Esme the Dancer is a Legendary Force Support champion from the Barbarians who arrived as the February 2025 fusion, paired with partner champion Modo of the Peal. She brings a dense mix of buffs and debuffs geared toward disrupting enemy buffs and controlling Turn Meter, playing like a Weaken-focused answer to Uugo with extra utility layered on top.
Core Strengths & Abilities
Turn Meter Redirection: Her passive, Beguiling Moves, boosts the Turn Meter of her team's highest-Attack ally by 50% whenever she's hit, rewarding a build that draws enemy attacks toward her (such as pairing with a Provoke set).
Enemy Buff Denial: Her A2, Earthdancer, is an AoE attack with a 75% (100% booked) chance to place Weaken and Block Buffs for 2 turns while cutting all enemies' Turn Meters by 20% (or stealing it instead, if Modo of the Peal is present).
Buff Removal Backup: Her A3, Blessing of the Sands, grants allies Increase Accuracy and Increase Speed while carrying a 75% chance to remove all enemy buffs (or steal them with Modo present), giving her two separate tools against enemy buffs.
Key Weaknesses
Short Buff Uptime: Her ally buffs last only 1-2 turns against multi-turn cooldowns, so she benefits significantly from a dedicated Buff Extension teammate to maintain coverage.
Esme rates strongly for Hydra and Chimera content thanks to her buff denial and Turn Meter control, with a promising fit for upcoming Faction Wars content as well.
Attacks 1 enemy. Places a 50% [Increase ATK] buff on all allies for 1 turn. Level 2: Damage +5% Level 3: Damage +5% Level 4: Damage +10%
| Effect | Kind | Action | Value | Chance | Booked | Turns | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increase ATK | buff | place | 50% | 100% | 100% | 1 | all allies |
Attacks all enemies. Has a 75% chance of placing a 25% [Weaken] debuff and a [Block Buffs] debuff for 2 turns. Also decreases the Turn Meters of all enemies by 20%. If Modo of the Peal is on the same team, steals 20% of each enemy’s Turn Meter instead. Level 2: Damage +10% Level 3: Buff/Debuff chance +10% Level 4: Buff/Debuff chance +15% Level 5: Cooldown -1
| Effect | Kind | Action | Value | Chance | Booked | Turns | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weaken | debuff | place | 25% | 75% | 100% | 2 | |
| Block Buffs | debuff | place | 75% | 100% | 2 |
Places a 50% [Increase ACC] buff and a 30% [Increase SPD] buff on all allies for 2 turns. Has a 75% chance of removing all buffs from all enemies. If Modo of the Peal is on the same team, has a 75% chance of stealing all buffs from all enemies instead. Level 2: Buff/Debuff chance +10% Level 3: Buff/Debuff chance +15% Level 4: Cooldown -1
| Effect | Kind | Action | Value | Chance | Booked | Turns | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increase ACC | buff | place | 50% | 100% | 100% | 2 | all allies |
| Increase SPD | buff | place | 30% | 100% | 100% | 2 | all allies |
[Passive Effect] When hit, has a 15% chance of randmly changing the attacker’s critical hits to weak, normal, or strong hits. If Modo of the Peal is on the same team, the chance increases to 30%. [Active Effect] Whenever this Champion is hit, increases the Turn Meter of the ally with the highest ATK by 50%.