Aconia, The Blade of the Void: Bleed, Fiends, and Cybernetic Precision

Overview

Aconia is a 5-star Legendary Dark hero from the Super Elemental family, released back in May 2023. In an era of high fantasy, dragons, and goblins, Aconia burst onto the scene with a refreshing cyberpunk aesthetic and a kit designed to punish Holy enemies with ruthless efficiency.

She operates as a Fast mana Fiend Summoner who presents opponents with a sadistic "Sophie's Choice": suffer massive damage every turn from her Dagger Fiend, or heal it away and immediately take a burst of Bleed damage. While she lacks a costume, her base mechanics remain unique enough to warrant a look, even if her stats have started to gather a bit of dust.

Hero Art & Visuals

Aconia’s design is a standout departure from the standard E&P fare. She sports a futuristic, cyber-rogue look with glowing neon purple accents, a digital visor, and a plasma-edged dagger that looks like it could slice through a firewall as easily as plate armor. The color palette is dominated by deep violets and electric pinks, perfectly signaling her Dark element and "Super Elemental" origin. It’s sleek, modern, and honestly, she looks like she’d be more at home hacking a mega-corporation in Cyberpunk 2077 than fighting a Titan.

General Info

Hero Stats

Aconia’s stats were solid for 2023, but in the harsh light of late 2025, they are undeniably outdated.

• Attack (871): While respectable, modern attackers boast base attack stats well over 1300.
• Defense (859) & Health (1705): These are her biggest weak points. Modern tanks and supports sit at 1300+ Defense and 2400+ Health. Aconia is fragile by today's standards and absolutely requires Limit Breaking (and likely double Limit Breaking) to survive a single hit from a modern sniper.

Special Skill: Bleed Inducing Daggers

Aconia’s special skill is a masterclass in "damage over time" pressure.

1. Selective Targeting: She summons a Fiend for the target and all Holy enemies. This makes her a sniper against most teams, but a multi-target devastator against Holy-heavy formations.
2. The Fiend (The Stick): The Dagger Fiend hits for 250% attack every turn. This is one of the highest Fiend damage multipliers in the game. It’s not a tickle; it’s a stab wound.
3. The Bleed (The Stone): If the enemy heals enough (20% max HP) to remove the Fiend, they are slapped with 810 Bleed damage over 3 turns.

Analysis: This skill creates a lose-lose scenario. If you ignore the Fiend, it eats your health rapidly. If you heal it, you trigger the bleed. However, this mechanic has a notable flaw (discussed in "Counters") involving the order of operations for cleansing healers.

By the Numbers

• Mana Speed: Fast (7 tiles). With a lvl 29 Magic/Styx troop or minimal mana bonuses, she can fire in 6 tiles, making her extremely speedy.
• Fiend Damage: With an LB2 Attack of ~1074 + Emblems/Troops bringing her to ~1400 Attack:
  • 250% of 1400 = 3,500 raw damage value (before defense reduction). In practice, this hits for roughly 300-400 damage per turn.
• Bleed Damage: Fixed at 810 over 3 turns (270 per turn). This ignores defense, which is excellent against high-defense modern tanks.
• Total Potential Damage: If a Fiend hits 3 times (~1000 dmg) and is then removed (810 bleed), a single cast can deal ~1800+ damage to a target over time without them ever being directly "hit."

Family Bonus, Passives, Aether Power & Unique Abilities

Family Bonus

The Super Elemental family bonus generates Power Gems. While 20 damage per gem is negligible, the board control aspect shouldn't be ignored. Flooding the board with these gems can occasionally disrupt enemy tile play or deal chip damage that finishes off a low-HP enemy.

Passives

Troop Mastery is her bread and butter.

• Offense: +100% additional elemental damage against Holy. This means her tiles hit like trucks against Yellow heroes.
• Defense: -10% damage from Holy. A nice survival boost, but given her low base stats, it doesn't make her a tank.

Aether Power

Fiend Resist is somewhat ironic for a Fiend summoner. It prevents her from receiving Fiends for the first 6 turns. This is incredibly useful in today's meta, protecting her from the likes of heavy Fiend spammers, ensuring she doesn't get bogged down and can keep firing.

Legacy & Modern Relevance

• Historical Context: Upon release, Aconia was feared for her high Fiend damage. She was a premier "Holy Killer" designed to break the dominance of yellow tanks.
• Power Creep: Her stats have fallen behind significantly. She is no longer a viable defensive option. However, her damage output mechanic (250% scaling with Attack) keeps her relevant on offense.
• Modern Viability: Niche Offensive Hero. She is still a weapon against Holy teams, especially in wars. If you see a team with 2+ Holy heroes, Aconia becomes a top-tier pick. In neutral matchups, there are better, harder-hitting options.

