Varuna - GBF Guide

Water Pages

Weapons

Central Grid Pieces

List of the core grid pieces to most grids.

Rubea Stiria

Copies: 2-3

Source: FLASH

Charge Attack

Reflection Ray	Massive Water damage to a foe. All Water allies gain Bonus Water DMG. Additional effect at 4★: All Water allies also gain Double Attack Rate Boosted and Triple Attack Rate Boosted.

Skills

Optimus Exalto Aquae	30% boost to Water’s, Tsunami’s, and Hoarfrost’s weapon skills
Water’s Celere	Small boost to water allies’ ATK and critical hit rate
Hoarfrost’s Stratagem	Big amplifying boost to water allies’ critical hit DMG

30% boost to Varuna weapon skills, Big crit amp, small ATK, and small crit
Very strong critical damage amp which stacks with other amps sources for high damage.
Comes with a small crit mod making it easier to reach 100% crit and thus activating the amp.
Optimus skill boost skill provides a solid boost to existing Optimus skills and makes reaching the required 280% boost for Dark Rapture Zero keys easier.
Only falls off for unboosted setups. Otherwise must slot for other content.

Taisai Spirit Bow

Copies: 1-2 SKILL

Source: LEGFEST

Charge Attack

Divinity’s Bow of Ruin	Massive Water damage to a foe.Inflict DA Down (180s) and TA Down (180s).Gain Bonus Water DMG (30%, 3.5T). Additional effect at 4★: Also inflict DEF Down (20%, 180s).

Skills

Hoarfrost’s Might I	Big boost to water allies’ ATK
Water’s Might	Small boost to water allies’ ATK

Big ATK, big Crit, and small ATK
Core component to crit grids for Varuna thanks to the big crit and two ATK mods.
Skill awakening adds 25% skill cap which pairs will with the high skill damage of most setups especially any with Haaselia.

Galilei’s Insight

Copies: 1-2

Source: FLASH

Charge Attack

Tyros Wonder	Massive Water damage to a foe. Gain Shield (3500, 3.5T) and Unchallenged (1 times). Additional effect at 4★: Shield (3500, 3.5T) now affects all allies.Also remove 1 debuff from all allies.

Skills

Hoarfrost’s Stamina II	Big boost to water allies’ ATK based on how high HP is
Tsunami’s Restraint	Medium boost to water allies’ double attack rate and critical hit rate

Big stamina, medium crit, and medium DA.
ATK awakening adds 40% might and 5% damage cap.
Great combo of mod sources along with the cap increase makes it a usual mainstay in crit grids.

Staff of Repudiation

Copies: 1

Source: DARK OPUS WEAPONS

Charge Attack

Skills

Hoarfrost’s Majesty	Big boost to Water allies’ ATK and max HP
Guiding Revelation	A symbol of apocalyptic corruption. Empowered by a chosen pendulum.
Guiding Gospel	A symbol of evolution’s holy outcome. Empowered by a chosen pendulum.

Big normal ATK and HP, cap up of choice at FLB, and third skill of many powerful options at ULB.
Starting at 230, it also gains Big damage amp.
Skill 3 will typically be:
- For burst, Falsehood or Extremity.
- For FA, Stamina or Sagacity.
- For hard content, Glorification, Restoration, or Sagacity.

Wand of Charmtide

Copies: 1

Source: SERAPHIC WEAPONS

Charge Attack

Tide’s Embrace	Massive Water damage to a foe. All allies gain Water ATK Boosted (20%, 3.5t) and Fire DMG Lowered (20%, 3.5t).

Skills

Gabriel’s Blessing III	Amplify Water allies’ damage against Fire foes by 23%.
Water’s Majesty	Small boost to water allies’ ATK and max HP

20-23% seraphic mod that boosts all Water damage by when fighting on element.
Core to on element raids.

Critical Hit Rate

Weapons that increase critical hit rate.

Rubea Stiria

Copies: 2-3

Source: FLASH

Charge Attack

Reflection Ray	Massive Water damage to a foe. All Water allies gain Bonus Water DMG. Additional effect at 4★: All Water allies also gain Double Attack Rate Boosted and Triple Attack Rate Boosted.

Skills

Optimus Exalto Aquae	30% boost to Water’s, Tsunami’s, and Hoarfrost’s weapon skills
Water’s Celere	Small boost to water allies’ ATK and critical hit rate
Hoarfrost’s Stratagem	Big amplifying boost to water allies’ critical hit DMG

30% boost to Varuna weapon skills, Big crit amp, small ATK, and small crit
Very strong critical damage amp which stacks with other amps sources for high damage.
Comes with a small crit mod making it easier to reach 100% crit and thus activating the amp.
Optimus skill boost skill provides a solid boost to existing Optimus skills and makes reaching the required 280% boost for Dark Rapture Zero keys easier.
Only falls off for unboosted setups. Otherwise must slot for other content.

