Fallen Berkut

Preferred IV: +ATK or +DEF or +RES

Weapon: Kriemhild (+Eff)

Assist: Positional Assist

Special: Ruptured Sky / Moonbow / Bonfire / Healing Special

• The choice of Special is typically reliant on if the unit is built to charge it in a single round of combat. Ruptured Sky and Moonbow can be easily charged for extra damage while Bonfire packs a stronger punch at the cost of a longer cooldown.
• Healing Specials such as Sol and Noontime trade damage for greater sustain during multiple rounds of combat. 

Passive A:  Atk/Def, Atk/Res, or Def/Res boosting skills

• With the effect of Distant Counter already present in his weapon, Berkut’s ideal A slot is one that boosts his key stats in Atk, Def, and Res.
  • Catch skills give Berkut the greatest boost to his stats while functioning in both Player and Enemy Phase making it a strong generalist option, though have no other outlying effects. Push skills and Solo skills work to a similar extent though come with their own caveats. 
  • Stance skills such as Mirror Stance work exclusively during the Enemy Phase but have the additional benefit of the Guard effect. 

Passive B: Lull Atk/Def / Flow Skills / A/D Near Trace

• Lull Atk/Def and A/D Near Trace both inflict an in combat debuff on the opponent but Lull has the additional benefit of also neutralizing any bonuses the foe has to those stats while A/D Near Trace grants Berkut the Canto (Rem) effect after a Player Phase combat. 
• Flow skills such as Flow Guard or Flow Refresh ensure that Berkut is able to make a follow-up attack against opponents with skills that would otherwise prevent them in addition to their given effect.
  • Note that this does not work against skills such as Null Follow-Up or Hardy Fighter.

Passive C: Smoke Skills / Flexible

• Smoke skills such as Pulse Smoke are very effective when taking on multiple opponents. Pulse Smoke is particularly effective in reducing the damage of opponents around the target after combat by slowing down the activation of their Special.
  • Note that Atk Smoke 4 is unnecessary, as Berkut already has the effect that prevents follow-up attacks in his weapon.
• The C slot can otherwise be replaced as needed to suit the team.

Sacred Seal: Atk/Def, Atk/Res, or Def/Res boosting skills / Heavy Blade / Hardy Bearing

• Boosting Berkut’s key stats through the appropriate Sacred Seals further supplements this build.
• Heavy Blade is effective in accelerating the rate at which Berkut is able to activate his Special.
• Hardy Bearing acts as a check against foe’s that rely on skills that change attack priority such as Vantage and Desperation.