“The war, is looming on the horizon”
Overview
Harman
Beacon of Faith
Wildlings
Advanced Elite
Support
Tank
2: Position 2 lets Harman absorb front-row hits to build Focus for frequent Staunch Will casts while being protected by a primary tank in position 1. His enhanced self-shield from Will Power (+80% TAC ATK) makes him durable enough for the secondary tank slot.
1: Primary tank slot when no stronger tank is available (pre-Buri seasons). Harman’s Fending Them Off (+18% DMG Mitigation) and stacking shields make him a viable front-line tank, though he lacks the damage distribution of Buri or the raw HP shield of Bolton.
5: Back-row support slot in lineups where both tank positions are filled. Harman’s shields and Chimera Anchor still function from position 5, but he generates Focus much more slowly without absorbing front-row damage.
Harman is the Wildlings’ premier shield generator, applying shields to all allies on every focus skill cast through Staunch Will while granting himself a bonus self-shield through Will Power. His Chimera Anchor UW converts every shield event into offensive chip damage, dealing 50% TAC ATK to a random enemy up to 5 times per round. With his Guardian INT exclusive gear scaling shield size by round number and boosting all teammate healing by 22%, Harman provides both escalating defensive layers and passive sustained offense.
Pros & Cons
- Staunch Will shields all allies for 87% TAC ATK (Enhanced) on every focus skill cast with no conditions, providing the most consistent team-wide shielding in the game.
- Chimera Anchor UW converts shield events into offensive chip damage (50% TAC ATK per trigger, up to 5x per round in PvP, 10x vs zombies), delivering passive DPS without requiring any offensive stats.
- Guardian INT exclusive gear 2-piece boosts all teammate healing by 22%, amplifying every heal source in the lineup. 4-piece scales shields with round number for escalating protection.
- Available from Season 0 — one of the earliest accessible high-tier heroes with long-term relevance through endgame content.
- Enhanced Staunch Will also grants +5% DMG Mitigation to all allies for 2 rounds on each cast, stacking with other mitigation sources.
- Diesel’s anti-shield mechanics directly counter Harman, stripping shields and negating his primary defensive contribution.
- Shield values are one-time absorb — they do not regenerate between hits. High-frequency multi-hit lineups can shred shields before the next Staunch Will cast.
- No healing in his base kit — shields only prevent damage, they do not restore lost HP. Harman needs a healer partner to sustain the lineup through attrition.
- Clara’s stun can interrupt Harman’s Focus skill cycle, delaying shield application and leaving the team exposed.
Skills
Harman raises his shield to defend his allies, bestowing a DMG Shield on them (35/40/45/48/58% of Harman‘s TAC ATK) while bestowing an additional DMG Shield on himself (48/55/60/68/80% of Harman’s TAC ATK).
+2.5/3/3.5/4/5% DMG Mitigation; +2.5/3/3.5/4/5% HP.
+2.5/3/3.5/4/5% DMG Mitigation for all allied Heroes.
Casting "Staunch Will" will cause Harman to bestow an additional DMG Shield (40/48/56/64/80% of his TAC ATK) on himself.
+9/10.8/12.6/14.4/18% DMG Mitigation
Harman raises his shield to defend his allies, bestowing a DMG Shield on them (57/60/67/72/87% of Harman‘s TAC ATK) while bestowing an additional DMG Shield on himself (72/82/90/102/120% of Harman’s TAC ATK). When Harman bestows shields on all his allies, his DMG Mitigation +2.5/3/3.5/4/5%, lasting 2 rounds.
Gear
Guardian INT is mandatory — the +22% healing boost and round-scaling shields define Harman’s value. The second slot depends on the lineup: Alpha Bless for Victoria compositions (shields trigger Energy Detection), Heal for maximum shield output, or Castle/Resolute when Harman is the primary tank and needs raw survivability.
Harman’s exclusive set. 2-piece grants all teammates +22% healing, amplifying every heal source in the lineup. 4-piece creates an escalating shield at end of each round equal to (10+10*X)% TAC ATK to all allies, where X is the round number. Mandatory best-in-slot.
#1 Best
Provides team-wide round 1 shields (6.5% of max HP to each hero at Master) and +8% Crit Immunity to the lineup. The battle-start shields trigger Chimera Anchor immediately and feed Victoria’s Energy Detection.
