Earth Characters

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This is a brief overview of notable earth characters. This does not include every usable earth character.

Characters

To start, we will focus on general usage of characters for setups including burst, full auto, and hard content.

Core

The most important characters to have. Used in almost every piece of content and exteremely hard to replace.

Type:
ATTACKER
Use Areas:
NM95, GOHL
One with Nature
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
Gain Counters on Dodge/DMG (200%, 2 times, 1.5T).
Apex of Nothingness
Gain Butterfly Effect (80%, 2 turns
100% Charge Bar:
6 turns) and Counters on Dodge/DMG (200%, 2 times, 2 turns
100% Charge Bar:
6 turns).
(Consumes 30% of charge bar. Consumes 100% of charge bar to extend buff duration to 6 turns.)
Perennial Beauty
8-hit, 100% Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~65,000 per hit).
Restore caster’s HP (Healing cap: 1500).
Raise Eight Ways (Multiplier: Perpetuity) lvl by 2.
Mind at Peace
Gain Substituted (All-Ally) (1T), Repel (99%, 1T), and Falling Mist (150%, Multiplier: Assassin, 1T).
Wild Butterfly
When Narmaya has Counter effect:
Guaranteed triple attacks.
Raise Eight Ways (Multiplier: Perpetuity) lvl by 1 upon countering (Max: 8).
(Boost to ATK (Perpetuity modifer) and DEF based on Eight Ways lvl.)
Fly, Fly Again
Starts battle with Lethal Attack Dodged (Can’t be removed) (1 times).
When Eight Ways lvl is at 8: Activate Perennial Beauty upon being targeted by a foe.
  • One of the two premiere Earth burst damage dealers thanks to her 80% echo and one turn assassin.
  • Requires charge bar for her echoes which can be troublesome in S.Illnott comps.
  • Better than Cidala for shorter bursts due to being able to use her assassin first turn, though both will typically be paired together for 2T bursts.
  • Sees little use outside of burst strats.
Type:
ATTACKER
Use Areas:
ALL BUT 1T SETUPS
Gilded Heaven Strike
500% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
Gain Twin Tiger Fury. (Next use of either linked skill activates both.)
End cooldowns for linked skills.
Jinx of the Tiger
450% Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~635,000).
Inflict ATK Lowered (Stackable) (10% (40% Max), Accuracy: 95%, 180s) and DEF Lowered (Stackable) (10% (40% Max), Accuracy: 95%, 180s).
(Additional random debuffs based on foe’s Tiger Tape lvl.)
Tiger’s Prosperity
450% Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~635,000).
Gain ATK Boosted (Stackable) (10% (40% Max), Multiplier: Unique Stackable) and DEF Boosted (Stackable) (10% (40% Max)).
(Additional random buffs based on foe’s Tiger Tape lvl.)
Twin Tiger Feng Shui
Gain Dodge All (1T), Substituted (All-Ally) (1T), and Twin Tiger Feng Shui (1T).
(Can’t attack. On next turn: Gain ATK Sharply Boosted (50%, Multiplier: Assassin, 1T) and Guaranteed TA (1T).)
Queen of Tigers
+10 boost to hostility, 20% hit to debuff resistance, 30% boost to ATK (Perpetuity modifier), and deal multiattacks.
Raise foe’s Tiger Tape (Accuracy: 200%) lvl by 1 upon triple attacks (Max: 5).
Reversal of Fortune
At end of turn if Cidala didn’t attack:
Restore HP (Healing cap: 2022) and remove all debuffs.
Gain Double Strike (1T) and Bonus Earth DMG (40%, 1T).
  • 40% echo, one turn assassin, and double strike, but requires one turn of setup where they can’t attack making them useless for 1T setups.
  • Outdoes Naru for longer bursts like NM150.
Type:
ELEMENTAL FRICTION
Use Areas:
OFF ELEMENT
Ain Soph Aur
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
Gain Blessed. (Next Ecliptica activates twice.)
Ethereal Prison
500% Earth damage to all foes (Damage cap: ~630,000).
Inflict Elemental Friction 5 (Accuracy: 200%, 5T) and Prison of War 2 (Accuracy: 90%, 2T).
Ecliptica
600% Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~630,000).
Steal one of the tetra-elements.
(Inflict Fire ATK Lowered (30%, Accuracy: 100%, 180s), Water ATK Lowered (30%, Accuracy: 100%, 180s), Earth ATK Lowered (30%, Accuracy: 100%, 180s), or Wind ATK Lowered (30%, Accuracy: 100%, 180s) on a foe.
Gain Fire ATK Boosted (Can’t be removed) (30%), Water ATK Boosted (Can’t be removed) (30%), Earth ATK Boosted (Can’t be removed) (30%), or Wind ATK Boosted (Can’t be removed) (30%) based on the stolen element.)
The Vice
Remove all buffs from all other allies and foes.
Gain Instant Charge, C.A. DMG Boosted (Can’t be removed) (150%, 1T), and C.A. DMG Cap Boosted (Can’t be removed) (90%, 1T).
Four Primarchs’ Wings
30% Bonus DMG effect of each stolen element.
Buffs can’t be removed once Sandalphon has all the tetra-elements.
This is What I Live For
Can’t restore HP.
Takes 10% max HP damage every turn (Damage cap: 1000).
boost to critical hit rate (100), 20% boost to damage cap, 250% boost to DEF, and guaranteed double attacks.
Converts some types of turn-based damage to HP recovery.
  • Enables seraphic boost off element.
  • Doesn’t offer much for damage himself.
  • Slotted for GOHL.
Type:
OUGI ATTACKER
Use Areas:
ALL
Almighty Flurry
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
Inflict Lethal Hit (Accuracy: 50%).
Eahta gains TA Up (50%, 2.5T).
Almighty Passage
500% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~2,020,000).
Inflict Lethal Hit (Accuracy: 50%).
Eahta gains DA Up (50%, 2.5T) and TA Up (50%, 2.5T).
All allies gain Earth ATK Up (20%, 2.5T).
After Stage 1 Transcendence:
Ethereal Blade, Fangs of Purification
550% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~2,300,000).
Inflict Lethal Hit (Accuracy: 50%).
Eahta gains DA Up (50%, 2.5T) and TA Up (50%, 2.5T).
All allies gain Earth ATK Up (20%, 2.5T) and 20% Water Cut (2.5T).
Open Spirit
Gain ATK Up (50%, Multiplier: Normal, 3T) and Critical Up (30%, 3T).
(Consumes 10% of charge bar.)
Level 85:
Buff increased to Critical Up (100%, 3T).
Charge bar cost removed.
Also gain Arda Frava (3T).
Level 130:
Also gain C.A. DMG Cap Boosted (Special) (30%, 3T).
Purgatory
Transfer charge bar evenly to all other allies.
(Consumes 30% of charge bar.)
Dance of the Gods
Inflict Delay (Special). If successful, gain Charged (30%).
Level 95:
Also gain 1 Aiki (Max: 3).
Eight-Life’s Pilgrimage
Gain Charge Boost (100%) and Eight-Life’s Pilgrimage (20%).
(Can’t recast.)
Blade God
Has a maximum charge bar limit of 200%.
100% boost to charge bar gain.
Level 90:
Also boosts double attack rate by 20%.
Devil Divine
Amplify (Seraphic modifier) damage against Water foes by 20%.
  • Core damage dealer for Kengo setups making him great for Diaspora hosting and SUBHL.
  • 200 charge bar , 100% charge bar gain, and boost to ally charge bars on chain bursts for lots and lots of charge attacks 
  • Transcendence increases how damage he deals with his ougis. 120 is recommended for raids like SUBHL.
  • Gains 20% earth attack and 20% water cut at 110.
  • At 150 gains all ally 100% debuff resistance and dispel cancel on chain burst which is every turn in a Kengo setup. A lot of newer HL raids will still debuff through the resistance.
Type:
OUGI SUPPORT
Use Areas:
ALL
Pheltronan
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
Gain Charge Bar (15%) and 1 Twinkle Star (Earth).
Passion Show
Gain Passion Show (5T).
Innocent Heart
Restore caster’s HP (Healing cap: 2000).
2-turn cut to caster’s debuff durations.
(Upon consuming 1 Twinkle Star (Earth): Affects all allies.)
Vector to the Sky
400% Earth damage to all foes (Damage cap: ~520,000) and remove 1 buff.
Inflict ATK Lowered (Stackable) (10% (40% Max), Accuracy: 100%, 180s) and DEF Lowered (Stackable) (10% (40% Max), Accuracy: 100%, 180s).
Primal Vocalist
When a foe uses a special attack:
Activate Innocent Heart.
1-turn cut to Satyr’s skill cooldowns.
Primal-★-Slap Slaps
1 Twinkle Star (Earth) to Satyr upon being targeted by a foe or when an Earth ally uses a charge attack (Max: 9).
Consume 2 Twinkle Star (Earth) and activate Vector to the Sky at end of turn.
  • Mainstay support in ougi setups.
  • Skill 1 stop her from attacking, sharply increases her hostility, and adds 80% damage reduction as well as every turn gives allies 15% bar, 10% stacking CA damage (100% max), and 5% stacking CA cap (50% max).
  • 2K healing and 2 cut debuff duraction to team with 1 Twinkle Star.
  • Uses 2 Twinkle stars at the end of every turn to use her Skill 3 which removes debuffs and inflicts stackables.
  • The best suptixable character in Earth.

