Epic Heroes - Seven Knights Idle Adventure

Epic heroes hold a special place in Seven Knights Idle Adventure. Unlike Normal and Rare heroes, which never found a real foothold in combat, Epic heroes were genuinely useful, not at the highest level, but in concrete situations that many players experienced early on. If you've been playing for a while, you probably remember using one of them to fill a gap in your team. Today, however, the natural progression of the game and the accumulation of Legendary and Awakened heroes have gradually pushed them into the role of collection heroes, much like their lower-tier counterparts.

Guide: "What Should You Do With Epic Heroes?"

Epic heroes are today only useful for completing your Codex and earning permanent passive stats and rubies. Their restrictions are identical to Normal and Rare heroes: level cap of 50.

Unlike Normal and Rare, they technically have access to Potentials (two traits) and the Stat Bonus system. However, these systems require valuable resources, do not invest in them. Since these heroes are not playable in mid or late-game, doing so would be pure waste.

Simply level them up for the Codex. In mid and late-game, no Epic hero can compete with meta heroes, even in a situational support role.

How to Obtain Epic Heroes?

Epic heroes are obtained through the standard summon system on regular banners. With a summon rate of 19% at level 10 summons, they are less frequent than Normal and Rare heroes, so you'll naturally accumulate fewer of them over time.

Epic Heroes in Early-Game: Real but Temporary Utility

Epic heroes have one characteristic that Normal and Rare heroes never had: they could be used in specific situations when you had no other options.

Example 1 — Catty and the Bleed Combo

Some Legendary heroes like

Trude have kits that heavily rely on enemy DoTs to reach their full potential. Early on, if you were lucky enough to obtain Trude but didn't yet have a bleed applicator, Catty could temporarily fill that role. It wasn't optimal, but it was functional, and that's exactly what you ask of an early-game hero.

Example 2 — Cleo and Poison in Chaos Ruins

Some Chaos Ruins rotations include mechanics that amplify damage dealt to the boss when a specific DoT is present. Without another hero capable of applying poison in your team, Cleo allowed you to meet that requirement and progress in this game mode. A situational but real use case for players who were just starting out.

These examples illustrate the philosophy of this tier well: Epic heroes were never meta, they were a stopgap solution while waiting to build a stronger team.

Hero List

Hero	Class	Kit description	Playable?
Ponpo	Defense Type	Provides self-Defense and Veil buffs	No
Rook	Defense Type	Self-Veil buff with knockback utility	No
Ellen	Ranged Type	Self-Evasion and Self-Veil	No
Ellin	Melee Type	Self-Veil and Self-Evasion	No
Rei	Melee Type	Single-target assassin with bonus vs Ranged	No
Kai	Melee Type	Applies Defense Decrease	No
Clops	Melee Type	Applies Stun	No
Atalanta	Ranged Type	Applies Bind on critical hit	No
Sarah	Melee Type	Assassin with AOE Sleep utility	No
Lucy	Support Type	Heal + CD Reduction	No
Karon	Support Type	Applies Heal and Defense Increase	No
May	Ranged Type	High single-target damage	No
Joker	Ranged Type	Applies Stun	No
Catty	Support Type	Applies Bleed and Crit Rate Buff for Defense	⚠️ Maybe in very early-gameMaybe
Alli	Defense Type	One-time Immortal on death	No
Howl	Support Type	Applies Accuracy Decrease and Attack Buff for Ranged	No
Halo	Melee Type	Applies Defense Decrease	No
Leo	Melee Type	Applies Tense and Accuracy Decrease	No
Cleo	Ranged Type	Applies Poison and Attack Decrease	⚠️ Maybe in very early-gameMaybe
Elke	Ranged Type	Basic AOE damage	No
Ming Ming	Support Type	Accuracy Decrease + Attack Buff for Melee	No

Why Did Epic Heroes Become Obsolete?

There was no specific patch that killed them, it was the natural evolution of the game that gradually sidelined them. As players accumulate Legendary heroes, the situational niches that Epics filled disappear on their own.

A bleed applicator like

Devourer of the End Times Fenrir does strictly everything Catty could do, but better. A poison applicator like

Cat Mage Luciareplaces Cleo without a second thought. This is the natural cycle of a gacha game: lower tiers become obsolete.

Epic vs. Rare: Key Differences

Stat	Rare	Epic
Summon Rate	29%	19%
Rubies on Unlock	100	150
Rubies at Level 50	950	1,250
Codex Accuracy per Level	+4%	+6%
Maximum Level	50	50
Usable in Combat	❌	⚠️ Early-game only in rare situations

In What Order Should You Level Epic Heroes for the Codex?

The priority rule remains identical to all other tiers:

When Should You Start Leveling Epic Heroes?

In mid-game, once you have a surplus of hero experience sufficient to craft all your Hero strengthening stones in Elke's Cauldron every day. First level your Legendary and Unique heroes granting Accuracy, then tackle your Epics in the same priority order.

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