AFK Journey: New Hero Phraesto Release Date and Skills

AFK Journey dropped an 8-minute video on their official media channels, giving us a preview into a ton of new content coming to the game soon.

The introduction of a new Hypogean hero took up a small part of this video. Phraesto will join AFK Journey on June 6th and will be the first new Hypogean hero since the game’s release. The video revealed some of his skills, but there is still much around his kit that is shrouded in mystery.

In this article, we’ll look at everything we know about Phraesto so far.

Phraesto Release Date

Phraesto will be released on June 6th and will become the 3rd Hypogean hero in AFK Journey. The announcement regarding his release came quite suddenly, as no one was expecting the developers behind AFK Journey to drop a new hero given that Soren’s rate-up banner is still ongoing.

Given that Phraesto is a Hygoean hero, the process to get him will likely be different than a normal rate-up banner, and we will likely have to resort to the Stargaze Station to obtain him, which, as most of us know, is not going to be ideal.

Another way in which we’ll likely be able to get Phraesto is through the Guild Store, as all other Hypogean and Celestial heroes are available for purchase there.

However, that too is open to speculation, and we’ll give you a more in-depth look at how to get Phraesto when we have more information.

Phraesto Skills

Currently, we only have information about some of Phraesto's skills and, unfortunately, do not have a full overview of his kit. However, from what we know, Phraesto is going to be a tank hero that features mechanics similar to those of Berial and Thoran.

One of his passives gives you a copy of Phraesto, which you can place on the field to act as a pseudo-ally. Additionally, Phraesto can also give buffs to heroes who are directly placed behind him, which works similarly to Thoran’s M+ skill.

All in all, he seems like an interesting addition to the game, and given how strong other Hypogean and Celestial heroes are, he is sure to make an impact in the meta. Below, you can see a description of his currently known skills.

NOTE: Below you can see only some of Phraesto's confirmed skills. All of the information regarding Phraesto's skills is subject to change before release.

Skills

ULT

Futile Echo

• Description:
  • Passive: Phraesto sacrifices 12% of his max HP, summoning an identical Illusion during the preparation stage. This Illusion inherits 100% of Phraesto stats and can cast all his skills. When both Phraesto and his Illusion are positioned in the same row, they each receive a 30% damage reduction effect, lasting until one of them is defeated.
  • Active: Phraesto deals 200% + 20% damage to enemies within 2 tiles, recovering himself 160% + 15% HP for each enemy hit.
• CD: 1.25s
• Range: 2
• Energy Cost: 0

SKILL 1

Crimson Contract

• Description:
  • Passive: Phraesto and his Illusion each sign a permanent contract with different allied heroes positioned behind them when a battle starts, reducing the recipient's HP by 6%. Phraesto increases the recipient's Energy Recovery Speed by 14%, while the llusion increases the recipient's DMG Reduction by 14%. The terms of each contract remain undetected by enemies before the battle starts.
  • Active: Phraesto launches 3 strikes against an enemy in front, dealing 100% + 10% damage with the first 2 hits and 140% + 20% damage with the 3rd hit.
• CD: 14s
• Range: 1

SKILL 2

Vicious Sting

• Phrases to stings an enemy in front, dealing 50% damage and inflicting them with Paralyzing Venom for 6s. Enemies afflicted with Paralyzing Venom have their Haste reduced by 30 and Vitality reduced by 45. They also lose 2% + 20.4% of their max HP per second, while restoring 3% of the caster's max HP per second. Enemy HP loss can't exceed 40% of Phraesto ATK per second.
• CD: 11s
• Range: 1

L+

Hero Focus

• Phraesto increases the Phys & Magic DEF of both himself and his Illusion by 30%. Whenever one of them loses 10% of max HP, the other gains 15 Energy.

M+

Foggy Whisper

• Description:
  • Phraesto taunts the enemy who dealt the most damage if his Illusion is defeated before he is, dealing 500% damage and stunning them for 4.5s.

S+

Enhance Force

• When both Phraesto and his Illusion are positioned in the same row, they each receive a shield equal to 570% of their ATK when a battle starts, lasting up to 12s.