BThe Keen-Eyed
Extra classes it can gain: Assassin
Gain the Assassin class and 30 Crit.
The Keen-Eyed Passive
Assassins and 
Duelists instantly kill any enemies they damage below 20% (+5 per Rank) Max HP. Backup.
Hero
Nyx
Tier SDuelist
The Stray
Nyx tier and best specialization
S
S tier on patch 0.5.12
Nyx is the most picked hero and her runs win more often than almost any other's, though only average on SSS. She anchors all three Rush Duelist comps, and player lists made since the 0.5.8 Ferality fix rate her S.
Plays in these tier list comps
Specializations, best first
Picked at rank B and locked for the run. The order weighs what each one does for this hero in the comps that win, not the ability on its own.
- S
The Wild ActiveWild Flurry's five hits all count as auto attacks and it recasts on a kill; players name it her best spec, and patch 0.5.5 raised its scaling. - S
The Spark PassiveAll three Rush Duelist comps pick it: auto attacks inflict Burn, then Frost, then Poison from Stall (10) onward, and its runs win the most of her three. - BThe Keen-Eyed Passive · +AssassinAdds the Assassin class and a Backup execute for Assassins and Duelists; a player guide recommends it for Endless, but its runs win the least of her three.
Tiers are reviewed by hand after each patch (latest: 0.5.12), weighing the runs players share, most of them in Red Rift, the comps that clear the high difficulties, current player tier lists and recent balance changes. All 25 heroes side by side are on the hero tier list.
Nyx stacks Attack and Attack Speed every time her Rush window opens, and refreshes all her Rush abilities every twelve auto attacks — a loop that feeds itself. The faster she attacks the sooner she refreshes, so Attack Speed is worth more to her than to any other Duelist.
Ferality after the 0.5.8 fix
For Rush (5), Ferality gives Nyx 5 Attack Speed plus 25% of her Attack Speed and 5 Attack plus 25% of her Attack for each time it has triggered this combat. Up to 0.5.7, refreshing the effect while it was still running wiped that growth, and the patch note gives twelve attacks inside one Rush as its example, which is her own refresh condition. A refresh now adds to the stacks already there. Hasty Ring, her item at rank B in the Stack build, lengthens the window: once its holder has triggered Rush 3 times, their Rush abilities last 2 seconds longer.
A Stall spec in every Rush build
All three tier list builds with Nyx choose The Spark. Her auto attacks inflict Burn after Stall (10), Frost after Stall (20) and Poison after Stall (30): 1 of each, plus 1 per 50, 75 and 100 Attack Speed respectively. Patch 0.5.1 set those rates, lowering Burn from 2 plus 1 per 30. Her kit in Rush Duelists is Rogue's Cowl, Adrenal Eye for +33% basic stats during Rush (7), and Viscera Collector, which grants 150 Crit on auto attacks for Rush (7) once she has triggered Rush 5 times.
Outside the builds
The Wild is her one route to an active ability. Wild Flurry is a five-hit combo in which every hit counts as an auto attack, so one cast covers five of the twelve attacks a Ferality refresh needs, and a kill mid-combo sends her to the nearest enemy to cast it again. In 0.5.5 its scaling rose from 33% to 50% of Attack Speed and from 25% to 33% of Attack and Magic, and her Max Mana fell to 50, the smallest of any hero.
The Keen-Eyed counts her as an Assassin, adds 30 Crit and lets Assassins and Duelists instantly kill any enemy they damage below 20% Max HP plus 5% per rank. Because it carries Backup, Irini and Karsu keep that threshold with Nyx out of the lineup.
Base stats
- Health
- 800
- Defence
- 38
- Attack
- 38
- Crit
- 15
- Magic
- 0
- Range
- 1
- Max mana
- 50
- Mana regen
- 4
What Nyx gains per rank
A hero climbs C → B → A → S — 3 upgrades in all. Every stat rises at the same rate on every hero, with one exception: the primary stat of the class rises three to four times faster. For Nyx that stat is Attack speed.
| Stats | Per rank | C → S |
|---|---|---|
| Health | +12.5% | +37.5% |
| Defence | +8 | +24 |
| Attack | +6 | +18 |
| Magic | +6 | +18 |
| Attack speedprimary | +20 | +60 |
| Crit | +4 | +12 |
| Mana regen | +1 | +3 |
Health rises as a percentage of base health; every other stat is a flat addition. The specialization is chosen at rank B, and the class modifier pools open at A and S.
