Atlas (Unit)

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Green Axe

Atlas (Unit) - Forest Muscle
3-4 Obtainable as a 3 - 4 only

Hero Stats

Max Avg Total Stats at Lvl 40

187

HP 46

ATK 43

SPD 37

DEF 34

RES 27

Stat Variations

Level 1 Stat Variation

Weapon

5★

4★

3★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	19 19 21 21	9 9 11 11	8 8 10 10	3 3 5 5	2 2 4 4
Middle	20 20 22 22	10 10 12 12	9 9 11 11	4 4 6 6	3 3 5 5
High	21 21 23 23	11 11 13 13	10 10 12 12	5 5 7 7	4 4 6 6

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	18 18 20 20	9 9 11 11	8 8 10 10	2 2 4 4	1 1 3 3
Middle	19 19 21 21	10 10 12 2	9 9 11 2	3 3 5 5	2 2 4 4
High	20 20 22 22	11 11 13 13	10 10 12 12	4 4 6 6	3 3 5 5

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	18 18 20 20	8 8 10 10	7 7 9 9	2 2 4 4	1 1 3 3
Middle	19 19 21 21	9 9 11 11	8 8 10 10	3 3 5 5	2 2 4 4
High	20 20 22 22	10 10 12 12	9 9 11 11	4 4 6 6	3 3 5 5

Level 40 Stat Variations

Weapon

5★

4★

3★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	43 43 45 45	39 39 41 41	34 34 36 36	31 31 33 33	24 24 26 26
Middle	46 46 48 48	43 43 45 45	37 37 39 39	34 34 36 36	27 27 29 29
High	49 49 51 51	46 46 48 48	40 40 42 42	38 38 40 40	30 30 32 32

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	40 40 42 42	37 37 39 39	32 32 34 34	28 28 30 30	21 21 23 23
Middle	43 43 45 45	41 41 43 43	35 35 37 37	31 31 33 33	24 24 26 26
High	46 46 48 48	44 44 46 46	38 38 40 40	35 35 37 37	27 27 29 29

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	39 39 41 41	35 35 37 37	30 30 32 32	27 27 29 29	20 20 22 22
Middle	42 42 44 44	38 38 40 40	33 33 35 35	30 30 32 32	23 23 25 25
High	45 45 47 47	41 41 43 43	36 36 38 38	33 33 35 35	26 26 28 28

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
Worst	Best	Best	Best	Worst

Skill Sets

Superior Big Bro (Melee Tank)

Build by MackerelPye

Recommended

	Seahorse Axe+ (+Def) Alternate: Plegian Axe+ (+Def)	A	Atk/Def Solo (3 or 4) Alternate: Sturdy Stance (2 or 3)
	Positional Assist Alternate: Rally Assist	B	Lull Atk/Def 3 Alternate: Special Spiral 3
	Bonfire Alternate: Aether	C	Time's Pulse 3 Alternate: Atk/Def Menace
IVs	+DEF &/OR +ATK &/OR +SPD / -RES	S	Atk/Def Solo 3 Alternate: Steady Breath

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Weapon: Seahorse Axe+ (+DEF) / Stout Axe+ (+DEF) / Vulture Axe+ (+DEF) / Plegian Axe+ (+DEF) / Unbound Axe (+Def) / Spirited Axe (+Def)

Assist: Reposition / Swap / Draw Back / Premium Rally+ or Rally Up+ (for Arena) / Harsh Command+

Special: Bonfire / Sol / Noontime / Aether / Ignis / Ruptured Sky

Passive A: Atk/Def Solo / Sturdy Stance / Atk/Def Ideal / Close Def / Spd/Def Variations of aforementioned skills

Passive B: Lull Atk/Def / Special Spiral / Null Follow-Up / Quick Riposte / Atk/Def Ruse

Passive C: Time's Pulse / Atk/Def Menace / Joint Drive Atk / Joint Drive Def / Atk Smoke / Rouse Atk/Def / Threat. Atk/Def 2-3

