Freawaru: The Peace-Weaver Who Brings War to Your Mana Bar

Overview

Freawaru is a 5-star legendary Nature hero hailing from the Beowulf family, released in September 2025. While her title "The Peace-Weaver" might suggest a passive playstyle, she is anything but. She operates as a high-utility support hero who combines massive boosted healing with aggressive mana control and a "safe dispel" mechanic that is increasingly vital in the modern meta. She belongs to the Paladin class, making her naturally durable, which fits her role perfectly as the backbone of a team. She is a modern hero through and through, designed to counter the buff-heavy and ailment-heavy environment of high-level play.

Hero Art & Visuals

Freawaru's visual design is a refreshing take on the fantasy healer archetype. Instead of the usual glowing staff or magical orb, she proudly displays a woven tapestry, the "Scroll of Fellowship," which seems to be the source of her power. Clad in intricate green and gold garments that reflect her Beowulf family origins, she has a look of confident serenity. The detail on her braids and the textile she holds is impressive, giving her a very grounded yet regal appearance. She looks like someone who documented the history of her people and then decided to beat you over the head with the history book.

General Info

Hero Stats

Freawaru enters the arena with a Power stat of 1233, which places her firmly in the upper echelon of heroes released in late 2025. Her stat distribution is heavily skewed towards survivability, boasting 1318 Defense and a massive 2261 Health. When we compare this to the very latest heroes from December 2025 (who hover around 1260-1280 Power), Freawaru remains extremely competitive. She is built to survive alpha strikes and keep her team in the fight. Her attack stat of 1209 is respectable for a healer but clearly secondary to her defensive capabilities.

Special Skill: Scroll of Fellowship

Freawaru's special skill, Scroll of Fellowship, is a Swiss Army knife of utility. Running at Average speed, it performs three distinct and powerful actions:

1. Safe Dispel: She dispels status effect buffs from all enemies. The key word here is "safely." This means she bypasses secondary effects that usually trigger on removal (like damage from certain buffs or passive counters). This is a hard counter to heroes who rely on punishing you for dispelling them.
2. Massive Boosted Health: She boosts the health of all allies by a flat 1300. This is a significant amount of overheal, comparable to Slow mana heroes of the past, but delivered at Average speed (or faster, thanks to her passives).
3. Source of Ailments: This is the offensive kicker. She casts a "Source of Ailments" on a random enemy. This acts like a generator, applying two crippling debuffs at the start of each turn: -80% mana generation and -60% defense against Special Skills.

The combination of clearing the enemy board of buffs, overheating your team to safety, and then virtually shutting down a random enemy's mana generation makes this skill incredibly potent.

By the Numbers

Mana Speed Analysis

Freawaru is listed as Average speed (10 tiles), but her passive Mana Per Enemy Buff fundamentally changes this math. She gains a small amount of mana for every active status effect buff the enemy team has at the start of each turn (up to 20 buffs).

• Scenario: If the enemy team has 5 buffs active (a very common scenario with modern supports and tanks), Freawaru gains a chunk of mana passively every turn. In practice, this often allows her to fire in 6 to 9 tiles rather than the standard 10, effectively pushing her into Fast or even Very Fast territory against buff-heavy teams.

Healing Calculation

• Raw Healing: 1300 HP flat boost.
• Impact: For a modern hero with ~2800 HP (after Limit Break 2), this represents nearly a 50% heal. For squishier heroes, it is practically a full life bar. Because it is boosted health, it counters max-health reduction teams effectively.

Debuff Impact

• Mana Generation: -80% is practically a freeze. An enemy affected by this will struggle to gain any meaningful mana from tiles or special skills for 3 turns.
• Defense vs Specials: -60% makes the target paper-thin against snipers or heavy AoE hitters.

Family Bonus, Passives, Aether Power & Unique Abilities

The Beowulf family and Freawaru's specific passives are what elevate her from "good healer" to "meta staple."

Family Bonus

The Beowulf family bonus provides a 75% (for 1 hero) or 100% (for 2 heroes) chance to cleanse a random cleansable status ailment from all allies when the character receives damage from a Special Skill. Analysis: This is a fantastic defensive tool. In a meta rife with damage-over-time (DoT) and debilitating ailments, getting hit by a sniper or AoE dealer can trigger a free cleanse for your whole team. It effectively turns the enemy's offense into your utility.

Passives

Freawaru has three distinct passives:

1. Mana Per Enemy Buff: As mentioned, this makes her faster the more the enemy tries to protect themselves. It punishes the opponent for playing a buff-heavy game.
2. Empowered Resist Mana Reduction: She is immune to mana reduction. Better yet, if someone tries to reduce her mana (looking at you, waterpipe minions or silence heroes), she gains 600 boosted health and 10% mana. This makes her a hard counter to mana control teams.
3. Resist Buff Blocking: She cannot be blocked from receiving buffs. This ensures she can always benefit from her allies' buffs or her own potential family bonuses, keeping her stats maximized.

Aether Power

Bulwark: At the start of battle, she gets +15% defense, increasing by 1% every time she is hit (up to +25%) for the first 6 turns. Analysis: This reinforces her role as a tank or sturdy flank. It ensures she survives the initial volley of attacks to cast her crucial first heal.

