Best Build for Armstrong in Sea of Conquest

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You’re in the right place, below you will find answer to each one of those questions and this will help you make your Armstrong perfrom as strong as possible while not mindlessly pumping endless resources into building the hero.

Current Ranking – is Armstrong S-Tier, A-Tier, or D-Tier?!

DTier D

Armstrong

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See how Armstrong is ranking in the different game modes of Sea of Conquest in my current tier list here and also make sure that you’re running the right ship setups and damage types in Sea of Conquest or you might really affect your progress negatively – I have also a guide on the best ship types to build in Sea of Conquest here

Skill Order

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Golden Rudder

Eagle Shield Legendary

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Golden Rudder Its Armor and Aggro boost directly supports a Gunner who wants to hold threat. Eagle Shield Legendary Its Armor and Aggro boost directly supports a Gunner who wants to hold threat.

Best Hero Pairing for Armstrong

Elizabeth SheenPerfect pairingHer Heal + % Red kit stacks perfectly with Armstrong’s reduction-focused flagship plan and keeps the ship alive longerElizabeth Sheen build

ObiPerfect pairingHis % Red and aggro-pull style makes him the cleanest defensive First Mate partner for ArmstrongObi build

LineaGreat pairingShe brings Heal + % Red, giving Armstrong the exact same defensive damage theme plus sustainLinea build

ChienGreat pairingAll-ship damage reduction is ideal for a flagship built around Armstrong soaking hitsChien build

Old AhabGood pairingHis huge shields make Armstrong’s aggro tanking much harder to break throughOld Ahab build

Rikiishi YujiGood pairingShield stacking on Captain is a strong fit for the same defensive flagship coreRikiishi Yuji build

Callahan DurrachOkay pairingMore shielding rounds out Armstrong’s protection-heavy setup without conflicting tagsCallahan Durrach build

TigrandOkay pairingEnemy damage reduction and debuffs help Armstrong hold aggro and survive longerTigrand build

CordeliaOkay pairingHer healing and dispel are excellent for keeping Armstrong’s ship stable in longer fightsCordelia build

AkhlutOkay pairingHis aggro-pull kit can complement Armstrong if you want even tighter target control on the flagshipAkhlut build

Best Ship Setup

A ship setup is a lot more than just this one hero so please chack out our dedicated guides for the different ships to build where Armstrong fits on:

Or you can also see here the overview for all different ship types to build in Sea of Conquest.

Conclusion

I hope this guide for building Armstrong helped you investing without wasting much time and resources. If you liked it or you further questions (or maybe also annnotations that you believe should be added here in this guide), please don’t hesitate to post them below in the comment section. Thanks for reading and have a great day.

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