r/summonerswar 3d ago

Discussion Weekly Advice Thread 20/07/2026

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Welcome to the WAT, summoner! Post questions regarding team composition, content progression, game mechanics, or anything else in this thread. If you are able to help your fellow summoners, please take some time to contribute to the community and answer some questions yourself as well!

A lot of helpful guides and resources can be found in the subreddit mega wiki.

Please also make sure to check out our FAQ.


If you ask a question please give ALL relevant information!

  • Your monster box: Upload a screenshot to Reddit directly or an image hosting site like imgur or use swarfarm. Sort your box by "Grade" and try to include all 4*s and LD nat 3*s.
  • Your current progression: Where you currently are in the game, what your teams are, what content you need help with and what you have tried so far.
  • For ToA, which enemies are on the floor you're stuck on.
  • For PvP, indicate what rank you are trying to achieve, i.e. currently F3 want to get C1 Arena. For RTA also share your rank percentage.

The less people have to ask you to clarify or look up to help you, the more likely you will get a (fast) response.


Beginner friendly/farmable PvE teams

  • GB10: Vero (L), (2A) Kro, Shannon, Belladeon, Darion or Vero (L), Fran, Loren, (2A) Kro, Shannon/Lapis
  • GB12: Vero (L), (2A) Kro, Shannon, Belladeon, Darion or Vero (L), Fran, Loren, 2A Kro, Shannon/Lapis/Akhamamir/Sigmarus
  • DB12: Verde (L), Vero, Loren, 2A Spectra, Fran/2A Raoq
  • PB12: Verde (L), (2A) Belladeon, 2A Raoq, 2A Kro, 2A Kahli/Riley/Eirgar (L -> R -> Boss)
  • SB12: Fran, Loren, 2A Kro, 2A Raoq, Ling Ling
  • NB12: Fran + 4 multihit DDs: Pick from Icaru/Raoq/Kro, Kung Fu Girls, Loren, twins (Shaina, Sabrina, Talia), Abigail, Scarlett (unawakened)
  • SRB12: Verde (L), Shaina, Sieq, Astar, 2A Raoq
  • ToA(H): Fran (L), Vero (also possible L), 2A Spectra, Mav, + Loren/Shannon/Mellia/Tyron
  • R5 solo teams: Check this thread
  • R5 stat minimum: You need 25k HP and 1.5k DEF for FL units and 20k HP and 0.8-1k DEF for BL units. Healers and your cleanser should have 100% RES after lead.
  • Rift unit options: Xiao Lin, Theomars, Fran, Colleen, and 2A Kro can be used in most of your rift teams. FL Mav/Bernard is good for Water rift and Lapis is good for Fire and Dark rifts. Twins are great in all rifts.

You still need appropriate rune quality and turn order! Do not expect to beat a dungeon just by having these units.


Common speed teams

  • R5 solo teams: Check this thread. If you pick a BJ5 version, also make sure to read this BJ5 guide
  • GB12: Teshar (L), Luna, Prilea, Shamann, Konamiya
  • DB12: Shaina (L), Julie, Kyle, Liam, Konamiya
  • NB12: Abigail (L), 2A Icaru, 2A Raoq, Astar, 2A Shamann
  • PB12: Eirgar (L), 2A Raoq, 2A Icaru, 2A Kro, Fuco
  • SB12: 2A Sath, Mellia, Mellia, 2A Tatu, dot unit/Lushen
  • SRB12: Verde (L), Shaina, Sieq, Astar, 2A Raoq

PvE accuracy requirements

Accuracy Area(s)
0% Rifts
15% R5, Predator
25% SB10, PB10
35% GB12, NB12, SRB10, Dimensional Hole
45% ToA(H)
55% GB10, NB10, ToA Hell
65% DB12, DB10

General tips and answers to Frequently Asked Questions:

