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Hodgkin profile has been last updated at: November 18th, 2024.
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Profile
Skills
Ultimate
Cannon Fire
Unlocks at level 1
Cooldown: -
Range: Global
Initial Energy: 0
Hodgkin fires a cannon at each enemy hero in sequence, dealing 320% + 30% damage to the hit enemy and their adjacent enemies. Allies adjacent to the hit enemy will also take 100% damage. If any unit is hit by the cannon more than twice, the damage from subsequent hits is reduced to 20%. Hodgkin can fire at least 5 cannons with this skill.
Unlocks at level 51: Increases cannon damage to 330% + 30%.
Unlocks at level 111: Increases cannon damage to 340% + 30%.
Unlocks at level 171: Increases cannon damage to 350% + 30%.
Unlocks at level 231: Increases cannon damage to 360% + 30%.
Skill I
Phantom Respite
Unlocks at level 11
Cooldown: 18s
Range: 1 Tile
Hodgkin enters an ethereal state for 8 + 0.5s, during which he is immune to physical damage and recovers 70%+10% HP per second.
Passive: When Hodgkin casts Cannon Fire, he immediately enters the ethereal state for 4s.
Unlocks at level 71: Recovers 80%+10% HP per second during ethereal state.
Unlocks at level 131: Recovers 90%+10% HP per second during ethereal state
Unlocks at level 191: Recovers 100%+10% HP per second during ethereal state
Skill II
Rending Cleave
Unlocks at level 31
Cooldown: 9s
Range: 3 Tiles
Hodgkin deals 240% + 30% damage to enemies within a 2-tile arc and steals 70 + 5 Energy from them.
Unlocks at level 91: Increases damage dealt to 260% + 30% and Energy stolen to 80 + 5.
Unlocks at level 151: Increases damage dealt to 280% + 30% and Energy stolen to 90 + 5.
Unlocks at level 211: Increases damage dealt to 300% + 30% and Energy stolen to 100 + 5.
Hero Focus
Hero Focus
Unlocks after reaching Legendary+
Cooldown: -
Range: 1 tile
Hoggkin increases his ATK by 9% during battle. His ATK increases by an extra 6% during his ethereal state.
Level 2: Hoggkin increases his ATK by 12% during battle. His ATK increases by an extra 8% during his ethereal state.
Level 3: Hoggkin increases his ATK by 15% during battle. His ATK increases by an extra 10% during his ethereal state.
EX. Skill
Ardent Believers
Unlocks after reaching Mythic+
Cooldown: -
Range: Global
Hodgkin summons 2 Dead Tide Warriors affected by voidbound magic around him when a battle begins, each inheriting 60% of his HP and 100% of his other stats, and can only launch normal attacks.
When a unit affected by voidbound magic is defeated, they trigger an explosion that deals damage equal to 120% ATK plus an extra 10% of the defeated unit's max HP to the adjacent enemies. This extra damage cannot exceed 200% of Hodgkin's ATK. The targeted enemies also lose 200 Energy.
Unlocks at Ex. Weapon +5: Increases explosion damage to 140%
Unlocks at Ex. Weapon +10: Applies voidbound magic to any unit hit by Cannon Fire that does not already have it. The energy loss from this kind of explosion is reduced to 70%.
Unlocks at Ex. Weapon +15: Increases explosion damage to 160%
Enhance Force
Enhance Force
Unlocks after reaching Supreme+
Affects: Ultimate
Hodgkin reduces the Phys DEF of enemies hit by the cannon by 15%, up to 2 stacks, for 10s.
Season 2 Charm
To check the Charm's set bonus for Hodgkin go to our Season 2 Charms guide.
