Cosmic Pugilist
Hero Skill
Deals 610% ATK DMG to 1 random enemy Hero and enemy Heroes near the target (ignores DMG limits of targets). Also greatly reduces their ACC for 4s. These targets lose HP equal to 10% of their Max HP whenever they perform a basic attack for 5s. (Cooldown: 6s.) (This Hero reduces DMG received by 60% and is immune to Silence and Stun. Whenever this Hero Dodges, he deals 200% ATK DMG to 3 nearby enemy units and recovers HP equal to 50% of DMG dealt. (Cooldown 3s.))
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Cosmic Pugilist build analysis
Cosmic Pugilist is an epic multiclass hero. Compared with the other 7 epic multiclass heroes in the database, Cosmic Pugilist sits in the middle of its class on raw stats. Among top players, the most settled part of the build is trait (Accuracy, 29.3%) and the least settled is pet (Euphoric Ritual, only 2.6%), 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. Cosmic Pugilist's top talent, Dragon's Cover, is picked 13.0% of the time, which is 11.5 points less settled than the typical hero (median 24.5%).
| Slot | Top pick | Runner-up | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talent | Dragon's Cover (13.0%) | Orderbound Bow (9.1%) | no consensus |
| Insignia | Wicked Armor Insignia (15.3%) | Empower Insignia (9.6%) | contested |
| Square Insignia | Inspire Insignia (23.3%) | Lawful Shield Insignia (14.1%) | contested |
| Equipment | Holy Conviction (12.5%) | Malaise (5.0%) | no consensus |
| Trait | Accuracy (29.3%) | Dodge (28.1%) | contested |
| Pet | Euphoric Ritual (2.6%) | Grave Assault (2.4%) | 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 epic multiclass heroes
| Stat | Cosmic Pugilist | Peer median | Rank vs peers | Rank overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base ATK | 290 | 423 | 8 / 8 | 101 / 208 |
| Base HP | 11,500 | 11,750 | 5 / 8 | 73 / 208 |
| ATK growth per level | 17 | 19 | 6 / 8 | 86 / 208 |
| HP growth per level | 315 | 303 | 3 / 8 | 28 / 208 |
| Attack interval (lower is faster) | 1,600 ms | 1,450 | 6 / 8 | 192 / 208 |
| Move speed | 305 | 315 | 6 / 8 | 90 / 208 |
Across all 208 heroes of every rarity, base ATK ranks 101st of 208 and base HP ranks 73rd of 208. Its skill has a 6s cooldown.
Where Cosmic Pugilist is a top user
These are options where Cosmic Pugilist 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 Cosmic Pugilist.
- Inspire Insignia (Square Insignia): #3 of 100 heroes that use it, picked on 23.3% of Cosmic Pugilist builds
Heroes with similar builds
One other hero shares Cosmic Pugilist's core pairing of Dragon's Cover + Wicked Armor Insignia: Kunoichi. If you're rebuilding one of them, the same talent and insignia usually carry over.
Looking at every slot, not just talent and insignia, these heroes' builds overlap most with Cosmic Pugilist's:
- Genteel Droid (epic, offensive): overlap score 198
- Drunken Simian (epic, multiclass): overlap score 180
- Catty Spirit (epic, offensive): overlap score 175
- Young Spark (epic, offensive): overlap score 175, same top talent (Dragon's Cover)
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.