Generation 1 hero guide

Amadeus Guide: Conquest, Arena, Counters and Best Position

A data-backed Amadeus guide covering Conquest value, preliminary Arena performance, best position, skills, teammates, counters, and evidence limits.

Intermediate HeroesConquestArenaCounters Updated July 16, 2026

Amadeus quick verdict

Amadeus profiles as a frontline damage tank with a current Conquest tier of A and a preliminary Arena tier of A. The best recorded or projected position is Back right.

EvidenceLimited
Highest trusted winStage 478
Best positionBack right
Conquest tierA
Arena projectionA
RoleFrontline Damage Tank
Evidence status

Limited Conquest evidence, including a trusted win through stage 478.

How Amadeus works

Amadeus is a 1-generation mythic Infantry built primarily as a frontline damage tank. The kit centers on area damage, burst damage, escort cleave, and multi-hit pressure.

Conquest skill 1

Amadeus casts enemies in the target area upward followed by three powerful slashes, each dealing Attack * 224% damage.

Conquest skill 2

Amadeus releases a burst of arcane energy with each sword slash, dealing Attack * 23% damage to frontal foes.

Conquest skill 3

Amadeus is a master at pressing his advantage, increasing Attack by 48% when Health is below 50%.

Gameplay-observed tags

area damageburst damageescort cleaveconditional powerfrontline tendencybackline tendencymulti-hit pressurelow-health triggerself Attack

Amadeus in Conquest

The hero has successful evidence through stage 478, which supports later-generation specialist use.

The current composite ranking weighs stage ceiling, trustworthy lower-power performance, role utility, position versatility, raw stats, and generation ceiling. Amadeus is not ranked from raw win rate alone because heroes enter the dataset at different stages and are tested with different frequency.

The current pattern is useful for testing but still sensitive to lineup and account context.

Amadeus in Arena

Preliminary Arena projection

The Arena rating is preliminary. It combines Conquest evidence, raw stats, generation age, targeting value, and utility such as area damage, burst damage, escort cleave, and multi-hit pressure. A very small amount of direct Arena evidence exists, but it is not large enough to publish as a firm result.

In Arena, Amadeus should be judged by whether the formation can use area damage, burst damage, escort cleave, and multi-hit pressure before the hero is removed or controlled. Newer-generation raw stats matter more in direct PvP, but specialized older heroes can remain useful three or four generations later when their development and utility still justify the slot.

Best position for Amadeus

The strongest trusted position in the current dataset is Back right. This is an advanced anchor use: the Infantry is protecting the rear or changing normal targeting rather than following the default frontline tendency.

  • Trusted winning positions: Back right.

The starting target map still applies: front left and back left pressure enemy front left, while front right, back middle, and back right pressure enemy front right. Retargeting then follows the closest valid target.

Amadeus strengths and limitations

Main strengths

  • Area damage.
  • Burst damage.
  • Escort cleave.
  • Multi-hit pressure.
  • Self attack.
  • Conditional power.

Main limitations

  • The strongest effect depends on a trigger, stack, mark, or timing condition.
  • Newer generations gain a raw-stat advantage, so continued use depends on development and specialized utility.

Who Amadeus counters—and who counters Amadeus

Strong or useful into

Helga — Direct counter Moderate evidence. Amadeus has an observed advantage into Helga. Most often observed with Amadeus in back right, initially pressuring the enemy front right.
Rosa — Direct counter Moderate evidence. Amadeus has an observed advantage into Rosa. Most often observed with Amadeus in front left, initially pressuring the enemy front left.
Alcar — Conditional counter Strong evidence. Amadeus has an observed advantage into Alcar. Most often observed with Amadeus in front left, initially pressuring the enemy front left.
Howard — Conditional counter Moderate evidence. Amadeus has an observed advantage into Howard. Most often observed with Amadeus in front left, initially pressuring the enemy front left.

Threats to watch

Alcar — Direct counter Strong evidence. Alcar has an observed advantage into Amadeus. Place Alcar in the same frontline lane as Amadeus.
Howard — Direct counter Strong evidence. Howard has an observed advantage into Amadeus. Most often observed with Howard in front right, initially pressuring the enemy front right.
Jabel — Direct counter Moderate evidence. Jabel has an observed advantage into Amadeus. Most often observed with Jabel in back right, initially pressuring the enemy front right.
Marlin — Direct counter Moderate evidence. Marlin has an observed advantage into Amadeus. Most often observed with Marlin in back left, initially pressuring the enemy front left.

Named matchup conclusions remain position-dependent. A direct counter should be placed in the lane or slot that creates the observed interaction.

Best teammates for Amadeus

AlcarObserved partner in trusted Conquest wins.
RosaObserved partner in trusted Conquest wins.
MargotObserved partner in trusted Conquest wins.
MarlinObserved partner in trusted Conquest wins.

Observed partners show formations that have worked in the raw Conquest data; projected partners are role-complement suggestions and still need direct testing.

Amadeus data facts

EvidenceLimited
Highest trusted winStage 478
Best positionBack right
Conquest tierA
Arena projectionA
RoleFrontline Damage Tank
  • Trusted winning positions: Back right.
  • The hero has successful evidence through stage 478, which supports later-generation specialist use.
  • Exact row counts, private powers, ratios, and full recorded lineups are intentionally not published.
  • Evidence labels are refreshed when the guide library is rebuilt from the raw Conquest tab.

Conquest conclusions use the current raw Conquest Lab dataset. Arena conclusions are preliminary projections unless a section explicitly says otherwise. Exact private rows, lineups, powers, and ratios are not published.