Overview
Soldier Boy
Hero of Heroes
Spacetime Travelers
Advanced Elite
Tank
Debuffer
1: Primary tank slot. Maximises hits absorbed for Strongest Man Alive determination stacking and Focus generation. War Cry taunt is most effective from position 1 where Soldier Boy already draws the majority of attacks.
2: Secondary tank slot when another tank holds position 1. Soldier Boy still absorbs front-row damage and War Cry taunt functions identically regardless of position.
3: Emergency fallback. War Cry taunt still forces targeting but Soldier Boy generates Focus much more slowly from the back row, delaying Radiation Blast and the critical taunt window.
Soldier Boy is a Spacetime Travelers tank who forces all enemies to target him through War Cry after casting Radiation Blast, creating a 2-round taunt that protects fragile back-row carries. His Strongest Man Alive passive stacks determination layers granting +5% DMG Mitigation per hit (up to 25%), making him progressively harder to kill. With Invincible retaliating for 700% TAC DMG when an enemy deals >40% of his HP in a single round, Soldier Boy punishes burst attackers while anchoring the front line.
Pros & Cons
- War Cry taunts all enemies for 2 rounds after Radiation Blast, protecting fragile back-row carries from being targeted.
- Strongest Man Alive stacks +5% DMG Mitigation per hit received (up to 25%), making Soldier Boy increasingly tanky as fights progress.
- Invincible retaliates for 700% TAC DMG when an enemy deals >40% of his HP in a single round, punishing burst attackers (once per battle).
- Former Leader exclusive gear restores 5% lost HP per determination layer each round, providing self-sustain proportional to tankiness.
- Hero of Heroes provides +25% HP and +5% DMG Mitigation passively, boosting baseline durability.
- Requires premium collaboration event investment to obtain and upgrade, gating him behind significant real-money spending.
- War Cry taunt forces ALL damage onto Soldier Boy for 2 rounds, which can backfire against high-DPS lineups that burst him down during the taunt window.
- Cannot match the defensive impact of meta tanks like Buri (Link of Life) or Bolton (AC Shield), whose mechanics protect the entire team rather than just redirecting damage.
- Spacetime Travelers faction bonuses are weaker at scale than competing factions.
Skills
Deals 60/68/76/84/100% TAC DMG to all front-row enemies and offsets their DMG by 10/12/14/16/20%, lasting 3 rounds.
Soldier Boy gains the War Cry status for 2 rounds when casting Radiation Blast. While in the War Cry status, Soldier Boy deals 2.5/3/3.5/4/5% more TAC DMG; meanwhile, the enemies’ skills will only be able to mark Soldier Boy as the target.
"Every time the hero receives damage, the hero will gain a layer of ""determination"", which allows him to gain 2.5/3/3.5/4/5% DMG mitigation (stackable for up to5 layers)"
"When the enemy hero deals an amount of DMG to Soldier Boy that is 40% more than his HP limit in one round, Soldier Boy will retaliate against the hero, dealing 350/420/490/560/700% TAC DMG. ""Invincible"" can be triggered up to 1 time in each battle."
The hero’s HP +12.5/15/17.5/20/25%, DMG Mitigation +2.5/3/3.5/4/5%
Gear
Former Leader is mandatory for the self-sustain and all-enemy Radiation Blast. Castle is the standard second slot for maximum HP pool during War Cry taunt. Resolute is the alternative when facing burst lineups that can kill through determination stacking.
Exclusive set. 2-piece restores 5% lost HP per determination layer each round, providing self-sustain that scales with tankiness. 4-piece grants +5% healing and makes Radiation Blast target ALL enemies instead of just front-row. Non-negotiable best-in-slot.
#1 Best
Death immunity 4-piece prevents burst kills during War Cry taunt. If Soldier Boy dies during taunt, the entire back row becomes exposed immediately.
#2
Maximum raw tankiness through DEF and DMG Mitigation stacking. Combined with determination layers and Hero of Heroes, Soldier Boy reaches extreme DMG Mitigation values.
#3
Accelerates Focus generation across the lineup from position 1, enabling faster Radiation Blast casts for earlier War Cry taunt activation.
#4
Pure defensive set boosting HP and DEF. Extends Soldier Boy’s survival window during War Cry taunt and maximises the duration of determination stacking.
