Gu Dasao "Female Tiger of Water Margin" Guide: 4 Star Epic Holy Druid

ElementHoly

ClassDruid

Family & Source

Outlaws of Liangshan Family(Three Kingdoms Summon)

Release DateMay 22, 2025

Availability

HA8May 22, 2027

COACHMay 22, 2027

Aether PowerDefense Up

Hero Review

Gu Dasao: The Female Tiger of Water Margin

"Gu Dasao brings the Outlaws of Liangshan flare to the 4-star arena. With a kit built around critical hits, self-counterattacks, and punishing stronger enemies, she tries to carve a niche in a world dominated by Toons. Does she have the claws to compete, or is she just a paper tiger?"

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Special Skill

Intimidating Stance

Mana Speed

Average

This Special Skill has a chance to deal Critical hits. (The chance of dealing a Critical hit is based on Hero's overall critical chance when the damage is dealt. Critical hits caused by this Special Skill deal 50% more damage. Critical hits can reduces enemies' max health on PVP battles. This effect is stronger against boosted health.)
Deals 185% damage to the target and minor damage to all other enemies.
The caster counterattacks with 70% of the damage received for 4 turns.
The caster decreases -5% mana from the attacker on each counterattack for 4 turns. The effect gets diminished for consecutive activations during the same turn.

⚡ Tile Breakpoints Guide

10Base Tiles

12% Bonus

9Tiles

Family Bonus

Three Kingdoms - Outlaws

Bonus for 1/2/3/ Heroes:
* +50%/+60%/+70% Critical Chance.
Morale Boost:
Heroes belonging to this family as well as Heroes fighting alongside them receive the following perks in War of the Three Kingdoms
* +10% attack, +3% defense, +7% health.

Passives

Inherent Abilities

Passive Skills

Cleanse on Critical Special Attack
When this character scores a critical hit with their Special Skill, they safely cleanse the latest cleansable status effect from all allies. This effect can activate once per turn.
Righteous Rebellion
When this character's Special Skill hits a character that had higher current HP, gain +20% boosted health.
When this character is hit by the Special Skill of a character that had higher current HP, gain +20% mana.
Each of these effects can activate once per turn.
Resist Bleed
This character is immune to status ailments that deal Bleed damage.

Aether Power

Defense Up

At the start of each battle, this Hero gets 20% defense for 6 turns.

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

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How it works

By default, Gu Dasao has Average mana speed, requiring 10 tiles to charge. Equipping troops with a Mana Bonus can reach specific Breakpoints — the exact percentages where your tile count drops — allowing your hero to fire their special skill faster, with less tiles.

Standard10Tiles

OptimizedFASTER!

Divine Wizards

Magic Troop

Default10 Tiles

Optimized

9Tiles

Required

LVL 17

Need Bonus:12%

This Troop:+14%

Breakpoint Achieved!

Monastic Battlemages

Mana Troop

Default10 Tiles

Optimized

9Tiles

Required

LVL 23

Need Bonus:12%

This Troop:+13%

Breakpoint Achieved!

General Information

Hero Name

Gu Dasao "Female Tiger of Water Margin"

Rarity
Element
Holy
Class
Druid
Mana SpeedAverage
Skill Types
AoE Attackers (Hit-3)Counterattackers Extra Damage Dealers
SourceThree Kingdoms Summon
Family
Outlaws of Liangshan Family
Aether Power
Defense Up
Release DateMay 22, 2025
Availability
Coach:May 22, 2027
HA8:May 22, 2027

Ascension Requirements

Tier

Food

Materials

Tier 2Ascension Cost

132K

★★

★★

★★

Tier 3Ascension Cost

273K

★★★

★★★

★★

Tier 4Ascension Cost

442K

★★★

★★★

★★★

★★★

Limit Break Requirements

Tier

Materials

Limit Break 1Unlock Cost

★★★★

★★★

LB 1 LevelsTotal Cost

★★★

Limit Break 2Unlock Cost

★★★★★

★★★★

★★★

LB 2 LevelsTotal Cost

★★★★

★★★

Stats & Emblems

Simulation: 0 Emblems

Level				💪
4/70	750	722	1345	737
4/75lb1	815	785	1461	794
4/80lb2	944	910	1694	907