Taisai Spirit Bow

Copies: 1-2 SKILL

Source: LEGFEST

Charge Attack

Divinity’s Bow of Ruin	Massive Water damage to a foe.Inflict DA Down (180s) and TA Down (180s).Gain Bonus Water DMG (30%, 3.5T). Additional effect at 4★: Also inflict DEF Down (20%, 180s).

Skills

Hoarfrost’s Might I	Big boost to water allies’ ATK
Water’s Might	Small boost to water allies’ ATK

Big ATK, big Crit, and small ATK
Core component to crit grids for Varuna thanks to the big crit and two ATK mods.
Skill awakening adds 25% skill cap which pairs will with the high skill damage of most setups especially any with Haaselia.

Galilei’s Insight

Copies: 1-2

Source: FLASH

Charge Attack

Tyros Wonder	Massive Water damage to a foe. Gain Shield (3500, 3.5T) and Unchallenged (1 times). Additional effect at 4★: Shield (3500, 3.5T) now affects all allies.Also remove 1 debuff from all allies.

Skills

Hoarfrost’s Stamina II	Big boost to water allies’ ATK based on how high HP is
Tsunami’s Restraint	Medium boost to water allies’ double attack rate and critical hit rate

Big stamina, medium crit, and medium DA.
ATK awakening adds 40% might and 5% damage cap.
Great combo of mod sources along with the cap increase makes it a usual mainstay in crit grids.

Wamdus’s Cnidocyte

Copies: 2

Source: WAMDUS

Charge Attack

Whirling Pierce	Massive water DMG to a foe (All Water allies gain Critical Hit Rate Boosted (Water).) Additional effect at 4★: All Water allies also gain Charge Bar.

Skills

Flood’s Verity	Massive boost to water allies’ critical hit rate
Azure Covenant	Supplement Water allies’ critical hit damage.

20% crit and 50k supp.
Two are used for crit setups to max supp.

Felinovus

Copies: 1

Source: GACHA

Charge Attack

Shoot for the Mewn	Massive water DMG to a foe (Inflict DEF Lowered (Stackable / Can’t be removed / Local).) Additional effect at 4★: Also gain Keen.

Skills

Hoarfrost’s Trium	Big boost to water allies’ multiattack rate
Tsunami’s Verity	Medium boost to water allies’ critical hit rate
Water’s Might	Small boost to water allies’ ATK

Big MA, medium crit, and small ATK.

The Hand That Scritches

Copies: 1

Source: VALENTINES

Charge Attack

Paw of the Cat	Massive water DMG to a foe (Restore all allies’ HP.) Additional effect at 4★: MC also gains Unchallenged.

Skills

Hoarfrost’s Verity	Big boost to water allies’ critical hit rate
Water’s Healing	Small boost to water allies’ healing cap
Tsunami’s Stamina	Medium boost to water allies’ ATK based on how high HP is

Big crit, medium stamina, and small healing cap.

Blue Lightning

Copies: 2

Source: RENOWN PENDANT

Charge Attack

Cleaving Vortex	Massive water DMG to a foe (All allies gain Shield.) Additional effect at 4★: All allies also gain Immune (No Limit) (0.5T) for Half Turns\|0.5 turns.

Skills

Tsunami’s Aegis	Medium boost to water allies’ max HP
Water’s Stamina	Small boost to water allies’ ATK based on how high HP is
Tsunami’s Fandango	Medium boost to water allies’ ATK / Medium boost to triple attack rate

Medium HP, medium ATK, medium TA, and small stam.
HP weapon slot used for Hrae setups to maximaze effect of Aquashades.

Cap Break

Weapons that break cap either via cap up or supplemental.

Rubea Stiria

Copies: 2-3

Source: FLASH

Charge Attack

Reflection Ray	Massive Water damage to a foe. All Water allies gain Bonus Water DMG. Additional effect at 4★: All Water allies also gain Double Attack Rate Boosted and Triple Attack Rate Boosted.

Skills

Optimus Exalto Aquae	30% boost to Water’s, Tsunami’s, and Hoarfrost’s weapon skills
Water’s Celere	Small boost to water allies’ ATK and critical hit rate
Hoarfrost’s Stratagem	Big amplifying boost to water allies’ critical hit DMG

30% boost to Varuna weapon skills, Big crit amp, small ATK, and small crit
Very strong critical damage amp which stacks with other amps sources for high damage.
Comes with a small crit mod making it easier to reach 100% crit and thus activating the amp.
Optimus skill boost skill provides a solid boost to existing Optimus skills and makes reaching the required 280% boost for Dark Rapture Zero keys easier.
Only falls off for unboosted setups. Otherwise must slot for other content.

Gospel of Water and Sky

Copies: 2

Source: FLASH

Charge Attack

Sacred Word	Massive water DMG to a foe / Armor effect to all allies Additional effect at 4★:

Skills

Snowfall’s Pact	Supplement water allies’ DMG
Dagger Voltage II	Boost to ATK based on how many daggers are equipped.
Snowfall’s Quintessence	Boost to water allies’ DMG cap

50k (100lk max) unconditional supp, Axe Voltage II, and 7% cap.
Used a lot but less than the Pact weapons of other elements due to the crit nature of the element.