  • NEVER feed non-farmable monsters! (you can feed dupes for skill ups)
  • Save your devilmons! In general you do not want to give devilmon to 4* units, Sigmarus and Jeanne are the best early game candidates. Veromos does not need devilmon.
  • Best summon stone targets: Tyron, Lushen, Shaina, Sabrina, Talia. For PvP Khmun, Skogul, Galleon.
  • Check the events for free energy, mana, and other beneficial stuff. To find the current event pages use the button below the energy/mana counter in-game.
  • Lapis can farm Faimon Hell on the free 6* level 15 vampire/revenge runes provided by the challenges. She should be your first 5* and probably 6* as well.
  • Shield sets can reduce the HP/DEF requirements on other units and multiple shield sets will stack to form one larger total shield. Each set contributes a shield equal to 15% of the base HP of the monster they are equipped on.
  • White artifacts from B2 are cheap to upgrade and can give you a massive stat boost early.
  • Hall of Heroes (HoH) should be attempted as high as you can climb. Reps like Rica or Verad can help a lot. Mid/late game players can get 5 extra copies of the HoH monster using almighty scroll pieces after each floor at the small cost of 2000 guild points for each extra monster.
  • Most nat 5*s are PvP exclusive and should be set aside in storage till you make some progress on PvE. Some exceptions are CC units like Rica for ToA, cleansers like Anavel for starter R5, and Perna for rifts.
  • Dimensional hole energy should be spent as soon as possible, always try to stay under the energy cap (recharge rate: 1 per 2h). 2A Kro first, then Spectra or Raoq.
  • Need advice on RTA? Check this post first
  • Looking for ToA Hell guidance? Take a look at this FAQ post.
  • Mock Battle Guide

Tools you should know about

  • Swarfarm provides a bestiary for monster stats and data logs.
  • SWGT provides various tools, statistics and analytics for players and guilds. Siege/Guild Battle, Labyrinth, Leaderboards, Defenses/Counters, Artifact Monster Finder, Speed Tick Calculators, Gem/Grind Optimizers and more!
  • SWOP is a rune optimizer and speed tuning tool.
  • sw-tools.net provides a speed tuning tool and other calculators.

If you see someone using monster icons, you can learn how to use them yourself: https://www.reddit.com/r/summonerswar/wiki/icons .

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r/summonerswar 7d ago

News v9.2.7 Update Notice

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r/summonerswar 12h ago

Humor He was already emoting but Wind Stark said sike 😭

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114 Upvotes

Jesus Christ, Wind Stark. Too good to flip these kinda matches..


r/summonerswar 5h ago

Rune - SPD Another quad for collection

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26 Upvotes

For the luls, can go up to 198


r/summonerswar 12h ago

Summon I'm so happy ( Moore)

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41 Upvotes

I've been waiting to summon him for so long

Never did coz I chose adriana sonia etc in the events


r/summonerswar 12h ago

Summon 7th LD5 Thebae (ld scroll)

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43 Upvotes

After that buff he got many patches ago, does it make him viable in any content?


r/summonerswar 6h ago

Summon Just got Gurkha, is this unit any good or... ???

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9 Upvotes

3rd LD5 also have tian lang and hanwul


r/summonerswar 12h ago

Discussion Glitch when clearing Asmodeus (spires of ascension 40)

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Im using snipers to kill asmodeus easily on floor 40, but when I kill him I'm not getting any rewards, and need to do the floor again. What kind of weird ass interaction is this? A measure to prevent us from sniping asmodeus? xD

Edit: I have since cleared the stage by just sniping him a little less hard. There is something weird going on when sniping him right after his turn ended.

tl;dr don't snipe asmodeus too hard or you'll hurt his feelings


r/summonerswar 17h ago

Summon Just pulled Zerath. Can he work without Deborah?

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31 Upvotes

Just pulled zerath. Wondering if i can make a pve team without deborah? Any min requirement i need to keep in mind?


r/summonerswar 9h ago

Summon Got my first ever ld5 shasha is she worth using anywhere?

