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World Arena Fall 2025 Season Infographic [6]



Hello, Heirs.

This is Epic Seven.

 

We would like to provide information on the season infographic for the World Arena Fall 2025 Season competition, which ended on November 15, 2025. We extend our gratitude to all Heirs who enjoyed the World Arena this season.

 

 

■ Pre-Ban

The pre-ban rate here refers to the percentage of matches in which the Hero was pre-banned among all matches.

For example, if a Hero's pre-ban rate is 50%, it means the Hero had been pre-banned for half of all the matches counted.

 

■ First Pick

The term "First Pick" refers to the first Hero selected by the player assigned the First Pick role, with one Hero counted per match. For example, if a Hero has a 30% First Pick rate, it means that the First Pick player chose that Hero first in approximately 30% of all matches. 

The following data also shows the post-pick ban rate of the Heroes. 

 

■ Pick

The term "Pick" here refers to the Heroes selected by a player in a match, including their First Picks. If a certain Hero has a pick rate of 50%, it means the Hero has been drafted by either player in half of all matches.

 

 

 

1. Hero Data

 

1) Pre-Ban

 

[Fall 2025 Season: Champion League and Above Matches]

 

* Based on the Fall 2025 Season, you can view the pre-ban data for Champion league and above matches, divided into the entire season as well as early, mid, and late stages.



 

[Season Comparison: Champion and Above / Warlord and Above / Emperor and Above / Legend and Above Matches]

 

* You can view the pre-ban data from recent seasons for Champion, Warlord, Emperor, and Legend leagues and above.

 

  1. Champion & Warlord League and Above

Champion League and Above

Warlord League and Above

Hero

Pre-Ban

Hero

Pre-Ban

Lady of the Scales

73.0%

Lady of the Scales

73.9%

Boss Arunka

47.1%

Boss Arunka

50.9%

Harsetti

43.5%

Harsetti

46.7%

Rinak

39.4%

Rinak

39.6%

Amid

26.0%

Amid

30.4%

Witch of the Mere Tenebria

14.8%

Witch of the Mere Tenebria

13.5%

New Moon Luna

13.8%

Zio

12.8%

Frieren

10.9%

New Moon Luna

12.6%

Zio

10.8%

Belian

10.0%

Setsuka

10.7%

Genesis Ras

7.7%

Belian

10.4%

Frieren

7.5%

Genesis Ras

9.8%

Setsuka

7.4%

Bystander Hwayoung

7.8%

Lone Wolf Peira

7.0%

Lone Wolf Peira

6.7%

Maid Chloe

6.5%

Maid Chloe

6.7%

Bystander Hwayoung

5.6%

Empyrean Ilynav

5.4%

Empyrean Ilynav

5.5%

Lionheart Cermia

3.7%

Conqueror Lilias

4.1%

Spirit Eye Celine

3.3%

Lionheart Cermia

2.8%

Conqueror Lilias

2.4%

Spirit Eye Celine

2.6%

Fallen Cecilia

2.0%

Fallen Cecilia

2.3%

 

  1. Emperor & Legend League and Above

Emperor League and Above

Legend

Hero

Pre-Ban

Hero

Pre-Ban

Lady of the Scales

75.2%

Lady of the Scales

78.1%

Harsetti

52.2%

Harsetti

62.3%

Boss Arunka

51.8%

Boss Arunka

54.7%

Rinak

37.4%

Rinak

29.2%

Amid

30.7%

Belian

25.6%

Witch of the Mere Tenebria

14.8%

Frieren

22.2%

Zio

13.3%

Witch of the Mere Tenebria

22.2%

Belian

11.9%

Amid

14.6%

New Moon Luna

10.4%

Zio

7.5%

Frieren

9.2%

Setsuka

6.0%

Maid Chloe

6.6%

Maid Chloe

4.9%

Conqueror Lilias

6.0%

New Moon Luna

4.6%

Setsuka

6.0%

Conqueror Lilias

4.4%

Genesis Ras

5.2%

Spirit Eye Celine

2.6%

Lone Wolf Peira

5.0%

Briar Witch Iseria

2.2%

Empyrean Ilynav

4.0%

Lidica

1.1%

Bystander Hwayoung

3.5%

Helen

1.0%

Spirit Eye Celine

2.0%

Melany

1.0%

Lionheart Cermia

2.0%

Genesis Ras

1.0%

Fallen Cecilia

1.6%

Empyrean Ilynav

0.8%

 

