Ninja
Hero Skill
Deals 800% DMG to target.
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Ninja build analysis
Ninja is a legendary offensive hero. Compared with the other 28 legendary offensive heroes in the database, Ninja leans offensive, with base ATK near the top of its class while HP sits lower. Among top players, the most settled part of the build is trait (Accuracy, 27.3%) and the least settled is pet (Nature's Spite, only 5.9%), 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. Ninja's top talent, Flame Guard, is picked 8.2% of the time, which is 16.3 points less settled than the typical hero (median 24.5%).
| Slot | Top pick | Runner-up | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talent | Flame Guard (8.2%) | Enlighten (5.4%) | no consensus |
| Insignia | Unholy Pact Insignia (13.2%) | Brawler's Favor Insignia (11.2%) | no consensus |
| Square Insignia | Mana Void Insignia (15.5%) | Tyranny Insignia (14.8%) | contested |
| Equipment | Malaise (8.2%) | Pyremage (6.5%) | no consensus |
| Trait | Accuracy (27.3%) | ATK (23.7%) | contested |
| Pet | Nature's Spite (5.9%) | Swarm of Doom (5.5%) | 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 offensive heroes
| Stat | Ninja | Peer median | Rank vs peers | Rank overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base ATK | 285 | 226 | 2 / 29 | 102 / 208 |
| Base HP | 1,300 | 2,700 | 28 / 29 | 198 / 208 |
| ATK growth per level | 14 | 13 | 10 / 29 | 118 / 208 |
| HP growth per level | 65 | 150 | 28 / 29 | 198 / 208 |
| Attack interval (lower is faster) | 800 ms | 1,000 | 6 / 29 | 7 / 208 |
| Move speed | 220 | 255 | 23 / 29 | 158 / 208 |
Across all 208 heroes of every rarity, base ATK ranks 102nd of 208 and base HP ranks among the lowest (198th of 208).
Where Ninja is a top user
These are options where Ninja 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 Ninja.
- Mana Void Insignia (Square Insignia): #2 of 46 heroes that use it, picked on 15.5% of Ninja builds
Heroes with similar builds
One other hero shares Ninja's core pairing of Flame Guard + Unholy Pact Insignia: Champion. 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 Ninja's:
- Snowzilla (legendary, offensive): overlap score 209, same top talent (Flame Guard)
- Champion (legendary, crowd control): overlap score 208, same top talent (Flame Guard)
- Immortep (legendary, crowd control): overlap score 203, same top talent (Flame Guard)
- Lady Leo (legendary, crowd control): overlap score 200
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.