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Athelstan: Viking Rise hero guide

Athelstan — Noble Advisor. Inspect skills, talent effects and progression, then compare a starter march with the upgrades you intend to use.

How to evaluate this hero

Start with the listed troop and specialty tags, then read the skill triggers below. A gathering condition, commander-position condition or status requirement changes when an effect applies. Compare a complete march rather than ranking the hero by one factor.

Choose a different second commander in the planner, keep both upgrade states explicit and inspect the bonus sources. Atlas does not simulate full combat damage or prove that a pairing is best for every account.

Hero skills and awakened effect

Two reference variants are shown for each listed skill. Use the planner to inspect available level and star choices. An awakened skill replaces the corresponding original skill where supported; these effects are not all active together.

Active

Eloquence

Level 1 · 0 stars

Deals 1 instance of direct damage to the target Troop (Damage Factor 320) and has a 50% chance to inflict them with Burn. Burning enemies will take continuous damage every second (Damage Factor 60) for 2s.

Level 10 · 0 stars

Deals 1 instance of direct damage to the target Troop (Damage Factor 910) and has a 50% chance to inflict them with Burn. Burning enemies will take continuous damage every second (Damage Factor 170) for 2s.

Command

Heart of Tolerance

Level 1 · 0 stars

Every 9s, deals 1 instance of direct damage (Damage Factor 315) to the target Troop, and has a 15% chance to reduce the target Troop's Rage by 30.

Level 10 · 0 stars

Every 9s, deals 1 instance of direct damage (Damage Factor 900) to the target Troop, and has a 35% chance to reduce the target Troop's Rage by 50.

Awakened skill

Holy Enlightenment

Level 1 · 0 stars

Deals 1 instance of direct damage (Damage Factor 1400) to the target Troop, and has a 50% chance to inflict them with Burn. Burning enemies will take continuous damage every second (Damage Factor 200) for 3s. There is a 50% chance to increase the target Troop's damage received by 25% for 3s.

Talent reference

These are captured hero-talent effects at the largest listed rank. Promoted variants may replace original talents; use a consistent promotion and rank selection in the planner rather than adding every row together.

Erudite

Increases deployed Troop's Burning damage dealt by 15% and Poison damage dealt by 10%.

Listed ranks: 5

Meteor Arrow

Increases deployed Archers’ Attack by 10%.

Listed ranks: 5

Strategize

Every 9s, increases deployed Troop's Command Skill damage dealt by 35% for 3s. If the target Troop is inflicted with Burning, there is a 50% chance for deployed Troop to receive healing (Heal Factor 600).

Listed ranks: 5

Sturdy Bow

Increases deployed Archers’ Defense by 10%.

Listed ranks: 5

Ullr's Blessing

Increases deployed Archers' Health by 10%.

Listed ranks: 5

Adaptable to Changes

Every 6s, deals 1 instance of direct damage (Damage Factor 650) to the target Troop, and has a 50% chance to inflict the target Troop with Poison. Poisoned enemies take continuous damage every second (Damage Factor 250) for 2s.

Listed ranks: 5

Level progression

Reference milestones from the recorded level progression
Hero levelTroop capacityListed powerStar limit
11000256
201015547936
4041670510616
60700002187466

Custom-skill slots are listed at hero levels 20 / 40. Check your current game for unlock conditions and account-specific availability.

Hero background

The noble Athelstan does not discriminate against the beliefs of the Vikings, but instead embraces their culture. After being captured by Ragnar, he gained Ragnar's trust with his gentle sincerity. He used his profound knowledge to help Ragnar solve many problems, and gradually became Ragnar's close friend and advisor.

Compare related specialties

These heroes share at least one roster tag. Shared tags are a starting point for research, not proof of combat synergy.