Roibos
Basic Info
- Tribe: Common (available to all tribes)
- Attack: 2
- HP: 5
- Counter: 4
- Effect: When hit, add +1 Attack to the ally with the lowest Attack
Rating
B-tier passive Attack amplifier. Roibos reacts to being hit by permanently raising +1 Attack on whichever friendly companion currently has the lowest Attack. This is a slow, distributed Attack-buffing mechanic — no single activation dramatically changes the board, but over a fight where Roibos absorbs 4–5 hits, the cumulative +4 or +5 Attack distributed among low-Attack allies is meaningful free stat growth.
The targeting logic (lowest Attack ally) means Roibos gradually equalizes the Attack floor of your roster. Newly drafted companions with low Attack or support units sitting at 0–2 Attack receive the most buffing naturally. Over time, this pulls your team's minimum Attack upward across the board.
Where Roibos becomes especially strong is in decks where a key companion starts with low Attack but has an extremely high-value effect at each Attack point. Snobble (Snow equal to damage dealt) at 2 Attack applies Snow 2 per activation; at 4 Attack from Roibos buffing, it applies Snow 4. Gojiber at 3 Attack + 6 HP deals 9 per hit; after Roibos raises his Attack to 5, he deals 11. The Roibos buff on these units multiplies their output with zero direct investment.
Available to all tribes. Consistent but passive — never flashy, always contributing.
How to Use
Roibos needs to be hit to trigger his effect. Front or mid-row positioning maximizes his hit frequency. With 5 HP he can absorb 2–3 hits from average enemies, but placing him on the front line intentionally in longer fights generates more buffing events.
The lowest-Attack ally targeting means you can influence which ally receives the buff by managing Attack values. After an early Roibos buff raises your lowest-Attack ally from 2 to 3 Attack, the next-lowest takes the next buff. Running multiple low-Attack support units (Naked Gnome at 0 Attack, Lupa at 2 Attack) means those units gradually accumulate Attack via Roibos, turning pure utility pieces into minor combat contributors over time.
Roibos pairs exceptionally well with Gojiber and Snobble because both convert Attack directly into escalating effect values. Every +1 Roibos sends to Gojiber raises his damage by 2 (1 from Attack and 1 from HP-matching), and every +1 to Snobble raises his Snow application by 1 per hit.
HP and Block investment on Roibos directly increases his buffing potential. More HP = more hits absorbed before dying = more buffs distributed. Running Roibos in the front row with Block support is the highest-value positioning.
Advanced Techniques
Deliberate Attack-tier management: If you want Roibos to consistently buff a specific high-value ally, keep that ally's Attack lower than other allies. Avoid giving excessive Attack charms to the unit you want Roibos to buff, ensuring Roibos's hits keep flowing to the right target.
Roibos + Lupa combination: Lupa boosts random ally effects when hit; Roibos buffs the lowest-Attack ally when hit. Both react to being hit. Running both in the same team generates constant distributed stat growth from enemy aggression — the enemy's attacks become net resources for your team's development.
Good Synergy Cards & Charms
- Gojiber — every +1 Attack from Roibos is worth +2 damage on Gojiber (Attack bonus plus HP-scaling bonus); highest-yield Roibos buff target
- Snobble — +1 Attack raises both his damage and his Snow application simultaneously; similar compounding return
- Lupa — Lupa also triggers on hits; both together turn enemy aggression into team-wide stat growth
- HP-up charms — survival is Roibos's bottleneck; more HP means more hits absorbed and more buffs generated
- Naked Gnome — at 0 Attack, Gnome becomes the consistent Roibos buff target until his Attack rises to match others
In-game Effect Text
When hit, add +1 Attack to ally with the lowest Attack
Synergy Cards
- Gojiber — shared: Attack-scaling compound value
- Snobble — shared: Attack-scaling compound value
- Lupa — shared: hit-reaction stat buffing