Voluptas: The "Cupid of Delights" That Serves a Slice of Disappointment

Overview

Voluptas is a 4-star Epic Holy (Yellow) hero from the Season of Love event. Released back in February 2023, she arrived with a tray full of pastries and a skill set that left many players scratching their heads. As a Druid, she brings a bit of durability, but her role as a hybrid healer and fiend destroyer is marred by a restricted area of effect. In a world of overhealers and board-wide cleansers, Voluptas often feels like she brought a cupcake to a banquet.

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Hero Art & Visuals

Visually, Voluptas is a delight—pun intended. Dressed in a chef's uniform with angel wings and serving a massive "Flat Cake," she leans fully into the whimsical, romantic theme of the Season of Love. It’s a refreshing break from the usual armored warriors and grim sorcerers. Her expression is pure joy, which is ironic considering the frustration she often causes when you pull her instead of a 5-star event hero. It’s hard to be mad at someone offering you cake, but when that cake only heals three people, the smile fades a bit.

General Info

Hero Stats

Base Stats (No Costume Bonus)

Level	Attack	Defense	Health	💪Power
4/70	650	643	1387	686
4/75lb1	706	699	1507	738
4/80lb2	819	811	1748	843

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Level				💪
4/70	650	643	1387	686
4/75lb1	706	699	1507	738
4/80lb2	819	811	1748	843

When we look at Voluptas's stats in the context of the current meta (early 2026), the picture is grim. With a base Power of 686, Attack of 650, and Defense of 643, she is significantly behind modern 4-star heroes who regularly push 800+ in stats and boast Power ratings near 800. Even with Limit Breaks, she struggles to compete with the raw bulk and damage output of newer releases like the "Construct" or "Astral" families. She is effectively a "Classic+" hero in terms of stats, which makes her very squishy in today's environment.

Special Skill: Flat Cake For Sweethearts

Special Skill

Flat Cake For Sweethearts

Mana Speed

Average

• Destroys all Fiends from the caster and nearby allies. This effect damages Mega Fiends.
• Recovers 40% health for the caster and nearby allies.

⚡ Tile Breakpoints Guide

10Base Tiles

12% Bonus

9Tiles

Analysis: The skill "Flat Cake For Sweethearts" is the primary source of contention for this hero. At Average speed, she performs two actions:

1. Destroys all Fiends from the caster and nearby allies.
2. Recovers 40% health for the caster and nearby allies.

The limitation to "caster and nearby" (Hit-3) is a massive drawback for a healer, especially at Average speed. Most viable 4-star healers (Rigard, Kiril, Boldtusk) affect the entire team. Even costumed versions of classic heroes often provide more utility. While the 40% heal is a decent chunk, it leaves your wing heroes completely exposed. The Fiend destruction is a nice niche, but again, if your wings are covered in fiends, Voluptas does nothing for them. It feels like a skill kit that should have been Fast speed to justify the Hit-3 limitation, or should have targeted All Allies at Average speed.

By the Numbers

• Mana Speed: Average (10 tiles to charge).
• Healing Output: 40% HP. For a hero with ~1400 HP, that's a ~560 HP heal.
• Targets: 3 (Self + Neighbors).
• Total Healing Potential: ~1680 HP total (across 3 heroes). Compare this to a healer like Goldie or C2-Rigard who heals 5 heroes for potentially more total value over time or upfront.

Family Bonus, Passives, Aether Power & Unique Abilities

The Cupid family and passives are actually the saving grace that keeps Voluptas from being complete "feeder food."

Family Bonus

Family Bonus

Monthly Event - Cupid

• Cupid Family grants a solo bonus for any Hero who is the only member of their family on the team:
• * +20% increase for any healing received.
• The members of this family have additional perks in the Season of Love event.

Analysis: The "Solo" mechanic is interesting. If Voluptas is the only Cupid (or Season of Love) hero in your team, Healing Received is increased by +20% for unmatched heroes. This is a potent passive buff that helps your entire team recover faster from other sources, not just her own skill. It encourages you to splash her into diverse teams rather than stacking the family.

Passives

Inherent Abilities

Passive Skills

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  Resist Special Skill Blocking

  This character is immune to status ailments that prevent the use of Special Skills.

Analysis: Resist Special Skill Blocking is a top-tier passive. This makes her immune to Silence (Miki, Peters) and Mindless Attack (Alfrike, Merlin). This specific immunity gives her a genuine niche in Rush Attack tournaments where Alfrike tanks are prevalent. While her teammates might be mindless zombies, Voluptas can still fire her skill (assuming she has mana) to keep the center alive.

Aether Power

Aether Power

Bulwark

At the start of each battle, this Hero gets 15% defense, and a further 1% increase every time they are hit during 6 turns, up to 25% defense.

