'Seven Knights Re:BIRTH' (hereinafter SKRB) new hero 'Baekgak' was initially overshadowed by the buzz surrounding his peer, 'Brun & Branz'. However, Baekgak's true potential has surfaced faster than expected. He has carved out a niche that is entirely his own within the Growth Dungeons. Thanks to his ability to inflict both bleed and poison, he has become an essential part of the meta. Let’s dive into how Baekgak is shaking up the Growth Dungeon scene.

Q. What kind of hero is Baekgak?
A. He is a hero specialised for Growth Dungeons, equipped with persistent damage and healing denial.

Baekgak is a versatile magic-type hero. When he was first revealed, the developers of SKRB stated that his design intent was 'Growth Dungeon specialisation'. In practice, he possesses a variety of gimmicks that are absolutely vital for clearing these dungeons.

His basic attack has a 40% chance to inflict poison for 2 turns, and upgrading the skill adds a 40% chance for bleed. He essentially dishes out two types of persistent damage with just his standard strikes. Of course, you can always supplement these activation chances with passives and equipment.

His passive, 'Dark Spell', grants 'Immunity to all damage for 2 turns' and heals the entire party every two attacks. The healing amount is 32% of his magic attack power. Upon skill enhancement, the immunity duration extends to 3 turns, and at 2-transcendence, the 'effect application rate' increases by 22%. Given the '1st Hero Expedition' event supports a guaranteed 2-transcendence, you can practically consider this his baseline performance.

'Baekgak Poison' deals 3-hit damage to a single enemy and inflicts poison for 3 turns. The poison effect is calculated per hit with a 60% chance, meaning you could potentially stack up to 3 layers at once if luck is on your side. At 6-transcendence, this chance climbs to 70%. Meanwhile, 'Devil's Spirit' deals 3-hit damage to enemies with a 60% chance to inflict bleed for 3 turns, while also clearing debuffs from allies. Skill enhancement boosts the coefficient to 110%, and it reaches a 70% bleed chance at 6-transcendence.

Q. What are Baekgak's core buffs and debuffs?
A. Poison, bleed, and recovery denial.

By leveraging bleed and poison, Baekgak shines in 3 out of the 5 zones in SKRB's Growth Dungeons—specifically the Water, Light, and Dark Elemental Dungeons. In the Water dungeon, he handles recovery denial and poison solo, significantly cutting down clear times. In the Light dungeon, he exploits gimmicks through multi-hit skills and persistent damage, while in the Dark dungeon, he simultaneously handles bleed and debuff cleansing. Thanks to the increased effect application rate at 2-transcendence, gearing him is hardly a chore; you can hit a 100% success rate by just adding 30-40% via equipment.

Q. How should I set up Baekgak?
A. I recommend the Avenger and Shaman sets, along with an attack-focused build.

Setting up Baekgak is straightforward. Since his persistent damage scales with his attack power, the top priority for weapon and armour main stats is 'Increase all attack power (%)'. Even the top-tier SKRB rankers overwhelmingly prefer attack power stats. For sets, players primarily opt for Avenger and Shaman, followed by Vanguard.As a hero built specifically for Growth Dungeons, other stats are less critical. Bosses aren't exactly hitting hard, and with his innate damage immunity, he can survive just fine without defensive stats. As for effect hit rate, you can easily meet your targets using only 6-star weapon options.