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Fiona Red Rift guide: A weak early Mystic with backup value

Fiona is the creator's lowest-rated hero in this patch and is normally worth taking only when she appears already ranked.

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Chapter 01

Fiona overview

Her shielding compares poorly with other Mystics, while most of her B-rank choices do not rescue her early performance. A heavily itemized higher-rank Fiona can function, but that is not an efficient plan to force. Her best long-term consolation is access to useful Mystic backup effects at later ranks.

Chapter 02

How to use Fiona

Game plan

  • Avoid buying a C-rank Fiona unless the team has no workable alternative.
  • Consider her when the shop offers a pre-ranked copy.
  • Move her to reserve when a higher-rank backup effect is more valuable than her field presence.

Items

  • Do not commit premium items merely to make an under-ranked Fiona functional.

Positioning If she must be fielded, protect her long enough to deliver shielding; otherwise use her from reserve at higher ranks.

Source limits This is a patch-specific negative assessment and Fiona may change substantially with balance updates.

B
Demo 0.5.5 · Rank B pathsCards ↗Developer 0.5.5

Fiona upgrades

Rank B cards and A/S pools are current to Demo 0.5.5. The guide itself remains tied to the older video patch; notes appear only when the video covers a choice. The Vanguard-flavored path is the only B-rank route the creator values consistently. Treat the remaining B-rank routes as low-priority unless they arrive pre-rolled.

The Right Hand

Game data only

Every 5 casts, create a random item and gain 2 (+2 Rank) Shards.

The Lustrous

Game data only

Gain the Vanguard class and 200 Max HP. On cast, gain 0 (+33 Max Health) Shields. Whenever an enemy damages a Shielded Hero, inflict 1 (+1 Rank) Burn on that enemy. Backup.

The Tycoon

Game data only

Every 5 casts, gain a Tycoon stack. At start of combat, Heroes gain 75 (+4/1 Mana Regen) Max HP per Tycoon stack. Backup.

Demo 0.5.5 · Ranks A + S

Class modifiers

Data source ↗

A and S use the same pool. Each rank adds one modifier. Offers are random; S excludes the modifier already owned. Base pools always apply; a Via pool applies only when that Rank B path is selected.

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Stall Certainty

Mystic / Tank

Stall abilities trigger 6 seconds faster. Backup.

Mystics gain 1 Mana Regen for each reroll this game. Backup.

Backup Only: At start of combat, gain 5 Shards and give Heroes 500 (+500 per rank) Shields.

On Stall trigger, gain 1 Shard and give Heroes 3 Mana Regen. Backup.

On cast, give other Heroes 100% Mana Regen Attack and 100% Mana Regen Magic.

At start of combat, give this Hero and adjacent Heroes 400 (+250% Magic, +1000% Mana Regen) Shields.

Backup Only: At start of combat, give Heroes 4 (+4 per rank) Mana Regen, 50 (+25 per rank) Attack, and 50 (+25 per rank) Magic.

On cast, give the lowest percent health Hero 100 (+500% Mana Regen) Shields.

On cast, increase the amount of each Debuff on enemies in range by 50% Mana Regen.

On cast, give the lowest percent health Hero 1 Shield per 2 Debuffs on all enemies.

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Rush Overdrive

Assassin / Vanguard / Warrior

Rush abilities last 3 seconds longer. Backup.

Distraction

Tank / Vanguard

After Stall (10, Stall 20, Stall 30, Stall 40, and Stall 50): Taunt all enemies.

At start of combat, give this Hero and adjacent Heroes 25% Max Health Max HP.

The first time each combat this Hero goes below 50% Max HP, they gain 50% Max Health Shields and deal 50% Max Health damage to adjacent enemies.

On Rush trigger, gain 100 Max HP, 12 Attack, and 10 Attack Speed.

On auto attack or when auto attacked, inflict 1 (+1 per 800 Max Health) Burn on the enemy (Max: 7).

At start of combat, inflict 30 (+1 per 50 Max Health) Burn on all enemies.

Whenever a Vanguard auto attacks or is auto attacked, they gain 25 Shields. Backup.

At start of combat, give all Heroes in the front 2 rows 66% Max Health Shields.

Search Fiona's Rank A/S pool ↗

Single-hero sandbox. Position, upgrades, items, teammates, and relics are left blank.