Galilei’s Insight

Copies: 1-2

Source: FLASH

Charge Attack

Tyros Wonder	Massive Water damage to a foe. Gain Shield (3500, 3.5T) and Unchallenged (1 times). Additional effect at 4★: Shield (3500, 3.5T) now affects all allies.Also remove 1 debuff from all allies.

Skills

Hoarfrost’s Stamina II	Big boost to water allies’ ATK based on how high HP is
Tsunami’s Restraint	Medium boost to water allies’ double attack rate and critical hit rate

Big stamina, medium crit, and medium DA.
ATK awakening adds 40% might and 5% damage cap.
Great combo of mod sources along with the cap increase makes it a usual mainstay in crit grids.

Wamdus’s Cnidocyte

Copies: 2

Source: WAMDUS

Charge Attack

Whirling Pierce	Massive water DMG to a foe (All Water allies gain Critical Hit Rate Boosted (Water).) Additional effect at 4★: All Water allies also gain Charge Bar.

Skills

Flood’s Verity	Massive boost to water allies’ critical hit rate
Azure Covenant	Supplement Water allies’ critical hit damage.

20% crit and 50k supp.
Two are used for crit setups to max supp.

Reflection of The Moon

Copies:

Source: SANDBOX

Charge Attack

Phobos Blast	Massive water DMG to a foe (Gain Charge Bar.) Additional effect at 4★: Effect increased to Charge Bar. Additional effect at 5★: Effect increased to Charge Bar.

Skills

High Priestess-Moon’s Bewitching	When main weapon: Massive boost to Water allies’ ATK (Modifier: EX). Boost to attack specs of Water allies with Full Moon (Summon).
Sephira Maxi-Water	20% boost to Water allies’ DMG Cap in Arcarum.
Water’s Majesty	Small boost to water allies’ ATK and max HP

Needs FLB to be useful.
At FLB:
- A strong grid slot thanks to its mix of normal majesty and massive EX.
- Generally limited in usage outside of Extra grids.
At ULB:
- An all around great slot thanks to both its mix of mads and the additional 5% cap up.
- Good option for many normal grids.
While the unique skill can needs setup to be in the correct phase of the moon, the cap up provided for it is very substantial and can find use in longer bursts.

Calamitous Aquashade

Copies: 3-4

Source: FLASH

Charge Attack

Torrential Thunderstrike	Massive water DMG to a foe (All Water allies gain Counters on DMG.) Additional effect at 4★: All Water allies also gain Drain.

Skills

Cobalt Vitality	Boost to water allies’ ATK, DEF, and DMG cap based on their max HP
Water’s Majesty	Small boost to water allies’ ATK and max HP

ATK, DEF, and special cap based on max HP at the start of battle, small ATK, and small HP.
- 70k HP is required to max special cap at 7%.
HP requirement can prove unwieldly for many burst setups.

Murgleis

Copies: 1-2 ATK

Source: LEGFEST

Charge Attack

Rigens	Massive water DMG to a foe (All allies gain 15% DMG Cut.) Additional effect at 4★: Increased to 35% DMG Cut. Additional effect at 5★: {{{ougi_5s\|}}}

Skills

Hoarfrost’s Might II	Big boost to water allies’ ATK
Water’s Trium	Small boost to water allies’ multiattack rate

Massive ATK and small MA.
ATK awakening provides 40% might and 5% cap
Trium is helpful for burst setups.

Blue Sphere

Copies: 1 ATK

Source: FLASH

Charge Attack

Bailout	Massive water DMG to a foe (Gain Mirror Image.) Additional effect at 4★: Mirror Image now affects all allies. (All allies also gain Refresh.)

Skills

Hoarfrost’s Might II	Big boost to water allies’ ATK
Tsunami’s Sentence	Medium boost to water allies’ C.A. DMG and C.A. DMG cap

Massive ATK, medium CA damage, and medium CA cap.
ATK awakening provides 40% might and 5% cap
Better ATK awakened slot for CA teams.

Rise of Justice

Copies: 1

Source: SANDBOX

Charge Attack

Sentencing Sword	Unworldly Water damage to a foe (Damage cap: 2,550,000). (Consume 60% of MC’s current HP.) Additional effect at 4★: Effect increased to Shield. Additional effect at 5★: Effect increased to Shield.

Skills

Empress-Justice’s Virtue	When main weapon: Massive boost to Water allies’ ATK (Modifier: EX). Water allies restore 10% HP upon casting Dispel\|buff-removing skills (Healing cap: 3000).
Sephira Maxi-Water	20% boost to Water allies’ DMG Cap in Arcarum.
Water’s Majesty	Small boost to water allies’ ATK and max HP

Needs FLB to be useful.
At FLB:
- A strong grid slot thanks to its mix of normal majesty and massive EX.
- Generally limited in usage outside of Extra grids.
At ULB:
- An all around great slot thanks to both its mix of mads and the additional 5% cap up.
- Good option for many normal grids.
Passive 3k heals are solid for harder fights if you have to the dispels to trigger it.