2) First Pick

 

[Fall 2025 Season: Champion League and Above Matches]

 

* Based on the Fall 2025 Season, you can view the first pick data for Champion league and above matches, divided into the entire season as well as early, mid, and late stages.



 

[Season Comparison: Champion and Above / Warlord and Above / Emperor and Above / Legend and Above Matches]

 

* You can view the first pick data for Champion, Warlord, Emperor, and Legend leagues and above.

 

Champion League and Above

Warlord League and Above

Hero

First Pick

Ban

Win Rate

Hero

First Pick

Ban

Win Rate

Boss Arunka

27.3%

22.5%

51.5%

Boss Arunka

27.7%

21.8%

51.3%

Lady of the Scales

20.0%

38.6%

58.9%

Lady of the Scales

19.8%

35.5%

57.6%

Frieren

10.9%

15.5%

55.4%

Maid Chloe

10.7%

12.9%

50.8%

Rinak

9.5%

22.5%

48.0%

Frieren

9.1%

14.6%

55.2%

Maid Chloe

8.1%

12.9%

51.1%

Rinak

8.8%

20.0%

47.5%

Genesis Ras

7.1%

17.4%

51.5%

Genesis Ras

8.7%

15.4%

51.3%

Empyrean Ilynav

3.7%

12.1%

48.3%

Empyrean Ilynav

3.5%

11.6%

48.2%

Lone Wolf Peira

2.5%

11.8%

49.1%

Lone Wolf Peira

2.8%

10.5%

48.4%

Setsuka

1.9%

19.8%

52.8%

Fallen Cecilia

1.9%

12.4%

51.0%

New Moon Luna

1.7%

25.0%

49.6%

Setsuka

1.5%

19.5%

52.4%

Fallen Cecilia

1.5%

12.2%

51.5%

Belian

1.2%

15.7%

52.3%

Belian

1.1%

15.4%

52.4%

New Moon Luna

1.1%

25.8%

49.6%

Aram

0.5%

12.3%

49.1%

Aram

0.5%

11.4%

48.9%

Bystander Hwayoung

0.5%

22.9%

48.2%

Ruele of Light

0.4%

24.7%

55.5%

Spirit Eye Celine

0.4%

19.9%

48.2%

Bystander Hwayoung

0.3%

24.1%

47.4%

Ruele of Light

0.4%

23.1%

55.4%

Spirit Eye Celine

0.2%

21.6%

48.2%

Witch of the Mere Tenebria

0.3%

25.8%

50.4%

Witch of the Mere Tenebria

0.2%

27.1%

50.8%

Zio

0.2%

12.7%

41.2%

Abyssal Yufine

0.2%

12.9%

52.0%

Abyssal Yufine

0.2%

13.1%

51.2%

Amid

0.1%

5.1%

51.0%

Amid

0.2%

6.2%

51.7%

Death Dealer Ray

0.1%

34.7%

50.0%

 

