Duma

• Preferred IV: +ATK or +DEF or +RES / -SPD

• Weapon: Fell Breath  

• Assist: Swap / Player Preference  

• Special: Bonfire / Moonbow / Ignis / Aether  

• Passive A: Distant Counter / Steady Breath / Def/Res Solo  

• Passive B: Bold Fighter  

• Passive C: Upheaval / Player Preference

• Sacred Seal: Quick Riposte  

Much like with many other armors, Duma can function extremely effectively on both phases thanks to the tools made available to him.

Duma will ideally want an Asset in either Attack, Defense, or Resistance with a Flaw in Speed. An Attack Asset with Speed Flaw would be optimal overall, but having Defense or Resistance as the Asset will be plenty strong. Fell Breath is a powerful personal weapon that fits perfectly with him, helping him both offensively with extra Attack and defensively with extra Resistance and preventing follow-up attacks against injured foes. The Assist will mostly be up to personal preference. Swap is a very good choice for armored units in general and will be a safe pick.

For his Special, Duma has many strong options, all of which have positives and negatives. Bonfire is a very strong choice and is the overall recommendation, activating of Duma’s high defense with great consistency. Moonbow is another very strong choice. While weaker in power compared to his other options, its low cooldown means that Duma can activate it almost every battle on either phase without relying on Steady Breath for Enemy Phase or being countered on player phase. Ignis is a great choice if using Steady Breath, though this Special is trickier to utilize on Player Phase since it won’t charge fully from Bold Fighter. Finally, Aether is always a strong option for armored units and Duma is no exception. While he won’t be activating Aether every single battle, he can easily charge it for use every other battle instead.

In the A slot, Duma’s best option is either Distant Counter or Steady Breath. Distant Counter will allow him to retaliate upon any ranged units that attack him. Meanwhile, Steady Breath allows Duma to make consistent use of both Bonfire and Ignis on Enemy Phase as well as give him a nice boost to Defense. Both increase his Enemy Phase power exceptionally and will make for fantastic choices. If neither skill is available, not to fear. Duma’s default Def/Res Solo is also a very strong choice and will help him greatly defensively. Bold Fighter is on Duma by default and needs not to be changed at all. This skill gives Duma a guaranteed follow-up and extra Special charge on Player Phase, making him incredibly potent when attacking. Similarly, Upheaval synergizes perfectly with Duma, helping him to activate Fell Breath and messing with any units that rely on staying healthy. Last but not least, Quick Riposte is his best Sacred Seal, guaranteeing him a follow-up attack on Enemy Phase and thus enabling him to truly shine when being attacked.

• Preferred IV: +ATK or +DEF or +RES / -SPD

• Weapon: Fell Breath  

• Assist: Swap / Player Preference  

• Special: Ignis / Bonfire / Aether

• Passive A: Distant Counter / Def/Res Solo

• Passive B: Special Fighter / Vengeful Fighter / Quick Riposte

• Passive C: Upheaval / Player Preference  

• Sacred Seal: Quick Riposte / Close Def / Distant Def / Atk/Def Bond

This set is designed to push Duma’s Enemy Phase power to the max and become an absolute tank against both physical and magical foes.

Again, Duma would ideally want an Asset in Attack, Defense, or Resistance with a flaw in Speed. All three of these Assets have their merit in this set, so there’s no clear-cut best option here. Fell Breath is the only weapon Duma will need, synergizing with Upheaval and giving him very useful bonuses for enemy phase. The Assist slot will be a matter of personal preference, with Swap being a generally safe choice for armored units. The Special of choice is dependant on what is used in Duma’s B slot. If using Special Fighter, using Ignis is recommended, otherwise use Bonfire instead. Both Specials are very powerful and can be activated with great consistency. While activating in a single round of combat can be tricky, Duma can still very effectively charge Aether and put it to great use.

Distant Counter will be the optimal choice of A slot here. This will allow Duma to retaliate against enemy mages, archers, and dagger units, thus increasing his usefulness on Enemy Phase massively. If this is not available, his default Def/Res Solo is a very powerful defensive skill and will make him much harder to take down. Special Fighter is an amazing B slot for Duma, granting him with extra Special charge and reducing the opponent’s Special charge so long as he’s above 50% HP. Paired with Quick Riposte as the Sacred Seal, Special Fighter will be incredibly powerful. Vengeful Fighter is another powerful option, giving Duma is guaranteed follow-up when attacked as well as additional Special charge. For a budget option, Quick Riposte is a simply lesser version of Vengeful Fighter, having a less lenient HP threshold and granting no additional Special charge.

Upheaval is an extremely synergistic C slot skill and there’s little reason to change it, helping Duma to activate Fell Breath and messing with any enemies that rely on high HP thresholds. Finally, Quick Riposte in the Sacred Seal slot is a must have with Special Fighter to ensure that Duma can get that skill to good use through guaranteed follow-up attacks. If Vengeful Fighter or Quick Riposte is being used in the B slot instead, Duma can take a different Sacred Seal. Distant Def and Close Def both make for fantastic choices, increasing his defensive capabilities against either ranged or melee units. Atk/Def Bond is also a solid option if Def/Res Solo is not being used.