Excellent

All around some of the best characters in the element. Used either in a lot of content or irreplacable in various strong setups.

Type:
SUPPORT
Use Areas:
DIASPORA
Golden Dawn
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
Caim’s third skill resets to Blank Face.
End cooldown for Blank Face.
Golden Twilight
500% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~2,020,000).
Caim’s third skill resets to Blank Face.
End cooldown for Blank Face.Randomly raise one of Spade (Multiplier: Perpetuity), Heart, Diamond, or Club rank by 1 for all Earth allies.
Double Deal
All Earth allies gain Double Deal (1 times).
(Can’t recast.)
Beginning of Joker / End of Joker
Beginning of Joker: Copy an ally’s skill.
(Skill changes to End of Joker upon casting.)
End of Joker: All Earth allies gain ATK Up (30%, Multiplier: Normal, 3T), DEF Up (30%, 3T), TA Up (20%, 3T), Revitalize (500 HP or 10% charge bar, 3T), Shield (2000, 3T), DMG Cap Boosted (10%, 3T), Uplift (15%, 3T), Hype (1-4 stacks, 3T), and Veil.
(Skill changes to Beginning of Joker upon casting.)
Blank Face
Skill effect changes based on the type of skill that is first used by a main ally.
Secret Hands
Skill effect changes based on the card selected.
(Can only be used after The Fool Upright activates.)
Spade Trick
Attack without using up a turn.
Raise caster’s Spade (Multiplier: Perpetuity) Rank by 1 (Max: 4).
Heart Trick
Restore 20% of all allies’ HP (Healing cap: 2000).
Raise caster’s Heart Rank by 1 (Max: 4).
Diamond Trick
All allies gain Charge Boost (15%).
Raise caster’s Diamond Rank by 1 (Max: 4).
Club Trick
Inflict Delay (Accuracy: 100%), ATK Lowered (Stackable) (10% (40% Max), Accuracy: 100%, 180s), and DEF Lowered (Stackable) (10% (40% Max), Accuracy: 100%, 180s) on all foes.
Raise caster’s Club Rank by 1 (Max: 4).
Wild Card
Subject to all specialty weapon-, style-, and race (Officially called “type” in-game)-related Weapon Skills|weapon skills.
The Hanged Man’s Charity
When an Earth ally has 12 or more buffs at end of turn:Remove 1 debuff from that ally.
  • Pre FLB, Caim has a lot of utlity both with Beginning of Joker: Copy an ally’s skill.
    (Skill changes to End of Joker upon casting.)
    End of Joker: All Earth allies gain ATK Up (30%, Multiplier: Normal, 3T), DEF Up (30%, 3T), TA Up (20%, 3T), Revitalize (500 HP or 10% charge bar, 3T), Shield (2000, 3T), DMG Cap Boosted (10%, 3T), Uplift (15%, 3T), Hype (1-4 stacks, 3T), and Veil.
    (Skill changes to Beginning of Joker upon casting.)
    letting Caim copy any skill and All Earth allies gain Double Deal (1 times).
    (Can’t recast.)
    which lets every party member use a single skill twice.
  • After FLB, he grants his card bonuses to all allies which makes him a powerful buffer especially for null element fights
  • His 4th skill as well offers a ton of utlity like a one turn assassin for bursts or green pot generation for solos.
  • Sees heavy use in NM200 and Diaspora as well as solos for SUBHL.

