Red Escanor

Published July 10 2020

Last Update September 25 2023

## Skill Effects

Amplify, Depletes Ultimate Move Gauge orb, Increases HP-related stats

## Location

Draw Hero

Coin Shop

Red Escanor keeps enemies in check with a skill which decreases enemies' Ultimate Move Gauges and inflicts good damage on a single enemy using a skill with the Amplify effect.

## Skills

 Rank 2
 Rank 3

 Rank 2
 Rank 3

## Hero Guide

[The Lion Sin of Pride] Holy Knight Escanor or more commonly known as Red Escanor is one of the better Free-to-Play (Coin Shop) units in the game. Outside of PVP, Red Escanor is a good free-to-play option against Howlex (Crimson Demon) and Original Demon. His “Blazing Sun” inflicts heavy damage when Buffs are used on him. He is also viable in the early phases of Story Mode and Free Stage farming.

Red Escanor is stronger when buffed by Red Arthur or anyone who can offer Buffs to allies. His offensive and defensive abilities have aged, but he can still provide good damage under the right conditions in PVE content such as Death Matches. He is tankier for the first three turns due to his unique ability granting him an additional 50% of HP-related stats (HP, Recovery Rate, Regeneration Rate, and Lifesteal).

### Pros

* High single-target damage when Buffed.
* Absorbs Crit Damage well due to high Crit Defense
* Has a skill with AoE Ultimate Move Gauge depletion

### Cons

* Low Regeneration, Crit Resistance, Recovery, and Lifesteal
* Unique ability buff can be removed by Cancel Buff, Petrify, or Freeze
* Without buffs on Red Escanor, the damage of the “Blazing Sun” skill can be underwhelming

### Skill Review

His trademark skill, Blazing Sun, has a relatively high multiplier for Amplified attacks. The total damage dealt by this skill will be +30% per active buff on self. That being said, Red Arthur provides an additional +90% damage using his “Royal Sword” buff on Red Escanor, considering he provides 3 active buffs from this skill (Increase in Attack, Defense, and HP).

Another invaluable skill, Charge and Fire, depletes the enemies Ultimate Move Gauge starting at Rank 2. Using this skill places Red Escanor’s team in an advantageous position, disallowing enemies from using their Ultimate Moves.

His ultimate skill, Punishment, allows Red Escanor to charge a concentrated attack on a single-target capable of one-shotting the enemy. It does not have any skill effect but has a very high attack multiplier (1440% at max level ultimate).

### Usage

**Early PVE (Story / Farm / Sub-Quests / Boss)** - He’s a reliable hero to bring in PVE especially for early to mid-tier level teams where the main priority is just to survive and win the stage. However, as you progress further, Red Escanor can be replaced by AOE-focused heroes who can grind the stages more efficiently.

**Knighthood Boss (Einek)** - Since the amount of remaining team HP is a key factor in getting more points, Red Escanor (with a Mono-Red team) is a viable choice for this scenario. Compared to other team options, building a Mono-Red team is F2P friendly since the core heroes are purchasable in the Coin Shop.

**Red Demon** - His viability only extends until Extreme and can’t be used in Hell difficulty. Red Escanor is still a viable option as your main or secondary attacker in a Mono-Red team. Speed-type (Blue) heroes are still the most effective against this demon.

**Demonic Beast Howlex (Crimson Demon)** - This demon is HP-type (Green) which is weak against Strength-type (Red) heroes. Since Hell difficulty only allows the use of advantageous type heroes, Mono-Red teams are highly recommended for this Death Match. Other units that can match or perform better than Red Escanor as the damage dealer are Red Derieri and Dark Traitor Meliodas, respectively.

**Original Demon** - He is a free-to-play alternative to Dark Traitor Meliodas as an Amplify character.

**Training Grotto** - He is mainly used to counter HP-type (Green) Illusion Ambers, especially against Level 3 stages.

## Story

Escanor is the Lion's Sin of Pride of the Seven Deadly Sins, the former second prince of the Kingdom of Castellio, and the man known throughout the Kingdom of Liones as "The Strongest Holy Knight". His Sacred Treasure is the Divine Axe, Rhitta, and his inherent power is called Sunshine, which made him renowned for gaining immense power during the day, and gradually becoming weaker with the setting of the sun, leaving him frail and submissive at night.

Source: https://nanatsu-no-taizai.fandom.com/wiki/Escanor