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Hero faction bonuses

The four formation bonuses, the Lord wildcard and a five-matching squad example.

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Top Lords Guide

Hero field guide

Hero faction

bonuses

Match your heroes. Know the bonus.

Build a squad that works together.

One Lord · two appearances

Know your factions

UR hero examples

Legion

Harald III

Mulan

Tribe

Ragnar

Joan of Arc

Ranger

Alexander Nevsky

Cleopatra

What your five heroes unlock

Formation bonus to HP, ATK and DEF

3 + 1 + 1

+5%

Three matching

3 + 2

+10%

Two matching groups

4 + 1

+15%

Four matching

5

+20%

Five matching

Your Lord is the wildcard.

Lord has its own faction. For the formation bonus, it matches the faction that gives your squad the strongest result.

Example: four Tribe heroes + your Lord

Front

Rear

Ragnar

Sanada Yukimura

Joan of Arc

Attila

Lord → Tribe

4 Tribe + Lord

= 5 matching

+20%

HP · ATK · DEF

Count Lord once.

Male and female are appearances of the same player character.

Check the unlock.

The faction-bonus feature becomes available after the first Capital Siege.

Keep the whole squad in mind.

Skills, levels, stars and equipment still matter. Faction-specific effects have their own rules.

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