Part of the Sea of Conquest Heroes Series:

Heroes Hub: Slots, stars and roles (Start Here).

Hero Tier List: Where she ranks.

Chizuru Guide: Her artillery First Mate.

Conches and Summoning: How to pull her.

Quick Answer

Ophelia is a Legendary Artillery Captain, rated S tier, and she is the hero most commonly recommended as your first Legendary captain — specifically as the target for your early gold conches.

The reasoning is sound. Artillery hits multiple targets, which makes it the most broadly useful damage type in the game: good against fleets, good against map content, never dead weight. An artillery captain is the safest first Legendary investment because you will never be in a situation where artillery does nothing.

Her banner has been reported with an 80-conch pity, so if you are saving toward a specific hero, that is the number to plan around.

Why Artillery Is the Safe First Pick

Five damage types exist, and they are not equally forgiving:

Artillery — multi-target. Works everywhere.
Cutthroat — targets the single lowest-HP enemy. Excellent as an execution tool, unreliable alone.
Strategic — flexible middle ground.
Blazing and Drowning — damage over time, needing 5–8 seconds to stack to full value.

A new account cannot predict what content it will be doing in three months. Artillery is the type that is never wrong, which is exactly what you want from an irreversible early investment. Full breakdown in the ships hub.

Building the Artillery Ship

The three slots, all matched to artillery for the free +20% attribute bonus:

Slot	Hero
Captain	Ophelia
First Mate	Chizuru — the ideal artillery First Mate — or Sharky for burst
Gunner	Oscar, an Epic artillery amplifier who also reduces skill cost by 2 early

Qi Lanting is the alternative artillery captain if you have her instead.

Griffin is worth mentioning separately: a Legendary AoE carry who works across artillery and strategic, and rated A tier consistently across sources.

Hull: any artillery-oriented ship, with Goddess Satjit (Season 3 buildable) as the dedicated artillery option — see the ship tier list.

Gems: yellow gems matched to artillery damage. Mismatched yellow gems contribute nothing — see the captain equipment guide.

Where She Performs

General PvE and map clearing. Multi-target output is exactly what you want against groups.

Alliance rallies. Consistent damage across a long fight, and no dependence on a specific target state.

Against sea monsters: decent. Sustained output is the right shape, though Drowning outperforms because it ignores armour.

In PvP: solid but not the standout. Fast player fights favour burst — Blazing and Cutthroat — over sustained multi-target damage.

Investment Verdict

Build her if she is your first Legendary and you want a safe, universally useful damage captain.

Remember the star rule. A 6-star Epic beats a 2-star Legendary, so if pulling Ophelia would leave you at 2 stars with no shard route, a maxed Cursed Ed serves you better in the short term. Check the conch pity and your realistic supply before committing — see the conches guide.

FAQ

Is Ophelia good in Sea of Conquest?

Yes, S tier, and the most commonly recommended first Legendary captain because artillery is useful in every kind of content.

Should I spend my gold conches on Ophelia?

She is the standard recommendation for exactly that. Her banner has been reported with an 80-conch pity.

Who is Ophelia's best First Mate?

Chizuru, the ideal artillery First Mate. Sharky is the burst alternative.

Ophelia or Qi Lanting?

Ophelia is the primary artillery captain; Qi Lanting is the alternative. Build whichever you can star higher.

Is artillery the best damage type?

The most broadly useful. Drowning is better against armour, Cutthroat better at finishing, Blazing better in fast fights.

What gems does she need?

Yellow gems matched to artillery damage — any other type gives zero benefit.

Key Takeaways

The safest first Legendary captain, because artillery is never dead weight.
80-conch pity reported on her banner — plan your saving around it.
Ophelia + Chizuru + Oscar takes the +20% bonus on all three.
Strong in PvE and rallies, merely fine in fast PvP.
A maxed Epic still beats a 2-star Ophelia. Check your shard route.

Sea of Conquest Ophelia: The Artillery Captain to Build First