COMPANIONS VS AFK ARENA

Thesku

12 of 15 skill levels read differently in Companions.

Words that differ are marked on each side. Thesku in Companions and Thesku in AFK Arena have the full hero pages.

Ancient Terror

Level 1
AFK Arena · Lv 1
Thesku plays his bone flute and deals 240% damage to all enemies. If an enemy is marked by more than 3 Serpent's Marks, they are petrified and turned to stone, becoming unable to complete any actions or recover Energy for 5 seconds.
Companions · Lv 1
Thesku plays his bone flute and deals 240% damage to all enemies. If an enemy is marked by more than 3 Serpent's Marks, they are petrified and turned to stone, becoming unable to complete any actions or recover Energy for 3.5s.
Level 2
AFK Arena · Lv 81
After the petrification effect wears off, enemies lose 40 Haste points for the following 5 seconds.
Companions · Lv 81
After the petrification effect wears off, enemies lose 25 Haste points for the following 5s.
Level 3 · unchanged
AFK Arena · Lv 161
Damage is increased to 300% of Thesku's Attack Rating.
Companions · Lv 161
Damage is increased to 300% of Thesku's Attack Rating.

Neurotoxicity

Level 1
AFK Arena · Lv 11
Thesku commands his snake, Zilsu to spit a deadly neurotoxin at the enemy target with the highest Attack Rating, dealing 220% damage to them, causing them to become intoxicated. While in a state of intoxication, the enemy is unable to recover any Energy and may only use Normal Attacks for 4 seconds. During this time, damage dealt by the enemy's Normal Attacks is converted into health for the target they are currently attacking.
Companions · Lv 11
Thesku commands his snake, Zilsu to spit a deadly neurotoxin at the enemy target with the highest Attack Rating, dealing 220% damage to them, causing them to become intoxicated. While in a state of intoxication, the enemy is unable to recover any Energy and may only use Normal Attacks for 3s. During this time, damage dealt by the enemy's Normal Attacks is converted into health for the target they are currently attacking.
Level 2 · unchanged
AFK Arena · Lv 21
Damage is increased to 240% of Thesku's Attack Rating.
Companions · Lv 21
Damage is increased to 240% of Thesku's Attack Rating.
Level 3
AFK Arena · Lv 101
The enemy target is intoxicated for 5 seconds.
Companions · Lv 101
The enemy target is intoxicated for 4s.
Level 4 · unchanged
AFK Arena · Lv 181
Damage is increased to 260% of Thesku's Attack Rating.
Companions · Lv 201
Damage is increased to 260% of Thesku's Attack Rating.

Serpent's Mark

Level 1
AFK Arena · Lv 41
When Thesku deals damage with his Normal Attacks and other skills, targets are marked with a Serpent's Mark, which causes them to lose health worth 30% of Thesku's Attack Rating every second, for 8 seconds, but shall not die as a result. Once the Serpent's Mark has been stacked 5 times, the mark disappears, and a venomous explosion is triggered which deals damage equal to 260% of Attack Rating to enemies and stuns them for 3 seconds.
Companions · Lv 41
When Thesku deals damage with his Normal Attacks and other skills, targets are marked with a Serpent's Mark, which causes them to lose health worth 25% of Thesku's Attack Rating every second, for 6s, but shall not die as a result. Once the Serpent's Mark has been stacked 5 times, the mark disappears, and a venomous explosion is triggered which deals damage equal to 200% of Attack Rating to enemies and stuns them for 1.5s.
Level 2
AFK Arena · Lv 121
Damage dealt by the venomous explosion is increased to 280% of Thesku's Attack Rating.
Companions · Lv 121
Targets with shield will be inflicted with an additional stack of Serpent's Mark.
Level 3
AFK Arena · Lv 201
The duration of the Serpent's Marks is extended to 12 seconds.
Companions · Lv 261
The duration of the Serpent's Marks is extended to 9s.
Level 4
AFK Arena · Lv 201, engraving 30
The venomous explosion causes enemies to lose 200 Energy points.
Companions · Lv 261, Ascended 1-star, engraving 30
Unlocks Serpent's Mark's skill upgrade: The venomous explosion causes enemies to lose 200 Energy.

