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September 21, 2026

Best Build for Obi in Sea of Conquest

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There are a couple of things to mind when building Obi in Sea of Conquest to work well in your formations, what ship parts to use, what ships to use with, what stats you need on your ship parts and also what other heroes to pair with.

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

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

ObiTier A
Obi
Full Tier List

See how Obi 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

Obi skill order
  • ActiveActiveactive
  • PassivePassivepassive
  • PassivePassivepassive
  • PassivePassivepassive
  • AwakenAwakenawaken
  1. 1
    Upgrade to 1 StarRequired
    Keep going: the next upgrade follows right away.
  2. 2
    Upgrade to 2 StarsRequired
  3. Passive
    New skillPassive
    New, but leave it for now. Its upgrades come later in the order.
  4. 3Active
    ActiveLv 1 to Lv 5Start hereRequired
    Push Active to Lv 5 first. No other skill upgrades before that.
    Pause at Lv 5. You'll come back to this skill after the upgrade to 4 Stars.
  5. 4
    Upgrade to 3 StarsRequired
  6. Passive
    New skillPassive
  7. 5Passive
    PassiveLv 1 to Lv 5Required
    Upgrade Passive to Lv 5. Only move on to other skills once it gets there.
    Stop at Lv 5 for now; the rest comes after the upgrade to 4 Stars.
  8. 6
    Upgrade to 4 StarsRequired
  9. Passive
    New skillPassive
  10. 7Passive
    PassiveLv 1 to Lv 3Required
    Bring Passive up from Lv 1 to Lv 3, and keep the rest of the skills as they are.
    Lv 3 is enough for now. The next levels come after the upgrade to 6 Stars.
  11. 8Awaken
    AwakenLv 1 to Lv 3Required
    Level Awaken from Lv 1 to Lv 3. Leave the other skills alone until it's done.
    Pause at Lv 3. You'll come back to this skill after the upgrade to 6 Stars.
You have reachedMINIMUM

This is the absolutely minimum to use the hero, unlocking the full kit and so the minim leveling of skills.

  1. 9
  2. 10
  3. 11
  4. 12
  5. 13
  6. 14
You have reached
  1. 15
  2. 16
  3. 17
  4. 18
You have reached
  1. 19
  2. 20
  3. 21
  4. 22
  5. 23
  6. 24
  7. 25
  8. 26
  9. 27
You have reached
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  • AWAKENING
  • GOAL
  • ENDGAME
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Unless you want to spend endless amounts of Pipes into upgrading skills, I recommend for most players to carefully upgrade skills in Sea of Conquest as some skills are more important than others or require other skills to be upgraded before them. Learn about the perfect skill order for this hero here.

Best Trinkets

Cross Spear Palace
Cross Spear Palace
Judgmental Blade
Judgmental Blade
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Cross Spear Palace It matches a First Mate red-damage attacker by giving Cutthroat Damage and ATK, plus a strong post-skill Cutthroat burst. Judgmental Blade It matches a First Mate red-damage attacker by giving Cutthroat Damage and ATK, plus a strong post-skill Cutthroat burst.

Best Hero Pairing for Obi

ObiCallahan Durrach
Callahan DurrachPerfect pairingHis shielding and damage-immunity extension make him the best pure flagship protector for Obi’s defensive setup.Callahan Durrach build
ObiChien
ChienPerfect pairingHis all-ship damage reduction stacks perfectly with Obi’s tanky role and keeps the flagship alive longer.Chien build
ObiArmstrong
ArmstrongGreat pairingHe is the closest % Red match here and adds aggro control from the Gunner slot.Armstrong build
ObiOld Ahab
Old AhabGreat pairingHis massive shielding from Captain fits the same slow, durable flagship gameplan perfectly.Old Ahab build
ObiRikiishi Yuji
Rikiishi YujiGood pairingHe is another strong shielding captain who makes the ship much harder to break.Rikiishi Yuji build
ObiMagnus
MagnusGood pairingHis shield-plus-aggro package is excellent for letting Obi soak hits safely.Magnus build
ObiLaila
LailaOkay pairingHer heal, rage, and first-takeout protection make her one of the best universal supports for a defensive ship.Laila build
ObiUmar
UmarOkay pairingHe brings healing and rage generation from Captain, which keeps the crew cycling skills and staying alive.Umar build
ObiCordelia
CordeliaOkay pairingHer healing and dispel utility are great in long fights where Obi wants the fleet to outlast damage.Cordelia build
ObiCecilia Schafer
Cecilia SchaferOkay pairingShe adds healing, fleet buffs, and rage control, all of which strongly support a tanky flagship.Cecilia Schafer 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 Obi fits on:

πŸ›‘οΈ Flagship Ship
The best place is the flagship with all defensive power
Full Ship Build
πŸ‘» Decoy Ship
In later season you can build a decopy flagship that has the purpose of pulling aggro early on to keep your real flagship intact
Full Ship Build

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 Obi 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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