  • Double deal takes 3 turns to be ready but the ability to use any skill twice is incredible potent.
  • Skill 2 let’s Caim copy a skill which can vary in usage depending on the other characters available. Second usage of it grants the team all the buffs from Hanged Man’s call at once.
  • In Diaspora he is used frontline to let Vikala use her teamwide double strike twice and copy Cucouroux’s auto nuke.
Type:
ATTACKER
Use Areas:
NM150
Axe form:
Astro Divergence
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
Swap to Sword form.
Sword form:
Meteor Thrust
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
Deal 999,999 bonus plain damage.
Swap to Axe form.
After 5★ – Axe form:
Astro Destruction
500% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~2,020,000).
Gain Earth ATK Up (20%, 3.5T).
Swap to Sword form.
After 5★ – Sword form:
Annihilation Nova
500% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~2,020,000).
Deal 1,999,998 (2 hits of 999,999) bonus plain damage.
Swap to Axe form.
After Stage 1 Transcendence – Axe form:
Origin Breaker
550% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~2,300,000) and remove 1 buff.
Gain Earth ATK Up (20%, 3.5T).
Swap to Sword form.
After Stage 1 Transcendence – Sword form:
Regression to Zero
550% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~2,300,000).
Deal 2,999,997 (3 hits of 999,999) bonus plain damage.
Swap to Axe form.
(Axe Form (Cooldowns are shared with corresponding Sword form skills))
Vorpal Rage
Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~630,000).
Gain Jammed (30%-90%, 3T) and Drain (Healing cap: 3333, 1T).
Berserk Forge
Gain Counters on Dodge (200%, 3 times, 3T).
Level 85:
Counter buff upgraded to Counters on Dodge/DMG (200%, 3 times, 3T).
Also gain Guaranteed TA (1T) and Full Hostility (Can’t be removed) (1T).
Ground Zero
Sacrifice 99% of caster’s current HP to deal plain damage to all foes (Damage cap: ~820,000).
Damage dealt is based on HP consumed.
Gain Shield (3000).
Level 95:
Also inflict Earth DEF Lowered (25%, Accuracy: ≥100%, 180s).
Damage cap increased to ~1,230,000.
Level 130:
Damage increased and damage cap increased to ~2,040,000.
When HP is below 25%: Also gain Tri-Slash (1T).
Three-Tiger’s Blessing
Gain C.A. Instant Standby, Autoignition (3T), and Tiger’s Blessing (280% ATK Up, 100% C.A. DMG Cap Up, Multiplier: Assassin, 1T). (Can’t recast.)
(Sword Form (Cooldowns are shared with corresponding Axe form skills))
Vorpal Rage
Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~630,000).
Gain Jammed (30%-90%, 3T) and DMG Amplified (30%, 1T).
Berserk Forge
Instantly perform a normal attack without using up a turn.
Level 85:
Before instantly performing a normal attack, also gain Guaranteed TA (1T) and Bonus Earth DMG (30%, 1T).
Ground Zero
Sacrifice 99% of caster’s current HP to deal plain damage to all foes (Damage cap: ~820,000).
Damage dealt is based on HP consumed.
Gain Shield (3000).
Level 95:
Also inflict Earth DEF Lowered (25%, Accuracy: ≥100%, 180s).
Damage cap increased to ~1,230,000.
Level 130:
Damage increased and damage cap increased to ~2,040,000.
When HP is below 25%: Also gain Tri-Slash (1T).
Three-Tiger’s Blessing
Gain C.A. Instant Standby, Autoignition (3T), and Tiger’s Blessing (280% ATK Up, 100% C.A. DMG Cap Up, Multiplier: Assassin, 1T). (Can’t recast.)
Supernatural
Starts battle with Undying (Can’t be removed) (3 times).
Level 90:
Also supplement damage dealt by third hit of triple attacks (Damage cap: 300,000).
Ferox Tigris
Amplify (Seraphic modifier) damage against Water foes by 20%.
  • Not worth using before 130.
  • Great enmity attacker with large amounts of damage thanks to GTA and echoes at red HP and have a massive 300k supp on her 3rd hit..
  • Her hard hitting autos pairs great with the triple strike from Ground Zero Sacrifice 99% of caster’s current HP to deal plain damage to all foes (Damage cap: ~820,000).
    Damage dealt is based on HP consumed.
    Gain Shield (3000).
    Level 95:
    Also inflict Earth DEF Lowered (25%, Accuracy: ≥100%, 180s).
    Damage cap increased to ~1,230,000.
    Level 130:
    Damage increased and damage cap increased to ~2,040,000.
    When HP is below 25%: Also gain Tri-Slash (1T).
    for massive damage.
  • Starts in sword mode which hinders both her usage in burst and ougis off FA. Longer burst strategies with her typically require her to ougi once to switch modes.
  • Strong for FA due to her damage output whilte having high survivability thanks to her 3 times undying, drain, and water damage cap.
  • Has gained additional usage for Glorybringer burst comps thanks to her third hit supplemental.
Type:
BUFFER
Use Areas:
1T BURST
Rodent Rally
Restore 20% of Earth allies’ HP (Healing cap: 4000).
2-turn cut to Earth allies’ debuff durations.
All Earth allies gain DA Up (40%, 2.5T), TA Up (20%, 2.5T), and Bonus Earth DMG (20%, 2.5T).
Activate Yintopian Bounty.
Rats Away
All Earth allies gain Dodge All 1 (1 times) through the power of stuffed rats.
(Consumes 25% of caster’s max HP.)
Yintopian Bounty
Other Earth allies gain Double Strike (1T).
Self-inflict C.A. Sealed (Can’t be removed) (3T).
Mousy Retreat
Switch out with a sub ally.
(When Vikala switches with an Earth ally:
Ally borrows rat-ear headband while Vikala is a sub ally. [Ally gains Mighty Mouse (Multiplier: Perpetuity).])
Bereft of Ears
Can’t normal attack, Into Hiding (Won’t be targeted by a foe’s one-ally attack if there is another ally available to target.) effect, 50% boost to Earth allies’ C.A. damage, 10% boost to Earth allies’ C.A. damage cap, and Earth allies gain Charge Bar (10%) at end of turn.
Can I Yang Too?
Full-force 500% counter upon taking damage (3 hits).
(Amplify (Seraphic modifier) counterattack damage based on how low Vikala’s HP is.)
  • Team wide double strike pairs well with all the one turn assassins in Earth.
  • Provides no other buffs which hurts the full potential of that.
Type:
ATTACKER
Use Areas:
NM95
Atar Blast
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
Activate Northern Rush.
Crazy Star
Sacrifice 80% of caster’s current HP to gain Unchallenged (2T) and Jammed (40%-120%, 8T).
(When below 25% HP: Also gain Undying (Can’t be removed) (1 times).)
Northern Rush
400% Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~635,000).
Inflict a Skull and Balurga#Northern Rush|random debuff.
(When below 25% HP: Activates twice.)
Atar Bite
Gain Atar Bite (50%, Multiplier: Assassin, 1T).
(When below 25% HP: Also gain DMG Amplified (15%, Multiplier: Seraphic, 3T).)
Go Big or Go Home
When Skull and Balurga are below 25% HP:
Guaranteed triple attacks, debuff immunity, 20% Bonus Earth DMG effect, and buffs can’t be removed.
Individual Freedoms
Activate Northern Rush when a foe uses a special attack.
(Additional effect if the foe uses a StanceStance Attack: 2-turn cut to skill cooldowns.)
  • Enmity based 1T assassin character that is a good alternative toi the main assassins for burst setups particuarly 1T setups.
  • Another strong enmity attacker for FA with solid survivability.
Type:
BUFFER, DEBUFFER
Use Areas:
ST, NM150
Bomb the System
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
Consume 1 Piece to activate Piece Out.
Piece Out
500% Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~730,000).
Inflict Delay (Accuracy: 100%) and remove 1 buff.
(Additional effect when 1 Piece is consumed: Activates twice.)
Roaring Crew
All allies gain TA Up (100%, 4T) and Bonus Earth DMG (30%, 4T).
Inflict Shorted (4T) on all allies.
(Consumes 100% of all allies’ charge bars.)
Fluorescence
Inflict Fluorescence 5 (Accuracy: 200%, 5T) on all foes.
(Can’t recast.)
Summer Prank
When Illnott is a main ally at battle start: 40% boost to Earth allies’ charge bars.
Night Pool Graffiti
Gain 1 Piece when targeted by a foe’s attack (Max: 3).
  • Great for NM150 setups due to enabling teamwide TA and echoes.
  • 100% requirement is typically reached by calling Uriel or using the CA charge from strike time.
  • Applies an unclearable 50% ATK down, 50% DEF down, 100% TA down, and 100% DA down for five turns for consistent damage and improved survivability.
Type:
ATTACKER
Use Areas:
NM95
Beifall Blitz
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
Gain Dodge All 1 (1 times).
Add 1 Barrel Stabilizer.
Spread Shot
6-hit, 100% Earth damage to random foes (Damage cap: ~60,000 per hit).
Inflict Debuff Resistance Lowered (Stackable) (10% (30% Max), Accuracy: 100%, 180s) and Earth Lowered (Stackable) (10% (30% Max), Accuracy: 100%, 180s) on all foes.
Gain Covering Fire (3T).
Bullet Dance
6-hit, 100% Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~90,000 per hit).
Gain Dodge Rate Boosted (70%, 3T) and Hostility Boosted (+50, 3T).
Speedloader
Instantly perform a normal attack without using up a turn.
(Consumes 2 Barrel Stabilizer to end cooldown.)
Autoloader
+10 boost to hostility, guaranteed triple attacks, and normal attacks deal 3-hit damage to random foes.
Leave It to Cucouroux!
Upon dodging:
All allies gain ATK Boosted (Stackable) (4% (20% Max), Multiplier: Unique Stackable) and DEF Boosted (Stackable) (4% (20% Max)).
Add 1 Barrel Stabilizer to Cucouroux (Max: 5).
  • Excellent auto attacker thanks to split autos as well as having a a 6 hit nuker after autos activated by her skill 1.
  • Typically used as a 0 button character on burst setups like OTK or NM95.
  • Strong FA character with high sustained damage and survivablity through dodges.
  • Great for V2 content with a base 9 hits per turn that multiplies with each echo and additional 6 hits when Covering Fire is up that. With Echo key and Galleon buff she can do 32 hits in a turn with autos and Covering fire.
Type:
BUFFER, DAMAGE
Use Areas:
NM150
Terrestrial Pulse
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
3-turn cut to Galleon’s skill cooldowns.
Blessed Kiss
Grant another Earth ally Landslide’s Blessing.
(When Landslide’s Blessing is already granted:
Restore 100% of target’s HP [Healing cap: 10,000] and remove all debuffs.)
Bedrock Rain
6-hit Plain damage to random foes based on 10% of foe’s current HP (Damage cap: 666,666 per hit).
Remove a buff from all foes.
Inflict Delay (Accuracy: 100%) on all foes.
(When The Gold’s Foundation is in effect:
Activates every 4 turns.)
The Gold’s Foundation
Gain The Gold’s Foundation (Multiplier: Perpetuity).
(Can’t recast.)
Mother Earth’s Love
At end of turn, to Earth allies who didn’t attack:
Grant ATK Sharply Boosted (50%, 1 times, Multiplier: Assassin, 1T) and Charge Boost (20%).
Limitless Gold
Upon activating a Fated Chain:
Restore 40% of Earth allies’ HP (Healing cap: 5000).
2-turn cut to Earth allies’ debuff durations.
  • Strong targetable buff offering offensive and defensive utility with indefinite duration.
  • Assassin every other turn with The Gold’s Foundation makes her good for longer setups like NM200.
  • Great for V2 FA setups thanks to her assassin activating on anyone who guards.
Type:
BATTERY
Use Areas:
SUBHL, DIASPORA
Lovely Sky Hurricane
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
End cooldown for Monika’s skills.
Activate #Violetshock Flicker|Violetshock Flicker.
Wind of Love’s Spark
All allies gain Charge Bar (30%) and Charge Bar Gain Boosted (20%, 3T).
(When Monika has 12 or more buffs: All allies also gain C.A. DMG Boosted (1 time) (80%) and C.A. DMG Cap Boosted (1 time) (20%).)
Magical Sword
Gain Guaranteed TA (2T) and Extra Superior Element DMG (50%, 2T).
(When Monika has 12 or more buffs: Also gain DMG Cap Boosted (20%, 2T).)
Lovely Dressing
All allies gain Refresh (1000, 3T) and Veil.
(When Monika has 12 or more buffs: All allies also gain Dispel Cancel (1 times).)
Magical Shooting Star
Boost to dodge rate and hostility based on number of buffs.
#Violetshock Flicker|Violetshock Flicker activates upon dodging.
Legendary Lovely Leader
Boost to all allies’ ATK (Unique modifier) and DEF based on their number of buffs.
Skills gain additional effects when Monika has 12 or more buffs.
  • Charge bar battery that can give teamwide 30 bar as well as CA specs up every turn in a Kengo setup.
  • Her dodge tank ability can be a mixed bag but is great when it does work.

Generally Useful

Good characters to have that find use in multiple areas but may not be the most optimal choices.

