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

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Mad Dog

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See how Mad Dog 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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Blood Fang

Vulcan Crossbow Legendary

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Blood Fang It gives a large Drowning Damage increase, which directly supports a Drowning-focused Gunner. Vulcan Crossbow Legendary It gives a large Drowning Damage increase, which directly supports a Drowning-focused Gunner.

Best Hero Pairing for Mad Dog

VerdaniaPerfect pairingHer top-tier Drowning damage and Jack flexibility make her the strongest pure synergy partner for Mad Dog.Verdania build

Kelvin HobbesPerfect pairingHe is a high-end Drowning Jack who keeps the ship fully on-archetype while adding strong damage pressure.Kelvin Hobbes build

Hamar TornquistGreat pairingAs a Drowning Captain, he anchors the ship with the same damage type and benefits from Mad Dog’s faster skill cycling.Hamar Tornquist build

Nebet DumanGreat pairingShe is a premium Drowning First Mate that rounds out a full Drowning crew very efficiently.Nebet Duman build

Titus SladeGood pairingHe is another Drowning First Mate who fits the same archetype and keeps the ship’s damage consistent.Titus Slade build

BarnacleGood pairingHis Drowning Captain kit makes him a solid same-type option if you need a sturdier captain slot.Barnacle build

EileenOkay pairingShe is a cheap Drowning First Mate filler that still keeps the ship fully aligned on damage type.Eileen build

Cursed EdOkay pairingHis universal damage amp and debuffs boost Mad Dog’s whole ship even though he is not Drowning.Cursed Ed build

TienOkay pairingHe adds strong fleet-wide utility and enemy debuffs, making the ship safer and more efficient.Tien build

CordeliaOkay pairingHer healing and dispel let a Drowning crew survive longer while Mad Dog keeps the skills flowing.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 Mad Dog 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 Mad Dog 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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