In Epic Seven, you place your beefiest hero at the front, as they’re more likely to be attacked by enemy mobs/heroes.
To make sure your team doesn’t get overwhelmed, a strong tank is required to hold the line.
Such heroes are dedicated to taking damage, buffing allies or even out-putting damage themselves, depending on the hero.
Dozens of different tanks exist in Epic Seven, making it quite overwhelming for new players who often end up with a ton of heroes to start off with.
Different tanky heroes have different uses, some are more suited for pvp while others will happily tank through your early game adventures.
I’ll be going through the 10 best tank heroes in Epic Seven.
No doubt you’ll have at least 1 hero on this list, so definitely consult it to get a rundown of how they should be geared up!
10. Fighter Maya
Attribute: Light
Class: Knight
Star Sign: Libra
Recommended Set: Counter/Crit Chance
Skill 1
Burn Effect: Provoke chance increases to 100%.
Attacks with a blunt weapon, with a 75% chance to provoke for 1 turn. Damage dealt increases proportional to the caster’s Defense.
Skill 2
Has a 80% chance to dispel one debuff and be granted increased Defense for 2 turns when attacked.
Skill 3
Attacks with a powerful smash.
Damage dealt increases by 300% if the enemy’s Health is less than 30%.
Damage dealt increases proportional to the caster’s Defense.
Grants the caster an extra turn when the enemy is defeated.
Heavy on the fighting side, Maya loves to be smacked by her enemies, just so she can smack them back.
She constantly provokes her opponents to prevent them from using their annoying heal/buff abilities.
9. Crimson Armin
Attribute: Light
Class: Knight
Star Sign: Libra
Recommended Set: Speed/Immunity
Skill 1
Attacks with a large shield, with a 75% chance to provoke for 1 turn. Damage dealt increases proportional to the caster’s Defense.
Skill 2
Decreases damage received by allies by 10%. When more than one damage reduction effect is granted, only the strongest effect is applied.
Skill 3
Burn Effect: Skill cooldown is decreased by 2 turns.
Covers all allies with an aura of holy spirit, granting immunity for 2 turns and invincibility for 1 turn.
Crimson Armin is an effective support tank, designed specifically to go alongside high DPS heroes who might otherwise be vulnerable to enemy attacks.
Granting immunity/invincibility, as well as reducing allied damage taken and provoking enemies, gives your other heroes lots of wiggle room to attack.
8. Troublemaker Crozet
Attribute: Dark
Class: Knight
Star Sign: Pisces
Recommended Set: Speed/Immunity
Skill 1
Burn Effect: Increases Effect chance by 60%.
Attacks the enemy in an act of faith, with a 20% chance to stun for 1 turn.
When it is not the caster’s turn, effect chance increases by 20%.
Damage dealt increases proportional to the caster’s max Health.
Skill 2
Receives 20% of damage suffered by the ally in the back row in their place.
Only the highest damage distribution effect will be applied.
When the ally in the back raw is attacked, increases the caster’s Combat Readiness by 20% and has a 35% chance to counterattack.
Skill 3
Swears an oath of protection, dispelling all debuffs from the caster and one ally, before increasing Defense for 3 turns. Grants class enhancement to the ally for 3 turns.
Class Enhancement
Thief, Warrior, Ranger, Mage: Increased Critical Hit Resistance.
Knight, Soul Weaver: Barrier (Barrier strength is proportional to the caster’s max Health).
For protecting one individual hero, look no further than Troublemaker Crozet.
Dedicated tons of resources, including his own health pool, to keep the back-line hero in the fight.
Use him alongside a high-risk carry, especially in pvp.
7. Krau
Attribute: Ice
Class: Knight
Star Sign: Pisces
Recommended Set: Speed/HP
Skill 1
Attack an enemy with a swordstorm with 50% chance to provoke for 1 turn.
Damage dealt increases proportional to the caster’s max Health.
Skill 2
Shoves the enemy with a shield, decreasing Combat Readiness by 35%, before granting increased Defense to all allies for 2 turns.
Damage dealt increases proportional to the caster’s Health.
Skill 3
Burn Effect: Grants an extra turn.
Summons the Guardian Ziegfried to attack, dealing damage proportional to the caster’s lost Health, penetrating Defense.
Also grants a barrier to the caster for 2 turns, with strength proportional to the caster’s max Health.
This attack cannot trigger a critical hit.
Krau needs a ton of HP to work properly, making him a good option for those HP gear-sets you have lying around.
Excelling at de-buffing enemy targets while keeping himself alive, even on the brink of death, he’s certainly an excellent tank hero.
6. General Purgis
Attribute: Light
Class: Warrior
Star Sign: Cancer
Recommended Set: Speed/Hit Chance
Skill 1
Mows down enemies with a great sword, with a 50% chance to provoke for 1 turn.
Damage dealt increases proportional to the caster’s Max Health.
Skill 2
Increases all allies Combat Readiness by 10% when the caster is attacked.
Skill 3
Burn Effect: Skill cooldown is decreased by 2 turns.
