'Seven Knights Re:BIRTH' (hereinafter SKRB) original hero 'Seonran' arrived on July 23. This hero is armed with both defensive capabilities and a skill set that prioritizes backline targets. Thanks to a 100% weak point attack probability at 6-transcendence, gearing is significantly easier compared to other offensive-meta heroes. KookminTree has conducted a deep dive into the capabilities of the new hero, Seonran.

Q. What kind of hero is Seonran?
A. Seonran is a hero that deflects enemy attacks through the 'Superiority' effect and prioritizes the backline.

The crux of Seonran's kit lies in 'backline priority'. Skills 'Chain Slash' and 'Shadow Flying Sword' (excluding basic attacks) strike 3 enemies, focusing on the backline first. 'Chain Slash' deals additional damage equal to 19% of physical attack power per stack of 'Ghost Face' (up to 3 stacks per hit). With a maximum of 6 stacks, this can result in 38% additional damage. We will delve into the 'Ghost Face' effect shortly. At 2-transcendence, the target count increases from 3 to 4.

'Shadow Flying Sword' hits 3 times and removes 2 buffs from the target with a 100% success rate. It also deals damage equal to 7% of the target's maximum HP, making it efficient against tanky meta builds. However, this HP-proportional damage is capped at 100% of Seonran's attack power. Like 'Chain Slash', the 2-transcendence effect increases the target count to 4.

The passive ability 'Ghost Face Warrior' grants one revival upon death and applies the 'Superiority' buff. 'Superiority' rewards the player when Seonran's attack power exceeds that of the attacker; more details follow alongside the 'Ghost Face' explanation.

'Ghost Face' stacks up to 6 times, triggered every time Seonran is hit 3 times. Note that this effect requires a team composition of '3 offensive heroes', making it difficult to utilize outside of pure offensive decks. Upon reaching 6 stacks of 'Ghost Face', Seonran automatically triggers 'Shadow Flying Sword' once. Think of it as a mechanism similar to 'Teo's' passive, and you will understand the flow easily. Additionally, Seonran grants a permanent physical attack power buff to all allies. At 6-transcendence, the hero starts the battle with 3 stacks of 'Ghost Face', and Seonran's 'weak point attack probability' reaches 100%.

The awakening skill 'Heavenly Sword' is an area-of-effect attack. Through skill enhancement, it gains 'Penetration' to bypass damage immunity. If 6 stacks of 'Ghost Face' are active, the HP-proportional damage increases by 100%. Unlike 'Shadow Flying Sword', this HP-based damage has no cap. This applies specifically to additional damage, while the base damage (9% of max HP) remains tied to Seonran's attack power.

Q. What are Seonran's core buffs and debuffs?
A. The core mechanics are revival, Ghost Face, Superiority, and buff removal.

Seonran revolves around the aforementioned 'Superiority' and 'Ghost Face'. 'Superiority' ensures that if Seonran's attack power is higher than the attacker's, the incoming attack is treated as a 'miss' and damage is reduced by 20%. Furthermore, it applies a 36% defense reduction and a 60% increase in miss probability to the attacker with a 100% success rate. High attack power effectively means both debuffing the enemy and mitigating incoming damage.

'Ghost Face' grants a 7% physical attack power and 10% critical damage boost per stack. At 6 stacks, this totals a 42% attack and 60% critical damage increase. Because it stacks every 3 hits, it also pushes the activation threshold for 'Superiority'. However, 'Superiority' lasts for 3 turns at the start of battle, 2 turns after revival, and increases by 1 turn every 2 skill activations. Keep in mind that 'turn-based buff reduction' skills can cause this advantage to vanish prematurely.

Q. How should I gear Seonran?
A. Prioritize 'Attack Power' above everything else.

To maximize the 'Superiority' buff, stacking attack power is non-negotiable. Since the 6-transcendence ability provides 100% weak point attack probability, specialized gear for this stat is unnecessary. Before reaching 6-transcendence, use the 'Tracker' set to supplement the probability, then transition to 'Assassin' and 'Vanguard' sets.

Reaching the critical hit cap is also straightforward. With an 18% innate bonus at 4-transcendence, you only need 82% from equipment. Focus every other slot on percentage-based attack power to maximize Seonran's offensive scaling. If your critical hit rate exceeds 100%, feel free to switch the main weapon option to 'Critical Damage'.