Death Must Die · Exalted Barrage
Avoron Exalted Cast Build
Turn level-ups into long Exalted windows, cycle two repeated Casts across the arena, and use Armor, damage reduction, and a recurring shield to survive while Smited and Burning feed the next level.
Updated for game data v0.8.8
- Gods
Lady Justice
Leigong
Summer
- Core
Light Rays
Lightning Orbs
Eclipse
Second Bolt
- Gear
- Cast Damage
- Cooldown Reduction
- Armor
- Cast Area
Gods
Lady Justice
Persistent Cast + defense
- Light Rays
- Eclipse
Protection
Inner Peace
Light Rays and Eclipse provide persistent coverage, while Protection, Inner Peace, and Divine Shield keep the two-Cast engine alive long enough to scale.
Leigong
Orb engine + repeats
- Lightning Orbs
- Second Bolt
Urgency
Lightning Orbs rewards Avoron's sword attacks, while Second Bolt and Urgency add extra Cast triggers and faster cooldowns.
Summer
Burning + experience loop
Searing Attack
Gehenna
Searing Attack applies Burning, which joins Smited to make Gehenna's experience gain—and therefore Inspired Research's Exalted window—more consistent.
Blessing Priorities
Core
4 blessingsLight Rays
Lady Justice · Cast
On cooldown, light rays spawn on the battlefield that continuously damage enemies for a limited duration.
Build role: A persistent battlefield Cast that fully benefits from the build's Exalted, Cast Area, and cooldown plan.
Lightning Orbs
Leigong · Cast
Lightning orbs spawn at random that explode when you attack them or after a limited duration.
Build role: Avoron's attacks can immediately detonate the spawned orbs, making the Cast an active close-range payoff rather than a passive timer.
Eclipse
Lady Justice · Passive
Your Casts have a larger area.
Build role: Directly gives the two-Cast loadout more area, increasing coverage from both Light Rays and Lightning Orbs.
Second Bolt
Leigong · Passive
Legend
Whenever a Cast triggers, there is a chance it triggers an additional time.
Build role: Has a 40% chance to trigger every Cast an additional time, multiplying the value of the two occupied Cast slots.
High Priority
5 blessingsSearing Attack
Summer · Attack
Your Attacks become stronger, apply Burning and have a chance to create fire trails that burn enemies.
Build role: Uses Avoron's base Attack slot to apply Burning while he attacks Lightning Orbs, adding a second status for Gehenna.
Urgency
Leigong · Passive
Your cooldowns are reduced.
Build role: Cooldown Reduction keeps Light Rays and Lightning Orbs cycling through each Exalted window.
Protection
Lady Justice · Passive
All damage dealt to you is reduced.
Build role: Reduces incoming damage on top of Bulwark, allowing Avoron to approach and detonate Lightning Orbs without making Armor the build's only defense.
Inner Peace
Lady Justice · Passive
Legend
You regenerate a percentage of your life every second. If at full life, you gain experience instead.
Build role: Regenerates a percentage of Life and converts full-Life regeneration into experience, directly feeding Inspired Research's next Exalted window.
Gehenna
Summer · Passive
Legend
Every second, gain experience for each unique status applied to each individual enemy.
Build role: Grants experience every second for unique statuses on each enemy; Smited plus Burning directly feeds the level-up Exalted loop.
Situational
4 blessings
Meteor Shower
Summer · Cast
Meteors fall from the skies, damaging enemies and Burning the ground.
Build role: Swap it into a Cast slot when its Burning ground coverage is more valuable than Light Rays or Lightning Orbs.
Inferno
Summer · Cast
Legend
A wave of fire bursts from you, damaging and scorching everything in its path.
Build role: A Legend Cast swap for immediate close-range fire damage when the run offers it.
Divine Shield
Lady Justice · Cast
On cooldown, you gain a shield that prevents the next time you would take damage.
Build role: Use this Cast in difficult rooms when preventing one incoming hit matters more than another damage spell.
Vehemence
Summer · Passive
Whenever you lose life, your Cast damage is increased temporarily.
Build role: A riskier Cast Damage boost after losing Life; take it only when the defensive layer already feels stable.
