Apep

Apep is one of the Masters in Minion Masters. This master is unlocked with 500 Shards or 300 Rubies.

Caption

Apep isss a sssnaky bassstard.

Description

Apep the Serpent God has the ability to gain free cards and make himself invulnerable with a totem honoring himself!

Abilities

Basic Attack

• Spits acid at up to 2 enemies to deal 25 damage every 2.5 sec.

Perks

Gift of the Serpent God (Unlocks at 20 XP)

• Every 35 seconds, add a single use random 2 mana Minion or Building card to the top of Apep's deck and reduce its mana cost by 2.

Possible cards:

Minions: No results

Alternate perk 1 - Slave Driver (Unlocks at 20 XP)

• Slitherbind every 18 seconds.
  • Adds a Slitherbound buff to a random Slither card in your hand. When played, summon all the Slitherbound on it.

Shield Totem (Unlocks at 60 XP)

• Add the single-use card Shield Totem to Apep's deck. After it's destroyed, add another one after 30 seconds.
  • Health: 350
  • Duration: 15s
  • While the Shield Totem is alive, all damage Apep would take (except True Damage) is redirected to the totem.
  • Mana cost: 0

Alternate perk 2 - Papyrus of the Black Obelisk (Unlocks at 60 XP)

• Add the single-use book card Papyrus of the Black Obelisk to the top of Apep's deck every 32 seconds.
• When played, replace your hand with 4 random minions selected from your opponent's deck. Each option gets one of the following effects:
  • Essence of the Crawling Chaos: One minion summoned gains Spirit. Sacrifice (2): All summoned minions gain Rage.
  • Borne on the Black Wind: Costs 1 less mana.
  • Tribute to the Black Pharoah: Costs 2 less mana. All summoned minions gain Taunt and Marked.
  • Torment of the Dweller in Darkness: Costs 3 less mana. All summoned minions gain Slow and Poison equal to half their maximum health.

Greater Gift of the Serpent God (Unlocks at 120 XP)

• Every 35 seconds, add a single use random 4 mana Minion or Building card to the top of Apep's deck and reduce its mana cost by 2.

Possible cards:

Minions: No results

History

• Apep was added in Update 10 - Friendly Battles (15 Dec, 2016)
• In Update 16 - Greetings Seasons! (7 Feb, 2016) Apep's Basic Attack speed scaling per 5+ card was reduced from +50% to +35%
• In Update 1.3 (17 Jul, 2019) Apep's first and third perk were reworked:
  • Before: Add a random 2 (4) mana card to Apep's deck and reduce its cost by 2 (4)
  • Now: Add a random 2 (4) mana Minion or Building card to Apep's deck and reduce its cost by 2 (4)
• In Update 1.8 - Frostival 2019(18 Dec, 2019) Apep's Shield Totem received placement aura.
• In Update 1.23 - Outlandish Operations (21 April, 2021) Apep's Totem received the following changes:
  • Duration reduced from 10s to 7s.
  • Health increased from 200 to 250.
• In Update 1.26 - Best Plan NO PLAN! (1 July, 2021), Apep's Totem was reworked:
  • Before: Add a regular copy to Apep's deck once he reaches Perk 2.
  • Now: Add a single-use copy to Apep's deck once every 25 seconds.
• In Update 1.37 - Kaboom Kingdom (July 7, 2022), Apep's Totem was reworked:
  • Before: Makes Apep immune to damage
  • Now: Redirects all damage to the totem
  • Duration increased from 7 seconds to 15 seconds
  • Health increased from 250 to 400
• In Update 1.44 - Mechanized Menace (2 February 2023), Apep was reworked:
  • Basic attack:
    • Previously: Deals 30 damage to a minion every 2.5 seconds. Increase Apep's attack speed by 35% for every card in his hand that costs 5 or more mana.
    • Now: Deals 40 damage to 2 minions every 2 seconds.
  • Perk 1 and 3:
    • Previously: Chose a single random card that cost 2 (or 4) mana and added them to his deck permanently.
    • Now: Adds a single use copy of those cards to his deck every 25 seconds. Randomized each time.
• In a hotfix launched on 8 February 2023, the cooldown of Apep's first perk was increased from 25 to 30 seconds.
• In a hotfix launched on 20 February 2023, Apep received the following changes:
  • Perk 3 cooldown increased from 25 to 28 seconds
  • Shield Totem is no longer added to your deck every 25 seconds
    • Instead, it's added to your deck 25 seconds after it's destroyed
• In Update 1.45 - Arcane Anomalies (March 9, 2023), Apep received the following changes:
  • Damage reduced from 40 to 30
  • Perk 3 cooldown increased from 28 to 33 seconds
• In Update 1.47 - Into the Void (18 May 2023), Apep's attack delay was nerfed from 2 seconds to 2.2 seconds.
• In Update 1.48 - Shroom Season (June 22, 2023), Apep's perk 1 cooldown was increased from 30 to 33 seconds.
• In Update 1.49 - Vanguard (3 August 2023), Apep's perk 2 cooldown was increased from 25 to 30 seconds.
• In Update 1.51.1 - Mid Season Balance Patch (November 9, 2023), Apep's attack delay was increased from 2.2 to 2.4 seconds.
• In Update 2.4 - Rolling Thunder (May 16 2024), Shield Totem's health was reduced from 400 to 350.
• In Update 2.6 - Power UP! (25 July 2024), Apep received the following changes:
  • Gift of the Serpent God (perk 1) and Greater Gift of the Serpent God (perk 3) cooldowns increased to 35 seconds
  • New alternate perk 1 - Slave Driver
• In Update 2.8 - Bearzerk! (September 24, 2024), Apep received the following changes:
  • Attack damage reduced from 30 to 25
  • Attack rate nerfed from 2.4 to 2.5 seconds
  • New alternate perk 2 - Papyrus of the Black Obelisk
• In Update 2.25 - A Tail of Valor (2 February 2026), alt Perk 2: Papyrus of the Black Obelisk's cooldown increased from 30 to 32 seconds.