Ash Channeler, splash art

Enemy

Ash Channeler

Priest of the Crucible

  • Elite
  • Act 2
  • Ranged
  • Elite

Senior sorcerers of the Chainforge who keep the pyres lit so the forge never cools. Raising smouldering staves, they draw the heat of the great cauldrons into pillars of fire that consume rebels from a distance. A shimmering cinder shield protects them, turning incoming blades red-hot in the hand.

All steel answers the fire, and your weapons belong to the forge.

Ash Channeler
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Level 1 to 36

Attributes

Health (HP)
1310 5860
5860 at level 36 +4,550 from level 1
Mana
450 1325
1325 at level 36 +875 from level 1
Attack (ATK)
58 208.5
208.5 at level 36 +150.5 from level 1
Armor
26 68
68 at level 36 +42 from level 1
Magic Resist
40 92.5
92.5 at level 36 +52.5 from level 1
Attack Speed
0.8 1.22
1.22 at level 36 +0.42 from level 1
Move Speed
2.9 m/s 2.9 m/s
Fixed Fixed
Attack Range
6 m 6 m
Fixed Fixed

2 skills

Skills

Skill I

Inferno Pillar

Active
  • AoE
  • DoT
Cooldown
9s
Cost
80 mana
Cooldown
9s
Cost
80 mana

Ignite a fiery pillar beneath the densest group after 0.8s: 120 magic damage and 22 burn per second for 3.5s.

Ignite a fiery pillar beneath the densest group after 0.8s: 420 magic damage and 77 burn per second for 3.5s.

Trained to stoke the endless cauldrons of the Chainforge, these crucible priests channel the mountain's deepest heat into mortal flesh. The channeler raises a smouldering iron staff with both hands, chanting harsh rites of smelting. Beneath the clustered foes, the stone floor fissures with blinding scarlet luminescence before erupting into a roaring pillar of white-hot inferno. The swirling column engulfs the targets, searing their skin and leaving clinging embers that burn ceaselessly.

Skill II

Cinder Shield

Active
  • Shield
Cooldown
12s
Cost
60 mana
Cooldown
12s
Cost
60 mana

Encase the most wounded ally in flaming slag: a shield of 160 + 5% max HP for 4.5s.

Encase the most wounded ally in flaming slag: a shield of 560 + 5% max HP for 4.5s.

The Chainforge sorcerers preserve their heaven-bound smiths by wrapping them in the very crust of the furnace. Thrusting the charred tip of its smouldering staff toward the most battered ally, the channeler draws molten runoff from thin air. A spherical shell of bubbling orange slag and swirling grey ash crystallizes around the companion, absorbing punishing enemy strikes while radiating a blistering heat that threatens any blade drawn against it.

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Character sheet

Ash Channeler from the front, both sides and the back
Ash Channeler, character sheet. Select the image to open it full screen.

Appearance

The ash channeler is a senior crucible priest elite standing six and a half feet tall, carrying an austere and imposing posture. The priest has a gaunt, angular face marked with geometric brand scars from forge rituals, pupil-less eyes that burn with scarlet furnace heat, and a clean-shaven jaw. The channeler wears layered ceremonial vestments of fire-resistant crimson and charcoal silk, reinforced with blackened steel shoulder guards and an iron gorget shaped like crucible tongs. The signature focus is a tall wrought-iron stave crowned with an open brazier cage holding an eternal white-hot coal, used to conjure soaring pillars of roaring inferno and summon protective shields of swirling slag. A shimmering cinder aura of intense heat wafts from its staff. Palette: crimson red, charcoal black, brazier gold. Silhouette hook: a tall, robed sorcerer holding an iron staff crowned with a blazing cage brazier.