NORMAL FORM
Claws of Darkness
Tear open the ground with Unholy claws, damaging nearby enemies and draining their life force. Improve the corresponding talent to increase this ability's stat scaling.
HERO CODEX
Rytharius.
Dark Lord.
Dark Lord → Emperor of Darkness. Explore the current abilities and talent pathways.
CHARACTER ARTWORKDark Lord → Emperor of Darkness
Rytharius
Answer fear with power. Unleash Claws of Darkness, call Unholy Guards, and walk the path of the Emperor of Darkness.
28 Talents21 Ability-linked talents
Ability-linked talents improve or unlock spells. Other nodes develop the hero’s statistics and specialisations. Open a node for its recorded effects and rank details.
ABILITIES & SPELLBOOK
Know your
arsenal.
These spell introductions come from the current map. The talent pathways below describe investment effects; in-game values can change with your build and evolution.
NORMAL FORM
Death Spikes
Return damage to attackers with deadly spikes. Attacks against you can also trigger an eruption that damages nearby enemies. Talent Scaling: Strength and Magicka
EVOLVED FORM
Death Spikes
Counters each attack with spiked projectiles emerging from the Hero's body. Death Spikes also has a chance to explode dealing massive damage all around the Hero. Explosion Damage: (Str + Int)
HERO ABILITY
Aevatarus
Those born under the constellation Aevatarus may call upon the great star to increase their power. Effects: Immune to Knockback
HERO ABILITY
Mastery
Improves the Hero's fighting stance allowing them to critically Strike their opponents with increased damage.
HERO ABILITY
Battle Formation
Fall into formation increasing both the hero and nearby allies damage, defense and regeneration. Armor Increased: (Hero Level)
HERO ABILITY
Berserka
Enrages the Darklord enabling him to attack faster than ever before.
HERO ABILITY
Multi-Shot
The Dark Lords power grows even stronger granting him the ability to attack more units at once.
HERO ABILITY
Aura of Horror
Strike fear into the hearts of all creatures. Men and demons alike will all tremble before you decreasing their attack.
HERO ABILITY
Dark Separation
Using Dark Energy the Hero creates a powerful shadow of themselves. Void Affinity/Aevatarus increases Amount
HERO ABILITY
Grounds of Destruction
Call upon the darkness to deal death and destruction upon the land.
HERO ABILITY
Throne of Darkness
Summon forth the Hero's Throne room from beneath the sands dealing massive waves of destruction. The throne room continues to stay slowing and corrupting all those around.
EVOLVED FORM
Guards
Call upon the Guards of Darkness to serve in battle. Battle Formation: (Increased Stats)
EVOLVED FORM
Dark Impailer
Pin an enemy in place and impale the target repeatedly with Physical force. Improve the corresponding talent to increase this ability's stat scaling.
EVOLVED FORM
Hell Storm
Call a violent storm of fire and shadow over the target area, damaging enemies within it. Improve the corresponding talent to increase this ability's stat scaling.
EVOLVED FORM
Unholy Blast
Blast an area with Unholy energy damaging all those nearby.
NORMAL FORM
Net
Explore the linked talent pathways below for this ability's current effects and investment details.
EVOLVED FORM
Net Mastery
A Master of the net can capture anything, anywhere.
HERO ABILITY
Dark Fear
Makes all enemy units within the area fear for their lives reducing their Damage and Armor.
THE TALENT PATHWAYS
Shape your
power.
Development compendium · 28 October 2026. This reference follows the current development map; released-map values may differ.
01
Signature
Reign of HateMAX RANK 3 · HERO LEVEL 60+
Rule the battlefield through terror and retaliation.
Each rank grants +3 Base Damage, +1 Armor, and +1% Reflect Chance.
Each rank grants +3 Base Damage, +1 Armor, and +1% Reflect Chance.
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Core wheel
Claws of DarknessMAX RANK 15 · HERO LEVEL 1+
Improve Rytharius's permanent Claws of Darkness.
Base: Hero Level x 50 + Strength x Talent Rank.
Each rank adds +1.00 to the Strength multiplier.
