic.

Doing this raises it's Defense/Max Health/Crit Chance by a set percentage,
as well as adding a special effect to it's Basic Attack.
Check Epic Heroes for more information.

Kobal token Kobal the Pestilent tokens: Normal Mode Icon x8 + Quests Daily Quests Treasure Room Chest Treasure Room Portal Summon Gem Heroic Summon Portal Summon Gold Great Summon
Normal Mode Icon Main Campaign Dungeons: (8)
Chapter Lvl. Energy Icon Rooms Enemies Area Evos Boss
1-5 Bramblelurk Trail 5 5 4 11 Forest Nature Evo Larva Bahdizzle Shambottom
4-1 The Land Beneath 10 5 3 6 Lava Cave Fire Evo Larva Avaricious Snork
6-1 Plagued Land 18 5 4 10 Lava Cave Fire Evo LarvaFire Evo Uno Hexium
9-4 Shadow Gate 25 5 4 11 Crypt Dark Evo LarvaDark EvoArcane Greater Frost Titan
11-5 Plagued Sewers 29 5 5 17 Crypt Light Evo LarvaLight EvoLight Evo MonarchIncindiary Mutters, Howling Mad Jibbers
14-4 Raiders Camp 36 5 4 Dark Forest Nature Evo LarvaNature EvoNature Evo Monarch Cobalt Ten
16-9 Blazing Inferno 43 5 6 20 Lava Cave Fire EvoFire Evo Monarch Bloodtusk, Hunkar
19-6 Demon's Hoard 53 5 4 13 Crypt Dark EvoDark Evo Monarch Okori Tempest
Rune Slots: Rune slot DarkRune slot DarkRune slot FireRune slot NatureRune slot Water (standard)
Kobal the Pestilent has the standard rune slots for a Dark Dark hero.
Dark Dark Dark Dark Fire Fire Nature Nature Water Water
Rune slot Dark Rune slot Dark Rune slot Fire Rune slot Nature Rune slot Water
Abilities & Traits: Wand IconPandemic Swarm IconArcane Bolts IconContagion Control Icon & Mystical IconPlague Spreader IconYour Loss My Gain IconDark Deception IconDiseased Heart Icon

Wand
Wand Icon
Basic Attack (None)

A Basic Ranged Spirit attack.


Pandemic Swarm
Pandemic Swarm Icon
Special Attack (5 turns, AoE)

Ranged Dark attack on all enemies with a chance to Disease.
Effects | Diseased Icon Diseased


Arcane Bolts
Arcane Bolts Icon
Special Attack (4 turns, AoE), requires Kobal token 1 1st Ascension

Armor-Piercing and Shield-Piercing Ranged Spirit attack on all enemies.
Effects | Arcane Bolts Icon Shield-piercing | Armor Piercer Icon Armor-Piercing


Contagion Control
Contagion Control Icon
Special Attack (6 turns, AoE), requires Kobal token 2 2nd Ascension

Ranged Spirit attack on all enemies that lowers their DEF and deals 2x damage to Diseased targets.
Effects | Diseased Icon Diseased | Armor Break Icon DEF-


Mystical (I/II/III)
Mystical Icon
Trait (Passive), upgrades with Ascensions

I: 1.25x damage against Tanks and Slow targets.
Kobal token 1 1st Ascension:
II: 1.5x damage against Tanks and Slow targets.
Kobal token 2 2nd Ascension:
III: 1.75x damage against Tanks and Slow targets.


Effects | Boosted Icon Boosted Damage


Plague Spreader
Plague Spreader Icon
Trait (Passive)

Chance to Disease on CRIT.
Effects | Diseased Icon Diseased


Quick Starter (I)
Quick Starter Icon
Trait (Passive)

Kobal token 1 1st Ascension:
I: Starts dungeons with +1 Energy.


