Evelyn vs Scarlett vs Oliveira: First Red-Star Pick Guide

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Season 5 lets you attach red stars to three SS heroes — Evelyn, Scarlett and Oliveira — and the most common question in the community is which one deserves your SS Fragments first. The honest answer is that it depends on your faction, but this guide gives you everything you need to decide: the faction and troop matchups, each hero's role and red-star skill boosts, the global bonuses that ripple through your whole army, and the long-term value of each pick.

The Three Red Star Heroes at a Glance

All three are Season 1 orange S-rarity heroes, and all three carry faction-defining third skills that made them the backbone of faction play from the start. The table below is the quick comparison.

Hero	Faction	Troop Match	Role
Evelyn	Order Guard	Rider	Attack / Rider support, back row
Scarlett	Wings of Dawn	Shooter	Long-range DPS, counter-Blood Rose
Oliveira	Blood Rose	Assaulter	Front-line assaulter DPS

Faction and Troop Matchups

Last Z has three factions, each with a troop type and a counter relationship:

Blood Rose (Season 1) — Assaulter. The first faction; Oliveira belongs here. Blood Rose teams get per-hero ATK/DEF stacking that makes them strong against heavy melee formations.

Wings of Dawn (Season 2) — Shooter. The long-range faction; Scarlett belongs here. Shooters counter Blood Rose's assaulters and are the most commonly recommended faction for newer players.

Order Guard (Season 3) — Rider. The biker faction; Evelyn belongs here. Riders counter Wings of Dawn's shooters, giving Guard of Order players a strong matchup against the popular Wings of Dawn meta.

Your faction determines both which hero to red-star first and how that hero performs: a red-starred hero in a faction you barely use is worth far less than the same investment in your main faction.

Evelyn: Guard of Order Rider Support

Evelyn is an Order Guard hero who works best with Rider troops. Her kit combines rocket-based area damage with Rider training utility:

Fire Suppression (active): fires 11 rockets into the blast area with a damage factor around 1200–1241 before star upgrades.

Heavy Armor Soldier: normal attack damage factor scaling, improved by stars.

Queen's Order (global): boosts Rider Camp training speed by about 40–41%, with star upgrades adding Rider DEF, Rider ATK and training-cost reductions.

Her tier placement is strong — she is commonly ranked S-tier in community lists — but her value is situational: she shines inside a committed Guard of Order / Rider formation and loses value on Blood Rose or Wings of Dawn accounts. The detailed breakdown is in the Last Z Evelyn guide.

Scarlett: Wings of Dawn Shooter DPS

Scarlett is a Wings of Dawn hero built around Shooter troops:

Shadow Assault: her primary damage skill.

EM Pulse: a second damage tool with higher star scaling.

Power of Dominance (global): boosts troop damage.

Third skill: Shooter troop buffs — defense, training speed and HP bonuses — plus ATK/DEF boosts per Wings of Dawn hero deployed.

Scarlett is the recommended red-star pick for players running the game's most beginner-friendly faction, and her counter-Blood Rose value makes her a strong strategic investment on servers where Blood Rose is common. In the community tier lists she sits in the A-tier range — not the strongest standalone DPS in the game, but one of the best value picks for a whole faction.

Oliveira: Blood Rose Assaulter

Oliveira is the Blood Rose representative of the trio:

Fatal Blow: her primary damage skill.

Blade Storm: a second damage skill with higher star scaling.

Gifted Girl (global): boosts troop damage.

Third skill: Assaulter training speed +70%, plus an ATK/DEF boost per Blood Rose hero deployed — each Blood Rose hero in the formation adds troop ATK/DEF, with a full 5-hero deployment adding bonus troop capacity.

The +70% assaulter training speed is the most aggressive training bonus of the three heroes, which makes Oliveira the strongest pick for Blood Rose accounts that want to scale their army quickly. Her tier standing is A-tier, but within her faction she is the priority red-star target.

