UNIT NAME: Baylan Skoll

ALIGNMENT: Dark Side

CATEGORIES: Tank, Leader, Mercenary, Unaligned Force User

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Key Attributes:

Insane Offense and Defense (GET THOSE STACKS)
Throw back and get them stacks of Soldiers of Fortune (THE STACKS)
He just be Taunting, Baylan Skoll will do everything in their power to keep that Taunt (STACKS HAPPEN HERE)
Stacks on stacks on stacks on stacks

Inspiration:

Even though his on-screen presence is limited to only the Ahsoka series, we loved the gravitas and power Ray Stevenson brought to the role and thought him and the character he portrayed worthy of an Epic Confrontation
Each of his ability names comes from a quote from the show

Strategy Tips:

Being a Mercenary Leader, Baylan Skoll can hand out stacks of Soldier of Fortune to Mercenary allies, including the existing characters who received the Mercenary tag retroactively. At the start of battle all Mercenaries receive a stack of Soldier of Fortune for each Mercenary ally they have, so a full Merc squad will see 5 additional stacks on every character. Additionally, whenever he Taunts, a random Mercenary Ally gets a stack of Soldier of Fortune. Finally, he doubles the amount of stacks that Mercenary allies receive

FAQ:

How do you acquire Baylan Skoll?

Baylan Skoll is an Epic Confrontation character, with his event starting on 10/31 at 11a Pacific. His event will run for a limited time window and require you to have the following characters at Relic 7: Grand Admiral Thrawn, Great Mothers, Marrok, Morgan Elsbeth, and Shin Hati.

Does he have an exclusive Datacron?

YES! It will only be available during the FIRST RUN of his Epic Confrontation event. You can’t get it on any future runs of the event. See the newsletter in Baylan’s release for more information.

Q/A Link: https://forms.gle/u5fJeoo9qqKxoddR6

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ABILITIES:

Basic - That Was a Mistake

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Deal Physical damage to target enemy. If it is Baylan Skoll's turn, he recovers 5% Health and Protection, and all Mercenary allies gain 5% Turn Meter and Tenacity Up for 1 turn. Otherwise, this attack deals 30% less damage and he Taunts for 1 turn.

SPECIAL 1: One Must Destroy (CD: 3)

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Dispel all debuffs on all Mercenary allies and deal Physical damage to target enemy three times, Stagger them, and inflict Defense Down and Offense Down for 2 turns. Baylan Skoll Taunts for 2 turns and all Mercenary allies gain Offense Up and Potency Up for 2 turns.

SPECIAL 2: Power. Such as You've Never Dreamed - Zeta, Omicron (CD: 4)

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Deal Physical damage to all enemies, dispel all buffs on them, and Stun them for 1 turn. Enemies who resist this Stun lose 50% Turn Meter instead, which can't be evaded or resisted. Whenever this ability is used, Baylan Skoll gains 5% Tenacity and, if he has more than 40 stacks of Soldier of Fortune, all Mercenary allies gain 20% Offense (stacking) for the rest of battle, these effects persists through defeat.

While in Grand Arenas: Enemies who resist Stun from this ability, lose 100% Turn Meter instead , which can't be resisted. Inflict Armor Shred on all enemies until the end of battle. Whenever this ability is used, all Mercenary allies gain 10 Speed (stacking, max 100) until the end of battle, this effect persists through defeat.

UNIQUE 1: Master and Apprentice (Zeta, Omicron)

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If Shin Hati is an ally at the start of battle, Baylan gains 5 stacks of Soldier of Fortune. If Marrok is an ally at the start of battle, Baylan gains another 5 stacks of Soldier of Fortune. While Baylan is active, he, Marrok, and Shin gain 10% Critical Avoidance and 20% Evasion. Whenever an enemy evades Baylan's attack, he gains 2% Offense (stacking) for the rest of encounter, and all Mercenary allies recover 20% Health and Protection.

