Best Build for Barnacle 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 Barnacle perfrom as strong as possible while not mindlessly pumping endless resources into building the hero.

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Barnacle

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See how Barnacle 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

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Frost Roat It gives a huge Drowning Damage bonus, so it strongly supports Barnacle’s core damage type. Vulcan Crossbow Legendary It gives a huge Drowning Damage bonus, so it strongly supports Barnacle’s core damage type.

Best Hero Pairing for Barnacle

Mari ItxasoPerfect pairingShe is the premier Drowning Gunner and her Taking On Water scaling makes Barnacle’s Drowning ship hit absurdly hard.Mari Itxaso build

B JenetPerfect pairingAs a universal Jack Drowning SP hero, she fits any slot and repeatedly amplifies Drowning damage on the same ship.B Jenet build

Kelvin HobbesGreat pairingHis Jack flexibility and strong Drowning kit make him one of the cleanest all-around partners for Barnacle.Kelvin Hobbes build

Nebet DumanGreat pairingShe brings top-tier Drowning value from First Mate, keeping the whole crew on the same damage type.Nebet Duman build

AdelineGood pairingShe cleanly fills Gunner on a Drowning ship and is a strong upgrade when you want the crew fully aligned.Adeline build

KaiGood pairingHe is a dedicated Drowning enabler, so he boosts Barnacle’s damage-over-time plan very efficiently.Kai build

Titus SladeOkay pairingHe is a solid Drowning First Mate option that keeps the ship’s archetype intact.Titus Slade build

EileenOkay pairingShe is a cheaper Drowning First Mate fallback that still works with Barnacle’s damage plan.Eileen build

Mad DogOkay pairingHe can run Drowning as a Gunner and helps if you are building a more budget-friendly crew.Mad Dog build

Cursed EdOkay pairingHe is the best non-Drowning Jack support here because his damage amp helps Barnacle’s Drowning ticks land harder.Cursed Ed 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 Barnacle 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 Barnacle 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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