Ice
Preservation
Gepard
Captain of the Silvermane Guards
TierB
RolesSustain
Release1.0
Gepard is an Ice Preservation shielder. His Ultimate shields the whole team based on his DEF, his A2 makes him the enemies' favourite target, and his Talent revives him once per battle with his Energy fully restored. This standard 5★ needs very little investment and remains a reliable choice for teams that just want strong shields, although newer sustains outclass him.
Shielder
Light Cones
Moment of Victory BiS
5★
Stellar Warp 5★: lots of DEF, Effect Hit Rate, and permanently higher aggro.
DEF +24% and Effect Hit Rate +24%; the wearer is more likely to be attacked and gains another 24% DEF when hit until the end of their turn.
Journey, Forever Peaceful
4★
Best 4★ (Nameless Honor): stronger shields and +12% DMG for shielded allies.
Shield Effect +12%, and shielded allies deal 12% more DMG.
Day One of My New Life
4★
4★: DEF and +8% All-Type RES for the whole team.
DEF +16%, and all allies' All-Type RES +8% after entering battle.
Landau's Choice
4★
4★: more aggro and 16% less DMG taken.
The wearer is more likely to be attacked and takes 16% less DMG.
Trend of the Universal Market
4★
4★ specialist for Acheron: DEF, and a Burn on every enemy that attacks him.
DEF +16%, and being attacked has a 100% base chance to Burn the enemy for DoT equal to 40% of DEF for 2 turns.
Relics
Self-Enshrouded Recluse
×4
Best in slot: stronger shields and +15% CRIT DMG for shielded allies.
Set effects
2pThe provided Shield Effect increases by 10%.
4pIncreases the Shield Effect provided by the wearer by 12%. When an ally target holds a Shield provided by the wearer, the ally target's CRIT DMG increases by 15%.
Knight of Purity Palace
×4
Purely defensive option: DEF and +20% shield strength.
Set effects
2pIncreases DEF by 15%.
4pIncreases the max DMG that can be absorbed by the Shield created by the wearer by 20%.
Guard of Wuthering Snow
×4
Self-sustain option: less DMG taken, and HP and Energy when he drops below 50% HP.
Set effects
2pReduces DMG taken by 8%.
4pAt the beginning of the turn, if the wearer's HP percentage is equal to or less than 50%, restores HP equal to 8% of their Max HP and regenerates 5 Energy.
Planar ornaments
Broken Keel
×2
+10% CRIT DMG for the team at 30% Effect RES: his Traces give 18% and the set 10%, so a couple of Effect RES substats do the rest.
Set effects
2pIncreases the wearer's Effect RES by 10%. When the wearer's Effect RES is at 30% or higher, all allies' CRIT DMG increases by 10%.
Belobog of the Architects
×2
Biggest shields: up to +30% DEF with 50% Effect Hit Rate.
Set effects
2pIncreases the wearer's DEF by 15%. When the wearer's Effect Hit Rate is 50% or higher, the wearer gains an extra 15% DEF.
Fleet of the Ageless
×2
+8% ATK for the whole team at 120 SPD or more.
Set effects
2pIncreases the wearer's Max HP by 12%. When the wearer's SPD reaches 120 or higher, all allies' ATK increases by 8%.
Main stats
Body
DEF%
/ Effect Hit Rate
Feet
SPD
Planar Sphere
DEF%
Link Rope
Energy Regeneration Rate
Substat priority
1SPD
2DEF%
3Effect RES
4Effect Hit Rate
Stat targets
- SPD: 134+ (121 and 100 are lower breakpoints)
- DEF: 2,300–2,900+
- HP: 3,000–3,500+
- Effect Hit Rate: 50% with Belobog of the Architects
- Effect RES: 30% with Broken Keel
Talent priority
Ultimate
Skill
Talent
Basic ATK
Major Trace priority: Integrity (A2) > Grit (A6) > Commander (A4).
Teams
Recommended teams
Elation
His shields and aggro protect the Elation core when you're missing a premium sustain.
Firefly Super Break
A low-investment sustain that lets Firefly and her supports focus on Break damage.
Guide
How to play
How he works
- Enduring Bulwark (Ultimate, 100 Energy). Shields all allies for 45% of his DEF + 600 for 3 turns.
- Daunting Smite (Skill). A single-target attack with a 65% base chance to Freeze the enemy for 1 turn; Frozen enemies can't act and take Ice Additional DMG at the start of their turn.
- Unyielding Will (Talent). Once per battle, a killing blow restores him to 50% of his Max HP instead of knocking him down, and his A4 (Commander) then refills his Energy.
- Integrity (A2). He is more likely to be attacked. Grit (A6). His ATK increases by 35% of his DEF.
Rotation
- Use his Technique: all allies start the fight with a shield.
- Use Basic ATKs most of the time (he's Skill Point positive), and his Skill when a Freeze attempt is worth it.
- Use his Ultimate whenever it's ready to refresh the team's shields.
Tips
- DEF is everything: his shields scale on it.
- Aim for 134 SPD so he cycles his Ultimate more often.
- He has no cleanse and no healing: DoT and Crowd Control can overwhelm him, and fast allies or allies who advance their own actions are harder to keep shielded.
- In Acheron teams, Trend of the Universal Market Burns every enemy that hits him, feeding Acheron's stacks with debuffs.
Strengths
- Very low investment
- Mostly Skill Point positive
- Strong team-wide shields and a self-revive
- Good Energy economy
- Best user of Trend of the Universal Market
Weaknesses
- Relies on his Ultimate, so Energy reduction hurts him
- No healing or cleanse: struggles against DoT and Crowd Control
- His Freeze is unreliable
- Low base SPD, and outclassed by newer sustains
Notable dupes · Eidolon
E1
Solid upgrade
+35% base chance to Freeze with his Skill (100% in total).
E2
Optional
Enemies Frozen by his Skill lose 20% SPD for 1 turn once unfrozen.
E4
Solid upgrade
+20% Effect RES for all allies while he's in battle.
E6
Optional
When his Talent triggers, he acts immediately and heals an extra 50% of his Max HP; it rarely triggers if he's well built.
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Updated September 25, 2026 · Version 4.5