Seven Deadly Sins: Origin Dreyfus — Hero Guide

Rapier is Dreyfus' non-elemental support. Sting Breaker deals 83% and its final strike applies 1 Weaken stack for 40 seconds — Weaken increases DoT taken by 5% and stacks up to 5 times. Flash Drop deals 73% and applies 2 Weaken stacks per hit when the target is Shocked or Bleeding, so against a DoT team it ramps Weaken fast. Piercing Lightning deals 140% and restores 150 Tag Gauge for every Weaken stack on the enemy, turning the debuff into tag economy. His Ultimate, Light Bomber, deals 161% and Stuns the enemy for 8 seconds once Weaken reaches max stacks.

The reason to run Rapier is the passive Lacerating Strike: it increases every allied hero's DoT by 15%, and attacking a Shocked or Bleeding enemy decreases the DoT interval by 20% for 15 seconds (faster ticks). That makes Rapier Dreyfus a cheap, complete enabler for any DoT/Bleed/Shock composition.

One-Handed Sword turns Dreyfus into an Earth Attacker built around the Pride debuff. Terra Slash deals 162% and inflicts Pride for 10 seconds — while Pride is up, the caster deals 20% more damage to that target. Earth Blade deals 256% and, crucially, its cooldown drops by 50% when it hits a Pride-affected enemy, so once Pride is applied the path chains its big hit far more often. His Ultimate, Earth Break, deals 400% and adds +50% damage to Petrified enemies.

The path is amplified by the passive Grandmaster's Honor: attacking an enemy with Earth Burst active increases damage by 20%. Stacked with the Pride +20% from Terra Slash and the Petrify bonus on Earth Break, One-Handed Sword Dreyfus is a self-amplifying Earth bruiser that loves an Earth-Burst / Petrify setup around it.

Lance is Dreyfus' Holy crit Attacker. Holy Stab deals 148% and has a 15% chance per use to gain 1 Surge stack for 10 seconds — Surge increases Crit Damage by 8% (max 5), and at max stacks it changes to Enhanced Surge for +40% Crit Damage. Sacred Breaker deals 180% and grants 1 Surge stack; attacking an enemy with a Burst active grants an extra Surge stack, so it builds the resource fast. Pillar of Light deals 287% and Stuns enemies for 5 seconds while the hero has Surge.

The payoff is the Ultimate, Light Spear: it deals 424% and results in a guaranteed Critical Hit if the hero has Enhanced Surge — which is then removed. The passive Barrier Crash adds +30% damage when attacking an enemy with a Barrier. The whole path is a crit snowball: keep Surge rolling, bank Enhanced Surge, and dump it into a guaranteed-crit Light Spear.

The pattern matches every hero: odd levels (1, 3, 8) are flat Attack / Defense / Max HP — smaller values here because Dreyfus is an SR — and even levels are the meaningful skill amplifiers. Prioritise reaching the amp levels for whichever path you committed to.

Dreyfus' universal pick is Black Flame Wings (activating a Burst → +28% Attack and +6% Crit Chance for 10 sec), available across his weapon types. On a budget SR, Crimson Flame (Burst → +28% Attack) and Jet-black (Ultimate → 20% chance of +50% Crit Chance for 7 sec) are strong, accessible options — Jet-black is especially good on the Lance Surge-crit path. Thorn of Greed (+7% damage to enemies taking DoT) pairs naturally with the Rapier DoT support path. Note Gluttonous Soul grants off-element effects per weapon type (Wind on Rapier, Darkness on the Longsword) — read the variant before slotting it.

1. 1Drake461%Highest listed partner — the carry to build the combo around.
2. 2Meliodas449%Premium carry most accounts own from launch.
3. 3King433%Heavy combo payload.
4. 4Howzer406%Strong, accessible combo partner.
5. 5Elaine402%Reliable round-400% combo damage.
6. 6Escanor397%Premium carry close to round-400% combo damage.
7. 7Diane371%Solid, accessible combo partner.

His data ships only 2-hero Combined-Attack entries (no fixed 3-hero combos) and no team-bonus text — every entry's base is 400% with no listed bonus, so no team bonus is inferred here. Use the live community teams below to see how players actually run him.

Which Dreyfus weapon should I build first?

Rapier for most accounts — it is the cheapest way to add team value: the Lacerating Strike passive gives all allied heroes +15% DoT, and Sting Breaker / Flash Drop stack Weaken (+5% DoT taken per stack, max 5). Build One-Handed Sword if you want a self-amplifying Earth Attacker, and Lance only if you can keep Surge rolling into Enhanced Surge for the guaranteed-crit Light Spear.

Is Dreyfus worth building as an SR?

Yes for his team value. He is free and cheap to ascend, and the Rapier path's +15% team DoT plus Weaken stacking scale your whole DoT core while you build toward premium SSRs. One-Handed Sword is a respectable self-amplifying Earth Attacker. He is not an endgame damage headliner.

What does the Lance path's Surge do?

Surge increases Crit Damage by 8% and stacks up to 5 times; at max stacks it becomes Enhanced Surge for +40% Crit Damage. Sacred Breaker and Holy Stab build Surge, and the Ultimate Light Spear is a guaranteed Critical Hit if the hero has Enhanced Surge — which is then consumed.

Who is Dreyfus' best Combined-Attack partner?

By the damage values in his data, Drake (461%) is the highest, followed by Meliodas (449%) and King (433%). His own combo base is 400% — Dreyfus is the support/utility piece, so build the combo around a high-payload carry.

What does his world passive do?

One-Shot Breaker marks nearby minerals and improves mining efficiency — an exploration/gathering convenience for the open world. It has no combat effect and does not change his damage.