CThe Cruel
Petrification Active
Petrify all enemies targeting Zuri, dealing 275 (+250% Magic) damage, inflicting 2 Poison per Stone Skin trigger this game, and Stunning for 4 seconds.
Hero
Zuri
Tier B
Tank
Assassin
The Gorgon
Zuri tier and best specialization
B
B tier on patch 0.5.12
Zuri does better on SSS difficulty than her overall results suggest, and she tanks for Shard Gen Assassins and Debuff Mages. Players rate her a strong tank in regular fights who falls off against bosses, so she lands at B.
Plays in these tier list comps
Specializations, best first
Picked at rank B and locked for the run. The order weighs what each one does for this hero in the comps that win, not the ability on its own.
- B
The Serpent's Kiss PassivePoisons whoever auto attacks her and adds HP/S; both of her comps run it and most player verdicts call it her best, though one spec list rates it last. - CThe Cruel ActivePetrification stuns everyone targeting her; the developers called it her weakest and buffed it more than once, and its handful of runs win the most, too few to count.
- C
The Bladedancer PassiveThe most picked of her three, adding damage and healing to auto attacks for Rush (10) and after Stall (20), yet its runs win the least.
Tiers are reviewed by hand after each patch (latest: 0.5.12), weighing the runs players share, most of them in Red Rift, the comps that clear the high difficulties, current player tier lists and recent balance changes. All 25 heroes side by side are on the hero tier list.
Zuri is the one hero who leaves a fight permanently stronger. Each Crit adds Defence and Magic for good, and the number of triggers itself scales on Crit and Defence, so she compounds. She is a Tank and an Assassin at once, which means two primary stats and the slowest attack speed in the roster to pay for it.
Crit or Defense for more triggers
Stone Skin fires 2 times per combat plus once for every 20 Crit and every 60 Defense, so point for point Crit raises the cap three times faster. Each rank adds 15 Crit, three quarters of a trigger, and 30 Defense, half of one, and Polymath's Prism raises both stats by 20% at once.
Poison on whoever hits her
Both tier list builds take The Serpent's Kiss: each enemy that auto attacks Zuri takes 1 Poison plus 1 per 60 Defense and 1 per 50 Magic, and she gains 1 HP/S per rank. At rank S in Shard Gen Assassins, Poisonous Restoration adds 2 HP/S whenever a poisoned enemy strikes her, and Ring of the Leech grants 1 Crit and 1 HP/S whenever an enemy takes Poison damage, so her Poison edges her toward the next trigger.
Debuff Mages keeps her at rank A with Freezing Aura, 1 Frost plus 1 per 100 Defense on each attacker, and one Sentinel's Plate, tripled only while she holds the front row alone. Rowan plays in the same lineup, and when he opens in the back row his Rear Support adds 75% Defense to every hero, lifting her Poison, Frost and trigger cap together.
Mana only matters under The Cruel
Her 100 Max Mana and 75 Starting Mana only count under The Cruel, her one active. Petrification deals 275 plus 250% of Magic to every enemy targeting Zuri, stuns them for 4 seconds and inflicts 2 Poison per Stone Skin trigger this game. Patches 0.5.3 and 0.5.6 took its base damage from 150 to 275, 0.5.3 also doubled the Poison, and 0.5.5 added 10 Starting Mana.
The Bladedancer works on both clocks. For Rush (10) her auto attacks deal and heal 5 plus 100% of Crit plus 50% of Magic, and after Stall (20) the Magic term becomes 50% of Defense.
Base stats
- Health
- 900
- Defence
- 52
- Attack
- 33
- Crit
- 50
- Magic
- 0
- Range
- 1
- Max mana
- 100
- Mana regen
- 4
What Zuri gains per rank
A hero climbs C → B → A → S — 3 upgrades in all. Every stat rises at the same rate on every hero, with one exception: the primary stat of the class rises three to four times faster. For Zuri that stat is Defence / Crit.
| Stats | Per rank | C → S |
|---|---|---|
| Health | +12.5% | +37.5% |
| Defenceprimary | +30 | +90 |
| Attack | +6 | +18 |
| Magic | +6 | +18 |
| Attack speed | +5 | +15 |
| Critprimary | +15 | +45 |
| Mana regen | +1 | +3 |
Health rises as a percentage of base health; every other stat is a flat addition. The specialization is chosen at rank B, and the class modifier pools open at A and S.
Starting ability
Stone Skin Passive
On Crit, permanently gain 1 Defense and 1 Magic. Triggers 2 (+1 per 20 Crit, +1 per 60 Defense) times per combat.
Specializations
A hero unlocks one of these at rank B. The choice is locked for the run, and it decides which role the hero ends up playing.
