Elise

• Preferred IV: +SPD or +ATK / -DEF
• Weapon: Dazzling Pain+ / Dazzling Gravity+
• Assist: Recover+
• Special: Miracle
• Passive A: Atk/Spd 2 / Attack +3 / Speed +3
• Passive B: Wrathful Staff
• Passive C: Savage Blow / Hone Cavalry / Spd Ploy
• Sacred Seal: Savage Blow / Res Ploy / Speed +3 / Attack +3

This set aims to maximize Elise’s potential, by making the most out of her mobility and offensive stats. The key component is the Dazzling/Wrathful Staff combo, which effectively turns Elise into a ranged, magical Firesweep user. This easily circumvents Elise’s issues with her physical bulk, and allows her to freely attack the enemy without ever having to worry about their counterattacks. There is no difference between running Wrathful Staff as a B skill and a Dazzling Staff refined weapon or vice versa, so the choice is fully dependent on the availability of either Genny or Bridal Lyn for Skill Inheritance.

The choice of weapon, Assist, and Special is mostly up to preference. Pain+ combos exceptionally well with double Savage Blow (C skill and seal), as it results in the enemy team taking a massive 24 points of damage, in addition to whatever damage Elise dealt to her target (+10 more from Pain+). This area damage will easily knock units out of high HP threshold skills such as Quick Riposte and Guard, or even unique weapons like Celica’s Ragnarok or Alm’s refined Falchion. Alternatively, Elise’s base Gravity+ can completely lock down entire teams; if she can get support in the form of a movement assist or Dance/Sing, then she can do this repeatedly with no chance of retaliation.

Atk/Spd 2 gives Elise the most offensive stats possible without hindering her potential. Atk/Spd Bond and Brazen Atk/Spd give significantly more offensive stats in theory, but can be very difficult to use given Elise’s high mobility and this build’s intended playstyle. Attack +3 and Speed +3 are good budget options for simple stat boosts.

Savage Blow for both the C skill and Sacred Seal works very well if running Pain+, but can be replaced for other skills for more utility. A cavalry buff like Hone Cavalry works well since Elise works best in a full cavalry team, while Spd Ploy and the Res Ploy seal combo well to allow Elise to provide more team support while also improving her own offensive capabilities. Finally, the Speed +3 and Attack +3 seals are both good options to improve her offenses further.

• Preferred IV: +ATK or +RES / -DEF
• Weapon: Dazzling Gravity+
• Assist: Recover+
• Special: Miracle
• Passive A: Atk/Res 2 / Attack +3 / Resistance +3
• Passive B: Wings of Mercy / Live to Serve
• Passive C: Spd Ploy / Hone Cavalry / Varies with Team
• Sacred Seal: Atk Ploy / Attack +3

As this is a fully support-oriented set, the IVs don’t make a huge difference. For the sake of optimization, however, +ATK will improve Elise’s damage and healing while +RES will improve her ability to land Ploys.

The chosen weapon is entirely up to preference, but Elise’s base Gravity+ is fantastic for taking advantage of her mobility. Regardless of choice, the Dazzling Staff refine is the best choice just to keep Elise safe whenever she attacks to apply the chosen debuff.

Atk/Res 2 is chosen to give a boost to Elise’s healing and ability to land Ploys, while also granting a slight boost to damage. Any of the various Bond skills can also work; the ones that boost Attack work best to boost healing and damage, but keep in mind that the other stats are mostly wasted on this set due to the full support setup. Attack +3 and Resistance +3 are good budget options as well.

Wings of Mercy grants Elise a big boost in mobility, allowing her to teleport directly next to allies that need healing the most. Alternatively, her base Live to Serve gives her fantastic self-healing and sustain, allowing her to not be afraid to tank enemy mages in a pinch.

Elise’s C skill and Sacred Seal are mostly up to preference. Spd Ploy and Atk Ploy seal make great use of Elise’s good Resistance stat, allowing her to provide more team support than simply healing and occasionally applying debuffs. These are easily interchangeable with any other Ploys, buffs like Hone Cavalry or simple stat boosts like an Attack +3 seal.