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Freyja + Kalthas

Beast RiderOpen field and PvP

Pair score75/ 100 in the max-level model

Freyja reflects damage and cuts healing; Kalthas's DEF shred and Vista's Burst boost work in any troop.

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Why Freyja and Kalthas work together

Freyja tanks and reflects; Kalthas's DEF shred does not need a matching troop type.

Freyja's Force and Finesse deals factor 10,500 plus an extra hit based on her DEF that ignores 20% of the target's DEF. Rose Ward reduces each hit by 12% and reflects 30% back, Rose's Allure cuts damage from male-led troops by up to 15%, and Rose Thorn raises counterattack damage and cuts the target's healing by up to 47%. Awakened, 5% of her troop returns when it is defeated.

Kalthas's Scalesplitting Strike (factor 9,000) hits harder for every Vulnerability stack he has applied. Breaker's Mark gives his normal attacks a 10% chance to cut the target's DEF by up to 8% per stack, and at 5 stacks the next hit cuts 48% for 5 seconds. Shadow Scale Ward makes him weak for the first 5 seconds of a fight and then ramps normal-attack damage up to +300%. He heals 10% of the damage he deals and, awakened, gains +40% ATK for 3 seconds after each Burst.

Key skills at max level

Freyja

  • Force and Finesse (Burst): Deals damage to the target plus an extra hit based on Freyja's DEF that ignores part of the target's DEF.
  • Rose's Allure (Passive): Reduces damage Freyja's troop takes from units led by a male hero (not Blackforged).
  • Rose Ward (Passive): When hit, reduces that damage and reflects part of it to the attacker (capped by the troop's DEF). Once every 3 seconds.

Kalthas

  • Scalesplitting Strike (Burst): Charged strike on the target. Deals 5% extra damage for each stack of Vulnerability Kalthas has put on that target. Costs 1,000 rage; gains up to 160 rage per round.
  • Shadow Scale Ward (Passive): For the first 5 seconds of battle, normal attacks deal 70% less damage, with a chance to become immune to damage from the target. For the next 5 seconds, normal-attack damage rises every second.
  • Breaker's Mark (Passive): Normal attacks have a 10% chance to apply Vulnerability, lowering the target's DEF for 5 seconds. At 5 stacks, the next attack applies a much larger DEF cut for 5 seconds and clears the stacks.

Skill upgrade order

Freyja

  1. Rose Ward
  2. Rose's Allure
  3. Rose Thorn
  4. Force and Finesse

Kalthas

  1. Breaker's Mark
  2. Scalesplitting Strike
  3. Shadow Scale Ward
  4. Blackscale Revival

Talent build

Freyja's talent trees: Beast Rider, Sieging, Defense. For Open field and PvP:

  1. Max the Beast Rider tree first.
  2. Then the Defense tree: Superior Defense (+1.6% DEF per star), Prevention Priorities (−10% skill damage taken) and Stockpiled Medicine.

See the open-field damage build and every talent node.

Troop mix

Beast Riders.

Swaps if you don't have Kalthas

Questions players ask

Is Freyja + Kalthas a good pairing?

Yes for open field and pvp. Freyja reflects damage and cuts healing; Kalthas's DEF shred and Vista's Burst boost work in any troop.

Who should be commander, Freyja or Kalthas?

Freyja commands and Kalthas is lieutenant. Both heroes' skills apply, but some skills only work in one role; see the skills section on this page.

What troops should Freyja and Kalthas lead?

Beast Riders.