Red Star Skill Boosts Compared

All three heroes share the same red-star boost pattern applied to their own skills — which makes the comparison about the underlying skills rather than the boosts themselves:

Red Star Boost	Evelyn	Scarlett	Oliveira
Primary skill +300 damage factor	Heavy Armor Soldier	Shadow Assault	Fatal Blow
Secondary skill +450 damage factor	Fire Suppression	EM Pulse	Blade Storm
Troop damage +10%	Queen's Order	Power of Dominance	Gifted Girl
Potential Unleashed +50%	Yes	Yes	Yes

The troop damage +10% and Potential Unleashed +50% lines are the account-wide components — every red star you place on any of the three strengthens your entire army, not just the hero.

Global Bonuses and Long-Term Value

The long-term case for each hero comes down to three global-effects layers:

Faction-wide ATK/DEF: each hero's third skill boosts the whole faction's troop ATK/DEF per faction hero deployed. Concentrating red stars on your faction anchor multiplies that bonus.

Army-wide troop damage: the +10% troop damage from each hero's global skill applies regardless of deployment.

Training economy: the training-speed skills (Rider +40–41% for Evelyn, Shooter buffs for Scarlett, Assaulter +70% for Oliveira) cut the cost of growing your army — and red stars expand these bonuses further.

Because these bonuses compound, the highest long-term value belongs to whichever hero sits in your main faction. A Wings of Dawn player who red-stars Oliveira gets the generic global bonuses but misses the faction synergy — that is the trap most players fall into.

Who Should You Red-Star First?

The decision rule is simple and faction-first:

Blood Rose main → Oliveira. The +70% assaulter training speed and per-Blood Rose ATK/DEF stacking give the fastest army growth in the trio.

Wings of Dawn main → Scarlett. The best faction for newer players, and Scarlett is its natural first red-star pick with strong counter-Blood Rose value.

Order Guard main → Evelyn. Committed rider players get the most from her training utility and faction support; the hero tier list confirms her S-tier standing inside that faction.

Undecided / new player → Scarlett (Wings of Dawn). The faction plays into the most common matchups, making it the safest long-term SS Fragment investment.

Whichever you choose, apply the universal rule: concentrate SS Fragments on one hero at a time, and never red-star a hero outside your main formation.

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Team Synergy and Formation Fit

Red stars amplify a hero's role inside the formation, so formation fit decides how much value each pick returns:

Evelyn sits in the back row as an attack hero supporting Rider teams. Her red-star value peaks in a full Order Guard lineup — she is the support piece that makes Amber-style DPS and Rider cavalries work.

Scarlett anchors the back line of a Shooter formation. Her red-star boosts improve her sustained output, which is exactly what long-range formations need to hold against melee pressure.

Oliveira fights up front as the Blood Rose assaulter. Her red-star damage lands where the frontline lives, making her the trio's most aggressive combat investment.

The rule is simple: red-star the hero whose position and role you actually field. A back-row Evelyn red-starred on an account that runs no riders is a luxury purchase; the same fragments on Scarlett would change a Shooter lineup immediately.

Server Meta Considerations

Faction counters mean the "best" pick shifts with your server's population:

Servers dominated by Blood Rose: Wings of Dawn (Scarlett) gains extra value because Shooters counter Assaulters — the classic counter-play pick.

Servers dominated by Wings of Dawn: Order Guard (Evelyn) becomes the strategic choice, since Riders counter Shooters.

Balanced or new servers: Wings of Dawn remains the safe default, and Scarlett stays the recommended first red-star for most accounts.

Check your server's top alliances before committing SS Fragments. The meta is not a fixed list — it is a picture of who your opponents are, and the counter faction is where your fragments earn the most.

A Decision Checklist

If you are still undecided, run this checklist:

What faction is my main formation? Blood Rose → Oliveira. Wings of Dawn → Scarlett. Order Guard → Evelyn.

Is my chosen hero already at 5 stars? If not, finish the standard track first — red stars are locked behind it.

Do I have enough SS Fragments for 7-star? 7-star is the value threshold; a partial 6-star on the wrong hero is worse than waiting.