Emperor League and Above

Legend

Hero

First Pick

Ban

Win Rate

Hero

First Pick

Ban

Win Rate

Boss Arunka

28.5%

21.1%

50.9%

Boss Arunka

27.0%

18.9%

49.9%

Lady of the Scales

18.6%

32.7%

56.5%

Frieren

19.7%

11.2%

54.4%

Maid Chloe

12.9%

12.8%

50.5%

Lady of the Scales

16.2%

27.8%

56.3%

Frieren

10.3%

13.3%

54.5%

Maid Chloe

12.6%

11.0%

48.7%

Genesis Ras

9.3%

14.4%

50.9%

Rinak

7.9%

12.2%

48.2%

Rinak

8.1%

17.0%

47.7%

Genesis Ras

6.4%

14.0%

51.3%

Empyrean Ilynav

2.9%

11.3%

48.5%

Belian

2.6%

13.4%

52.6%

Lone Wolf Peira

2.3%

9.5%

48.6%

Empyrean Ilynav

2.0%

11.3%

47.3%

Fallen Cecilia

1.6%

12.0%

50.0%

Lone Wolf Peira

1.9%

9.6%

48.0%

Belian

1.3%

15.2%

52.1%

Death Dealer Ray

1.3%

26.6%

49.2%

Setsuka

0.9%

20.2%

51.6%

Ruele of Light

0.8%

24.9%

52.4%

New Moon Luna

0.7%

27.7%

50.0%

Fallen Cecilia

0.4%

8.7%

50.5%

Ruele of Light

0.5%

25.3%

55.1%

New Moon Luna

0.3%

28.7%

51.0%

Aram

0.5%

11.4%

49.6%

Aram

0.2%

12.1%

48.3%

Bystander Hwayoung

0.3%

25.5%

46.6%

Setsuka

0.1%

23.5%

52.6%

Death Dealer Ray

0.3%

34.5%

50.7%

Witch of the Mere Tenebria

0.1%

22.3%

52.0%

Witch of the Mere Tenebria

0.2%

27.1%

51.2%

Bystander Hwayoung

0.1%

28.4%

46.0%

Abyssal Yufine

0.1%

12.7%

52.3%

Spirit Eye Celine

0.1%

20.2%

47.9%

Spirit Eye Celine

0.1%

22.3%

48.7%

Fern

0.0%

17.7%

46.5%

Amid

0.1%

4.7%

50.4%

Afternoon Soak Flan

0.0%

25.7%

52.1%

 

3) Pick

 

[Fall 2025 Season: Champion League and Above Matches]

 

* Based on the Fall 2025 Season, you can view the pick data for Champion league and above matches, divided into the entire season as well as early, mid, and late stages.



 

[Season Comparison: Champion and Above / Warlord and Above / Emperor and Above / Legend and Above Matches]

 

* You can view the pick data for Champion, Warlord, Emperor, and Legend leagues and above.

 