Xuanwu Mace Malus

Copies: 1

Source: ROTB

Charge Attack

Northern Beast Strike	Massive water DMG to a foe (Gain DEF Up.)

Skills

Hoarfrost’s Might	Weapon_Skills\|Big boost (Normal 5% base, 1% per skill level, SL10 15%, SL15 18%) to water allies’ ATK
Essence of the North	Boost to Water allies’ damage cap.

Big II Normal mod and 10% cap up.

Normal Cap

Weapons that break normal cap either via cap up or echoes.

Fateless

Copies: 1

Source: SHOP

Charge Attack

Frigid Sting	Massive water DMG to a foe (Remove 1 buff.) Additional effect at 4★: All allies also gain Bonus Water DMG.

Skills

Verglas Sovereign	Unworldly boost to Water allies’ ATK.
Astral Thrust	When main weapon: 10% boost to Water allies’ one-foe attack damage cap against foes with 5 or more debuffs.

The biggest source of EX mod. Astral can be the only source of grid EX if slotted.
10% normal cap with 5 debuffs.
Excellent mainhand due to echoes and dispel on CA.
Slowly being phased out thanks to various other weapons also providing EX as well as Ultima ULB.

CA Cap

Weapons that break CA cap either via cap up or supplemental.

Ebony Retribution

Copies: 2

Source: FLASH

Charge Attack

Callous Conviction	Massive water DMG to a foe (Remove 1 buff.) Additional effect at 4★: All Water allies also gain Charge Bar.

Skills

Hoarfrost’s Onslaught	Big Bonus Water C.A. DMG effect to water allies
Hoarfrost’s Impalement	Water allies ignore a big percentage of foes’ DEF / Small boost to ATK
Cobalt Porthos	Amplify water allies’ chain DMG and C.A. DMG (Boost to specs when either water Omega or water Optimus weapon skills have a boost of 280% or above)

Big CA bonus damage, small atk, Big defense ignore, and CA, FC, and CB amp.
- Third skill provides 50% Chainburst amp, 50% Fate Chain Amp, and 10% Charge Attack amp when total aura boost is at least 280%.
  - Basically offers a free Pendulum of Supremacy.

Blue Sphere

Copies: 1 ATK

Source: FLASH

Charge Attack

Bailout	Massive water DMG to a foe (Gain Mirror Image.) Additional effect at 4★: Mirror Image now affects all allies. (All allies also gain Refresh.)

Skills

Hoarfrost’s Might II	Big boost to water allies’ ATK
Tsunami’s Sentence	Medium boost to water allies’ C.A. DMG and C.A. DMG cap

Massive ATK, medium CA damage, and medium CA cap.
ATK awakening provides 40% might and 5% cap
Better ATK awakened slot for CA teams.

Schrodinger

Copies: 2-3 DEF, 3 ATK II, 1-2 SPC MKII

Source: DIASPORA

Charge Attack

Rip and Terror	Massive water DMG to a foe (Gain Critical Up.) Additional effect at 4★: Also gain ATK Sharply Boosted.

Skills

Blade’s Wrath	Boost to ATK, max HP, and multiattack rate based on how many katanas are equipped.
Snowfall’s Quenching	Supplement Water allies’ C.A. DMG based on how high their HP is.
Snowfall’s Ascendancy	10% boost to Water allies’ Special C.A. DMG Cap.

Blade Voltage, 600k stamina CA supp, and 10% special CA cap.
- Blade voltage provides 2% EX ATK, 1% HP, and 1% MA per Katana in grid.
Great CA weapon thanks to its CA supplemental and special CA cap.
Excellent source of HP.
Reccomended to start with two defense awakening to assist with hard content.

Skill Cap

Weapons that break skill cap either via cap up or supplemental.

Taisai Spirit Bow

Copies: 1-2 SKILL

Source: LEGFEST

Charge Attack

Divinity’s Bow of Ruin	Massive Water damage to a foe.Inflict DA Down (180s) and TA Down (180s).Gain Bonus Water DMG (30%, 3.5T). Additional effect at 4★: Also inflict DEF Down (20%, 180s).

Skills

Hoarfrost’s Might I	Big boost to water allies’ ATK
Water’s Might	Small boost to water allies’ ATK

Big ATK, big Crit, and small ATK
Core component to crit grids for Varuna thanks to the big crit and two ATK mods.
Skill awakening adds 25% skill cap which pairs will with the high skill damage of most setups especially any with Haaselia.

Knight of Ice

Copies: 1-2

Source: FLASH

Charge Attack

Weiss Saule	Massive water DMG to a foe (Raise all foes’ Glaciate lvl by 1 (Max: 10).) Additional effect at 4★: Also deal 4-hit, 50% Bonus Water damage (Damage cap: ~135,000 per hit).

