Drunken Simian
Hero Skill
Deals 1100% ATK DMG to all enemy targets along a straight line in front. Also greatly reduces their ACC for 2s. (This effect cannot be removed.) (Cooldown: 3s.) (This Hero is immune to Silence and reduces DMG received by 60%. All his damage ignores DMG-to-HP Conversion effects. When this Hero Dodges, he gains 100% more ATK and greatly increases his ACC (this effect cannot be removed), both for 3s. Cooldown: 5s.)
Best Build
Drunken Simian build analysis
Drunken Simian is an epic multiclass hero. Compared with the other 7 epic multiclass heroes in the database, Drunken Simian leans durable, with base HP near the top of its class while ATK sits lower. Among top players, the most settled part of the build is trait (Accuracy, 34.0%) and the least settled is pet (Impeding Circle, only 4.8%), 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. Drunken Simian's top talent, Sacred Light, is picked 19.1% of the time, which is 5.4 points less settled than the typical hero (median 24.5%).
| Slot | Top pick | Runner-up | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talent | Sacred Light (19.1%) | Dragon's Cover (12.3%) | contested |
| Insignia | Wicked Armor Insignia (20.5%) | Brawler's Favor Insignia (11.8%) | contested |
| Square Insignia | Inspire Insignia (13.9%) | Lawful Shield Insignia (9.2%) | no consensus |
| Equipment | Holy Conviction (12.8%) | Pyremage (7.4%) | no consensus |
| Trait | Accuracy (34.0%) | ATK (20.3%) | clear favourite |
| Pet | Impeding Circle (4.8%) | Impeding Circle (M) (4.0%) | 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 | Drunken Simian | Peer median | Rank vs peers | Rank overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base ATK | 350 | 423 | 6 / 8 | 89 / 208 |
| Base HP | 13,500 | 11,750 | 1 / 8 | 31 / 208 |
| ATK growth per level | 16 | 19 | 7 / 8 | 92 / 208 |
| HP growth per level | 330 | 303 | 1 / 8 | 7 / 208 |
| Attack interval (lower is faster) | 1,500 ms | 1,450 | 5 / 8 | 157 / 208 |
| Move speed | 305 | 315 | 6 / 8 | 90 / 208 |
Across all 208 heroes of every rarity, base ATK ranks 89th of 208 and base HP ranks 31st of 208. Its skill has a 3s cooldown.
Heroes with similar builds
4 other heroes share Drunken Simian's core pairing of Sacred Light + Wicked Armor Insignia: Berserker, Inquisitess, Merksha, Spartan Spearman. 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 Drunken Simian's:
- Spartan Spearman (epic, offensive): overlap score 197, same top talent (Sacred Light)
- Kunoichi (epic, defensive): overlap score 181
- Cosmic Pugilist (epic, multiclass): overlap score 180
- Catty Spirit (epic, offensive): overlap score 176
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.