Who Counters Frieren in Epic Seven?
Earth · Mage · 5★ · 61% RTA win rate
Frieren, a lost-hp-scaling defensive magic mage, is a 5★ Earth Mage in Epic Seven. Frieren's biggest weakness: her game plan leans on her self-immunity, her Attack buff, and her Defensive Magic barrier; the immunity and Attack buff can be stolen or shortened, but Defensive Magic is undispellable — burst her down before it matters instead. Below are the heroes and team archetypes that counter Frieren in RTA, the matchups where Frieren struggles most, and how to draft against Frieren.
Best counters to Frieren
Perfumer Byblis58%
Lady of the Scales54%
Shepherd of the Dark Diene53%
Notos51%
Setsuka50%
Belian48%
Swift Flagbearer Sigret48%
Ambitious Tywin50%
Lone Wolf Peira43%
Celine39%- Buff theft and buff-duration cutters — Her game plan leans on her self-immunity, her Attack buff, and her Defensive Magic barrier; the immunity and Attack buff can be stolen or shortened, but Defensive Magic is undispellable — burst her down before it matters instead.
- Enemy dispels — Because her safety comes from self-granted immunity and a barrier rather than raw bulk, an opponent who dispels those off her leaves her exposed as a squishy Mage.
- Burst before her Soul builds — Defensive Magic only appears once her Soul reaches 4, so early in a fight she has thin Defense and HP and can be deleted before her shield ever comes online.
- Long lightning cooldown — Her buff-stripping, Defense-piercing lightning sits on a 4-turn cooldown, so teams that re-apply their buffs or shields can simply rebuild them in the windows when it is unavailable.
Hardest matchups — live RTA win rates against Frieren
Heroes with the best head-to-head record into Frieren from current Champion+ RTA data.
Perfumer Byblis58%Lady of the Scales54%Shepherd of the Dark Diene53%
Elena52%Notos51%
Silver Blade Aramintha51%How to beat Frieren
- Her game plan leans on her self-immunity, her Attack buff, and her Defensive Magic barrier; the immunity and Attack buff can be stolen or shortened, but Defensive Magic is undispellable — burst her down before it matters instead.
- Because her safety comes from self-granted immunity and a barrier rather than raw bulk, an opponent who dispels those off her leaves her exposed as a squishy Mage.
- Defensive Magic only appears once her Soul reaches 4, so early in a fight she has thin Defense and HP and can be deleted before her shield ever comes online.
- Her buff-stripping, Defense-piercing lightning sits on a 4-turn cooldown, so teams that re-apply their buffs or shields can simply rebuild them in the windows when it is unavailable.
What Frieren counters
- Buff-stacking and shielded teams — Her lightning skill hits every enemy and dispels all of their buffs, peeling away attack stacks, barriers, damage reduction, and invincibility before it lands her damage.
- Tanky low-Defense-reliant bruisers — That same lightning ignores 50% of the target's Defense, and her flame attack scales up against enemies that have already lost Health, so durable frontliners get punished as the fight wears on.
- Crowd-control and debuff openers — She grants herself immunity for a turn on her basic attack and shields herself with Defensive Magic at high Soul, letting her shrug off stuns, silences, and debuff dumps that would otherwise lock her down.
- Slower enemy compositions — She starts with 40% Soul, acts fast, and pushes her allies' turns forward when she is hit, so she can take the initiative and start her flame nukes before slower teams set up.
Frieren counters — FAQ
Who counters Frieren in Epic Seven?
Perfumer Byblis, Lady of the Scales, Shepherd of the Dark Diene and other hard counters counter Frieren. Her game plan leans on her self-immunity, her Attack buff, and her Defensive Magic barrier; the immunity and Attack buff can be stolen or shortened, but Defensive Magic is undispellable — burst her down before it matters instead.
What is Frieren weak to?
Buff theft and buff-duration cutters: Her game plan leans on her self-immunity, her Attack buff, and her Defensive Magic barrier; the immunity and Attack buff can be stolen or shortened, but Defensive Magic is undispellable — burst her down before it matters instead. Enemy dispels: Because her safety comes from self-granted immunity and a barrier rather than raw bulk, an opponent who dispels those off her leaves her exposed as a squishy Mage. Burst before her Soul builds: Defensive Magic only appears once her Soul reaches 4, so early in a fight she has thin Defense and HP and can be deleted before her shield ever comes online. Long lightning cooldown: Her buff-stripping, Defense-piercing lightning sits on a 4-turn cooldown, so teams that re-apply their buffs or shields can simply rebuild them in the windows when it is unavailable.
Which hero has the best win rate against Frieren?
In current Champion+ RTA, Perfumer Byblis has one of the strongest records against Frieren (58% win rate over 102,664 games).
What does Frieren counter?
Buff-stacking and shielded teams: Her lightning skill hits every enemy and dispels all of their buffs, peeling away attack stacks, barriers, damage reduction, and invincibility before it lands her damage. Tanky low-Defense-reliant bruisers: That same lightning ignores 50% of the target's Defense, and her flame attack scales up against enemies that have already lost Health, so durable frontliners get punished as the fight wears on. Crowd-control and debuff openers: She grants herself immunity for a turn on her basic attack and shields herself with Defensive Magic at high Soul, letting her shrug off stuns, silences, and debuff dumps that would otherwise lock her down. Slower enemy compositions: She starts with 40% Soul, acts fast, and pushes her allies' turns forward when she is hit, so she can take the initiative and start her flame nukes before slower teams set up.