Champion League and Above

Warlord League and Above

Hero

Pick

Ban

Win Rate

Hero

Pick

Ban

Win Rate

Frieren

59.0%

15.5%

55.4%

Frieren

59.2%

14.6%

55.2%

Genesis Ras

47.4%

17.4%

51.5%

Maid Chloe

51.3%

12.9%

50.8%

Setsuka

47.4%

19.8%

52.8%

Genesis Ras

50.7%

15.4%

51.3%

Boss Arunka

47.1%

22.5%

51.5%

Setsuka

47.2%

19.5%

52.4%

Maid Chloe

46.4%

12.9%

51.1%

Boss Arunka

45.5%

21.8%

51.3%

Rinak

44.1%

22.5%

48.0%

Rinak

43.5%

20.0%

47.5%

Empyrean Ilynav

40.9%

12.1%

48.3%

Empyrean Ilynav

42.7%

11.6%

48.2%

Belian

39.1%

15.4%

52.4%

Belian

41.5%

15.7%

52.3%

Bystander Hwayoung

37.3%

22.9%

48.2%

Bystander Hwayoung

36.2%

24.1%

47.4%

New Moon Luna

34.7%

25.0%

49.6%

New Moon Luna

32.1%

25.8%

49.6%

Lionheart Cermia

29.7%

28.7%

50.0%

Fallen Cecilia

30.4%

12.4%

51.0%

Spirit Eye Celine

28.7%

19.9%

48.2%

Amid

28.5%

5.1%

51.0%

Fallen Cecilia

27.7%

12.2%

51.5%

Lionheart Cermia

28.4%

29.3%

50.0%

Lady of the Scales

26.3%

38.6%

58.9%

Spirit Eye Celine

26.0%

21.6%

48.2%

Amid

24.2%

6.2%

51.7%

Lady of the Scales

25.6%

35.5%

57.6%

Lone Wolf Peira

23.6%

11.8%

49.1%

Lone Wolf Peira

24.9%

10.5%

48.4%

Witch of the Mere Tenebria

22.8%

25.8%

50.4%

Witch of the Mere Tenebria

23.4%

27.1%

50.8%

Afternoon Soak Flan

21.3%

27.6%

51.3%

Afternoon Soak Flan

20.7%

28.5%

52.0%

Harsetti

19.7%

18.5%

50.0%

Harsetti

19.5%

19.6%

49.9%

Zio

16.1%

12.7%

41.2%

Aram

15.2%

11.4%

48.9%

 

Emperor League and Above

Legend

Hero

Pick

Ban

Win Rate

Hero

Pick

Ban

Win Rate

Frieren

60.8%

13.3%

54.5%

Frieren

62.8%

11.2%

54.4%

Maid Chloe

56.6%

12.8%

50.5%

Maid Chloe

60.2%

11.0%

48.7%

Genesis Ras

50.6%

14.4%

50.9%

Rinak

47.9%

12.2%

48.2%

Boss Arunka

45.7%

21.1%

50.9%

Boss Arunka

43.8%

18.9%

49.9%

Rinak

44.4%

17.0%

47.7%

Belian

41.6%

13.4%

52.6%

Setsuka

43.9%

20.2%

51.6%

Setsuka

39.9%

23.5%

52.6%

Belian

43.5%

15.2%

52.1%

Empyrean Ilynav

37.5%

11.3%

47.3%

Empyrean Ilynav

42.5%

11.3%

48.5%

Genesis Ras

37.2%

14.0%

51.3%

Bystander Hwayoung

35.0%

25.5%

46.6%

Amid

32.2%

4.5%

49.5%

Amid

32.1%

4.7%

50.4%

Ruele of Light

31.8%

24.9%

52.4%

Fallen Cecilia

30.4%

12.0%

50.0%

Spirit Eye Celine

30.5%

20.2%

47.9%

New Moon Luna

29.6%

27.7%

50.0%

New Moon Luna

30.2%

28.7%

51.0%

Lionheart Cermia

25.9%

31.1%

50.1%

Bystander Hwayoung

29.5%

28.4%

46.0%

Spirit Eye Celine

25.6%

22.3%

48.7%

Fallen Cecilia

28.4%

8.7%

50.5%

Witch of the Mere Tenebria

25.5%

27.1%

51.2%

Afternoon Soak Flan

27.5%

25.7%

52.1%

Lady of the Scales

24.4%

32.7%

56.5%

Witch of the Mere Tenebria

27.1%

22.3%

52.0%

Lone Wolf Peira

22.3%

9.5%

48.6%

Lionheart Cermia

23.1%

39.4%

50.2%

Afternoon Soak Flan

21.9%

27.9%

52.4%

Lady of the Scales

21.6%

27.8%

56.3%

Ruele of Light

18.4%

25.3%

55.1%

Lone Wolf Peira

18.5%

9.6%

48.0%

Harsetti

18.3%

20.8%

49.6%

Briar Witch Iseria

18.0%

14.9%

52.3%

 

 

2. Fall 2025 Season Final Overview

 

1) Legend League

Server

Fall 2025 Season

Summer 2025 Season

Avg. Win Rate

No. of Players

Avg. Win Rate

No. of Players

Global

60.9%

37

61.1%

33

Asia

60.3%

26

61.3%

28

Europe

62.9%

4

61.3%

5

Japan

53.9%

1

59.1%

2

Korea

60.3%

32

60.7%

33

Total

60.5%

100

61.0%

101

 

