Summer Ursula

Preferred IV: +ATK or +SPD / -DEF

As this build is tailored for offensive play, Summer Ursula will ideally want either an Attack or Speed Asset in order to enhance her offensive potential. Defense is her least desirable stat and, as such, is the recommended Flaw.

Weapon: Lethal Carrot+ (+Spd) / Barb Shuriken+ (+Spd) / The Cleaner+ (+Spd) / Scallop Blade (+Spd)

• Lethal Carrot provides a flat 10 damage bonus to any Special that Summer Ursula uses. This goes great in combination with Moonbow and Heavy Blade.

• Barb Shuriken is a cheaper but still powerful alternative that reduces the cooldown of any Special by one. This works well with Moonbow without Heavy Blade or Luna with Heavy Blade.

• Due to the prevalence of buffs in Aether Raids, The Cleaner can also be a highly effective option for her on both an AR offense and AR defense team.

• Scallop Blade is Summer Ursula’s cheapest option, being the default weapon. This grants a strong offensive boost against any debuffed opponent. This should be used alongside Chill skills or a dedicated debuffer for maximum effect.

• Regardless of the chosen weapon, refining for Speed is recommended.

Assist: Reposition / Rally Atk/Spd+  

Special: Moonbow / Luna 

• Moonbow is a strong Special due to its low cooldown of two, allowing for consistent activations. With Heavy Blade or Barb Shuriken, this Special can potentially be activated every round of combat.

• Luna is a strong alternative if Summer Ursula is using Barb Shuriken and Heavy Blade, as it can potentially achieve the same level of consistency as Moonbow while being stronger in effect.

Passive A: Swift Sparrow (2 or 3) / Fury (3 or 4) / Atk/Spd Solo

• Swift Sparrow 3 is the strongest overall offensive A slot skill, granting a huge offensive boost greater than that of Atk/Spd Solo whenever initiating combat. Swift Sparrow 2 is a much cheaper and still strong option as well.

• Fury is another great option, granting an overall boost in stats at the cost of recoil damage after every round of combat. Both Fury 3 and Fury 4 are strong choices. Fury 3 is also the strongest ‘cheap’ option.

• While outclassed by Swift Sparrow 3, Atk/Spd Solo remains a very strong option which grants a large offensive boost whenever Summer Ursula has no adjacent allies.

Passive B: Desperation / Chill Def

• Desperation is the standard go-to B slot of choice for offensive builds, being both cheap and powerful. This skill permits Summer Ursula to make any follow-up attack immediately after her first whenever she’s below 75% HP.

• If wielding Scallop Blade, a Chill skill such as Chill Def makes for a good option so that Summer Ursula can potentially activate this weapon without relying on external support. However, having a dedicated debuffer would still likely be a superior option.

Passive C: Even Res Wave / Cavalry Buff / Player Preference

• Summer Ursula comes by default with Even Res Wave which gives herself and adjacent allies a strong Resistance buff at the start of every even turn. This is a fine skill and does not need to be switched out if desired. However, other cheap C slot options such as Drive skills may be preferable.

• If she’s alongside other cavaliers, then a Cavalry Buff such as Hone Cavalry will be a strong choice.

Sacred Seal: Heavy Blade / Darting Blow / Chill Spd / Atk/Spd 2

• Heavy Blade grants an extra point of Special charge per attack when Summer Ursula has more Attack than her opponent. This allows her to potentially charge Moonbow or Luna when used with Barb Shuriken in a single attack. This makes it overall a fantastic Sacred Seal option.

• Darting Blow is another great choice, granting a large Speed boost whenever Summer Ursula initiates combat.

• Chill Spd is a good choice when used with Scallop Blade to help ensure that it activates.

• If nothing else is available, the simple Atk/Spd 2 Sacred Seal will work as a good option.

Preferred IV: +SPD / -DEF

• As Summer Ursula will ideally be using one of the Sweep B slot skills, the best option for Asset is Speed in order to ensure that skill activates. Attack can still be a fine option overall though. Defense remains the best choice of Flaw.

Weapon: Smoke Dagger (+Spd) / Scallop Blade+ (+Spd) 

• Smoke Dagger is the strongest choice in support options for dagger users. After combat, this weapon will hugely debuff the target and all nearby foes in all stats. This also removes the need to use Smoke skills if one wants Summer Ursula to be capable of debuffing every stat.

• Scallop Blade can still be used in a support context since it will debuff defensive stats. It will also offer Ursula extra power against anyone who’s debuffed, though she will need to be danced in order to make use out of the debuffs that she herself applies. Taking this weapon also means she’ll need Smoke skills if one wants her to debuff every stat.

• Whichever weapon is chosen, refining it for Speed is recommended in order to increase her ability to utilize the Sweep B slot skills.

Assist: Reposition / Rally Atk/Spd+  

• Almost always, Assist is a matter of personal choice. However, do note that it is recommended that she uses her default Rally Atk/Spd+ if she is using Def/Res Ruse in the B slot. Otherwise, this slot is entirely open to one’s own preferred Assist choice.

Special: Moonbow 

• Moonbow is the recommended Special with this set. Since Windsweep and Watersweep block Summer Ursula’s ability to perform follow-up attacks, she will enjoy the low cooldown of Moonbow which will help her offensively whenever it activates.

Passive A: Swift Sparrow (2 or 3) / Darting Blow (3 or 4) 

• Swift Sparrow strikes a strong balance between boosting Attack for damage potential and boosting Speed for activating a Sweep B slot skill. While Swift Sparrow 3 is undeniably stronger than Swift Sparrow 2, it is also far more expensive and is therefore better utilized on a full offensive build which takes the greatest advantage of its power. Swift Sparrow 2 is fairly common and obtainable from a free unit, so that is recommended for this build.

• Darting Blow provides a Speed boost whenever initiating combat. Darting Blow 4 is available, but again, it’s far more expensive than Darting Blow 3. Both make for good cheap options for this set and help with activating the Sweep B slot skills.

Passive B: Windsweep / Watersweep / Def/Res Ruse

• Windsweep and Watersweep do effectively the same thing. They block counterattacks from certain weapon types when outspeeding the opponent, but prevent Summer Ursula from performing follow-up attacks.

• Windsweep activates against physical foes while Watersweep activates against magical foes. Which one Summer Ursula takes will be a matter of availability or personal preference.

• Summer Ursula’s default B slot, Def/Res Ruse, is a decent option that allows her to debuff enemies from afar by using a Rally Assist or by having a Rally Assist used on her.

Passive C: Cavalry Buff / Even Res Wave / Atk Smoke / Spd Smoke

• If Summer Ursula is alongside fellow cavaliers, then a Cavalry Buff such as Hone Cavalry will be a strong option.

• Her default C slot, Even Res Wave, can also be a fine option if one does not wish to change it out for another C slot skill.

• If she’s not using Smoke Dagger and one wants her to debuff every stat, then she will want to use either Atk Smoke or Spd Smoke. As both of these skills are available as Sacred Seals as well, which one is used in the C slot is entirely up to one’s own choice.

Sacred Seal: Drive Passive / Phantom Spd / Atk Smoke / Spd Smoke

• Since Summer Ursula is focusing on full support with this set, a Drive skill such as Drive Atk will make for a strong Sacred Seal choice.