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Build · Wren

Fortune Runner

A C-tier build for Wren: start with Arrow, add Fireball, Shuriken and Shadow Dagger and stack Barrier, Renewal, Magnitude and Fortune.

Loadout

Skills in pick order

  1. Arrow

    Starting skill. Reliable single-target damage that pierces the whole line.

  2. Fireball

    Area damage that deletes clustered packs.

  3. Shuriken

    Ricocheting stars that grow stronger the denser the horde.

  4. Shadow Dagger

    An orbiting ring of blades that punishes anything close.

Loadout

Potions in pick order

  1. Barrier

    Grants a shield that absorbs incoming damage before it reaches HP.

  2. Renewal

    Chance to heal HP on a landed hit.

  3. Magnitude

    Increases the area of skills that strike an area.

  4. Fortune

    Improves the rarity of future picks.

Synergy

How it plays

  • Damage: Physical (Arrow and Shuriken), Fire (Fireball) and Arcane (Shadow Dagger).
  • Potions raise: Shield, Lifesteal, AoE Size and Luck.
  • Wren’s passive: +1% Gold Gain/Level and +10% Damage/1000 Gold.
  • Pairs inside the build: Arrow + Shuriken.

Items

Items to wish for

These items change the build’s own skills. Open chests early and use the Wishing Well for the one you miss.

legendary

Storm Brand

Shuriken hits may call Lightning for 120% damage.

epic

Splinterhead

An Arrow’s first hit splits at 35% damage. Max 2 splinters.

epic

Cinder Cluster

Fireball blasts scatter 2 embers bursting for 40%. Max 4.

epic

Whirling Edge

Shuriken bounces to +1 more foe. Max +2.

epic

Night Edge

+1 Shadow Dagger. Max +2.

rare

Sunforge Lens

+20% Fireball blast radius. Max +60%.

rare

Honed Steel

Each Shuriken bounce hits 15% harder than the last, up to +45% per bounce.

rare

Umbral Reach

Shadow Daggers orbit 15% wider. Max +45%.

Ranking

How the simulation rates it

Balance simulation, same seeds for every build
TierC Situational picks — playable, but outscored by the tiers above.
Rank#16 of 20
Median floorFloor 6
Lowest floorFloor 5
Endless SwarmRarely reached
Seeded runs7

See how the ranking works and the full tier list.

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