Miranda

Weapon: Rauðrfox+ (+RES) 

Assist: Positional Assist / No Assist 

Special: Glacies 

Passive A: Mirror Impact 

Passive B: Lull Atk/Res 

Passive C: Time’s Pulse / Panic Smoke 

Sacred Seal: Mirror Strike / Hardy Bearing 

• Thanks to her low 38 HP and respectable 36 Attack and Resistance, Miranda fits well into an Infantry Pulse Aether Raids Defense that focuses on having multiple units’ Specials ready. 
• This set focuses on making the most of Miranda’s Glacies nuke (which increases damage by 80% of her Resistance when activated) by increasing her Attack and Resistance while decreasing the enemy’s Attack and Resistance on initiation. This makes Rauðrfox Miranda’s strongest weapon, as it inflicts -4 Atk/Spd/Def/Res to the enemy during combat if Miranda initiates. Lull Atk/Res inflicts an additional -3 Atk/Res and neutralizes the enemy’s visible Atk/Res buffs, increasing Miranda’s damage output and survivability.
• Like Rauðrfox, Mirror Impact has effects on Miranda’s initiation: namely, it grants her +6 Attack and +10 Resistance while preventing the enemy from performing a follow-up attack. This significantly increases Miranda’s damage via raw Attack and increased Glacies bonus damage, all while making it much more difficult to KO her if the enemy does not have a way to break through its follow-up prevention.
• Since Glacies is a 4-cooldown Special, Time’s Pulse is much appreciated to decrease that cooldown by 1; for an Infantry Pulse Defense team, she will now only need 3 Infantry Pulse allies rather than 4, which can be very beneficial for creating a diverse team composition. However, if she does not need Time's Pulse, Panic Smoke works well to turn the tables on enemies reliant on visible buffs. Mirror Strike is a great Sacred Seal choice, as it is just a lower version of Mirror Impact; that is, it grants +4 Atk/Res when Miranda initiates combat. Hardy Bearing is a strong alternative, however, as Vantage units that KO on their counterattack before enemies can attack them are very common in Aether Raids Offense. As such, Miranda can nullify Vantage with Hardy Bearing and freely shoot off her Glacies nuke without fear of being OHKO’d beforehand.

Weapon: Rauðrblade+ / Rauðrfox+ (+SPD)

Assist: Positional Assist 

Special: Glimmer 

Passive A: Swift Sparrow (2 or 3) / Atk/Spd Push 4 / Fury (3 or 4) 

Passive B: Desperation

Passive C: Joint Drive Spd / Spd Smoke 

Sacred Seal: Swift Sparrow / Darting Blow / Atk/Spd Solo 

• 36/35 offenses are a solid foundation for an offensive set, which focuses on increasing Miranda’s damage and follow-up potential as much as possible.
• Rauðrblade grants Miranda bonus damage during combat equal to the sum of her visible buffs. This makes it by far the highest potential weapon at Miranda’s disposal, especially with Glimmer, a Special whose bonus damage scales with Rauðrblade’s bonus attack.
• However, Panic, Lull, and Dull skills can all ruin this, as they neutralize visible buffs; in addition, Miranda requires support (likely a dedicated buffbot) to use Rauðrblade. As such, Rauðrfox is a strong alternative, inflicting -4 Atk/Spd/Def/Res to the enemy during combat if she initiates combat. Given that offensive sets are Player Phase-centric, Miranda should be initiating for most of her combat, making this a very potent weapon.
• Swift Sparrow, Atk/Spd Push 4, and Fury all increase Miranda’s offenses (with the latter being unconditional and also increasing her defenses, while the former 2 grant additional Atk/Spd in exchange for fulfilling initiation or HP conditions respectively), making them all strong choices. Atk/Spd Push 4 and Fury synergize well with Desperation, which is how Miranda can circumvent low skill investment in her defenses--if her HP is ≤ 75%, she can perform a follow-up attack before the enemy can counterattack, allowing her to 2HKO as a workaround to her lower defenses. 
• Miranda’s C and S slots are also dedicated to increasing her offenses. Joint Drive Spd and Spd Smoke provide additional Speed in addition to nuanced support, while Swift Sparrow, Darting Blow, and Atk/Spd Solo all increase her Attack and/or Speed. The former 2 have an initiation condition, while the latter has a condition of Miranda not being adjacent to any ally.