Cursed Flame

Level 1
AFK Arena · Lv 61
Thesku commands his snakes, Zilsu and Szetzu to breathe Cursed Flame upon any enemies within range, dealing 160% damage 3 times to the targets. Enemies struck by the third attack shall have their Accuracy reduced by 50 points, Crit Rating by 30 points and Crit Damage Amplification by 30 points for 6 seconds. This effect cannot be stacked.
Companions · Lv 61
Thesku commands his snakes, Zilsu and Szetzu, to breathe Cursed Flame to the front, damaging enemies within range for 140% of his Attack Rating 3 times. Enemies hit by the third attack lose 20 points of Crit Rating and 20 points of Crit Damage Amplification for 6s. This effect cannot stack.
Level 2
AFK Arena · Lv 141
Enemies struck by the third attack lose 70 Accuracy points, 40 Crit Rating points and 40 Crit Damage Amplification points.
Companions · Lv 141
Enemies hit by the third attack lose 25 points of Crit Rating and 25 points of Crit Damage Amplification.
Level 3
AFK Arena · Lv 221
Damage is increased to 180% of Thesku's Attack Rating.
Companions · Lv 321
Damage is increased to 160% of Thesku's Attack Rating.
Level 4
AFK Arena · Lv 221, engraving 60
When the third attack deals damage to the targets, the negative effects inflicted on them by this skill are extended by 1 seconds for every Serpent's Mark the targets are currently marked with.
Companions · Lv 321, Ascended 3-star, engraving 60
Unlocks Cursed Flame's skill upgrade: When the third attack deals damage to targets, the negative effects inflicted on them by this skill are extended by 1s for each stack of Serpent's Mark.

Furniture skills

AFK Arena unlocks these with 3 and 9 furniture. In Companions Thesku gets some of them through ascension instead.

Serpentine Servants · unchanged
AFK Arena · 3/9 furniture
When an enemy is struck by the Ultimate skill "Ancient Terror", if they are marked by fewer than 3 Serpent's Marks, they will be marked by an additional 1 Marks.
Companions · Ascended 5-star
When an enemy is struck by the Ultimate skill "Ancient Terror", if they are marked by fewer than 3 Serpent's Marks, they will be marked by an additional 1 Marks.
Serpentine Servants · unchanged
AFK Arena · 9/9 furniture
Thesku is immune to fatal damage the first time he is dealt it, and he recovers 25% of his max health, and his Energy is immediately restored to 100%, but he will be unable to use his skills "Cursed Flame" and "Serpent's Guard" for the remainder of the battle.
Companions · 9/9 furniture
Thesku is immune to fatal damage the first time he is dealt it, and he recovers 25% of his max health, and his Energy is immediately restored to 100%, but he will be unable to use his skills "Cursed Flame" and "Serpent's Guard" for the remainder of the battle.

Signature item: Bone Flute

Max level +40 in AFK Arena, +30 in Companions.

Skill level 1
AFK Arena · +0
Each time Thesku has cumulatively lost 20% of his max health, once his current skill ends, his snake Ilshu grants him a shield that has a value equal to 15% of Thesku's max health, which exists for 8 seconds.
Companions · +0
Each time Thesku has cumulatively lost 20% of his max health, once his current skill ends, his snake Ilshu grants him a shield that has a value equal to 15% of Thesku's max health, which exists for 7s.
Skill level 2
AFK Arena · +10
Enemies that deal damage to the shield have their Accuracy reduced by 70 points, Crit Rating by 40 points and Crit Damage Amplification by 40 points for 6 seconds. This effect cannot be stacked.
Companions · +10
Enemies that deal damage to the shield lose 30 points of Crit Rating and 30 points of Crit Damage Amplification for 6s. This effect cannot stack.
Skill level 3
AFK Arena · +20
Value of shield is increased to 25% of Thesku's max health.
Companions · +20
Value of shield is increased to 20% of Thesku's max health.
Skill level 4
AFK Arena · +30
Enemies that deal damage to the shield have their Attack and Defense Ratings reduced by 20% for 6 seconds. Effect cannot be stacked.
Companions · +30
Enemies that deal damage to the shield have their Attack and Defense Ratings reduced by 30% for 6s. Effect cannot be stacked.
Skill level 5
AFK Arena · +40
Enemies that damage Thesku's shield will be inflicted with1 stacks of Serpent's Mark.
Companions
Not in this version

Engravings

Engraving 30
AFK Arena
The venomous explosion causes enemies to lose 200 Energy points.
Companions
Unlocks Serpent's Mark's skill upgrade: The venomous explosion causes enemies to lose 200 Energy.
Engraving 60
AFK Arena
When the third attack deals damage to the targets, the negative effects inflicted on them by this skill are extended by 1 seconds for every Serpent's Mark the targets are currently marked with.
Companions
Unlocks Cursed Flame's skill upgrade: When the third attack deals damage to targets, the negative effects inflicted on them by this skill are extended by 1s for each stack of Serpent's Mark.
Engraving 80 · unchanged
AFK Arena
Within Arena of Heroes, Legends' Challenger Tournament, Legends' Championship, Treasure Scramble, and Heroes of Esperia: Attack Rating +10%, Insight +31.85
Companions
Within Arena of Heroes, Legends' Challenger Tournament, Legends' Championship, Treasure Scramble, and Heroes of Esperia: Attack Rating +10%, Insight +31.85