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Martial Artist Ken

A boy heading for greatness

Martial Artist Ken

★★★★★

/Dark/Warrior

Leo

Dtier

Introduction

Martial Artist Ken is a 5-star Dark character in Epic Seven. Martial Artist Ken's weapon type is fists and class is Warrior. Horoscope: Leo.

On the Epic Seven tier list Martial Artist Ken is D tier, 267th of the 386 characters ranked.

Other Dark characters in Epic Seven: Abyssal Yufine, Ainos, Ainos 2.0, Ainz Ooal Gown, All-Rounder Wanda, Apocalypse Ravi and 72 more.

What Martial Artist Ken does

A counter-attacker who gets more dangerous as he takes damage. Any hit has a 30% chance to draw a counterattack, and a critical hit on him always triggers Dragon Flame, a guaranteed crit that scales with his lost Health.

His third skill hits every enemy with a 50% chance to lower Defense, and once awakened buffs his own Attack for two turns.

Best build for Martial Artist Ken

From 1,201 player builds

Artifacts

3 options
  1. 1
    Sigurd Scythe
    76%
  2. 2
    Pipette Lance
    7%
  3. 3
    Golden Rose
    6%

Typical stats

Speed
112
Attack
4,096
Health
16,479
Defense
1,413
Crit Chance
28%
Crit Damage
326%
Effect Resistance
113%

Gear sets

5 options
  1. 1
    Destruction(4)Penetration(2)
    47%
  2. 2
    Lifesteal(4)Penetration(2)
    12%
  3. 3
    Destruction(4)Resist(2)
    11%
  4. 4
    Destruction(4)Immunity(2)
    10%
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  1. 5
    Lifesteal(4)Resist(2)
    3%

Martial Artist Ken in Real-Time Arena

On the Real-Time Arena usage list Martial Artist Ken is D tier, 173rd of 242: picked in under 0.1% of drafts at Champion and above this season (Fall 2026), winning 35% of the games Martial Artist Ken plays.

  • Pick rate0.03%
  • Win rate34.85%
  • Pre-ban rate0%
  • Banned after pick10.96%

Pick rate by league

  • Champion0.06%
  • Warlord0.02%
  • Emperor0.01%

Sets in RTA

Used, win rate
  1. Destruction4Penetration2
    19%, 35%
  2. Destruction4Resist2
    19%, 34%
  3. Destruction4
    7.5%, 41%
  4. Lifesteal4Penetration2
    6.4%, 32%
  5. Destruction4Immunity2
    4.3%, 34%

Artifacts in RTA

Used, win rate
  1. Sigurd Scythe72%, 35%
  2. Pipette Lance10%
  3. Golden Rose6.7%
  4. Uberius's Tooth4.0%
  5. Strak Gauntlet1.9%

When it's drafted

Share, win rate
  1. First player, pick 11.7%
  2. Second player, picks 1-25.5%
  3. First player, picks 2-37.5%
  4. Second player, picks 3-415%
  5. First player, picks 4-541%, 36%
  6. Second player, pick 530%, 43%

Most players enhance Knockout to +6 (94% of builds), Dragon Flame to +3 (99% of builds) and The Coming of Asura to +6 (85% of builds).

Profile

In his goal of becoming the strongest in the universe, he is hunting down and challenging every martial arts master he can find. He will cross time and space, and even dimensions, to find a worthy challenger.

Martial Artist Ken carries the title "A boy heading for greatness". Martial Artist Ken is voiced by Christopher Sean in English, 吉野裕行 in Japanese, and 박성태 in Korean. Martial Artist Ken's hobby is martial arts duels and stealing secret martial arts, and Martial Artist Ken's good at asking for a duel recklessly and unwavering tenacity. Martial Artist Ken likes fighting strong opponents and acting rashly. Martial Artist Ken was released on 30 August 2018.

Martial Artist Ken's introduction: I'll teach you how strong I am.

Stats

  • Health165th5,542
  • Attack6th1,359
  • Defense240th585
  • Speed264th105
  • Critical Hit Chance62nd23%
  • Critical Hit Damage150%
  • Effectiveness0%
  • Effect Resistance0%
  • Dual Attack Chance3%

At level 60, 6 stars and fully awakened, before gear, artifact and Imprint. Each bar is measured against the highest value in the Epic Seven roster, and the place is out of every character with that stat.

At level 50 and 60, fully awakened

  • HealthLevel 50, 5 stars: 4,494Level 60, 6 stars: 5,542
  • AttackLevel 50, 5 stars: 1,119Level 60, 6 stars: 1,359
  • DefenseLevel 50, 5 stars: 472Level 60, 6 stars: 585
  • SpeedLevel 50, 5 stars: 105Level 60, 6 stars: 105
  • Critical Hit ChanceLevel 50, 5 stars: 23%Level 60, 6 stars: 23%
  • Critical Hit DamageLevel 50, 5 stars: 150%Level 60, 6 stars: 150%
  • EffectivenessLevel 50, 5 stars: 0%Level 60, 6 stars: 0%
  • Effect ResistanceLevel 50, 5 stars: 0%Level 60, 6 stars: 0%
  • Dual Attack ChanceLevel 50, 5 stars: 3%Level 60, 6 stars: 3%

Base values before gear, artifact and Imprint. Passives that raise a stat in battle are not counted.

Skills

Damage calculator

  • Knockout

    Skill 1

    gains 1 Soul

    Attacks the enemy with a flurry of strikes, with a 100% chance to inflict provoke for 1 turn. A successful attack always results in a critical hit.

