Chao Gai "Pagoda-Shifting Heavenly King of Water Margin" Guide: 5 Star 5 Dark Cleric

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Chao Gai: The Pagoda-Shifting Ghost Who Might Just Ghost Your Team

"Chao Gai arrives with a massive sword and a pagoda, promising heavy hits at Very Fast speed. But does his self-imposed exile into Ghost form help your team or just leave them a man down? We examine if this Outlaw is a critical hit or a critical miss."

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Special Skill

Advice from Beyond

Mana Speed

Very Fast

This Special Skill has a chance to deal Critical hits. (The chance of dealing a Critical hit is based on Hero's overall critical chance when the damage is dealt. Critical hits caused by this Special Skill deal 50% more damage. Critical hits can reduces enemies' max health on PVP battles. This effect is stronger against boosted health.)
Deals 420% damage to the target.
Casts Full Removal on the caster. (Full Removal removes all status effects, stack, Growth and Wither effects. Removes even status effects and stacks that are otherwise undispellable or uncleansable.).
The caster shifts into Ghost form for 2 turns.
When Ghost form expires:
All allies get +40% critical chance for 2 turns. This effect is undispellable. (While in Ghost form, Character can't gain mana and can't be healed by Special Skills, but is immune to normal attacks, Special Skill attacks, damage dealing passives, status effects and stacks. Immune to new Growth and Wither effects.)

⚡ Tile Breakpoints Guide

6.5Base Tiles

9% Bonus

6Tiles

Family Bonus

Three Kingdoms - Outlaws

Bonus for 1/2/3/ Heroes:
* +50%/+60%/+70% Critical Chance.
Morale Boost:
Heroes belonging to this family as well as Heroes fighting alongside them receive the following perks in War of the Three Kingdoms
* +10% attack, +3% defense, +7% health.

Passives

Inherent Abilities

Passive Skills

Cleanse on Critical Special Attack
When this character scores a critical hit with their Special Skill, they safely cleanse the latest cleansable status ailment from all allies. This effect can activate once per turn.
Righteous Rebellion
When this character's Special Skill hits a character that had higher current HP, gain +20% boosted health.
When this character is hit by the Special Skill of a character that had higher current HP, gain +20% mana.
Each of these effects can activate once per turn.
Resist Bleed
This character is immune to status ailments that deal Bleed damage.

Aether Power

Defense Up

At the start of each battle, this Hero gets 20% defense for 6 turns.

In battles with multiple waves, the effect is refreshed at the beginning of each wave.

Talents

Class Talent

Master Manashield

35% chance to resist negative mana effects and effects that prevent the use of Special Skills. If effects were resisted, the following effects are also activated:

This character and nearby allies recover 10% health.

Hero Coach Info

Ascension Support

Hero Coach Date

Available After

Jun 30th, 2027

How it works

By utilizing the Hero Coach, you can reach the Maximum Ascension of a Legendary hero instantly. This bypasses the requirement for rare 4★ Materials (like Alpha Aethers and Damaskus Blades) and ignores the traditional leveling time.

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Visiting Outfitter Info

Get this costume

Visiting Outfitter Date

🎭

No Costumes Available

This hero does not currently have any costumes in the game. As a result, they do not appear in the Visiting Outfitter events.

Matching Legendary Troops

Unwavering Cleric

Divine Cleric

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Devoted Knight

These troops provide full Class Synergy bonuses when equipped on Cleric heroes of the Purple element.

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Mana Optimization Strategy

How it works

By default, Chao Gai has Very Fast mana speed, requiring 6.5 tiles to charge. Equipping troops with a Mana Bonus can reach specific Breakpoints — the exact percentages where your tile count drops — allowing your hero to fire their special skill faster, with less tiles. Additionally, as a Cleric, this hero can unlock a +2% Mana Bonus through Emblems (Talent Tree). These bonuses can significantly lower the troop level required to reach these breakpoints.

Standard6.5Tiles

Optimized6Tiles

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5★ Mana Troop Set

18 Variants Matching

Default6.5 Tiles

Optimized

6Tiles

Required Level

LVL 19

With +2% Emblem Bonus:

LVL 9

Need Bonus:9%

Combined bonuses:+9%

Breakpoint Achieved!

5★ Mana Troop Set

2 Variants Matching

Default6.5 Tiles

Optimized

6Tiles

Required Level

LVL 20

With +2% Emblem Bonus:

LVL 10

Need Bonus:9%

Combined bonuses:+9%

Breakpoint Achieved!

4★ Mana Troop Set

2 Variants Matching

Default6.5 Tiles

Optimized

6Tiles

Required Level

LVL 11

With +2% Emblem Bonus:

LVL 5

Need Bonus:9%

Combined bonuses:+9%

Breakpoint Achieved!