Gives the command to charge, dealing damage to all enemies, with a 75% chance of stunning two random enemies for 1 turn.
Increase Attack of all allies for 2 turns.
Damage dealt increases proportional to the caster’s Max Health.
One of the more competitive pvp tank heroes, General Purgis sees a ton of play in high-tier pvp matches.
You need Speed so he can use his skill3 to buff the attack of allies, something which can win entire fights .
5. Cecilia
Attribute: Fire
Class: Knight
Star Sign: Aries
Recommended Set: Counter/Immunity
Skill 1
Attacks with a spear, with a 35% chance to decrease Defense for 2 turns.
When the target is inflicted with decreased Attack, effect chance increases by 25%.
Damage dealt increases proportional to the caster’s max Health.
Skill 2
Burn Effect: Skill cooldown is decreased by 2 turns. (-10 Souls)
Attacks all enemies with a magical spear, with an 85% chance to decrease Attack for 2 turns, before dispelling one buff.
Damage dealt increases proportional to the caster’s max Health.
Skill 3
Attacks all enemies with a spear infused with dark energy, with a 85% chance to provoke for 1 turn, before granting immunity to all allies for 2 turns and a barrier to the caster for 2 turns.
Damage dealt and barrier strength increases proportional to the caster’s max Health.
Cecilia has the ability to out-put quite a lot of damage, at the expense of defensive tools.
With the counter & immunity set, she’ll be throwing out a lot of de-buffs and if you have high health substats, she’ll do tons of damage too.
4. Angelica
Attribute: Ice
Class: Soul Weaver
Star Sign: Cancer
Recommended Set: HP
Skill 1
Attacks with a staff, with a 20% chance to stun for 1 turn.
Skill 2
Recovers ally’s Health, as well as that of another ally with the least Health, with healing power. Amount recovered is proportional to the caster’s max Health.
Skill 3
Burn Effect: Extends buff duration for 2 turns.
Recovers the Health of all allies and grants a barrier and immunity for 2 turns. Amount recovered and barrier strength are proportional to the caster’s max Health.
My personal favorite, the game got so much easier after I invested some resources into Angelica.
While she lacks the ability to provoke, or buff allies’ attack/defense stats, Angelica is a powerful soul-weaver who can provide heals, shields and immunity to allies.
She should be your go-to for things like Abyss, Labyrinth & Hunts.
3. Falconer Kluri
Attribute: Earth
Class: Knight
Star Sign: Aries
Recommended Set: Speed/Hit Chance
Skill 1
Slams the enemy, increasing Combat Readiness of the caster by 15%. Damage dealt increases proportional to the caster’s Defense.
Skill 2
Recovers 5.0% Health of the caster at the beginning of every turn.
Skill 3
Burn Effect: Ignores Effect Resistance. (-20 Souls)
Fluri flies towards the enemy, with a 75% chance to dispel all buffs, before a 75% chance each to provoke and decrease Defense for 2 turns.
Falconer Kluri is an easy to acquire hero, with regular Kluri dropping often in covenant summons.
Being able to dispel all buffs, as well as provoke & decrease defense, is pretty insane. Especially when she comes with built-in regeneration.
You can also build her full defense/effect resistance, full HP, or even with a counter build.
2. Dark Corvus
Attribute: Dark
Class: Warrior
Star Sign: Capricorn
Recommended Set: HP
Skill 1
Attacks with a shield and absorbs some of the damage as Health, with a 50% chance to provoke for 1 turn.
Damage dealt increases proportional to the caster’s max Health.
Skill 2
When attacked, the caster has a 70% chance of their skill cooldown being decreased by 1 turn, or 2 turns in the case of a critical hit.
Skill 3
Burn Effect: Increases damage dealt.
Attacks with a lethal hit, absorbing damage dealt as Health.
Damage dealt is only affected by the caster’s Health and does not trigger a critical hit.
Begins the battle with a full skill cooldown count.
Considered to be one of the tankiest tanks in gaming history, Dark Corvus is renowned for his fortitude in combat.
His skill3 starts with a hefty cooldown, so you’re stuck with his skill1 for the first few turns.
Once his skill3 is available, it unleashes insanely heavy damage on any target, easily one-shotting squishy targets.
1. Tywin
Attribute: Ice
Class: Knight
Star Sign: Aries
Recommended Set: Speed/Hit Chance
Skill 1
Attacks with a swordstorm, With a 50% chance to dispel one buff.
Damage dealt increases proportional to the caster’s max Health.
Skill 2
Grants increased Attack and Critical Hit Chance to the caster and an ally for 2 turns, and increases Combat Readiness by 30%.
Skill 3
Burn Effect: Grants an extra turn.
Attacks all enemies again after a swordstorm, with a 75% chance to decrease Defense for 2 turns and increase Defense of the caster for 3 turns.
Damage dealt increases proportional to the caster’s max Health.
Striking the perfect balance between offense and defense in Epic Seven, Tywin has solified himself as the best tank in the game.
Plenty of supportive power backed up by surprising damage makes him a prime target for any enemy team.
Either they deal with him or they suffer the consequences.