TEPPEN is a fantastic CCG centered around Capcom’s most popular franchises, allowing players to unlock and use cards based on characters from series such as Resident Evil, Street Fighter, and Monster Hunter, among others. The game has countless different units cards that are direct references to either characters or events in their corresponding games, which is undoubtedly pretty cool. However, aside from the regular unit cards, you can also choose from a series of hero cards, which act as deck leaders and add unique abilities to the mix.

These hero cards are very important as they are usually the ones that can make or break a strategy. This is because each hero has a unique skill that they can use by spending AP, and that can strongly supplement the deck play style if used correctly.

In this guide, we’re going to explain everything you need to know about the heroes in TEPPEN, as well as list all of the hero units currently available and give our thoughts on the best play styles for each.

Heroes and Hero Arts

As we mentioned above, every hero has a different skill that they can use in combat, called Hero Art. Unlike regular unit and action cards, which require MP to summon, Hero Arts require AP, which is another resource in the game. The way you gain AP is simply by using cards on the board; their MP costs are immediately transformed into AP when summoned.

In order to use a Hero Art, you must simply click on the card that appears underneath your hero when you have sufficient AP, and drag it to the field. These abilities act as unblockable action cards that can create different effects; from healing a unit’s HP or dealing damage to an enemy, to granting them unique effects and traits, or buff their stats, among others.

Keep in mind that each hero has its own color, which counts towards the color total in your deck. Take a look at our beginner’s guide for TEPPEN if you want to learn more about the basics of this awesome CCG, including deck colors, unit cards, and everything else you need to know in order to get started on the right foot.

TEPPEN Hero List

As of October 2020, there are 14 heroes in TEPPEN. Each hero has three different skills, which you can choose when building a deck. For obvious reasons, their utility can vary greatly depending on the skill that you choose. In this sense, a hero that can usually be used to directly attack an enemy could also be used to buff his allies or to grant them different effects. Mixing and matching these skills with specific deck formations is paramount for creating powerful decks.

Here are the different heroes currently in TEPPEN:

Ryu

Series: Street Fighter

Color: Red

Roles: Balanced, Buff

A relatively straightforward character that can either damage enemy units directly, or buff his allies with special effects that are ideal for setting up the field. His skills include the following:

1. Shinku Hadoken: Does 7 damage to an enemy unit.
2. Denjin Renki: Enhances the damage of all units in hand, field, and EX pocket by 1.
3. Metsu Shoryuken: Gives the Combo effect to one unit.

Rathalos

Series: Monster Hunter

Color: Red

Roles: Buff, Offensive, Defensive

While the powerful Rathalos is focused mostly on granting buffs that can increase his units’ attack values, he can also deploy a shield to help them in a pinch. His skills include the following:

1. Dive Attack: Grants all friendly units +2 attack.
2. Wrath Awoken: Grants Flight and an attack boost to an ally.
3. Blazing Wall: Heals a unit for +2 HP and gives them Shield.

X

Series: Megaman

Color: Green

Roles: Defensive, Buff

The poster boy of the Megaman X series is a very strong defensive hero in TEPPEN, offering skills that can significantly boost the HP and durability of his units.  His skills include the following:

1. Heart Tank: Heals a friendly unit for +7 HP.
2. Charge Shot: All active units gain +1 attack every time their HP is boosted.
3. Gaea Armor: Grants the Veil effect to all friendly units.

Chun Li

Series: Street Fighter

Color: Green

Roles: Defensive, Support

Chun Li is all about biding her time and waiting until the right moment to strike. Her skills include the following:

1. Kikosho: Grants the Shield effect to all friendly units.
2. Hyakuretsukyaku: Boosts a friendly unit’s attack by +1 and gives them the Heavy Pierce effect.
3. Yawn: Gives the unit an effect that causes the player to gain +4 MP when the unit is removed from the field.

Morrigan Aensland

Series: Darkstalkers

Color: Purple

Roles: Control, Offensive

This alluring succubus has the power to stop even the strongest of enemies in their tracks, and also to eliminate those who have already been affected by her charm. Her skills include the following:

1. Temptation: Applies the Halt effect to all enemies for 13 seconds.
2. Darkness Illusion: Instantly destroys all units afflicted with Halt.
3. Shadow Blade: Deals 4 damage to an enemy unit, or 6 if they have Flight. Restores +2 HP to the hero.

Dante

Series: Devil May Cry

Color: Purple

Roles: Control, Buff, Support

Though not quite as effective as Morrigan, Dante also has powerful control effects, though he truly shines in supporting his units via several buffs. His skills include the following:

1. Quicksilver: Prevents a unit from countering and afflicts them with Slow.
2. Ebony & Ivory: Grants all allies the Resonate effect.
3. Devil Trigger: Makes the hero immune to damage for 10 seconds.

