New Champion: Oberyn Martell
Greetings House Leaders,
A raven brings word of a formidable fighter driven by love and a thirst for revenge. Oberyn Martell has arrived, ready to rain vengeance upon those who have hurt his kin. Read on to learn more about this new Legendary Champion, and prepare to test out his might!
New Champion
Oberyn Martell
Rarity: Legendary
Faction: None
Class: Distinguished Fighter
Gem Color: Green
The Red Viper introduces a lingering demise to the battlefield through the use of POISON. Rather than delivering a single, massive blow, Oberyn methodically reduces the enemy's faculties to defend themselves, ensuring his team's damage is profoundly more impactful. His kit is a masterclass in retribution: protecting his allies by ensuring no further harm can come to them, while executing a slow, agonizing vengeance upon his foes.
Skill
Too Slow On The Draw – Oberyn strikes an enemy for Physical Damage and afflicts them with POISON for a number of turns. If this ability targets an enemy who is currently POISONED, they lose Stamina and take bonus damage per stack of Viper's Bite.
Trait
The Viper's Bite – Anytime an enemy becomes POISONED, or a POISONED enemy uses a Skill, Oberyn gains a stack of Viper's Bite. Anytime Oberyn Dodges a Skill attack, he deals his attacker damage.
Leader
I Hope It Brings You Happiness – Oberyn starts battle with Viper's Bite. The enemy team Leader starts combat with Debuffs to Accuracy, Tenacity, and Stamina Rate for a number of turns. When a team member damages the enemy Leader with a Skill, these Debuffs are reapplied for additional turns.
Champion Strategy
Oberyn's true strength lies in the slow corrosion of his enemies. He is a hybrid Fighter who excels in the mid-to-late game. While he may lack an immediate knockout blow, the lingering damage of POISON and his ability to degrade the enemy Leader's defenses make him incredibly valuable. If he survives the early skirmishes, he will comfortably yield more than a single Champion's worth of value for your House.
Synergies
Three Champions:
Nymeria Sand - Nymeria’s guaranteed hit POISONS targets reliably (also applying a DEF debuff). This spikes Oberyn’s bonus damage per VIPERS BITE. Whenever an enemy is POISONED by a Skill, her traits strip stamina from them, feed her stamina, and grant dodge.
Bronn - Counters for physical damage when any ally dodges an Ability attack. He pairs well with oberyn who gets 100% dodge when he stings an enemy with VIPERS BITE
Olenna Tyrell - She keeps POISON active across the enemy team, helping Oberyn trigger VIPER’S BITE quickly and consistently. Her Skill also supports the team with healing and crit chance, while her poison-focused traits let Oberyn make better use of his “already POISONED” Skill effects more often.
Best Team:
Oberyn Martell
Olenna Tyrell
Nymeria Sand
Khal Drogo
Daenerys Targaryen 002 Khaleesi
Olenna and Nymeria keep POISON spread across enemies, enabling Oberyn to trigger Viper’s Bite and his bonus effects more consistently. Daenerys supports the rotation with Stamina refunds and healing, while Olenna’s Crit Chance boost helps Khal land stronger damage. Together, the team maintains pressure through poison, stamina control, crit support, and steady survivability.
Best Battle Modes
Raids - Oberyn's abilities have a lot of answers to enemy teams in Raids, you must properly match those answers up to the questions posed by the enemy.
Legendary Trial: A Blood Debt
June 4, at 2 p.m. ET – June 14, at 2 p.m. ET
Dorne demands its justice. Seek your rightful vengeance, but beware the Red Viper's sting and his poisoned spear. Experience a new Legend Trial spotlighting the new Legendary Champion, Oberyn Martell.
New Summon
June 3, at 4 a.m. ET – June 30, at 2 a.m. ET
The Red Viper Summon – Featuring Legendary Champions Oberyn Martell, Nymeria Sand, Varys, Khal Drogo, Jorah Mormont, Daenerys Targaryen. This summon will require Exalted Tokens.
New Proving Grounds: Red Viper
June 3, at 4 a.m. ET – June 12 at 2 a.m. ET
Master Oberyn's skills and test their might in Red Viper Proving Grounds. Battle your way through various challenges to learn new strategies to defend your allies, defeat your enemies, and learn how best to use Oberyn's abilities to the utmost!
– The Game of Thrones: Legends Team