[0.915] Champion Traits Assessment: Overview (Updated May 28th, 2012)
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I took some time digging through the XML to pull together all (I think) the traits that Champions can unlock as they progress. I'm doing an assessment of each of the Paths because I believe that there is a bit of lack of identity to what TYPES of traits the various Paths are afforded, and that not all the paths are equally represented in terms of real benefit of traits in their trees as well as traits leading up to them.
This is also likely useful as an informational guide for players, as none of these traits appear in the Hierge-nom-nom.
First is a breakdown of how Champions progress in terms of scaling abilities:
| Character Level | Hps | Total | Accuracy | Total | Resist | Total | Mastery | Total |
| Rate/Level | +4 | 15 | +2 | 75 | +2 | 0 | +2 | 60 |
| 1 | +4 | 19 | +2 | 77 | +2 | 2 | +2 | 62 |
| 2 | +8 | 23 | +4 | 77 | +4 | 4 | +4 | 64 |
| 3 | +12 | 27 | +6 | 79 | +6 | 6 | +6 | 66 |
| 4 | +16 | 31 | +8 | 81 | +8 | 8 | +8 | 68 |
| 5 | +20 | 35 | +10 | 83 | +10 | 10 | +10 | 70 |
| 6 | +24 | 39 | +12 | 85 | +12 | 12 | +12 | 72 |
| 7 | +28 | 43 | +14 | 87 | +14 | 14 | +14 | 74 |
| 8 | +32 | 47 | +16 | 89 | +16 | 16 | +16 | 76 |
| 9 | +36 | 51 | +18 | 91 | +18 | 18 | +18 | 78 |
| 10 | +40 | 55 | +20 | 93 | +20 | 20 | +20 | 80 |
| 11 | +44 | 59 | +22 | 95 | +22 | 22 | +22 | 82 |
| 12 | +48 | 63 | +24 | 97 | +24 | 24 | +24 | 84 |
| 13 | +52 | 67 | +26 | 99 | +26 | 26 | +26 | 86 |
| 14 | +56 | 71 | +28 | 101 | +28 | 28 | +28 | 88 |
| 15 | +60 | 75 | +30 | 103 | +30 | 30 | +30 | 90 |
| 16 | +64 | 79 | +32 | 105 | +32 | 32 | +32 | 92 |
| 17 | +68 | 83 | +34 | 107 | +34 | 34 | +34 | 94 |
| 18 | +72 | 87 | +36 | 109 | +36 | 36 | +36 | 96 |
| 19 | +76 | 91 | +38 | 111 | +38 | 38 | +38 | 98 |
| 20 | +80 | 95 | +40 | 113 | +40 | 40 | +40 | 100 |
I highlight Level 10 because it is reasonable to assume that your champions will attain that level in a game where you are competitive with the AI. Beyond that it matters less because you will generally either be in a good position to expect a win or far enough behind that you might choose to restart instead of finishing out the game.
The above is also important to provide context to what sort of stats your characters will have when they are choosing the abilities below. For instance, a Level 7 Path of Assassin Character, choosing their Level 7 Trait will already have 102 Accuracy (87 Acc +15 from Traits) if they are choosing the Precision traits, so the Precision 3 Trait is really only useful if you forsee going up against units with dodge scores well in excess of 20.
Following is a list of the various Trait Sets broken down by Trait Grouping and Path.
Minimum Levels listed in most cases to illustrate when a character can expect to see the trait due to prerequisites, and not an actual minimum level.