Skills

Hoarfrost’s Tempering	Big boost to water allies’ skill DMG cap / Big supplemental boost to skill DMG
Water’s Majesty	Small boost to water allies’ ATK and max HP

Big skill cap, big skill supp, small ATK, and small TA.
Good for any teams that rely heavily on skill damage particurly in FA or HL.

Defensive

Weapons that provide HP. Generally HP is provided by spoon or settes, but these are other options if lacking either.

Vertrauen

Copies: 1

Source: GACHA

Charge Attack

Orakellicht	Massive water DMG to a foe (Restore 10% of all allies’ HP (Healing cap: 1500).) Additional effect at 4★: Also remove 1 debuff from all allies.

Skills

Hoarfrost’s Healing	Big boost to water allies’ healing cap
Tsunami’s Majesty	Medium boost to water allies’ ATK and max HP
Water’s Garrison	Small boost to water allies’ DEF based on how low HP is

Big healing cap, medium ATK, medium HP, and small Garrison.
Has a little bit of everything helpful for hard content.

Atlantis

Copies: 1

Source: LEGFEST

Charge Attack

Timaeus	Unworldly water DMG to a foe (Self-damage MC for 30% of current HP.) Additional effect at 4★: Also gain Unchallenged.

Skills

Hoarfrost’s Enmity	Big boost to water allies’ ATK based on how low HP is
Hoarfrost’s Garrison	Big boost to water allies’ DEF based on how low HP is
Snowfall’s Quintessence	Boost to water allies’ DMG cap

Big enmity, Big Garrison, and 7% damage cap.

Calamitous Aquashade

Copies: 3-4

Source: FLASH

Charge Attack

Torrential Thunderstrike	Massive water DMG to a foe (All Water allies gain Counters on DMG.) Additional effect at 4★: All Water allies also gain Drain.

Skills

Cobalt Vitality	Boost to water allies’ ATK, DEF, and DMG cap based on their max HP
Water’s Majesty	Small boost to water allies’ ATK and max HP

ATK, DEF, and special cap based on max HP at the start of battle, small ATK, and small HP.
- 70k HP is required to max special cap at 7%.

Draconic Buster

Copies: 1

Source: SHOP

Charge Attack

Vortex Sphere	Massive water DMG to a foe (Gain Critical Hit Rate Boosted.) Additional effect at 5★: Also gain ATK Sharply Boosted.

Skills

Wamdus’s Flood	Boost to Water allies’ ATK0.1% per turn per skill level (Max: 25%)’”`UNIQ–ref-0000000F-QINU`”‘”’Modifier:”’ EX based on number of turns passed.
Four Orbs’ Judgment	Emblem of the four orbs bent on destroying the singular pigment. Empowered by a chosen teluma.
Six Dragons’ Radiance	Emblem of the six colors in which the world is rendered. Empowered by a chosen teluma.

Big ATK, Big HP, and EX progression.
Alternative opus that trades the more offenseive skills of opus for defensive ones in particular the 30% fire damage reduction or 20% DEF.
Can’t be slotted with Opus which greatly kills it’s general usage but can still be useful for Revan tier raids or NM250 FAs.

Judgment of Torrential Tides

Copies: 1

Source: SHOP

Charge Attack

Maelstrom Sphere ++	Massive water DMG to a foe (Gain ATK Sharply Boosted, Critical Hit Rate Boosted, and Keen.)

Skills

Wamdus’s Flood	Boost to Water allies’ ATK0.1% per turn per skill level (Max: 25%)’”`UNIQ–ref-0000000F-QINU`”‘”’Modifier:”’ EX based on number of turns passed.
Six Pillars’ Judgment	Emblem of the six orbs bent on destroying the singular pigment. Empowered by a chosen teluma.
Six Dragons’ Radiance	Emblem of the six colors in which the world is rendered. Empowered by a chosen teluma.

Upgraded version of the Draconic Buster offering all the benefits of it while also allowing it to be slotted with opus and in extra slots.
Offers new skill 2 keys most notably one that provides 10% seraphic mod against null foes.

Dark Thrasher

Copies: 0-2

Source: PHRONESIS

Charge Attack

Deadeye Shot	Massive water DMG to a foe (Boost to critical hit rate.) Additional effect at 4★:

Skills

Tsunami’s Garrison	Medium boost to water allies’ DEF based on how low HP is
Tsunami’s Majesty	Medium boost to water allies’ ATK and max HP

Medium Garrison, medium ATK, medium HP.
Farmable HP and garrison source.

Mainhands

Weapons that are strong as mainhands.

Exo Antaeus

Copies: 1 ATK, 4-6 SPC

Source: EXO COCYTUS

Charge Attack

Lago Ghiacciato	Massive water DMG to a foe (MC and a random ally gain Triple Attack Rate Boosted.) Additional effect at 4★: MC also gains Flurry (2-hit).

Skills

Glacial Supremacy	Massive boost to Water allies’ ATK.
Chthonian Bewailer’s Sanctity	When main weapon upon normal attacks when any foe is in Break (MC only): 4-hit Water damage to random foes. MC gains Charge Bar (10%).

