Athena

Sanctuary

Deploys a 5-second Sanctuary, dealing damage to all enemies and taunting 5 enemies

Lv.3

Initially gains Holy Shield · Protection

Lv.5

Gains 15% damage reduction; when Artemis is also deployed, additionally gains 20% healing received bonus

Lv.8

Initially gains Holy Spear · Warcry

Lv.10

Spirit of the Holy Shield: Increases Spirit of the Holy Shield's converted damage ratio by 20% / Holy Spear Descends: Each stack of Divine Blessing increases Holy Spear Descends damage by 2%

Lv.12

Gain an additional Blessing after selecting an Ultimate Skill

Lv.15

At battle start, applies a Judgment mark to all enemies; when a marked target takes damage, has a 12% chance to restore Athena's HP

Lv.20

Spirit of the Holy Shield: During Sanctuary, damage taken by allies is reduced by 18% / Holy Spear Descends: After casting ends, gains a 1% shield for each 1 stack of Divine Blessing

Lv.25

Spirit of the Holy Shield: The heroic spirit additionally deals damage equal to 6% of the target's max HP / Holy Spear Descends: The two hits of Holy Spear Descends add damage equal to 18% and 7% of own max HP

Holy Shield · Divine Blessing

When taking damage, gains Divine Blessing and shares damage taken by allies. Each stack increases Defense and max HP by 1%, up to 20 stacks.

Holy Shield · Protection

Gain 1 stack of Blessing every second during Sanctuary

Holy Shield · Vigilance

During Sanctuary, gain a shield and create orbiting shields that deal damage to nearby enemies every second

Holy Shield · Unyielding

During Sanctuary, HP cannot fall below 1

Holy Shield · Divine Punishment

When taking damage during Sanctuary, summon a Holy Spear from the ground to attack the target and reduce its damage output

Holy Shield · Reckoning

During Sanctuary, records damage taken; when it ends, returns the recorded damage to all enemies

Spirit of the Holy Shield

During Sanctuary, converts part of the damage taken into HP recovery and summons heroic spirits to counterattack when taking damage

Holy Spear · War Cry

Start with 10 stacks of Blessing

Holy Spear · Thorns

Blessing grants crowd-control immunity and additionally increases damage sharing by 1% and damage reflection by 2%

Holy Spear · Expedition

For every 5 stacks of Blessing gained, throw a spear at a random enemy, dealing damage and Taunting them

Holy Spear · Judgment

For every 10 stacks of Blessing gained, deal damage in a rectangular area based on your Max HP

Holy Spear · Blade

When Blessing reaches 15 stacks, empower the spear and grant additional damage to Basic Attacks

Holy Spear Descends

After Blessing reaches 10 stacks, releases a massive Holy Spear every 7 seconds, dealing massive damage, then rains down spears to deal damage again

Building this character

Read from their own skill text, quoted below. Not a meta ranking.

What the kit leans on

1. 1Survivability

   Holy Shield · Unyielding — During Sanctuary, HP cannot fall below 1

2. 2HP

   Lv.15 At battle start, applies a Judgment mark to all enemies; when a marked target takes damage, has a 12% chance to restore Athena's HP

3. 3Healing

   Lv.5 Gains 15% damage reduction; when Artemis is also deployed, additionally gains 20% healing received bonus

4. 4Tenacity

   Holy Spear · Thorns — Blessing grants crowd-control immunity and additionally increases damage sharing by 1% and damage reflection by 2%

Story

The oldest military banner of the Varen Federation has always borne the image of Athena holding a spear and raising a shield. Before she was revered as the Goddess of War and Guardianship, she was a human commander. At the beginning of the Shard Era, she led the survivors in rebuilding their city-state, quelled disputes with unwavering resolve, and defended the city gate alone for seven days when the Black Breath army laid siege to the city. In the final battle, Athena used her own body to withstand the power of an out-of-control Dragon Breath crystal. In response to her conviction to protect everyone, the Dragon Breath coalesced into an immortal divinity, forging the Sunwheel Sacred Shield and the Spear of Judgment. From then on, she became a symbol of order and courage for humanity. Now, as the Black Breath spreads once more, the war drums long silent within the temple resound again. Athena personally takes to the battlefield, uniting the allied forces with her dignified authority and inspiring her companions with unreserved passion. She firmly believes that true gods should not sit high above the heavens, but stand before the people.