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Cresht

Cresht

SupportSupport TankTank
Health
Damage
Skill Effect
Difficulty

Cresht Item Build

Cresht Full Tank Support Build

Terra Unbind Terra Unbind Gilded Greaves Gilded Greaves Mail of Pain Mail of Pain Gaia's Standard Gaia's Standard Shield of the Lost Shield of the Lost Amulet of Longevity Amulet of Longevity

Cresht Full Damage Top Lane Build (Don't Bring This to Ranked)

Claves Sancti Claves Sancti War Boots War Boots Slikk's Sting Slikk's Sting Godslayer Bow Godslayer Bow Fenrir's Tooth Fenrir's Tooth Blade of Eternity Blade of Eternity

Notes on Cresht's Item Build

Note
Only go full damage on Cresht Cresht when your mechanical skill is clearly better than your opponent’s.
Once you have extra gold late game
Amulet of LongevityAmulet of LongevityRock ShieldRock ShieldBlade of EternityBlade of EternityArctic OrbArctic OrbDeath SickleDeath Sickle
Once you have extra gold late game, rotate Amulet of Longevity Amulet of Longevity with Rock Shield Rock Shield , Blade of Eternity Blade of Eternity , Arctic Orb Arctic Orb or Death Sickle Death Sickle to survive longer.

Cresht Enchantments

Cresht Full Tank Support Enchantments

Primal Forest

Primal Forest
Vigilance
I
Vigilance
Vitality
II
Vitality
Wooden Armor
III
Wooden Armor

Chaos Abyss

Chaos Abyss
Bloodthirst
I
Bloodthirst

Tower of Radiance

Tower of Radiance
Sacred Bead
I
Sacred Bead

Cresht Full Damage Top Lane Enchantments

Chaos Abyss

Chaos Abyss
Bloodthirst
I
Bloodthirst
Fortify
II
Fortify
Devilry
III
Devilry

Tower of Radiance

Tower of Radiance
Sacred Bead
I
Sacred Bead
Secret
II
Secret

Cresht Arcana

Cresht Full Tank Support Arcana

Red III Attack Speed-HP-Armor x10 Red III Attack Speed-HP-Armor Purple III HP-HP Regen-Movement Speed x10 Purple III HP-HP Regen-Movement Speed Green III Max HP-Cooldown Reduction x10 Green III Max HP-Cooldown Reduction

Cresht Full Damage Top Lane Arcana

Red III Physical Attack-Armor Penetration x10 Red III Physical Attack-Armor Penetration Purple III Physical Attack-Movement Speed x10 Purple III Physical Attack-Movement Speed Green III Physical Attack-Armor Penetration x10 Green III Physical Attack-Armor Penetration

Cresht Support Spell

Cresht Full Tank Support Spell

Weaken Weaken

Cresht Full Damage Top Lane Spell

Sprint Sprint

Cresht Skill Order

Tidal Rage Passive
Tidal Rage Passive
Typhoon 1
Typhoon Skill 1
1 3 5 7 9 11
Aquatic Shield 2
Aquatic Shield Skill 2
2 6 10 13 14 15
Metamorphosis 3
Metamorphosis Skill 3
4 8 12

How to Play Cresht

How to Play Cresht
Video 1 Cresht Hero Introduction Guide | Arena of Valor - TiMi Studios
Video 2 Cresht: Hero Spotlight | Gameplay - Arena of Valor
Video 3 NEW Cresht *Shield & Crit* Build is INSANE! | Arena of Valor

How to Combo Cresht

Basic Combo

  • Aquatic Shield 2
  • Typhoon 1
  • Metamorphosis 3
  • Typhoon 1
  • Aquatic Shield 2
  • Use Skill 2 Aquatic Shield Aquatic Shield to protect an ally or close in on a target.
  • Use Skill 1 Typhoon Typhoon to slam nearby enemies, dealing damage and building Rage.
  • Use Skill 3 Metamorphosis Metamorphosis to knock the enemy back into a bad position and transform into the Water Spirit.
  • Continuously use Skill 1 Typhoon Typhoon and Skill 2 Aquatic Shield Aquatic Shield to deal damage.

If outnumbered, you can use Skill 3 Metamorphosis Metamorphosis first to have enough durability to hold your ground.

While diving into the enemy formation, you can also combine it with Weaken Weaken to crowd-control the enemy’s core damage dealer.

How to Use Cresht's Skills Effectively

  • While transformed into the Water Spirit via Skill 3 Metamorphosis Metamorphosis , always keep close to enemy heroes so casting your skills will slow them.
  • Use this skill to push back an enemy assassin when they try to attack your allies.
  • While in Water Spirit form, try to use Skill 1 in tight corners so it can hit multiple enemy heroes and push them into a bad position.
  • You can also take advantage of the speed boost from riding the wave this skill creates to chase or escape a fight.
  • Use its terrain-crossing leap to chase, close in, or escape.
  • Use Skill 2 to leap next to a low-health ally to shield them.
  • After transforming into the Water Spirit, Cresht Cresht becomes extremely tanky with huge health and armor, so play aggressively after using this skill.
  • Use the tidal wave created when activating Skill 3 Metamorphosis Metamorphosis to open fights, corner and break the enemy formation, and contest objectives.

How to Play Cresht in the Early Game

In the early game, Cresht Cresht is already fairly tanky with decent damage, so play proactively, continuously trading skills with the enemy hero while holding a forward position to create space for your marksman to farm.

When you have downtime, call your allies to secure Dragon early, or invade and pick off stragglers in the enemy jungle for an early advantage.

How to Play Cresht in the Mid Game

By the mid game, Cresht Cresht becomes extremely annoying with his toughness once he has Skill 3 Metamorphosis Metamorphosis .

Organize ganks, small skirmishes, and contest major objectives continuously. Activate Water Spirit form and dive into the enemy formation to create space for your allies to unload their skills.

Depending on the situation, you can choose to protect your core damage dealer or stick to and attack the enemy’s core damage dealer.

How to Play Cresht in the Late Game

By the late game, Cresht Cresht ‘s damage output isn’t very impactful anymore, but his toughness and annoying effects haven’t diminished at all.

Always move up front to shield your allies, and be ready to use your knockback skills to protect your marksman and core damage dealer.

Don’t get greedy chasing the enemy and forget your protective duty, since the late game is decided by the core damage dealers.