Saracen is one of 31 playable characters and is also an enemy in the game Castle Crashers. His magic powers are Sand-based and his starting weapon is the Saracen Sword.
Saracen's specialties are combo locking and juggling.
Unlocking
Beat the game with Royal Guard.
Involvement
Saracen is in the Desert Chase, Sand Castle Interior and Sand Castle Roof levels. There is only one Saracen in the Desert Chase Level, multiple in Sand Castle Interior (including a beefy version) and the most in Sand Castle Roof with the presence of another beefy version in the volleyball game.
Saracen is possibly the most unique character in the game, with his odd splash attack and magic projectile. They're some of the most effective means of juggling, posibbly being at least twice as effective as normal juggling when the player is experienced with it. It's essencially the advanced form of mixing your magic projectile into a juggle, which is already considered an advanced technique on its own, making tornado juggling an advanced form of an advanced technique.
It takes weeks, even months to master, but if you can achieve perfection, then it's worth it in every way. Not only is it impressive to show off, but it's an effective insane mode tactic.
Keep in mind, that since Saracen is such a strategic character, like Blue Knight, Bear, Royal Guard/Conehead, Gray Knight, Blacksmith, and Necromancer, the whole lot of them are useless when the player uses them like normal characters. Each of these characters has a specific way they need to be used, and otherwise they're of no interest to you, especially if you don't personally like their method of efficient use.
Magic
Splash Attack
"Sandstorm"Element: Sand (aka Non-Elemental)
Max Hits: Based on max mana amount and how long the button is held for (approx. 12-15 seconds)
Damage/Hit: Base Melee Damage
This unique spell isn't really a Splash spell at all. It would be more accurate to call it an advanced melee attack that drains mana. First, the button must be held down for the effect to continue - it will cost normal spell mana to start and then continue to drain mana slowly and steadily as long as you are holding the button. Second, it doesn't actually damage enemies in front of you, it turns you into a sand tornado that can be freely steered around, and you must touch enemies to hurt them. Not only that, but it is the only "Splash" spell that can be blocked. It gains no benefits from Splash spell level upgrades. Finally, its damage has nothing to do with your Magic stat at all! When the Tornado hits an enemy on the ground, it only does 2 points of damage. If it hits an enemy in the air, it will deal Base Melee Damage. Yes, that's base Strength damage not Magic damage, so this is the only spell that depends on your Strength. It will continue to apply hits as long as it is overlapping an enemy. When it connects it pops enemies up into the air, so it can be used to knock an enemy up and then juggle them repeatedly for as long as you can keep yourself overlapping them. It doesn't move very fast though, so its best to trap an enemy against a wall if you want to keep hitting them with it. Despite what some believe, you're NOT invincible while in Tornado form. There's an odd bug with it too - when the Tornado finishes, you can not use any attack buttons until you come to a complete stop. If you keep running around right after the Tornado ends you will be locked out of doing any attacks until you stop completely or jump and then land. For some reason this bug does not occur if you start the Tornado in mid-air and then land during it.
Magic Projectile
"Sand Blast"Element: Sand (aka Non-Elemental)
Damage: Base Magic Damage x 0.3
This spell isn't really a Projectile spell at all, it's much more like a Splash spell. Five sandy gusts of wind are created, which move a set distance away (about half a screen) and fly mostly upwards. If a gust hits a normal enemy, they are sent away and high up into the air, enough that they will take 7 Fall damage when they land. Enemies that are not knocked away can take up to 3 hits from a single cast of the spell. Normal enemies will only ever take 1 hit, as usual, but the spell can hit as many enemies as touch it - it is not stopped when it hits a single enemy like all other Projectile spells. If the gust hits a normal enemy that is already in the air but not hurt (in the air from jumping), it will only apply 1 point of damage instead of its normal amount. It will not hit enemies that are knocked into the air by an attack. Unlike most magic projectiles, this spell can NOT be blocked - yet another way it is more like a Splash spell. If it is cast in mid-air, it actually still causes the gusts to come from the ground beneath instead of from the character's mid-air position, which can be useful for jumping over enemies and hitting them with it while above them. Note that this is the only "Projectile" spell that does NOT do Base Magic Damage - it only does Base Magic Damage x 0.3 (even less than Red Knight's 'Thunderbolt' Splash spell which does Base Magic Damage x 0.33333~) thus making this spell do the least Magic-based damage of any spell in the game.
Elemental Infusion
"Armor Pierce"Element: Non-Elemental
Damage: (Base Magic Damage)2 + (Base Melee Damage)2
Use 
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to perform. This attack pierces armor and deals 2x normal XXXY combo damage.
Magic Jump
"Pillar of Sand"Element: Sand (aka Non-Elemental)
Damage: Base Magic Damage
Leaps up with a sand effect that damages overlapped enemies.
Trivia
- Beating the game with Saracen will not unlock any additional characters.
- "Saracen" is what the Christian forces of the Middle Ages called the Egyptian Muslims under the rule of Saladin.
- Saracen and Bear are the only characters with tornado magic.
- The Saracens and the beefy Saracen in the volleyball game cannot be killed.
- Saracen is one of the 3 playable character to show his teeth in his portrait. The others being Fire Demon and Skeleton.
- Saracen is an A Rank character. (A-)
See also
Unlock Path
| Start Character | Unlocks | Unlocks |
|---|---|---|
| Green Knight | Royal Guard | Saracen |