Serratica Build Guide: The Bold Ambition Exception
Serratica is a multiclass Epic, and its build has a quirk you won’t find on any other hero: Bold Ambition is the #1 enchantment (36.9%). Across all 208 heroes in our database, Serratica is the only one where that’s true. Most Epics default to Holy Conviction, which comes third here at 14.6%.
What its skill actually does
Killer Scales (7s cooldown) deals 610% ATK to 8 enemy units every second for 5s, ignoring damage limits. During those 5 seconds, any enemy that attacks Serratica gets a Scale Mark. Marked targets:
- take 3x extra damage from Killer Scales,
- receive 90% less healing, and
- lose 40 energy every second for 5s.
Passives: immune to all conditions, can’t take more than 40,000 damage per hit, and a 30% chance to heal 10% of Max HP when attacked.
Serratica works best when enemies attack it: the ones that do take triple damage, get their healing cut and lose energy. It’s 8 targets per second for 5 seconds, so a lot of hits.
The top-player build
| Slot | Top pick | Pick rate | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talent | Bloodlust | 48.4% | Battle Ardor (10.6%) |
| Insignia | Empower Insignia | 39.3% | Revitalize Insignia (18.0%) |
| Square insignia | Winged Rebirth Insignia | 56.0% | Chaos Armor Insignia (7.4%) |
| Enchantment | Bold Ambition | 36.9% | Serpent’s Force (17.4%) |
| Trait | Accuracy | 73.5% | ATK (11.4%) |
| Pet skill | Soul Ferry (M) | 16.0% | Staredown (M) (5.9%) |
Pick rates are from IGG’s official hero data for top players.
Enchantment: Bold Ambition (36.9%) and Serpent’s Force (17.4%)
- Bold Ambition: every 7s, for 3s, +90% crit rate and all of Serratica’s damage ignores damage reflection.
- Serpent’s Force: every 7s, for 3s, +180% ATK and ignores DMG-to-HP Conversion.
Killer Scales lands dozens of hits per cast, so reflect is a real threat to it. Bold Ambition removes that threat for 3 of every 7 seconds and adds a lot of crit on top. Serpent’s Force is the pure-damage alternative for when conversion effects are the bigger problem. Holy Conviction (14.6%) is the defensive choice.
Talent: Bloodlust (48.4%)
Bloodlust gives +100% ATK and +300% ATK against enemies below 50% HP. With Scale Marks tripling damage on attackers, low-HP enemies drop quickly and trigger the bonus. Battle Ardor (10.6%) and Devourer’s Chalice (8.9%: +200% ATK, and each enemy death adds +30% ATK and +50% crit for the rest of the battle, stacking) are the alternatives.
Insignia: Empower (39.3%)
+60 energy per second and +80% HP. Faster casts mean more 5-second Scale Mark windows.
Trait: Accuracy (73.5%)
It’s the standard for damage dealers. ATK (11.4%) is the second choice.
Pet skill: Soul Ferry (M) (16.0%)
Every 5s, mutant Spooky Ferryman deals 540% pet ATK to 3 random enemy heroes and reduces their crit rate by 30%. While in play, it raises all friendly heroes’ crit rate by 30%. The extra crit works well with Bold Ambition.
How its stats compare
Serratica has range 10, among the longest of any Epic, but a slow 1,650 ms attack interval (89th of 100 Epics). The damage comes from the skill, not basic attacks.
Heroes built the same way
Its build overlaps most with Malefica, Cyclonica, Tusked Menace and Stella Caster. Malefica and Tusked Menace are the heavy Serpent’s Force users, the enchantment Serratica uses second-most.
Summary
- Talent: Bloodlust.
- Insignia: Empower.
- Square insignia: Winged Rebirth.
- Enchantment: Bold Ambition, or Serpent’s Force.
- Trait: Accuracy.
- Pet skill: Soul Ferry (M).
See the live numbers on the Serratica hero page.