You’re in the right place, below you will find answer to each one of those questions and this will help you make your Gideon perfrom as strong as possible while not mindlessly pumping endless resources into building the hero.
Current Ranking – is Gideon S-Tier, A-Tier, or D-Tier?!
Here is a quick overview of the rankings of Gideon for the different game modes. Please refer to the full tier list linked below to see the ranking of all heroes in Sea of Conquest and full evaluation and priority.
See how Gideon 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
Activeactive
Passivepassive
Passivepassive
Passivepassive
Awakenawaken
- 1Upgrade to 1 StarRequiredKeep going: the next upgrade follows right away.
- 2Upgrade to 2 StarsRequired
New skillPassiveUnlocked here. Hold off on upgrading it until the order gets to it.- 3
ActiveLv 1 to Lv 5Start hereRequiredUpgrade Active to Lv 5. Only move on to other skills once it gets there.Pause at Lv 5. You'll come back to this skill after the upgrade to 4 Stars. - 4Upgrade to 3 StarsRequiredThe point of this upgrade is unlocking Passive. It pulls its weight as it is for now.
New skillPassive- 5Upgrade to 4 StarsRequired
New skillPassive- 6
PassiveLv 1 to Lv 5RequiredLevel Passive from Lv 1 to Lv 5. Leave the other skills alone until it's done.Lv 5 is enough for now. The next levels come later in the order. - 7
PassiveLv 1 to Lv 3RequiredTake Passive from Lv 1 to Lv 3 before you touch any other skill.Pause at Lv 3. You'll come back to this skill after the upgrade to 6 Stars. - 8
PassiveLv 1 to Lv 3RequiredNext up: Passive, Lv 1 to Lv 3. Don't spend pipes on other skills until then.Stop at Lv 3 for now; the rest comes after the upgrade to 6 Stars. - 9
ActiveLv 5 to Lv 10RequiredPut your pipes into Active until it hits Lv 10. Everything else waits.Pause at Lv 10. You'll come back to this skill after the upgrade to 6 Stars. - 10
PassiveLv 5 to Lv 10RequiredPassive goes from Lv 5 to Lv 10 now. Hold off on every other skill.Pause at Lv 10. You'll come back to this skill after the upgrade to 6 Stars. - 11Upgrade to 6 StarsRequired
New skillAwaken
This is the absolutely minimum to use the hero, unlocking the full kit and so the minim leveling of skills.
- AWAKENING
- GOAL
- ENDGAME
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Best Trinkets
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Undying Oath It gives Strategic Damage +18%, making it one of the strongest raw damage fits for a Strategy hero.. Shadow Serpent It gives Strategic Damage +18%, making it one of the strongest raw damage fits for a Strategy hero..
Best Hero Pairing for Gideon
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 Gideon 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 Gideon 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.