They wonât make or buff any better healer now that Diaochan exists. With the lowest drop rates and her portal being almost gem exclusive, she is most expensive (and OP) hero of the healer category now.
Itâs not like she or any other knight needed any buff, be honest. Whoever thinks they needed buffs is saying that because they own them.
Most of them are instant win after firing and only one is slow.
Howâs that fiend meta going, haha?
There are multiple options to deal with itâŚ
i pulled her, maxed her, emblemed her because i dont have another sorcerer worth embleming and had like over 3000 emblems laying around.
she has a very special application and purpose
i only use her on my blue mono team where i am overpowered and need another healer to keep me alive for a bit lover
I leveled esme to 3/70, played around with her and i like her. Yes she only removes fiends and heals, but she does it well enough that you dont need to worry about those fiend summoners. More depth to my roster 
All the hate she gets must be from proud owners of Elizabeth 
The problem with Esme is that she is a niche healer (fiend counter) that doesnt fulfill that niche very well:
She is slower than Hannah, and same speed as Elizabeth, and if Elizabeth fires first then Elizabeth has done her job of stalling mana regardless of whether Esme is ready soon afterwards.
Most niche counters at least punish the opposition, all Esme does is heal a bit more if there are fiends on the board. No cleanse, no overheal (unlike 4 star Wang!), no meaningful buff, no minions, etc.
She is the weakest 5 star healer in the game
For myself, i have level 23 mana troops, with a decent board, shes waiting for Elizabeth. She heals the damage done and removes the fiends, which makes Elizabeth and any other fiend hero useless against my team. And you do have other heroes, do you take just the one hero and expect it to punish the opposing 5 heroes? Lol⌠To each his own in how they play
Of course i would rather snipe heroes out before they can fire, but realistically, how many here can field those pay walled heroes that can end battles in a hurry.
I assume she in good option for final ascend when I have Ludwig last time, if only for family bonus? Otherwise since those fiends are literally becoming omnipresent sheâll come handy âŚ
I seriously donât get the hatred towards her. I have maxed mine and find her super useful in war. I wouldnât be upset if she got a buff, sure. But Iâm happy with her as is.
Personally I donât see it as hatred, but more of criticism that she is very niche and weaker than other healers when fiends are not involved, while the rest of the CoK 5* are very strong and useful in many more situations.
I get what you say. But I read a few posts above that Esme sucks, and sheâs bad.
That sounds different from how you put it.
There will always be some people that will be exaggerating or are used to express their criticism in absolute terms. But most often also these people just form their opinions based on the contrast with the other heroes from the event and some other heroes. Hell, I read opinions that Ninjas suck in general and I donât mean Jade, but Cobalt and OnyxâŚ
I have her and I can tell that she saved my life against Elizabeth, Hannah and other fiend makers
She takes the fiend away and after this heal 40%.
Nothing to complain
Itâs a niche hero for matches against fiend makers but itâs alright
niche like her is ok for a 4*
but 5* she doesnât offer anything outside her niche (even her heal is just ok)
look at Arco for example, he does what esme do but MUCH better and is useful outside fiends.
esme needs to have +50% raw healing, boosted healing or protection against fiends regardless to be more useful
she is the only wolf family hero with conditional buff
Arco is leagues above her when it comes to fiend control. I actually feel angry that Esme is in this state
Yeah - do an inverse Eloise at the very least: âIf the ally had fiends, they will be immune to fiends for 4 turnsâ
I see your point.
I only bring her to the match when Iâm supposed to face Fiend Makers
Even Wang yuanji does it better as a 4*, just because WYJ overheals
i really want to max her but couldnât get myself to do it.
i dislike heroes who are too niche (esme needs fiends to be present 1st).
definitely! even being slow
Look at two other recent healers released and you see just how bad Esme is.
Esme does⌠just a heal. Oh, and she blocks fiends, but at average speed so Elizabeth or Hannah may very well still fire first. Thereâs a reason you see Esme about once a month. Because nobody levels her because she SUCKS.
Lady Woolerton is better. A fast 4* hero who also heals 40%.