Plegian Tharja

Weapon: Pleigian Torch(+Spd) / Gronnblade

Assist: Positional Assist / Preference

Special: Moonbow / Luna

Passive A: Swift Sparrow 3 / Atk/Spd Solo 3 or 4 / Atk/Spd Push 4

Passive B: Desperation

Passive C: Spd/Res Rein / Preference

Sacred Seal: Heavy Blade / Atk/Spd Solo / Swift Sparrow

• Tharja’s 3rd alternate version is a fast player phase oriented mage flier, functioning similarly to SF!Nino, just with higher stats while lacking an exclusive weapon, an unfortunate flaw considering how underwhelming Green Tome inheritables generally are, although the addition of Pleigian Tharja’s aptly named Pleigian Torch certainly helps, debuffing the foe’s Attack and Resistance by at least 5 and inflicting an additional penalty on debuffed foes, provided Tharja isn’t adjacent to any allies. This weapon is a great alternative to the standard Gronnblade on almost any offensively oriented Green tome mage, and Tharja herself is no exception, although she can still make great use of a bladetome as well with buffing support, if all one desires is raw damage output. Keep in mind that bladetome use makes Tharja far more susceptible to Panic Ploy and Sudden Panic, however.
• Tharja’s innate Swift Sparrow 3 is a fantastic A slot choice, giving her a massive boost to her offenses during Player Phase. If mixed phase utility is desired, Atk/Spd Solo or Atk/Spd Push are great alternatives, giving her a similar offensive boost during both phases, at the cost of taking damage every combat(Atk/Spd Push) or a positioning requirement(Solo)
• Desperation is Tharja’s best offensively oriented B slot skill option as it helps her avoid potentially dangerous counterattacks, although offensive mage fliers lack any decent alternatives to desperation at the time of writing, aside from chill skills.
• Tharja’s innate Spd/Res Rein gives her yet another incombat stat advantage by debuffing the Speed and Resistance of foes within two spaces of her, giving both Tharja and other magic using allies a sizeable advantage in combat against the afflicted foe as long as they’re in her range.
• Tharja’s sacred seal choices are rather simple as well, either Heavy Blade to accelerate her specials(Especially effective with a bladetome to alleviate it’s cooldown penalty) or standard player phase sacred seals, such as Atk/Spd Solo or Swift Sparrow.

Weapon: Gronnblade

Assist: Positional Assist / Preference

Special: Miracle / Glimmer

Passive A: Close Foil / Close Counter / Fury 3 or 4

Passive B: Vantage

Passive C: Spd/Res Rein / Preference

Sacred Seal: Heavy Blade / Atk/Spd Solo

• Thanks to her high offenses, Pleigian Tharja can also perform well as a Vantage user, although setting it up without Fury could be somewhat difficult due to her low bulk.
• Gronnblade is Tharja’s preferred weapon when utilizing Vantage. With a full buff spectrum Tharja is capable of dishing out massive amounts of damage in a single blow, although she must be watchful for any sources of Panic present.
• Close Foil and Close Counter give Tharja the advantage of utilizing Vantage against melee foes, but given that most of AR’s dangerous threats are ranged, Tharja can opt to use Fury for easy setup. The A slot she uses is up to whether easy setup or close range countering are more important to you.
• Spd/Res Rein remains a great choice as it increases her damage output, which is important as Tharja is reliant one 1 shots due to a lack of Desperation, although other C slots such as Atk/Res Rein(for additional bulk) can be used as well.
• For her Special, Miracle gives Tharja some extra safety if she can trigger it, while Glimmer gives her a straightforward damage increase. Which one is used is largely up to preference.
• If Miracle is used, the Heavy Blade sacred seal is preferable as it allows Tharja to trigger miracle in a reasonable timeframe, otherwise Atk/Spd Solo is a superior choice to boost her offensive presence during both phases, as long as she isn’t adjacent to any allies.