Effects | Energize Icon Extra Energy


Your Loss My Gain
Your Loss My Gain Icon
Trait (Passive), requires Kobal token 1 1st Ascension

Gains 1 Energy on each death blow.
Effects | Critical Energy Icon Energy Gain


Dark Deception
Dark Deception Icon
Trait (Passive), requires Kobal token 2 2nd Ascension

Kobal and Dark allies start dungeons with +1 Energy. This ability replaces Quick Starter.
Effects | Energize Icon Extra Energy


Diseased Heart (III)
Diseased Heart Icon
Trait (Passive)

Kobal token 2 2nd Ascension:
III: Diseases all enemies when killed.

Buffs & Debuffs: Armor Piercer IconBoosted IconArmor Break IconDiseased IconCritical Energy IconEnergize IconArcane Bolts Icon

Armor-Piercing - effect (Damage/Damage Reduction)
Armor Piercer Icon
Armor-Piercing attacks ignore the target enemy's Armor.

Boosted Damage - effect (Damage)
Boosted Icon
This hero deals boosted damage against certain targets or under certain circumstances. See the description of the respective Trait or Ability for details. If you see this icon during events, it means that the hero gets a special event buff.

DEF- - debuff (Defense)
Armor Break Icon
Target has reduced DEF.

Diseased - debuff (Health/Attack)
Diseased Icon
Halves ATK and healing received, and negates their CRIT Chance.

Energy Gain - effect (Energy)
Critical Energy Icon
The hero gains some extra energy, which is required to use their special attacks/abilities.

Extra Energy - effect (Energy)
Energize Icon
The hero starts the dungeon with extra energy, which is required to use their special attacks/abilities.

Shield-piercing - effect (Shield)
Arcane Bolts Icon
A shield-piercing attack ignores any magical shield like Aegis Shield, Ethereal, Unbridled Rage, as well as Damage Reflection Shields, Unbreakable Heart and Shrouded. In result an Aegis Shield doesn't collapse, Damage Reflection doesn't hurt the attacker, full damage is dealt to the target, and the target can die.
Immunities & Damage Reduction: Under construction, see above 'Buffs & Debuffs'
Ascensions: Dark Evo LarvaDark EvoFire Evo Larva (350) = Kobal token 1 + Arcane Bolts IconMystical IconQuick Starter IconYour Loss My Gain Icon &
Dark EvoFire Evo LarvaStormwind (2390) = Kobal token 2 + Contagion Control IconDark Deception IconDiseased Heart IconMystical Icon
First Ascension Second Ascension
Dark Evo Larva Dark Evo Larva 17x Dark Evo Dark Evo 12x
Dark Evo Dark Evo 6x Fire Evo Larva Fire Evo Larva 15x
Fire Evo Larva Fire Evo Larva 6x Stormwind Stormwind Evo 4x
Arcane Bolts Icon Arcane Bolts (Special Attack/4 Turns) Contagion Control Icon Contagion Control (Special Attack/6 Turns)
Mystical Icon Mystical ii (Trait/Passive) Dark Deception Icon Dark Deception (Trait/Passive)
Quick Starter Icon Quick Starter i (Trait/Passive) Diseased Heart Icon Diseased Heart iii (Trait/Passive)
Your Loss My Gain Icon Your Loss My Gain (Trait/Passive) Mystical Icon Mystical iii (Trait/Passive)
Synergies of Arcane heroes (Family): Arcane Assault IconFairy Dust Icon
Kobal token Kobal the Pestilent can get following passive buffs when teamed up with other Heroes:

Arcane Heroes get the following passive buffs:

Arcane Assault Icon Arcane Assault (Trait) by Pontifex Pontifex Mortis
Self and Arcane allies deal 1.25x damage and gain 1 Energy on killing blows.
Fairy Dust Icon Fairy Dust (Trait) by Lorelei token 0 Lorelei
Arcane Heroes' attacks have a chance to buff other allies' ATK.
Synergies of Dark heroes (Element): Dark Shroud IconHaunted Past Icon
Kobal token Kobal the Pestilent can get following passive buffs when teamed up with other Heroes:

Dark Heroes get the following passive buffs:

