Arden is an A-Level Wilder Mage in AFK Journey (AFK2). Read ahead to learn how to get him, what his skills can do, as well as his best teammates!
How to Get Arden
Noble Tavern
You can get Arden from the following Recruitment banners by spending Invite Letters or Epic Invite Letters in the Noble Tavern, so long as you have him on your Wishlist:
- Rate Up Recruitment (10% chance for Elite Heroes)
- All Hero Recruitment (22.5% chance for Elite Heroes)
- Epic Recruitment (18.75% chance for Elite Heroes)
All-Hero Login Event
You can get Arden from the All-Hero Login event by logging in consecutively for three days.
Emporium
You can purchase up to 15 copies of Arden per month from the Dream Store for 1,200 Dream Fragments each.
Visit our Dream Realm Guide to learn how to score high in the Dream Realm and acquire more Dream Fragments!
A-Level Soulstones
There's a chance for you to acquire Arden by using 60 Soulstones (A-Level). Keep in mind that because the Soul Sigils acquired from Soulstones are random, you may receive a different hero entirely.
Arden Overview
 | Arden Oak Sage | |
| Rarity | A – Level | |
| Class |  Mage | |
| Faction |  Wilder | |
| Damage Type | Magic | |
Arden Skills
Ultimate
 | Force of Nature (Unlocks at Level 1) | |
| Cooldown | 3s | |
| Skill Range | Global | |
| Initial Energy | 200 | |
| Arden selects a tile and casts lightning strikes on all surrounding enemies within 2 tiles, dealing 160% damage and creating dark clouds that cover the area for 7s. The dark clouds will repeatedly strike the enemies below with lightning when they are under control effects, dealing 80% damage each time. An enemy can only be struck once every 2s. Arden prioritizes selecting the tile with the most surrounding enemies when casting the lightning strikes. | ||
| Lv. 2: The first lightning strike deals 180% damage, and the subsequent lightning strikes after the dark cloud deal 90% damage. (Unlocked at Level 51) Lv. 3: The first lightning strike deals 190% damage and the subsequent lightning strikes after the dark cloud deal 95% damage. (Unlocked at Level 111) Lv. 4: The first lightning strike deals 200% damage, and the subsequent lightning strikes after the dark cloud deal 100% damage. (Unlocked at Level 171) Lv. 5: The first lightning strike deals 210% damage, and the subsequent lightning strikes after the dark cloud deal 110% damage. (Unlocked at Level 231) | ||
Skill I
 | Entangling Roots (Unlocks at Level 11) | |
| Cooldown | 8s | |
| Skill Range | Global | |
| Initial Energy | – | |
| Arden summons vines to entangle 2 closest enemies for 2s, dealing 50% damage every 1s. This skill prioritizes enemies under the dark cloud. | ||
| Lv. 2: Increases damage to 55%. (Unlocked at Level 71) Lv. 3: Increases damage to 60%. (Unlocked at Level 131) Lv. 4: Increases damage to 65%. (Unlocked at Level 191) | ||
Skill II
 | Gift of Nature (Unlocks at Level 31) | |
| Cooldown | – | |
| Skill Range | Global | |
| Initial Energy | – | |
| Arden recovers 12 Energy whenever a non-summoned enemy is controlled. This effect can be triggered once for each enemy in 2s. | ||
| Lv 2: This effect can be triggered once for each enemy in 1.5s. (Unlocked at Level 91) Lv 3: This effect can be triggered once for each enemy in 1s. (Unlocked at Level 151) Lv 4: Arden recovers 15 Energy. (Unlocked at Level 211) | ||
Hero Focus
 | Hero Focus (Unlocks at Legendary+) | |
| Cooldown | 0s | |
| Skill Range | 1 – Tile | |
| Initial Energy | – | |
| Increases ATK by 12% during battle. | ||
| Lv 2: Increases ATK by 16% during battle. Lv 3: Increases ATK by 20% during battle. | ||
EX Skill
 | Spring Thunderstorm (Unlocks at Mythic+) | |
| Cooldown | – | |
| Skill Range | Global | |
| Initial Energy | – | |
| Arden inflicts all enemies within the range of the dark cloud with Entangling Roots once after casting Force of Nature. | ||
| Lv 2: The effect range of Arden's Ultimate is extended to 3-tile. (Unlocked at EX Weapon +5) Lv 3: The duration of Entangling Roots is increased to 3s. (Unlocked at EX Weapon +10) Lv 4: The duration of Entangling Roots is increased to 3.5s. (Unlocked at EX Weapon +15) | ||
Enhance Force
 | Enhance Force (Unlocks at Supreme+) | |
| Cooldown | 0s | |
| Skill Range | – | |
| Initial Energy | – | |
| Force of Nature's minimum thunderstrike cooldown on the same enemy is reduced by 1s. | ||
| – | ||
Arden Best Teams
Full Wilder Team
This team takes advantage of the full Wilder faction bonus and multiple sustains.
Control-Heavy Team
This team specializes in multiple CCs and Energy generation to proc Arden's Skill II (Gift of Nature) consistently and allow him to recover Energy even faster.
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Head over to our AFK Journey Tier List by clicking on the link below to get a good idea of how this hero performs versus the other available heroes in AFK Journey (AFK2)!
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