Merksha
Hero Skill
Deals 1400% ATK DMG to the current enemy target. Also reduces nearby enemy Heroes' CRIT Resist by 50% for 3s. (Cooldown: 3.5s.) (This Hero is immune to Stun and Disarm, reduces DMG received by 70%, and has fast Energy recovery. For the next 4s after dealing a critical hit, she gains 100% more ATK and ATK SPD, and all her DMG ignores DMG-to-HP Conversion effects. (Cooldown 4s.))
Best Build
Merksha build analysis
Merksha is an epic offensive hero. Compared with the other 41 epic offensive heroes in the database, Merksha sits in the middle of its class on raw stats. Among top players, the most settled part of the build is trait (Accuracy, 36.0%) and the least settled is pet (Euphoric Ritual, only 3.1%), 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. Merksha's top talent, Sacred Light, is picked 17.6% of the time, which is 6.9 points less settled than the typical hero (median 24.5%).
| Slot | Top pick | Runner-up | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talent | Sacred Light (17.6%) | Dragon's Cover (9.8%) | contested |
| Insignia | Wicked Armor Insignia (19.5%) | Sacred Light Insignia (10.3%) | contested |
| Square Insignia | Chaos Armor Insignia (19.7%) | Tyranny Insignia (10.8%) | contested |
| Equipment | Holy Conviction (9.1%) | Malaise (6.4%) | no consensus |
| Trait | Accuracy (36.0%) | ATK (17.8%) | clear favourite |
| Pet | Euphoric Ritual (3.1%) | Bloody Vengeance (2.3%) | 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 offensive heroes
| Stat | Merksha | Peer median | Rank vs peers | Rank overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base ATK | 420 | 415 | 13 / 42 | 23 / 208 |
| Base HP | 9,800 | 12,000 | 40 / 42 | 97 / 208 |
| ATK growth per level | 20 | 20 | 18 / 42 | 25 / 208 |
| HP growth per level | 285 | 300 | 40 / 42 | 97 / 208 |
| Attack interval (lower is faster) | 1,750 ms | 1,400 | 42 / 42 | 205 / 208 |
| Move speed | 320 | 325 | 25 / 42 | 49 / 208 |
Across all 208 heroes of every rarity, base ATK ranks 23rd of 208 and base HP ranks 97th of 208. Its skill has a 3.5s cooldown.
Heroes with similar builds
4 other heroes share Merksha's core pairing of Sacred Light + Wicked Armor Insignia: Berserker, Inquisitess, Spartan Spearman, Drunken Simian. 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 Merksha's:
- Grief Harpist (epic, offensive): overlap score 197, same top talent (Sacred Light)
- Searing Slayer (epic, offensive): overlap score 188
- Primeval Golem (epic, multiclass): overlap score 180
- Gravedigger (epic, offensive): overlap score 173
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.