Poseidon

Skills

Passive effect

When dealing damage to enemies with normal attacks, gains charges in the form of moisture. When charges are full, consumes the charges and unleashes 2 waves, dealing Magic damage. When the waves disappear, sprays the area with water, dealing Magic damage. Tackle: Dashes are considered attacks. Cannot dash consecutively.

OverflowSwap

When swapping, sprays the area with water and unleashes 2 waves, dealing Magic damage. Gains charges continuously for 5 seconds.

Fixed skills: 0 · Randomly assigned: 2 of 4

Rising Tide Cooldown: 6 s

Creates a rising tide that pulls enemies toward itself, dealing Magic damage. When the tide disappears, sprays the area with water, dealing Magic damage. Based on the number of current waves, reduces skill cooldown.

Dive Cooldown: 10 s

Hides within a body of water for 1 second, becoming invulnerable and increasing Movement Speed by 50%. When reappearing, creates a rising water pillar and sprays the area with water, dealing Magic damage. Based on the number of current waves, amplifies the water spray and pillar damage.

Tornado Cooldown: 18 s

Creates a watery tornado that moves toward the caster, dealing Magic damage. Based on the number of current waves, increases the duration of the tornado.

Lake of the Spirit Cooldown: 30 s

Creates a lake of the spirits that last for 10 seconds. When within the lake, increases Magic attack by 50% and continuously gains charges. Deals Magic damage to enemies within the lake. Based on the number of current waves, increases the size of the lake.

Recommended Builds

Water Skull: wave crits and swaps

Add magic critical follow-ups to sustained wave damage, using Dive and quick Bomber returns to keep attacking. Without the specialized pieces, build magic attack and skill rotation first.

Skills

Dive
Recommended Move while invulnerable for one second. Plan a safe position for when it ends.
Tornado
Recommended Recommended sustained damage. Higher forms' wave-dependent bonuses do not apply unchanged to lower forms.
Lake of the Spirit
An alternative to Tornado. Pick when you can safely stay inside the lake to gain moisture.

Partner Skull

Skeleton-Bomber
Recommended Quick returns require Kaboom!; Legendary Bomber is not required.

Items

Invisible Knife
Recommended A representative magic follow-up on critical hits. Without enough critical chance, build magic attack and rotation first.
Thief's Black Steel Dagger
Recommended Adds critical chance. Account for uptime requirements, then compare with attack items once chance is sufficient.
Ceremonial Dagger
Adds critical chance. Account for uptime requirements, then compare with attack items once chance is sufficient.
Manatech Circulator
Skill use reduces another skill's remaining cooldown. Wave hits and shell shots are not separate skill uses.

Inscriptions

Wisdom2
Recommended Builds magic damage so you can progress without specialized pieces.
Misfortune2
Recommended Adds critical chance. Account for uptime requirements, then compare with attack items once chance is sufficient.
Mana Cycle2
Recommended Fills gaps in skill supply. Once rotation is sufficient, value damage and survival more highly.

Dark Abilities

Go-getter
Choose once item attacks contribute significantly. It does not strengthen all skull skill damage.
Collection Desire
Useful with several inscription types held at least twice. Four of one type do not count twice.

How to Play

Use normal attacks for moisture and waves, then Dive through danger. Rare has one skill slot; two-skill play and swap-generated waves begin at Unique. Use Tornado, or Lake of the Spirit when its area is safe to occupy. Swap to Bomber and use Kaboom! to return and replenish waves. Wave hits are not separate skill uses.

Why It Works

Work toward Wisdom 2, Misfortune 2 and Mana Cycle 2 without forcing all three immediately. Invisible Knife plus critical chance is the representative pairing; Ceremonial Dagger is another option. Despite being Power, Water's normal attacks are magic, so physical Gunpowder Sword is not an equivalent substitute. Take Go-getter once item damage matters. The simulator includes recommended and optional candidates together. This is not a mandatory complete set; check the partner skull's required skill yourself.

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