Epic Seven Lenoa Hero Kit

Lenoa is the free Moonlight 5-star Ranger from the Epic Seven x Chaos Zero Nightmare collaboration that opens in September 2026. She is a Moonlight unit, which is normally the slowest gacha currency in Epic Seven — players usually spend Mystic medals or Galaxy bookmarks to lock in ML5 picks. The CZN collab makes her free for any Heir who finishes the event track. Lenoa’s signature kit leans on buff-stealing and Combat Readiness push, which fits the 2026 bruiser meta where Soul Weaver immunity is the off-switch. She is not a Covenant summon and she is not a Hunt unit. If you already run a Hunt core, this is a free Moonlight that does not conflict with your bookmarks. Full numbers below come from the 8th Anniversary Showcase notes and the CZN collab preview coverage from GameMarket, gamemeca, and LDPlayer.

The same collab also brings Haru and Meilin through limited summons — that is where the bookmark budget actually gets spent. Lenoa herself is the headline because the acquisition cost is zero; the value of the collab comes from finishing the event track quickly enough to claim her before the limited banners close. The CZN collaboration update is the timing page; this page is the kit and the build.

What Lenoa does in 2026

Lenoa’s preview kit, as published in the 8th Anniversary Showcase on 22 August 2026, is a Ranger with three ideas stacked: she steals buffs from the enemy, she pushes Combat Readiness on her team, and her S3 carries a single-target execute that scales with how many buffs she has stripped. The pattern fits the 2026 bruiser meta because the off-switch to kits like Lisette’s Time Reversal and Perfumer Byblis barriers is buff-strip plus CR push — a faster Soul Weaver that strips Lenoa before she acts turns the kit off, but a Soul Weaver that strips slower than Lenoa loses the immunity race. She is on the PvP ranks for buff-heavy drafts and on the Moonlight shopping list for the free-pull side.

For PvE, Lenoa is not a Hunt unit and not an Expeditions carry. She is a 2026 bruiser-counter — bring her to Arena and RTA drafts that face buff-heavy compositions.

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How to claim Lenoa for free

The CZN collaboration opens in September 2026 on the global server. To claim Lenoa:

1. Open the collaboration event tile on the lobby.
2. Finish the consultation office tracks on the CZN-themed Witch Haven content.
3. Spend the collaboration currency on the Moonlight selector step at the end of the track.
4. Log in once after the selector unlocks to lock the pick.

The full claim window runs roughly four weeks from the collaboration start. The CZN collaboration update page lists the exact dates once the patch lands. Do not skip the track just because the limited banners cost bookmarks — Lenoa is the only free Moonlight in this collab cycle.

Skill kit (preview)

S3 — Agent’s Last Word (5-turn, +3 souls)

Single-target execute that strips up to two buffs from the target and deals damage proportional to the number of buffs stripped. Soulburn (-10 souls) extends the strip to three buffs and ignores Effect Resistance on the strip. Skill-ups raise the strip count and damage. The S3 is the build-defining piece — every buff she strips is also a multiplier on the execute damage.

S2 — Parallel Combat (4-turn, +2 souls)

Grants the team 15% Combat Readiness and a single-target debuff that reduces the enemy’s Attack for 2 turns. Soulburn (-10 souls) extends the CR push to 30%. Skill-ups raise the CR push percentage. The S2 is the tempo engine — a 30% CR push on the squad lets your bruiser take the second turn before the enemy team recovers.

S1 — Card Draw (no cooldown, +1 soul)

Single-target strike with a 15% chance to steal a buff from the target. Soulburn reduces the cost; skill-ups raise the steal chance. The S1 is the sustain tool — every steal she lands on the S1 turns into a free buff on her own kit. CZN’s card-deck origin shows here: she does not just attack, she draws from the enemy’s hand.

Stat priority

Lenoa is a fast bruiser-counter Ranger. The stat priority is Speed, Effectiveness, Attack%, HP%.

