Association units are placed in the smaller box to the bottom right of the main unit heroes.
There are three main types of Associations that can apply:
- Normal Association
- Combined Attack
- Grace
Normal Associations offer bonuses when specific units are placed in the Association slot.
Combined Attacks are specific relationships between two units that will modify the main unit’s Ultimate Move. An example of a Combined Attack is Red Guila’s Chain Explosion becoming Bomb Cyclone when Howzer is placed in her Association slot. This modified Ultimate Move will usually have better stats as well as a different animation. When using Association units for Combined Attacks, it is more cost-effective to use SR units since it’ll be easier to max out the Ultimate Move levels for SR units.
In addition to the above bonuses, members of the Goddess race also offer Graces, which apply even if they do not have an Association with the main unit hero whose Association slot the Goddess is filling. These bonuses are:
- Ludociel: Grace of Flash (debuff evasion)
- Festival Ludociel: Grace of Flash (attack increase with buffs and stances)
- Tarmiel: Grace of Ocean (HP recovery)
- Sariel: Grace of Thunder (increased damage - ignores enemy’s Crit Defense)
Recommended Associations
Depending on your team's Combat Class, the following Associations are recommended:
- If you have sufficient CC to clear the level and are looking for a boost to deal more damage
- If no Combined Attack is available, use Archangels to benefit from their Grace effect
- If a Combined Attack is available, use that Association to deal extra damage to the enemy
- If you do not have sufficient CC to clear the level, use the following Associations (ranked from highest to lowest CC impact out of the top units)
- Blue "The One" Escanor
- Green "Assault Mode" Meliodas
- Green Festival Zeldris
- Green Festival Merlin
- Green Festival Gowther
- Blue Chandler
- Blue Festival Ludociel (also provides Grace benefit)
- Blue Oslo & Hawk
- Green MK-II Valenti
- Red Lostvayne Meliodas
- Red Zeldris
- Blue New Wings King
- Red Purgatory Ban
- Blue Tarmiel (also provides Grace benefit)
- Blue Festival Cusack
- Red Sigurd
- Red Eastin
- Red Sariel (also provides Grace benefit)
- Blue Eleven (Stranger Things collab only)
- Red Escanor (F2P option)
Common Relationships
Due to their relationships in the [Seven Deadly Sins] storyline, some characters are typically found to have Associations and/or Combined Attacks. Below are some examples of common relationships that are seen. More specific information about each unit’s Associations and Combined Attacks can be found on the unit’s Hero Page.
- Monspeet & Derieri
- King & Diane
- Meliodas & Elizabeth
- Ban & Elaine
- Ban & Meliodas
- Zeldris & Estarossa
- Escanor & Merlin
- Gowther & Gustav
- Griamore & Diane
- Simon & Slater
- Guila & Howzer
Association Bonuses
The following are the bonuses obtainable whenever a unit has an Association with one of these characters. All units for these characters (regardless of Attribute) will have these bonuses.
Attack +280
- Guila
- Jericho
- Melascula
- Captain Meliodas
- Monspeet
- Slater
Crit Chance +19.2%
- Merlin
- Vivian
Crit Damage +23.4%
- Arden
- Dreyfus
- Eastin
- Estarossa
- Golgius
- Marmas
- Rimuru
- Twigo
Crit Damage +23.4% & Crit Chance +19.2%
- Jude
Crit Defense +27%
- Allioni
- Freesia
- Ruin
Crit Resistance +24.6%
- Lillia
Crit Resistance +24.6% & Attack +280
- Gilthunder
Defense +340
- Derieri
- Griamore
Defense +340 & Recovery Rate +19.8%
- Giant Diane
- Small Diane
HP +1440
- Drole
- Fraudrin
- Howzer
- Old Fart King
- Mono
Lifesteal +12%
- Nunchuck Ban
- Hendrickson
- Roxy
- Weinheidt
- Zeldris
Pierce Rate +19.2%
- Gowther
- Skinny King
- Simon
Recovery Rate +19.8%
- Elizabeth & Hawk
- Jillian
Regeneration +12%
- Ban
- Fairy Helbram
Resistance +24.6%
- Arthur
- Elaine
- Escanor
- Galland
- Gloxinia
- Hugo
Resistance +24.6% & Lifesteal +12%
- Elizabeth
