Summoners War 2A Miho Counter Guide for Dark Hellhound Siege

To beat high-burst Dark Hellhound (Shamar) defenses in Summoners War Guild Siege, bring Second Awakening (2A) Miho runed on Vampire. Dark Hellhound teams rely on high base Attack, fast turn cycling, and capped Critical Rate to eliminate squishy targets on turn one. Miho's passive skill makes her immune to lethal critical hits, allowing her to counterattack immediately, restore health through Vampire runes, and disrupt the enemy's attack sequence.

Why 2A Miho Counters Dark Hellhound

Dark Hellhound acts as an elemental-neutral glass cannon in 4-star Siege bases. Because Shamar builds typically carry 85% to 100% Critical Rate alongside turn-one defense breakers, their burst attacks consistently trigger Miho’s passive ability, Eye for an Eye.

• Lethal Damage Prevention: Critical hits cannot reduce Miho's HP below 1.
• Immediate Retaliation: Miho counterattacks with a guaranteed critical strike whenever she is struck by a critical hit.
• Attack Bar Gain: She gains 30% Attack Bar per critical hit received, allowing her to cut ahead in turn order.

Because Shamar has low base defense and fragile stats, Miho's immediate counterattack deals heavy retaliatory damage. The incoming critical hit leaves Miho at 1 HP, triggers her retaliation, and sets up a life-drain loop that punishes the defense for attacking.

2A Miho Rune Build and Stat Priorities

A Vampire rune set is mandatory. When Miho drops to 1 HP and retaliates, Vampire recovers approximately 35% of the damage dealt. This healing pulls her above 1 HP, preventing non-critical attacks, minor chip damage, or incidental hits from finishing her off.

Nemesis is the preferred secondary set because it pushes Miho's Attack Bar up even faster when receiving heavy damage, letting her take an active turn to finish off low-health targets.

Supporting Miho in Siege Offense

While Miho effectively walls pure critical-hit burst, she remains vulnerable to stuns, continuous damage debuffs, and unbuffed regular attacks. Support her with cleansers and secondary bruisers:

• Immunity and Cleanse: Bring monsters like Fran or 2A Lulu and Friends. Continuous damage bypasses Miho's passive and will eliminate her at 1 HP if not removed. Immunity also stops stun locks and healing disruption.
• Sustain and Distraction: Pair Miho with units like 2A Vigor or sturdy light tanks. They provide passive healing, secondary defense breaks, and reliable elemental targets if the defense carries multi-element threats.
• Attack Bar Control: Secondary crowd control allows you to lock down the enemy team's support units while the Dark Hellhound exhausts its skills attacking Miho.

Combat Sequence and Threat Priorities

1. Absorb the First Turn: If your squad cannot contest the base speed of a tuned Hellhound defense, allow the enemy to strike first. Position Miho as the preferred target through elemental alignment.
2. Trigger the Counter-Heal: When Shamar attacks Miho with a critical strike, her passive keeps her alive at 1 HP. She counterattacks, deals heavy damage to the Hellhound, and leeches back a safety margin of HP via Vampire runes.
3. Eliminate Non-Crit Threats First: On your active turn, target the enemy's secondary damage dealer or defense breaker rather than spending actions on the Hellhound. Shamar will continue to damage itself against Miho's counter loop, whereas low-crit support units and multi-hit attackers present the real danger of bypassing her passive.