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How to

Build a monster hunting squad

Five SSR heroes, no URs, built to tear through monsters and bring home more loot, while your main squad keeps every Skill Book.

  • Rat Horde
  • Menacing Giant Rat King
  • Fang Guard
  • Giant Axe Warrior
  • Menacing Giant Rat King

Meet the squad

Two tanks in the front row, three heroes behind. All five are Warriors.

Front row

  • Bella

    Tank

    Takes 22% less damage from monsters all fight. Crimson Prayer cuts it by another 41% for 3 seconds.

  • Lucius

    Tank

    Takes 22% less damage from monsters, so the front row holds even longer.

Back row

  • Claire

    Carry and squad buff

    Call of the Brave: the 3 highest-ATK Warriors in the squad deal 22% more damage to monsters.

  • Sivir

    Carry

    Good ATK plus a Passive Skill that adds more, so she’s always one of the three Claire boosts.

  • Celia

    Damage and loot

    Deals 16.5% more damage to monsters, and the squad gets 55% more of all 3 resource types from Resource and Elite monsters.

Numbers are each skill at level 30, with the hero at 50★. They’re smaller before that.

Why they work so well together

  • Five Warriors, one bonus

    All five heroes share a faction, so the squad gets +20% HP, ATK and DEF in every fight.

  • Claire’s boost lands on the right heroes

    Call of the Brave picks the three highest-ATK Warriors in the squad. Here that’s Claire, Sivir and Celia, the ones doing the damage, so none of it is wasted on the tanks.

  • The front row barely flinches

    Both tanks take less damage from monsters, so your back row keeps hitting for longer.

  • Celia makes every kill worth more

    Her squad gets 55% more Grain, Timber and Herbs from Resource and Elite monsters. Even when the fight is easy, that keeps paying.

How to set it up, step by step

  1. Collect the five

    Bella and Sivir turn up often in Hero Recruitment. Lucius and Claire come from free Hero Pass tracks and tasks. Celia isn’t in recruitment at all: her shards drop from monsters, so hunting finds her for you.

  2. Open squad 3

    Your third squad opens at Sanctuary 20. That’s the one for hunting: squad 1 is your main squad and squad 2 your second fighting squad.

  3. Tanks in front, the rest behind

    Put Bella and Lucius in the front row, and Claire, Sivir and Celia in the back.

  4. Get them to hero level 20

    The monster skills are Passive Skills, and every one of them unlocks at hero level 20. Before that, the squad is just five SSRs.

  5. Level the monster skills

    On my hero pages I tell you to park these, but that’s for fights against other players. In this squad they’re the whole point, so they come right after each hero’s Ultimate Skill.

Skill Books for hunters

Ultimate Skill first, as always, then the monster skill.

  • Bella
    1. Bloody Requiem Ultimate Skill
    2. Purity Only works against monsters Passive Skill
    3. Crimson Prayer Only works against monsters Active Skill
    4. Swing Auto Attack
  • Lucius
    1. Whirlwind Cut Ultimate Skill
    2. God of War Blessing Only works against monsters Passive Skill
    3. Decapitation Active Skill
    4. Battle Axe Auto Attack
  • Claire
    1. Celestial Judgment Ultimate Skill
    2. Call of the Brave Only works against monsters Passive Skill
    3. Rain of Arrows Active Skill
    4. Holy Banner Auto Attack
  • Sivir
    1. Wild Pursuit Ultimate Skill
    2. Shield Strike Active Skill
    3. Hunter Bloodline Passive Skill
    4. Hunt Auto Attack
  • Celia
    1. Ricochet Blade Ultimate Skill
    2. Ultimate Hunt Only works against monsters Passive Skill
    3. Deadly Lotus Active Skill
    4. Flying Blade Auto Attack

Other good monster hunters

  • Kesso SSR Warrior Carry

    No monster skill, but nearly the same stats as Sivir.

    Swap him in for Sivir if he’s the one you have.

  • Claire (Advanced) UR Warrior Carry

    Her 3 highest-ATK Warriors deal 28% more damage to monsters.

    Claire’s UR upgrade. Swap her in once you’ve upgraded Claire.

  • Griffith SSR Ranger Tank

    Cuts the monster damage nearby allies take by 35% for 4 seconds, and takes 22% less himself.

    A Ranger, so he breaks the all-Warrior bonus.

  • Ash SSR Ranger Carry

    His 2 highest-ATK Rangers deal 30% more damage to monsters.

    Best in a Ranger hunting squad with Griffith.

  • Grenwald SSR Warlock Carry

    Deals 27.5% more damage to monsters.

    A Warlock, so he suits a Warlock squad instead.

  • Stellar SSR Warlock Support

    Her 2 highest-ATK Warlocks deal 53.2% more damage to monsters for 5 seconds each time she casts her Ultimate Skill.

    The biggest monster boost in the game, for a Warlock squad.

Good to know

  • Monster skills do nothing against other players. Keep this squad for hunting, and your main squad for everything else.
  • Mixing in Rangers or Warlocks loses the +20% Warrior bonus. They work best in a hunting squad of their own faction.
  • The big numbers here are at level 30 and 50★. Early on they’re smaller, but they still beat skills that do nothing.

See every hero with monster buffs: Heroes, filtered to monster hunters.