Maribelle

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Gray Staff

Analysis by Naz

Maribelle - Dire Damsel
5 Obtainable as a 5 only

Hero Stats

Max Avg Total Stats at Lvl 40

145

HP 34

ATK 35

SPD 33

DEF 16

RES 27

Stat Variations

Level 1 Stat Variation

Weapon

5★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	16 16 18 18	8 20 10 22	8 8 10 10	2 2 4 4	4 4 6 6
Middle	17 17 19 19	9 21 11 23	9 9 11 11	3 3 5 5	5 5 7 7
High	18 18 20 20	10 22 12 24	10 10 12 12	4 4 6 6	6 6 8 8

Level 40 Stat Variations

Weapon

5★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	31 31 33 33	32 44 34 46	30 30 32 32	12 12 14 14	23 23 25 25
Middle	34 34 36 36	35 47 37 49	33 33 35 35	16 16 18 18	27 27 29 29
High	37 37 39 39	38 50 40 52	36 36 38 38	19 19 21 21	30 30 32 32

IV Sets

	Key stats worth increasing through nature if possible.
	Complementary stats that matter, but not to the point of picking them over key stats for nature increase.
	Relatively worthless stat that can safely be decreased through nature.

HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Average	Best	Best	Average	Average

Skill Sets

RGB Lights (Aether Raids Defense/General)

Build by Naz

Recommended

	Punishment Staff (+Eff)	A	Atk/Spd Push 4 Alternate: AR-D Atk/Spd (3 or 4)
	Rescue+ Alternate: Return+	B	Dazzling Staff 3 Alternate: S/R Far Trace 3
	Windfire Balm+ Alternate: Miracle	C	Odd Recovery 3 Alternate: Even Recovery 3
IVs	+ATK or +SPD	S	Atk/Spd Solo 3 Alternate: Quickened Pulse

Show Explanation/Analysis

Weapon: Punishment Staff (+Eff)

Through both the effect of Wrathful Staff as well as the significant offensive boost it provides, Punishment Staff already makes for a strong option. However, it also has the added benefit with the Cancel Affinity it provides for allies as well as the Triangle Adept inflicted on opponents. In practice, this can throw a wrench into the gears of an opponent attempting to omnitank against a team with color variance.

Assist: Rescue+ / No Assist / Return+ / Restore+

Rescue+ and Return+ are the crux of an aggressive turn 1 initiation, as they heal their target while simultaneously moving them closer to the opponent’s team.
Restore+ is a much cheaper option that can be used to a similar effect but without the added benefit of moving forward.

Special: Windfire Balm+ / Miracle

The choice of Special is mostly inconsequential, so a 1 turn buff or miracle are fine options if you want a placeholder.

Passive A: Atk/Spd Push / AR-D Atk/Spd

Since Maribelle is heavily limited by her status as both a cavalry and a staff unit, let’s review the two practical options that do exist.
Atk/Spd Push is generally the strongest and most consistent offensive boosting skill that Maribelle can use.
AR-D Atk/Spd can be a situationally stronger alternative given that you have the ideal conditions for the skill’s full activation.

Passive B: Dazzling Staff / S/R Far Trace

Dazzling is a great choice on most staff units by virtue of preventing most counterattacks.
Despite abandoning the safety of counterattack prevention, S/R Far Trace makes for a strong alternative by further boosting Maribelle’s offensive power while enabling canto.

Passive C: Odd Recovery / Flexible

Odd Recovery is the premium option in turn 1 engagements, as it clears all negative status effects and provides a passive healing for all allies within 2 spaces at the start of odd turns.
The C slot can otherwise be replaced as needed to suit the team.

Sacred Seal: Atk/Spd Solo / Quickened Pulse / Flexible

Atk/Spd solo is a great option for further supplementing Maribelle’s offensive power, though can prove to be somewhat inconsistent in an AR Defense situation.

Strengths

Punishment Staff

An exceptionally unique refinement. On top of the significant offensive boost it provides on initiation, it provides allies within two spaces with the skill Cancel Affinity at the start of turn while inflicting opponents within two spaces with status of Triangle Adept after combat.

Wrathful + Dazzling Staff

In addition to removing the damage penalty tied to staves, this combination allows for any healer to completely negate follow-up attacks on initiation akin to using a Firesweep weapon. The difference is that this combination still allows for counterattacks during the Enemy Phase.