| General Traits | MinLevel | Trait Bonus | Gross Bonus | |
| Potential 1 | 2 | +15% Xp bonus | 15% Xp Bonus | |
| Potential 2 | 3 | +20% Xp Bonus | 35% Xp Bonus | |
| Potential 3 | 4 | +25% Xp Bonus | 60% Xp Bonus | |
| Swordsman 1 | 5 | +10% Cutting Damage | +10% Cutting Damage | |
| Swordsman 2 | 6 | +15% Cutting Damage, +1 Initiative | +25% Cutting Damage, +1 Init | |
| Swordsman 3 | 7 | +20% Cutting Damage, +2 Initiative | +45% Cutting Damage, +3 Init | |
| Trainer 1 | 5 | +10% Xp for Stacked units | +10% Stack Xp Bonus | |
| Trainer 2 | 6 | +15% Xp for Stacked units | +25% Stack Xp Bonus | |
| Trainer 3 | 7 | +20% Xp for Stacked units | +45% Stack Xp Bonus | |
| Quick | 2 | +1 Initiative | +1 Initiative | |
| Fast | 3 | +2 Initiative | +3 Initiative | |
| Graceful | 4 | +2 Initiative, Cannot be knocked Prone | +5 Init, NoProne | |
| Adventurer's Boon | 2 | +15 Hps | ||
| Bash | 2 | Chance to Knock Prone | ||
| Brute | 2 | +3 Attack v. Lower Level | ||
| Enmity | 2 | +25% Attack v. Opposite Faction | ||
| Medic | 3 | +1 Army Regen per Turn | ||
| Spell Resist | 2 | +10 Spell Resist | ||
| Strength | 2 | +20 Weight Capacity | ||
| Magic Apprentice (Rank 1) | 1 | Cast Rank 1 spells of an Element | ||
| Magic Disciple (Rank 2) | 3 | Cast Rank 2 spells of an Element | ||
| Magic Mage (Rank 3) | 5 | Cast Rank 3 spells of an Element | ||
| Magic Master (Rank 4) | 7 | Cast Rank 4 spells of an Element | ||
| Magic Archmage (Rank 5) | 9 | Cast Rank 5 spells of an Element | ||
| Trait | MinLevel | Trait Bonus | Gross Bonus | |
| Path of the Governor | 4 | +1 Faction Prestige | ||
| Admin 1 | 5 | -10% Improvement Cost | -10% Improve Cost | |
| Admin 2 | 6 | -10% Imp. Cost, -10% Train Time | -20% Improve Cost, -10% Train | |
| Admin 3 | 7 | -10% Imp. Cost, -10% Train Time, +10% Gold | -30% Imp. Cost, -20% Train, +10% Gold | |
| Loremaster 1 | 5 | +1 Research per Season | +1 Research | |
| Loremaster 2 | 6 | +2 Research per Season | +3 Research | |
| Loremaster 3 | 7 | +4 Research per Season | +7 Research | |
| Merchant 1 | 5 | +2 Gold per Season | +2 Gold | |
| Merchant 2 | 6 | +3 Gold per Season | +5 Gold | |
| Merchant 3 | 7 | +4 Gold per Season | +9 Gold | |
| Trait | MinLevel | Trait Bonus | Gross Bonus | |
| Path of the Mage | 4 | -25% Tac Cost, +50% Spell Dmg | ||
| Evoker 1 | 5 | +25% Spell Damage | +75% Spell Damage | |
| Evoker 2 | 6 | +25% Spell Damage | +100% Spell Damage | |
| Evoker 3 | 7 | +25% Spell Damage | +125% Spell Damage | |
| Prodigy 1 | 5 | +5 Spell Mastery | +5 Spell Mastery | |
| Prodigy 2 | 6 | +10 Spell Mastery | +15 Spell Mastery | |
| Prodigy 3 | 7 | +15 Spell Mastery | +30 Spell Mastery | |
| Summon 1 | 5 | +1 Level for Summons | +1 Level Summon | |
| Summon 2 | 6 | +1 Level for Summons | +2 Level Summon | |
| Summon 3 | 7 | +1 Level for Summons | +3 Level Summon | |
| Affinity | 5 | -10% Cost for Tactical Spells | -35% Tactical Spell Cost | |
| Knowledge | 5 | +25% Exp Gain | ||
| Trait | MinLevel | Trait Bonus | Gross Bonus | |
| Path of the Defender | 4 | +20 Weight, +1 Hp/Level | +20 Weight, +1 Hp/Level (+4 Min) | |
| Defender 1 | 5 | +5 Defense when Defending | +5 Def Autoresolve | |
| Defender 2 | 6 | +10 Defense when Defending | +15 Def Auto | |
