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Defy Death

Defy Death

Generic Tier I
Forge tier starting tier · forge matching runes to climb
Gate Any unit
Cost 6g
Keyword None

Tier I effect

First lethal hit received is prevented, setting vitality to 1 and gaining 25 shield

Tier scaling

  • Tier Amount Effect Cost
  • T125First lethal hit received is prevented, setting vitality to 1 and gaining 25 shield6g
  • T250First lethal hit received is prevented, setting vitality to 1 and gaining 50 shield12g
  • T375First lethal hit received is prevented, setting vitality to 1 and gaining 75 shield18g
  • T4100First lethal hit received is prevented, setting vitality to 1 and gaining 100 shield24g

Match two same-base, same-tier runes on the forge to combine them into the next tier.

Rune resonance

Every rune you place raises your resonance level by its tier — plus any equipped runic runes — with no upper cap. The resonance itself is equipped from a boss signature reward and empowers all your units, scaling with that level. Browse the resonance runes →