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Review
Review
Hodgkin is an S-rank Graveborn Warrior. He is an excellent Physical DPS counter as his skills reduce Physical Defense and he can gain immunity to any form of Physical DMG. Still, as the current meta favors Magic and True Damage DPS characters, he was released at the wrong time. His kit is full of synergy with Zoo compositions (teams that utilize multiple summons), especially those with Mikola, but his mechanics make him extremely awkward in those situations. Hodgkin summons are best when they die and trigger their effects, which goes against the standard Zoo playstyle that revolves around keeping multiple bodies on the board.
Perhaps the most notable shortcoming with him is his Ultimate, which takes a while to charge up. The most popular way to avoid this problem is with the Mauler Seasonal Talent, which launches him into the enemy backline allowing him to charge up his Ultimate faster.
Performance in the Various Game Modes:
Story and AFK/Talent Stages - He functions as a frontline - while not necessarily tanky but can do well against Physical DPS nonetheless. His ability to summon units that explode for extra damage when upgraded to M+ make him a situationally useful character. Pairing him with the Mauler Seasonal Talent to catapult him into the enemy formation can enhance his performance by quickly charging his Ultimate. This tactic allows him to leverage his full kit more effectively.
Dream Realm - He is virtually unused. Despite his S+ upgrade reducing Physical Defense, other heroes like Kruger significantly outperform him in effectiveness at base. The current Dream Realm heavily favors Magic DPS characters which makes his Physical Defense Reduction being quite a bit less effective.
PvP - He has some niche potential in Supreme Arena against Lenya teams or Mauler teams that don't have Odie. Still, he has a hard time seeing relevance as his Ultimate charges too slowly, and the reward simply isn't worth it. For PVP Arena, he will not see any use at all as everyone is using Magic/True Damage compositions.
Battle Drills - He doesn't hold up well in Battle Drills compared to other heroes who are far more suited for the mode. For this game mode, his conditional kit and slow ramp-up fail to justify taking him over more impactful options. Hence, you won't see him that much in the best setups for Battle Drills.
Conclusion
He is an interesting niche character who can shine in the right circumstances against Physical Damage compositions but gets instantly humbled by the True and Magic Damage meta of today. His reliance on certain methods, for example, buffing using Mauler tiles makes him somewhat inflexible. While he can do just alright in a few Story or AFK stages, he's outclassed by the vast majority of characters in most other modes, making him much more of a situational pick than a mainstay for most teams.
If you ever want to invest in Hodgkin, a good stopping point is M+ EX+10, although he would still benefit from more dupes as he is on the frontline.
Pros & Cons
Pros
Heavily counters any Physical DPS.
His M+ Summons reduces enemy Energy on death.
Can steal energy from enemies.
Has Physical Def shred at S+.
Cons
Physical is not the meta right now.
Not that tanky.
Does not excel in any content at the moment.
Ratings
General Ratings
B
AFK Stages
B
Battle Drill
B
PVP
B
Dream Realm (Overall)
Dream Realm Ratings
B
Skyclops
B
Croaker
B
Necrodrakon
B
Snow Stomper
B
Lone Gaze
B
Alpha Bear
B
Orson
B
Crystal Beetle
Guides
EX Investment
The EX investment information were created with the help of Seas0n, the creator of the
AFK Analytica community that supports AFK Arena and AFK Journey.
You can find their website here and their discord here.
Since the
Temporal Essence
and
Twilight Essence
are very hard to obtain, you have to be really careful with the using them to upgrade the EX weapon. And in this guide we ordered all characters by the priority when it comes to how much they need investment in their EX weapon to work well and where should you stop to get the best bang for your buck.
Why does the +8 breakpoint appear so often?
Because the raw stats you get from upgrading the EX weapon help you more than the passive in some cases. Also, to upgrade the EX from +5 to +8 you need only 30x
Temporal Essence
, while the remaining two levels require additional 45x
Temporal Essence
. So you get the best bang for your buck stopping at +8.
Color explanation:
+0 - the base investment for the character,
+5/8 - the next step that you should do when investing into that character,
+10/15 - the final step you should do when investing into that character - you can go beyond that later though once you have the Essences to spare.
