Fighter Maya

Extremely durable tank

Fighter Maya has high base HP and Def stats, in addition to a passive ability that grants herself a 2-turn defense buff whenever she is attacked. This makes her one of the most durable frontline tanks, with very few direct counters.

Doesn’t fear debuffs

Her passive ability, Reclaim, gives Fighter Maya an 80% chance (100% when fully enhanced) to dispel one debuff immediately after  she is attacked. This makes it extremely difficult for enemies to stick debuffs on her, such as defense breaks, unless they use non-attack skills or cast multiple debuffs at once.

High defense scaling

Fighter Maya’s damage scales well with her Defense stat, even more so than her Attack. This makes Fighter Maya relatively straightforward  to build, as heavily investing in her Defense will result in both high damage and high survivability.

Great PvP answer to enemy dark DPS heroes

In Arena and Guild Wars, Fighter Maya’s light element typing can be used to bait enemy dark heroes into automatically attacking her, instead of the rest of your team. This makes Fighter Maya a strategic PvP pick against enemy team compositions revolving around common dark element threats such as Commander Lorina, Challenger Dominiel, Assassin Cartuja, and Martial Artist Ken.

Vulnerable to the enemy’s first attack

Because Fighter Maya’s self-applied defense buff only procs after she has been attacked, she can be relatively vulnerable to first-turn nukes. Nevertheless, in most cases her high HP and Defense is sufficient to keep her alive long enough to be healed, even without her defense buff.

Lack of team utility

Unlike most knights in the game, Fighter Maya’s kit lacks team-wide utility, such as granting allies defense buffs, cleanses, or combat readiness bonuses. This makes Fighter Maya less effective in PvE and PvP defense, where the enemy is more likely to simply ignore Fighter Maya and focus on the rest of your team.

Strict conditions for unleashing her nuke potential

Despite the huge damage potential from Finishing Attack, it can only be used effectively when the enemy is below 30% health. This makes Fighter Maya a slow starter in PvP, where it’s often advantageous for heroes to unleash their strongest nukes on the first turn.