    Soul Burn (10 Souls): Increases damage dealt.

    1. +1 +5% damage dealt
    2. +2 +5% damage dealt
    3. +3 +10% effect chance
    4. +4 +10% damage dealt
    5. +5 +15% effect chance
    6. +6 +15% damage dealt
    Before enhancement

    Attacks the enemy with a flurry of strikes, with a 75% chance to inflict provoke for 1 turn. A successful attack always results in a critical hit.

    • Provoke At the start of the turn, forcibly uses basic skill on the target that inflicted provoke.

  • Dragon Flame

    Skill 2

    At the start of battle, grants vigor for 3 turns. When an ally except for the caster suffers a critical hit, counterattacks, and when the caster suffers a critical hit, counterattacks with Dragon Flame. Dragon Flame (gains 1 Soul): Attacks the enemy with a kick and penetrates the target's Defense by 50%. A successful attack always results in a critical hit, and damage dealt increases proportional to the caster's lost Health.

    • Vigor (Undispellable) Increases Attack and Defense by 30%.
    • Penetrate Ignores the target's Defense when inflicting damage.

  • The Coming of Asura

    Skill 3

    Cooldown 4 turns (5 before enhancement), gains 3 Souls

    Attacks all enemies with a powerful ground pound, with a 80% chance to decrease Defense for 2 turns. A successful attack always results in a critical hit.

    1. +1 +5% damage dealt
    2. +2 +10% effect chance
    3. +3 -1 turn cooldown
    4. +4 +10% damage dealt
    5. +5 +15% effect chance
    6. +6 +15% damage dealt
    Before enhancement

    Attacks all enemies with a powerful ground pound, with a 55% chance to decrease Defense for 2 turns. A successful attack always results in a critical hit.

    After awakening stage 3

    Cooldown 4 turns

    Attacks all enemies with a powerful ground pound, with a 80% chance to decrease Defense for 2 turns, and increases Attack of the caster for 2 turns. A successful attack always results in a critical hit.

    • Decrease Defense Decreases Defense by 70%.
    • Increase Attack Increases Attack by 50%.

Imprint

  • BImprint Release: Attack: 4%Imprint Concentration: Effect Resistance: 9%
  • AImprint Release: Attack: 6%Imprint Concentration: Effect Resistance: 14%
  • SImprint Release: Attack: 8%Imprint Concentration: Effect Resistance: 19%
  • SSImprint Release: Attack: 10%Imprint Concentration: Effect Resistance: 23%
  • SSSImprint Release: Attack: 12%Imprint Concentration: Effect Resistance: 27%

Imprint Release gives the bonus to the team; Imprint Concentration gives Martial Artist Ken the bonus instead.

Awakening

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  1. Stage 1Attack +3%, Attack +20, Health +60
  2. Stage 2Attack +3%, Attack +20, Health +60
  3. Stage 3Attack +20, Health +60, enhances The Coming of Asura
  4. Stage 4Critical Hit Chance +8%, Attack +30, Health +80
  5. Stage 5Attack +6%, Attack +30, Health +80
  6. Stage 6Attack +6%, Attack +30, Health +80

Relationships

1
  • KenGrudge

    Upon discovering the existence of a Ken other than himself in the world, Martial Artist Ken decides he must get rid of him.

Martial Artist Ken's motto: Strength is the sole purpose for existence.

Martial Artist Ken dislikes boring fights, sailing (he has severe sea sickness) and overthinking.

Upgrade costs

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Awakening

  • Stage 1Dark Rune ×10
  • Stage 2Dark Rune ×15Greater Dark Rune ×2
  • Stage 3Dark Rune ×20Greater Dark Rune ×10
  • Stage 4Greater Dark Rune ×10Epic Dark Rune ×2
  • Stage 5Epic Dark Rune ×6Rare Fighting Spirit Catalyst ×15
  • Stage 6Epic Dark Rune ×10Epic Fighting Spirit Catalyst ×10

Knockout enhancement

  • +1Gold ×4,000MolaGora ×1
  • +2Gold ×4,000MolaGora ×1
  • +3Gold ×14,000MolaGora ×1Rare Fighting Spirit Catalyst ×2
  • +4Gold ×28,000MolaGora ×2Rare Fighting Spirit Catalyst ×4
  • +5Gold ×45,000MolaGora ×4Rare Fighting Spirit Catalyst ×5
  • +6Gold ×80,000MolaGora ×4Epic Fighting Spirit Catalyst ×2

Dragon Flame enhancement

  • +1Gold ×19,000MolaGora ×1Rare Fighting Spirit Catalyst ×3
  • +2Gold ×33,000MolaGora ×2Rare Fighting Spirit Catalyst ×5
  • +3Gold ×110,000MolaGora ×4Epic Fighting Spirit Catalyst ×3

The Coming of Asura enhancement

  • +1Gold ×4,000MolaGora ×1
  • +2Gold ×4,000MolaGora ×1
  • +3Gold ×14,000MolaGora ×1Rare Fighting Spirit Catalyst ×2
  • +4Gold ×28,000MolaGora ×2Rare Fighting Spirit Catalyst ×4
  • +5Gold ×45,000MolaGora ×4Rare Fighting Spirit Catalyst ×5
  • +6Gold ×80,000MolaGora ×4Epic Fighting Spirit Catalyst ×2

Art

Martial Artist Ken key art

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