2) Emperor League

Server

Fall 2025 Season

Summer 2025 Season

Avg. Win Rate

No. of Players

Avg. Win Rate

No. of Players

Global

53.2%

303

53.5%

309

Asia

53.6%

247

53.8%

246

Europe

53.5%

54

53.0%

52

Japan

53.2%

55

53.0%

72

Korea

53.2%

246

53.1%

229

Total

53.3%

905

53.4%

908

 

3) Warlord League

Server

Fall 2025 Season

Summer 2025 Season

Avg. Win Rate

No. of Players

Avg. Win Rate

No. of Players

Global

52.8%

820

52.9%

789

Asia

52.8%

528

53.4%

582

Europe

52.1%

121

53.7%

121

Japan

52.3%

96

51.8%

110

Korea

52.9%

439

53.3%

400

Total

52.8%

2004

53.1%

2002

 

4) Cutoff

Cutoff

Fall 2025 Season

Summer 2025 Season

Legend

3545

3532

Emperor

3248

3239

Warlord

2768

2086

 

 

3. Fall 2025 Season Additional Information

 

[Fall 2025 Season First/Last Pick Win Rate Statistics]

League

Fall 2025 Season

Summer 2025 Season

First Pick Win Rate

Last Pick Win Rate

First Pick Win Rate

Last Pick Win Rate

Champion and Above

51.4%

48.6%

50.8%

49.2%

Warlord and Above

51.4%

48.6%

51.3%

48.7%

Emperor and Above

51.7%

48.3%

51.8%

48.2%

Legend and Above

52.0%

48.0%

51.4%

48.6%

 

[Fall 2025 Season Statistics by League]

League

Fall 2025 Season

Summer 2025 Season

Avg. Match Count

Avg. Win Rate

Avg. Match Count

Avg. Win Rate

Legend

1413.6

60.5%

1502.2

61.0%

Emperor

903.2

53.3%

965.1

53.4%

Warlord

584.6

52.8%

596.2

53.1%

Champion

278.0

54.3%

280.9

54.6%

Challenger

156.4

54.8%

155.1

54.9%

Master

54.1

59.9%

55.1

60.4%

Gold

65.9

52.1%

62.2

52.7%

Silver

16.4

51.9%

16.6

52.2%

Bronze

4.7

5.5%

4.5

5.3%

 

 

4. Overall Thoughts

 

First, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to all Heirs who made the Fall 2025 Season of World Arena truly special.

 

Looking back to the beginning of the season, two new Heroes—Lady of the Scales and Genesis Ras—quickly took center stage after their release and shaped the meta. Together with Setsuka, released in September, these Heroes exerted dominant influence throughout the entire season. In addition, Heroes who were central to the Pre-Season Balance Adjustments—such as Conqueror Lilias, Lionheart Cermia, and Festive Eda—continued to demonstrate strong presence.

 

Around the midpoint of the season, the meta underwent another major shift. Maid Chloe, strengthened through the September Balance Adjustments, and Ruele of Light, who received new Exclusive Equipment, ushered in a revival meta. Joining them at the front lines was the newly arrived crossover Hero, Frieren, who played a major role on the battlefield.

 

The impact of these changes was substantial, continuing to shape meta and core strategies well into the later stages of the season. In particular, the utilization of Frieren and the counter strategies formed around her became central topics. This led to extensive research into a wide range of strategies and team compositions, such as Yulha with increased reflected damage Exclusive Equipment, Last Rider Krau with the Crown of Glory, and teams built around Spirit Eye Celine and Silvertide Christy. On the other hand, some players broke through revival comps using high Speed teams led by Briar Witch Iseria, while others countered those high Speed comps by employing Festive Eda with Guide to a Decision—a clash of spear and shield that became one of the season's defining points.

 

It was a fiercely competitive season, but we are also fully aware through many channels that there was growing fatigue surrounding certain Hero picks. For the next season, we will do our utmost to ensure our Heirs can enjoy a more diverse set of playstyles.

 

[Warfare Rules]

This Fall Season also marked the first implementation of the Warfare Rules system.