In battles with multiple waves, the effect is refreshed at the beginning of each wave.

Analysis: Bulwark is a defensive power that helps her survive. Given her outdated stats, anything that keeps her alive longer is welcome, though it doesn't drastically change her utility.

Legacy & Modern Relevance

• Historical Context: Upon release, Voluptas was widely panned by the community as a "dud." Players compared her unfavorably to existing healers like Wang Yuanji or even classic heroes. She never had a "glory days" period; she was considered underwhelming from day one.
• Power Creep Analysis: The gap has only widened. With modern 4-stars boasting stats that rival old 5-stars and skills that do three or four things for the whole team, Voluptas feels like a relic. The only thing that hasn't aged is her passive immunity.
• Modern Viability Verdict: Bench / Niche. She is not viable for serious war teams or standard raid attacks. Her only real home is in 4-Star Rush Tournaments where her passive can counter Alfrike or other silencers, or perhaps in the Tower events where you need deep rosters and specific counters to status ailments.

Emblem Path Analysis

Since Voluptas is a healer with low base defense, survivability is paramount. She needs to live long enough to cast her skill.

The Durable Baker (Recommended)

• Path: Defense > Health > Attack
• Pros: Maximizes her ability to take a hit. Since she needs to be in the thick of the action (likely flank or tank in 4-star tournaments) to heal the most relevant allies, she needs bulk.
• Cons: Her attack stat remains pitiful, making her tile damage negligible.

Final Recommendation

Go full Defense/Health. There is absolutely no reason to boost her Attack stat as her special deals no damage.

Strengths

• Special Skill Block Immunity: Immune to Silence and Mindless Attack, making her reliable against controllers.
• Fiend Destruction: One of the few 4-star sources of specific Fiend removal (even if limited to 3).
• Family Bonus: Passive +20% healing generation for the team (if she's the only family member) is a solid support effect.

Weaknesses

• Limited Coverage: Heals and cleanses fiends for only 3 allies. This is her fatal flaw.
• Average Speed: Too slow for a "Nearby" effect. Should be Fast.
• Outdated Stats: Extremely low stats compared to 2024-2026 heroes.
• No Cleanse/Dispel: Offers no utility against status ailments (other than Fiends) or enemy buffs.

Best Game Modes

• 4-Star Rush Tournaments: Her immunity to Mindless Attack allows her to fire when everyone else is shut down.
• Fiend Heavy Stages: If you lack 5-star counters, she can serve as a budget option to clear fiends in PvE or specific war hits.

Advanced Strategy & Team Compositions

Sample Team Ideas

• The "Anti-Alfrike" Rush Team:
  • Team: Voluptas (Flank) - Proteus - Tank - Hitter - Hitter
  • Why: In 4-star Rush, Alfrike or other controllers are common. Voluptas ensures that at least the center of your formation can recover HP and clear fiends if the enemy uses fiend summoners.

Counters & Anti-Synergies

• Anti-Synergy: Do not pair her with other Cupid family heroes if you want the +20% healing bonus. She works best alone.
• Counters: Hit-All Snipers can easily wipe out the wings she doesn't protect. Anti-Healers (Sand Empire, Vampire) completely negate her primary function.

Advice for New Players

If you pull Voluptas early in your game, she is a usable healer, especially if you lack Rigard or Boldtusk. The 40% heal is significant. However, do not prioritize Limit Breaking her. Save those resources for healers that cover the whole team. Once you get a healer who targets "All," she will likely retire to your bench.

Advice for Veterans

She is a museum piece for you. Unless you are extremely competitive in 4-star Rush Tournaments and desperately need a Holy healer who resists Silence, there is no reason to level her. She is not worth the Alpha Aethers.

Community Corner: Hot Takes & History

The community was not kind to Voluptas upon her release.

• "This guy’s a dud... worse than C-Kashhrek or Sangrior."
• "I feel this is only a placeholder to make people think that odds are better than they are."
• "Why is this hero even a thing when Wang Yuanji exists?"
• One user famously said: "I can’t believe they left her in this state. Such a dud." The general consensus was that a "Caster and Nearby" healer at Average speed was dead on arrival, especially compared to the powerful 5-stars in the same portal.

Final Thoughts

Voluptas is a hero that looks sweet but leaves a sour taste. While the concept of a "Cupid Chef" is fun, the mechanics of her special skill are simply too restrictive for modern gameplay. She attempts to do two things (Heal and Destroy Fiends) but fails to do either effectively enough to warrant a spot on a serious team. She is best served as a niche counter-pick in tournaments, or perhaps just as a smiling face in your hero roster museum.

Final Verdict: Keep one for the collection, but don't expect her to save the day unless the day involves eating cake.