Strategy

Mana Node

Talent Level

Calculated Bonuses

Attack

+225 & +3%

Defense

+90 & +3%

Health

+136 & +3%

Mana

+4%

Resource Costs

Emblems

755

Master

Food

2,620,853

Iron

1,588,878

+15

+18

+15

+3%

+18

+3%

+15

+18

+15

+18

+15

+36

+3%

+4%

+50

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Overall Grade

Overall performance in the current meta

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Summon Value

Is this hero worth your gems and tokens?

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Copies to Keep

How many copies are worth keeping and leveling?

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Limit Break Priority

Priority for applying Limit Breaks

LB2 (Alpha)

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Emblem Path

General emblem path preference

Sword path (Attack when possible)

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Shield path (HP and Def when possible)

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Node Strategy

Specific node priority strategy

Atk > Def > HP

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Atk > HP > Def

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Def > Atk > HP

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HP > Atk > Def

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Best Def Position

Best placement in a defense formation

Tank

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Flank

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Wing

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Primary Use (Max 3)

Top scenarios where this hero excels

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Titans

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Events

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Farming

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Visual Design

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions about Gu Dasao

What element and rarity is Gu Dasao in Empires & Puzzles? +

Gu Dasao is a 4 star Holy hero (Yellow) with epic rarity.

What is Gu Dasao's special skill? +

Gu Dasao's special skill is called "Intimidating Stance". This Special Skill has a chance to deal Critical hits. (The chance of dealing a Critical hit is based on Hero's overall critical chance when the damage is dealt. Critical hits caused by this Special Skill deal 50% more damage. Critical hits can reduces enemies' max health on PVP battles. This effect is stronger against boosted health.) Deals 185% damage to the target and minor damage to all other enemies. The caster counterattacks with 70% of the damage received for 4 turns. The caster decreases -5% mana from the attacker on each counterattack for 4 turns. The effect gets diminished for consecutive activations during the same turn.

When was Gu Dasao released? +

Gu Dasao was released on May 22, 2025.

Which family does Gu Dasao belong to? +

Gu Dasao belongs to the Outlaws of Liangshan Family. Bonus for 1/2/3/ Heroes:. * +50%/+60%/+70% Critical Chance.. Morale Boost:. Heroes belonging to this family as well as Heroes fighting alongside them receive the following perks in War of the Three Kingdoms. * +10% attack, +3% defense, +7% health.

What are Gu Dasao's passive skills? +

Cleanse on Critical Special Attack: When this character scores a critical hit with their Special Skill, they safely cleanse the latest cleansable status effect from all allies. This effect can activate once per turn.. Righteous Rebellion:. When this character's Special Skill hits a character that had higher current HP, gain +20% boosted health.. When this character is hit by the Special Skill of a character that had higher current HP, gain +20% mana.. Each of these effects can activate once per turn.. Resist Bleed: This character is immune to status ailments that deal Bleed damage.

What is the mana speed of Gu Dasao? +

Gu Dasao has Average mana speed.

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Hero Review

Gu Dasao: The Female Tiger of Water Margin

Special Skill

Intimidating Stance

Family Bonus

Three Kingdoms - Outlaws

Passives

Passive Skills

Aether Power

Defense Up

Matching Legendary Troops

Mana Optimization Strategy

How it works

Divine Wizards

Monastic Battlemages

General Information

Gu Dasao "Female Tiger of Water Margin"

Ascension Requirements

Limit Break Requirements

Stats & Emblems

Simulation: 0 Emblems

Community Feedback

Strategic Intel

Overall Grade

Summon Value

Copies to Keep

Limit Break Priority

Emblem Path

Node Strategy

Best Def Position

Primary Use (Max 3)

Visual Design

Discussion

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions about Gu Dasao