Associations

Published October 31 2021

Last Updated April 14 2023

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. Of course, if you do have an SSR unit's Ultimate Move maxed out, use them instead for the association as they will have higher stats at max potential.

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:

* Blue Ludociel: Grace of Flash (Debuff evasion)
* Blue Festival Ludociel: Grace of Flash (attack increase with buffs and stances)
* Blue Tarmiel: Grace of Ocean (HP Recovery during start of allied turn)
* Red Tarmiel: Grace of Ocean (HP Recovery during same turn while taking damage, disable skills)
* Red Sariel: Grace of Tornado (increased damage - ignores enemy’s Crit Defense)
* Green Sariel : Grace of Tornado (Decrease all enemies' Crit Chance and Crit Damage when using a skill)

In terms of Graces, even if the Archangel unit in question does not have a maxed-out Ultimate Level, it can still be worth using them on association depending on how much the Grace would help in a stage or in PVP.

There is also Unity, which acts similarly to Graces, but scales to the Ultimate Move level of the unit with the Unity ability. For example, Blue Roxy of Madness has a Unity association ability that improves as her own Ultimate Move level increases. Therefore, to use the Unity effect effectively, getting the hero's Ultimate Move level higher before using it for an association is recommended.

* Blue Roxy of Madness: Increase Attack-related stats of Humans heroes with a Unity effect by 3 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 8 / 10%.

## 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 or other utility:
	+ If no Combined Attack is available or you don't need it, use Archangels to benefit from their Grace effect
		- Blue Ludociel
		- Blue Festival Ludociel
		- Red Sariel
		- Green Sariel
		- Blue Tarmiel
		- Red Tarmiel
	+ 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 a level, use whichever units in your roster that have the highest stats.

## 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