Does my server meta favor my faction? If your faction is hard-countered, the red-star value drops regardless of the hero's tier.

Am I willing to commit the whole season? Red stars reward a single dedicated target — spread fragments and everyone stalls.

Answering these five questions picks your hero faster than any tier list. The bottom line is that all three are solid red-star investments; the season only punishes players who split fragments between them instead of committing. Load your SS Fragment fund through the Topuplist Last Z: Survival Shooter top-up page and keep an eye on the official Topuplist site for seasonal bundle offers before you commit.

Long-Term Account Value

Red stars are a permanent account investment, so the long-term picture matters more than the current month. Three compounding effects decide it:

Troop damage +10% from the red-starred hero's global skill applies to every battle your account fights, forever — the single most reliable account-wide return in the system.

Faction ATK/DEF stacking grows every time you add another faction hero to the formation, so a red-starred faction anchor becomes more valuable as your roster fills out over seasons.

Training economy — the trio's third skills cut troop-training costs and speeds — compounds across every future season of army building.

Because these bonuses are permanent, the worst long-term outcome is red-starring the wrong faction. The best long-term outcome is picking your faction anchor, committing the season to it, and letting the compound value build through the rest of the year.

Final Recommendation Summary

To close the debate in one place:

Scarlett is the safest default — Wings of Dawn is beginner-friendly, counters the common Blood Rose meta, and her red-star value is high for any Shooter account. Recommended for undecided and new players.

Oliveira is the army-scaling pick — the +70% assaulter training speed and Blood Rose stacking deliver the fastest overall growth for Blood Rose mains.

Evelyn is the committed-faction pick — highest tier standing (S-tier) and the deepest long-term value, but only for players genuinely running Order Guard and Rider formations.

No matter which you choose, the season rewards focus: one hero, one faction, one complete red-star run. That is the difference between a strong account and a scattered one.

One Last Comparison: The Budget Angle

For players deciding purely on economics, the picture is simple. The same SS Fragment budget buys one 7-star hero — or three stalled 6-star heroes. Since the account-wide bonuses (troop damage +10%, faction ATK/DEF, training economy) scale with star depth rather than hero count, the 7-star single hero is worth roughly three times the spread-out alternative. Among the trio, that logic points to the same answer as the faction logic: pick your main faction's hero, drive it to 7-star, and only then look at a second target. Every other decision is detail; this one is the whole plan.

FAQ

Which of the three heroes is the strongest?

It depends on faction: Oliveira is the priority for Blood Rose, Scarlett for Wings of Dawn, Evelyn for Order Guard. In overall tier lists Evelyn sits highest (S-tier), with Scarlett and Oliveira in A-tier, but faction synergy outweighs the raw ranking for almost every account.

What factions do the three heroes belong to?

Evelyn is Order Guard (Rider), Scarlett is Wings of Dawn (Shooter), Oliveira is Blood Rose (Assaulter). Faction determines both the counter matchups and the third-skill bonuses each hero carries, so it is the first filter in any red-star decision.

Do the red star boosts differ between them?

The boost pattern is identical — +300 and +450 damage factors, +10% troop damage and +50% Potential Unleashed — applied to each hero's own skills. The difference is the underlying skill kits and the faction synergy each hero brings, which is where the real comparison lives.

What is the global bonus from red stars?

Each red star adds account-wide troop damage (+10% from the global skill) and boosts faction-wide ATK/DEF through the third skill, so progress on any of the three strengthens your whole army — which is why concentration beats spreading fragments.

Which hero should a new player red-star first?

Scarlett, because Wings of Dawn is the most beginner-friendly faction and plays well into the most common matchups. New players should avoid splitting fragments and drive Scarlett to 7-star before considering a second target — one complete run always beats three partial ones.

Can I red-star all three in one season?

Only with heavy spending. Free and light spenders should concentrate SS Fragments on one hero (7-star target), then move to a second only if fragments allow. The account-wide bonuses reward depth over spread, so a single complete run always beats three partial ones.