Albert Wesker

Series: Resident Evil

Color: Black

Roles: Sacrifice, Offensive

Wesker is a very strong character that can instantly destroy enemy units once certain conditions are met.  His skills include the following:

1. Dark Destruction: Instantly destroys a unit that costs 5MP or less.
2. Uroboros: Resurrects the unit with the highest MP in your graveyard, and places it on the field. Once defeated, the card is permanently removed from the game.
3. Bringer of Nightmares: Instantly adds a unit with a Revenge trait to your EX Pocket.

Nergigante

Series: Monster Hunter

Color: Black

Roles: Sacrifice, Offensive, Buff

The flagship Elder Dragon of Monster Hunter World appears in Teppen as a very powerful hero card. He specializes in capitalizing on his sacrificed units to bolster the strength of active minions. His skills include the following:

1. Spike Divebomb: Gives a friendly unit +4/+4 and makes them self-destruct on attack.
2. Spike Launch: Increases the attack of friendly units equal to the total of sacrificed HP in the current match, divided equally between all affected units.
3. Change Form: Give units in hand and EX Pocket +2/+2 if hero HP is 15 or less.

Jill Valentine

Series: Resident Evil

Color: Red

Roles: Offensive

Jill is a very self-sufficient heroine that can search for specific cards in her deck, and use the Explore effect to further boost her power in combat. Her skills include the following:

1. Ultimate Weapon: Draws a Rocket Launcher card if not currently in the deck via the Explore effect, and adds it to an EX Pocket.
2. Genesis: Two of the random cards that have been obtained from Explore are granted -1 MP and added to the EX Pocket.
3. Antibody Activation: When Jills performs at least 3 Explores, she can give an ally +1/+3 and grant them a Shield.

Nero

Series: Devil May Cry

Color: Green

Roles: Growth, Buff, Offensive

Nero is an interesting character since he can make use of the Growth mechanic to power up certain units, while also providing decent offensive capabilities and buffs. His skills include the following:

1. Devil Breaker: Gives a unit +3 attack and the Spillover effect for a single turn.
2. True Power: Instantly boosts the level of a unit with Growth by one.
3. Hey, Nico!: Immediately draws either a Gerbera, Ragtime, or Tomboy card to your EX Pocket.

Akuma

Series: Street Fighter

Color: Black

Roles: Offensive, Support

As a character that focuses on the color black, Akuma doesn’t rely too much on sacrificing. He’s great for clearing boards, as well as for protecting your strongest units. His skills include the following:

1. Raging Demon: Grants a unit the Ascended effect, and immediately destroys the enemy in front.
2. Sekia Kuretsuha: Instantly destroys all units with 4 HP or less.
3. Ashura Senku: Moves an ally to a random spot on the board and grant them Veil and immunity to damage for 10 seconds.

Zero

Series: Megaman

Color: Purple

Roles: Offensive, Buff

Zero is a great offensive unit that can either completely obliterate enemies with pure damage, or support his units with powerful temporary buffs. His skills include the following:

1. Fight Against Inner Demons: Add a Maverick or Maverick Hunter card to an EX Pocket.
2. Rakuhouha: Deals 4 to 12 damage split evenly among enemy units. The damage is affected by Zero’s memory, which increases by 1 every time an action card is used, up to a maximum of 10 memory points for max damage.
3. Tenkuuha: Grants a friendly unit +2 attack and the Combo effect for one attack.

Felyne

Series: Monster Hunter

Color: Green

Roles: Support

The lovable Felyne palicoes of the Monster Hunter world are the perfect companions, offering plenty of support to their units. His skills include the following:

1. Shieldspire: Grants an allied unit +3 HP and makes all attacks that hit for 3 or less damage deal only 1 damage.
2. Coral Orchestra: The units that are in your EX Pockets, and that are of the same tribe as Felyne, get -1 MP.
3. Plunderblade: Steals a random card for the opponent’s deck and adds it to an EX Pocket.

Amaterasu

Series: Okami

Color: Red

Roles: Buff, Removal

The only hero that can permanently remove cards from the game. She can also provide powerful support to her minions:  Her skills include the following:

1. Great Divine Intervention: Gives all allied units +2 HP and deals 3 damage to all enemies. Those who are destroyed by this skill are permanently removed from the match.
2. Thunder Edge: Gives a friendly unit +1 attack and the Agility effect.
3. Celestial Envoy’s Miracle: Gives all friendly Red units +1 attack.

Learning about the different heroes in TEPPEN is vital for creating the best decks. Remember that you must first level up your heroes to unlock their different skills. In this sense, we recommend spending time in free matches, or even in practice mode to level them up before attempting real matches.