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Forrest Guide: Conquest, Arena, Counters and Best Position

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

Beginner HeroesConquestArenaCounters Updated July 16, 2026

Forrest quick verdict

Forrest profiles as a frontline damage tank with a current Conquest tier of C and a preliminary Arena tier of D. The best recorded or projected position is Front left.

EvidenceUnverified
Highest trusted winNot recorded
Best positionFront left
Conquest tierC
Arena projectionD
RoleFrontline Damage Tank
Evidence status

No trusted direct Conquest win is present in the current raw dataset.

How Forrest works

Forrest is a 1-generation rare Infantry built primarily as a frontline damage tank. The kit centers on area damage, damage over time, and self damage scaling.

Conquest skill 1

Forrest’s axe pirouette deals damage of Attack * 110% per 0.5s to nearby enemies for 3s.

Conquest skill 2

Forrest’s sharpened axe deals 30% more damage per second.

Gameplay-observed tags

area damagedamage over timeself damage scalingfrontline tendency

Forrest in Conquest

The current dataset does not contain a winning record for this hero, so practical relevance is projected from the kit and raw stats.

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

This page is a projection. It should be revised when direct trusted wins are added.

Forrest 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, damage over time, and self damage scaling.

In Arena, Forrest should be judged by whether the formation can use area damage, damage over time, and self damage scaling 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 Forrest

No trusted positional win is available yet. Based on the kit and class, the starting projection is Front left, followed by matchup testing.

  • No direct winning position is available in the current dataset.

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.

Forrest strengths and limitations

Main strengths

  • Area damage.
  • Damage over time.
  • Self damage scaling.

Main limitations

  • Newer generations gain a raw-stat advantage, so continued use depends on development and specialized utility.

Who Forrest counters—and who counters Forrest

Strong or useful into

team mitigation — Utility counter Projected evidence. Brings damage over time against team mitigation.
dodge — Utility counter Projected evidence. Brings damage over time against dodge.
damage mitigation — Utility counter Projected evidence. Brings damage over time against damage mitigation.

Threats to watch

Howard — Conditional counter Moderate evidence. Howard has an observed advantage into Forrest. Most often observed with Howard in front right, initially pressuring the enemy front right.
Quinn — Conditional counter Moderate evidence. Quinn has an observed advantage into Forrest. Most often observed with Quinn in back middle, initially pressuring the enemy front right.
Olive — Conditional counter Moderate evidence. Olive has an observed advantage into Forrest. Most often observed with Olive in back right, initially pressuring the enemy front right.

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 Forrest

RosaProjected complementary role; direct pairing needs testing.
VivianProjected complementary role; direct pairing needs testing.
ThrudProjected complementary role; direct pairing needs testing.
YangProjected complementary role; direct pairing needs testing.

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

Forrest data facts

EvidenceUnverified
Highest trusted winNot recorded
Best positionFront left
Conquest tierC
Arena projectionD
RoleFrontline Damage Tank
  • No direct winning position is available in the current dataset.
  • The current dataset does not contain a winning record for this hero, so practical relevance is projected from the kit and raw stats.
  • 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.