Apep

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

## 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 30 damage every 2.4 sec.

### Perks

 **Gift of the Serpent God** (Unlocks at 20 XP)

* Every 33 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.

 **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: 400
	+ Duration: 15s
	+ While the Shield Totem is alive, all damage Apep would take (except True Damage) is redirected to the totem.
	+ Mana cost: 0

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

* Every 33 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.

## 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.