Talent stat multiplier: x0 before investment; rank 1 = x1, then +x1 per rank.
Base: Hero Level x 50 + Strength x Talent Rank.
Each rank adds +1.00 to the Strength multiplier.
Talent stat multiplier: x0 before investment; rank 1 = x1, then +x1 per rank.
Death SpikesMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 10+
Strengthen Death Spikes' explosive retaliation.
Talent damage: (Str + Mgk) x Talent Rank, with a base 2% chance when attacked.
Each rank adds +1.00 to both attribute multipliers; evolved Death Spikes ranks add their own bonus.
Talent damage: (Str + Mgk) x Talent Rank, with a base 2% chance when attacked.
Each rank adds +1.00 to both attribute multipliers; evolved Death Spikes ranks add their own bonus.
AevatarusMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 20+
Improve Rytharius's temporary Aevatarus power-up.
Each rank adds +2% Damage, +3% maximum Life, +2% Armor, and +1 second duration.
Each rank adds +2% Damage, +3% maximum Life, +2% Armor, and +1 second duration.
Dark Lord's MasteryMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 20+
Improve Rytharius's permanent Mastery stance.
Each rank grants +5 Base Damage, +1% Critical Chance, +0.05 Critical Multiplier, and +2% Evasion.
Each rank grants +5 Base Damage, +1% Critical Chance, +0.05 Critical Multiplier, and +2% Evasion.
Battle FormationMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 15+
Rank 1 learns Battle Formation through its Spellbook.
Improve Rytharius's Battle Formation.
Each rank grants +2% formation Damage, +5 Armor, +5 Life Regeneration, +2 Mana Regeneration, +25 area, and +1 second duration.
Improve Rytharius's Battle Formation.
Each rank grants +2% formation Damage, +5 Armor, +5 Life Regeneration, +2 Mana Regeneration, +25 area, and +1 second duration.
BerserkaMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 30+
Improve the SpellBook ability Berserka.
Starts at +100% Attack Speed for 20 seconds. Each rank adds +5% Attack Speed and +1 second duration.
Starts at +100% Attack Speed for 20 seconds. Each rank adds +5% Attack Speed and +1 second duration.
MultishotMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 30+
Learn Multishot and increase the number of enemies struck.
Rank 1 fires 3 total shots; every additional rank adds one shot.
Total shots = Skill Rank + 2.
Rank 1 fires 3 total shots; every additional rank adds one shot.
Total shots = Skill Rank + 2.
Aura of HorrorMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 40+
Nearby enemies deal less attack damage.
Rank 1: 17% reduction in 725 area. Each additional rank adds 2% reduction and 25 area.
Rank 1: 17% reduction in 725 area. Each additional rank adds 2% reduction and 25 area.
Tyrant's ControlMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 40+
Strengthen both Net Mastery and Dark Fear.
Each rank adds +1.00 to Net's Strength and Agility multipliers, while improving Dark Fear's area, duration, attack reduction, and Armor reduction.
Each rank adds +1.00 to Net's Strength and Agility multipliers, while improving Dark Fear's area, duration, attack reduction, and Armor reduction.
Dark SeparationMAX RANK 5 · HERO LEVEL 60+
Learn Dark Separation and improve Rytharius's shadow copies.
Ranks 1, 3, and 5 grant 1, 2, and 3 images. Each rank adds +5% inherited Damage and +2 seconds duration.
Ranks 1, 3, and 5 grant 1, 2, and 3 images. Each rank adds +5% inherited Damage and +2 seconds duration.
Grounds of DestructionMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 80+
Improve Grounds of Destruction's four Unholy waves.
Base: Strength x Talent Rank per wave.
Each rank adds +1.00 to the Strength multiplier.
Base: Strength x Talent Rank per wave.
Each rank adds +1.00 to the Strength multiplier.
Throne of DarknessMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 100+
Improve Rytharius's ultimate throne room.
Base: Strength x Talent Rank per wave.
Each rank adds +1.00 to the Strength multiplier and +2 seconds duration.
Talent stat multiplier: x0 before investment; rank 1 = x1, then +x1 per rank.
