Faye

Preferred IV: +ATK / -SPD

An Attack Asset with a Speed Flaw is Faye’s best option in order to maximize her offensive power and to maintain her good defensive capabilities. Having an Asset in Resistance is also a good choice.

Weapon: Bow of Devotion (+Eff)

• At base, Bow of Devotions grants Faye with a boost to all of her stats except HP whenever she is attacked by a ranged foe.

• The special refine for Bow of Devotion gives Faye a guaranteed follow-up attack whenever she is attacked while above 50% HP.

• Both aspects of this bow greatly improve Faye’s performance as a ranged tank.

Assist: Draw Back / Player Preference  

Special: Iceberg / Moonbow

• When attacked at range with no buffs or debuffs, Faye will reach 47 or 49 Resistance (depending on if Distant Def 4 or 3 is used), giving Iceberg a huge amount of power.

• Moonbow’s low cooldown can be an advantage in certain scenarios. One such scenario is against Brave weapon users or against the occasional enemy that doesn’t perform a follow-up attack against her.

Passive A: Distant Def (4 or 3)

• Distant Def is the perfect skill for this build, giving Faye a substantial defensive boost whenever attacked by a ranged foe.

• Distant Def 4 grants a slightly higher defensive boost than Distant Def 3 while also negating the buffs granted by skills such as Hone and Fortify on ranged units.

• While Distant Def 4 is undeniably superior to Distant Def 3, it is not necessary in order for this build to perform well.

Passive B: Null C-Disrupt / Special Spiral / Renewal / Cancel Affinity

• Null C-Disrupt will be a fantastic skill for this build, allowing Faye to counterattack against foes running skills such as Firesweep Bow, Dazzling Staff, and Windsweep.

• Special Spiral is another strong choice. After activating her special in combat, Special Spiral will place her Iceberg down to one cooldown, allowing her to always utilize it on her first counterattack with some exceptions such as if the enemy uses Witchy Wand to reset cooldown.

• Renewal is a good budget option, allowing Faye to heal herself every other turn which helps her to sustain more damage and remain above 50% HP.

• Cancel Affinity can be useful if Faye is expected to be fighting foes using Raven tome and Triangle Adept, but other B slots may come into use more often.

Passive C: Atk Smoke / Panic Ploy / Player Preference

• Atk Smoke is a strong C slot choice. Whenever a foe attacks Faye, any other enemies nearby will be hit with a large Attack debuff, thus helping Faye to tank better.

• Panic Ploy can be another effective option thanks to Faye’s good HP. While Faye with Distant Def 4 can negate buffs anyway, Panic Ploy can still be useful as it’ll actively turn any buffs to debuffs on anyone affected.

Sacred Seal: Distant Def / Fierce Stance

• Distant Def is the natural Sacred Seal choice, further increasing Faye’s defensive capabilities against ranged opponents.

• Fierce Stance is another great option, giving Faye a useful Attack boost whenever attacked.

Preferred IV: +ATK or +DEF / -SPD

Again, Faye would ideally want an Attack Asset with a Speed Flaw. However, both Defense and Resistance can make for great Asset choices here, Defense in particular which becomes a much more important stat when used with Close Counter.

Weapon: Bow of Devotion (+Eff)

• While the stat bonuses provided by Bow of Devotion still only activate against ranged foes, Faye will still enjoy the guaranteed follow-up attack whenever attacked while above 50% HP against any melee range foes.

Assist: Draw Back / Player Preference

Special: Iceberg / Moonbow  

• Despite this build not reaching the levels of Resistance obtained with the other set, Faye’s Resistance will still be good and Iceberg will remain a strong special choice.

• Moonbow is also a viable option thanks to its low cooldown, making it good in certain scenarios such as against brave weapon users and foes which do not perform a follow-up attack against Faye.

Passive A: Close Counter

• Close Counter is the cornerstone of this build, allowing Faye to retaliate against any melee range foes that attack her.

Passive B: Special Spiral / Renewal / Guard

• Special Spiral will grant Faye with two Special charge after any round of combat where her Special activates. This means that once Iceberg has activated once, it will always activate on Faye’s first counterattack in any future combat with a couple exceptions.

• Renewal is a strong budget option, helping Faye through self-healing every other turn which helps her to be sustainable through multiple rounds of combat.

• Guard is also a good choice, helping Faye to keep safe from enemy Special attacks.

Passive C: Atk Smoke / Panic Ploy / Player Preference  

• Atk Smoke will be great for tanking multiple enemies at once as she will debuff the Attack of any enemies around any foe she fights.

• Panic Ploy can also be a good choice in order to turn the buffs of any affected enemy into debuffs, benefitting not only herself but any ally against affected foes.

Sacred Seal: Close Def / Brazen Atk/Def  

• Close Def is a great Sacred Seal for improving Faye’s defensive capabilities against any melee range foes.

• Brazen Atk/Def can also be a strong option, giving Faye a strong boost to Attack and Defense whenever under 80% HP.