Type:
TANK
Use Areas:
SOLOS
Selene Legacy
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
Selene Timoria
500% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
All allies gain Charge Boost (10%).
End cooldown for Gaze into Crystal Ball.
Activate Heaven’s Moon.
Heaven’s Moon
200%-250% Earth damage to all foes (Damage cap: ~275,000).
Inflict ATK Lowered (Stackable) (10% (40% Max), Accuracy: 100%, 180S).
Level 100:
Damage increased to 700%.
Damage cap increased to ~840,000.
Also inflict Water ATK Lowered (20%, Accuracy: 100%, 180S) on all foes.
Tabula Rasa
All allies gain Shield (1500) and Veil.
Level 95:
Buff increased to Shield (3000).
Nakshatra
250%-300% Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~425,000).
Inflict Delay (Accuracy: 100%).
Gaze into Crystal Ball
Gaze into crystal ball.
All Earth allies gain 1 random buff.
(Number of buffs increases upon each cast [Max: 3 times].)
Oracle
When a foe uses a special attack: 2-turn cut to all allies’ debuff durations.
Precognition
When a foe’s charge diamonds are filled at end of turn:
All allies gain Water DMG Lowered (70%, 2T).
  • One of the best FA characters for harder content like NM200.
  • Strong pool of buffs on her skill 4 Gaze into Crystal Ball Gaze into crystal ball.
    All Earth allies gain 1 random buff.
    (Number of buffs increases upon each cast [Max: 3 times].)
    that resets after every ougi.
  • 70% water damage when enemy has full diamonds is great for tanking special attacks.
  • Lot of oither great defensive utility.
Type:
BATTERY
Use Areas:
SUBHL, DIASPORA
Grudge of the Scapedog
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
End cooldown for Voice of Curse.
Voice of Curse
All allies gain Hyped (3T) and Charge Bar (10%).
(Increase amount of charge bar gained based on caster’s Hyped.)
Bloody Rain
500% Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: 635,000).
Inflict Delay.
(When Benjamin’s Hype is 4: Activates twice.)
Grudge Feedback
Gain Guaranteed TA (1t) and Strength (20%, 3T).
(When Benjamin’s Hype is 4: Affects all allies.)
High-Flying Gig
Gain effects in order based on number of harp-specialty allies in party: 30% boost to ATK (Unique modifier), 20% boost to charge bar gain, 50% boost to C.A. damage and 30% boost to C.A. damage cap.
Vi-cious! Vi-cious! Vi-cious!
Boost to charge bar at end of turn based on Benjamin’s Hype lvl (Max: 20%).(When Benjamin’s Hype is at lvl 4: Also deal 3-hit Earth damage to random foes.)
  • Suptixable battery option for those without Monika. Requires a bit of setup to reach hype 4, but provides the same amount of charge once there.
Type:
BUFFER, DEBUFFER
Use Areas:
BHL, NM95
Gilded Heaven Strike
500% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
All allies gain 5 Drum Beat.
After 5★:
Infowlible Insight
550% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
All allies gain 5 Drum Beat.
Extend Zeal of the Feather (Multiplier: Normal)’s duration on all allies by 2 turns.
Spirit Drums
All allies gain Zeal of the Feather (Multiplier: Normal, 5T).
(Consumes all Drum Beat on all allies.
#Spirit Drums|Effects enhanced based on number of Drum Beats consumed.)
Level 95:
Zeal of the Feather (5T) now always has maximum effectiveness.
No longer consumes Drum Beat.
Finding Flight
200%-250% Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~380,000).
Inflict DEF Down (10%, Accuracy: 100%, 180s) and Earth DEF Lowered (20%, Accuracy: 85%, 180s).
Level 75:
Debuff strength increased to DEF Down (15%, Accuracy: 100%) and Earth DEF Lowered (25%, Accuracy: 85%, 180s).
Level 90:
Damage increased to 500%.
Damage cap increased to ~700,000.
Also inflict DA Down (100%, Accuracy: 100%, 180s) and TA Down (50%, Accuracy: 100%, 180s).
Earth DEF Lowered (25%, Accuracy: 100%, 180s) base accuracy increased to 100%.
Feather the Nest
All allies gain ATK Up (25%, Multiplier: Normal, 3T) and Bonus Earth DMG (20%, 3T).
On the Shoulders of Giants
Gain On the Shoulders of Giants (30% Dodge Rate Up, 5T).
(When main allies’ Drum Beat are at max: Creates 1 blue potion. Consumes all Drum Beats.)
Queen of Roosters
Allies gain a Drum Beat (3T) upon dealing damage.
(Boost to Spirit Drums’ effects based on total number of Drum Beats.)
Just Like Flying
Supplemental Damage|Supplement all allies’ damage based on their number of Drum Beat (Damage cap: 20,000).
Debuff immunity for allies with max Drum Beat 4.
(Consumes Drum Beats upon activation of debuff immunity.)
  • Good variety of attack and defensive buffs as well as debuffs for FA.
  • Usable option for some burst setups thanks to her 20% echo and attack up.
Type:
BUFFER
Use Areas:
NM150
Eterno Tesoro
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
All allies gain Bonus Earth DMG (10%, 3.5T) and Hyped (1.5T).
Saintly Veil
All Earth allies gain Saintly Veil.
(Ends upon taking damage 2 times.)
Encore Step
MC and Anthuria gain Double Strike (4T).
Heavenly Dance
MC and Anthuria gain Heavenly Dance.
(Can’t recast.)
Whirling Emotions
+20 boost to MC and Anthuria’s hostility.
20% boost to MC and Anthuria’s dodge rate.
(Upon Anthuria dodging:
Restore all allies’ HP [Healing cap: 1500]. Extend all allies’ Hyped by 1 turn.)
Dreamy Winter’s Eve
2-turn cut to Anthuria’s skill cooldowns upon being targeted by MC’s buff skills or healing skills.
  • Gives herself and MC 4 turns of double strike.
  • 10% echo on ougi not hard to achieve with her double strike.
  • Paired with Illnott and Galleon for NM150 burst
  • Will fall off from top setups that use Hrunting.
Type:
TANK
Use Areas:
SUBHL
Mirror-Blade Helix
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
Gain Marked for Death (Hildebrand) (1.5T).
Uncrossable Waters
Remove all debuffs from caster.
Gain Uncrossable Waters (Up to 3 turns).
(Consumes 1 Mirror-Blade (Radiance) every turn.
Ends when no Mirror-Blade (Radiance) are deployed or after 3 turns.)
Hildebrand
400% Earth damage to all foes (Damage cap: ~630,000).
All allies gain Mirror-Blade Barrier (9% Max: 45%) (Stackable / Max: 5).
Deploy 1 Mirror-Blade (Radiance).
Nibelung Sand
Inflict Water ATK Lowered (20%, Accuracy: 100%, 180S) and Gravity (Accuracy: 100%, 180S) on all foes.
(Upon consuming 1 Mirror-Blade (Radiance): Also inflict Accuracy Lowered 2 (Accuracy: 100%, 2T).)
Mirror-Blade Radiance
Boost to ATK (Unique modifier) and DEF based on number of deployed Mirror-Blade (Radiance).
(Starts battle with 3 Mirror-Blade (Radiance) [Max: 5].
When 3 or more Mirror-Blade (Radiance) are deployed:
Restore 10% of max HP at end of turn [Healing cap: 1000].)
Work Hard, Play Hard
While Uncrossable Waters is in effect:
300% boost to DEF, 100% boost to debuff resistance, elemental damage from foes turns into Water damage, receive all attacks in place of allies (includes all-ally attacks), and cap Water damage taken at 1,500 per hit.
  • Amazing sub all tank that caps incoming damage to 1.5k damage per hit.
  • Easily counters single hit specials like Skyfall or Paradise Lost.
  • Has greater troubles is newer content due to multi hit specials and increased enemy MA with echoes.
  • Main use now a days is as a sac to Daedalus Drive in SUBHL.
Type:
TANK
Use Areas:
SOLOS
Post-Trauma
500% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
All other allies gain Shield (1200, 3.5T).
Terra Misericordia
500% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
All other allies gain Shield (2000, 3.5T).
Sara gains Revelation of the Dunes. (Enhance next Maestitia’s specs.)
Maestitia / Maternas Maestitia
Maestitia:
Gain Substitute (1T).
(When Revelation of the Dunes is in effect:
Skill changes to Maternas Maestitia.)
Maternas Maestitia:
Gain Substituted (All-Ally) (1T), Tank-and-Counter (200%, 4 times, 1T), and Full-Force Counter (1T).
Quadriga
All allies gain 50% DMG Cut (1T).
Level 75:
All allies also gain DEF Up (15%, 3T).
Emeth / Emeth Familiar
Gain DEF Up (1000%, 2T).
Level 90:
When Graphos’s Teachings lvl is 5:
Also gain ATK Sharply Boosted (50%, Multiplier: Assassin, 1T).
Graphos Carcer
500% Earth damage to all foes (Damage cap: ~635,000).
Inflict Earth DEF Down (25%, Accuracy: 100%, 180s) and Sand Cage 2 (Accuracy: 90%, 2T).
Graphos’s Kindness
Boost to ATK (Multiplier: Normal Enmity) based on how low HP is.
Graphos’s Teachings
Gain these effects in order upon taking damage:
Elemental damage from foes turns into Water damage,
50% boost to C.A. damage,
20% boost to C.A. damage cap,
debuff immunity,
200% counters upon taking damage (3 times).
  • Another solid tank for FA or hard content.
  • Packs a lot cooldown sub that becomes all ally sub after ougi.
  • Tons of defensive tools as well as self healing on counters to help mitigate the damage taken by subbing.

Full Auto

Characters that are good option for FA but have limited use outside of it.