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6 Upvotes

r/summonerswar 17h ago

Achievement 3rd or is it 4th? 200 rune set get Probably can work as anti sonia rune

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17 Upvotes

The last 3 still missing 1 grind T_T


r/summonerswar 20h ago

Summon Cynthia and Frieren

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23 Upvotes

Wait for balance patch, Or new toy.


r/summonerswar 6h ago

Rune - SPD Reminder to always power up runes with spd on them

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0 Upvotes

r/summonerswar 11h ago

Other Summoner's War Guessing Game #644

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How this works is that I will give hints of any kind that point to a certain monster, your goal is to guess who the monster is. How few hints can you get it in (make your guess but make sure you still read them all)? No cheating with the monster box either! The monster will be in its current state as of July 2026.

Yesterday's answer was... Karakum, the Dark Mummy

Hint #1: This monster has an element-based leader skill.

Hint #2: This monster awakens into a new skill.

Hint #3: This monster can passively reduce the damage it receives.

Hint #4: This monster has exactly one skill that increase damage by its own hp.

Final Hint: This monster is humanoid but not human.


r/summonerswar 1d ago

Summon Decisions decisions Hyllus, Destiny

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104 Upvotes

I basically only care about RTA

What do you think?


r/summonerswar 1d ago

Discussion We need more oblivion

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117 Upvotes

Past and current seasons are so boring cz is the same picks like fire megumi and wind monky just to spam passives

Been trying new comps with mons and i didnt really like using layla/7r1x nor shi hou but idk how to counter the passive teams

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c2us gotta give more oblivion units into elemental 5's and not hold them into lds


r/summonerswar 1d ago

Other The only reason i still have fun on this game is because of this team...

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27 Upvotes

Wish com2us actually listen to us, specially in the upcoming BP, but anyway, this team is the reason i'm still playing, because no way i'm dealing with the current defense meta or we. If we at least had a seasonal unit ban list for pvp... but that would require them to play the game, so it will never happen.


r/summonerswar 1d ago

Summon My First LD 5*! What a wonderful day to see Kovarci

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65 Upvotes

I've very glad I came back to the game.


r/summonerswar 1d ago

Summon Toa 90… Light Fern. Still Shaking

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40 Upvotes

Still in shock. First ever collab ld 5. I expect she will be getting nerfed at some point lol.


r/summonerswar 1d ago

Discussion What is your go-to AO if you know you're not outspeeding the Triton?

5 Upvotes

Some AOs even kill my safe and slow team. F2P no LD5 AO suggestions anyone? I have no Amber :(


r/summonerswar 1d ago

Summon Dark frieren 12th LD

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78 Upvotes

Still can't believe it


r/summonerswar 10h ago

Discussion Violent rune procs are the leading cause of my losses in RTA

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At this point I'm highly considering quitting the PVP scene because of this. It's not a skill issue or a draft issue, it is a "here is a overpowered mechanic that is uninteractable, has no hard counter(seal is not a counter because it is a debuff and can be cleansed as such), abuses the hell out of power creep & passives while Com2us refuses to actually acknowledge they are really unhealthy" issue.

They need a adjustment in the current state of the game. I'm getting sick of drafting perfect teams, spending hours on farming quality runes only to get shit on by someone because "they got lucky".

Rant over


r/summonerswar 1d ago

Other Where can I find this type of profile picture?

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12 Upvotes

I've seen versions for Rakan, Bernard, and Zaiross in 2018


r/summonerswar 2d ago

Discussion ✌️"REWARD"✌️ they said

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146 Upvotes

What kind of lame reward is this?i know its a f2p event but common com2us -.-


r/summonerswar 1d ago

Summon 2 new LDs in 2 days - Son Zhang Lao & Craka

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I've had a little summoning blitz the last couple of days and after what seemed a bad run of LDs, got these 2 in 2 days. Playing around with them at the moment but I need better runes. Any good combos recommended for these 2?