#5
Soldier Boy is a pure tank who absorbs all damage during War Cry taunt. Every substat should prioritise HP%, VIT, DEF, and DMG Mitigation. Do not roll offensive substats — his value is surviving the taunt window and protecting back-row carries.
HP%, VIT, DMG Mitigation
HP% and VIT scale the HP pool for surviving War Cry taunt. DMG Mitigation compounds with determination layers and Hero of Heroes for extreme damage reduction.
HP%, VIT, AGI
HP% and VIT continue building the HP pool. AGI reduces incoming damage and improves defensive targeting resistance.
DEF, VIT, DMG Mitigation
Pure defense. Higher DEF and DMG Mitigation reduce all incoming damage during the critical War Cry taunt window when all enemies focus Soldier Boy.
HP%, VIT, Skill Effect Enhancement
HP% and VIT maximise the HP pool. Skill Effect Enhancement boosts Radiation Blast’s damage multiplier and damage offset percentage.
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-tank lineup prioritises survivability. Metallic Dragon’s HP, DEF, DMG Mitigation, and Crit Immunity complement both tanks’ defensive mechanics.
Primary tank. Leader 4-piece shields all Spacetime heroes. Leadership grants +10% DMG Bonus. Frontman provides +15% DMG Mitigation to same-faction allies. Protected from burst by Soldier Boy’s War Cry taunt.
Taunt tank. War Cry forces all enemies to target Soldier Boy for 2 rounds after Radiation Blast. Determination layers stack +5% DMG Mitigation per hit. Former Leader restores HP per determination layer.
Single-target carry protected by Soldier Boy’s taunt. Turbo Rush buffs back-row Initiative by +10%. Serial assaults benefit from Butcher’s Leadership DMG Bonus.
AOE debuffer. Blast reduces ALL enemies’ DMG Mitigation by -35%. Helping Hand grants front-row allies (Butcher, Soldier Boy) +10% DMG Mitigation.
AOE carry. Psycho 4-piece targets ALL enemies. Patriotic Hero generates +50 Focus per Spacetime action. Protected from targeting by Soldier Boy’s War Cry.
Dual Spacetime tank lineup pairing Butcher’s shields with Soldier Boy’s taunt. Butcher’s Leadership grants +10% DMG Bonus to Spacetime allies while Leader shields protect the team. Soldier Boy’s War Cry redirects all damage to himself, allowing Butcher to focus on shield generation. A-Train provides Initiative support, Starlight shreds DMG Mitigation, and Homelander delivers AOE damage.
Beast
Taunt-heavy lineup requires maximum tankiness. Metallic Dragon’s defensive stats extend Soldier Boy’s survival during War Cry and provide team-wide durability.
Primary tank. War Cry taunts all enemies for 2 rounds, protecting Heytex and Mira. Determination layers stack DMG Mitigation. Former Leader restores HP per determination layer. Hero of Heroes provides +25% HP baseline.
Secondary tank. AC Shield provides 200% max HP shield at battle start. Super Core accelerates focus generation. Alpha Bless grants team-wide shields and crit immunity. Guardian of Justice provides +5% DMG Mitigation to all allies.
AOE burning applicator. Hellfire burns all enemies, triggering Heytex’s Blaze Shark. Blaze exclusive gear amplifies burning damage. Benson and Bolton contribute to Minutemen faction bonus.
Primary carry protected by Soldier Boy’s taunt. Blaze Shark fires additional bullets from Benson’s burns. Pinpoint Aim marks targets for +8% damage taken.
Dedicated healer sustaining Soldier Boy through taunt damage. Battlefield Treatment heals the lowest-HP hero each round. Mira is critical for keeping Soldier Boy alive during the 2-round War Cry window.
Cross-faction lineup pairing Soldier Boy’s taunt with meta carries. Soldier Boy’s War Cry protects Heytex and Mira in the back row while Bolton provides secondary tanking with AC Shield. Benson applies burning for Heytex’s Blaze Shark. Mira sustains the team through Soldier Boy’s taunt damage absorption.
Beast
Dual-tank sustain lineup benefits from Metallic Dragon’s defensive stats. Buri’s damage distribution makes the total team HP pool the critical resource.
Primary tank. Guardian STR casts Link of Life at battle start and provides death immunity. Frosty Coffin grants +15% crit rate and +30% crit DMG to linked allies. Damage distribution synergises with Soldier Boy’s taunt for predictable damage flow.