#2
4-piece +45% Healing and Shield effect directly amplifies Staunch Will’s shield output and Guardian INT’s escalating shields. Best choice when maximising shield throughput.
#3
Accelerates Focus generation across the lineup, letting Harman fire Staunch Will sooner and more often. Best when Harman is the primary tank in position 1.
#4
Death immunity 4-piece ensures Harman survives a burst kill attempt. Losing Harman removes all shield generation from the lineup — Resolute prevents that collapse.
#5
Pure defensive set that boosts Harman’s HP and DEF for front-line tanking. Best for lineups where Harman occupies position 1 as the primary tank.
#6
Harman’s substats balance between tank stats (HP%, VIT, DEF, DMG Mitigation) and INT for shield scaling. Unlike pure tanks, INT investment provides meaningful returns through both larger shields and more Chimera Anchor chip damage.
HP%, INT, DMG Mitigation
HP% keeps Harman alive to keep casting shields. INT scales TAC ATK, which directly increases both Staunch Will shield values and Chimera Anchor chip damage. DMG Mitigation reduces incoming damage to extend his survival.
HP%, VIT, AGI
HP% and VIT build the raw HP pool for front-line tanking. AGI improves defensive targeting resistance and helps Harman act earlier for faster shield application.
DEF, VIT, DMG Mitigation
Pure defense. Higher DEF and DMG Mitigation reduce incoming damage, keeping Harman alive longer to cast more Staunch Will shields.
HP%, INT, Skill Effect Enhancement
HP% for survivability, INT to scale shield values and Chimera Anchor damage. Skill Effect Enhancement directly amplifies Staunch Will’s shield size and the DMG Mitigation buff.
Recommended lineups
Archetype tags describe playstyle. Each card shows recommended gear (helmet icons), APC parts, and War Beast. Open APC · View details for part skills and calculator link.
Beast 
Dual DPS carry lineup. Crimson Predator’s ATK, DMG Bonus, and Crit Rate benefit both Heytex and Victoria. Bolton and Harman provide sufficient survivability through shields and mitigation.
Primary tank whose AC Shield (200% max HP) triggers Victoria’s Energy Detection at battle start for immediate +200 Focus and damage bonuses. Guardian of Justice provides +5% DMG Mitigation to the entire team. Super Core accelerates Focus across the lineup.
Core shield generator. Every Staunch Will cast shields all allies and triggers Victoria’s Energy Detection. Chimera Anchor UW deals chip damage per shield event. Guardian INT’s round-scaling shields provide escalating protection and additional Energy Detection triggers.
AOE damage dealer applying burning to all enemies through Hellfire. Burning fuels Heytex’s Blaze Shark UW for additional bullet procs. Blaze exclusive gear amplifies burning damage and duration.
AOE carry. Blaze Shark fires additional bullets when enemies are burning from Benson. War Ender exclusive gear enhances Pursue barrages. Heytex pressures the entire enemy lineup while Victoria finishes priority kills.
Primary single-target carry. Energy Detection copies shields from Harman, Bolton, and Alpha Bless for Focus and damage bonuses. Lightsword adds 250% of her shield as damage. Thunder Blade UW grants +15% back-row DMG.
Harman’s shields are the primary fuel for Victoria’s Energy Detection UW, which grants +200 Focus and damage bonuses whenever Victoria detects a shield on herself. Every Staunch Will cast and Alpha Bless trigger feed directly into Victoria’s burst cycle. Bolton provides a massive battle-start AC Shield that also triggers Energy Detection, while Benson and Heytex handle AOE damage pressure. This is the definitive shield-stacking lineup.
Beast 
Full sustain lineup. Metallic Dragon’s HP, DEF, DMG Mitigation, and Crit Immunity maximise team durability. Buri’s damage distribution makes total team HP pool the critical resource.
Primary tank. Guardian STR casts Link of Life at battle start and provides death immunity. Super Core accelerates Focus across the lineup. Damage distribution triggers Ada’s Aid in Need constantly and prevents burst kills.
Core healer. Breeze applies 2 Reviving layers at battle start. Alpha Bless adds team shields at round 1. Raging Roar heals all heroes and triggers God-Slaying Axe’s +10% DMG / +10% DMG Mitigation buff. Guardian INT’s +22% healing amplifies all Reviving output.
Seed of Life places a time bomb on an enemy. Corvine Curse reduces a random enemy’s all stats by 8% each round. Soul Split shares Eva’s INT with the highest-stat teammates. Spirit exclusive gear targets an additional enemy with Corvine Curse.