Type:
ATTACKER
Use Areas:
SANDBOX, WAMDUS
Muscolo Fioritura
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.Remove 1 buff.
Trilok Smash
Earth damage to a foe based on how many melee weapons are equipped.
Inflict DEF Down (25%, Accuracy: 100%, 180s).
Bulk Up
Sacrifice 80% of caster’s current HP to gain Double Strike (1T).
Anabolic
Eat a macho meal and get Rosa blooming!
(Gain 4 Rosa Pack [Max: 6] and remove all debuffs from Fiorito.)
Devoting My Entire Being
#Devoting My Entire Being|Boost to ATK and DEF based on how low HP is.
Trilok Smash activates at end of turn when below 25% HP.
Take a lethal hit without being knocked out (Consumes 1 Rosa Pack / Leaves 1 HP)
Muscles Don’t Lie
Gain these effects in order based on how many :Category:Melee Weapons|melee weapons are equipped:
30% boost to ATK (Unique modifier),
100% boost to DEF,
deal multiattacks,
20% boost to damage cap,
30% Bonus Earth DMG effect.
  • Another great self enabling enmity attacker that nukes every turn while red.
  • Gains 4 stacks of every 5 turns which helps a lot with her sruvivability.
  • Requires adjusting your grid to use 5 melee weapons for her full potential.
  • Vulnerable to AoE attacks.

Burst

Burst specific characters. Typically replacements for the more core characters.

Type:
BUFFER
Use Areas:
Honor of Erste
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe. (50% boost to C.A. damage and 25% boost to C.A. damage cap when Achillea (Multiplier: Perpetuity) is in effect.)Restore 20% of Adam’s HP (Healing cap: 4000).Gain Armored (30%, 1.5T).
Indomitability
All Earth allies gain Shield (10000) and Auxiliary 2.(Auxiliary 2 ends upon taking damage 2 times.)
Energy Compression
700% Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~730,000).Remove 1 buff.(When Achillea is in effect: Activate twice.)
Radiant Egis
All allies gain 70% Water Cut (2T).
Hardworking Prime Minister
Gain Achillea (Multiplier: Perpetuity, 1T) for 1 turn at battle start and end of each turn if HP is 80% or above.(When Achillea is in effect: 30% boost to ATK (Multiplier: Perpetuity), 50% boost to DEF, 20% boost to double attack rate, and 10% boost to triple attack rate for all Earth allies.)
The Ultimate Golem
Cap Water damage taken at 5,000 per hit.
  • Used in most glorybringer setups to help confirm TA with his support skill and matching the sword prof requirement of Glorious Vow at the cost of 0 buttons.
Type:
BUFFER
Use Areas:
BHL
Siegreiche Welt
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
End cooldown for Eismesser.
(50% boost to C.A. damage and 30% boost to C.A. damage cap against foes with Glaciate.)
Eismesser
400% Earth damage to all foes (Damage cap: ~635,000).
Raise foes’ Glaciate (Accuracy: g, 180s) lvl by 1 (Max: 10).
Inflict Earth Lowered (Stackable) (10% (40% Max), Accuracy: 100%, 180s).
Unterstuetzung
Gain Strength (60%-20%, 3T), Shield (2000, 3T), and Charge Bar (20%).
(Affects all allies when no Stratagem remain.)
Frost Lord’s Command
6-hit, 100% Earth damage to all foes (Damage cap: ~205,000 per hit).
All allies gain Guaranteed TA (1 times, 1T) and Bonus Earth DMG (1 time) (30%, 1T).
(Consumes 1 Stratagem.)
Frost Lord’s Banner
Guaranteed double attacks.
Boost to Aglovale and Tor’s ATK (Perpetuity modifier) and C.A. damage based on number of main allies.
(Starts battle with 2 Stratagem.)
Absolute Zero Edge
When normal attacking a foe whose Glaciate lvl is 7 or above:
700%-800% Earth damage to all foes (Damage cap: ~730,000).
Gain Charge Bar (10%).
  • One time GTA and echo on a sword prof character helps with Glory setups.
  • Can reach higher damage thresholds than Adam but is slower.
Type:
BUFFER
Use Areas:
WAMDUS
Shadow Cats
Behold Liberty
Place to Hide
  • 10% party echoes on TA as well as self 20% ATK up and 10% cap makes him a great 0B slots for bursts.
Type:
BUFFER
Use Areas:
WAMDUS
Areus Prosbole
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
Gain Guaranteed TA (1.5T).
Akua Lanakila
500% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
Activate Impelliteri.
Gain Recovery Cap Boosted (1000, 1.5T).
Raging Flow
Gain ATK Up (30%, Multiplier: Unique, 3T) and Immune (No Limit) (3 turns
100
5 turns).
Level 100:
Buff durations increased to 5 turns.
Buff increased to ATK Up (50%, Multiplier: Unique, 5T).
Also gain Critical Hit Rate Boosted (20%, 5T), Keen (1% of foe’s max HP Damage cap: 50,000, 5T), and Refresh (Healing cap: 500, 5T).
Engraved Counter
Gain Full Hostility (1T) and Counters on DMG (200%, 3 times, 3T).
Level 75:
Effect enhanced.
Impelliteri
Gain Guaranteed TA (2T).
Level 95:
Also gain Bonus Earth DMG (20%, 2T) and Drain (100% of damage dealt Healing cap: 1000, 2T).
Me and My Partner
Raise Warrior’s Wrath lvl upon triple attacks.
(Gain in order based on lvl:
100% boost to DEF,
20% reduced damage taken,
+20 boost to hostility,
100% boost to charge bar gained upon taking damage,
buffs can’t be removed.)
Here, Have Some of My Strength!
10% Bonus Earth DMG effect to Spear- and Axe-specialty Earth allies’ triple attacks.
  • Another 10% party echoes on TA option but restrictred to Axe and Spear units.

Hard Content

Characters geared towards hard content.

Type:
ATTACKER
Use Areas:
NM95
L’Ouverture de la Douleur
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
500% Bonus Earth damage (Damage cap: ~630,000).
Destructive Urges
300% Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~400,000).
Gain Destructive Urges (Guaranteed TA / 30% Bonus Earth DMG
55
50% Bonus Earth DMG, 1T).
(Also gain 1 Magic Crest.)
Level 55:
Destructive Urges (Guaranteed TA / 50% Bonus Earth DMG, 1T) Bonus Earth DMG effect increased to 50%.
Warbringer
900% Earth damage to all foes (Damage cap: ~1,120,000).
3-turn cut to Earth allies’ skill cooldown.
(Consumes 5 Magic Crest.)
Level 75:
Damage increased to 1000%
Renegade Firebrand
All Earth allies gain Thunderbolt of Disaster (10% ATK Up / 10% Skill accuracy, Multiplier: Unique).
(Consumes 10 Magic Crest.)
Partition d’Air
Callous Fist
Earth damage to all foes every 3 turns.
(Boost to specs upon each activation [Max: 3]. Gain 1 Magic Crest [Max: 10].)
The Tower Reversed
When Sub Ally: Earth allies gain Skill DMG Cap Boosted (Stackable / Old / Can’t be removed) (6% (30% Max)) upon casting a skill (Max: 5).
  • Requires being swapped in to be useful.
  • Slower character but provides a sharp DPT increase thanks to the extra skill nuke to every skill via his skill 3 Renegade Firebrand All Earth allies gain Thunderbolt of Disaster (10% ATK Up / 10% Skill accuracy, Multiplier: Unique).
    (Consumes 10 Magic Crest.)
    .
  • Has the ability cut all ally skill cooldowns by 3 which is incrediblely useful to increase update on powerful skills of people like Sandalphon and Alexiel (Summer).
  • Casts Skill 3 if he’s brought to frontline and casts his SK1 every turn after for a solid DPT increase at the cost of speed.
Type:
ATTACKER
Use Areas:
DIASPORA
Tectonic Rush
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
Gain Strength (30%-10%, 5.5T).
Way of the Fundoshi Fist: Pulverize
500% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
Gain Strength (45%-15%, 5.5T) and Fundoshi Fist (1.5T).
Tenacious Will
6-hit, 60%-80% Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~80,000 per hit). Restore caster’s HP (Healing cap: 5000).
(5% boost to healing upon each cast [Max: 25%].)
Level 100:
Damage increased to 100% per hit.
Also gain Double Attack Rate Boosted (Stackable) (10% (50% Max)) and Triple Attack Rate Boosted (Stackable) (4% (20% Max)).
Bravado Bullet
6-hit, 60%-80% Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~80,000 per hit).
Inflict DEF Down Stack (10% (30% Max), Accuracy: 90%, 180s).
(Hit number increases upon each cast [Max: 10 hits].)
Macho Ultimatum
End cooldown for Tenacious Will and Bravado Bullet.Gain DEF Up (80%, 2T) and No Touching My Ladies (2T).
When there are female allies: Also gain ATK Up (Multiplier: Unique, 2T).
(I swear on my fists that you won’t lay a finger on these beauties!)
Burlier with Age
+10 boost to hostility. 20% boost to max HP.
Level 95:
Boost to hostility increased to +30.
Boost to max HP increased to 30%.
Can use the same damage skill twice in a turn when Macho Ultimatum is used.
Reactive Muscles
Manliness 1 lvl rises by 1 upon taking damage (Max: Lvl 10).
(Supplement damage dealt based on Manliness 1 lvl.)
Level 90:
Manliness+ 1 lvl also rises by 1 upon using damage skills.
Manliness+ 1 also boosts ATK (Unique modifier), DEF, and damage cap.
  • Can deal 39 hits of skill damage in a turn.
  • Very clicky character, but great for weaker setups in V2 setups to clear high hit count omens.

