Current Ranking – is Kuma S-Tier, A-Tier, or D-Tier?!
Here is a quick overview of the rankings of Kuma for the different game modes. Please refer to the full tier list linked below to see the ranking of all heroes in Call of Dragons and full evaluation and priority.
See how Kuma is ranking in the different game modes of Call of Dragons in my current tier list here and also make sure that you’re running the best faction in Call of Dragons or you might really affect your progress negatively – I have an updated guide on the best factions in Call of Dragons here
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Skill Order
Upgrading the skills of your hero is probably the part where you can gain the most value – or optimize value – since higher skill level upgrade their abilities linear (for example gain 5% of stats per level) but the costs are getting higher and higher. We have designed ideal upgrade sweetspots for every player that will help you pick how far you should upgrade your hero without overspending. That means you can use resources for other heroes that you might have invested in skills not really needed for your cause.
Active Skillactive
Skill 2passive
Skill 3passive
Skill 4passive
Awakened Skillawaken
- 1
5–––Active SkillLv 1 to Lv 5Start hereRequiredPut your tokens into Active Skill until it hits Lv 5. Everything else waits. - 251––Upgrade to 2 StarsRequiredThe point of this upgrade is unlocking Skill 2. It pulls its weight as it is for now.
New skillSkill 2- 3511–Upgrade to 3 StarsRequiredThis upgrade is for the unlock: Skill 3 already helps as it is, so don't upgrade it yet.
New skillSkill 3- 45111Upgrade to 4 StarsRequired
New skillSkill 4New, but leave it for now. Its upgrades come later in the order.
This bare utility baseline build allows F2P players to deploy Kuma immediately as a secondary anchor or tank. It focuses entirely on maxing his first skill (Joy of Battle), ensuring he instantly unlocks his signature mechanic: draining 20% HP from a target (and 10% from nearby squads) while simultaneously converting it into a baseline heal
- Golden Open Field
- Meta Build
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Special build1for specific roles, not for most players
Best Troop Types
Does work well with infantry and is best used with infantry. Not crazy locked-in there but I recommend running him with infantry
Best Hero Pairing for Kuma
Lei Kuan is abviously the best pairing since they are released together and this is a magic law in Call of Dragons that the heroes that are released with each other go together like traffic and weather. The cross-synergy here, even when just used for open field, is extremely strong (See full build here).
Skogul with diffused counterattack damage is also a really strong pairing here with him (See full build here).
Hosk goes but is not the bad slam dunk you might think, they are just not too similar when goes into the deep ends of their skills (See full build here).
Goresh works as well but also is not really all too great along him like the other heroes listed above (See full build here).
Best Artifacts
Let’s now take a look at the numerous artifacts that you can possible use. We have tested many of them and some have amazing synergy and others are more in for the stats but no matter what artifacts you have possibly available, you will find the one that works best. Please also check out the full tier list of all artifacts here to see which ones are worth the invest in general.
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Serpents Edge is a solid alterntive if you are not able to use his signature artifact yet and also works well with him altogether. Dragonrift is a solid alterntive if you are not able to use his signature artifact yet and also works well with him altogether.
Best Pet Synergies For Kuma (NEW)
With the new war pet system in Call of Dragons it’s aso important to pair Kuma with the right pet to gain more synergies. Please also check out the full tier list of all war pets in Call of Dragons here to see which ones are worth the invest in general.

Best Builds For Kuma
Below you will find the talent tree builds for Kuma that make sense when running as the primary commander in any legion in Call of Dragons. Please also refer to the description below each talent tree as I explain a general route on how you should spend your talents there + some additional background for each talent build that I very likely will appreciate.
This is probably the full-blood infantry openf ield build to use for running him in the open field. Merciless without anything to compromise on.
A more balanced talent build honestly that I personally like a tad more since it gives just a rounder and lower maintenance performance overall
Conclusion
I hope this guide for building Kuma 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.