James Moriarty (Ruler)

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Servant Skills

Evade

Mathematical Thinking A

Apply Evade to self (2 times, 3 turns).
Apply Sure Hit to self (3 turns).
Decrease Arts Resist for all enemies (3 turns).
Further decrease Arts Resist for all [Evil] alignment enemies (3 turns).

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Arts Res -	10%	11%	12%	13%	14%	15%	16%	17%	18%	20%
Arts Res (Evil) -	10%	11%	12%	13%	14%	15%	16%	17%	18%	20%
CD	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6

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Available from the start

All Type Up

Slide Rule Weapon B++

Increase own Quick Card effectiveness (3 turns).
Increase own Arts Card effectiveness (3 turns).
Increase own Buster Card effectiveness (3 turns).
Increase own Critical Strength (3 turns).

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Quick +	20%	21%	22%	23%	24%	25%	26%	27%	28%	30%
Arts +	20%	21%	22%	23%	24%	25%	26%	27%	28%	30%
Buster +	20%	21%	22%	23%	24%	25%	26%	27%	28%	30%
Crit Dmg +	20%	21%	22%	23%	24%	25%	26%	27%	28%	30%
CD	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6

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Unlocks after 1st Ascension

Start Np

Roll of the Dice EX

Increase own NP Gauge.
Gain Critical Stars.
Chance to apply one of two effects:
- 50% Chance: Increase own Arts Card Star Gather Rate by 500% (1 turn).
- 50% Chance: Increase own Buster Card Star Gather Rate by 500% (1 turn).

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
NP +	30%	32%	34%	36%	38%	40%	42%	44%	46%	50%
Stars +	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	20
CD	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6

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Unlocks after 3rd Ascension

Append Skills

Special ATK

Extra Attack Boost

Increase own Extra Attack Card effectiveness.

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Extra ATK Eff +	30%	32%	34%	36%	38%	40%	42%	44%	46%	50%

Start Np

Load Magical Energy

Begin battle with NP Gauge charged.

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Start NP +	10%	11%	12%	13%	14%	15%	16%	17%	18%	20%

Dmg Up

Anti-Ruler (ATK Up)

Deal extra Special ATK damage to [Ruler] class enemies.

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Special ATK +	20%	21%	22%	23%	24%	25%	26%	27%	28%	30%

Class Skills

Independent Action A

Increase your Critical Strength by 10%.

Conspiracy Formation EX

Increase your Arts Card effectiveness by 5%.
Increase your NP Strength by 5%.

Panic Cut C+

Apply Charm, Confusion, Terror, and Skill Seal Immunity for yourself.

Noble Phantasm

Mathemalignancy: Annihilation B++

Deal damage to all enemies.
Deal 150% supereffective damage to [Good] alignment enemies.
Inflict Skill Seal on all enemies (1 turn).
Apply [Evil] trait to all enemies (3 turns).

<Overcharge>

Increase own NP Strength (1 turn) [Activates first].

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Mathemalignancy: Annihilation

Calculated, Malicious Elimination

	Rank	Classification	Hit-Count
	B++	Anti-Personnel	4

Effect	Deal damage to all enemies. Deal 150% supereffective damage to [Good] alignment enemies. Inflict Skill Seal on all enemies (1 turn). Apply [Evil] trait to all enemies (3 turns).

Level	1	2	3	4	5
Damage +	450%	600%	675%	712.5%	750%
Supereffective ATK +	150%	150%	150%	150%	150%
Skill Seal
Trait - Evil

Overcharge Effect	Increase own NP Strength (1 turn) [Activates first].

Charge	100%	200%	300%	400%	500%
NP Damage +	20%	25%	30%	35%	40%

Assorted Info

Attack / HP Growth

Stat Ratings

Ascension Materials

Stage	Cost	Materials
2	100,000	x5 Lancer Piece x5 Caster Piece x5 Assassin Piece
3	300,000	x5 Saber Piece x5 Archer Piece x5 Rider Piece x5 Berserker Piece
4	1,000,000	x5 Lancer Monument x5 Caster Monument x5 Assassin Monument
Max	3,000,000	x5 Saber Monument x5 Archer Monument x5 Rider Monument x5 Berserker Monument

