Athene
Hero Skill
Deals 270% ATK DMG to nearby targets in an area every 0.2s for 5s. Increases 5 friendly Heroes' ATK SPD by 60% for 5s; the friendly Heroes also gain 52 Energy each. (Cooldown: 6s. This Hero is immune to Silence and conditions from Calamity.)
Best Build
Recommended Attributes
Athene build analysis
Athene is a legendary support hero. Compared with the other 18 legendary support heroes in the database, Athene sits in the middle of its class on raw stats. Among top players, the most settled part of the build is insignia (Empower Insignia, 39.2%) and the least settled is pet (Bubble Shot, only 4.5%), so the pet slot is where you have the most freedom to adapt.
How settled is each slot?
The pick rate of the most popular option shows how much top players agree. Athene's top talent, Empower, is picked 17.6% of the time, which is 6.8 points less settled than the typical hero (median 24.5%).
| Slot | Top pick | Runner-up | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talent | Empower (17.6%) | Sacred Light (14.8%) | contested |
| Insignia | Empower Insignia (39.2%) | Sacred Light Insignia (9.6%) | clear favourite |
| Square Insignia | Winged Rebirth Insignia (14.6%) | Blood Barrier Insignia (12.9%) | no consensus |
| Equipment | Holy Conviction (14.1%) | Malaise (7.5%) | no consensus |
| Trait | Dodge (29.9%) | Accuracy (25.5%) | contested |
| Pet | Bubble Shot (4.5%) | Icy Illusion (3.5%) | no consensus |
Near-universal is 50% or more, clear favourite 30–50%, contested 15–30%, no consensus under 15%. When a slot is contested, the runner-up is usually a reasonable substitute if you don't own the top pick.
Stats compared with other legendary support heroes
| Stat | Athene | Peer median | Rank vs peers | Rank overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base ATK | 195 | 210 | 17 / 19 | 184 / 208 |
| Base HP | 2,000 | 2,300 | 11 / 19 | 166 / 208 |
| ATK growth per level | 16 | 12 | 1 / 19 | 92 / 208 |
| HP growth per level | 160 | 120 | 8 / 19 | 142 / 208 |
| Attack interval (lower is faster) | 1,200 ms | 1,200 | 6 / 19 | 72 / 208 |
| Move speed | 235 | 210 | 7 / 19 | 148 / 208 |
Across all 208 heroes of every rarity, base ATK ranks 184th of 208 and base HP ranks 166th of 208. Its skill has a 6s cooldown.
Where Athene is a top user
These are options where Athene is one of the five heroes most likely to run them. If you're deciding which hero should get a scarce item, these are strong candidates for Athene.
- Empower (Talent): #1 of 11 heroes that use it, picked on 17.6% of Athene builds
- Empower Insignia (Insignia): #4 of 158 heroes that use it, picked on 39.2% of Athene builds
Heroes with similar builds
No other hero uses the same Empower + Empower Insignia pairing as its top choice, so this build is specific to Athene.
Looking at every slot, not just talent and insignia, these heroes' builds overlap most with Athene's:
- Cosmo (legendary, crowd control): overlap score 232
- Wallawalla (legendary, support): overlap score 226
- Boreal Fox (legendary, multiclass): overlap score 214
- Michael (legendary, defensive): overlap score 206
Overlap score adds up the shared pick rate across all six slots. 0 means nothing in common, and 600 would mean identical builds.
Data source: base stats, skill text and pick rates come from IGG's official Castle Clash hero data, which reports what top players equip. The rankings, consensus ratings and similarity scores above are calculated by CastleClash Builds. See the methodology for details.