Sergey
- Generation: G1
-
Rarity:
SR Epic -
Class:
Infantry -
Subclass:
Combat
Exploration
- Hero ATK: 1361
- Hero DEF: 2220
- Hero HP: 26640
- Escort ATK:
- Escort DEF:
- Escort HP:
Expedition
- Infantry ATK: 140.11%
- Infantry DEF: 140.11%
Description
Sergey is an Epic Infantry hero built to reduce pressure on a formation. In hero battles, his shield combines personal damage reduction with a Defense bonus for all friendly heroes. In Expedition, he protects your troops and lowers enemy Attack. His veteran-soldier identity fits that role: he is a practical starting-roster option when surviving the fight is the problem you need to solve.
His listed shard routes are Exploration, Lighthouse Intel and Hero Recruitment. Evaluate him against the heroes you can actually develop, rather than assuming that a later-generation label alone makes an unfinished replacement better for your lineup.
What his shield brings to the team
- Protection for more than himself: Joint Defense increases Defense for all friendly heroes in Arena and Exploration. Shield Block separately reduces Sergey’s own damage taken.
- A disruptive strike: Shielded Strike deals area damage and knocks its target back. He does have a control effect; it should not be confused with a stun or freeze, neither of which is listed for that skill.
- Two forms of Expedition mitigation: Defenders’ Edge reduces damage taken by your troops, while Weaken reduces enemy troop Attack. These are separate modifiers, not two interchangeable descriptions of one effect.
When the defensive focus helps
| Situation | Practical use |
|---|---|
| Arena and Exploration frontline | Try Sergey when your damage dealers need a sturdier formation around them. Watch his own survival, the team’s survival and where Shielded Strike pushes its target. |
| Your own Expedition march or rally-leading squad | Both Expedition skills can contribute to the defensive plan. Compare their value with the offensive support you would give up by choosing him. |
| Joining a rally | The first Expedition skill of your first-slot hero is eligible for a selected rally support slot. Sergey offers Defenders’ Edge, making him a candidate when the leader wants damage reduction. |
| Damage-focused events | Defenders’ Edge does not directly increase damage dealt. Follow the leader’s event-specific setup rather than choosing a defensive joiner only because Sergey has high power. |
Limitations and common mix-ups
- Mitigation is not recovery: his listed skills contain no healing. If the team needs health restored during hero battles, compare a support option such as Patrick rather than expecting the shield to do that job.
- Damage is not the only metric: his kit has one active damage skill and several defensive effects. Judge whether the extra survival lets the team perform better, not just his individual damage number.
- Keep the modifiers distinct: Weaken lowers enemy Attack, Defenders’ Edge lowers incoming damage, and Joint Defense raises hero Defense. Do not add them together and label the result a single guaranteed damage-reduction percentage.
Skill development priorities
Editorial recommendation: prioritize Defenders’ Edge if Sergey’s main job is survivability-focused rally joining. Develop Weaken when you use his full Expedition kit in your own march or rally-leading squad. A joiner’s first-slot selection does not contribute both of his Expedition skills.
For Arena and Exploration, choose the next upgrade based on the failure you see. Shield Block addresses Sergey’s own damage intake, while Joint Defense supports all friendly heroes. Shielded Strike increases his damage output as it levels; its knockback is part of the skill rather than proof that he can stun a target.
Stats, generation label and shards
The displayed stats are reference values. The catalog retains its G1 starting-roster grouping for Sergey. He is an Epic starter rather than a later numbered Legendary release.
Recruitment requires 10 shards. The five promotion stages total another 1,065, so the full locked-to-five-star requirement is 1,075. Treat each table row as an additional stage cost. His five listed skills are split into three Exploration skills and two Expedition skills.
Shards
Hero Skills
Exploration Skills
Shielded Strike
Hits with area damage equal to the listed percentage of Attack and knocks the target back. Levels 1–5: 200% / 220% / 240% / 260% / 280%.
Joint Defense
Increases Defense for all friendly heroes in Exploration and Arena. Levels 1–5: 5% / 7.5% / 10% / 12.5% / 15%.
Shield Block
Reduces damage taken by Sergey himself. Levels 1–5: 10% / 15% / 20% / 25% / 30%.
Expedition Skills
Defenders' Edge
Reduces damage taken by all friendly troops. Levels 1–5: 4% / 8% / 12% / 16% / 20%.
Weaken
Reduces Attack for all enemy troops. This is an Attack reduction, not a direct damage-dealt modifier. Levels 1–5: 4% / 8% / 12% / 16% / 20%.