Summoners War 2A Eshir Build and Speed Tuning Guide

To run Second Awakened (2A) Eshir effectively in Summoners War World Arena, build him on a Swift set paired with Will or broken offset runes, prioritizing maximum Speed and high HP. Eshir possesses a base Speed of 115, allowing him to contest turn-one attack bar boosters and control units without forcing you to pick a 33% Speed lead.

Rune Sets and Core Stat Benchmarks

Swift is the required primary set for 2A Eshir in competitive World Arena. His main role is seizing turn one to either boost your team's attack bars or strip and execute a fragile opposing threat. Use a Will secondary set if you want insurance against passive interrupts or counterattacks, or use broken offset runes if they provide higher raw Speed substats.

Prioritize Speed and HP% over offensive stats. If your rune inventory forces a trade-off between reaching 70% Critical Rate and hitting your highest possible Speed tier, take the Speed. An Eshir that claims turn one and boosts your team provides immediate value even without heavy offensive stat investment.

Artifact Substats

Eshir scales both his healing output and third skill damage from Max HP, making flat HP primary stats mandatory on both his Light (Attribute) and Type artifacts. Do not allocate artifact rolls into Attack-scaling stats, as they provide negligible return on his kit.

Focus on these artifact substats:

• Skill 3 Accuracy: Improves the reliability of Massacre when stripping Will runes and defensive buffs.
• Skill 3 Critical Damage: Boosts burst damage against squishy targets or defense-broken units.
• Damage Dealt by Skill 3 or Added Damage by HP: Provides consistent chip damage that ignores enemy defense values.
• Skill 2 Recovery Amount: Increases the baseline healing applied to your team during his attack bar boost.

Turn-One Skill Priority: Skill 2 vs. Skill 3

Eshir's opening move depends entirely on the enemy team composition and their turn-one setup.

1. Use Skill 2 (Predatory Dash) for team cycling: This is your default opening skill. Predatory Dash increases your allies' attack bars by 15%, grants a two-turn Speed buff, and heals your team based on Eshir's Max HP. The combination of the attack bar push and Speed buff bridges the turn gap for your slower follow-up damage dealers and control units.
2. Use Skill 3 (Massacre) for single-target removal: Massacre strikes four times, scales with Eshir's Max HP, and attempts to strip one buff per hit. If the skill kills the target, its cooldown resets instantly. Use Massacre on turn one if the opposing team relies on a fragile speed booster or non-Will combo piece that your burst can eliminate immediately.

World Arena Drafting Strategy

Eshir functions as an aggressive speed flex pick that punishes opponents who fail to draft dedicated first-turn contest options.

• Speed-Scaling Damage Synergy: Pair Eshir with units that scale directly with Speed or benefit from immediate turn priority, such as Sonia, Miles, or Dominic. Eshir's Speed buff and bar push let these units attack at peak damage thresholds right away.
• Bridging Slower Control: Run Eshir ahead of mid-speed disruptors like Moore, Cheongpung, or Sagar. His team boost allows them to cut ahead of the opposing team without demanding your fastest Swift runes.
• Speed Lead Flexibility: Because of Eshir's 115 base Speed, pairing him with a 24% Speed lead (such as Seara or Moore) can outspeed base 100 boosters running alongside a 33% Speed lead. This allows you to draft higher-utility monsters rather than locking yourself into passive 33% Speed lead picks like Vanessa or Oliver.