Rowan

Ability · Fault Line

Dual-class defensive anchor

At a glance

Guide notes

Role: Dual Vanguard/Tank anchor — Fault Line Shields, Max HP smash, and frontal Stun
Best for: Red Rift / hard content that needs a true first-contact wall with Stall scaling
Strength: Dual-class pool plus Fault Line that converts Max HP/Defense into Shield, damage, and Stun
Weakness: Low flashy clear alone — needs a carry behind the wall

Current Tier Ranking

Full Guildrun tier list

A TierRank #9 · Dual-Class Wall

Vanguard/Tank Fault Line anchor — Max HP smash and frontal Stun for hard content.

How to play

Decision notes for shops and formation — not a copy of the in-game panel.

Early
Premier opener tank. Buy Max HP and Defense. Cast Fault Line into the engage lane every fight.
Mid
Tectonic/Fault Line path = personal smash identity. Protector = auto-attack Shields and Shield-based bonus damage. Friend = Stall permanent Max HP/Defense shared to Tanks/Vanguards on Backup. Pick selfish wall, Shield attacker, or tribal Stall tank.
Late
Defensive amplifiers and Tank/Vanguard banners. Keep Stall triggers flowing for Hearty/Friend.
Positioning
True front-center facing the pack. Fault Line hits enemies in front — aim the facing, not a side wing.

Base Stats

Max HP: 1000
Max Mana: 115
Starting Mana: 60
Mana Regen: 4
Defense: 54
Attack: 0
Magic: 0
Attack Speed: 0
Crit: 15
Move Speed: 1.5
Attack Range: 1
Mana Lock (s): 1
Base Attack Speed: 0.35
Base Attack Damage: 31

Ranks C → S

Draft a duplicate or use an eligible campfire event to rank up. Art below shows each rank portrait for Rowan.

Rank C

Base kit — the active ability is equipped and the starting stat line applies.

C — start with the active ability and base kit.
B — lock one of three specialization paths.
A / S — take the rank stat package, then draft class modifiers.

Abilities

Kit text from the Demo dump, plus short notes on how to play around each ability.

Active

Fault Line
active
Gain 0.5 (+ 25% Max Health ) Shields, then deal 0.5 (+ 25% Max Health , + 400% Defense , + 50% Magic ) damage and Stun enemies in front of Rowan for 0.5 seconds.
In practice: Shield first, then Max HP/Defense-scaled smash + Stun in front. He is a door, not a backline caster.

Passives

Hearty
passive
After Stall (1), gain 0 (+ 1000% Max Health , + 1 per 15 Defense ) HP/S.
In practice: Values Stall tempo — stall-trigger relics and a board that lives into mid-fight pay off.
The Protector
passive
On auto attack, gain 1 (+ 3% Max Health ) Shields, then deal bonus damage equal to 0 (+ 0% rank )% of current Shields (Max Damage: 0.03 (+ 3% Max Health ).
In practice: Shield loops are the point: itemize to cast often and add Shield synergy relics.
The Friend
passive
On Stall trigger, permanently gain 20 Max HP and 4 Defense. Backup. Backup Only: At start of combat, Tanks and Vanguards gain all Defense and Max HP gained from this ability.
In practice: Values Stall tempo — stall-trigger relics and a board that lives into mid-fight pay off.

Specializations

Rank B paths that reshape how Rowan scales through a run.

The Tectonic
Passive description pending.
When to pick: Fault Line / Hearty frontline identity — default when Rowan is your main wall.
The Protector
On auto attack, gain 1 (+ 3% Max Health ) Shields, then deal bonus damage equal to 0 (+ 0% rank )% of current Shields (Max Damage: 0.03 (+ 3% Max Health ).
When to pick: Shield-on-auto path that turns Shields into bonus damage. Take when he can keep attacking safely.
The Friend
On Stall trigger, permanently gain 20 Max HP and 4 Defense. Backup. Backup Only: At start of combat, Tanks and Vanguards gain all Defense and Max HP gained from this ability.
When to pick: Stall tribal Max HP/Defense for Tanks/Vanguards. Take with multiple frontliners.

Best relics & synergies

Relics that overlap Vanguard keywords and Rowan's ability tags. Top matches include a short “why”.

Defensive Amplifier

Rare

Tanks and Vanguards gain 45 Defense and 300 Max HP.

Vanguard

Why: Max HP/Defense amp for Fault Line scaling.

Defensive Backup Prism

Epic

Heroes gain 1 Defense per rank of each Tank in the reserves and 1 Max HP per rank of each Vanguard in the reserves.

Max HP

Why: Matches Rowan's Defense / Tank / Max HP tags.

Vanguard's Rally Banner

Unique

For Rush (1), Vanguards gain 10 Attack and 0 Defense per 25 Max HP.

Rush

Vanguard

Attack

Why: Vanguard half of his dual identity when Rush/Rally appears.

Tank's Absolution Engine

Legendary

Heroes gain 60 Defense. Every 8 times a Tank is auto attacked, Stun that attacking enemy for 1.5 seconds.

Stun

Why: Tank engine for hard-content walls.

Tank's Intercession Prism

Epic

Tanks gain 1 Defense per enemy targeting them. Every 0 Seconds, the Tank with the highest current HP Taunts all enemies.

Max HP

Tank's Invigoration Filigree

Epic

After Stall (1), Tanks gain 0 HP/S per 20 Defense they have.

Stall

Shard

Crystal charges spent or consumed for bonus effects.

54 relics · 12 abilities · 3 classes

Crit

Critical strikes and effects that trigger when attacks crit.

49 relics · 19 abilities · 3 classes

Rush

Tempo windows that amp allies for a short burst of aggression.

41 relics · 16 abilities · 4 classes

Stall