Cavalry

In addition to her superior mobility, Maribelle has access to class-exclusive skills.

Weaknesses

Poor Skill Availability

Staff units are locked out of a substantial amount of offensive skills as well as any offensive Special, limiting their damage-dealing potential.

Atrocious Physical Bulk

With a paper-thin 50 physical bulk at base, Maribelle is highly susceptible to getting killed in only a single hit by most physical attackers.

Cavalry

While being a cavalry unit has its advantages, it can also be a detriment. On top of forests and trenches making it harder to navigate maps, Maribelle has an innate weakness to cavalry effective weapons.

Weapon Skills

Weapons	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Assault Restricted to units that use a Staff.	50	2	10
Trilemma After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts the following status on foe through its next action: "If unit has weapon-triangle advantage, boosts Atk by 20%. If unit has weapon-triangle disadvantage, reduces Atk by 20%." Restricted to units that use a Staff.	150	2	5
Trilemma+ After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts the following status on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions: "If unit has weapon- triangle advantage, boosts Atk by 20%. If unit has weapon-triangle disadvantage, reduces Atk by 20%." Learns by default at 5 ★ Restricted to units that use a Staff.	300	2	12
Punishment Staff Calculates damage from staff like other weapons. If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Spd+4 during combat. After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts【Triangle Adept】on target and foes within 2 spaces of target. 【Triangle Adept】 If unit has weapon-triangle advantage, boosts Atk by 20% through its next action, and if unit has weapon-triangle disadvantage, reduces Atk by 20% through its next action. Unlocks at 5 ★ Non-Inheritable skill.	400	2	14

Weapon Evolution

Weapon Upgrades

Weapons	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Wrathful Trilemma+ After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts the following status on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions: "If unit has weapon-triangle advantage, boosts Atk by 20%. If unit has weapon-triangle disadvantage, reduces Atk by 20%." Damage from unit's staff will be calculated the same as other weapons.	350	2	12
Dazzling Trilemma+ After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts the following status on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions: "If unit has weapon-triangle advantage, boosts Atk by 20%. If unit has weapon-triangle disadvantage, reduces Atk by 20%." The enemy cannot counterattack.	350	2	12
Punishment Staff (+Eff) Calculates damage from staff like other weapons. If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Spd+4 during combat. After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts【Triangle Adept】on target and foes within 2 spaces of target. 【Triangle Adept】 If unit has weapon-triangle advantage, boosts Atk by 20% through its next action, and if unit has weapon-triangle disadvantage, reduces Atk by 20% through its next action. At start of turn, if unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk+6 and【Cancel Affinity】to unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit. 【Cancel Affinity】 If unit has weapon-triangle disadvantage, reverses weapon-triangle advantage granted by foe's skills for 1 turn.	400	2	14

Support Skills

Support Skills	Rng.	SP
Martyr+ Restores HP = this unit's suffered damage +50% of Atk. (Minimum of 7 HP.) Also restores HP to unit = half suffered damage. Learns by default at 5 ★	1	300

Special Skills

Special Skills	SP	Turns
Miracle If unit's HP > 1 and foe would reduce unit's HP to 0, unit survives with 1 HP. Learns by default at 5 ★ Inheritable by all units.	200	5

Passive Skills

Passive Skills	SP	Slot
Dazzling Staff 1 If unit has 100% HP at the start of combat, the enemy cannot counterattack. Restricted to units that use a Staff.	60	B
Dazzling Staff 2 If unit has ≥ 50% HP at the start of combat, the enemy cannot counterattack. Restricted to units that use a Staff.	120	B
Dazzling Staff 3 The enemy cannot counterattack. Restricted to units that use a Staff. Unlocks at 5 ★	240	B
Staff Valor 1 While unit lives and uses a staff, unit gets 1.5x SP after combat or after using a healing Assist skill. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.) Restricted to units that use a Staff.	30	C
Staff Valor 2 While unit lives, all staff allies on team get 1.5x SP after combat or after using healing Assist skills. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.) Restricted to units that use a Staff.	60	C
Staff Valor 3 While unit lives, all staff allies on team get 2x SP after combat or after using healing Assist skills. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.) Restricted to units that use a Staff. Unlocks at 5 ★	120	C