Massive EX ATK.
ATK awakening adds 30k supp and 10% damage cap.
4 hit skill nuke on normal attacks against enemies in break.
- Generally unimportant.
Excellent mainhand for Relic Buster or Soldier setups.

Exo Ephialtes

Copies: 1 ATK

Source: EXO COCYTUS

Charge Attack

Tre Artigli	Massive water DMG to a foe (All Water allies gain Charge Bar.) Additional effect at 4★: Also inflict Water Lowered (Stackable) on a foe.

Skills

Glacial Supremacy

Massive boost to Water allies’ ATK.

Chthonian Bewailer’s Jurisdiction

”’When main weapon (MC only):”' ”’Upon Water chain burst activation:”' All Water allies gain [[File:status_1477.png|25px|link=C.A. DMG Up (Stackable)]][[C.A. DMG Up (Stackable)|C.A. DMG Up (Stackable)]]Charge attack DMG is boosted (Stackable) Duration: Indefinite and [[File:status_1334.png|25px|link=C.A. DMG Cap Up]][[C.A. DMG Cap Up|C.A. DMG Cap Up (Stackable)]]Charge attack DMG cap is boosted (Stackable) Duration: Indefinite. ”’Upon the chain burst Absolute ZeroWater-elemental [[Chain Burst|chain burst]] of 4 or more chains.:”' MC gains [[File:Status C.A. Reactivation.png|25px|link=C.A. Reactivation]][[C.A. Reactivation|C.A. Reactivation (1 time)]]Charge attack reactivates (1 time) Duration: Indefinite.

Massive EX ATK.
ATK awakening adds 300k CA supp and 10% cap.
Teamwide C.A. DMG Boosted (Stackable) (10%, 50%) and C.A. DMG Cap Boosted (Stackable) (6%, 30%) on Chainburst. Gives MC C.A. Reactivation on a 4+ chain.

Fateless

Copies: 1

Source: SHOP

Charge Attack

Frigid Sting	Massive water DMG to a foe (Remove 1 buff.) Additional effect at 4★: All allies also gain Bonus Water DMG.

Skills

Verglas Sovereign	Unworldly boost to Water allies’ ATK.
Astral Thrust	When main weapon: 10% boost to Water allies’ one-foe attack damage cap against foes with 5 or more debuffs.

Unworldly EX attack and 10% normal cap when the enemy has at least 5 debuffs.
Excellent mainhand due to teamwide Bonus DMG (15%) Deals bonus DMG for one-foe one-ally attacks and Dispel Removes a buff from a foe. on CA.
Phased out thanks to various other weapons also providing EX as well as Ultima ULB.

Kris of Hypnos

Copies: 1

Source: LEVIATHAN MALICE

Charge Attack

Void Region	Massive water DMG to a foe (All allies gain Uplift.) Additional effect at 4★: All allies gain Armored.

Skills

Tsunami’s Primacy	Medium boost to water allies’ ATK / Medium boost to double attack rate for water allies
Aquae Excelsior	Boost to water allies’ C.A. DMG cap

Medium Optimus ATK, medium Optimus DA, and 15% CA cap.
Great MH against hard fights thanks to it providing Armored (100%/30%) and Uplifted (10%) Charge bar is boosted on every turn for 2.5 turns on CA.

Dante Alighieri

Copies: 1

Source: XENO COCYTUS

Charge Attack

Disperazione Finale	Massive Water damage to a foe. (All allies gain Debuff Success Boosted and Strength.) Additional effect at 5★: Strength effect increased. Debuff Success Boosted and Strength duration increased to Half Turns\|3.5 turns.

Skills

Glacial Supremacy	Massive boost to Water allies’ ATK.
Glacial Frostcage	When main weapon (MC only): 300% Water damage (Damage cap: ~630,000) and inflict ATK Down Stack (15% (30% Max), 180s) and DEF Down Stack (15% (30% Max), 180s) to all foes when a foe uses a special attack.

Massive EX ATK. Small EX HP.
Excellent mainhand for Rising Force comps due to the strength of the CA.

Gold Moon

Weapons that cost Gold Moons to acquire.

Hraesvelgr

Copies: 1

Source: GOLD MOON

Charge Attack

Vaengrhrid	Unworldly water DMG to a foe (Ignores Mirror Image and Dodge.) Additional effect at 4★: Gain Uplifted.

Skills

Geisa Ari	When main weapon (MC only): No charge bar gain upon normal attacks, amplify normal attack damage by 30%, and normal attacks deal 4-hit damage to random foes.
Einar	When main weapon: 80% Bonus Water DMG effect to Water allies’ single attacks.
Mikill Las	When main weapon: Supplement Water allies’ damage by 100,000, 10% boost to damage cap, and 100% hit to multiattack rate.

MC gains 4 hit split normal attacks annd 30% normal amp.
80% bonus damage on single attacks.
Teamwide 100k supp and 10% cap at the cost of 100% MA.
Turns MC into high damage monster that is ripe for abuse with bonus damage and supp damage.
- BIS option for Relic Buster and Soldier bursts.
- Sees use in bursting down SUBHL as well as the higher Nightmare UnF fights.
Can be used in FA with proper MA support.

