The Best Counters for the Head of Torment – Hydra Boss

Rector Drath is a go to Epic for countering the Head of Torment, offering more than just Perfect Veils to support your team. Her A2 places Perfect Veil on all allies if her 20% heal restores them to full HP, while allies below full HP receive a Continuous Heal instead. Pairing her with champions that provide additional healing or damage mitigation can help maintain high HP levels, ensuring consistent Perfect Veil placements. She also brings a single target revive that applies Perfect Veil to the revived ally, a Decrease Attack A1 to reduce incoming damage, and a passive that boosts ally resistance while under Veil, making her an excellent all around support for Hydra.

Duchess remains a top tier option for countering Torment and is an excellent all around support champion. Her A2 places Perfect Veil on all allies except herself, along with Block Debuffs and Increase Attack, providing both protection and utility. To prevent Mischief from stealing and spreading these buffs, pairing her with a high resistance Mischief Tank is recommended, as well as sustaining Block Buffs. In tough moments when allies are wiped, Duchess brings them back with a full team revive that applies Veil and Continuous Heal. Additionally, her passive reduces AOE damage taken by 15% against bosses, adding to her team’s survivability. Overall, Duchess is a reliable and effective counter to Torment.

Tatura Rimehide, a previous fusion champion, can be a solid pick for this role. His A3 provides Perfect Veil for allies to counter Torment, and a Shield for himself. However, since Tatura himself isn’t immune to Torment, you may want to delay using his A2 until any True Fear debuff on him has worn off, or pair him with a cleanser to remove them. The A2 places Increase Defence and Block Debuffs to allies, enhancing survivability and boosting damage for defence based champions. Additionally, his A1 applies Decrease Accuracy, making him effective for targeting heads like Mischief.

Truath is often overlooked for Hydra but offers strong utility that rivals other Perfect Veil options. His A2 applies Perfect Veil to all allies except himself, while placing Counterattack and Strengthen on himself. However, like Tatura, Truath is vulnerable to True Fears from Torment from this attack, so avoiding active skills when feared or pairing him with a cleanser is recommended. His ability to self buff makes him a strong candidate for a Mischief tank, and stacking resistance helps prevent these buffs from being stolen. Truath’s A3 provides a single target heal with HP balancing to sustain allies, along with Ally Protection for the target, and his A1 provides self healing.

Quargan offers a unique way to apply Perfect Veil, and is a viable option if you lack stronger alternatives. His A3 places Perfect Veil and Increase Attack on allies with higher ATK than DEF, while applying Block Debuffs and Increase Defence to those with higher DEF than ATK. This setup may not be ideal for teams heavily reliant on Defence based or support champions, but in attack focused compositions or for partial coverage, Quargan can still prove useful. Additionally, he provides healing and Shields to sustain allies, with an A1 that extends the duration of random buffs.

Firrol is one of the most powerful Hydra champions in the game, offering a combination of effects that typically requires multiple champions to achieve. Against Torment, his A3 places Perfect Veil on all allies except himself and applies Increase Resistance, helping your team resist incoming effects. The two buffs he applies help stack his passive, which boosts ally Resistance and Accuracy by 50 and increases their damage by 20% when under 4 or more buffs. Building Firrol in a 9-piece Protection set can enhance this damage further. His A2 applies Decrease Accuracy and Block Buffs to the Hydra heads, preventing buffs and reducing the Resistance required to counter enemy effects. Additionally, his A1 brings Decrease Speed for control.

Glaicad from the Sylvan Watchers stands out as one of the top Hydra champions released in 2024. Against Torment, his A2 provides strong utility by placing Perfect Veil on allies [except himself], boosting their Turn Meter by 15%, and applying Increase Attack. Since his only attack is a single target A1, it’s easy to avoid triggering True Fear’s from Torment, though this attack lacks utility for Hydra. Glaicad’s AOE revival skill grants him an extra turn if no allies are revived, while still placing Increase Accuracy and Increase Defence buffs regardless. This effectively reduces his A2 cooldown to three turns, enabling frequent cycling of crucial buffs for damage, sustain, and accuracy, all while countering Torment. Lastly, his passive boosts ally damage by 10% when under Perfect Veil.

Tuhanarak offers an alternative way to counter Torment by passively cleansing debuffs from allies. Her passive removes one random debuff from all allies on her turn – or two if they’re under Continuous Heal. While she applies Continuous Heal to herself and the lowest HP ally, pairing her with an ally who places this on all allies can maximize her cleansing potential. If your team is already resisting other debuffs, the single debuff cleanse is often enough to remove the troublesome True Fear. Beyond cleansing, Tuhanarak brings valuable utility with Decrease Attack and Block Buffs on a single target, a random debuffs spread, Increase Speed and Defence buffs, and Decrease Speed on her A1. Altogether, she’s a versatile champion capable of filling multiple roles in a Hydra team.

For those fortunate enough to have pulled Pheidi Tealcrest, he ranks as one of the best Hydra support champions in the game! To counter Torment, his A3 applies Perfect Veil and Increase Resistance to allies while reducing the cooldown of their skills by 3 turns, except this skill. This allows allies to cycle their abilities more frequently, counters Torment, and lowers the stats needed to resist incoming effects. His A2 further supports Hydra teams by removing buffs from enemies, applying Block Buffs and Decrease Speed, and filling ally Turn Meters by 15%. This helps prevent heads from placing buffs, slows them down, and keeps your team cycling their turns faster. Additionally, Pheidi’s A1 heals all allies and fills the Turn Meter of the ally with the lowest HP.

Inquisitor Shamael is one of a kind with how he counters Torment, and stands out as one of the best champions for this role, regardless of rarity. His passive instantly removes Fears and True Fears from allies, while filling the leader’s Turn Meter by 15% each time these effects are applied. The more Torment is active, the more your leader benefits, while nullifying the Fears for the entire team. His A2 inflicts a triple hit attack on a single target, ignoring a further 25% of the target’s defence for each buff he’s under, which can quickly escalate to true damage. Additionally, his A1 reduces the duration of buffs on enemies and counterattacks with normal hits against those debuffing your allies.

Like Tuhanarak, Doompriest passively cleanses a debuff from allies with every turn she takes, making her a solid option to counter The Head Of Torment. Her passive also heals allies by 7.5% of their HP, helping sustain your team’s health. When equipped with Relentless gear, the potential extra turns can lead to further cleanses, which is ideal if your team lacks resistance for incoming debuffs. Beyond her passive, she offers an A2 that places Increase Attack to boost ally damage, an A1 that grants Increase Crit Rate to a random ally, and a Speed Aura for Force champions.