Niime

Weapon: Hvítrvulture+ (+Res) / Hvítrvulture+ (+Spd)

Assist: Positional Assist

Special: Iceberg / Noontime

A Passive: Atk/Res Solo 4 / Mirror Stance 3 / Distant Def

B Passive: Null C-Disrupt / Lull Atk/Res / Null Follow-Up / Quick Riposte / Sabotage Atk / Sabotage Res / Dull Ranged

C Passive: Atk/Res Menace / Joint Dist. Guard / Res Smoke / Atk Smoke

Sacred Seal: Atk/Res Solo / Quick Riposte / Mystic Boost / Heavy Blade / Distant Def

• Surprising to many, Niime enters the game as a Colorless Tome with an inheritable tome which many may recognize as Plegian Tome+. At the time of this article, there are currently no other inheritable tomes for her class type meaning she is stuck with Hvítrvulture+, which while not a bad weapon by any means, forces her into a specific niche. As such, there will only be one build, for the enemy phase, and when more inheritable tomes become available to her, more builds will be added.
   
• As Niime will be specializing in the enemy phase, she can either opt for more damage output or sustain. Iceberg is a solid option all-around if you plan to stack her Res stat with other skills as she will more than likely not be taking that much damage from foes that target Res. However, given her low HP and Def stat, it is always possible that she can be chipped or take massive damage in general, so sustain is never a bad option.
   
• Any A Passive that increases her Atk, Def, or Res will be good options for her enemy phase role. Obviously, her two best stats are her Atk and Res, so she can always stick with her innate Atk/Res Solo 4 since it synergizes well with her tome. You can also swap it out for Mirror Stance 3 if you want to inflict Guard on foes during combat, which can also help with sustainability purposes as the foe will not be able to charge Specials. Lastly, there’s Distant Def which can help her with general ranged tanking, and patching up her Def stat is never a bad idea.
   
• There are a lot of options for Niime’s B Passive. One of Niime’s best B Passive options will be Null C-Disrupt as she is able to successfully tank Stave units and counter back without any drawbacks. For general tanking and damage output, she can pick up Lull Atk/Res as foes won’t be able to buff their Atk stat and Res stat while simultaneously allowing her to deal more damage in general thanks to the additional debuff. If you want to invest in her Spd stat, she can run Null Follow-Up, which can be good against Impact effects as well as guaranteed follow-up attacks from foes. However, if you feel that you can’t justify her Spd stat, she can always run Quick Riposte instead, albeit with a bit of issue as her HP stat is fairly low. For synergy and consistency with her weapon, she can either run Sabotage Atk or Sabotage Res and swap out her innate Atk/Res Menace. And finally, for the most budget of options, she can run Dull Ranged for negating the foes’ visible buffs.
   
• Depending on where you use Niime, she can either stick with her innate Atk/Res Menace or opt for more consistent skills such as Joint Dist. Guard, which is great for ranged tanking as it provides a flat +4 to her Def/Res against ranged foes, or one of two Smoke skills: Res Smoke or Atk Smoke. The Smokes can be useful for instances where she has to enter multiple combats against nearby foes.
   
• Niime has a lot of viable options for her Sacred Seal. One of the notable choices that come to mind is Atk/Res Solo as it stacks with her innate Atk/Res Solo 4 A Passive. Distant Def is another great option for tanking in general as she’ll appreciate the extra Def against Bow and Dagger foes. Quick Riposte is good if you want to double more often, but keep in mind that she doesn’t have the best HP stat so she can fall out of the threshold quite easily. Mystic Boost is good for sustain. Simple as that. And last but not least, there’s Heavy Blade which can synergize really well with Iceberg triggers and her innate Atk/Res Menace.