Fafnir - Hero Wars Dominion Era

Fafnir hero guide, glyphs, artifacts, skins, best teams, and best counters in Hero Wars Dominion Era.
Fafnir is a support/control hero positioned at the back line in the Hero Wars Dominion Era. He is extremely useful for physical attack teams because he can increase damage and armor penetration.
Aside from his damage-increase abilities, Fafnir also has a shield that can block any damage. The shieldprioritizes heroes with the Agility stat, which are usually damage dealers that are physical attack heroes.
Fafnir is also considered a replacement for Martha if you have a team that counts on speed. If your team is planned around long battles, Martha might be a preferred choice.
Pros
  • Increases the physical attack of allied heroes
  • Stuns enemies for 2 seconds
  • Forges a shield that can absorb any damage
  • Provides armor penetration to heroes that stun
  • Increases armor for the whole team (artifact)

 

Cons
  • Random activation of the shield, even if agility heroes are prioritized
  • Hard countered by Sebastian
  • Not suitable for mage teams
The legendary smith, Fafnir, has never shared the aggressive nature of his bloodthirsty kinsmen - and thus, has always been treated as an outcast. After meeting the heroes of the Dominion, he gladly joined the Way of Honor alongside the other Guardians.
In-game Fafnir description in Hero Wars Dominion Era
Fafnir Characteristics
CharacteristicValue
Main StatStrength
Attack TypePhysical
Main RoleSupport
Additional RoleControl
PositionBack Line
Stone SourceSpecial Event
Max Power176497
Fafnir Max Hero Stats
StatValue
Intelligence2838
Agility3243
Strength18737
Health1117798
Physical Attack69499
Magic Attack11538
Armor50156
Magic Defense36986

Fafnir Skills

Fafnir Blacksmith Mastery Skill
1st
Blacksmith Mastery
Stuns all enemies for 2 seconds seconds and grants the effect form the Runic Blade skill to all allies. If an ally is protected by a Runic Shield, all allies receive the shield's effect in the same amount.
Chance to stun an enemy is lowered if the target's level is above 130
Fafnir Runic Shield Skill
2nd
Runic Shield
Fafnir targets a random ally and begins using his basic attacks to forge a Runic Shield for them. Its durability increases with each hit. The shield activates if the target hero takes damage that lowers their health to below 25%. The shield absorbs any damage when active. The Runic Shield protects the target ally from lethal damage once per battle. Heroes with the Agility main stat are prioritized when selecting an ally.
Shield durability with each hit: 22150 (30% Physical attack + 10 * Level).
Max 225748 (250% Physical attack + 400 * Level)
Fafnir Runic Blade Skill
3rd
Runic Blade
Enchants the weapon wielded by the ally Fafnir is forging a Runic Shield for, increasing damage from their physical attacks for 8 seconds seconds. While allied Honor heroes attack enemies with the strength main stat, their bonus from this skill is doubled.
Extra damage: 31050 (40% Physical attack + 25 * Level + 500)
Fafnir Knowledge of Flaws Skill
4th
Knowledge of Flaws
When an allied hero stuns an enemy, Fafnir casts a Knowledge of Flaws Seal on them for 10 seconds, boosting their armor penetration stat. When the hero stuns an enemy again, the Seal duration is reset. The armor penetration bonus stacks up to 5 times.
Armor penetration bonus for 1 stun: 5032 (3.5% Physical attack + 20 * Level + 800)
* The hero skills are based on maxed level skill on maxed hero.

Fafnir Glyph Priority

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Hero Wars Physical Attack Glyph
Physical Attack
+8340
Hero Wars Strength Glyph
Strength
+2110
Hero Wars Health Glyph
Health
+122800
Hero Wars Armor Glyph
Armor
+12850
Hero Wars Magic Defence Glyph
Magic Defence
+12850

Fafnir Skins Priority

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Hero Wars Winter Skin
Winter+
Physical Attack
+14190
Hero Wars Default Skin
Default
Strength
+1365
Hero Wars Celestial Skin
Celestial
Armor
+10650
Hero Wars Stellar Skin
Stellar
Magic Defence
+10650

Fafnir Artifacts Priority

1st
2nd
3rd
Weapon
fafnir Ancestral Anvil
Ancestral Anvil
Activation chance
100%
Armor
+32040
Ring
fafnir Ring of Strength
Ring of Strength
Strength
+3990
Book
fafnir Defender's Covenant
Defender's Covenant
Armor
+8010
Magic defense
+8010

Best Fafnir Teams

Fafnir
Fafnir
Dorian
Dorian
Sebastian
Sebastian
Dante
Dante
Andvari
Andvari
Fafnir
Fafnir
Jet
Jet
Sebastian
Sebastian
Keira
Keira
Andvari
Andvari
Martha
Martha
Fafnir
Fafnir
Sebastian
Sebastian
K'arkh
K'arkh
Astaroth
Astaroth
Fafnir
Fafnir
Thea
Thea
Sebastian
Sebastian
Dante
Dante
Ishmael
Ishmael
Fafnir
Fafnir
Sebastian
Sebastian
Qing Mao
Qing Mao
Markus
Markus
Cleaver
Cleaver

How to counter Fafnir in Hero Wars Dominion Era?

Sebastian
Sebastian
Sebastian can remove Fafnir's stun effects.
Amira
Amira
Amira targets heroes with the Strength stat with her 4th skill. This means that all of Fafnir's buffs might be transferred to her superior ally (illusion).

Other heroes that are considered Fafnir's counters:

Arachne
Arachne
Peppy
Peppy
Qing Mao
Qing Mao

Fafnir Pet Priority

Oliver is preferred as a first choice due to his ability to increase Fafnir's health so he can last longer. Even if Mara is positioned second, she can be a preferred choice when the enemy team has Albus and Fafnir is becoming the hero with the highest health.

Fafnir's Runic Shield

Fafnir designates a random ally as his partner, employing basic attacks to craft a Runic Shield for them. The shield's strength amplifies with each strike and activates if the targeted hero's health dips below 25%, efficiently absorbing any ensuing damage.
When choosing an ally for the Runic Shield, those with the Agility main stat take precedence. In the absence of such allies, a random selection is made, and if none are available, Fafnir opts for self-designation.
Fafnir remains linked to his chosen ally until their final demise. If the target ally is resurrected after being killed, the connection persists, allowing Fafnir to persistently forge Runic Shields and Runic Blades.
The Runic Shield extends a safeguard against lethal damage once per battle. Key points include:
  • Protection from lethal damage operates irrespective of the shield's activation status (considered inactive when the target's health exceeds 25%).
  • This safeguard triggers once per battle for a hero, even if resurrected.
  • If Fafnir's initially chosen target ally is slain, a new ally is selected, providing them with the same protection.
  • The protection exclusively applies to Fafnir's current partner and does not extend to other allies through his Blacksmith Mastery skill.
  • Notably, protection from lethal damage is executable even when the Runic Shield has a durability of 0.
Regarding shield durability after a lethal blow:
  • If the target ally, with over 25% health (inactive Runic Shield), faces lethal damage, the shield safeguards them, activating afterward to absorb damage equal to its durability.
  • If the target ally, with less than 25% health (active Runic Shield), encounters lethal damage, the shield absorbs damage first, then triggers protection. Despite the ally surviving with 1 health, the shield loses its ability to absorb subsequent damage when its durability hits zero.
The Runic Shield's maximum durability elevates with skill level, reaching 210667 when the "Runic Shield" skill is fully mastered.