Starting ability
Ferality Passive
For Rush (5), gain 5 (+25% Attack Speed) Attack Speed and 5 (+25% Attack) Attack for each time this ability has triggered this combat. Every 12 auto attacks, refresh all of Nyx's Rush abilities.
Specializations
A hero unlocks one of these at rank B. The choice is locked for the run, and it decides which role the hero ends up playing.
SThe Wild
Wild Flurry Active
Perform a 5-hit combo. Each hit counts as an auto attack that deals 100% (+50% Attack Speed, +33% Magic, +33% Attack) damage. If the enemy dies during the combo, Nyx jumps to the nearest enemy and re-casts this ability.
SThe Spark
The Spark Passive
After Stall (10), each auto attack inflicts 1 (+1 per 50 Attack Speed) Burn. After Stall (20), each auto attack inflicts 1 (+1 per 75 Attack Speed) Frost. After Stall (30), each auto attack inflicts 1 (+1 per 100 Attack Speed) Poison.
Class upgrades
Picked at rank A and again at rank S. Drawn from the shared pool for the hero class, so two heroes of the same class compete for the same upgrades.
Burning Attacks
On auto attack, inflict 1 (+1 per 33 Attack Speed) Burn (Max: 10).
Burning Acceleration
Whenever a
Duelist attacks an enemy with Burn, they gain 2 Attack Speed. Backup.
Poisonous Attacks
On auto attack, inflict 1 (+1 per 50 Attack Speed) Poison (Max: 6).
Poisonous Acceleration
Whenever a
Duelist attacks an enemy with Poison, they gain 2 Attack Speed. Backup.
Freezing Attacks
On auto attack, inflict 1 (+1 per 80 Attack Speed) Frost (Max: 6).
Freezing Acceleration
Whenever a
Duelist attacks an enemy with Frost, they gain 2 Attack Speed. Backup.
Debuff Velocity
On auto attack, gain 1 Crit and 1 Attack per Debuff on the target.
Rush Dynamo
Duelists gain 1 Attack Speed per Rush trigger this game. Backup.
Critical Timing
For Rush (10), gain +50% Crit. After Stall (20), gain +50% Crit.
Critical Invigoration
On Crit, heal 50% Crit health and gain 3 Mana.
Rolling Speed
Duelists gain 2 Attack Speed per reroll this game. Backup.
Golden Eye
Every 9 auto attacks, gain 1 Shard.
Ranger
Gain 1 Range and 40 Attack Speed.
Scaling Speed
At start of combat, if this Hero is adjacent to exactly one other Hero they both permanently gain 25 Attack Speed.
Stall Dynamo
Duelists gain 1 Attack Speed per Stall trigger this game. Backup.
Guildrun Heroes
Questions people ask
What tier is Nyx in Guildrun?
Nyx is S tier on patch 0.5.12. The strongest specialization is The Wild, rated S.
What class is Nyx in Guildrun?
Nyx is a Duelist hero with 800 health, 38 defence, 38 attack and 15 crit at rank C.
Which specializations can Nyx take?
Nyx has 3 paths: The Keen-Eyed, The Wild, The Spark. One is picked at rank B and stays locked for the rest of the run.
What does Nyx gain per rank?
Every stat rises at each rank, but Attack speed rises three to four times faster than the rest, because it is the primary stat of Nyx’s class. There are 3 upgrades between C and S.
What is Nyx’s starting ability?
Ferality (Passive). For Rush (5), gain 5 (+25% Attack Speed) Attack Speed and 5 (+25% Attack) Attack for each time this ability has triggered this combat. Every 12 auto attacks, refresh all of Nyx's Rush abilities.
What does ranking a hero up actually do?
Rank B unlocks the specialization. Rank A adds a class upgrade. Rank S adds a second class upgrade and a fourth item slot. A hero below rank B cannot take a specialization at all.
Can a hero play outside its class?
Yes, and that is the point of the game. Specializations exist to pull a hero out of its class role. A Mage can end up as the damage carry, a Vanguard can end up generating shards.
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