OTK

Here is a quick overview of characters that are useful for otk. In general, any character with skill nukes or large ougis not listed here can work.

General

Characters that are good for both CA and normal attack teams.

Type:
REACTIVE NUKE
Use Areas:
ALL
Noble Silver
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foeAll allies gain Earth ATK Up (15%, 3.5T), DA Up (15%, 3.5t), and TA Up (15%, 3.5t).
Fervid Swing
5-hit, 100% Earth damage to random foes (Damage cap: ~93,000 per hit).All Earth allies gain Revitalize (Healing cap: 500 or 10% charge bar, 3T) and remove 1 debuff.(When Amelia has 12 or more buffs:
Hit number doubles.
All Earth allies also gain Armored (20%, 3T).)
Valiant Will
All Earth allies gain Critical Hit Rate Boosted (Earth) (30%, 3T) and Keen (1% of foe’s max HP Damage cap: 50,000, 3T).(When Amelia has 12 or more buffs: All Earth allies also gain 60% Water Res (1T).)
Swift Chivalry
1-turn cut to an Earth ally’s skill cooldowns and grant Double Strike (1T).(When Amelia has 12 or more buffs: Earth ally also gains Guaranteed TA (1T).)
Captain of Aelvoth’s Knights
Starts battle with Lethal Attack Dodged (Can’t be removed) (1 times).Skills gain additional effects when Amelia has 12 or more buffs.
Silver Steeped in Virtue
When a foe uses a special attack:1-turn cut to Amelia’s skill cooldowns.Activate Fervid Swing.
  • 5 hit reactive skill nuke that doubles to 10 hits with Freyr key.
  • Excellent for both 0C setups and ougi setups.
Type:
ETERNAL, AUTO
Use Areas:
0B3C AND ABOVE
Axe form:
Astro Divergence
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
Swap to Sword form.
Sword form:
Meteor Thrust
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
Deal 999,999 bonus plain damage.
Swap to Axe form.
After 5★ – Axe form:
Astro Destruction
500% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~2,020,000).
Gain Earth ATK Up (20%, 3.5T).
Swap to Sword form.
After 5★ – Sword form:
Annihilation Nova
500% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~2,020,000).
Deal 1,999,998 (2 hits of 999,999) bonus plain damage.
Swap to Axe form.
After Stage 1 Transcendence – Axe form:
Origin Breaker
550% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~2,300,000) and remove 1 buff.
Gain Earth ATK Up (20%, 3.5T).
Swap to Sword form.
After Stage 1 Transcendence – Sword form:
Regression to Zero
550% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~2,300,000).
Deal 2,999,997 (3 hits of 999,999) bonus plain damage.
Swap to Axe form.
(Axe Form (Cooldowns are shared with corresponding Sword form skills))
Vorpal Rage
Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~630,000).
Gain Jammed (30%-90%, 3T) and Drain (Healing cap: 3333, 1T).
Berserk Forge
Gain Counters on Dodge (200%, 3 times, 3T).
Level 85:
Counter buff upgraded to Counters on Dodge/DMG (200%, 3 times, 3T).
Also gain Guaranteed TA (1T) and Full Hostility (Can’t be removed) (1T).
Ground Zero
Sacrifice 99% of caster’s current HP to deal plain damage to all foes (Damage cap: ~820,000).
Damage dealt is based on HP consumed.
Gain Shield (3000).
Level 95:
Also inflict Earth DEF Lowered (25%, Accuracy: ≥100%, 180s).
Damage cap increased to ~1,230,000.
Level 130:
Damage increased and damage cap increased to ~2,040,000.
When HP is below 25%: Also gain Tri-Slash (1T).
Three-Tiger’s Blessing
Gain C.A. Instant Standby, Autoignition (3T), and Tiger’s Blessing (280% ATK Up, 100% C.A. DMG Cap Up, Multiplier: Assassin, 1T). (Can’t recast.)
(Sword Form (Cooldowns are shared with corresponding Axe form skills))
Vorpal Rage
Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~630,000).
Gain Jammed (30%-90%, 3T) and DMG Amplified (30%, 1T).
Berserk Forge
Instantly perform a normal attack without using up a turn.
Level 85:
Before instantly performing a normal attack, also gain Guaranteed TA (1T) and Bonus Earth DMG (30%, 1T).
Ground Zero
Sacrifice 99% of caster’s current HP to deal plain damage to all foes (Damage cap: ~820,000).
Damage dealt is based on HP consumed.
Gain Shield (3000).
Level 95:
Also inflict Earth DEF Lowered (25%, Accuracy: ≥100%, 180s).
Damage cap increased to ~1,230,000.
Level 130:
Damage increased and damage cap increased to ~2,040,000.
When HP is below 25%: Also gain Tri-Slash (1T).
Three-Tiger’s Blessing
Gain C.A. Instant Standby, Autoignition (3T), and Tiger’s Blessing (280% ATK Up, 100% C.A. DMG Cap Up, Multiplier: Assassin, 1T). (Can’t recast.)
Supernatural
Starts battle with Undying (Can’t be removed) (3 times).
Level 90:
Also supplement damage dealt by third hit of triple attacks (Damage cap: 300,000).
Ferox Tigris
Amplify (Seraphic modifier) damage against Water foes by 20%.
  • Has eternal wonder but provides no other special boosts other than the increased eternal ougi cap.
  • Used in fastest clears due to her large supp damage but requires grid and rings to reach 100% TA.
Type:
OUGI, AUTOS
Use Areas:
0B3C AND ABOVE
Ultimate Colorful Special
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe. (Pengy_(SSR)#Ultimate_Colorful_Special|Boost to C.A. specs based on P-EN.)
Consumes all P-EN.
P-EN Recharge
Restore 10 P-EN.
(Can’t recast.)
Peeegiii!
500% Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~800,000).
Inflict DEF Down 5 (35%, Accuracy: 100%, 5T).
Pegi, Pegi, Pegi!
Instantly perform a normal attack without using up a turn.
(Consumes 2 P-EN.)
Pengy Energy
Consume 1 P-EN on normal attacks:
Guaranteed triple attacks.
300% Earth damage to all foes (Damage cap: ~300,000).
(10 P-EN at battle start.)
Suit Overheat
Start 3-turn countdown when P-EN is 0 at end of turn.
(When count is 0: 700% Earth damage to all foes [Damage cap: ~1,160,000].
Pengy is knocked out.)
  • 150% CA damage and 50% ca cap up from her P-EN stacks for good ougi damage.
  • GTA and nukes on autos also makes her a great auto attacker slot.
Type:
OUGI, AUTO
Use Areas:
ALL
Bright Snowflake
1250% (Unworldly) Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~2,900,000).
Raise foe’s Glaciate (Accuracy: g, 180s) lvl by 2 (Max: 10).
Restore 20% of all allies’ HP (Healing cap: 2500) and remove 1 debuff.
Gelid Prison
6-hit, 100% Earth damage to all foes (Damage cap: ~295,000 per hit).
Inflict Coldcage 1 (Accuracy: 90%, 1-2T) and Water ATK Lowered (20%, Accuracy: 200%, 180s).
Gain Gelid Prison (5T).
Tyros Glacies
All allies gain Veil.
Gain Tyros Glacies (5T).
Epaminondas
800% Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~800,000).
Raise foe’s Glaciate (Accuracy: g, 180s) lvl by 1 (Max: 10).
(When a foe’s Glaciate lvl is 5 or above:
Also gain Epaminondas (3T).)
Blessed Maiden
Amplify (Multiplier: Seraphic) Earth allies’ damage against Water foes by 20%.
(When Gelid Prison is in effect: Effect increased to 30%.)
A Frozen Gift for You
All allies gain Charge Bar (10%) at end of turn.
(When Tyros Glacies is in effect: Effect increased to Charge Bar (20%).)
  • Unworldly ougi.
  • 20% amplified autos and guaranteed triple attack makes her solid for 0B0C as well.

Ougi

Characters with a focus on CA damage or ougi skill nukes.

