Provoker Thaar
Provoker Thaar Champion Loadout
Nekmo Thaar is an amazing Hydra champion and can be used in many builds. In this build we are focusing on the Provoke set to give us an extra option to land provoke on the annoying Head of Decay. Nekmo's A3 already has a Grants Extra Turn component so he will always do one AOE attack per turn no matter what. Since he has two AOE attacks, he will always attack the Head of Decay each turn. Giving you a 30% chance to land Provoke just from this one champion alone.
Built fast he can get a lot of turns in a Hydra fight. He also has a great aura for this fight. The key here to this build is to have Nekmo be a key supporter to the rest of the team, providing invaluable buffs and debuffs to the squad. You want him fast and tanky.
Strategy Description
Artifacts Description
This is a phenomenal set for Nekmo given his two AOE attacks. He will non-stop attempt to taunt the Head of Decay so it can't do any of it's pesky cleanses. Even when he is provoked by other hydra heads, he will still attempt to land provokes on the Head of Decay. Which is really nice. We're looking for speed and accuracy in this build within the sub-stats.
For the other set we're looking for more speed and accuracy. You can't get enough speed for a champ like this considering his A3. The Perception set is built just for this and works out really well as a compliment to the Provoke set. Nekmo has a ton of debuffs and you will want them all to land during the fight. Decrease Attack on an AOE is amazing, as well as Decrease Speed & Leech. So you will need to hit the accuracy thresholds for those fights.
For the accessories you have a few logical options. Refresh will give you more turn meter boosts by refreshing the A3 more often and counterattack will give you more chances to land provokes on the Head of Decay. Considering he is here for provokes mainly within this build, I went with the Revenge accessories but either serves the purpose of making Nekmo better at his job.
* Some artifact sets have upgraded versions available. If you have a better upgraded version of this recommended artifact set, definitely use that instead.















![Shield Breaker: Increases damage inflicted to targets under [Shield] buffs by 25% Shield Breaker mastery icon.](/images/raid-shadow-legends/masteries/shield-breaker.png)








![Opportunist: Increases damage inflicted to targets with [Stun], [Sleep], [Fear], [True Fear], [Freeze], [Petrification] debuffs by 12%. Opportunist mastery icon.](/images/raid-shadow-legends/masteries/opportunist.png)


![Blood Shield: Places a [Shield] buff on this Champion for 1 turn when this Champion kills an enemy (except Boss' minions). The value of the [Shield] is equal to 15% of this Champion's MAX HP. Occurs once per turn Blood Shield mastery icon.](/images/raid-shadow-legends/masteries/blood-shield.png)










![Rejuvenation: Increases the amount of healing and the value of [Shield] buffs this Champion receives by 5% Rejuvenation mastery icon.](/images/raid-shadow-legends/masteries/rejuvenation.png)
![Mighty Endurance: Decreases the damage received by 10% if this Champion has [Stun], [Sleep], [Fear], [True Fear], [Freeze], [Petrification] debuffs. Mighty Endurance mastery icon.](/images/raid-shadow-legends/masteries/mighty-endurance.png)




![Wisdom of Battle: Has a 30% chance of placing a [Block Debuffs] buff on this Champion for 1 turn when [Stun], [Sleep], [Fear], [True Fear], [Freeze], [Petrification] debuffs expire on this Champion. Wisdom of Battle mastery icon.](/images/raid-shadow-legends/masteries/wisdom-of-battle.png)


![Harvest Despair: Has a 60% chance of placing a [Leech] debuff for 1 turn when placing [Stun], [Sleep], [Fear], [True Fear], [Freeze], [Petrification] debuffs. Harvest Despair mastery icon.](/images/raid-shadow-legends/masteries/harvest-despair.png)




![Deterrence: Has a 20% chance to counterattack an enemy when they apply a [Stun], [Sleep], [Fear], [True Fear], [Freeze], [Petrification], or [Sheep] debuff on an ally. Cooldown: 1 turn Deterrence mastery icon.](/images/raid-shadow-legends/masteries/deterrence.png)


![Fearsome Presence: Increases the chances of placing a [Stun], [Sleep], [Freeze], [Fear], [True Fear], [Provoke], or [Sheep] debuff from Skills or Artifacts by 5% Fearsome Presence mastery icon.](/images/raid-shadow-legends/masteries/fearsome-presence.png)






![Shieldbearer: Increases the value of [Shield] buffs this Champion casts by 5% Shieldbearer mastery icon.](/images/raid-shadow-legends/masteries/shieldbearer.png)


![Healing Savior: Increases the amount of healing and the value of [Shield] buffs placed by this Champion by 10% if the target ally has 40% HP or less Healing Savior mastery icon.](/images/raid-shadow-legends/masteries/healing-savior.png)



![Merciful Aid: Increases the amount of healing and the value of [Shield] buffs placed by this Champion by 15% if the target ally has [Stun], [Sleep], [Fear], [True Fear], or [Freeze], debuffs Merciful Aid mastery icon.](/images/raid-shadow-legends/masteries/merciful-aid.png)



![Lasting Gifts: Has a 30% chance to extend the duration of any buff cast by this Champion by 1 turn. It will not extend [Block Damage], [Unkillable], [Revive on Death], or [Taunt] buffs. Lasting Gifts mastery icon.](/images/raid-shadow-legends/masteries/lasting-gifts.png)

![Sniper: Increases the chances of placing any buff from Skills or Artifacts by 5%. It will not increase the chances of placing [Stun], [Sleep], [Freeze], [Fear], [True Fear], [Provoke], or [Petrification] debuffs. Sniper mastery icon.](/images/raid-shadow-legends/masteries/sniper.png)
![Master Hexer: Has a 30% chance to extend the duration of any buff cast by this Champion by 1 turn. It will not extend [Stun], [Sleep], [Freeze], [Provoke], [Fear], [True Fear], [Bomb], or [Petrification] debuffs. Master Hexer mastery icon.](/images/raid-shadow-legends/masteries/master-hexer.png)





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