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

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

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Kai

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See how Kai 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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Celestial Water Gourd

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Celestial Water Gourd It boosts Drowning Damage and adds a powerful extra Drowning bonus when the wielder has the Gunner tag, which Kai does. Blood Fang It boosts Drowning Damage and adds a powerful extra Drowning bonus when the wielder has the Gunner tag, which Kai does.

Best Hero Pairing for Kai

Hamar TornquistPerfect pairingHis Captain-only 5 Drowning kit is the cleanest anchor for a Kai-led drowning ship.Hamar Tornquist build

Nebet DumanPerfect pairingHer 5 Drowning First Mate role lines up perfectly with Kai to keep the whole crew on the same damage type.Nebet Duman build

Kelvin HobbesGreat pairingAs a Jack Drowning hero he can flex into the missing slot and still keeps the ship fully on-theme.Kelvin Hobbes build

VerdaniaGreat pairingHer Jack flexibility plus top-tier 5 Drowning damage makes her one of the strongest plug-ins for Kai’s ship.Verdania build

BarnacleGood pairingHe is another Drowning Captain option that keeps the crew’s damage profile aligned and adds solid sustained pressure.Barnacle build

EileenGood pairingHer Drowning First Mate setup gives you more damage-over-time stacking to amplify Kai’s output.Eileen build

Titus SladeOkay pairingHe fits as a Drowning First Mate alternative when you want more direct synergy and extra damage layering.Titus Slade build

LailaOkay pairingHer universal rage, healing and attack buffs supercharge Kai’s damage while keeping the ship alive longer.Laila build

Cecilia SchaferOkay pairingHer fleet-wide healing, buffs and rage debuff make her an elite Jack support for a hard-hitting drowning crew.Cecilia Schafer build

CordeliaOkay pairingHer healing and dispel utility make her a reliable Jack support to keep Kai’s ship fighting through longer battles.Cordelia 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 Kai 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 Kai 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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