Elite Grade Team Compositions
Total War in Seven Knights Re:BIRTH is content that requires considering the strength of multiple teams together. While making a single team powerful is important, duplicate heroes cannot be used, so your overall composition changes depending on how you distribute key units. Here is a look at team compositions following the addition of collaboration heroes and Awakened Judas.
At Normal Grade, you prepare your two strongest teams from your owned roster, while starting from Elite Grade—which requires three teams—you establish the basic structure of Offense, Magic, and Defense Decks. A key highlight in this season's setup is Judas joining the Defense Deck. By slotting Judas into a Giyu-centered Defense Deck, Eileene is deployed in the Offense Deck instead.
The Offense Deck consists of Awakened Sunran, Awakened Eileene, Awakened Zenitsu, Awakened Tanjiro, and Carl Heron, paired with the pet Zeo. Tanjiro adds firepower centered around Sunran, while Zenitsu and Eileene disrupt the enemy, with Carl Heron opening up offensive opportunities. Hayeon, who sometimes slots into Offense Decks, functions primarily as a Defense Deck component in Total War.
Rather than blindly maximizing Speed, the Offense Deck can be built around securing Attack power and survivability. The trend balances Sunran’s offensive stats with enough durability to withstand enemy attacks. The Magic Deck uses Awakened Dongyeong, Awakened Shinobu, Awakened Yungeon, Reginleif, and Omok. Yungeon serves as the primary firepower, backed by healing support from Shinobu and Reginleif to maintain continuous pressure. Dongyeong and Omok are deployed alongside them to set up the ideal environment for Yungeon to attack.
The Defense Deck features Awakened Giyu, Awakened Aris, Awakened Hayeon, Gelidus, and Awakened Judas, using the pet Lu. Built around Giyu and Hayeon to sustain through damage, Aris, Gelidus, and Judas contribute offense and disruption. Judas deals extra damage to branded targets and pressures high-HP enemies with Life Conversion, expanding offensive options for the Defense Deck.
Rare Grade Team Compositions
At Rare Grade, which requires four teams, the baseline approach adds an Instant Death Deck alongside Offense, Magic, and Defense Decks. The first three teams use the same heroes as in Elite Grade, while the Instant Death Deck places Awakened Knox, Awakened Clemis, Rosie, Mist, and Kris, paired with the pet Melphero.
In Defense Decks utilizing Giyu and Hayeon, Clemis can be reassigned to a different team. Slotting her into the Instant Death Deck shores up team survivability. Since Instant Death Decks rely on accumulating instant kill stacks while surviving rather than raw burst damage, frontline hero survival and accessory distribution must be carefully managed.
While Offense and Defense Decks retain Zeo and Lu respectively, pet choices for the Magic Deck vary. In Rare Grade setup examples, Cree is often used, while setups incorporating Yu or Yeonji have also been observed. Even if five heroes remain fixed, pet selection is not set in stone; players can choose based on their pets' growth levels and the specific stats needed to complement the team.
The fourth team in Rare Grade does not strictly have to be an Instant Death Deck. Cases have been seen where a second Magic Deck is built by grouping Awakened Skuld, Awakened Silvesta, Milia, Yeonhee, and Jury. In this setup, Yeonji is used as the pet for the second Magic Deck, while Yu is placed in the existing Yungeon Magic Deck. This replaces the Instant Death Deck to complete four teams with Offense, Defense, and two Magic Decks.
The second Magic Deck shares no heroes with the Yungeon Magic Deck. It leverages synergy between Milia and Skuld, attacks around Silvesta, and uses Jury's Extinction to counter resurrection. Choosing between an Instant Death Deck and a second Magic Deck depends on which heroes and gear are better prepared. Generally, if you have high-quality rings, running a second Magic Deck is a viable option; if not, Instant Death is typically recommended.
Legend Grade Team Compositions
At Legend Grade, which requires five teams, a second Magic Deck is added alongside Offense, Magic, Defense, and Instant Death Decks. This setup utilizes both options previously considered at Rare Grade. In the verified compositions, all five teams can be built without any hero overlap.
The Offense Deck features Sunran, Eileene, Zenitsu, Tanjiro, and Carl Heron with Zeo. The Defense Deck retains Giyu, Aris, Hayeon, Gelidus, and Judas with Lu. The Instant Death Deck deploys Knox, Clemis, Rosie, Mist, and Kris with Melphero. Heroes capable of Awakening are assumed to be Awakened.
Let's examine pet allocations for the two Magic Decks. The first Magic Deck, built with Yungeon, Dongyeong, Shinobu, Reginleif, and Omok, uses Yeonji. The second Magic Deck, featuring Skuld, Silvesta, Milia, Yeonhee, and Jury, incorporates Dello. Unlike Rare Grade where Yeonji was paired with the second Magic Deck, running five teams simultaneously creates differences in pet placement. Yu can serve as an alternative candidate for the Yungeon Magic Deck, while choices for the Silvesta Magic Deck vary among Yeonji, Cree, and Dello based on preference.
There is another point worth noting. As of Thursday, November 5, with Total War progressing through Round 13, Defense Deck variants incorporating Awakened Lee have been observed among top-ranking adventurers in Legend Grade. Chosen instead of an Instant Death Deck, this variant combines Awakened Lee, Awakened Rudy, Pallanus, Lina, and Clemis. Given the composition, it is highly likely focused on Effect Resistance stats. If Instant Death setups feel underwhelming in effectiveness, this build serves as a solid alternative worth considering.
