Apep Build Guide

Apep portrait

Apep

Warrior class icon
Chemic
SSR Wind Warrior DPS

Apep is a sub-DPS tank unit; she scales with DEF and can generate her self-shield and also heal herself. Her ultimate is only 2 cost!

Skill Priority

Skill level recommendations for F2P non-spender:

1
Passive
Level 10
Before entering battle, every 1000 defense can increase max HP cap by 4000, max increase 20000 HP cap. When Shielded by the skill Wind Gang Wall, damage taken reduced by 24%, damage dealt increased by 48%.
2
Auto Skill
Level 10
Auto-trigger: 5.0s Grants self a shield equal to 120% of defense.
3
Ultimate
Level 8
Auto-trigger: 1.0s Energy Cost: 2 When HP is below 50%, deals wind damage equal to 120% of defense to the front square target and recovers health equal to 120% of own defense. When HP is above 50%, can enhance the skill to deal wind damage equal to 120% of defense to all targets in a 3×3 area around the front square target, and deals wind damage equal to 240% of defense.
4
Normal Attack
Level 7
Auto-trigger: 2.0s Deals wind damage equal to 120% of defense to designated enemy single unit.

Recommended Memory Cards

These are the best memory cards for Apep:

Wrong Appearance Timing memory card
Wrong Appearance Timing ★ Exclusive
Highly Recommended
Apep's exclusive memory card. Defense increased by 64%, HP recovery when above 50% HP, and damage reduction/damage increase buffs.
Stats: HP 8,800 / ATK 480 / DEF 690

Alternative Memory Cards

Good alternative options if you don't have the recommended cards:

Behind the Regret memory card
Behind the Regret
HP increased by 24%, Self healing amount increased by 30%
Stats: HP 5,000 / ATK 500 / DEF 500

Runes Priorities

Focus on these rune stats for Apep:

Primary Stat:
Defense
Secondary Stat:
HP

Highly Recommended Stats:

DEF% HP%

Additional Stats:

DEF HP Crit Rate Crit Damage Penetration

Recommended Rune Sets:

Zahn rune (4-piece)
4-piece
+
Tide rune (2-piece)
2-piece
Zahn (札恩) 4-piece + Tide [Energy] 2-piece
2-piece (Zahn): 2-piece: HP +8%
4-piece (Zahn): 4-piece: After Ultimate: Take 5% less damage (10s)
2-piece (Tide): 2-piece: Defense increased by 12%
Zahn rune (4-piece)
4-piece
+
Shattered-Foundation rune (2-piece)
2-piece
Zahn (札恩) 4-piece + Shattered Foundation (碎基) 2-piece
2-piece (Zahn): 2-piece: HP +8%
4-piece (Zahn): 4-piece: After Ultimate: Take 5% less damage (10s)
2-piece (Shattered-Foundation): 2-piece: Defense +12%

Alternative Builds:

Tide rune (4-piece)
4-piece
+
Zahn rune (2-piece)
2-piece
Tide [Energy] (潮汐 [能量]) 4-piece + Zahn (札恩) 2-piece
2-piece (Tide): 2-piece: Defense increased by 12%
4-piece (Tide): 4-piece: Within 10 seconds after combat starts, your team's energy gain efficiency is increased by 30%
2-piece (Zahn): 2-piece: HP +8%
Tide rune (4-piece)
4-piece
+
Shattered-Foundation rune (2-piece)
2-piece
Tide [Energy] (潮汐 [能量]) 4-piece + Shattered Foundation (碎基) 2-piece
2-piece (Tide): 2-piece: Defense increased by 12%
4-piece (Tide): 4-piece: Within 10 seconds after combat starts, your team's energy gain efficiency is increased by 30%
2-piece (Shattered-Foundation): 2-piece: Defense +12%

Main Stats by Position

Recommended main stats for each rune position for Apep:

Position 1 — Fixed Main Stat

HP (Flat Value)

Always HP - no other options

Position 2 — Fixed Main Stat

Attack (Flat Value)

Always Attack - no other options

Position 3 — Fixed Main Stat

Defense (Flat Value)

Always Defense - no other options

Position 4 — Variable Main Stats

Available Options:
Healing Effectiveness (%) Critical Rate (%) Critical Damage (%) Attack Penetration (%) Attack (%) HP (%) Defense (%)

Most diverse options including utility stats and exclusive Attack Penetration (%)

Position 5 — Variable Main Stats

Available Options:
Wind Attribute Damage (%) Fire Attribute Damage (%) Ice Attribute Damage (%) Holy Attribute Damage (%) Chaos Attribute Damage (%) Attack (%) HP (%) Defense (%)

Core stats plus elemental damage increases - all percentages

Position 6 — Variable Main Stats

Available Options:
Attack (%) HP (%) Defense (%)

Focus on core percentage stat increases only

Team Synergy

Good Teammates:

NinaHelaShu

This unit has no clear synergy with other characters, but this is the best I could think of right now! She is more PVP focused than PVE.