Cortana's 5th post: 9 best PVE facing SSR heroes.

It is very interesting that this topic raised lot discussions in CN forum because of the recent "super difficult" Spring Festival event challenges (like the ones in the Bozel event). I just completed all the challenges and i have to say they were really hard. This also means that I passed all the current PVE content, finally!

People summarized the 9 best PVE facing SSR heroes (now the total number is 25 SSRs) who have the most comprehensive skills. This list gets most of the agreements from old players and I will also explain why they are good.

This is actually written for f2p or players with only monthly package(s). If you are whale, you can ignore this :D

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Some FAQ prior to the list

1. Are the heroes you recommend also good in PVP?

Short answer, not that good. Frankly speaking, PVP is for whales. I only get the weekly bonus and I am done.

2. What are the most difficult PVE content in the game?

SS/SSS Timeless Trial, lvl 70 Goddess Trial, lvl 65 Eternal Temple and lvl 60/65 Event challenges.

Eternal Temple is a new daily activity where you fight one boss in a small map. There are 4 bosses (like the dragon), Valkyrie, Scylla, Phoenix and White Dragon.

Lvl 65 aniki is not that difficult except the flying one if you are not strategic team.

3. How can I get all these heroes if I am f2p.

Cherie and Bozel are in the list and they are free. Thus, you only need to pull 7 new heroes. Considering the "must new" focus banner, you should be able get most of them at lvl 60 with 400-500 pulls. (2-3 months)

4. Are you saying all other heroes are bad in PVE?

No! A lot other heroes are also good in PVE, but they are either released later which means you dont have time to level up the stars or are only strong in certain situations.

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Not listed in any order, the heroes are:

Leon, Ledin, Elwin, Luna, Lana, Bozel, Liana, Tiaris, Cherie.

The challenges each hero is good at:

Leon: Thunder dragon, Fire dragon, Dark dragon, Valkyrie, Phoenix

Ledin: Thunder dragon, Fire dragon, Dark dragon, Valkyrie, Phoenix

Elwin: Thunder dragon, Fire dragon, Dark dragon, Valkyrie, Phoenix, Scylla

Luna: Ice dragon, Dark dragon, White Dragon

Lana: Ice dragon, White Dragon

Bozel: Ice dragon, White Dragon

Liana: All except Valkyrie (cannot heal in this challenge)

Tiaris: All except Valkyrie(cannot heal in this challenge)

Cherie: Thunder dragon, Fire Dragon, Dark dragon, Scylla

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All of the above heroes are commonly used in weekly S to SSS timeless trials.

90% of the players who completed the recent event challenges with 5 to 6 of the above 9 heroes.

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More FAQ about the heroes:

1. You ignored Bernhardt, Diehart and Altemuller, why?

Diehart, I am talking about PVE, man :(

Bernhardt: his ability is cool and he has stun, However he doesn't have even one single target skill deals more than 1X damage which means he deals less damage in boss fight. Also all the bosses are immune to fixed number damage. I would say, if you are an Empire player, Bern is still necessary but 4 stars is enough.

Altemuller: he is actually better than the above two and his talent will get buffed from max 3 stacks, last 3 turns to max 4 stacks, last 4 turns. It is just the biggest value of him is the faction buff and Leon is an off faction character late game. Anyway, if you can get him from a focus banner, I would suggest to do it.

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2. Why my Luna deals no damage? You say she is good.

She is not a typical damage dealer, with lvl 50 SR she can one shot flying units in SS trial which is good enough as a faction buffer. People summarized the change of the opinions on Luna over the past months.

• Worst SSR!
• The faction buff is extremely good in Timeless Trial S to SS!
• With only SR items, bow Luna has 1200 ATK (flying Luna, 1400), seems legit as a secondary DPS.
• Fuck, bosses are immune to fixed number damage. Luna hits her limits.
• Oh, the magic damage reduction aura is awesome! (Since challenges in the current event, the boss has 2000INT and mutiple AOE magics, most players healers (including me) cannot survive without Luna's protection.

3. Why is Elwin so good, I feel he is weak now.

He will get buffed. His atk is from A -> S and his talent does 100% life steal at 6*. He also have 3 very good single target skills: Roar, Sword Soul and Frontal Assault which make him irreplaceable in boss fights.

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4. Whose shards I should farm daily?

I would say, still focus on your main team faction till 55 - 60. Expand the team by leveling up other heroes when you think you need them. I personally suggest the following order.

Glory team: 4 stars priority, Cherie > Ledin > Elwin. 6 stars priority: Elwin > Cherie = Ledin

Empire/Strategic team: 4 stars priority, Leon > Altemuller > Bern. 6 stars priority, Leon > Altemuller

Princess team: 4 stars priority, Cherie > Lana > Luna, 6 stars priority, Cherie = Lana > Luna

Bozel: 4 stars is enough in most cases.

Level up Liana to 4 stars as soon as possible.

It is very comfortable for your tank to stand aside a 6* Tiaris but you may not have enough shards for her.

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5. Who should I invest rune stones?

All the heroes except the two SSR healers I listed are worth two rune stones. You get more skills/soldiers in other classes and more important you get a lot attributes when the hero masters a T3 class.