Taunt tank. War Cry forces targeting onto Soldier Boy, but Link of Life distributes 50% of the damage across the team. Determination layers stack DMG Mitigation. Former Leader restores HP per determination layer. Super Core accelerates focus bars from pos 2.
AOE burning applicator. Hellfire burns all enemies for Heytex’s Blaze Shark procs. Blaze exclusive gear amplifies burning. Frosty Coffin crit buffs apply to burn ticks.
Primary carry. Blaze Shark fires additional bullets from Benson’s burns. Frosty Coffin’s +15% crit rate amplifies each rocket hit. Protected by both Buri’s Link of Life and Soldier Boy’s War Cry.
Dedicated healer sustaining the team through Link of Life’s distributed damage and Soldier Boy’s taunt absorption. Battlefield Treatment heals the lowest-HP hero.
Dual-tank lineup combining Buri’s Link of Life damage distribution with Soldier Boy’s War Cry taunt. Link of Life distributes 50% of incoming damage across all heroes, while War Cry ensures all that damage targets Soldier Boy — the combination means the distributed damage is predictable and manageable. Benson provides AOE burning, Heytex carries through Blaze Shark, and Mira heals through the distributed damage.
Synergies
Butcher and Soldier Boy form the Spacetime dual-tank core. Butcher generates shields via Leader while Soldier Boy’s War Cry taunt redirects damage away from Butcher, allowing him to focus on shield generation. Both contribute to Spacetime faction bonuses for mutual ATK and HP buffs.
Soldier Boy’s War Cry taunt forces all enemies to target him for 2 rounds, protecting the extremely fragile Homelander (299 VIT) from being sniped before Laser Eyes fires. Both are Spacetime heroes contributing to Impenetrable’s DMG stacking.
When paired in the same row (front or back), A-Train’s Turbo Rush provides +10% Initiative to Soldier Boy, helping him act earlier to establish War Cry taunt before enemies can target back-row heroes. Both are Spacetime heroes maximising faction bonuses.
Interactions with other heroes’ ultimate weapons.
Leader 4-piece shields all Spacetime heroes on Blustery Defense cast. When Soldier Boy’s War Cry is active, these shields absorb additional hits that are redirected to the front line. The combined shield + taunt creates layered front-line protection.
Psycho 4-piece makes Laser Eyes target ALL enemies, maximising Patriotic Hero’s +50 Focus generation. The accelerated Focus benefits Soldier Boy’s Radiation Blast cycle for earlier War Cry taunt activation. Soldier Boy’s taunt keeps Homelander alive to fire multiple Laser Eyes casts.
Ultimate weapons
No ultimate weapon data.
Counters
- Meta lineups (Buri + Heytex, Casino + Vindicator) (Hard Counter) — Current meta lineups are simply stronger than Spacetime compositions. Buri’s Link of Life provides superior team-wide protection compared to Soldier Boy’s single-target taunt.
- High-DPS burst lineups (Soft Counter) — War Cry forces all damage onto Soldier Boy for 2 rounds. Against high-burst lineups, even determination stacking and Former Leader healing cannot sustain him through the concentrated damage, leading to a rapid collapse of front-line protection.
- Old-meta sniper lineups (Soft Counter) — War Cry directly counters lineups relying on back-row targeting (Kelly, Rebecca) by forcing all attacks onto Soldier Boy instead. Determination stacking makes him increasingly resistant to sustained damage.
- Low-sustained-DPS lineups (Situational Counter) — Against lineups without burst damage, Soldier Boy’s determination layers reach +25% DMG Mitigation by round 5, combined with Hero of Heroes’ +5% and Grit-like scaling, making him nearly unkillable.
Rating
B Tier. Soldier Boy is a solid secondary tank within Spacetime Travelers lineups, providing unique taunt protection through War Cry and stacking DMG Mitigation through determination. His Radiation Blast hits all front-row enemies and offsets damage by 20%, providing both damage and utility. However, the Spacetime faction as a whole is significantly weaker than meta compositions, and Soldier Boy cannot match the defensive capabilities of Buri or Bolton. As an Advanced Elite from a premium collaboration event, he requires significant real-money investment for limited competitive returns.
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Skins
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Trivia
- The Former Leader gear set is exclusive to Soldier Boy.