Cursed Scythe reduces all enemy stats by 12% for 2 rounds. Skeleton exclusive gear debuffs the three highest-stat enemies at battle start. Combined with Eva’s Corvine Curse for layered stat reduction across the enemy lineup.
Shield generator. Staunch Will shields all allies on every focus skill cast. Chimera Anchor deals chip damage per shield event. Guardian INT’s +22% healing amplifies Ada’s Reviving output and round-scaling shields add escalating protection. Fifth Wildlings hero securing the +20% faction bonus.
The full Wildlings sustain lineup where Harman’s shields layer on top of Ada’s Reviving heals and Buri’s damage distribution. Harman occupies position 5 as the pure support, providing team-wide shields every cast while Chimera Anchor delivers passive chip damage. Guardian INT’s +22% healing boost amplifies Ada’s Reviving output. All 5 heroes are Wildlings for the maximum +20% ATK/HP faction bonus.
Beast
Harman as primary tank needs maximum survivability support. Metallic Dragon’s HP, DEF, and DMG Mitigation keep him alive longer to cast more Staunch Will shields.
Primary tank. Castle provides HP and DEF for front-line survivability. Guardian INT’s +22% healing amplifies Jessie’s heals and round-scaling shields provide escalating protection. Fending Them Off grants +18% DMG Mitigation for additional tankiness.
Back-row targeted DPS. Sand exclusive gear makes Rapid Arrows hit ALL back-row enemies and restores 21% of damage dealt as HP. Wildlings Leader grants +5% DMG Bonus and +3% HP to all Wildlings in the lineup.
Cursed Scythe reduces all enemy stats by 12% for 2 rounds. Skeleton exclusive gear debuffs the three highest-stat enemies at battle start. Soul Reaper boosts Elaine’s stats by 100% of the stat loss inflicted.
Single-target burst carry. Apocalypse and Hurricane provide raw offensive stats. Elaine’s stat reduction makes Kaya’s hits relatively stronger as enemy DEF and HP decrease.
Dedicated healer. Heal set boosts all healing output by 45%. Self-Healing provides passive HP restoration each round. Guardian INT’s +22% healing from Harman amplifies all of Jessie’s healing effects.
An early-game Wildlings lineup where Harman serves as the primary tank and shield provider while Marlen delivers back-row targeted DPS. Before Buri is available, Harman occupies position 1 with Castle for raw survivability. Elaine debuffs enemy stats, Kaya provides single-target burst, and Jessie heals the lineup. This composition carries through the early seasons until stronger Wildlings heroes become accessible.
Synergies
Every Staunch Will cast shields all allies, triggering Victoria’s Energy Detection for +200 Focus and damage bonuses. Guardian INT’s round-scaling shields provide additional triggers each round. Harman is one of Victoria’s best enablers because he generates the most frequent and reliable shield events in the game.
Harman’s shields absorb burst damage while Ada’s Reviving heals restore the HP that leaks through. Guardian INT’s +22% healing boost amplifies all of Ada’s Reviving output. Together they create a double-layer sustain system — shields for burst, heals for attrition.
Buri’s Link of Life distributes damage across the team while Harman’s shields absorb the distributed hits. Link of Life’s small distributed hits are the perfect damage profile for shields to absorb — many small hits are completely negated by shield layers rather than bleeding through. Chimera Anchor also triggers on the distributed hits.
Penny’s drone-based shields combined with Harman’s Staunch Will create a high-frequency shield event pattern. Each shield event triggers Chimera Anchor chip damage, and the overlapping shields make the entire lineup difficult to burst through.
Bolton’s AC Shield activates at battle start, generating a shield event that immediately triggers Chimera Anchor’s chip damage. Bolton’s massive shield (200% max HP) also absorbs front-row damage, protecting Harman in position 2 and letting him focus on casting Staunch Will rather than tanking.
Interactions with other heroes’ ultimate weapons.
Thunder Blade grants Victoria +200 Focus and significant damage bonuses when detecting shields on herself. Every Staunch Will cast from Harman triggers this detection, and Guardian INT’s round-scaling shields provide additional triggers each round. Harman is Victoria’s most reliable Energy Detection enabler.
God-Slaying Axe grants all teammates +10% DMG and +10% DMG Mitigation on each Raging Roar cast. The +10% DMG buff increases Chimera Anchor’s chip damage output, while the healing from Raging Roar is amplified by Guardian INT’s +22% healing boost.
