Elif
Exploration
- Hero ATK: 19702
- Hero DEF: 25684
- Hero HP: 385280
- Escort ATK:
- Escort DEF:
- Escort HP:
Expedition
- Infantry ATK: 1791.43%
- Infantry DEF: 1791.43%
Description
Elif is a Generation 14 Legendary Infantry hero whose personal defense relies on evasion and repeated, short confusion effects. A traveling dancer and martial artist, she moves between settlements while searching for answers about the illness affecting her sister Defne. Her twin-blade technique grew out of the flowing movements of her dance, giving her a battlefield identity based on misdirection rather than a conventional heavy shield.
One second of confusion is not five seconds
Spectral Glide confuses nearby enemies for one second and separately grants a dodge chance lasting five seconds. At level 5, the listed dodge chance is 30%. The different timers are easy to overlook: the longer duration belongs to Elif’s evasion benefit, not the enemy confusion.
Blade Dance deals damage reaching 140% of Attack at level 5 and confuses its target for one second. Ethereal Steps adds another source of evasion, reaching a listed 20% dodge-chance increase, and gives normal attacks a 20% chance to inflict one second of confusion at level 5.
Editorial recommendation: compare several similar battles rather than drawing a conclusion from one unusually lucky run. Watch whether Elif avoids important hits during Spectral Glide’s five-second window and how often her normal attacks apply confusion. Chance-based evasion can vary, and repeated one-second status effects should not be treated as a permanent lock.
Expedition: broader stat support and an Infantry shield
| Skill | Level-5 effect |
|---|---|
| Shackling Veil | Reduces all enemy troops’ Attack by 25% |
| Slash Formation | Increases all friendly troops’ Attack by 15% and Defense by 10% |
| Enchanting Tapestry | Infantry attacks grant those troops a one-turn shield with listed strength of 30% of Attack |
Shackling Veil weakens enemy Attack, while Slash Formation changes your formation’s Attack and Defense. Enchanting Tapestry is narrower: its trigger and shield concern Infantry. A shield calculated from Attack is not the same as 30% damage reduction.
The one-turn shield is separate from Elif’s hero-battle dodge effects. This distinction helps keep the troop skill useful to assess without promising protection outside its listed scope.
Moonscar
Blazing Edge increases Elif’s Attack Speed and Ethereal Steps’ confusion chance. The listed progression is 7%, 10%, 13%, 16% and 20% for each increase. Faster normal attacks and a higher listed status chance both interact with Ethereal Steps.
Guardian’s Grace improves Defender Troops’ Defense, with listed values of 5%, 7.5%, 10%, 12.5% and 15%. The defender effect belongs to Expedition; it is not another source of personal dodge chance.
Acquisition and development
Lucky Wheel and Foundry Shop are listed acquisition routes, depending on state progression and current rewards. Mythic General Hero Shards can develop Elif after recruitment. Unlocking her takes 10 shards; the five promotion stages require 1,065 more, for 1,075 in total.
Her displayed Infantry Attack and Defense are 1,791.43% each. Hero and weapon stats on this page are reference figures.
Shards
Hero Skills
Exploration Skills
Spectral Glide
Confuses nearby enemies for 1 second and grants Elif the listed dodge chance for 5 seconds. Levels 1–5: 10% / 15% / 20% / 25% / 30%.
Blade Dance
Deals the listed Attack-scaled damage and confuses the target for 1 second. Levels 1–5: 100% / 110% / 120% / 130% / 140%.
Ethereal Steps
Increases Elif’s dodge chance by the listed amount. Her normal attacks also have the listed chance to confuse the target for 1 second. Levels 1–5: 7% / 10% / 13% / 16% / 20%.
Expedition Skills
Shackling Veil
Reduces all enemy troops’ Attack. Levels 1–5: 5% / 10% / 15% / 20% / 25%.
Slash Formation
Increases all friendly troops’ Attack and Defense by the paired values. Levels 1–5: 3% Attack; 2% Defense / 6% Attack; 4% Defense / 9% Attack; 6% Defense / 12% Attack; 8% Defense / 15% Attack; 10% Defense.
Enchanting Tapestry
When friendly Infantry attack, grants them a shield lasting 1 turn with the listed Attack-scaled strength. Levels 1–5: 6% of Attack / 12% of Attack / 18% of Attack / 24% of Attack / 30% of Attack.
Special Skill
Blazing Edge
Moonscar’s Exploration effect: increases Elif’s Attack Speed and Ethereal Steps’ confusion chance. Listed progression for each: 7% / 10% / 13% / 16% / 20%.
Guardian's Grace
Moonscar’s Expedition effect: increases Defender Troops’ Defense. Listed progression: 5% / 7.5% / 10% / 12.5% / 15%.
Moonscar
Exclusive weapon. Reference power: 2,603,250. Reference stat bonuses: Exploration Attack 3,991, Defense 5,206 and Health 78,097; Expedition Lethality 447.50% and Health 447.50%.