A living weapon, the cynical Berserker

Sez

★★★★★

/Ice/Thief

Scorpio

Dtier

Introduction

Sez is a 5-star Ice character in Epic Seven. Sez's class is Thief. Horoscope: Scorpio.

On the Epic Seven tier list Sez is D tier, 330th of the 386 characters ranked.

Other Ice characters in Epic Seven: ae-KARINA, Aither, Alexa, Amid, Amiki, Angelica and 72 more.

Best build for Sez

From 2,312 player builds

Artifacts

6 options

1
Wind Rider
47%
2
Manica of Control
14%
3
Shadow Winds 7
8%

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4
Elyha's Knife
6%
5
Alexa's Basket
4%
6
A Symbol of Unity
4%

Typical stats

Speed: 218
Attack: 4,242
Health: 11,228
Defense: 828
Crit Chance: 101%
Crit Damage: 317%

Gear sets

6 options

1
Speed(4)Penetration(2)
34%
2
Destruction(4)Penetration(2)
20%
3
Destruction(4)Torrent(2)
8%
4
Speed(4)Torrent(2)
8%

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5
Attack(4)Critical(2)
6%
6
Speed(4)Critical(2)
3%

Sez in Real-Time Arena

On the Real-Time Arena usage list Sez is D tier, 119th of 242: picked in 0.1% of drafts at Champion and above this season (Fall 2026), winning 46% of the games Sez plays.

Pick rate0.15%
Win rate45.96%
Pre-ban rate0%
Banned after pick20.82%

Pick rate by league

Champion0.15%
Warlord0.14%
Emperor0.18%
Legend0.08%

Sets in RTA

Used, win rate

Destruction4Penetration2
28%, 50%
Speed4Penetration2
17%, 44%
Destruction4Torrent2
9.7%, 44%
Speed4Torrent2
5.7%, 51%
Destruction4Pursuit2
4.3%, 46%

Drafted with

Hard matchups

Artifacts in RTA

Used, win rate

Wind Rider46%, 46%
Summer Photogenic18%, 48%
Shadow Winds 712%, 56%
Manica of Control6.9%, 39%
A Symbol of Unity6.1%, 44%

When it's drafted

Share, win rate

First player, pick 11.1%
Second player, picks 1-24.3%
First player, picks 2-312%, 51%
Second player, picks 3-411%, 47%
First player, picks 4-547%, 47%
Second player, pick 523%, 46%

Most players enhance Dark Shadow to +5 (92% of builds), Die Hard to +5 (94% of builds) and Conviction to +5 (98% of builds).

Profile

A cynical and quiet man, Sez Gaien is a living weapon known to many as "the Berserker." After gaining power from an Acolyte to escape the Homunculus experiments, he was branded a mass murderer and has been running ever since.

Sez carries the title "A living weapon, the cynical Berserker". Sez is voiced by Ray Chase in English, 前野智昭 in Japanese, and 홍범기 in Korean. Sez's hobby is listening to Bellona, and Sez's good at assassinations and giving irrelevant answers. Sez likes survival, winning fights and feeling sated. Sez was released on 30 August 2018.

Sez's introduction: What do you want from me...?

Stats

Health54th of 3916,266
Attack38th of 3911,228
Defense371st of 391473
Speed140th of 391113
Critical Hit Chance62nd of 39123%
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

StatLevel 50, 5 starsLevel 60, 6 stars

HealthLevel 50, 5 stars: 5,071Level 60, 6 stars: 6,266
AttackLevel 50, 5 stars: 1,014Level 60, 6 stars: 1,228
DefenseLevel 50, 5 stars: 381Level 60, 6 stars: 473
SpeedLevel 50, 5 stars: 113Level 60, 6 stars: 113
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