As mentioned in the previous infographic, the purpose of introducing Warfare Rules was to expand upon the Battle Frenzy system, allowing Heirs to experience more varied battle patterns within a single season. However, as this was the first season, we determined that assigning overly powerful rules from the outset could create excessive hurdles. Some rules were therefore set conservatively, though we acknowledge that this resulted in uneven value across the rules.

To improve on these points, several rules have been newly configured for the second season. The four Warfare Rules applied to the Spring 2026 Season are as follows:

 

 [Offense] When attacking, damage dealt increases proportional to the target's injuries by up to a maximum of 50%.

 [Defense] Grants 40% damage reduction to Ranger Heroes.

 [Weakening] At the end of each turn, detonates burn, bleed, and bomb effects.

 [Resistance] Increases Effect Resistance by 100%.

 

Regarding the background for the changes: the previous Warfare Rule, "[Offense] Increases Defense Penetration of Warrior Heroes by 20%" received frequent feedback for being underwhelming. As a result, we restructured the new Offense rule so that when injuries are inflicted, their impact can be felt much more clearly in sustained combat.

Similarly, the former rule, "[Weakening] Increases Burn and Bleed damage by 50%," was also considered underwhelming. Accordingly, the updated Weakening rule has been revised so that burn, bleed, and bomb effects now detonate immediately at the end of the turn in which they are inflicted, delivering a distinct shift in gameplay feel and allowing their impact to be felt far more directly.

The "[Defense] Increases Penetration Resistance by 30%" rule had the greatest impact on battles overall. Its influence on combat flow was highly noticeable. However, it also placed a considerable burden on players. Therefore, in the next season, we will adjust the Defense rule so that Ranger Heroes suffer significantly decreased damage when attacked, allowing Ranger Heroes—who have struggled in the current meta—to be utilized in a wider variety of ways.

As for the "[Resistance] Increases Effect Resistance by 100%" rule, we believe it is currently providing appropriate and meaningful impact, so it will remain unchanged in the upcoming season.

 

Since Warfare Rules significantly influence Live Ban Pick comps and combat pacing, we continuously monitor their real-time performance with high priority. We'll continue to gather feedback from our Heirs from various channels, and our goal is to make World Arena consistently fresh and exciting with each new season.

 

[Improvements]

The Epic Seven team remains committed to lowering barriers to entry so that both new and returning Heirs can more easily participate in World Arena. As part of these efforts, the December 4 update expands the roster of World Arena Supported Heroes to 16, with the list restructured to include Heroes more immediately viable in the current meta. We hope this improvement provides even a small boost in preparing for the upcoming Spring Season.

 

Looking ahead to 2026, Epic Seven's biggest festival, E7WC, will return on an even larger and more spectacular scale. Alongside the event, we plan to introduce a variety of new World Arena content, including the World Arena Tournament, where all Heirs will have a chance to compete for glory. We hope you will continue your journey with Epic Seven in 2026, and we wish you the best of luck in World Arena.

 

Thank you.




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From everything I seen in these notes, all look perfectly fine, nothing to crazy, would've loved to see 3 prebans above Champion but hey, cant complain all the time I guess. GJ Smilegate!

Fire the designer and approver of Lady of the Scales and Genesis Ras please.

Gosh just remove that warfare rules. Nobody wants it and even the dev team can't figure out how to adjust them without harming the existed gameplay.

Revival and Setsuka meta, expected to see it, after all, more time playing in a single match means more revenue to SG? Who knows!

Small typo, the Warlord cutoff for Summer 2025 is reported as 2086, but it was more likely 2806! 

From everything I seen in these notes, all look perfectly fine, nothing to crazy, would've loved to see 3 prebans above Champion but hey, cant complain all the time I guess. GJ Smilegate!

new offense warfare kinda okay, its niche but ddr can enable anyone
weakening is good, it make any bomb squad and flamethrower team to have faster tempo
what was that defense warfare i can only think asflan good for this but any ranger?  are they going to make ml diene hp scalling ranger or smth
do not change resistance warfare at any circumstances

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