Type:
OUGI, REACTIVE NUKE
Use Areas:
0B2C AND ABOVE
Atar Blast
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
Activate Northern Rush.
Crazy Star
Sacrifice 80% of caster’s current HP to gain Unchallenged (2T) and Jammed (40%-120%, 8T).
(When below 25% HP: Also gain Undying (Can’t be removed) (1 times).)
Northern Rush
400% Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~635,000).
Inflict a Skull and Balurga#Northern Rush|random debuff.
(When below 25% HP: Activates twice.)
Atar Bite
Gain Atar Bite (50%, Multiplier: Assassin, 1T).
(When below 25% HP: Also gain DMG Amplified (15%, Multiplier: Seraphic, 3T).)
Go Big or Go Home
When Skull and Balurga are below 25% HP:
Guaranteed triple attacks, debuff immunity, 20% Bonus Earth DMG effect, and buffs can’t be removed.
Individual Freedoms
Activate Northern Rush when a foe uses a special attack.
(Additional effect if the foe uses a StanceStance Attack: 2-turn cut to skill cooldowns.)
  • Nukes once on ougi and again on enemy special.
  • Best ougi option for 2C and above.
Type:
ETERNAL
Use Areas:
0B2C AND ABOVE
Almighty Flurry
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
Inflict Lethal Hit (Accuracy: 50%).
Eahta gains TA Up (50%, 2.5T).
Almighty Passage
500% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~2,020,000).
Inflict Lethal Hit (Accuracy: 50%).
Eahta gains DA Up (50%, 2.5T) and TA Up (50%, 2.5T).
All allies gain Earth ATK Up (20%, 2.5T).
After Stage 1 Transcendence:
Ethereal Blade, Fangs of Purification
550% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~2,300,000).
Inflict Lethal Hit (Accuracy: 50%).
Eahta gains DA Up (50%, 2.5T) and TA Up (50%, 2.5T).
All allies gain Earth ATK Up (20%, 2.5T) and 20% Water Cut (2.5T).
Open Spirit
Gain ATK Up (50%, Multiplier: Normal, 3T) and Critical Up (30%, 3T).
(Consumes 10% of charge bar.)
Level 85:
Buff increased to Critical Up (100%, 3T).
Charge bar cost removed.
Also gain Arda Frava (3T).
Level 130:
Also gain C.A. DMG Cap Boosted (Special) (30%, 3T).
Purgatory
Transfer charge bar evenly to all other allies.
(Consumes 30% of charge bar.)
Dance of the Gods
Inflict Delay (Special). If successful, gain Charged (30%).
Level 95:
Also gain 1 Aiki (Max: 3).
Eight-Life’s Pilgrimage
Gain Charge Boost (100%) and Eight-Life’s Pilgrimage (20%).
(Can’t recast.)
Blade God
Has a maximum charge bar limit of 200%.
100% boost to charge bar gain.
Level 90:
Also boosts double attack rate by 20%.
Devil Divine
Amplify (Seraphic modifier) damage against Water foes by 20%.
  • Best eternal for 0B ougi setups initially do to earth attack to party and later at level 120 for providing extra chain burst damage and special cap up.
  • Weaker OTKs can set him up to ougi twice in a turn.
Type:
CHARGE BOOST
Use Areas:
0B4C, 0B2C
Bomb the System
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
Consume 1 Piece to activate Piece Out.
Piece Out
500% Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~730,000).
Inflict Delay (Accuracy: 100%) and remove 1 buff.
(Additional effect when 1 Piece is consumed: Activates twice.)
Roaring Crew
All allies gain TA Up (100%, 4T) and Bonus Earth DMG (30%, 4T).
Inflict Shorted (4T) on all allies.
(Consumes 100% of all allies’ charge bars.)
Fluorescence
Inflict Fluorescence 5 (Accuracy: 200%, 5T) on all foes.
(Can’t recast.)
Summer Prank
When Illnott is a main ally at battle start: 40% boost to Earth allies’ charge bars.
Night Pool Graffiti
Gain 1 Piece when targeted by a foe’s attack (Max: 3).
  • Starting 40% bar to party can enable 0B setups without an eternal.
  • Additionally used to enable certain 0B2C setups.
Type:
OUGI
Use Areas:
0B2C AND ABOVE
Lovely Sky Hurricane
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
End cooldown for Monika’s skills.
Activate #Violetshock Flicker|Violetshock Flicker.
Wind of Love’s Spark
All allies gain Charge Bar (30%) and Charge Bar Gain Boosted (20%, 3T).
(When Monika has 12 or more buffs: All allies also gain C.A. DMG Boosted (1 time) (80%) and C.A. DMG Cap Boosted (1 time) (20%).)
Magical Sword
Gain Guaranteed TA (2T) and Extra Superior Element DMG (50%, 2T).
(When Monika has 12 or more buffs: Also gain DMG Cap Boosted (20%, 2T).)
Lovely Dressing
All allies gain Refresh (1000, 3T) and Veil.
(When Monika has 12 or more buffs: All allies also gain Dispel Cancel (1 times).)
Magical Shooting Star
Boost to dodge rate and hostility based on number of buffs.
#Violetshock Flicker|Violetshock Flicker activates upon dodging.
Legendary Lovely Leader
Boost to all allies’ ATK (Unique modifier) and DEF based on their number of buffs.
Skills gain additional effects when Monika has 12 or more buffs.
  • Large single hit nuke on ougi.
  • Secondary nuke from dodging can be pretty unreliable even with Freyr key.
Type:
BACKLINE
Use Areas:
0B04 AND ABOVE
Zeruch Shot
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe and remove 1 buff.
Inflict Delay (Accuracy: 100%).
Vacationing Eagle
Gain Instant Charge, C.A. DMG Boosted (1 time) (30%), and C.A. DMG Cap Boosted (1 time) (10%).
(Self-inflict Max HP Lowered (Stackable / Can’t be removed) (30% (100% Max)).)
Sunny Glare
Inflict ATK Down (25%, Accuracy: 100%, 180s), Blinded (Accuracy: 100%, 180s), and Accuracy Lowered 2 (Accuracy: 100%, 2T) on a foe.
Volley Assist
Switch positions with a sub ally.
(When switching with an Earth ally: Provide Backup Fire (Summer) (20% ATK Up, 50% C.A. DMG Up, 20% C.A. DMG Cap Up, 50% DEF Down, Multiplier: Unique) to the ally.)
Sandy Sniper
50% hit to DEF, 50% boost to C.A. damage, 30% boost to C.A. damage cap, less likely to be attacked, and 10% Uplift effect.
Ocean Bullet
When Sub Ally: 300% Bonus Earth damage to a foe upon the chain burst Diastrofism (Damage cap: ~600,000).
  • Additional damage from backline for 4C setiups.

Auto

Characters who specialize in non ougi setups typically with a focus on hard hitting autos or reactive nukes.

Type:
AUTO
Use Areas:
0B0C
Shadow Cats
Behold Liberty
Place to Hide
  • 10% party echoes on TA.
  • Also starts with additional 20% ATK up and 10% cap.
Type:
AUTO
Use Areas:
0B0C
Areus Prosbole
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
Gain Guaranteed TA (1.5T).
Akua Lanakila
500% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
Activate Impelliteri.
Gain Recovery Cap Boosted (1000, 1.5T).
Raging Flow
Gain ATK Up (30%, Multiplier: Unique, 3T) and Immune (No Limit) (3 turns
100
5 turns).
Level 100:
Buff durations increased to 5 turns.
Buff increased to ATK Up (50%, Multiplier: Unique, 5T).
Also gain Critical Hit Rate Boosted (20%, 5T), Keen (1% of foe’s max HP Damage cap: 50,000, 5T), and Refresh (Healing cap: 500, 5T).
Engraved Counter
Gain Full Hostility (1T) and Counters on DMG (200%, 3 times, 3T).
Level 75:
Effect enhanced.
Impelliteri
Gain Guaranteed TA (2T).
Level 95:
Also gain Bonus Earth DMG (20%, 2T) and Drain (100% of damage dealt Healing cap: 1000, 2T).
Me and My Partner
Raise Warrior’s Wrath lvl upon triple attacks.
(Gain in order based on lvl:
100% boost to DEF,
20% reduced damage taken,
+20 boost to hostility,
100% boost to charge bar gained upon taking damage,
buffs can’t be removed.)
Here, Have Some of My Strength!
10% Bonus Earth DMG effect to Spear- and Axe-specialty Earth allies’ triple attacks.
  • 10% party echoes on TA to axe and spear allies pairs well with certain auto otk setups.
Type:
AUTO
Use Areas:
0B0C
Twilight Bringer
450% (Massive) Earth Damage to a foe.1-turn cut to Orchid’s skill cooldowns.
Here’s To You
400% Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~510,000).Inflict Water ATK Lowered (20%, Accuracy: 90%, 180s) and Accuracy Lowered 2 (50%, Accuracy: 100%, 2T).
Hopeful Pledge
Gain Hopeful Pledge 3 (Multiplier: Normal).(Ends upon taking damage 3 times.)
Possession
Inflict Entwined 1 (Accuracy: 100%, 1T) on all foes.Gain Dodge All (Times) (2 times).
Pure of Heart
20% hit to max HP.10% Bonus Earth DMG effect to Earth allies.
Garland of Gratitude
While Hopeful Pledge is in effect:Debuff immunity and buffs can’t be removed.
  • 10% echo to all all allies makes her a great slot for 0B0C.
  • No GTA.
Type:
AUTO
Use Areas:
0B0B
Beifall Blitz
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
Gain Dodge All 1 (1 times).
Add 1 Barrel Stabilizer.
Spread Shot
6-hit, 100% Earth damage to random foes (Damage cap: ~60,000 per hit).
Inflict Debuff Resistance Lowered (Stackable) (10% (30% Max), Accuracy: 100%, 180s) and Earth Lowered (Stackable) (10% (30% Max), Accuracy: 100%, 180s) on all foes.
Gain Covering Fire (3T).
Bullet Dance
6-hit, 100% Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~90,000 per hit).
Gain Dodge Rate Boosted (70%, 3T) and Hostility Boosted (+50, 3T).
Speedloader
Instantly perform a normal attack without using up a turn.
(Consumes 2 Barrel Stabilizer to end cooldown.)
Autoloader
+10 boost to hostility, guaranteed triple attacks, and normal attacks deal 3-hit damage to random foes.
Leave It to Cucouroux!
Upon dodging:
All allies gain ATK Boosted (Stackable) (4% (20% Max), Multiplier: Unique Stackable) and DEF Boosted (Stackable) (4% (20% Max)).
Add 1 Barrel Stabilizer to Cucouroux (Max: 5).
  • Split autos for supplemental abuse makes her the one of the better auto attackers for 0B0C.
Type:
AUTO
Use Areas:
0B0C
Honor of Erste
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe. (50% boost to C.A. damage and 25% boost to C.A. damage cap when Achillea (Multiplier: Perpetuity) is in effect.)Restore 20% of Adam’s HP (Healing cap: 4000).Gain Armored (30%, 1.5T).
Indomitability
All Earth allies gain Shield (10000) and Auxiliary 2.(Auxiliary 2 ends upon taking damage 2 times.)
Energy Compression
700% Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~730,000).Remove 1 buff.(When Achillea is in effect: Activate twice.)
Radiant Egis
All allies gain 70% Water Cut (2T).
Hardworking Prime Minister
Gain Achillea (Multiplier: Perpetuity, 1T) for 1 turn at battle start and end of each turn if HP is 80% or above.(When Achillea is in effect: 30% boost to ATK (Multiplier: Perpetuity), 50% boost to DEF, 20% boost to double attack rate, and 10% boost to triple attack rate for all Earth allies.)
The Ultimate Golem
Cap Water damage taken at 5,000 per hit.
  • Used in the fastest clears due to his support skill boosting DATA and the ATK boost.