• Speed: target 260–290. She needs to outspeed the enemy Soul Weaver so her S3 strip lands before the immunity buffer does.
• Effectiveness: target 100%+ for the strip to land on Effect-Resistance-stacked bruisers.
• Attack%: target 2,800–3,200. The S3 scales with raw Attack as a baseline, then multiplies by the strip count.
• HP%: target 12,000–14,000. She is a Ranger, not a bruiser. The HP stat exists so she survives one cleave turn.

Artifacts: Song of Stars is the dedicated buff-strip artifact and pairs cleanly with the S3. Etica’s Scepter is the alternative for raw strip damage. Daydream Joker does not belong on Lenoa — she is not a Hunt DPS.

Skill-ups

S3 first — Agent’s Last Word is the kit. The strip count and the execute damage both rise with skill-ups. +6 minimum on S3. S2 next — Parallel Combat’s CR push scales harder with skill-ups. S1 last — Card Draw is filler sustain.

MolaGora budget: dump into S3 until +6. +15 if she is your PvP carry. S2 to +3 for the CR push scaling. S1 is +3 filler.

Team fit

Lenoa fits the same first-turn contest that Hwayoung anchors, but she brings buff-strip plus CR push instead of execute. The 2026 RTA templates:

• Bruiser counter: Lenoa + faster soul weaver + Hwayoung + dps. Lenoa strips the enemy Soul Weaver’s buffs, the soul weaver cleanses, Hwayoung executes.
• Standard control: Lenoa + CR push + dps + dps. Lenoa takes turn 1 with her S3 strip, the squad takes turn 2 with the CR push.
• Anti-revive: Lenoa + Briar Witch Iseria + dps + dps. Lenoa strips buffs, Briar Witch Iseria turns off revive, the dps finishes.

She is not a Hunt unit. She is not an Expeditions carry. She is not a replacement for Salome in Hell Raid. For PvP she is on the short list of 280 Speed strip-Rangers.

Counters to Lenoa

Lenoa is strong but not uncounterable.

• Effect Resistance strip on Lenoa: a faster soul weaver with a strip can remove Lenoa’s own buffs before she acts. Bring a strip DPS or a faster strip-Soul Weaver.
• Immunity buffer on the enemy team: a Soul Weaver with team-wide immunity (Rod of Amaryllis + Aurius) shuts her S3 strip down. The bruiser cycle survives because Lenoa cannot land the strip.
• First-turn burst before her S3: a 290 Speed cleave with a defense-break opener can land on Lenoa before she casts S3. Her S2 does not protect her entry turn.
• Skill nullifier on Agent’s Last Word: if a soul weaver lands a skill nullifier before her S3 resolves, the strip is interrupted. Bring an Immunity buffer or a faster soul weaver.

What not to do

• Do not put Daydream Joker on Lenoa. It is a Hunt DPS artifact. She is a PvP strip Ranger.
• Do not build her as a slow bruiser. The 280 Speed strip build is the ladder build. A 180 Speed Lenoa is a sidestory farmer.
• Do not use her in Hunt 13. She is not a Hunt DPS. The Hunt core wants Sigret, Furious, Alexa, and a soul weaver.
• Do not skip the free event track. Lenoa is the headline of the CZN collab. The limited banners (Haru, Meilin) are the bookmark spend, but the free Moonlight is the real value.

Cross-link checklist

Lenoa is the 2026 free Moonlight strip-Ranger from the CZN collaboration. The PvP ranks rank her High Pick on the bruiser counter archetype. The Moonlight ranks note that she is a free pull — no Mystic medals, no Galaxy bookmarks. The Arena guide covers Immunity versus Counter sets. If you play RTA or Champion Arena, Lenoa is the 2026 free Moonlight to build.

Lenoa’s preview kit is based on the 22 August 2026 Showcase coverage and the LDPlayer / gamemeca / GameMarket preview write-ups. Final numbers will be confirmed once the patch lands. YouTube reference: Epic Seven New Era Showcase with @Sindree (id Bgucb2hXKdI).