Legacy & Modern Relevance

Historical Context

Although released in late 2025, Freawaru immediately drew comparisons to top-tier healers. She represents a shift in design where healers are expected to do more than just restore HP; they must also control the board state.

Power Creep Analysis

Her 1300 boosted health at Average speed is a clear example of power creep. Previously, this level of healing was reserved for Slow or Very Slow heroes (like the early days of Heimdall or Prof. Lidenbrock). Furthermore, the "Safe Dispel" mechanic is a modern solution to the proliferation of "counter-dispel" buffs.

Modern Viability Verdict

Top-Tier. Freawaru is highly viable in all forms of competitive play. She is excellent on defense due to her bulk and passive mana gain, and she is stellar on offense for her ability to dismantle enemy defenses safely. She is not just a collector's item; she is a workhorse.

Costume & Costume Bonus

Note: At the time of this review, Freawaru does not have a costume. This review focuses on her base form, which is currently one of the strongest nature healers available.

Emblem Path Analysis

Freawaru is a Paladin, which means she has access to the strong defensive talent tree.

The Iron Wall (Recommended)

• Path: Defense > Health > Attack
• Pros: Maximizes her already impressive bulk. Her job is to survive and cast her special as many times as possible. The higher her defense and health, the more likely she is to withstand sniper shots.
• Cons: Her tile damage will be lower, but she is not brought for damage.

The Balanced Brawler

• Path: Health > Defense > Attack (taking attack nodes only to reach key health nodes)
• Pros: Increases the boosted health buffer she starts with.
• Cons: Slightly less mitigation against direct damage.

Final Recommendation

For most players, the Defense > Health path is recommended. You want Freawaru to be the last one standing, weaving her peace (and health) until the very end.

Strengths

• Massive Healing: 1300 Boosted HP is huge for an Average speed hero.
• Safe Dispel: Removes buffs without triggering nasty secondary effects.
• Mana Speed Flexibility: Passive mana gain allows her to charge faster against buff-heavy teams.
• Mana Control Immunity: Punishes enemies who try to cut her mana.
• Debuff Generator: The "Source of Ailments" essentially removes one enemy from the game for a few turns via mana cripple.

Weaknesses

• RNG on Debuff: The "Source of Ailments" hits a random target. If it hits an enemy who just fired or isn't a threat, it is less effective.
• Passive Dependent: Against teams with zero buffs, she is a strict Average speed hero.
• No Cleanse: While she has a family bonus for cleansing on damage, her special skill does not cleanse allies, only dispels enemies. If your team is drowning in ailments and she doesn't get hit, she can't help (aside from healing).

Best Game Modes

• PvP Defense: Her bulk and passive mana gain make her a nightmare to raid against.
• Alliance Wars: Excellent tank or flank, especially in Rush Attack (where she becomes Very Fast naturally) or Undead Horde (boosted health is king).
• Events/Map Stages: The boosted health allows your team to enter boss waves with double HP bars.

Advanced Strategy & Team Compositions

Sample Team Ideas

• The "Green Wall": Pair her with other heavy nature heroes like Grendel's Mother or Smart Tongue. Freawaru keeps them alive while they whittle down the enemy.
• The "Anti-Meta" Raid Team: Freawaru (Heal/Dispel) + A fast Cleanser + 3 Hitters. Since Freawaru doesn't cleanse on demand, bringing a fast cleanser ensures your team is fully covered.

Counters & Anti-Synergies

• Anti-Synergy: Do not pair her with heroes who rely on the enemy having buffs to deal damage (though these are rare).
• Counters: Heroes who prevent healing (like Peridot or Sand Empire heroes) can stifle her main output, though her boosted health usually overrides standard "healing reduction" unless it's a 100% block.
• Hypnos/Silence: While she resists mana reduction, she can still be silenced, preventing her from casting.

Advice for New Players

If you are lucky enough to pull Freawaru early, she will carry you through almost all map content. Prioritize leveling her immediately. Her boosted health essentially serves as a second life bar for your weaker 3 and 4-star heroes.

Advice for Veterans

Freawaru is worth the mats and the Limit Break. In the current meta of "stats over skills," she has both. She is a prime candidate for your 2LB (Alpha Aethers) because her Bulwark power makes her incredibly annoying to take down in the opening turns of a raid.

Community Corner: Hot Takes & History

The community reaction to Freawaru was overwhelmingly positive, bordering on disbelief at her kit's density.

• One player noted, "It's basically Melendor on steroids." This highlights her role as a dispelling healer but acknowledges the massive stat and skill upgrade.
• Another user pointed out the sheer power of her passive: "Legit one of the best passives in the game." referring to the mana gain per enemy buff.
• There was some comparison to other heroes, with one user remarking it felt like a "slap in the face" that she heals as much as Slow heroes like Lilareine, proving the rapid pace of power creep.
• A common sentiment in the transcripts was that her passive effectively makes her "Very Fast" in the right conditions, which changes how you must approach her on defense.

Final Thoughts

Freawaru is a powerhouse support hero who checks almost every box you could want in a modern healer: overheal, dispel, self-sustain, and enemy disruption. She creates a safety net for your team while simultaneously unraveling the enemy's defenses. While she lacks a direct cleanse on her special, her family bonus and sheer healing output more than make up for it. She is a hero who doesn't just keep your team alive; she ensures the enemy regrets trying to kill you.

Verdict: A must-level hero who will likely remain relevant in the meta for a long time.