Base: Strength x Talent Rank per wave.
Each rank adds +1.00 to the Strength multiplier and +2 seconds duration.
Talent stat multiplier: x0 before investment; rank 1 = x1, then +x1 per rank.
04
Hero specialisation
Unholy FortitudeMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 20+
Rank 1 learns Summon Unholy Guards.
Each rank increases every Unholy Guard's inherited maximum Life by 5% and grants +5 Armor.
Each rank increases every Unholy Guard's inherited maximum Life by 5% and grants +5 Armor.
Unholy MightMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 60+
Each rank increases every Unholy Guard's inherited Physical Damage by 5%.
Legion of DarknessMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 80+
Each rank summons one additional Unholy Guard. Recasting replaces Rytharius's previous Guards.
Emperor's GuardMAX RANK 3 · HERO LEVEL 100+
Rank 1 grants every Guard Critical Strike. Rank 2 adds Evasion. Rank 3 adds Cleaving Attack.
04
Evolution
Dark ImpalerMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 1+
Improve the Emperor's permanent Dark Impaler.
Base per strike: Hero Level x 50 + Strength x Talent Rank, repeated five times.
Each rank adds +1.00 to the Strength multiplier.
Base per strike: Hero Level x 50 + Strength x Talent Rank, repeated five times.
Each rank adds +1.00 to the Strength multiplier.
Hell StormMAX RANK 15 · HERO LEVEL 20+
Call Hell Storm over an area, dealing Fire damage.
Damage: (Lvl x 75) + (Str x Rank), plus item bonuses.
Each rank adds +1.00 to the Str multiplier.
Damage: (Lvl x 75) + (Str x Rank), plus item bonuses.
Each rank adds +1.00 to the Str multiplier.
Rupturing SpikesMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 60+
Perfect the Emperor's SpellBook version of Death Spikes.
Each rank adds +0.50% explosion chance, +15 explosion area, and +0.50 to both attribute multipliers.
Each rank adds +0.50% explosion chance, +15 explosion area, and +0.50 to both attribute multipliers.
Unholy BlastMAX RANK 15 · HERO LEVEL 60+
Improve the Emperor's SpellBook blast.
Talent damage: (Str + Mgk) x Talent Rank.
Each rank adds +1.00 to both attribute multipliers and +15 area.
Rank 1 = x1; equipment and other bonuses apply separately.
Talent damage: (Str + Mgk) x Talent Rank.
Each rank adds +1.00 to both attribute multipliers and +15 area.
Rank 1 = x1; equipment and other bonuses apply separately.
07
Learned abilities
Learn Net / MasteryMAX RANK 1 · HERO LEVEL 10+
Learn Net to capture an enemy. After evolution, Net Mastery captures and damages enemies throughout a wide area.
Dark VitalityMAX RANK 20 · HERO LEVEL 20+
Draw upon dark power to endure the fiercest battles.
Gain +2,500 maximum Life per rank.
Gain +2,500 maximum Life per rank.
Tyrant's MightMAX RANK 20 · HERO LEVEL 20+
Crush all who challenge your rule.
Gain +100 Damage per rank.
Gain +100 Damage per rank.
Dread ArmorMAX RANK 20 · HERO LEVEL 30+
Clad yourself in armor worthy of the Dark Lord.
Gain +10 Armor per rank.
Gain +10 Armor per rank.
Unholy FrenzyMAX RANK 20 · HERO LEVEL 30+
Drive your Unholy Guards into a relentless frenzy.
Each rank grants +5% Attack Speed to newly summoned Guards.
Recast Summon Unholy Guards to apply new ranks.
Each rank grants +5% Attack Speed to newly summoned Guards.
Recast Summon Unholy Guards to apply new ranks.
Learn
Dark FearMAX RANK 1 · HERO LEVEL 50+
Terrify enemies in the target area, reducing their attack damage and Armor.
Cruel SustenanceMAX RANK 15 · HERO LEVEL 50+
Feed upon your enemies' suffering to sustain yourself.
Gain +1% Life Steal per rank.
Gain +1% Life Steal per rank.
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