Dark Shadow
Skill 1
gains 1 Soul
Attacks the enemy with dark energy, with a 50% chance to make the enemy unhealable for 1 turn. Damage dealt increases proportional to the amount of the enemy's lost Health.
1. +1 +5% damage dealt
2. +2 +5% damage dealt
3. +3 +5% damage dealt
4. +4 +10% damage dealt
5. +5 +10% damage dealt
After awakening stage 3
Attacks the enemy with dark energy, making them unhealable for 1 turn. Damage dealt increases proportional to the amount of the enemy's lost Health.
- Unhealable Cannot receive recover Health effects.
Die Hard
Skill 2
When attacked, damage suffered in one attack does not exceed 51% of max Health. After an ally except for the caster attacks, when the target's Health is 30% or less, activates Encroach. Encroach: Attacks all enemies by releasing dark energy, and increases Combat Readiness of the caster by 30%. Damage dealt increases proportional to the target's lost Health.
Before enhancement
When attacked, damage suffered in one attack does not exceed 70% of max Health. After an ally except for the caster attacks, when the target's Health is 30% or less, activates Encroach. Encroach: Attacks all enemies by releasing dark energy, and increases Combat Readiness of the caster by 30%. Damage dealt increases proportional to the target's lost Health.
Conviction
Skill 3
Cooldown 5 turns (6 before enhancement), gains 3 Souls
Inflicts lethal damage on the enemy. When the enemy is defeated, inflicts extinction, and inflicts additional damage proportional to the caster's Attack on all enemies except for the target. Damage dealt increases proportional to the target's lost Health.
Soul Burn (20 Souls): Increases damage dealt.
1. +1 +5% damage dealt
2. +2 +5% damage dealt
3. +3 -1 turn cooldown
4. +4 +10% damage dealt
5. +5 +15% damage dealt
- Extinction Targets killed by this skill cannot revive.

Exclusive Equipment

Sealed Energy

An apostle's power dwelling in Sez's right hand. Though this dark force allowed him to escape the Homunculus laboratory, it continues to haunt him.

Pick one option:

Dark Shadow: Increases damage dealt by Dark Shadow by 20%.
Die Hard: Increases Attack of the caster for 2 turns when using Encroach.
Die Hard: Increases damage dealt by Encroach by 20%.

Increase Attack Increases Attack by 50%.

Imprint

GradeImprint Release: AttackImprint Concentration: Critical Hit Chance

BImprint Release: Attack: 4%Imprint Concentration: Critical Hit Chance: 6%
AImprint Release: Attack: 6%Imprint Concentration: Critical Hit Chance: 9%
SImprint Release: Attack: 8%Imprint Concentration: Critical Hit Chance: 12%
SSImprint Release: Attack: 10%Imprint Concentration: Critical Hit Chance: 15%
SSSImprint Release: Attack: 12%Imprint Concentration: Critical Hit Chance: 18%

Imprint Release gives the bonus to the team; Imprint Concentration gives Sez the bonus instead.

Awakening

Upgrade planner

Stage 1Attack +3%, Attack +20, Health +60
Stage 2Health +3%, Attack +20, Health +60
Stage 3Attack +20, Health +60, enhances Dark Shadow
Stage 4Critical Hit Chance +8%, Attack +30, Health +80
Stage 5Attack +6%, Attack +30, Health +80
Stage 6Health +6%, Attack +30, Health +80

Relationships

AraminthaTrust
Captain of the Phantom CIC, Sez will follow whatever Aramintha says.
RasTrust
A person who gave a helping hand when Sez was so busy with work that he didn't have the time even to eat.
KirisGrudge
Kiris has been entrusted to assassinate Sez. If she ever tries to come after him again, he won't let her go a second time.
BellonaTrust
Someone who taught Sez that losing doesn't necessarily mean death. Bellona is the only opponent he can spar without being afraid.
VioletTrust
A strange man who appeared from a Chaos Gate. Though he doesn't seem to be a threat, Sez is not fond of him for no real reason.
FenneTrust
Something within Sez can't stand to see Fenne in pain.