In Seven Knights Re:BIRTH (hereafter referred to as SKRB), there are five heroes belonging to the Old Seven Knights faction (hereafter referred to as Old Seven Knights). Excluding rewards from the permanent event 'Adventurer's Path', they cannot be obtained through standard recruitment and are top-tier heroes acquired exclusively via crafting and special event rewards.

True to their special status, each possesses unique abilities, and 'Juri', whom we are introducing today, comes equipped with the unique ability 'Eternal Annihilation' which blocks the activation of 'Immortal, Indomitable, and Resurrection'. Because of this, Juri has established themselves as an essential hero for All-Out War and is also active as a sub-dealer in Monday's Siege Defense thanks to cooperative attack capabilities. KookminTree has analysed Juri, the most versatile hero among the Old Seven Knights.

Q. What are Juri's characteristics?
A. The 'Eternal Annihilation' effect blocks the enemy's 'Immortal, Indomitable, and Resurrection', while cooperative attacks deliver additional strikes.

As of September 23, Juri is the only hero in SKRB who triggers Eternal Annihilation. As explained earlier, Eternal Annihilation seals the activation of Immortal, Indomitable, and Resurrection effects. Thanks to this,frequently utilising these three effects, Juri is active as a joker card in PvP content such as Arena and All-Out War. Skill 1, 'Heavenly Judgment', inflicts 2-hit piercing damage on all enemies along with a 'Defense Reduction for 3 turns' debuff.Skill 2, 'Supreme Verdict', attacks all enemies and applies Eternal Annihilation with a certain probability.

The passive 'Scales of God' causes Juri to also trigger a basic attack with a certain probability whenever an ally performs a basic attack. As an additional effect, Juri deals damage equal to '40% of Magic Attack Power + 8% of Target's Max HP' to 3 enemies. The HP-proportional damage cannot exceed 300% of Juri's attack power, and the damage increases by up to 50% in proportion to the target's current HP. Furthermore, to synergise with these abilities, every 3rd activation of any attack including skills increases Juri's 'turn-based buff' duration by 1 turn.

All transcendence effects are concentrated in the passive. At Transcendence Tier 2, cooperative attack probability increases and 'Effect Resistance Increase' abilities are added, while reaching Transcendence Tier 6 grants 'Action Control Immunity for 3 turns' and 'Action Control Immunity for 3 turns upon Immortal activation'. In addition, skill enhancement increases the Immortal turn count from 2 to 3 turns, making skill enhancement mandatory.

Q. What is Juri's core ability?
A. Eternal Annihilation, cooperative attacks, increased effect resistance, and increased turn-based buffs.

Enemies defeated under the Eternal Annihilation state cannot return to the battlefield under any circumstances. In a PvP environment where resurrection and immortality are actively used via legendary rings, this is a threatening ability. Therefore, there is a need to act faster than the opponent and apply Eternal Annihilation. To this end, compositions featuring Juri within magic decks that maximise the 'Speed' stat can often be seen. In All-Out War, which requires 5 parties, top-rankers affectionately utilise Juri as a member of the magic deck.

The turn-based buff increase is the same ability as the latest hero 'Hayeon', and cannot exceed the buff's original duration. For example, even if the turn-based buff increase is triggered while holding '3-turn Immortality', it does not increase to 4 turns and remains at 3 turns. The 49% increase in effect resistance gained from Transcendence Tier 2 is also quite useful. In the current PvP meta, heroes with 'buff removal' capabilities are active. For Juri, who must survive for a long time through immortality abilities, effect resistance is the bare minimum defensive mechanism against buff removal.

Q. How should Juri's equipment be set up?
A. For PvP, 'Shaman'based Effect Accuracy & Resistance,and for PvE, a 'Vindicator'-based damage build is recommended.

For Juri's core ability Eternal Annihilation, 'Effect Accuracy' 100% is the absolute top priority for equipment settings. However, since transcendence does not grant effect accuracy stats, 100% must be purely secured through equipment effects. A total of 60% from weapon main options and 35% from the 4-piece 'Shaman' set yields '95% Effect Accuracy + 10% increase in effect application probability'. Therefore, matching the equipment set based on Shaman is recommended. As for effect resistance, 49% is secured via the passive at Transcendence Tier 2, so setting just the remaining 51% completes it. Effect resistance obtained from armor main options is 30% per piece, and wearing both easily achieves 100% effect resistance.

Sub-options of 'Critical Hit Rate - All Attack Power (%) - Weak Point Attack Probability Increase' are advised. Since survival-related options are secured purely through equipment main options, it is best to build attack capabilities based on speed. If utilising in Monday's Siege Defense, equip a 'Vindicator'-based damage gear set. The role in Monday's Siege Defense is to elevate the damage ceiling through cooperative attacks and additional strike capabilities.

By tuning exclusive equipment to match 'Effect Resistance and Accuracy', the weapon and armor main optionsCritical Hit RateorAll Attack Power (%)can be swapped. The most recommended attack option is Critical Hit Rate. This is because Alice, a core hero of defense decks, triggers turn-based buff reduction using block as a trigger, necessitating guaranteed critical hits to bypass this. It is a setting strategy that utilises the fact that blocks do not trigger when critical hits occur. If your win rate against defense decks in All-Out War is low, checking your critical hit settings is advised.