Sacred Seal: Atk/Def Solo / Steady Breath / Close Def / Atk/Def Form

The build focuses on building up Atlas's melee tanking capabilities. Given that for max Arena scoring Atlas can bring his BST bin to 190 after a single merge and +DEF benefits from a four-point super asset that aids a lot in physical combat, this will likely be the build you're running in said game mode.
Thanks to his huge Infantry and Axe library, Atlas has an obscene amount of options you have to narrow down. General guidelines for builds are as follows:
This build is focused on building up Atlas's compatibility versus other physical enemies, and would thus appreciate any Atk and Def increases you can offer in available slots Double Atk/Def Solo is a pretty easy example of this, with the simple condition of being away from other allies for a swell +14 Atk/Def boost.
- You may also choose invest in Speed given that Atlas reaches a satisfactory value after max investment, and benefits from this include being able to avoid more follow-up hits while allowing Atlas to make several more of his own.
Due to its free availability and basically making room for a variety of other useful B slots by making Quick Riposte extensively redundant, Seahorse Axe will generally be a great go-to. It also helps that the effects offered by Unbound and Spirited Axe are easily replicated through skills and Seals with their exact essential effects.
- Stout Axe comes by default on Atlas and generally isn't a bad thing to stay with, but probably not for long-term investment as Atlus's Speed may become too high to make consistent use of it.
- Vulture and Plegian Axe offers significant and almost-maximum Atk/Def swings based on penalties present on the enemy. As such, make a conscious effort to accompany this by running a Rally + Atk/Def Ruse or Atk/Def Menace on Atlas, or using equivalent debuff support from other allies.
For Arena scoring purposes, pick out high SP skills in all slot categories, especially a premium Rally or Harsh Command+ in the Assist as well as any 300 SP choice in the C slot to make up for Atlas's lack of PRF.
For stat domination, Lull Atk/Def is a simple but effective B skill that cancels all Atk/Def bonuses present on the enemy while taking them down another notch with -3 in those same stats. Else, Special Spiral makes charging more consistent for longer-strung Specials (especially Aether, Ignis, Bonfire, and Sol), and Null Follow-Up is a good general anti-meta catch-all against the increasing amount of enemy threats with guaranteed follow-up and follow-up prevention effects.
Time's Pulse generally lends itself to easier Special trigger combinations. For instance, 3 Specials get reduced to 2 and thus are able to fire off on Atlas's second attack or on a Steady Breath-powered counterattack. Aether also becomes a more practical option with the aforementioned skill setup and rewards Atlas with high SP scoring as well as healing and damage in one slot.
- In the case of Ignis, however, keep in mind that it's more optimal to time the 4 CD special out and evenly with Special Spiral + Steady Breath.

Conrad in Shambles (All-Purpose Offense Build)

Build by MackerelPye

Recommended

	Seahorse Axe+ (+Spd) Alternate: Springy Axe+ (+Spd)	A	Atk/Spd Boosting A Slot Alternate: Heavy Blade 4 / Flashing Blade 4
	Positional Assist	B	Null Follow-Up 3 Alternate: Wings of Mercy 3
	Bonfire Alternate: Galeforce	C	Time's Pulse 3 Alternate: Joint Drive Atk
IVs	+SPD &/OR +ATK / -HP	S	Heavy Blade 3 / Flashing Blade 3 Alternate: Blade Session 3

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Weapon: Seahorse Axe+ (+Spd) / Springy Axe+ (+Spd) / Ninja Masakari+ / Brave Axe+

Assist: Reposition / Swap / Draw Back / Premium Rally+ or Rally Up+ (for Arena)

Special: Moonbow / Galeforce / Luna / Bonfire

Passive A: Sturdy Impact / Atk/Spd Push 4 / Atk/Spd Ideal 4 / Swift Sparrow 3 / Surge Sparrow 3 / Atk/Spd Solo 3-4 / Heavy or Flashing Blade

Passive B: Null Follow-Up / Wings of Mercy / Lull Spd/Def / Lull Atk/Def / Spd/Def Tempo / Desperation

Passive C: Time's Pulse / Menace Skills / Tempest skills / Joint Drive Skills / Flexible

Sacred Seal: Atk/Spd Solo / Heavy Blade / Blade Session / Flashing Blade / Life and Death

It'd be a headache to make builds individually explaining the sheer number of options that Atlas's statline and weapon/movement class offers him. Therefore, all skills listed above are condensed in the following comprehensive skillset combos:
- Consecutive Attack Builds: [Seahorse / Springy / Ninja Masakari] + Atk/Spd Boosting A-slot and/or Seal + Desperation + Flexible C slot
- General / AR-O Galeforce: [Ninja Masakari / Brave Axe / Seahorse Axe] + Flashing or Heavy Blade + Additional Atk/Spd passive Seal or A-slot + Galeforce + Wings of Mercy + Time's Pulse
- Safest Initiator: Seahorse Axe + [Sturdy Impact / Surge Sparrow] + Bonfire + Null Follow-Up or Lull Atk/Def+ [Tempest / Menace / Time's Pulse]
- Generalist: [Seahorse Axe / Springy Axe] + Atk/Spd boosting A-slot and Seal + [Null Follow-Up / Lull Spd/Def / Spd/Def Tempo] + Flexible C slot
Generally speaking, there are a few universal guidelines with skills involved:
- Time's Pulse is all-purpose and cuts down on the amount of work needed to trigger Atlas's Special. It's non-negotiably essential for Galeforce unless you're able to provide equivalent cooldown cutting like Infantry Pulse or Wolfpup Fang.
- Similar to above, Flashing or Heavy Blade accelerates Special charging more quickly towards activation. They are needed for consistent Galeforce activation unless provided through outsourced alternatives like Worldbreaker. Keep in mind the opportunity costs of using them over other potential stat-boosting skills.
- Seahorse Axe's guaranteed follow-up lessens the stress of needing to make superior Speed matchups. Thus, it makes Desperation a more reliable option given correct setup but should still be accompanied with dedicated Speed investment to beat out natural Speed comparisons in certain situations.
- If your build stacks Defense highly (such as via Sturdy Impact + Seahorse Axe), Bonfire will give you the best burst damage returns in a reasonable amount of cooldown.