At the start of his turn, Baylan recovers 3% Health and Protection and he gains the following effects depending on his stacks of Soldier of Fortune:

45+ Stacks: While Baylan is Taunting, he reflects 45% of the damage dealt to him, which can't defeat enemies
50+ Stacks: Whenever Baylan attacks an enemy inflicted with Purge, he also Exposes them for 1 turn
55+ Stacks: Whenever Baylan Stuns an enemy, he reduces their Speed by 10 (stacking, max 100) for the rest of battle

While in Grand Arenas:
At the start of his turn, Baylan gains the following additional effects depending on how many stacks of Soldier of Fortune he has:

45+ Stacks: Whenever Baylan is damaged while Taunting, he grants a random other Mercenary ally Speed Up for 1 turn if they didn't already have it
50+ Stacks: Whenever Baylan attacks an enemy inflicted with Purge, he also reduces their Tenacity by 20% (stacking, max 100%) until the end of battle
55+ Stacks: Whenever Baylan Stuns an enemy, he also increases their cooldowns by 1.

UNIQUE 2: Soldier of Fortune

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At the start of battle, Baylan Skoll gains 1 stack of Soldier of Fortune for each Relic Amplifier level he has. Whenever Baylan Skoll Taunts, a random Mercenary ally gains 1 stack of Soldier of Fortune, and if Baylan has more than 3 stacks, he loses 3 stacks of Soldier of Fortune. Whenever Baylan is damaged while Taunting, he gains 1 stack of Soldier of Fortune.

At the start of their turns all Mercenary allies gain 5% Health Steal (Stacking) and 2% Defense (Stacking) for each stack of Soldier of Fortune they have until the start of next turn.

Leader - It's All Inevitable (Zeta & Omicron)

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At the start of battle, Baylan Skoll gains 30% Offense and all Mercenary allies gain 20% Tenacity, and 1 stack of Soldier of Fortune for each active Mercenary ally. Then, Mercenary allies double their current stacks of Soldier of Fortune.

- Whenever a Mercenary ally gains a stack of Ransom, all Mercenary allies gain 1% Defense (stacking) until the end of encounter and recover 5% Health and Protection.

- Whenever a Mercenary ally has Health Steal Up, they gain 25% Critical Damage and Protection Up (50%) until Health Steal Up expires.

- Whenever a Mercenary ally is Dazed or Stunned, they dispel it and all Mercenary allies recover 25% Health and Protection.

If there are no enemy Galactic Legends, whenever a Mercenary ally is inflicted with Fear:

- All Mercenary allies gain 50% bonus Max Protection and Offense (stacking), until the end of encounter

- Recover 50% Health and Protection

- Deal True damage to all enemies, which can't be evaded or defeat them, Blind them for 1 turn, which can't be evaded or resisted, and inflict them with Healing Immunity for 1 turn, which can't be evaded, dispelled, or resisted

Whenever a Mercenary ally assists or attacks out of turn, they gain 2 stacks of Soldier of Fortune. The first time each other Mercenary ally falls below 50% Health, Baylan Skoll Taunts for 2 turns, which can't be dispelled or prevented.

While Taunting, Baylan has +50% Defense, +30% Tenacity and Retribution until Taunt expires.

While in Grand Arenas: At the start of battle, Baylan Taunts for 2 turns.

If there is a non-Galactic Legend Ahsoka enemy, Mercenary allies ignore Protection, are immune to critical hits and Healing Immunity, and they Expose all enemies and inflict them with Healing Immunity for 1 turn, which can't be evaded or resisted at the start of each of their turns.

If there are no Galactic Legend enemies, whenever Baylan Taunts, he inflicts all enemies with Doubt for 1 turn.

If Baylan is not Taunting, whenever an enemy takes a bonus turn they are inflicted with Healing Immunity for 3 turns, which can't be dispelled.

Whenever an enemy gains Foresight, they dispel it and are inflicted with Buff Immunity for 2 turns instead.

Whenever an enemy gains Inspire, reduce all enemy's Evasion by 50% (stacking) until the end of encounter, and all Mercenary allies gain 80% Defense (stacking) and 50% bonus Protection (stacking) until the end of encounter.

Defeated enemies can't be revived and Mercenary allies can't be instantly defeatedBonus info: Baylan Skoll will not be required for GL Ahsoka. However, CT-7567 "Rex" at Relic 7 will be.

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