| Defender 3 | 7 | +15 Defense when Defending | +30 Def Auto | |
| Endurance 1 | 5 | +1 Hp per level | +2 Hp per level (+10 Hps Min) | |
| Endurance 2 | 6 | +1 Hp per level | +3 Hp per level (+18 Hps Min) | |
| Endurance 3 | 7 | +1 Hp per level | +4 Hp per level (+28 Hps Min) | |
| Endurance 4 | 8 | +1 Hp per level | +5 Hp per level (+40 Hps Min) | |
| Guardian 1 | 5 | +2 to Army's Dodge | +2 Army Dodge | |
| Guardian 2 | 6 | +4 to Army's Dodge | +6 Army Dodge | |
| Guardian 3 | 7 | +6 to Army's Dodge | +12 Army Dodge | |
| Shieldwall | 5 | +5 to Army's Defense | ||
| Stun | 5 | Cause enemy to lose their next action | ||
| Imm. to Counter. | 5 | Immune to Counterattack | ||
| Trait | MinLevel | Trait Bonus | Gross Bonus | |
| Path of the Assassin | 4 | +1 Crit/Level, +50% Crit Damage | +1 Crit/Level, +50% Crit Damage | |
| Dodge 1 | 5 | +5 Dodge | +5 Dodge | |
| Dodge 2 | 6 | +7 Dodge | +12 Dodge | |
| Dodge 3 | 7 | +9 Dodge | +21 Dodge | |
| Marksman 1 | 5 | +10% Pierce Attack | +10% Pierce Attack | |
| Marksman 2 | 6 | +15% Pierce Attack, +5 Accuracy | +25% Pierce, +5 Acc | |
| Marksman 3 | 7 | +20% Pierce Attack, +10 Accuracy | +45% Pierce, +15 Acc | |
| Precision 1 | 5 | +5 Accuracy | +5 Accuracy | |
| Precision 2 | 6 | +10 Accuracy | +15 Accuracy | |
| Precision 3 | 7 | +15 Accuracy | +30 Accuracy | |
| Vital Strike 1 | 5 | +1 Crit Hit, +20% Crit Damage | +6 Crit (min), +70% Crit Damage | |
| Vital Strike 2 | 6 | +2 Crit Hit, +30% Crit Damage | +8 Crit (min), +100% Crit Damage | |
| Vital Strike 3 | 7 | +3 Crit Hit, +40% Crit Damage | +11 Crit (Min), +140% Crit Damage | |
| Impulsive | 5 | Unit Goes First | ||
| Deflect Missiles | 6 | + 20 Dodge v. Missiles | Dodge 1 Prereq | |
| Double Strike | 5 | Attack twice for -30 Accuracy | ||
| Sweep | 6 | Attack all adjacent for 50% damage | Double Strike Prereq | |
| Charge | 5 | +3 Moves and +3 Initiative on first turn | ||
| Gambler's Strike | 5 | 50/50 double damage or miss | ||
| Acrobat | 8 | +1 Dodge/ Level | +29 Dodge (Minimum), Dodge 3 Prereq | |
| True Strike | 5 | Never Misses, does 75% Damage | ||
| Trait | MinLevel | Trait Bonus | Gross Bonus | |
| Path of the Warrior | 4 | +3 Attack, +20 Weight | +3 Attack, +20 Weight | |
| Tactician 1 | 5 | +1 Army Initiative | +1 Army Initiative | |
| Tactician 2 | 6 | +1 Army Initiative | +2 Army Initiative | |
| Tactician 3 | 7 | +1 Army Initiative | +3 Army Initiative | |
| Leadership 1 | 5 | +5 Army Accuracy | +5 Army Accuracy | |
| Leadership 2 | 6 | +10 Army Accuracy | +15 Army Accuracy | |
| Leadership 3 | 7 | +15 Army Accuracy | +30 Army Accuracy | |
| Bruiser 1 | 5 | +15% Blunt Damage | +15% Blunt Damage | |
| Bruiser 2 | 6 | +20% Blunt Damage | +35% Blunt Damage | |
| Bruiser 3 | 7 | +25% Blunt Damage | +50% Blunt Damage | |
| Lethal 1 | 5 | +2 Attack | +5 Attack | |
| Lethal 2 | 6 | +3 Attack | +8 Attack | |
| Lethal 3 | 7 | +4 Attack | +12 Attack | |
| Lethal 4 | 8 | +5 Attack | +17 Attack | |
| Lethal 5 | 9 | +6 Attack | +23 Attack | |
| Rage | 5 | +8 Attack below 25% hps | ||
| Discipline | 5 | +1 Accuracy and Spell Resist/lv | ||
| Bloodthirsty | 5 | +25% to Weapon Attack | ||
I will be doing full assessment posts on each individual Path after the weekend holiday. Enjoy!
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