Strengths

Villager Bonus / High Stat Total and Great Distribution

True to his original class in Shadows of Valentia, Atlas gains the long-forgotten stat bonus given to Villager class characters. Resultingly and after a single merge, Atlas has the distinction of being the first low-rarity, infantry demote to reach an astounding base stat total of 190. This only benefits him highly as:

Easily summonable units like him can be cost-effective merge projects, especially as part of Colisseum mode scoring cores like Arena.
It becomes rather difficult to mess up stat distribution as a result of having so many stats to work with. Atlas is glad to be no exception to this notion, with serviceable to very high stats in all categories.

For a few particulars: Atlas's 43 Atk is at a rather high-damaging value in 2022+, his 37 Speed is definitely not too special but nevertheless achieves a fair share of follow-ups and enemy double avoidances, and his Res is surprisingly not abysmally low and is rather functional in magic tanking emergencies.

Axe Infantry Perks / High Level of Customization

Atlas is rather lucky to have stopped by right after Summer Seth, who offers one of the best inheritable axes that essentially extrapolates Atlas's follow-up game and improves his killing potential all-around, as all weapons with guarunteed follow-ups do. Besides this, a colorful variety of alternative, useful, and ultimately pretty accessible axe weapons are available to fit the niche you choose as described in builds above. Atlas's infantry toys are just as expansive if you're willing to shell out resources; Time's Pulse, Null Follow-Up, Tempests, and Lulls are a few standouts in this regard.

I highly encourage you to expand the explanations under each build as it cannot be understated how obscenely versatile Atlas's options are.

Weaknesses

Lack of Unique Qualities / Competition

Lacking a unique weapon or passive skill is nothing new for generic units in Heroes. While a bit of a downer, it definitely does not stop Atlas from being combat-viable with the sheer amount of flexibility from well-distributed stats and great inheritables he has access to otherwise.

For the sake of competitive comparison, however, other players may find themselves more enamored with the fancier, effect-rich, and atypical skill list from premium axe units such as Dagr, Helbindi, Legendary Xander, Spring Maria, Edelgard, Fjorm, and others.

Uninvested Resistance

At only a sufficient base Resistance value of 27 which will be likely uninvested, Atlus will typically not take a great liking to powerful magic and dragon enemy matchups.

Weapon Skills

Weapons	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Iron Axe Inheritable by Axe users only.	50	1	6
Steel Axe Inheritable by Axe users only.	100	1	8
Stout Axe At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 50%, grants Atk/Def+5 during combat, and also, if foe can make a follow-up attack, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 50%. Inheritable by Axe users only.	200	1	10
Stout Axe+ At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 50%, grants Atk/Def+5 during combat, and also, if foe can make a follow-up attack, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 50%. Inheritable by Axe users only.	300	1	14

Available Rearmed Weapons
Arcane Þrima
Arcane Downfall (+Def)
Arcane Downfall (+Res)
Arcane Downfall (+Atk)
Arcane Downfall (+Spd)
Arcane Downfall

Weapon Evolution

Weapon Upgrades

Weapons	HP	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Stout Axe+ (+Atk) At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 50%, grants Atk/Def+5 during combat, and also, if foe can make a follow-up attack, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 50%.	+5	350	1	16
Stout Axe+ (+Spd) +3At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 50%, grants Atk/Def+5 during combat, and also, if foe can make a follow-up attack, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 50%.	+5	350	1	14
Stout Axe+ (+Def) +4 At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 50%, grants Atk/Def+5 during combat, and also, if foe can make a follow-up attack, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 50%.	+5	350	1	14
Stout Axe+ (+Res) +4 At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 50%, grants Atk/Def+5 during combat, and also, if foe can make a follow-up attack, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 50%.	+5	350	1	14

Special Skills

Special Skills	SP	Turns
Daylight Restores HP = 30% of damage dealt. Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 3 ★ Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.	100	3
Sol Restores HP = 50% of damage dealt. Unlocks at 4 ★ Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.	200	3

Passive Skills

Passive Skills	SP	Slot
Earth Boost 1 If unit has at least 3 more HP than enemy at the start of combat, unit receives Def+2 during combat. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 1 ★	50	A
Earth Boost 2 If unit has at least 3 more HP than enemy at the start of combat, unit receives Def+4 during combat. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 2 ★	100	A
Earth Boost 3 If unit has at least 3 more HP than enemy at the start of combat, unit receives def+6 during combat. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 4 ★	200	A
Threaten Atk 1 At start of turn, inflicts Atk-3 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 3 ★	50	C
Threat. Atk/Def 1 At start of turn, inflicts Atk/Def-3 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 4 ★	100	C
Threat. Atk/Def 2 At start of turn, inflicts Atk/Def-4 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 5 ★	200	C