Tomb Hound
Build Tips
Its passives look busy but do very little in practice — the stealth wears off the moment it lands a hit, and the slow is on a 6-second cooldown. One of the weakest melee DPS options available.
Best for
Melee Tips
- Melee units need frontline coverage; without a guard they take hero focus fire and die quickly.
- Check Range before placement — short-range melees belong one tile behind the entrance cluster.
- Prioritize ATK and HP mutations on melees you keep in your active layout past wave 100.
Active Ability
Backline Pounce
Pounce on a target for 200% ATK damage.
Passives
Grave Stealth
On spawn: Gain +80% Evasion and -80% Threat for 20s.
Passives
Reveal
On hit: Remove Stealth.
Passives
Hamstring
On hit: Reduce Move SPD by 45% for 3s (6s cooldown).
Mutation Variants
| Variant | ATK | HP |
|---|---|---|
| Base | 240 | 450 |
| Shiny | 312 | 585 |
| Cursed | 480 | 900 |
| Demonic | 600 | 1,125 |
Mutations only change ATK and HP — abilities and Range are unchanged.
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Detail card at 18:54 — Lv.1 Epic Melee Cost 2, Power 878, ATK 288 / HP 540 / Range 5; Cursed instance at 24:15 — ATK 576 / HP 1080 (x2, re-confirms Cursed), Shiny Power 1140 (x1.3)
Unit FAQ
Do mutations change this unit's abilities?
No. Mutations only multiply ATK and HP — active abilities, passives, and Range stay the same. A Cursed or Demonic copy hits harder and survives longer but keeps the same skill set. See the mutation variant table above for exact numbers.
What does population Cost mean on the unit card?
Population Cost is the number of slots this minion consumes when deployed. Your total slots come from Skill Tree nodes like Population I and II. A two-slot support like Cursed Acolyte needs Population II unlocked before you can field it.
When should I spend Souls on this unit?
Spend Souls on units already in your active layout — not bench picks. Cheap starters (1–10 Souls) are fine to buy directly. For expensive units, batch mutation rolls during Cursed Moon when odds double, and compare DPS per population Cost in the Unit Value Calculator before committing.