Shishio

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Charge Attack

Chimera Nue	Unworldly water DMG to a foe (Inflict Delay.) Additional effect at 4★: Restore 10% of all Water allies’ HP (Healing cap: 3000). All Water allies gain Charge Boost.

Skills

Nue’s Omen	When main weapon (MC only): Upon using first-slot skill: Consume 10% of current HP to gain Charge Boost (50%) and C.A. Reactivation (1 time).
Nue’s Cry	When main weapon: Water allies take 1% damage (Based on max HP) every turn.At end of turn: Gain Charge Boost (15%), C.A. DMG Boosted (Stackable / Can’t be removed) ((100% Max)), and C.A. DMG Cap Boosted (Stackable / Can’t be removed) ((50% Max)).
Hoarfrost’s Glory	Big boost to water allies’ C.A. specs and chain burst specs

Big CA damage, big CA cap, big chainburst damage, and big chainburst cap.
CA heals for 3k, inflicts Delay , and provides Charge Bar (15%) Instantly boosts Charge Bar to team to keep CAs up.
Using your first slot skill will consume 10% HP for Charge Bar (50%) Instantly boosts Charge Bar and C.A. Reactivation on MC. Great for emergency situations or when high damage is needed.
Water allies lose 1% HP per turn, but in turn get Charge Bar (15%) Instantly boosts Charge Bar , C.A. DMG Boosted (Stackable) (20%, 100% max) , and C.A. DMG Cap Boosted (Stackable) (10%, 50% max) .
Overall, its a upgraded Kaneshige providing a lot more damage and survivability over it. Plus it can be used with classes other than Kengo.

Ameno Habakiri (Water)

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Charge Attack

Orochi no Aramasa	Massive damage to a foe. Gain Shield (5,000). Additional effect at 4★: ~20% chance to also gain Lord-Sword (Guaranteed TA Up, 1.5T).

Skills

Tsunami’s Celere	Medium boost to Water allies’ ATK and critical hit rate
Slaysnake’s Myth	When main weapon (MC only): Gain ATK Boosted (Stackable/Can’t be removed) (10% (100% Max)) upon dealing multiattacks.
Tsunami’s Trium	Medium boost to water allies’ multiattack rate

Medium crit, medium trium, and medium ATK.
Excellent slot for HL grids to both cover TA and help cap out grid crit.

Critical Chart

Below is a chart of crit rate of various grid piece configurations created by @quwatoro. Left is Varuna x Varuna and right is single Varuna. Use this as a reference if you need to change pieces due to missing grid components.

Example Grids

OTK

Tag Only

The second lowest lockout method available is to use Tag Team All allies instantly perform a normal attack without using up a turn. only for its instant teamwide attack.

Varuna

Sumaibito

Zeta (Water)

Europa

Gabriel

Haaselia

Main

Friend

Sub

Varuna

Belial

Halluel and Malluel

The Moon (SSR)

Gabriel

Varuna

Leviathan Omega

Wamdus

Xuanwu Shellfists

Rubea Stiria

Taisai Spirit Bow

Galilei’s Insight

Gospel of Water and Sky

Gospel of Water and Sky

Knight of Ice

Arvess Demiclone

Staff of Repudiation

Ultima Staff

Orologia

The lowest lockout method uses the single skill Transcendent Blue 11-hit Elemental damage to a foe (2600% total / Damage cap: ~4,000,000 total). MC gains Power of the Boundary[[File:status_7980_1.png|25px|link=Status Effects]][[Status Effects|Power of the Boundary (20% ATK Up)]]ATK is boosted (Can’t be removed) Strength: 20%Multiplier: [[Damage_Formula/Detailed_Damage_Formula#Perpetuity boost|Perpetuity]]Duration: 5 turns [[File:status_7980_2.png|25px|link=Status Effects]][[Status Effects|Power of the Boundary (30% DEF Up)]]DEF is boosted (Can’t be removed) Strength: 30%Duration: 5 turns [[File:status_7980_3.png|25px|link=Status Effects]][[Status Effects|Power of the Boundary (100% DA Up)]]Double attack rate is boosted (Can’t be removed) Strength: 100%Duration: 5 turns <span class=”tooltip” from Orologia to deal a massive nuke.

Varuna

Soldier

Lyria (Event)

Cupitan

Main

Friend

Sub

Varuna

Belial

Orologia

Gabriel

Varuna

Wamdus

The Moon (SSR)

Hraesvelgr

Rubea Stiria

Calamitous Aquashade

Taisai Spirit Bow

Galilei’s Insight

Staff of Repudiation

Knight of Ice

Ultima Gun

Burst

Manadiver 1T

Water’s main shorter form burst setup is using Manadiver for its teamwide bonus damage and ability to wield its Dark Opus with Chain of Falsehood for teamwide double strike.