Gear Priorities
primary
Cast Damage
Directly scales Light Rays, Lightning Orbs, and every Cast swap during Exalted windows.
Cooldown Reduction
Creates more Cast cycles before each Exalted window ends.
secondary
Armor
Improves close-range safety and increases Tectonic Plating's Damage conversion.
Cast Area
Complements Eclipse by extending the coverage of both core Casts.
useful
Life Regeneration
Supports recovery between hits and becomes experience through Inner Peace while Avoron is at full Life.
Practical build advice
Watch out for
Defense must arrive early
The Cast loop needs time to gain levels, and unsafe orb detonations are punishing before Armor, Protection, or regeneration is established.
Cooldown pressure
A two-Cast loadout loses tempo if cooldown support falls behind, especially while the build is waiting for its Exalted windows.
What helps
Armor
Creates the defensive floor required to keep casting and safely collect Smited and Burning experience.
Protection
Adds damage reduction without changing the build's Lady Justice Cast identity.
Cooldown Reduction
Keeps both Casts active often enough for the Exalted window and repeated-trigger package to matter.
Unique Boosts
Enhancer · Great if you have it
Snowswatch Snow Globe
Immortal · Tier 3 · Knight
While Exalted, this Knight relic adds Cast Damage, Cast Cooldown Reduction, Cast Area, and Cast Duration—the exact stats this build wants during Inspired Research's 20-second window.
Enhancer · Great if you have it
The White Wizard
Epic · Tier 3 · Knight
Its fixed +120% Cast Damage boosts the core spells, and its aiming missiles reward the same frequent attacks used to detonate Lightning Orbs.
Talents
Inspired Research
Rank 5/5Whenever you gain a level, become Exalted for a limited duration.
Build impact: Every level gained grants 20 seconds of Exalted, creating the build's main Cast-powered damage window.
Edge of Divinity
Rank 4/4Your attacks have a chance to apply Smited.
Build impact: Makes every Attack apply Smited at 100% chance, supplying a reliable status while Avoron triggers Lightning Orbs in melee.
Hardened Steel
Rank 5/5Your armor is increased.
Build impact: Adds +15% Armor, supporting the armor-to-Damage conversion and safer close-range orb detonations.
Tectonic Plating
Rank 2/3Your Damage is increased for every 100 Armor points you have.
Build impact: At +0.04% Damage per 100 Armor, it lets the defensive Armor investment contribute to the Cast engine without replacing direct Cast scaling.
Great Library of Aulum
Rank 5/5You gain more experience.
Build impact: Adds +10% Experience Gain, helping reach the next level and its 20-second Exalted window more often.
Austere Training
Rank 5/5You deal more damage.
Build impact: Adds +10% Damage to the Cast package, sword attacks, and status damage at once.
Bulwark
Rank 5/5Reduces all damage taken.
Build impact: Adds 25% damage reduction, giving this Cast plan a dependable defensive floor while its two-spell engine scales.
Divine Protection
Rank 3/3You have a protective shield that prevents a single damage instance.
Build impact: Refreshes a one-hit shield every 10 seconds, protecting the close-range moments needed to detonate Lightning Orbs.
Devotion
Rank 1/1God blessings can upgrade up to Master.
Build impact: Lets God blessings upgrade to Master, raising the ceiling of the compact Cast package.
Champion
Rank 1/1Your Prime Damage is increased.
Build impact: Adds +50% Prime Damage as a final offensive capstone.
Talent Tree
Hardened Steel
Rank 5 / 5Your armor is increased.
- Armor: +15%
Conviction
Rank 0 / 3Your damage vs enemies above 50% life is increased.
- Damage: +4%
Holy Guidance
Rank 0 / 3You are luckier.
- Luck: +4%
Panache
Rank 0 / 5Your Power Damage is increased.
- Power Damage: +2%
Divine Prescience
Rank 0 / 2You gain more control over your god offers.
- Alterations: +2
Vanguard
Rank 0 / 5You have a chance to prevent damage. Damage block is equal to your Armor divided by 100. This damage prevention occurs before reductions.
- Vanguard: Chance: +10%
Great Library of Aulum
Rank 5 / 5You gain more experience.
- Experience Gain: +10%
Celestial Fate
Rank 0 / 2You gain more control over your god offers.
