It has been exactly one week since the villain and core hero of 'Seven Knights Re:BIRTH' (hereinafter SKRB), 'Dellons', received his awakening alongside 'Klemis'. Initially dismissed as 'subtle' or underwhelming, he has now firmly secured his place in offensive meta decks. The general consensus is simple: once you trigger his awakening transformation, he becomes an absolute force to be reckoned with.

Official partner creators 'Moving TV', 'YoonKungKung TV', and 'Garecter' have all produced content breaking down the performance and gear setups for Awakened Dellons. From beginner guides to advanced theory-crafting and team compositions, they’ve covered it all. KookminTree has compiled their expert analysis right here.

Stacking 'Effect Resistance' is the smart play for an Awakened Dellons transformation.

Upon awakening, Dellons’ passive has seen a complete overhaul. The old 'all-ally physical damage increase' buff has been axed, replaced by 'Authority'. Consequently, Awakened Dellons can only utilize 'Resurrection' or 'Immortal' rings alongside his Authority. His 6-transcendence bonus has evolved from a simple 'all damage immunity [1 hit]' to a stacking buff that reaches up to 6 hits, while also granting a 'Critical Damage 16% increase (up to 8 stacks)'. His survivability has skyrocketed, and his destructive potential is higher than ever.

The awakening skill 'Grasp of Ruin', when activated, reshapes all his other skill effects, grants all damage immunity [3 hits] to himself, heals his health, and bestows 'all damage immunity [2 hits]' to all allies. He’s essentially acting as a shield for the whole squad. While in this transformed state, he becomes immune to all crowd control effects. As a bonus, his basic attacks now hit three targets. His skills no longer apply 'Silence', but instead boast cooldown reduction, buff removal, and execution effects for guaranteed lethal damage.

Despite having the stats to match his awakened status, the three creators pointed out one glaring weakness: he is frighteningly vulnerable to crowd control before he transforms. Once transformed, he’s unstoppable, but before that, he’s a sitting duck. Even if you fill his awakening gauge, a well-timed CC can keep him from ever triggering it. Furthermore, the gauge fills based on his 'Authority' activation and 'ally deaths', meaning his peak performance is tied to his team taking losses. Luckily, the naturally lower health pool of offensive decks means this often happens sooner than you might think.

Moving TV noted that Dellons has shifted from a 'damage buffer' to a 'carry-style dealer'. He highlighted that his post-transformation three-target basic attacks and the buffs triggered by ally deaths make him a monster in the late game. He also suggested that due to his high single-target scaling, he might be worth experimenting with outside of PvP.

YoonKungKung TV recommends an 'Effect Resistance' build to patch up his weaknesses. He argued that since Dellons has high skill scaling, sacrificing a bit of attack power won't hurt his output too much. That’s not to say you should dump attack entirely; he suggests focusing your primary stats on 'Critical Hit Rate · Critical Damage · Weak Point Attack Rate'.

Garecter expressed some disappointment that the awakening effect vanishes if he resurrects after transforming. He suggests that Dellons is a perfect replacement for 'Teo' or 'Branz & Bransel' in existing offensive decks. While his initial reception was lukewarm, his standing in the meta has risen significantly as time has passed. We’ll dive deeper into that below.

Creator Best Clips

Moving TV - The new offensive deck featuring Awakened Dellons

Moving TV dubbed this new setup his 'life-changing offensive deck'. Using a balance formation, he placed 'Landgrid - Teo - Karl Heron' in the front and 'Awakened Dellons - Lu Bu' in the back. He uses the 'Yu' pet and a 'Speed-Stat' hybrid build, hitting 393 speed while maintaining solid internal stats.The first part of this 27-minute video covers the specific stats of the heroes, so check it out if you need the details.

The skill queue is set as 'Lu Bu 1 - Dellons 1 - Lu Bu 2'. Moving TV strongly emphasized managing Dellons’ attack power. Because Karl Heron’s passive 'Mark of Thunder' targets the enemy with the highest attack power and reduces their 'Critical Hit Rate and Weak Point Attack Rate by 50%', you’ll want to carefully tune your stats to avoid being crippled in offensive mirror matches.

YoonKungKung TV - Is the answer to the offensive meta an 'Effect Resistance' Awakened Dellons?

YoonKungKung TV also opted for a speed-focused build, but with a twist: he prioritized 'Effect Resistance'. While this trade-off means lower raw damage, he claims the stacking critical damage from the awakening skill (up to 16% per stack, 8 stacks total) more than compensates for it. He also noted that Effect Resistance is vital for resisting Landgrid’s 'Burn' or debuffs that reduce crit/weak point hit rates when facing defensive decks.

He also touched on the currently trendy 'Zeo'. Zeo recently received a buff increasing his all-attack-power duration from 3 to 4 turns, allowing for massive burst damage early in the fight. Moving TV has also been singing Zeo’s praises in recent videos.

Garecter - Dellons ascends to Tier 1 in the offensive meta

Garecter’s June meta breakdown puts Awakened Dellons firmly in Tier 1. Consequently, he’s dropped Branz & Bransel to Tier 2. He notes that with offensive and defensive decks dominating, magic decks have seen a sharp decline in usage. The currently trending skill queue is 'Lu Bu 1 - Lu Bu 2 - Dellons 2'. He also highlighted the importance of 'Shatter' gear. In sectors where defensive decks are rampant, he recommends subbing in 'Pie' instead of Teo. Keep that in mind, mate.