Dark Shroud Icon Dark Shroud (Trait) by Shade token 0 Shade
Shade and Dark allies take reduced damage and are immune to all Debuffs for their first turn.
Dark Deception Icon Dark Deception (Trait) by Kobal token Kobal the Pestilent
Kobal and Dark allies start dungeons with +1 Energy. This ability replaces Quick Starter.
Haunted Past Icon Haunted Past (Special Attack) by Shade token 0 Shade
Ranged Spirit Attack that Haunts the enemy team, with a chance to Fear the initial target (Haunted enemies receive 2x damage from Dark Heroes).
Synergies of Caster heroes (Class): IFF Targeting IconArcane Winds IconIntellect Icon
Kobal token Kobal the Pestilent can get following passive buffs when teamed up with other Heroes:

Caster Heroes get the following passive buffs:

IFF Targeting Icon IFF Targeting (Basic Attack) by Bauble token 0 Bauble
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+.)
Arcane Winds Icon Arcane Winds (Trait) by Selwyn token 0 Selwyn the Enduring
When on a team with Pontifex Mortis, Selwyn and allied Casters gain +1 Energy at the end of each round.
Intellect Icon Intellect (Trait) by Iris token 0 Iris
Gains 1 stack of Intellect for each Buff applied on Iris, each stack granting +5% SKL. When at 5 stacks, Intellect is removed and allied Monsters and Casters gain Hive Mind (+25% Damage Penetration, +25% Damage Reduction, and +25% SKL).
Other Synergies of Heroes: Adept Strikes IconCritical Energy IconCleansing Aura IconCloak of Fire IconEyes of the Beholder IconFiery Renewal IconFire Nova IconFrost-tipped Blades IconIcy Embrace IconIFF Targeting IconImmunize IconMaster Assassin IconMend IconNot Alone IconSanctified Spell Absorption IconSanctified Swamp IconShell Power IconShielding Soul IconSpellseeker Weapons IconSpread the Wealth IconTeam Energy Vault IconTeam Precision IconVenomous EmbraceShard of Darkness IconTempered Soul IconThe Calm Before Icon
Kobal token Kobal the Pestilent can get following passive buffs when teamed up with other Heroes:

All Heroes get the following passive buffs:

Adept Strikes Icon Adept Strikes (Trait) by Serenity token 0 Serenity
Allies and self gain Haste after using a single target Melee Physical attack once per round.
Critical Energy Icon Critical Energy (Trait) by Indigo token Indigo
Grants team +1 Energy on CRITs.
Cleansing Aura Icon Cleansing Aura (Trait) by Dagrund token Dagrund Blacksmoke,Kelpy Shells token 0 Kelpy Shells
If the Hero can act at the end of the round, cleanses 1 Debuff on all allies.
Cloak of Fire Icon Cloak of Fire (Trait) by Ember Sanguine token 0 Ember Sanguine
Allies gain immunity to burn and take 50% less damage from fire attacks.
Eyes of the Beholder Icon Eyes of the Beholder (Special Attack) by Iris token 0 Iris
Buffs team +ATK, then does a Ranged Dark attack on enemies.
Fiery Renewal Icon Fiery Renewal (Trait) by Ember Sanguine token 0 Ember Sanguine
Whenever a Burn debuff is applied to an enemy, all allies gain +5% max health.
Fire Nova Icon Fire Nova (Special Attack) by Ignus Ignus the Mad
Ranged Fire attack on all enemies, with Rage adding an additional chance to Burn. Grants team Burning Touch (chance to Burn on Basic attacks).
Frost-tipped Blades Icon Frost-Tipped Blades (Trait) by Takumi token Samurai Takumi
Grants the team a chance to Chill on Melee Physical attacks.
Icy Embrace Icon Icy Embrace (Trait) by Icebloom token 0 Icebloom
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.
IFF Targeting Icon IFF Targeting (Basic Attack) by Bauble token 0 Bauble
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+.)
Immunize Icon Immunize (Trait) by Mire token 0 Mire,Zen token 0 Zen
Each ally healed will gain Impervious (Cannot be Poisoned, Burned, Frozen, Chilled, Shocked, nor Diseased) for two turns.
Master Assassin Icon Master Assassin (Trait) by Black Diamond token 0 Black Diamond
Self and allied single target abilities deal 100% more Damage on CRITs.
Mend Icon Mend (Trait) by NubNub token 0 Chief NubNub
Heal Team for [50% ATK] on CRIT. Triggers when landing a critical hit from a basic attack.
Not Alone Icon Not Alone (Trait) by Alrakis Skullkeeper token 0 Alrakis Skullkeeper,Lumin the Radiant token 0 Lumin the Radiant
This hero gains +10% Damage Reduction for each other living ally.
Sanctified Spell Absorption Icon Sanctified Spell Absorption (Trait) by Serenity token 0 Serenity
Allies take significantly reduced damage from non-Physical (-60%) and Chaos attacks (-20%).
Sanctified Swamp Icon Sanctified Swamp (Trait) by Grettle token 0 Grettle
All allies take 50% reduced Chaos Damage.
Shell Power Icon Shell Power (Trait) by Grondar token 0 Grondar
Allied Heroes gain Shell protection (allies cannot be Burned, Frozen, Chilled, Paralyzed or Shocked).
Shielding Soul Icon Shielding Soul (Trait) by Dagrund token Dagrund Blacksmoke
When killed, remaining allies gain an Aegis Shield.
Spellseeker Weapons Icon Spellseeker Weapons (Trait) by Serenity token 0 Serenity
Allies Melee attacks have a chance to purge a buff on basic attack and can’t be retaliated against by Melee attackers.
Spread the Wealth Icon Spread the Wealth (Trait) by Augustus the paladin token 0 Augustus
When at full HP, this Hero heals the team for a % of his HP every turn.
Team Energy Vault Icon Team Energy Vault (Trait) by Ekko token Ekko
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.
Team Precision Icon Team Precision (Trait) by Pignius token 0 Pignius Maximus
Boosted CRIT damage for all allies. CRIT Multiplier is increased by [50%], percentage increases slightly with SKL.
Venomous Embrace Venomous Embrace (Trait) by Cobressa token 0 Cobressa
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.
Shard of Darkness Icon Shard of Darkness (Trait) by Craw token 0 Craw,Mire token 0 Mire
Allies start dungeons with [1/2/3] stacks of Foresight.
Tempered Soul Icon Tempered Soul (Trait) by Alrakis Skullkeeper token 0 Alrakis Skullkeeper
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.
The Calm Before Icon The Calm Before (Special Attack) by Jin Lei token 0 Jin Lei
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: Caster Hunter IconCrush the Nerds IconAvatar of Light IconFlesh Shredder IconIncite Doom Icon
Kobal token Kobal the Pestilent can be countered by making use of the following traits and special attacks:

Caster Heroes are vulnerable to:

Caster Hunter Icon Caster Hunter (Trait) by Zurk token 0 Zurk
2x damage against Casters.
Crush the Nerds Icon Crush the Nerds (Special Attack) by Zurk token 0 Zurk
Melee Physical attack that deals 2x damage against Casters.
Dark Heroes are vulnerable to:

Avatar of Light Icon Avatar of Light (Trait) by Leonidus token 0 Leonidus
Light allies are immune to Dark elemental bonuses.
Non-Armored Heroes are vulnerable to:

Flesh Shredder Icon Flesh Shredder (Trait) by
Jabber token 0 Jabber Clenchjaw
Jibber token 0 Jibber Clenchjaw
Mangle jaw token Mangle Jaw
2x damage against non-Armored targets.
Incite Doom Icon Incite Doom (Special Attack) by Emperor Zulkodd token 0 Emperor Zulkodd
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) Kobal token 2Dark Mage Kobal token
Kobal the Pestilent default skin
Kobal the Pestilent

Dark Mage Kobal skin
Dark Mage Kobal

Notes and Tips[]

Quick Starter Icon Quick Starter is replaced by Dark Deception Icon Dark Deception at Kobal's second ascension. If no dark energy rune is owned, Kobal can be used in combination with Shade token 0 Shade, so that Shade's very powerful special attack, Spirit Link Icon Spirit Link, will be ready on the first turn.

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