Star Savior

Best Healer And Shield Saviors In Star Savior For PvE

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In Star Savior PvE, the best sustain comes from a mix of pure healers, shield supports, and hybrid casters who reduce incoming damage. Building at least one top sustain unit is vital if you want to clear long boss fights and late-story stages without constant wipes.​

Top healers and shield supports (SSR)

These SSRs sit at the top of most launch tier lists for PvE sustain.​

  • Elisa (Supporter / Chaos): A dedicated healer with strong single-target heals and revival, designed for long, punishing boss fights rather than fast farming. Guides recommend stacking HP and defence so she survives to cast clutch heals and revives when tanks drop.​
  • Frey (Supporter / Star): A shield-and-cleanse-focused support who also provides substantial healing, making her a cornerstone of “endurance teams”. Recommended builds focus on HP and resistance to maximise shield strength and status cleanse reliability.​
  • Serpent/Serpang (Supporter / Sun): Classified as “God tier”, Serpent nullifies skill damage once per ally or herself and automatically heals the lowest-HP teammate. This combination of damage nullification and passive healing makes her one of the safest picks for high-risk PvE content.​
  • Lily (Caster / Moon): A sustain caster who grants attack-scaling shields and applies attack-down debuffs, blending offence and defence. While she lacks Elisa-level healing, her shields and damage reduction are excellent in shield-centric comps.​

These four carry most PvE modes when paired with a strong tank and DPS core.​

Best F2P/SR sustain options

For players without premium SSR supports, there are strong SR options that cover your healing needs.​​

  • Bella (Supporter / Moon, SR): The only SR healer, offering single-target heals with a cleanse plus an AoE heal that adds random buffs if allies are already buffed. Tier-list and video guides call her a “stepping stone” sustain who comfortably carries early story until you pull Frey or Elisa.​​
  • Vesta (Defender / Star, SR): Although primarily a tank, she scales all attacks with max HP and debuffs enemy attack while boosting her own defence. This makes her a pseudo-bruiser/shield frontliner who indirectly reduces incoming damage for the team.​​

For early accounts, pairing Bella with a sturdy tank like Vesta creates a surprisingly durable PvE shell.​​

PvE usage and simple builds

To get the most out of these sustain units, focus on defensive stats and core skills.​

General build priorities:

  • Elisa, Frey, Serpent, Bella: Prioritise HP, defence, and resistance; sustain supports do not need high attack and should instead be built to survive and cast.​
  • Lily: Build around attack and HP, because her shields scale with attack while she still needs enough bulk to stay alive.​

Skill investment:

  • Max or heavily invest in primary heal/shield skills and any cleanse or nullification abilities; damage skills are secondary.​
  • For Serpent and Lily, level skills that improve shield values and debuff potency, as these define their sustain value.​

Mode-specific tips:

  • Story and farming: Frey or Lily are ideal thanks to shields plus moderate damage and debuffs.​
  • Long bosses and raids: Elisa and Serpent shine due to revival, big single-target heals, and damage nullification.​
  • Early F2P progression: Bella + Vesta (or any solid SR tank) provide enough healing and mitigation to clear most early PvE content while you save pulls for top-tier supports.​​

In short, aim to secure at least one of Elisa, Frey, Serpent, or Lily for long-term PvE, with Bella and Vesta acting as reliable stopgaps for free and low-spend accounts.

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