The build of the grid will be dedicated to the crit components for both raw damage as well as skill cap up. This will include a mix of Rubea Stiria, Taisai Spirit Bows, Galilei’s Insights, and Wamdus’s Cnidocyte. Cnidocyte’s also provide 50k supp per copy. They compete with Gospel of Water and Sky for that. The former has the advatange of lowering crit pieces needed where the later also provides 7% cap up per copy.

Warlock

Manadiver

Payila

Poseidon

Zeta (Water)

Gabriel

Kolulu (Summer)

Main

Friend

Sub

Beelzebub

Belial

Belial (Summer)

Gabriel

Varuna

The Moon (SSR)

Wamdus

Staff of Repudiation

Rubea Stiria

Murgleis

Taisai Spirit Bow

Galilei’s Insight

Altruism-Soul Staff

Gospel of Water and Sky

Wamdus’s Cnidocyte

Ultima Staff

For a longer burst, you’ll want to bring in Haaselia. You will want to include her weapon Reflection of The Moon for the additional 30% cap up it provide’s with Haase’s Full Moon buff. For a two turn buff, you’ll rely on Payila for her multistrike effects over a Falsehood opus. As a result, you can push a lot of skill damage from MC.

Manadiver

Payila

Gabriel

Yuji Itadori and Megumi Fushiguro

Haaselia

Kolulu (Summer)

Main

Friend

Sub

Varuna

Belial

Belial (Summer)

Gabriel

Death (SSR)

Bahamut

The Moon (SSR)

Wamdus

Staff of Renunciation

Rubea Stiria

Gospel of Water and Sky

Taisai Spirit Bow

Galilei’s Insight

Wamdus’s Cnidocyte

Reflection of The Moon

Altruism-Soul Staff

Ultima Staff

Soldier

With the 150 GM weapon Hraesvelgr, a lot changes. Hrae provides 30% normal amp and 4 hit flurry to MC as well as 100k supp and 10% cap to team as the cost of 100% MA. It is highly powerful and forms the center to longer burst setups. Hrae covers the effects of multiple grands forcing you to change what grands you want. Since supp and 10% cap are covered, the main way to break more cap is via Rubea Stiria’s critical amp or Calamitous Aquashades special cap up from more HP.

Both [[[w|galiel’s-insight]]] and [[[w|taisa-spirit-bow]]] are great for adding more cap up and skill cap respectively. For some longer soldier bursts, all crit pieces outside Rubea Stiria can be dropped in favor of getting the crit from buffs from Erika.

Soldier

Lucio (Summer)

Catura (Holiday)

Nier

Haaselia

Gabriel

Main

Friend

Sub

Yatima

Belial

Orologia

Death (SSR)

Wamdus

Varuna

The Moon (SSR)

Gabriel

Hraesvelgr

Rubea Stiria

Taisai Spirit Bow

III

Galilei’s Insight

Knight of Ice

Reflection of The Moon

Staff of Repudiation

Ultima Gun

Full Auto

Manadiver

Water’s standard FA setup is similar to burst using Manadiver with Falsehood opus mainhand. The manadiver skill Overtrance Gain Overtrance (6T) and C.A. Instant Standby. (Can’t recast.) has a 3 turn lockout but once up gives MC instant charge and prevents their charge bar from lower. What this means is 6 turns in a row where the MC provides teamwide double strike to the team,. The below example is with bringing in Haase. This, her weapon Reflection of The Moon is used.

Manadiver

Payila

Gabriel

Nier

Haaselia

Kolulu (Summer)

Main

Friend

Sub

Yatima

Belial

Orologia

Death (SSR)

Wamdus

Varuna

The Moon (SSR)

Gabriel

Staff of Repudiation

Rubea Stiria

Worldvexing Angelos

Taisai Spirit Bow

Galilei’s Insight

Altruism-Soul Staff

Gospel of Water and Sky

Wamdus’s Cnidocyte

Ultima Staff

Street King

Another strong FA option is Street King. This provides a very easy way to swap in Haaselia so it similarly uses her weapon. Street King is typically better for longer or harder hitting FAs. Below is a NM250 example that goes heavy on defense to survive against the boss.

Varuna

Street King

Gabriel

Tefnut (Summer)

Payila

Haaselia

Maria Theresa

Main

Friend

Sub

Varuna

Belial

Beelzebub (Summer)

Gabriel

The Moon (SSR)

Varuna

Justice (SSR)

Wamdus

Knight of Ice

Calamitous Aquashade

Taisai Spirit Bow

Galilei’s Insight

Reflection of The Moon

Judgment of Torrential Tides

Staff of Repudiation

Ultima Staff

Hard Content

Varuna is capable of pushing out high damage turns very quickly with Manadiver. Yatima and Haaselia offer lots of defense so only Atlantis is brought it as an additional defense. Most of the rest of the grid is focused on pushing normal and skill damage as much as possible The main exception is needing a weapon for TA. Ameno Habakiri (Water) is used as it provides that and Crit. Its main alternative is Felinovus

Varuna

Manadiver