Bolton’s AC Shield (200% max HP) activates at battle start, immediately generating a shield event that triggers Chimera Anchor’s chip damage. The massive shield also protects Harman in the secondary tank slot, ensuring he survives long enough to cast multiple Staunch Wills.
Ultimate weapons
- Ultimate Weapon’s Energy 6,700
- TAC DEF 25%
- WPN DEF 25%
- HP 80%
Unlocked
At the start of each round, the hero’s shield effect is increased by 5%, stackable for up to 5 layers. Every time a teammate gains a shield, deal some DMG equal to 30% of Harman’s TAC ATK to one random enemy (triggered up to 5 time(s) each round); in zombie fights, this skill effect can be triggered up to 6 time(s).
★
At the start of each round, the hero’s shield effect is increased by 6%, stackable for up to 5 layers. Every time a teammate gains a shield, deal some DMG equal to 30% of Harman’s TAC ATK to one random enemy (triggered up to 5 time(s) each round); in zombie fights, this skill effect can be triggered up to 6 time(s).
★★
At the start of each round, the hero’s shield effect is increased by 7%, stackable for up to 5 layers. Every time a teammate gains a shield, deal some DMG equal to 35% of Harman’s TAC ATK to one random enemy (triggered up to 5 time(s) each round); in zombie fights, this skill effect can be triggered up to 7 time(s).
★★★
At the start of each round, the hero’s shield effect is increased by 8%, stackable for up to 5 layers. Every time a teammate gains a shield, deal some DMG equal to 40% of Harman’s TAC ATK to one random enemy (triggered up to 5 time(s) each round); in zombie fights, this skill effect can be triggered up to 8 time(s).
★★★★
At the start of each round, the hero’s shield effect is increased by 9%, stackable for up to 5 layers. Every time a teammate gains a shield, deal some DMG equal to 45% of Harman’s TAC ATK to one random enemy (triggered up to 5 time(s) each round); in zombie fights, this skill effect can be triggered up to 9 time(s).
★★★★★
At the start of each round, the hero’s shield effect is increased by 10%, stackable for up to 5 layers. Every time a teammate gains a shield, deal some DMG equal to 50% of Harman’s TAC ATK to one random enemy (triggered up to 5 time(s) each round); in zombie fights, this skill effect can be triggered up to 10 time(s).
Counters
- Diesel (Hard Counter) — Diesel’s anti-shield mechanics directly strip Harman’s shields, negating his primary defensive contribution and preventing Chimera Anchor from generating chip damage from those shield events.
- Clara (Soft Counter) — Clara’s stun targeting the highest-ATK hero can lock down Harman or his teammates, disrupting the Focus skill cycle and delaying Staunch Will casts.
- Casino (Soft Counter) — Casino’s Double Down drains 200 Focus from all enemies, delaying Staunch Will activation and leaving the team without shields during critical early rounds.
- Sustain-Starved Lineups (Hard Counter) — Lineups without healing or shields are slowly ground down by the combination of Harman’s escalating shields and Chimera Anchor chip damage. The longer the fight goes, the stronger Harman’s Guardian INT shields become through round scaling.
- Multi-Hit Lineups (Soft Counter) — Many small hits (Heytex rockets, Penny drones) are efficiently absorbed by Harman’s team- wide shields. Each small hit that depletes shield HP is damage that never touches actual hero HP, giving Harman’s lineup a net HP advantage over the fight.
Rating
S Tier. Harman is an S-tier support available from Season 0, making him one of the most accessible high-impact heroes in the game. His team-wide shields are uniquely reliable — Staunch Will fires on every focus skill cast with no conditional requirements. Chimera Anchor converts defensive play into passive offense. Guardian INT’s round-scaling shields provide an escalating advantage in prolonged fights. He is the backbone of virtually every Wildlings lineup and slots into cross-faction compositions as a universal shield provider.
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Skins
In the Season of War, the Skin Shop is opened. Purchasing and equipping Harman’s skin grants a new look and grants buffs to the first skill as seen here:
Trivia
- In version 1.331.001, the Harman shard was changed to a Harman fragment, with a weekly output of 25. Originally, the Harman shard’s price was 180,000 AC (Alliance Contribution) points; it is now 90,000 AC points for 25 Harman fragments.