Summoners War Bagir Water Giant Warrior Guide

WATER GIANT WARRIOR

Bagir

★★★

DEFENSE

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Overview

Summoners War Bagir Water Giant Warrior is a 3★ Defense-type monster with a strong control-oriented kit that makes him highly useful in both PvE and niche PvP scenarios. Though his base stats aren’t overwhelming, his utility is what makes him shine—particularly in dungeons like Dragon’s Lair B12 and Giant’s Keep B12. His first skill, Iron Throw, has a 50% chance to reduce the enemy’s Attack Bar by 30%, and can be skilled up to improve both its effect rate and damage.

His second skill, Weak Spot Strike, completely reduces the target’s Attack Bar to 0 and becomes unresistable if the enemy already has a debuff. This makes him especially strong against bosses or units already under harmful effects. His third skill, Powerful Throw, strips all buffs from the target, applies a 3-turn Defense Break, and deals significant damage based purely on his Defense stat.

Bagir’s strengths lie in his ability to control the tempo of fights through consistent single-target attack bar reduction, strip, and defense break. Although he lacks AoE abilities and has relatively high skill cooldowns, he compensates with strong uptime on control effects when paired with speed-tuned allies. Because he’s only a 3★ unit, he’s also very accessible for newer players and easy to skill-up compared to 4★+ units like Hwa or Aegir.

Bagir Stats

Base Stats

Awakened Stats

How to Obtain Bagir

Temple of Wishes

Mystical Scroll

Unknown Scroll

Social Summon

Mystical Summon

Water Scroll

To obtain Bagir, the Water Giant Warrior, in Summoners War, you’ll need to summon him using standard summoning methods.

Summoning Sources

• Mystical Scrolls
• Mystical Summon
• Water Scrolls
• Unknown Scrolls
• Temple of Wishes

Secret or Event Dungeons

Unlike some monsters, Bagir does not have his own Secret Dungeon. There’s no dedicated Giant Warrior (Water) Secret Dungeon that gives shards directly.

There is also no known fixed event or dungeon where you can directly farm his shards—he mainly comes from scroll summons

Awakening Essence

Essence of Water (Mid)

Essence of Water (Low)

Essence of Magic (Low)

Essence of Magic (Mid)

To awaken Bagir, the Water Giant Warrior in Summoners War, you need specific quantities of Water Essences and Magic Essences to unlock his awakened form. Based on awakening requirements for Giant Warrior-type monsters, here’s what you’ll need:

Awakening Requirements for Bagir (3★ Monster)

• Water Essence:
  • 20 × Mid‑tier
  • 5 × Low‑tier
• Magic Essence:
  • 15 × Mid‑tier
  • 5 × Low‑tier

Where to Farm Essences

• Hall of Water (typically available on Wednesdays): for all tiers of Water Essences
• Hall of Magic (any day): for Magic Essences—also occasionally drops Water Essences
• World Boss Rewards: small chance at any essence type (one per chest)

Skills

Iron Throw	Weak Spot Strike	Powerful Throw
Attacks the enemy and reduces the Attack Bar by 30% with a 50% chance. Multiplier: 3.8*{ATK}	Attacks the enemy target and reduces the target’s Attack Bar to 0. This attack will deal more damage according to your Defense. Also, this effect can’t be resisted if the enemy is granted with harmful effect. (Reusable in 4 turns) Multiplier: 2.0*{ATK} + 3.3*{DEF}	Attacks the enemy to remove all beneficial effects granted on the target and weakens the Defense for 3 turns. The damage increases according to your Defense. (Reusable in 5 turns) Multiplier: 8.4*{DEF}
Damage +5% Harmful Effect Rate +5% Damage +5% Harmful Effect Rate +5% Damage +10% Harmful Effect Rate +10% Damage +10% Harmful Effect Rate +15%	Damage +10% Damage +10% Cooltime Turn -1	Damage +10% Damage +15% Cooltime Turn -1

Rune

Build	4-Set(s)	2-Set(s)	Stat Priorities
Early tank	N/A	Energy  Guard	Hp, Def
Tank attacker	Rage  Violent	Blade  Revenge  Guard  Endure	Def, CR, CD, Hp

Strategy

To efficiently awaken Bagir, the Water Giant Warrior, focus your strategy on farming the necessary essences from the Hall of Water and Hall of Magic. Since Bagir requires a notable amount of Mid-tier Water and Magic Essences, prioritize running the mid-level floors of each hall, as these offer the best drop rate for mid-tier materials without being too energy-intensive. The Hall of Water, available every Wednesday (and during Hall rotation events), is your primary source for Water Essences, while the Hall of Magic, open daily, provides the needed Magic Essences.

To speed up the process, use the essence fusion system to convert excess low-tier essences into mid-tier ones. Additionally, participating in World Boss battles can occasionally yield bonus essences through reward chests. Since mid-tier essences are often the limiting factor, maintaining a steady farming routine each week will ensure you’re stocked up not just for Bagir, but for other future awakenings as well.

Strength and Weakness

Strength: Bagir’s strengths lie in his exceptional utility and accessibility, making him a valuable asset for early to mid-game players. His greatest advantage is his reliable attack bar control—he can reduce the enemy’s attack bar with both his first and second skills, the latter of which can instantly drop it to zero and becomes unresistable if the enemy is already under a debuff.

Weakness: Bagir’s main weaknesses stem from his limited scope and dependency on team support. All of his skills are single-target, which restricts his effectiveness in battles requiring crowd control or AoE damage. While he excels in controlling one enemy at a time, he lacks the ability to manage multiple threats simultaneously, making him less ideal in content like ToA Hard or large-scale PvP matches.

Synergy

Bagir synergizes best with allies that can apply debuffs, increase his turn cycling, or follow up on his defense break for high burst damage. Since his second skill becomes unresistable when the enemy already has a debuff, pairing him with monsters that apply continuous damage, attack break, or glancing hits—like Spectra, Loren, or Fran—ensures his control is consistent and effective. He also works well with units that can capitalize on his 3-turn defense break, such as nukers like Sigmarus, Theomars, or Kro, who can take advantage of the setup to eliminate threats quickly.

Speed-tuning Bagir with attack bar boosters like Bernard or Megan can help compensate for his long cooldowns and moderate base speed, allowing him to cycle turns more efficiently. Additionally, support monsters with cooldown reduction or immunity buffs (e.g., Riley, Delphoi, or Veromos) can keep him protected and functioning longer in tougher content like Dragons B12 or Trial of Ascension. Overall, Bagir shines in teams built around single-target control, debuff chaining, and burst damage follow-up, making him a great fit for focused dungeon and PvE compositions.

Frequently Asked Questions (F.A.Q)