Hendrickson Build Guide: Best Weapons, Armor & Team Comps — 7DS Origin
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Hendrickson Build Guide: Best Weapons, Armor & Team Comps — 7DS Origin

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Overview & Lore

Hendrickson is a former Grandmaster of the Holy Knights who now works as an apothecary, seeking redemption for his past actions. In The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin, this SR-rarity character operates as a highly versatile frontline support hybrid who provides strong defensive utility, healing, and team-wide resistance boosts. He is widely considered one of the most reliable and universal flex supports for sustaining teams during extended encounters.

Best Weapons and Element

Hendrickson's combat role shifts drastically depending on the weapon he has equipped, making him incredibly flexible:

  • Longsword Holy (Best for Healing & Defense): This loadout transforms Hendrickson into a premier healer and defensive support. His Normal Skill (Defensive Spell) increases all allied heroes' Defense by 20% for 40 seconds, and his Ultimate Move (Magic Unleashed) continually restores the HP of allies in range while dealing damage.
  • Lance Darkness (Best for Darkness Synergy): When using the Lance, he becomes a core asset for Darkness teams. He operates as a dark team buffer, granting a 20% dark attack boost and a 20% overall damage buff. His abilities grant him a "Berserk" state that boosts his Critical stats at the cost of draining his own HP, and his attacks deal bonus damage to enemies affected by a Darkness Burst.
  • Dual Swords Physical (Best for Crowd Control): This weapon focuses on heavily penalizing the enemy's Movement Speed and inflicting Stuns. His Ultimate Move (Knight's Sword) deals massive damage while severely slowing down the enemy, which perfectly triggers his passive ability to grant his team bonus Critical Chance.

Best Armor & Stats

While specific named best-in-slot armor sets are currently marked as "under construction" in the game's database, you should build him as a tanky support by prioritizing Defense, Max HP, and Healing Efficiency to maximize the power of his Longsword loadout.

You should also prioritize equipping his unique Costumes for massive passive advantages:

  • A Suit From Younger Days (Best for Longsword Support): Using his Ultimate Move massively increases all allied heroes' Healing Received (up to 80%) for 14 seconds if their remaining HP is critically low (30% or lower).
  • Apothecary's Workwear (Best for Physical/Dual Swords DPS): Using his Ultimate Move greatly decreases his Special Attack cooldown and increases Physical damage by up to 60% for 10 seconds.

Best Team Compositions

Because he provides exceptional healing and universal buffs, Hendrickson is a staple support character who fits perfectly into nearly every top-tier elemental team in the game [9-12].

  • The Optimal Holy Team: King (Main DPS), Elaine (Support), Mannie (Support), Hendrickson (Healer/Support). Hendrickson provides necessary defensive utility while Elaine and Mannie feed resources to King so he can endlessly attack.
  • The Optimal Earth Team: Diane (Bruiser DPS), Elaine (Support), King (Buffer), Hendrickson (Healer). A very complete and durable team where Hendrickson backs up Diane's frontline playstyle.
  • The Optimal Wind Team: Elaine (Support), Tristan (Sub-DPS), Howzer (DPS), Hendrickson (Healer). Hendrickson keeps the team alive while Howzer and Tristan focus on applying Bleed and landing Wind critical strikes.
  • The Optimal Lightning Team: Drake (DPS), Gilthunder (Sub-DPS), Slater (Debuffer), Hendrickson (Healer). He provides the necessary sustain while the rest of the team stacks debuffs for Drake's burst.

Key Playstyle Tips

  • Sustain the Team (Longsword): Since your entire team shares a single HP pool, your main priority with the Longsword is to keep the team alive. Cast your 20% Defense buff (Defensive Spell) right before engaging or when you anticipate a big boss attack, and save your Magic Unleashed Ultimate to top off your team's health when they are struggling.
  • Leverage the Darkness Burst (Lance): If running his Lance alongside characters like Meliodas or Bug, coordinate your attacks. Wait for the Darkness Burst to activate before unleashing his Acid Down Ultimate, as it grants him a massive 25% Crit Chance boost against targets suffering from the Burst.
  • Control the Pace (Dual Swords): With his Dual Swords, you want to constantly slow the enemy down. His passive ability boosts the entire team's Critical Chance by 10% whenever they attack an enemy with reduced movement speed, providing excellent offensive utility from a sub-DPS role.
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