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Etheria Restart Best PvP Teams for RTA Ladder and Arena​​

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Top Etheria Restart PvP teams are built around fast Lily‑led openers, bruiser “turn two” cores with Holden/Rahu/Tiamat, and control/value engines using Veronika, Beyontin, and Celince. RTA drafts and Etherena defenses mostly remix those same pieces: speed control, revive/mitigation, and 1–2 hyper‑carries.​​

Ladder and arena meta overview

Intro‑to‑PvP guides split Etheria’s PvP into two main modes: Etherena (AI‑controlled defenses you can counter‑pick into) and Summit Arena (RTA draft with bans). HellHades’ PvP Animus guide and multiple tier lists describe three broad archetypes that dominate both:​

  • Turn‑one speed cleave with Lily and fast controllers.
  • Turn‑two bruiser/control with Tiamat/Holden/Rahu cores.
  • Value/control comps built around Beyontin, Veronika, and Celince revives, buff‑steal, and shields.​​

Prydwen’s PvP ratings and Pocket Tactics’ December 2025 PvP tier list both place Freya, Tiamat, Massiah, Beyontin, Obol, Lingluo, Celince, Veronika, Heinrich, Dorothy the Wisher, Kloss, Lily, Lilith, Helkid, DokiDoki, Shadow Sania, Rahu, Rosa, Yeli, Liliam, Plume, and Kokardi in the top PvP tiers.​

Example top PvP archetypes and cores

Here are representative “shells” rather than fixed 4‑man lists, so you can adjust to your account while keeping the meta structure.

  • Speed cleave (turn‑one)
    • Core pieces: Lily (premier speed buffer), fast CC units like Obol/Kraken/Marvell, plus 1–2 AoE DPS (Liliam, Massiah, Rosa, Yeli).​​
    • The July 2025 PvP tier list calls Lily “the best unit in the game hands down” because of her teamwide speed buff and enabling your damage dealers to move first.​
    • HellHades notes Kraken, Obol, and Marvell as F2P‑friendly speed openers; Obol supplies AoE control/DoTs and Marvell’s high base speed lets him contest SSRs with proper gear.​
  • Turn‑two bruiser/control
    • Core pieces: Tiamat, Holden, Rahu, Lingluo, Sonia, plus utility like Cachi.​
    • PvP videos describe this as the main “turn two” shell: Tiamat provides AoE taunt, shields, and a later transformation into heavy AoE damage; Holden and Rahu scale defensively and punish long fights; Lingluo and Sonia enable survivability and counter‑punching.​​
    • HellHades’ PvP guide marks Rahu as a “tanky, deadly” DEF‑scaling bruiser and notes that such comps thrive when they survive the initial enemy burst.​
  • Revive/value control (stall / midrange)
    • Core pieces: Beyontin (AoE revive + ATK/CDmg buffs), Veronika (buff steal/redistribute, shields), Celince (mitigation, sustain), Lingluo/Helkid for extra sustain.​
    • HellHades calls Veronika “an absolute menace” and Beyontin “top‑tier support,” highlighting interactions where Veronika steals Beyontin’s revive buff and spreads it to the whole team.​
    • Pocket Tactics and Prydwen both rate Beyontin, Veronika, Celince, Lingluo, and Helkid SS/S‑tier for PvP because they compress revival, defensive buffs, and disruptive utility into a few slots.​

Sample team shells for RTA and Etherena

These are concrete 4‑unit examples inspired by RTA tier‑list breakdowns and PvP guides; substitute within the same archetype if you lack a specific SSR.​​

  • RTA speed opener shell
    • Lily (speed/ATK buffer) + Obol or Kraken (AoE CC/DoTs) + Liliam or Massiah (main AoE DPS) + Rosa or Yeli (secondary DPS or finisher).
    • Gameplan: outspeed, control front line with Kraken/Obol, then wipe with Liliam/Massiah before defensive cores stabilise.
  • RTA bruiser/control shell
    • Tiamat (taunt + transform DPS) + Rahu or Holden (DEF‑scaling bruiser) + Lingluo (sustain) + Lily or Kloss (speed/utility).
    • Gameplan: accept going second, survive the opener via Tiamat’s shields/taunts and Lingluo’s healing, then grind the enemy down with Rahu/Holden while controlling turns.
  • Arena defense value shell
    • Beyontin (revive support) + Veronika (buff theft/shielding) + Celince or Helkid (tanky sustain) + DokiDoki or Massiah (threat).
    • Gameplan: force attackers to burn through layers of revive and shields while your main damage dealer punishes prolonged fights.

Prydwen’s PvP section and RTA tier lists both stress that drafting and bans matter more than fixed teams in Summit Arena, so these shells are best used as starting points for drafts: first‑pick a meta core (Lily, Tiamat, Beyontin, Veronika, etc.) and then pivot based on what your opponent shows.​​

Practical tips for building PvP teams

General PvP and tier‑list guides converge on a few setup rules.

  • Build Lily, Lingluo, and at least one bruiser (Tiamat/Rahu/Holden) as early PvP priorities; they are rated SS/S‑tier across multiple PvP lists.​​
  • For Etherena defense, lean on revive/value shells (Beyontin/Veronika/Celince/Lingluo) since AI handles them well; for RTA, practice both a speed‑first and a turn‑two draft so you can pivot in the lobby.​
  • Use PvP‑specific tier lists (HellHades, Prydwen, Pocket Tactics, and dedicated PvP tier‑list videos) as references when slotting substitutes; matching roles (speed lead, bruiser, revive support, control) matters more than copying exact names.​

With these archetypes and examples, it becomes easier to translate “best units” lists into cohesive RTA drafts and solid Etherena defenses tailored to your own roster.

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