Emblem Path Analysis

Aconia is a damage dealer, pure and simple. Her Fiend damage scales directly with her Attack stat. Survival is secondary; if she isn't killing things, she's useless.

The Assassin (Recommended)

• Path: Attack > Defense > Health
• Pros: Maximizes the 250% per turn Fiend damage. Increases tile damage (enhanced by her passive).
• Cons: She remains squishy.

Final Recommendation

For almost every player, the Attack Path is the only logical choice. You are bringing her to bleed the enemy dry, not to tank hits.

Strengths

• Holy Destroyer: Targets all Holy enemies and deals double tile damage to them.
• Punishing DoT: 250% damage per turn is massive and forces a reaction from the defense.
• Fast Mana: Can often fire before the enemy healer is ready, planting the "seed" of damage early.
• Fixed Bleed Damage: 810 damage ignores the absurd defense stats of modern heroes.

Weaknesses

• Outdated Stats: Extremely fragile compared to 2025 heroes.
• The "Cleanse" Loophole: Healers who Heal then Cleanse (like Rigard, Vivica, or Ariel) will remove the Fiend (triggering the bleed) and then immediately cleanse the bleed in the same action. This completely neutralizes her secondary damage.
• Passive Damage: She deals no immediate direct damage. If you need to kill an enemy now to stop them from firing, Aconia cannot help you.

Best Game Modes

• War Attack: Specifically against teams running Yellow tanks or double Yellow formations.
• Bloody Battle Tournaments: S-Tier. In Bloody Battle, healing is disabled. This means enemies generally cannot remove the Fiend, so they are stuck taking 250% damage every single turn until they die.
• Titans: Her passive (+100% elemental damage) makes her tile damage incredible against Holy Titans.

Advanced Strategy & Team Compositions

Sample Team Ideas

• The Anti-Holy Hit Squad: Aconia - Darkfeather - Aramis. Darkfeather boosts the tile damage further, while Aconia punishes the Yellow heroes.
• The "No Healing" Zone: Aconia - Ogima - Fortuna. Use heroes that block buffs or healing to ensure the Fiend stays on the target, milking that 250% damage for as long as possible.

Counters & Anti-Synergies

• Hard Counter: Rigard (and Costume). Rigard heals (removing the Fiend) and then Cleanses (removing the Bleed). He turns Aconia’s lethal trap into a minor inconvenience.
• Synergy Note: Do not pair her with heroes who block healing (like Pereshet) if you want the Bleed damage to trigger. However, keeping the Fiend on (for the 250% damage) is usually better than the Bleed, so anti-heal is actually a fine synergy.

Advice for New Players

If you pulled Aconia early, she is a fantastic sniper-esque hero. Her Fast mana makes her easy to use. Focus on targeting the enemy healer or the biggest threat. Don't worry about the complex mechanics; just know that once she hits someone, they are on a clock.

Advice for Veterans

Aconia is a luxury toy for your deep war bench. She is not a primary ascension candidate over modern monsters like the Astral Demons or Constructs. However, she retains immense value in Bloody Battle tournaments. If you compete at a high level there, she is worth taking to 3/70 or 4/80, but think twice before committing Alpha Aethers unless you really need the help against Yellow Titans.

Community Corner: Hot Takes & History

The community's reaction to Aconia was a mix of awe and skepticism.

• “Interesting sniper giving you a sadistic choice. Either you keep the fiend... or you remove it and take 810 bleed damage.” — This perfectly captures her design philosophy.
• “Rigard renders Aconia’s fiends useless because he will heal first then cleanse.” — Players quickly identified her Achilles' heel.
• “In Bloody Battle, she is a goddess.” — A sentiment that has held true years later.

Final Thoughts

Aconia is a hero who aged gracefully in niche roles while falling behind in the main meta. She is no longer the terrifying presence she was in mid-2023, but she remains a sharp, poisoned thorn in the side of any Holy-heavy team. She brings a unique flavor of "damned if you do, damned if you don't" gameplay that makes her incredibly fun to use on offense, even if she requires a bit of protection to survive the modern battlefield.

Verdict: A specialized assassin. Keep her for Yellow Titans and Bloody Battle tournaments, but don't expect her to hold the line on defense.

Note regarding costumes: At the time of this review, Aconia does not have a costume. If one is released, it will likely address her stats and potentially fix the "Heal then Cleanse" vulnerability.