Bernard

hero B-tier

Class MulticlassRole Poison / Rust alchemist (Healer/Scout)

Comes with the paid "Bernard, the Alchemist" hero pack. Own the pack and he is unlocked automatically — there is no in-game quest to complete.

Passive · Hermit — start of turn, apply 1 Poison and 1 Rust to a random enemy (Rust lowers enemy damage output).

Stack Poison DoT and Rust to defang enemies while healing from the Healer pool. Control + damage-over-time + sustain in one slot.

Best cards›

Starting deck›

Key perks›

Poison + Rust scaling perks.

Popular builds community›

Poison + Rust alchemist — pile on Poison DoT and Rust (lowers enemy damage), then spike with Vile Gas; heals from the Healer pool; Panacea to cleanse your side.

Synergies community›

DoT + defensive debuff + healing in one slot; slots into Poison/Dark comps (Thuls, Tulah, Zek).

Co-op tip 2-player›

DoT, debuff, and healing bundled together — a strong control partner for any duo.

Plays well with community›

Sigrun — Bernard's poison multiplication pairs with Sigrun's Wet/flasks, and his poison drops enemy Shadow resistance to enable shadow finishers. [9]
Velarion — Bernard's poison lowers Dark/Shadow resistance, enabling a primary-Dark Velarion (and other shadow casters) to keep landing damage. [10]

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