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Champion

Epic · Champion · Suppressor

Tessarion

also called “Tessarion”

Versatile protector: lowers enemy threat — weakens foes or buffs allies. Mixed damage. Key stat: Versatile.

SpeedSlow

Order (active ability)

Cobalt Flame

Troop affinities

Cavalry +20%Archers neutralPikemen +20%Shields neutralSiege +20%
I own it
Level
Stars

Habits

The dragon's 5 passives — fill in their level.

1. Sharpened Beauty
2. Blazing Leader
3. Molten Armor
4. Clever Maneuver
5. The Blue Queen

Vanguard ability

Champion's Brilliance

Increases your Strength, Intelligence and Instinct by +15. The ally on the right flank takes 8% less damage.

Only switches on at level 16 and while the dragon holds the Center — the game calls that seat the Vanguard. It comes with the dragon: no Breedmark, no Core to spend.

In battle

The best formations with Tessarion

Tessarion never fights alone. A fight is three dragons: one at the Center spreading its aura to the whole army, two on the flanks, and a single troop type. The same dragon can wipe the field or get crushed depending on who stands next to it.

Measured by the AI

Tier B · #19 of 37 dragons

Its best measured formation, with Cavalry:

  1. Left flankTessarion
  2. CenterMeleys
  3. Right flankKalspire

The AI played 7,770 trios, every dragon at level 40, 6★ and 3 habits upgraded: the engine plays the battles, it doesn't guess. With your own stars the best formation changes — that's what the army optimizer works out.

  • Tessarion is green on Pikemen · Cavalry · Siege. Dragons sharing that affinity: 27. Which ones do you own?
  • Champion: its aura is the strongest in the game when it holds the Center.
See where Tessarion plays in my armies

You enter your dragons, we hand you the order, the positions and the troop — and the why.

The other Champion dragons

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