Tiel
| Epithet | The Acolyte | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Shell Health | 85 | ||
| Max Resolve | 100 | ||
| Bleed Res. | 6 | ||
| Frost Res. | 5 | ||
| Shock Res. | 7 | ||
| Curse Res. | 8 | ||
Tiel is likely the first Shell you will find in Fainweald, located southeast of the Widow's Overlook Beacon. Tiel has mastered the use of Poison, and can actually heal from it, as well as detonate Poison stacks on enemies using his Shadow Strike ability.
Because of this the weapons that best suit him are the Axe & Dagger and Black Needle, since both can be buffed with Poison. The Forgotten Crossbow and Caged Hystrix can also be buffed with Poison, so they make good companion sidearms.
Tiel excels at dodging, capable of dealing stagger damage, and going invisible with close call dodges, and players who prefer dodging vs parrying or hardening should consider selecting him. Just keep in mind he has only 85 base health, which is only more than Genessa and Smert.
“Once you have nothing, you’re free to take everything.”
Acquisition
- Shell recruitment site (Mushroom Village). See the map.
Abilities
| Ability | Type | Cost | Cooldown | Effect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Shadow Dash | Passive | - | - | Dashing just before getting struck grants Tiel Shadow and inflicts Stagger Damage. |
 | Lingering Shadow | Active | 40 | 8 | Tiel gains Shadow and prepares to perform a Shadow Strike with his dagger. |
Shell Abilities
Shell Abilities are improved with Shell Points. Nodes require a matching Bond Tier unlock before they can be purchased. Shell Point costs follow level N = N Shell Points (e.g. 1 / 2 / 3).
Bond Tier 1
Escalation
Each level improves Shadow Strike
Shell Point cost: 1 / 2 / 3
| Level | Effect |
|---|---|
| Level 1 | Shadow Strike deals 125% damage |
| Level 2 | Shadow Strike deals 140% damage |
| Level 3 | Shadow Strike inflicts 10 Poison stacks |
Bond Tier 2
Deathmark
Each level improves Shadow Strike
Shell Point cost: 1 / 2 / 3
| Level | Effect |
|---|---|
| Level 1 | Shadow Strike has +23% Critical Hit chance |
| Level 2 | Shadow Strike deals 120% Critical damage |
| Level 3 | Shadow Strike inflicts 10 Fragile stacks |
Nightstride
Each level improves Shadow Dash
Shell Point cost: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
| Level | Effect |
|---|---|
| Level 1 | Shadow Dash activation window increased by 120% |
| Level 2 | Shadow Dash deals 300% Stagger Damage |
| Level 3 | Shadow Dash deals 50 damage |
| Level 4 | Shadow Dash activation window increased by 145% |
Poison Burst
Shadow Strike detonates all Poison stacks on the struck target
Shell Point cost: 1 / 2 / 3
Bond Tier 3
Lethality
When killing an enemy with a Shadow Strike:
Shell Point cost: 1 / 2 / 3
| Level | Effect |
|---|---|
| Level 1 | Tiel restores 10 Resolve |
| Level 2 | Tiel restores 20 Resolve |
| Level 3 | Tiel has 50% chance to reactivate Lingering Shadow immediately |
Shadow Stalk
Shadow Strike damage increases the longer Tiel stays Shadowed
Shell Point cost: 1 / 2 / 3
| Level | Effect |
|---|---|
| Level 1 | Shadow Strike deals 2 more damage for every 0.5s spent while Shadowed |
| Level 2 | Shadow Strike deals 3 more damage for every 0.5s spent while Shadowed |
| Level 3 | Shadow Strike deals 4 more damage for every 0.5s spent while Shadowed |
Ambush
When striking enemies from behind:
Shell Point cost: 1 / 2 / 3
| Level | Effect |
|---|---|
| Level 1 | Tiel deals 150% damage |
| Level 2 | Tiel has +25% Critical Hit chance |
| Level 3 | Tiel deals 120% Critical Hit damage |
Bond Tier 4
Critical Role
Each level improves Tiel attacks
Shell Point cost: 1 / 2 / 3
| Level | Effect |
|---|---|
| Level 1 | After a Shadow Strike, the next melee attack strikes Critically |
| Level 2 | After a Shadow Strike, the next ranged attack also strikes Critically |
| Level 3 | Those Critical Hits deal +100% damage |
Shadow Clone
Each level improves Shadow Dash
Shell Point cost: 1 / 2 / 3
| Level | Effect |
|---|---|
| Level 1 | Shadow Dash leaves behind a Shadow Clone that inflicts 2 Poison stacks to enemies that strike it.
The clone can resist up to 3 strikes. |
| Level 2 | Shadow Dash leaves behind a Shadow Clone that inflicts 2 Poison stacks to enemies that strike it.
The clone can resist up to 5 strikes. |
| Level 3 | When the Shadow Clone expires, it burst into a Poisonous cloud that lasts for 5s |
Seal Affinity
Each level grants Tiel various Seals improvements
Shell Point cost: 1 / 2 / 3
| Level | Effect |
|---|---|
| Level 1 | A failed Guard, Parry or Harden grant Tiel 3 Shadow stacks |
| Level 2 | A Perfect Guard, successfull Parry or Perfect Harden deal 120% Break Damage |
| Level 3 | Each consecutive Perfect Guard, Parry or Perfect Harden without being struck accumulates 5 additional Break Damage. |
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