Underling Race in The Veil
+25% fire resistance, +10% regeneration and +15% cast damage form a strong magic-oriented package.
Should you keep Underling?
Keep it for casting or fire-heavy content. It is one of the safest non-legendary rolls.
| Trait | Emberborn |
|---|---|
| Current tier | A |
| Best fit | Caster builds and fire-heavy routes |
Underling effect
Emberborn grants +25% fire resistance, +10% regeneration and +15% cast damage.
What the numbers come to
+15% cast damage is the largest flat cast bonus on this list, ahead of Goblin's +10%, and unlike Veilborne's +30% it needs no stacking to reach full value. It is live on the first cast of a fight.
The reason this gets called a safe roll is that its three bonuses fail independently. The cast damage is dead weight on a weapon build, the fire resistance is dead weight in a route with no fire, and the regeneration works everywhere regardless. Most races on this list have bonuses that all switch off together under the same single condition.
The +25% fire resistance has the widest spread of any number here. It is worth nothing in an encounter with no fire damage, and worth more than any other defensive bonus on this list in one built around it.
Best build fit
Caster builds and routes where fire damage is common. Regeneration also helps between fights.
Tradeoffs to check
Fire resistance is encounter-dependent, and a physical build cannot fully use the cast bonus.
Underling compared with Goblin
Goblin trades 5 points of cast damage for a 10% cooldown reduction and +20% luck. Sustained output ends up close, since Goblin's cooldown cut roughly cancels Underling's bigger per-cast number, so the tiebreaker is elsewhere: Underling adds survivability, Goblin adds farming speed.
Open the Goblin profile for the other side of that trade.
When to reroll Underling
Reroll only if you leave casting behind entirely, and even then the regeneration keeps some value. This is one of the least urgent rerolls on the list.
A reroll replaces your race rather than adding a second one. The steps are on the race index.
What is not confirmed about Underling
- Which damage sources the game classifies as fire, which decides whether +25% is a niche bonus or a common one.
- Whether regeneration is a flat rate or scales with maximum HP, which changes how it ages as you prestige.
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