General Information

Hero Name

Chao Gai "Pagoda-Shifting Heavenly King of Water Margin"

Rarity
ElementDark
ClassCleric
Mana SpeedVery Fast
Skill Types
Ghost Form & Hiding Snipers Buffers (ATK)Extra Damage Dealers
SourceThree Kingdoms Summon
FamilyOutlaws of Liangshan Family
Aether PowerDefense Up
CostumeBase
Release DateJun 30, 2025
Availability
Coach:Jun 30, 2027
HA10:Jun 30, 2027

Ascension Requirements

Tier

Food

Materials

Tier 2Ascension Cost

273K

★★★

★★★

★★

Tier 3Ascension Cost

442K

★★★

★★★

★★★

Tier 4Ascension Cost

708K

★★★★

★★★★

★★★★

★★★

Limit Break Requirements

Tier

Materials

Limit Break 1Unlock Cost

★★★★★

★★★★

★★★

LB 1 LevelsTotal Cost

★★★

Limit Break 2Unlock Cost

★★★★★

★★★★

★★★

LB 2 LevelsTotal Cost

★★★★

★★★★★

★★★★

★★★

Stats & Emblems

Simulation: 0 Emblems

Level				💪
4/80	1242	1242	2204	1216
4/85lb1	1338	1338	2375	1300
4/90lb2	1531	1531	2717	1469

Strategy

Mana Node

Talent Level

Calculated Bonuses

Attack

+225

Defense

+90 & +3%

Health

+136 & +3%

Mana

+2%

Healing

+4%

Resource Costs

Emblems

1,740

Master

Food

6,041,800

Iron

6,041,800

+18

+15

+18

+3%

+15

+3%

+18

+15

+18

+15

+18

+36

+2%

+4%

+50

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How many copies are worth keeping and leveling?

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Limit Break Priority

Priority for applying Limit Breaks

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Emblem Path

General emblem path preference

Sword path (Attack when possible)

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Node Strategy

Specific node priority strategy

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Best Def Position

Best placement in a defense formation

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Primary Use (Max 3)

Top scenarios where this hero excels

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Visual Design

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions about Chao Gai

What element and rarity is Chao Gai in Empires & Puzzles? +

Chao Gai is a 5 star Dark hero (Purple) with legendary rarity.

What is Chao Gai's special skill? +

Chao Gai's special skill is called "Advice from Beyond". This Special Skill has a chance to deal Critical hits. (The chance of dealing a Critical hit is based on Hero's overall critical chance when the damage is dealt. Critical hits caused by this Special Skill deal 50% more damage. Critical hits can reduces enemies' max health on PVP battles. This effect is stronger against boosted health.) Deals 420% damage to the target. Casts Full Removal on the caster. (Full Removal removes all status effects, stack, Growth and Wither effects. Removes even status effects and stacks that are otherwise undispellable or uncleansable.). The caster shifts into Ghost form for 2 turns. When Ghost form expires: All allies get +40% critical chance for 2 turns. This effect is undispellable. (While in Ghost form, Character can't gain mana and can't be healed by Special Skills, but is immune to normal attacks, Special Skill attacks, damage dealing passives, status effects and stacks. Immune to new Growth and Wither effects.)

When was Chao Gai released? +

Chao Gai was released on Jun 30, 2025.

Which family does Chao Gai belong to? +

Chao Gai belongs to the Outlaws of Liangshan Family. Bonus for 1/2/3/ Heroes:. * +50%/+60%/+70% Critical Chance.. Morale Boost:. Heroes belonging to this family as well as Heroes fighting alongside them receive the following perks in War of the Three Kingdoms. * +10% attack, +3% defense, +7% health.

What are Chao Gai's passive skills? +

Cleanse on Critical Special Attack: When this character scores a critical hit with their Special Skill, they safely cleanse the latest cleansable status ailment from all allies. This effect can activate once per turn.. Righteous Rebellion:. When this character's Special Skill hits a character that had higher current HP, gain +20% boosted health.. When this character is hit by the Special Skill of a character that had higher current HP, gain +20% mana.. Each of these effects can activate once per turn.. Resist Bleed: This character is immune to status ailments that deal Bleed damage.

What is the mana speed of Chao Gai? +

Chao Gai has Very Fast mana speed.

Hero Review

Chao Gai: The Pagoda-Shifting Ghost Who Might Just Ghost Your Team

Special Skill

Advice from Beyond

Family Bonus

Three Kingdoms - Outlaws

Passives

Passive Skills

Aether Power

Defense Up

Talents

Master Manashield

Hero Coach Info

Hero Coach Date

How it works

Visiting Outfitter Info

Visiting Outfitter Date

No Costumes Available

Matching Legendary Troops

Mana Optimization Strategy

How it works

5★ Mana Troop Set

5★ Mana Troop Set

4★ Mana Troop Set

General Information

Chao Gai "Pagoda-Shifting Heavenly King of Water Margin"

Ascension Requirements

Limit Break Requirements

Stats & Emblems

Simulation: 0 Emblems

Community Feedback

Overall Grade

Summon Value

Copies to Keep

Limit Break Priority

Emblem Path

Node Strategy

Best Def Position

Primary Use (Max 3)

Visual Design

Discussion

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions about Chao Gai