Ascended Tiki (Young)

Weapon: Awoken Breath 

Assist: Positional Assist 

Special: Sol / Iceberg / Bonfire

Passive A: Atk/Spd Boosting A Slot / Atk/Def Unity

Passive B: Spd/Res Bulwark / Dragon’s Wrath 4

Passive C: All Together! 

Sacred Seal: Null Follow-Up 

• Given that Tiki lacks a Distant Counter effect in her weapon and she greatly values her A and S slots, her best Aether Raids Offense set focuses on her fantastic melee duelist capabilities. In order to cover her vulnerability to ranged attacks, a Far Save ally is necessary to protect her by taking her place in combat whenever ranged enemies initiate against her.
• Awoken Breath has a fantastic bundle of effects. Packing -1 Special cooldown, Dragon-effectiveness, +5 to all stats during combat, +1 Special infliction on the enemy before their first attack, (preventing pre-charged Specials from activating), +1 Special charge to Tiki per attack, and neutralization of enemy bonuses, Tiki has no shortage of effects that enable her to excel combatively.
  • -1 Special cooldown and +1 Special charge per attack allow Tiki to activate 3-cooldown Specials on her first counterattack, assuming no Guard effect is active. Sol provides sustainability via healing, while Iceberg and Bonfire provide damage based on Tiki’s Res or Def respectively; choose the Special that corresponds with whichever stat Tiki has more of.
• Atk/Spd Boosting A slots grant TIki higher damage output and follow-up control; fast threats (particularly Brave Seliph, the top melee initiator in Aether Raids Defense) naturally become much weaker should they fail to perform a follow-up attack. Atk/Spd Unity and Finish are worth special mention, with the former granting +5 Atk/Def and reversing visible Atk/Spd debuffs and the latter granting true damage and healing per attack once Tiki’s Special is ready or if she has already activated it during the current combat.
  • Atk/Def Unity is a strong alternative, having the same effects as Atk/Spd Unity, but with Def instead of Spd.
• Tiki’s native Spd/Res Bulwark is fantastic given its super Obstruct effect, -4 Spd/Res infliction on the enemy during combat, and 7 HP healing after combat. As Tiki does not protect allies from melee attacks, preventing melee enemies from passing through spaces adjacent to her is valuable to prevent them from breaking into Tiki’s backline. Dragon’s Wrath 4 works as well, granting 25% damage reduction against the enemy’s first attack and increasing the damage of Tiki’s first attack by 25% of the gap between her Atk and the enemy’s Res.
• All Together! is Tiki’s personal C slot. In addition to granting both Tiki and allies within two spaces +4 to all stats, it also grants Tiki damage reduction for a significant increase in bulk:
  • X% from AoE Specials, with X = 40 * the number of allies within two spaces, up to two allies / 80%.
  • Y% from the enemy’s first attack during combat, with Y = 20 * the number of allies within two spaces, up to two allies / 40%.
• Given the ubiquity of guaranteed follow-ups and follow-up prevention in Aether Raids Defense, Null Follow-Up is a vital Sacred Seal for ensuring enemies struggle to break through Tiki’s bulk and soak Tiki’s damage.

Weapon: Awoken Breath 

Assist: Positional Assist 

Special: Sol / Iceberg

Passive A: Spd/Res Finish 4 / Distant Countering A Slot

Passive B: Null Follow-Up / Spd/Res Bulwark

Passive C: All Together! 

Sacred Seal: Dist. Counter (D) / Null Follow-Up

• In contrast to the previous set that pairs melee specialist Tiki with a Far Save ally, this set simply has Tiki take on melee and ranged enemies alike. This is a more generalist set that can be used for Aether Raids and PvE alike, though it’s not as effective for the former compared to the previous set due to the lack of specialization and safety.
• Awoken Breath and All Together!, Tiki’s personal skills, are naturally the stars of the show.
  • Awoken Breath packs -1 Special cooldown, Dragon-effectiveness, +5 to all stats during combat, +1 Special infliction on the enemy before their first attack, (preventing pre-charged Specials from activating), +1 Special charge to Tiki per attack, and neutralization of enemy bonuses. As such, it comes as little surprise that Tiki has excellent damage output and survivability.
    • -1 Special cooldown and +1 Special charge per attack allow Tiki to activate 3-cooldown Specials on her first counterattack assuming no Guard effect is active. Sol provides healing for sustainability, while Iceberg increases damage based on 50% of Tiki’s Res.
  • On top of Awoken Breath, Tiki’s personal C slot grants her +4 to all stats and damage reduction to provide her with fantastic bulk:
    • X% from AoE Specials, with X = 40 * the number of allies within two spaces, up to two allies / 80%.
    • Y% from the enemy’s first attack during combat, with Y = 20 * the number of allies within two spaces, up to two allies / 40%.
• Tiki’s native Spd/Res Finish provides +7 Spd/Res in addition to 5 true damage + 7 HP healing per Tiki’s attack once her Special is ready and after she activates her Special, making it an excellent choice for boosting her damage and survivability in one fell swoop.
• Given the ubiquity of guaranteed follow-ups and follow-up prevention, Null Follow-Up is vital for ensuring Tiki’s combat consistency.
• Dist. Counter (D) allows Tiki to counterattack against ranged enemies, making it a necessity for this set. Alternatively, Tiki can use a Distant Countering A slot, freeing up her Sacred Seal for Null Follow-Up and her B slot for her native Spd/Res Bulwark (-4 Spd/Res on the enemy during combat, blocks enemies from moving past Tiki, 7 HP healing after combat).