Assassin Cidd

Who Counters Assassin Cidd in Epic Seven?

Dark Dark · Assassin · 4★ · 58% RTA win rate

Assassin Cidd, a speed-scaling soul-removal silencer, is a 4★ Dark Assassin in Epic Seven. Assassin Cidd's biggest weakness: his whole disruption package rides on the Silence and Defense Down landing; a teammate that cleanses those debuffs or grants Immunity beforehand cancels his control and lets the target keep acting. Below are the heroes and team archetypes that counter Assassin Cidd in RTA, the matchups where Assassin Cidd struggles most, and how to draft against Assassin Cidd.

Best counters to Assassin Cidd

  • Cleansers and immunity providers — His whole disruption package rides on the Silence and Defense Down landing; a teammate that cleanses those debuffs or grants Immunity beforehand cancels his control and lets the target keep acting.
  • Effect resistance and shortened debuffs — If his Silence is resisted or its duration is cut short, the lockout window collapses and the silenced enemy recovers their skills almost immediately.
  • Buff strippers and stealers — His staying power leans on the self Evasion buff from his ultimate and the Attack buff from his passive; an enemy that dispels or steals those buffs strips away his dodge protection and offensive edge.
  • Long ultimate cooldown and single-target reach — His Silence-and-tempo ultimate sits on a four-turn cooldown and hits only one enemy, so wide attackers, multi-threat teams, or anyone who pressures him during the downtime can work around his single point of control.

How to beat Assassin Cidd

  1. His whole disruption package rides on the Silence and Defense Down landing; a teammate that cleanses those debuffs or grants Immunity beforehand cancels his control and lets the target keep acting.
  2. If his Silence is resisted or its duration is cut short, the lockout window collapses and the silenced enemy recovers their skills almost immediately.
  3. His staying power leans on the self Evasion buff from his ultimate and the Attack buff from his passive; an enemy that dispels or steals those buffs strips away his dodge protection and offensive edge.
  4. His Silence-and-tempo ultimate sits on a four-turn cooldown and hits only one enemy, so wide attackers, multi-threat teams, or anyone who pressures him during the downtime can work around his single point of control.

What Assassin Cidd counters

  • Skill-reliant control and healer units — His ultimate inflicts Silence for a turn, locking a key enemy out of their active skills so a support that needs to cleanse, revive, or land crowd control simply cannot act when it matters.
  • Fast openers and turn-meter racers — Cidd moves first thanks to very high Speed, and his ultimate slashes the target's Combat Readiness by 50%, snatching tempo away from enemies that depend on going first to set up a cleave or one-shot.
  • Soul-hungry teams — His ultimate inflicts 20 Soul Removal, draining the shared soul pool so the enemy cannot fuel their Soul Burn-enhanced skills.
  • Defensive bruisers and frail backline targets — His basic attack can lower a target's Defense, softening a durable enemy, while his Speed-scaled damage and the bonus Attack and extra turn from his death-triggered passive let him snowball kills once a fight starts breaking open.

Assassin Cidd counters — FAQ

Who counters Assassin Cidd in Epic Seven?

Lady of the Scales, Swift Flagbearer Sigret, Witch of the Mere Tenebria and other hard counters counter Assassin Cidd. His whole disruption package rides on the Silence and Defense Down landing; a teammate that cleanses those debuffs or grants Immunity beforehand cancels his control and lets the target keep acting.

What is Assassin Cidd weak to?

Cleansers and immunity providers: His whole disruption package rides on the Silence and Defense Down landing; a teammate that cleanses those debuffs or grants Immunity beforehand cancels his control and lets the target keep acting. Effect resistance and shortened debuffs: If his Silence is resisted or its duration is cut short, the lockout window collapses and the silenced enemy recovers their skills almost immediately. Buff strippers and stealers: His staying power leans on the self Evasion buff from his ultimate and the Attack buff from his passive; an enemy that dispels or steals those buffs strips away his dodge protection and offensive edge. Long ultimate cooldown and single-target reach: His Silence-and-tempo ultimate sits on a four-turn cooldown and hits only one enemy, so wide attackers, multi-threat teams, or anyone who pressures him during the downtime can work around his single point of control.

What does Assassin Cidd counter?

Skill-reliant control and healer units: His ultimate inflicts Silence for a turn, locking a key enemy out of their active skills so a support that needs to cleanse, revive, or land crowd control simply cannot act when it matters. Fast openers and turn-meter racers: Cidd moves first thanks to very high Speed, and his ultimate slashes the target's Combat Readiness by 50%, snatching tempo away from enemies that depend on going first to set up a cleave or one-shot. Soul-hungry teams: His ultimate inflicts 20 Soul Removal, draining the shared soul pool so the enemy cannot fuel their Soul Burn-enhanced skills. Defensive bruisers and frail backline targets: His basic attack can lower a target's Defense, softening a durable enemy, while his Speed-scaled damage and the bonus Attack and extra turn from his death-triggered passive let him snowball kills once a fight starts breaking open.

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