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Quinn Guide: Conquest, Arena, Counters and Best Position

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

Intermediate HeroesConquestArenaCounters Updated July 16, 2026

Quinn quick verdict

Quinn profiles as a backline hunter with a current Conquest tier of B and a preliminary Arena tier of C. The best recorded or projected position is Back middle.

EvidenceStrong
Highest trusted winStage 269
Best positionBack middle
Conquest tierB
Arena projectionC
RoleBackline Hunter
Evidence status

Strong Conquest evidence, including a trusted win through stage 269.

How Quinn works

Quinn is a 1-generation epic Archer built primarily as a backline hunter. The kit centers on backline targeting, burst damage, self Attack Speed, and self damage scaling.

Conquest skill 1

The upgraded Crossbow deals Attack * 560% damage.

Conquest skill 2

Years of training increases Quinn’s Attack Speed by 30%.

Conquest skill 3

Quinn’s expert survival skills increase his damage dealt by 30%.

Gameplay-observed tags

burst damageself Attack Speedself damage scalingbackline tendencybackline targeting

Quinn in Conquest

The successful evidence peaks at stage 269, so the hero is primarily an early-progression or accessibility option in the current dataset.

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

The pattern is supported strongly enough to guide formation choices, while exact powers and private rows remain hidden.

Quinn in Arena

Preliminary Arena projection

The Arena rating is preliminary. It combines Conquest evidence, raw stats, generation age, targeting value, and utility such as backline targeting, burst damage, self Attack Speed, and self damage scaling. A very small amount of direct Arena evidence exists, but it is not large enough to publish as a firm result.

In Arena, Quinn should be judged by whether the formation can use backline targeting, burst damage, self Attack Speed, 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 Quinn

The strongest trusted position in the current dataset is Back middle. Trusted wins also appear from Front right.

  • Trusted winning positions: Front right and Back middle.

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.

Quinn strengths and limitations

Main strengths

  • Backline targeting.
  • Burst damage.
  • Self attack speed.
  • Self damage scaling.

Main limitations

  • The hero needs protection and can lose value if removed before the first important cast.
  • Newer generations gain a raw-stat advantage, so continued use depends on development and specialized utility.

Who Quinn counters—and who counters Quinn

Strong or useful into

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

Threats to watch

Helga — Conditional counter Moderate evidence. Helga has an observed advantage into Quinn. Most often observed with Helga in front right, initially pressuring the enemy front right.
Howard — Conditional counter Limited evidence. Howard has an observed advantage into Quinn. Most often observed with Howard in front right, initially pressuring the enemy front right.
backline targeting — Utility weakness Projected evidence. When relying on backline targeting, watch for team mitigation, team healing, and frontline bait option.

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 Quinn

HowardObserved partner in trusted Conquest wins.
GordonObserved partner in trusted Conquest wins.
JabelObserved partner in trusted Conquest wins.
SaulObserved 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.

Quinn data facts

EvidenceStrong
Highest trusted winStage 269
Best positionBack middle
Conquest tierB
Arena projectionC
RoleBackline Hunter
  • Trusted winning positions: Front right and Back middle.
  • The successful evidence peaks at stage 269, so the hero is primarily an early-progression or accessibility option in the current dataset.
  • 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.