- Celestial Fate: Rerolls: +2
Focused Warp
Rank 0 / 3Your experience pull area is increased.
- Pull Area: +20%
Bulwark
Rank 5 / 5Reduces all damage taken.
- Damage Reduction: +25%
Riposte
Rank 0 / 5Whenever you block, your Attack Damage and Attack Speed are increased until your next attack or for a limited duration.
- Next Attack Damage: +60%
- Next Attack Speed: +40%
- Next Attack Duration: +1.6s
- Next Attack Cooldown: +1s
Zeal
Rank 0 / 5Your Attack Damage is increased.
- Attack Damage: +2%
Cleansing Aura
Rank 0 / 3Reduces the duration of all negative effects on you.
- Duration: +20%
Stoicism
Rank 0 / 5Your life is increased.
- Life: +5%
Austere Training
Rank 5 / 5You deal more damage.
- Damage: +10%
Rebuff the Wicked
Rank 0 / 2You have a chance to resist any negative status effect.
- Chance: +20%
Holy Restoration
Rank 0 / 3You restore more life from heals.
- Chance: +10%
Inspired Research
Rank 5 / 5Whenever you gain a level, become Exalted for a limited duration.
- Inspired Research: Duration: +20s
Edge of Divinity
Rank 4 / 4Your attacks have a chance to apply Smited.
- Edge of Divinity: Chance: +100%
Worldly Study
Rank 0 / 5Locations have a chance to be rarer.
- Worldly Study: Chance: +20%
Devotion
Rank 1 / 1God blessings can upgrade up to Master.
Avenger
Rank 0 / 4Whenever you block, there is a chance you become Exalted for a limited duration.
- Avenger: Chance: +12.5%
- Avenger: Duration: +5s
Aulum's Well of Knowledge
Rank 0 / 4Your chance for Expert offers is increased.
- Aulum's Well of Knowledge: Chance: +4%
Luminosity
Rank 0 / 3Your Power Area is increased.
- Power Area: +10%
Tectonic Plating
Rank 2 / 3Your Damage is increased for every 100 Armor points you have.
- Tectonic Plating: Damage: +0.04%
Outflank
Rank 0 / 1Whenever you block, recharge dashes.
- Outflank: Dash Charges: +2
Consecration
Rank 0 / 3Your Power Damage is increased by a percentage of your Attack Damage.
- Consecration: Percentage: +13%
Divine Protection
Rank 3 / 3You have a protective shield that prevents a single damage instance.
- Divine Protection: Cooldown: +10s
Aegis
Rank 0 / 1You have a chance to revive on death.
- Aegis: Chance: +40%
Guardian Angel
Rank 0 / 1When you take damage, prevent all damage for a limited duration.
- Guardian Angel: Duration: +2.5s
- Guardian Angel: Cooldown: +10s
Grand Archon of Aulum
Rank 0 / 1All blessings offered are at least Adept. Your Adept offer bonuses convert to Expert at a diminished rate.
- Grand Archon of Aulum: Adept to Expert Rate: +60%
Champion
Rank 1 / 1Your Prime Damage is increased.
- Prime Damage: +50%
Alternatives
Two Cast slots
Avoron starts with two Cast slots. Keep Light Rays and Lightning Orbs together as the default pair; Meteor Shower, Inferno, and Divine Shield are deliberate swaps, not extra slots.
No Lady Justice?
Use Time for Time Field and Stillness only when gear already provides reliable Armor and recovery. You gain control but lose Eclipse, Protection, and Inner Peace.
No Leigong?
Keep Summer and take Time. Use Meteor Shower alongside Light Rays, then prioritize Time's cooldown and duration support instead of orb detonations.
No Summer?
Use Time for a safer control package. The build still has its two-Cast core, but loses the Burning plus Smited experience loop from Searing Attack and Gehenna.
Exalted relic unavailable
The build remains functional without Snowswatch Snow Globe: prioritize Cast Damage and Cooldown Reduction, then take The White Wizard when its Cast Damage and attack-triggered missiles fit the run.
Defensive floor
Secure Protection and stable Armor or regeneration before taking Vehemence. The Cast loop needs time to scale and should not depend on repeatedly surviving unsafe orb detonations.