Champion

Overview

Champions are the premier AoE DPS class at melee range.  Closing with any Champion is painful and this is the core of many freep tactics.

Tactics

• Avoid the 'Champ Ball' whenever possible.  This is frequently a stationary group of stacked champions all firing AoE attacks.  Typically all other freeps are standing on the champ ball too.  Closing into this group subjects all creep melee to significant damage.  Break the ball with a troll or selectively assassinate squishy targets one after another by diving in, hitting it, and getting out immediately.
• If you're attacking a Champion, try to stay behind it.  This avoids the Champion's attacks and prevents parrys.
• Champions have a sprint allowing them to run away (frequently) or to chase you.
• Champions in fervor are extremely juicy targets as their block/parry/evade is set to zero.  Be aware that they can switch away from this mode at any time.
• If you can see that the Champion is in Controlled Burn (legendary, it's fervor plus full block/parry/evade), try to get the Champion out of combat by evading it.  Once the Champ drops combat, CB goes away for 10 minutes which will make fighting it a lot easier.