Backline

Characters with useful backline passives.

Type:
BUFFS
Use Areas:
EVERYWHERE
Golden Dawn
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
Caim’s third skill resets to Blank Face.
End cooldown for Blank Face.
Golden Twilight
500% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~2,020,000).
Caim’s third skill resets to Blank Face.
End cooldown for Blank Face.Randomly raise one of Spade (Multiplier: Perpetuity), Heart, Diamond, or Club rank by 1 for all Earth allies.
Double Deal
All Earth allies gain Double Deal (1 times).
(Can’t recast.)
Beginning of Joker / End of Joker
Beginning of Joker: Copy an ally’s skill.
(Skill changes to End of Joker upon casting.)
End of Joker: All Earth allies gain ATK Up (30%, Multiplier: Normal, 3T), DEF Up (30%, 3T), TA Up (20%, 3T), Revitalize (500 HP or 10% charge bar, 3T), Shield (2000, 3T), DMG Cap Boosted (10%, 3T), Uplift (15%, 3T), Hype (1-4 stacks, 3T), and Veil.
(Skill changes to Beginning of Joker upon casting.)
Blank Face
Skill effect changes based on the type of skill that is first used by a main ally.
Secret Hands
Skill effect changes based on the card selected.
(Can only be used after The Fool Upright activates.)
Spade Trick
Attack without using up a turn.
Raise caster’s Spade (Multiplier: Perpetuity) Rank by 1 (Max: 4).
Heart Trick
Restore 20% of all allies’ HP (Healing cap: 2000).
Raise caster’s Heart Rank by 1 (Max: 4).
Diamond Trick
All allies gain Charge Boost (15%).
Raise caster’s Diamond Rank by 1 (Max: 4).
Club Trick
Inflict Delay (Accuracy: 100%), ATK Lowered (Stackable) (10% (40% Max), Accuracy: 100%, 180s), and DEF Lowered (Stackable) (10% (40% Max), Accuracy: 100%, 180s) on all foes.
Raise caster’s Club Rank by 1 (Max: 4).
Wild Card
Subject to all specialty weapon-, style-, and race (Officially called “type” in-game)-related Weapon Skills|weapon skills.
The Hanged Man’s Charity
When an Earth ally has 12 or more buffs at end of turn:Remove 1 debuff from that ally.
  • 20% perp ATK, 50% DEF, and 10% boost to damage cap when all weapons in the grid are different.
  • Required backline for Caim grids. Unused in backline for non Caim.
  • FLB adds 20k supp to backline passive.
Type:
BUFFS
Use Areas:
FA
L’Ouverture de la Douleur
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe.
500% Bonus Earth damage (Damage cap: ~630,000).
Destructive Urges
300% Earth damage to a foe (Damage cap: ~400,000).
Gain Destructive Urges (Guaranteed TA / 30% Bonus Earth DMG
55
50% Bonus Earth DMG, 1T).
(Also gain 1 Magic Crest.)
Level 55:
Destructive Urges (Guaranteed TA / 50% Bonus Earth DMG, 1T) Bonus Earth DMG effect increased to 50%.
Warbringer
900% Earth damage to all foes (Damage cap: ~1,120,000).
3-turn cut to Earth allies’ skill cooldown.
(Consumes 5 Magic Crest.)
Level 75:
Damage increased to 1000%
Renegade Firebrand
All Earth allies gain Thunderbolt of Disaster (10% ATK Up / 10% Skill accuracy, Multiplier: Unique).
(Consumes 10 Magic Crest.)
Partition d’Air
Callous Fist
Earth damage to all foes every 3 turns.
(Boost to specs upon each activation [Max: 3]. Gain 1 Magic Crest [Max: 10].)
The Tower Reversed
When Sub Ally: Earth allies gain Skill DMG Cap Boosted (Stackable / Old / Can’t be removed) (6% (30% Max)) upon casting a skill (Max: 5).
  • 6% (30%) stackable skill cap to an ally on skill press.
  • Domain adds 3% (15%) stackable ATK and DEF.
    • This investment is highly worth it.
  • FLB adds 10k (50k) stackable skill supp.
Type:
BUFF
Use Areas:
BURST, OTK
Bloomin’ Five Flowers
Restore Earth allies’ HP (Healing cap: 2500) and remove 1 debuff.
Extend Earth allies’ Hype by 2 turns.
Diva Devotion II
Gain Performance and Shield (4000).
(Performance effect ends upon taking damage.)
Colorful Cheer
All allies gain DA Up (30%, 3T), TA Up (15%, 3T), and Hype (3T).
When Diantha’s Hype is at 4:
Buffs increased to DA Up (35%, 3T) and TA Up (35%, 3T).
All allies also gain DMG Amplified (10%, Multiplier: Seraphic, 3T).
Find Your Star
Diantha#Find Your Star|All Earth allies gain one random buff.
(Number of buffs gained increases based on Diantha’s Hype lvl.)
Ballet of the Blossoms
Bonus Earth DMG effect to all allies based on their Hype lvl.
Never Ending Fantasy
5% boost to Earth MC’s damage cap.
(Takes effect even when Diantha is a sub ally.)
  • 5% boost to MC damage cap.
  • Does not stack with Caim so only used for Galleon grids.
Type:
BACKLINE
Use Areas:
0B04 AND ABOVE
Zeruch Shot
450% (Massive) Earth damage to a foe and remove 1 buff.
Inflict Delay (Accuracy: 100%).
Vacationing Eagle
Gain Instant Charge, C.A. DMG Boosted (1 time) (30%), and C.A. DMG Cap Boosted (1 time) (10%).
(Self-inflict Max HP Lowered (Stackable / Can’t be removed) (30% (100% Max)).)
Sunny Glare
Inflict ATK Down (25%, Accuracy: 100%, 180s), Blinded (Accuracy: 100%, 180s), and Accuracy Lowered 2 (Accuracy: 100%, 2T) on a foe.
Volley Assist
Switch positions with a sub ally.
(When switching with an Earth ally: Provide Backup Fire (Summer) (20% ATK Up, 50% C.A. DMG Up, 20% C.A. DMG Cap Up, 50% DEF Down, Multiplier: Unique) to the ally.)
Sandy Sniper
50% hit to DEF, 50% boost to C.A. damage, 30% boost to C.A. damage cap, less likely to be attacked, and 10% Uplift effect.
Ocean Bullet
When Sub Ally: 300% Bonus Earth damage to a foe upon the chain burst Diastrofism (Damage cap: ~600,000).
  • Skill nuke on 4 chain.
Type:
BUFF
Use Areas:
BURST, OTK
Ox in Dreamland
Thinking… of you…
(Nothing happens.)
Snooze Button
Snooze…(Nothing happens.)
Napping on Cloud Nine
Mm… Moohoohoo…(Nothing happens.)
More than a Dreamer
Can’t attack. (Too sleepy.)10% boost to Earth allies’ charge bar gain.
Hopeless Romantic’s Dream
When Sub Ally: 5% boost to Earth allies’ triple attack rate.
  • 5% boost to TA.
  • Moo.

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