Skill Enhancement Materials

Level	Cost	Materials
1 → 2	200,000	x5 Gem of Lancer x5 Gem of Caster x5 Gem of Assassin
2 → 3	400,000	x5 Gem of Saber x5 Gem of Archer x5 Gem of Rider x5 Gem of Berserker
3 → 4	1,200,000	x5 Magic Gem of Lancer x5 Magic Gem of Caster x5 Magic Gem of Assassin
4 → 5	1,600,000	x5 Magic Gem of Saber x5 Magic Gem of Archer x5 Magic Gem of Rider x5 Magic Gem of Berserker
5 → 6	4,000,000	x5 Secret Gem of Lancer x5 Secret Gem of Caster x5 Secret Gem of Assassin
6 → 7	5,000,000	x5 Secret Gem of Saber x5 Secret Gem of Archer x5 Secret Gem of Rider x5 Secret Gem of Berserker
7 → 8	10,000,000	x36 Ash of Remembrance
8 → 9	12,000,000	x15 Egg of Truth
9 → 10	20,000,000	x1 Crystallized Lore

Append Skill Materials

Level	Cost	Materials
1 → 2	200000	x5 Gem of Lancer x5 Gem of Caster x5 Gem of Assassin
2 → 3	400000	x5 Gem of Saber x5 Gem of Archer x5 Gem of Rider x5 Gem of Berserker
3 → 4	1200000	x5 Magic Gem of Lancer x5 Magic Gem of Caster x5 Magic Gem of Assassin
4 → 5	1600000	x5 Magic Gem of Saber x5 Magic Gem of Archer x5 Magic Gem of Rider x5 Magic Gem of Berserker
5 → 6	4000000	x5 Secret Gem of Lancer x5 Secret Gem of Caster x5 Secret Gem of Assassin
6 → 7	5000000	x5 Secret Gem of Saber x5 Secret Gem of Archer x5 Secret Gem of Rider x5 Secret Gem of Berserker
7 → 8	10000000	x36 Ceremonial Sword of Twilight
8 → 9	12000000	x15 Fragment of a Twinkling Star
9 → 10	20000000	x1 Crystallized Lore

Total Materials Required

Bond CE

Logical Malignant

When equipped on James Moriarty (Ruler),
increase all allies' damage against enemies with [Good] and [Evil] trait by 15% while he is on the field.

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Overview

“Hmm? A mastermind who lords all over Europe? What are you even on about?”

Younger, more smug but just as dandy, this Ruler version of James Moriarty is still the same criminal mastermind with intellect that criminal organizations dream of. Staying true to his roots as an Arts-centric Servant, Ruler Moriarty however differs himself by going with Arts Looping AoE Damage Dealer coupled with extraordinary survivability. 

Every skill that Ruler Moriarty has packs several strong effects. Mathematical Thinking A gives him a 2 time, 3 turn Evade buff, a 3 turn Sure Hit buff, and reduces all enemies’ Arts Resist with an additional Arts Resist debuff onto all [Evil] alignment enemies on the field. Slide Rule Weapon+ gives him four simple but powerful 3-turn buffs: Quick, Arts, Buster card effectiveness and Critical Damage. Roll of the Dice EX provides a whopping 50% NP Gauge at max level, a Critical Star Bomb and a 50% chance to get either Arts or Buster Card Star Gather Rate buff for 1 turn. Similar to his skill, Moriarty’s Noble Phantasm - Mathemalignancy: Annihilate B++ is just as packed. It has a very rare effective bonus damage modifier against [Good] alignment enemies, an NP Damage boost for 1 turn before dealing damage, and after dealing damage it inflicts Skill Seal and applies [Evil] trait to all enemies. While the [Evil] trait application can be combined with his first skill, it is a rather small interaction that does not change his gameplay much in the grand scheme of things, but can be somewhat handy in enabling any Anti-Evil Servants.

Ruler James Moriarty is very clear on what he wants to do, being the criminal mastermind that he is. He has strong NP Battery, a good amount of offensive self-buffs and rare anti-trait damage modifier at his disposal, an Arts AoE Noble Phantasm with decent hitcount to utilize the fabled Double Altria Caster setup, and insane survivability thanks to his class and decent defensive utility in his kit for harder content. 

