Virtuosa

Credits:  25Night, Setsura

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"I would prefer to use music to introduce myself, but unfortunately, I am temporarily prohibited from playing for you. So, let's start with a code name... You can call me, 'Virtuosa'."

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I am honored to recommend Arturia Giallo to your company. During our time together, Ms. Arturia has displayed all the qualities that a musician should possess. Her passion, enthusiasm, and musical prowess were evident to all of the Herzöge and to Terra. If Ms. Arturia is allowed stay in Leithanien, I believe she will soon become a leading musical figure.

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We are deeply saddened by the news of Ms. Arturia's departure. It would be the greatest disaster for the Terran artistic community if this future musical figure was to be buried.

——Letter of recommendation from Leithanien Lieselotte Concert Hall

Arturia Giallo, a Sankta woman and a citizen of Laterano, has been on the run for 7 years. After multiple evaluations, the results show that if Arturia is allowed to act freely, it will cause serious irreversible damage to law and order. Solution: Escort her to Laterano for a trial under the Law.

——Laterano Archives Management Platform, Federico, recorded in 1099

Evaluating the Originium Arts of Virtuosa remains difficult - probing the human psyche is already an inherently difficult task in the first place. With the permission of the Lateran Church, we have completed a series of studies. During this process, Virtuosa readily cooperated and provided valuable support and insights. This at least shows that she cares about this subject as much as we do. Hopefully, during her stay in Rhodes Island, we will gain a deeper understanding of emotion and consciousness.

——Joint report from Rhodes Island Medical Department and HR Department, 1100

"Well, these are all interesting remarks - I'm afraid I couldn't write anything this interesting.

"But what about you? How would you write about me during this brief encounter?"

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• Artist: Ryuzakiichi (Ebenholz artist)

• CN VA: Ceng Tong/曾彤

• JP VA: Aya Endo

Talents and Skills

Rarity: 6★ Limited

Archetype: Supporter [Ritualist]

Trait: Attacks deal Arts Damage and can deal Elemental Damage

Talent : Causes enemies in attack range to take necrosis damage and short sluggish every second

Talent : Enemies in attack range takes more necrosis damage

Skill 1: Deals arts damage and necrosis damage to a target that is not in elemental burst Can hold charges, cannot attack when skill is not activated

Skill 2: Attack speed increase, attack 1 extra target, self and another operator in attack range with highest attack deal certain amount of extra necrosis damage when dealing damage

Skill 3: Stop attacking, attack range increases, ATK increases, talent 2 effect increases; During skill duration, causes allied units with highest Max HP/ATK/DEF to increase their Max HP/ATK/DEF respectively

Skill	Mastery	Story	Advanced	Roguelike
	S3M3	S-	S+	A+
	S1M1	Breakpoint
	S1M3	A	S	S
	S2M3	None	C	C+

Virtuosa is an oddity when it comes to Masteries. She is a meta caliber unit, but one who already works very well at only skill level 7! If you check any sort of Mastery rate polling, Virtuosa polls more similarly to mid-tier units rather than the top-tier! Relatively speaking, her Masteries are much less necessary than other units of comparable power. This is because the Necrosis trigger threshold is capped (1000 for most enemies, 2000 for bosses) so further enhancing her application doesn't change much.

Now, to be clear, Virtuosa still has Masteries worth pursuing. There is plenty of ancillary value to her Masteries there and those matter on a unit as powerful as she is. You should also not take her grades here as any sort of negative to her overall power. Remember these are Mastery grades, and not meta grades!

Now that said, let's get into her skills. All three have value, but the Mastery decision primarily comes down to her S1 vs S3. They are both worth pursuing, but the skill to start with is one of those questions that depends on your philosophy as a player. Most players would start with her S3 since it's her main skill, however the Mastery gains on her S1 are more important to its use, so if you only pursue one skill, it comes down to the type of player you are.

First, her S3 is her main skill. The expanded range applies Necrosis in a True-AoE over a wide area which makes it one of the best wave clearing skills in the game. As said though, the Masteries are oddly low. The difference from S3SL7 to S3M3 drops a whooping one second off of the application time. However, Mastery is still worthwhile. While not as vital as some other meta Masteries, it still improves her duration, wind-up, and buffs which are important considerations.

Meanwhile, her S1 Masteries allow her to deploy with a full 3 charges which is enough to apply Necrosis to even bosses as a helidrop. It's a significant upgrade over the skill at SL7, although quite a bit more situational than her S3. And again, even at S1SL7, she still already helidrops a significant amount of Necrosis damage. While the Masteries do matter more for S1, it's a bit less commonly used than S3. It is worth noting that S1 is not solely used as a helidrop skill, but can also be used for consistency when her S3’s downtime is too much. A single charge plus her Talent is enough to apply Necrosis to regular enemies. This use is especially notable in IS where S1 is her primary skill. Within that mode she tends to be used more for handling irritating elites than the wave clear that S3 provides.

Do note how her S1 has a breakpoint at M1 which allows her to store an extra charge. That's very valuable for the low cost and it's worth grabbing regardless of the rest of the discussion.

Finally comes her S2. It's not as generally useful as her other two skills since they are much better at applying the Necrosis effects. However, the ability to extend that application to another unit can allow for some interesting ranges that she isn't capable of on her own. That is quite a bit more situational, but is a flexibility well worth looking at on a unit as powerful as Virtuosa. Its Mastery gains are easy to overlook too given the oddities of her S3, but the boost at M3 drops 2 full attacks to apply Necrosis off of the number required for the buffed operator.