Tyr Tricera

Tricera is a heavier Rook without the wall. The camo is lower at 4%, the hull is wider and more imposing, and the turret is genuinely well-armored while the lower half is fat and easy to penetrate. What Tricera has instead of a wall is a smokescreen — a cloud that completely blocks spotting through it for both teams, which means teammates on the far side of the smoke can shoot without being spotted. Parent roster: heavy tanks hub. Rankings: heavy tier list.

The smokescreen ability

The smokescreen is a cloud that Tricera deploys. Both teams cannot see through it — it is a complete spotting block. This is different from most vision tools in Tyr, which tend to be one-directional (you see them, they do not see you). The smoke is symmetric: nobody sees through it.

The strategic use is not hiding yourself — it is hiding your team. Teammates on the far side of the smoke can shoot at enemies on the other side without being spotted. An enemy that walks into the smoke is now invisible to their target. A friendly that repositions through the smoke is invisible while doing it.

This makes Tricera a team-play heavy. You are not just protecting yourself — you are creating a vision bubble that your entire team can use.

Tyr Tricera smokescreen guide

Turret armor vs lower hull

Like Rook, Tricera has genuinely strong turret armor and a lower hull that is wide, flat, and easy to pen. The difference is that Tricera is heavier, slower, and has more health — but no wall to hide behind. The implication is the same: angle the front so the turret is presenting and the lower hull is angled away, or use the smokescreen to cover the lower hull while you shoot over it.

The extra width compared to Rook is a gift to enemy green shots if you do not angle. Treat the width as a liability until you have mastered the angling.

Camo and survivability

At 4% camo, Tricera is the second-loudest heavy after Atlas at 0%. You are always visible inside 400 meters. The extra health and the smokescreen are your survivability tools — the armor only matters if you are angled correctly, and the smoke only matters if you are using it to benefit the team.

How to play Tricera

Tricera is a team-play heavy that creates vision advantages for the squad. You want to be in a position where the smokescreen covers the area your team is fighting in, not just yourself. Deploy the smoke when your team needs to reposition, when an enemy push is coming, or when you need to cover the lower hull while you hold an angle.

The turret armor lets you hold angles aggressively. The smoke lets you do it without being targeted. Use them together.

Common mistakes

Deploying smoke in a position where only you benefit from it. Sitting flat instead of angling the turret. Expecting the extra health to make up for poor angling. Not using the smoke to enable team repositioning.

Builds and SLVR priority

Buy the smoke duration and radius upgrades first — the team-play value scales with how long and how large the smoke cloud is. Turret armor components that make the upper hull harder to pen are also worth prioritizing. Energy shells are the default for the reload assist bonus. See builds for the full loadout. Compare with Rook if you want a wall instead of smoke, or with Fortis if you want mines instead of smoke.

Maps: Tricera is best on maps with defined team fighting areas — Scorch’s mid area, Ravine’s contested zone. The smoke is most valuable when your team is grouped up and fighting over an objective. Maps.