On the flipside, he has some not-so-cool flaws that his dandy style cannot mask. For an Arts Looper, his base NP Generation rate is not particularly high. Furthermore, since he is a Ruler, his class coverage is poor, meaning very rarely will Moriarty enjoy class advantage. While his base damage is decent, he will struggle against any waves with 1 high HP Target as it is not at a level where he can bruteforce everything with neutral damage. All these factors combined mean Moriarty has a lot of trouble against the irregular nodes (90+ / 90++) with non 3/3/x enemy composition, a very noticeable disadvantage for an omni-looper. Arts omni-looper is also a more and more competitive niche by the day and is filled with complete monsters such as Space Ishtar, Summer Musashi, Summer Kama, Muramasa or Summer Ibuki Douji. Generally, most Masters only need one or two and they’re set, meaning his pull value plummets significantly if there is already good coverage for that role.

Overall, James Moriarty Ruler has a lot of good things going for him, but unfortunately he is just shy of that coveted prestige that top tier omni-loopers get. It is not a major slight against him as his baseline is still very strong for a Servant, and if Master lacks a dedicated omni-looper, Moriarty will be more than fine enough.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Level Up Skill Recommendation

Skill	Priority
Mathematical Thinking A Apply Evade to self (2 times, 3 turns). Apply Sure Hit to self (3 turns). Decrease Arts Resist for all enemies (3 turns). Further decrease Arts Resist for all [Evil] alignment enemies (3 turns). Show Info Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Arts Res - 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 20% Arts Res (Evil) - 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 20% CD 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6
Slide Rule Weapon B++ Increase own Quick Card effectiveness (3 turns). Increase own Arts Card effectiveness (3 turns). Increase own Buster Card effectiveness (3 turns). Increase own Critical Strength (3 turns). Show Info Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Quick + 20% 21% 22% 23% 24% 25% 26% 27% 28% 30% Arts + 20% 21% 22% 23% 24% 25% 26% 27% 28% 30% Buster + 20% 21% 22% 23% 24% 25% 26% 27% 28% 30% Crit Dmg + 20% 21% 22% 23% 24% 25% 26% 27% 28% 30% CD 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6
Roll of the Dice EX Increase own NP Gauge. Gain Critical Stars. Chance to apply one of two effects: - 50% Chance: Increase own Arts Card Star Gather Rate by 500% (1 turn). - 50% Chance: Increase own Buster Card Star Gather Rate by 500% (1 turn). Show Info Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NP + 30% 32% 34% 36% 38% 40% 42% 44% 46% 50% Stars + 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 CD 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6

As a looper, maxing NP Gauge Charger and offensive buffs are no-brainer. Masters can definitely delay maxing the first skill as the scaling is not that good and it is mainly a defensive skill for Moriarty.

• Mathematical Thinking A - While the Arts Resist scales with level, its effect on Moriarty’s performance is rather lackluster. This skill can be left at level 6 if resources are constrained.
• Slide Rule Weapon B++ – His main offensive buffs and all of the buffs scale with level. It should be leveled after Roll of the Dice EX but still highly recommended to be maxed.
• Roll of the Dice EX – Easily the most important skill amongst the three, as Moriarty really needs the raw NP Gauge to kick start his looping and compensate for poor refund. 

Craft Essence Recommendation

Ocean Flier

Golden Sumo: Boulder Tournament

A Reward For Your Studies

Thank You For Your Hard Work!

The Black Grail

Heaven's Feel

Demonic Sun-Princess

Another Ending

Cosmo Chaldea Academy

Starting NP Gauge is the de facto comfort stat for any and all loopers. For more firepower, Attack, NP Damage and Arts Card Effectiveness are the secondary stats to look for. Moriarty can somewhat dive into the Critical niche by looking for Critical Damage or Arts Card Critical Damage which can be quite handy in Challenge Quests to bolster his sustained damage.

• Ocean Flier / Golden Sumo: Boulder Tournament / A Reward For Your Studies / Thank You For Your Hard Work!: Any Craft Essence with 50% NP Gauge in conjunction with one or more of Attack, NP Damage and Arts Cards Effectiveness would be great generic options for Moriarty. A Reward For Your Studies has the added benefit of making his [Evil] alignment trait application more useful, so it can be quite handy in boosting his overall damage.
• The Black Grail / Heaven’s Feel: To make use of these, it is best to use Moriarty alongside a Plugsuit + Double Altria Caster + An extra NP Gauge Charger like Oberon or Zhuge Liang in the back row for ease of looping. 
• Demonic Sun-Princess / Another Ending / Cosmo Chaldea Academy: Good Arts-Centric Critical Craft Essence that can help improve his Critical niche.

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