Cynthia

Weapon: Firesweep Lance+  

• Firesweep Lance is Cynthia’s default weapon and is a very strong offensive tool. This weapon prevents whoever Cynthia attacks from retaliating unless they have a skill such as Null C-Disrupt.

• This does though come at the cost of Cynthia herself being unable to retaliate when enemies attack her, so her usefulness on enemy phase is non-existent with this weapon.

Assist: Reposition / Shove / Player Preference

Special: Moonbow / Luna

• Moonbow is a strong choice of Special due to its low cooldown. When used with Heavy Blade, Moonbow can fully charge in a single hit, allowing Cynthia to potentially use it every round of combat so long as she performs a follow-up and activates Heavy Blade.

• Luna is a stronger version of Moonbow though also has a longer cooldown. It is not as consistent as Moonbow, but is still a good option.

Passive A: Atk/Spd Solo / Swift Sparrow / Life and Death

• Atk/Spd Solo is an ideal A slot choice which boosts Cynthia’s offensive capabilities significantly whenever she has no adjacent allies.

• Swift Sparrow is another strong option, giving a lesser offensive boost than Atk/Spd Solo but only requires Cynthia initiating combat.

• Life and Death is a powerful budget option. It grants a large offensive boost and since Firesweep Lance will block most counterattacks, Cynthia does not need to worry as much about the weaker defensive stats that Life and Death brings.

Passive B: Chill Def / Chill Spd / Hit and Run

• Chill skills synergise very well with Firesweep weapons, allowing the user to debuff the opponent with the highest in whatever stat the Chill targets. Both Chill Def and Chill Spd are solid options.

• Hit and Run is a good budget option that moves Cynthia back one space after combat so long as there is room. This potentially allows her to remove herself from danger after an attack or at least make it easier for her allies to get her to safety.

Passive C: Drive Atk / Flier Buff / Player Preference

• Cynthia comes with Drive Atk by default and there is absolutely no need to swap this skill out unless one wants to. The Attack boost to allies within two spaces has universal application that will rarely not be useful.

• If she’s on a full flier team, Cynthia can instead opt to use a Flier Buff such as Goad Fliers or Ward Fliers instead.

Sacred Seal: Heavy Blade / Darting Blow

• Heavy Blade is an excellent Sacred Seal choice that gives Cynthia with extra Special charge per attack whenever she has more Attack than the opponent. This allows her to charge Moonbow in a single hit so long as Heavy Blade activates.

• Darting Blow is another solid choice, granting Cynthia with a good Speed boost when she initiates combat.

Weapon: Slaying Lance (+Spd) / Slaying Lance (+Atk)

• Slaying Lance is the strong choice of weapon for a Galeforce centric build thanks to the weapon reducing Galeforce’s cooldown to four. With Slaying Lance and Heavy Blade active, Cynthia will only need two attacks in order to fully charge Galeforce, allowing her to charge it in a single round of combat with Desperation active.

• Either a Speed or Attack refine will be beneficial. Speed can help Cynthia to secure follow-up attacks while Attack will help with damaging foes and activating Heavy Blade.

Assist: Reposition / Shove / Player Preference

Special: Galeforce

• Being the central point of the build, Galeforce is the only choice of Special. When charged, Galeforce will allow the user to perform another action after a round of combat once per turn.

• This is a powerful effect that can be utilized in many different ways. Galeforce allows Cynthia to perform hit and run attacks more easily thanks to being able to retreat after combat, or she could use it to potentially defeat two foes in one round.

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

• Atk/Spd Solo is a very strong A slot choice that provides a large offensive boost whenever Cynthia has no adjacent allies.

• Swift Sparrow is another good option, granting a weaker offensive boost in comparison to Atk/Spd Solo but instead only requiring that Cynthia initiate combat.

• Fury is a good budget option, granting an overall boost to Cynthia’s stats. Fury 4 is a very expensive skill and is not necessary since Fury 3 is already strong. Still, Fury 4 can be used if one is willing to make the investment.

Passive B: Desperation  

• Desperation is a cheap but powerful B slot skill, allowing Cynthia to make any follow-up attack directly after her first when she’s below 75% HP.

• As using Heavy Blade means that Cynthia only needs to attack twice to fully charge Galeforce, she can utilize Desperation to keep herself safe while still charging Galeforce.

Passive C: Drive Atk / Flier Buff / Player Preference

• Drive Atk comes by default on Cynthia and is a strong C slot skill, boosting the Attack of allies within two spaces. Unless one wants to, there is no need to swap out this skill for something else.

• On a flier team, Cynthia can choose to utilize a Flier Buff instead such as Goad Fliers or Ward Fliers in order to support her fellow flying allies.

Sacred Seal: Heavy Blade

• As explained, Heavy Blade is necessary if Cynthia wants to charge Galeforce in a single round of combat. As such, it is the only recommended Sacred Seal option.