Dark · Ranger · 5★ · 59% RTA win rate
Pirate Captain Flan, a bomb-detonating buff thief, is a 5★ Dark Ranger in Epic Seven. Pirate Captain Flan's biggest weakness: her bombs are removable debuffs, so a cleanser wipes them before they detonate, and a team running immunity simply blocks the bomb from landing in the first place, defusing her whole damage plan. Below are the heroes and team archetypes that counter Pirate Captain Flan in RTA, the matchups where Pirate Captain Flan struggles most, and how to draft against Pirate Captain Flan.
Heroes with the best head-to-head record into Pirate Captain Flan from current Champion+ RTA data.
Perfumer Byblis, Lady of the Scales, Setsuka and other hard counters counter Pirate Captain Flan. Her bombs are removable debuffs, so a cleanser wipes them before they detonate, and a team running immunity simply blocks the bomb from landing in the first place, defusing her whole damage plan.
Cleanse and immunity supports: Her bombs are removable debuffs, so a cleanser wipes them before they detonate, and a team running immunity simply blocks the bomb from landing in the first place, defusing her whole damage plan. Enemy dispellers and buff stealers: Her own value comes from stealing and holding buffs; an opponent who dispels or steals buffs back, or shortens their duration, undercuts her engine and turns her own game against her. Buff-less aggressors: Her buff theft has nothing to grab against heroes who attack without relying on buffs, so she gains far less off them while they pressure her on their own terms. Heavy sustained damage that beats her mitigation: Her only personal defense is 30% damage reduction when hit, with no shield or self-heal, so a hard-hitting attacker or a defense break can punch through and drop her once that reduction is not enough.
In current Champion+ RTA, Perfumer Byblis has one of the strongest records against Pirate Captain Flan (71% win rate over 3,434 games).
Buff-stacking and buff-reliant teams: Every offensive skill steals a buff off the target, and her AoE rips a buff from every enemy at once, so teams that pile on attack, crit, or speed buffs get systematically stripped of the advantages they depend on. Shields, barriers, and stall comps: The 2-turn bombs she plants detonate for damage independent of normal hits, and combined with her buff theft this chips through protective shields and grinds down defensive teams that try to outlast her. Hard-to-kill survivors and revivers: She removes the buffs and protections such heroes lean on, then her bomb detonations apply pressure that ignores their sustain, making it harder for them to ride out a fight on defensive buffs alone. Fast enemy openers and cleave teams: Her AoE drags every enemy's turn meter back by 20% and her passive gives her own team an attack buff plus a meter push, letting her blunt an opponent's opening burst and seize the tempo for her side.
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