BThe Serpent's Kiss
The Serpent's Kiss Passive
When auto attacked, inflict 1 (+1 per 60 Defense, +1 per 50 Magic) Poison on the attacker and gain 1 per Rank HP/S.
CThe Bladedancer
The Bladedancer Passive
For Rush (10), auto attacks deal 5 (+100% Crit, +50% Magic) bonus damage and heal 5 (+100% Crit, +50% Magic). After Stall (20), auto attacks deal 5 (+100% Crit, +50% Defense) bonus damage and heal 5 (+100% Crit, +50% Defense).
Class upgrades
Picked at rank A and again at rank S. Drawn from the shared pool for the hero class, so two heroes of the same class compete for the same upgrades.
Critical Invigoration
On Crit, heal 50% Crit health and gain 3 Mana.
Rush Overdrive
Rush abilities last 3 seconds longer. Backup.
Second Wind
After Stall (30), heal 100% Max HP, gain 100 Mana, and gain +25% Defense.
Stall Certainty
Stall abilities trigger 6 seconds faster. Backup.
Stalled Defense
On Stall trigger, gain 45 Defense.
Resolute
When auto attacked, gain 2 Defense.
Distraction
After Stall (10, Stall 20, Stall 30, Stall 40, and Stall 50): Taunt all enemies.
Freezing Presence
Tanks gain +33% Defense against damage from enemies with Frost. Backup.
Spiked
When auto attacked, deal 50% Defense damage to adjacent enemies.
The Best Offense...
Tanks gain 1 Attack and 1 Magic per 2 Defense they have. Backup.
Freezing Aura
When auto attacked, inflict 1 (+1 per 100 Defense) Frost on the attacker (Max: 6).
Freezing Restoration
When auto attacked by an enemy with Frost, gain 2 HP/S.
Poisonous Aura
When auto attacked, inflict 1 (+1 per 100 Defense) Poison on the attacker (Max: 6).
Poisonous Restoration
When auto attacked by an enemy with Poison, gain 2 HP/S.
Poisonous Presence
Tanks gain +33% Defense against damage from enemies with Poison. Backup.
Protector
This Hero gains +20% Defense for each enemy targeting it.
Rear Support
At start of combat, if this Hero is in the back row all Heroes gain +75% Defense.
Poisonous Burst
On Crit, inflict 1 (+10% Crit) Poison on the target.
Poisonous Edge
Gain +80% Crit against enemies with Poison.
Poisonous Eye
At start of combat, inflict 30 (+50% Crit) Poison on all enemies.
Critical Defenses
At start of combat, if this Hero is in the front row they gain 250% Crit Defense.
Enforced Presence
On Rush trigger,
Assassins gain 15 Crit, 15 Attack, and 15 Magic. Backup.
Critical Offense Growth
On Crit, permanently gain 1 Attack and 1 Magic.
Aim True, Aim Quick
For Rush (10), gain +100% Crit.
Shard Collector
Every other Crit, gain 1 Shard.
Shard Plunderer
On kill, gain 8 Shards.
Banked Presence
For Rush (10),
Assassins gain 1 Crit per Shard in bank. Backup.
Lurker
At start of combat, gain Stealth for 5 seconds. On kill, gain Stealth for 5 seconds.
From the Shadows
At start of combat, if this Hero is in the back row they gain +100% Crit and Stealth for 5 seconds.
Brutal Precision
Gain 60 Crit and 20 Omnivamp.
Guildrun Heroes
Questions people ask
What tier is Zuri in Guildrun?
Zuri is B tier on patch 0.5.12. The strongest specialization is The Serpent's Kiss, rated B.
What class is Zuri in Guildrun?
Zuri is a Tank / Assassin hero with 900 health, 52 defence, 33 attack and 50 crit at rank C.
Which specializations can Zuri take?
Zuri has 3 paths: The Cruel, The Serpent's Kiss, The Bladedancer. One is picked at rank B and stays locked for the rest of the run.
What does Zuri gain per rank?
Every stat rises at each rank, but Defence / Crit rises three to four times faster than the rest, because it is the primary stat of Zuri’s class. There are 3 upgrades between C and S.
What is Zuri’s starting ability?
Stone Skin (Passive). On Crit, permanently gain 1 Defense and 1 Magic. Triggers 2 (+1 per 20 Crit, +1 per 60 Defense) times per combat.
What does ranking a hero up actually do?
Rank B unlocks the specialization. Rank A adds a class upgrade. Rank S adds a second class upgrade and a fourth item slot. A hero below rank B cannot take a specialization at all.
Can a hero play outside its class?
Yes, and that is the point of the game. Specializations exist to pull a hero out of its class role. A Mage can end up as the damage carry, a Vanguard can end up generating shards.
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