Summoners War: Adriana, Zen, and Shakra Cleave Guide

To run the Adriana, Zen, and Shakra cleave offense in Summoners War, you must establish a strict turn order: Adriana moves first to apply teamwide Attack and Speed buffs, Zen moves second to manipulate enemy Attack Bars and strip protection, and Shakra moves third to wipe opposing threats with area-of-effect burst damage.

This core functions on modest runes and does not require fully maxed skill-ups to generate lethal burst damage in Arena and Guild PvP.

Turn Order and Skill Sequence

Precise speed tuning prevents enemy cut-ins from high-speed disruption units or Nemesis healers. Tune your team to act in the following order:

Adriana must carry your fastest Swift set to guarantee the opening turn. Zen must be tuned immediately behind Adriana's post-buff speed to ensure enemy units cannot interrupt the chain. Once Zen resets or displaces enemy Attack Bars and clears defensive shields or Immunity, Shakra acts safely under Adriana's Attack buff without having to sacrifice offensive stats for base speed.

Recommended Rune Builds and Stat Targets

The layered buffs and turn control reduce the rune quality required on your damage dealer. Focus your best speed sub-stats on your first two units:

• Adriana (Swift / Broken)
• Slot 2/4/6: Speed / HP% / HP% or Accuracy%
• Stat Focus: Maximize raw Speed above all else. Add Accuracy and survivability so she can provide sustained utility if the fight extends past turn one.
• Zen (Swift / Will or Despair / Will)
• Slot 2/4/6: Speed / HP% / Accuracy%
• Stat Focus: Speed-tune directly behind Adriana. Target an 85% Accuracy threshold to reliably land his Attack Bar manipulation and buff stripping against high-resistance tanks. Despair provides bonus stun chances if enemies resist displacement.
• Shakra (Rage / Blade or Fatal / Blade)
• Slot 2/4/6: ATK% / Crit DMG% / ATK%
• Stat Focus: Aim for 100% Critical Rate to prevent damage variance. Stack Critical Damage (130%–160% is sufficient for entry-level setups) and raw Attack. Adriana’s Attack buff and turn pacing carry Shakra's damage output over the finish line.

PvP Target Selection and Counters

This cleave team excels against slow turn-two sustain setups, standard immunity defenses without cut-in mechanics, and static bruiser comps.

• Teams to Attack: Slow Water/Wind bruisers, healer-reliant sustain teams, and standard defenses lacking first-turn contesting units.
• Teams to Avoid: Defenses with high base-speed contest units paired with 33% Speed leads (such as Triton), passive speed manipulation (Leo), and heavy interrupt mechanics like double-Nemesis cleansers.

Investment and Flex Slot Options

Shakra should receive your first Devilmons if you choose to invest, as cooldown reduction and damage percentages increase your consistency against tankier defenses. However, the combo remains functional with partial skill-ups.

Use the fourth flex slot to adapt to specific defensive threats:

• Bring a defense breaker or secondary AoE attacker if you face high-HP bruisers.
• Bring a single-target sniper to finish off passive revivers or endure-buff survivors.
• Bring a secondary stripper or speed lead if you must contest moderately fast defenses.