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· The Seven Knights Revolution PvE tier list for Q1 2026 has been released.
· 19 new heroes have been added over the past 3 months, and many heroes' rankings have changed.

· New Heroes: Lu, So-Gyo, Baek-Ryong
- Lu: A top-tier AoE DPS with powerful area-of-effect attacks.
- So-Gyo, Baek-Ryong: Immediately secured top-tier status with strong single-target damage and utility across various content. They excel in content where single-target damage is crucial, such as raids and Evan's Expedition.
· Existing Powerhouses: Pascal, Shane
- Promoted from SS to SSS tier. Despite the time passed, they maintain strong performance and are key single-target DPS heroes in competitive content.
· Other SSS Tier: Karl Fraia, Son Oh-Gong
- Still show powerful performance, especially shining in tower content.

· Newly Added: Ryan, Rudy, Taka, Espada, Daisy, Fei, Tio
- Ryan, Rudy, Taka: Promoted from S tier to SS tier, showing strong performance long-term.
- Espada: Rose to SS tier due to a sudden increase in importance in raids.
- Daisy: Included in SS tier for her excellent single-target damage and support capabilities.
- Fei: Promoted to SS tier for consistent performance in content requiring single-target damage, like Evan's Expedition.
- Tio: Re-entered SS tier after a recent buff. Her passive, which activates an additional skill when 4 enemies die, significantly boosts efficiency and damage output.

· Newly Added: Yuri, Yeonhee, Jin-O
- Yuri: Can perform as a decent DPS in content like Evan's Expedition with appropriate gear and usage.
- Yeonhee: Dropped to S tier due to reduced utility and usability. Still used for farming, but better options exist.
- Jin-O: Evaluated as a decent DPS in PvE, especially in adventure and tower content, but not essential outside of these.
· Rank Increase: Bi Dam
- Ranking increased due to a viable build as the main DPS against Karma in Evan's Expedition.
· Rank Decrease: Calahan, Yuri, Jupy
- Calahan, Yeonhee: Dropped to S tier due to reduced utility.
- Yuri, Jupy: Importance decreased with the arrival of So-Gyo and Baek-Ryong, falling to C/D tier.

· Newly Added: Pung-Yeon, Trus, Palanus
- Pung-Yeon: Can be used as a sub-DPS in Karma's Evan's Expedition if a main DPS is lacking.
- Trus, Palanus: Capable of DPS roles when T6 enhanced, but their utility is low due to passive limitations and slow damage accumulation, causing them to drop to B tier.
· Rank Decrease: Jupy, Yuri
- Jupy, Yuri: Importance decreased with the arrival of So-Gyo and Baek-Ryong, falling to C/D tier.

· Rank Decrease: Jupy, Yuri, Diaochan, Liu Bei, Victoria, Ariel
- Jupy, Yuri: Importance decreased with the arrival of So-Gyo and Baek-Ryong, falling to C/D tier.
- Diaochan: Skills target only 2-3 allies, making PvE usage difficult.
- Liu Bei, Victoria: Utility and importance decreased with the release of Xiao and Cao Cao, dropping to C tier.
- Ariel: Utility decreased with the emergence of alternative heroes like Ryan and Yui, dropping to C tier.

· Top Tier: Bisque, Lena
- Consistently used as the best support units in numerous content, maintaining their SSS tier status.

· Newly Added: Melia, Rachel Lee, Orly, Lu
- Melia: Promoted from S tier to SS tier for her magic vulnerability passive, alongside Pascal.
- Rachel Lee: Joined SS tier for her magic vulnerability debuff and AoE defense reduction. Synergizes well with Melia.
- Orly: Transformed from a magic buffer to a versatile unit after a remake, excelling in tower, Evan's Expedition, etc.
- Lu: Included in SS tier for his powerful physical attack buff, along with healing and ignore defense efficiency increase. Outperforms Delons and Irene.
· Existing Powerhouses: Miho, Xiao
- Miho: Importance increased in sudden raids due to her weak point attack damage buff passive.
- Xiao: Rated as the best among rare heroes, securing SS tier with enhanced single-target damage, death immunity, strong shields, and defense reduction capabilities.

· Newly Added: Fei, Rachel Lee, Rangui, Guan Yu
- Fei: Considered for SSS tier due to her physical vulnerability passive, but placed in S tier with Lu's arrival.
- Rachel Lee: Included in S tier for her PvE defense reduction and chance-based block rate reduction. Particularly useful against enemies with high block rates, like the Platinum boss in Tower of Trials.
- Guan Yu: Secured S tier by increasing the entire team's physical damage and critical damage on basic attacks. Highly useful in sudden raids, Evan's Expedition, etc.
· Rank Decrease: Delons, Vanessa
- Delons: Dropped to A tier for his physical damage increase buff in Evan's Expedition.
- Vanessa: Usage decreased after Rachel's appearance, but her tier fluctuates between S and A depending on team composition.

· Newly Added: Dio
- Dio provides silence immunity and a critical damage increase buff, making him useful in content like Castle Rush. His shield and healing abilities also make him a good support unit, placing him in A tier.
· Rank Decrease: Delons, Vanessa
- Delons: Dropped to A tier for his physical damage increase buff in Evan's Expedition.
- Vanessa: Usage decreased after Rachel's appearance, but her tier fluctuates between S and A depending on team composition.

· Rank Decrease: Diaochan, Liu Bei, Victoria, Ariel
- Diaochan: Skills target only 2-3 allies, making PvE usage difficult.
- Liu Bei, Victoria: Utility and importance decreased with the release of Xiao and Cao Cao, dropping to C tier.
- Ariel: Utility decreased with the emergence of alternative heroes like Ryan and Yui, dropping to C tier.

· Newly Added: Bransen & Brenzo, Baek-Gyo
- Bransen & Brenzo: Joined SS tier for their powerful shield and attack increase abilities that activate upon defeating enemies or allies falling. Applicable to all ally types, making them highly versatile.
- Baek-Gyo: A free power-up dungeon DPS that effectively applies poison and bleed, essential for beginners. Placed in SS tier.

· Newly Added: Juhee, Karun
- Juhee: Included in S tier for her bleed immunity, making her useful against Astaroth, Ok-hwang, etc.
- Karun: Performs a similar role to Juhee and is placed in S tier for her ability to heal 5 allies.

· Newly Added: Rangui, Zhao Yun, Jin Ho
- Rangui: Performs as a decent tank in PvE, but placed in A tier as tanks are less necessary in current PvE. Useful in tower content.
- Zhao Yun: Shines in sudden raids and dark element dungeons but is limited to specific bosses, placing him in A tier.
- Jin Ho: Possesses similar abilities to Evan, but with silence immunity replacing harmful effect immunity, placing him in A tier.

· Newly Added: Ha-Yeon, Ryan
- Ha-Yeon: Provides an effect chance increase buff in Tower of Trials, but her scope of use is limited.
- Ryan: A free hero with taunt ability, useful for beginners. This is why Rhee dropped to B tier.
· Rank Decrease: Rhee
- Importance as a taunt unit decreased with the emergence of Ryan, dropping to B tier.

· The Q1 2026 PvE tier list has seen many changes over the past 3 months.
· The meta is continuously evolving due to the addition of new heroes and buffs/nerfs to existing ones.
· As the importance of PvE content is emphasized, the performance of related heroes is also steadily improving.