Detective Kaine

Detective Kaine
6
Uses his skills of observation to exploit the enemies' weaknesses!
Starting Cost	25K
Base DPS	1.46K
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Detective Kaine is the sixth Crusader available in game. While Kaine deals DPS damage, his fourth upgrade: A-Ha! increases gold found by 20% (up to 50% with gear) for each Crusader in the same column as Kaine. He is usually found in the largest row of formations, and has use even in late-game strategy.

Additionally, his second upgrade Magnify unlocks an ability which increases the effectiveness of the next active ability by 50% (which can be increased further by talents).

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Available in Jeweled Chests or with a one-time token purchase from The Ruby Exchange, Detective Kaine can change his appearance.
(This is a cosmetic change only.)

Upgrades

Upgrade	Level	Cost	In-game Description
Detective School	5	250K	Increases the DPS of Detective Kaine by 100%.
			Quote: Who would have thought that there was actually a school for this?
Magnify	10	625K	Unlocks the Magnify ability: Increases the effectiveness of the next activated ability by 50%. Does not stack.
			Quote: What is a detective without a magnifying glass? A defective detective! I think that I might start a new career as a comic.
Abductive Reasoning	25	2.50M	Increases the DPS of Detective Kaine by 100%.
			Quote: From a drop of water a logician could infer the possibility of the ocean.
A-Hah!	50	20.0M	Increase all Gold found by 20% for each Crusader in the same column as Detective Kaine.
			Quote: I've deduced that there's more gold here! You just couldn't see it.
Detective Kaine: A P.I.	75	200M	Increases the DPS of Detective Kaine by 100%.
			Quote: This badge makes it official.
Monster Magazine	100	2.40B	Increases the DPS of Detective Kaine by 150%.
			Quote: I would have thought that I needed a whole manual to record all of the information about these monsters.
Loose Cannon	200	15.0t	For every 25 levels over and including 200, Detective Kaine's DPS is multiplied by 4x. This multiplier stacks.
			(Can't be buffed by Formation Abilities)
			Quote: Damn it Kaine! You're not playing by the rules. You'll get us all fired.

Items[view] [edit] [history] [purge]

Item		Description
Hat	Common Polyester Hat	Increases the DPS of all Crusaders by 5%
	Uncommon Worn Wool Topper	Increases the DPS of all Crusaders by 10%
	Rare The Holmes Chapeau	Increases the DPS of all Crusaders by 15%
	Epic Enchanted Wooly Helmet of Perception	Increases the DPS of all Crusaders by 40%
	Golden Epic Superior Disguise of Investigation	Increases the DPS of all Crusaders by 60%
	Legendary Confusing Disguise of the Samurai Lumberjack Detective	Increases the DPS of all Crusaders by 80% Legendary: Increases all gold found by 25% for each Gold Finder Crusader
	Golden Legendary Superior Disguise of Investigation	Increases the DPS of all Crusaders by 120% Legendary: Elementary Gold: Increases all gold found by 25% for each Gold Finder Crusader
Magnifying Glass	Common Cracked Magnifying Glass	Reduce the cooldown of Magnify by 5% (Can reduce past cooldown cap)
	Uncommon Clear Magnifying Glass	Reduce the cooldown of Magnify by 10% (Can reduce past cooldown cap)
	Rare Titanium and Quartz Glass of Clarity	Reduce the cooldown of Magnify by 25% (Can reduce past cooldown cap)
	Epic Enhanced Sapphire and Crystal Glass	Reduce the cooldown of Magnify by 50% (Can reduce past cooldown cap)
	Golden Epic Suspicion Magnification Glass	Reduce the cooldown of Magnify by 75% (Can reduce past cooldown cap)
	Legendary All-Seeing Magnifying Glass of Alternate Dimension Scrying	Reduce the cooldown of Magnify by 75% (Can reduce past cooldown cap) Legendary: Case Studies: Increases all gold found by 25% for each point of Experience Detective Kaine has
	Golden Legendary Suspicion Magnification Glass	Reduce the cooldown of Magnify by 90% (Can reduce past cooldown cap) Legendary: Increases all gold found by 25% for each point of Experience Detective Kaine has
Cape	Common Old Grey Wool Cape	Increases the effect of A-Hah! ability by 10%
	Uncommon Elegant Gabardine Cape	Increases the effect of A-Hah! ability by 25%
	Rare Supple Leather Mantle	Increases the effect of A-Hah! ability by 50%
	Epic Enchanted Leather Invisibility Cloak	Increases the effect of A-Hah! ability by 100%
	Golden Epic Enchanted Leather Invisibility Cloak	Increases the effect of A-Hah! ability by 150%
	Legendary Anti-Invisibility Cape of the Subtle Investigator	Increases the effect of A-Hah! ability by 200% Legendary: Unlikely Explanations: Increases the DPS of all Crusaders by 100% when there is at least 1 Supernatural Crusader in the formation.
	Golden Legendary Enchanted Leather Invisibility Cloak	Increases the effect of A-Hah! ability by 300% Legendary: Increases the DPS of all Crusaders by 100% when there is at least 1 Supernatural Crusader in the formation.

Strategies[view] [edit] [history] [purge]

• A-Hah! stacks multiplicatively. For example, if A-Hah! is at 25% each and Detective Kaine is in a column of 3 total crusaders, then the total is not 75%, but instead 95.31%. $1.25*1.25*1.25=1.953125$
• Even though Kaine is not a dps-buffer, his presence is still of great importance due to his A-hah! buff, which increases gold bonus. Place him in your formation if you are attempting to farm gold while idling!
  • In fact, Kaine's presence is so important that you could consider sacrificing an otherwise important buffer to make way for him. 
• As the tooltip suggests, Kaine should be placed in the column with the most slots (in most cases, columns of 4 or 3) to maximize the effect of the A-hah! buff. 
• Magnify is a useful skill for increasing the effect of the next skill used. It is best combined with Firestorm to clear difficult boss levels, or with Storm Rider to increase the formation dps.
• In rare cases, Kaine can be used as the main damage-dealer, having sufficient self-dps skills and being one of the cheaper crusaders to upgrade. However, this is only possible if his enchantment points greatly exceeds those of the other possible candidates.