Ganglöt

Weapon: Arcane Downfall (+DEF/RES)

Assist: Positional Assist / Flexible

Special:  Bonfire / Iceberg

Passive A: Distant Stance / Atk/Res Finish / Close Def / Unity Skills / Stance Skills

Passive B: Quick Riposte 

Passive C: Joint Dist. Guard / Joint Drive Skills / Menace Skills / Flexible 

Sacred Seal: Form Skills / Distant Def / Close Def / Stance Skills

• This is a pretty straightforward build that has Ganglöt act as a traditional defensive tank, with the choice between having her operate as an all-purpose wall or melee specialist entirely depending on whether Far Save support is available (which, if you do, makes it highly advised to have her act as the latter). An Asset to her Atk or either of her defensive stats works well here.
• Truthfully, the entirety of Ganglöt’s default skillset works perfectly for all-purpose tanking: Distant Stance is the ideal A skill among those that enable counterattacks regardless of range due its +5 Res boost, Quick Riposte 4 helps bypass her middling Spd with a far more flexible HP threshold than other comparable skills, and Joint Dist. Guard gives a simple helping of stats for improved ranged match-ups. It’s pretty hard to improve on something so synergistic — just use a stat-enhancing Sacred Seal of your choice as well as one of Iceberg and Bonfire, and simply call it a day!
  • However, that specifically holds true for all-purpose tanking only. If seeking to maximize her performance by isolating her matchups to the context of melee threats alone and having a Far Save ally make up the difference, there are more than a few considerations to make. 
    • This is primarily for those who really like Ganglöt, since it requires much more additional investment; however, by allowing her to use an actual stat-boosting A skill and avoid the plethora of ranged threats who would pierce the damage reduction she relies on from Quick Riposte 4, this gives her a much better standing in competitive play.
• The biggest consideration lies in Ganglöt’s choice of A skill now that she would not have to equip something that enables counterattacks regardless of distance. Ideally, as most melee threats deal physical damage, something that enhances both Atk and Def is ideal; the choice between Unity, Stance, and Ideal skills depends on your preference between their secondary effects and activation requirements.
  • Atk/Res Finish also presents an interesting option for its sheer potency, helping Ganglöt greatly push her damage further while supplementing her longevity with even more healing. Naturally, while it’s not exactly ideal as it doesn’t boost Def, it’s her best option among available Finish skills until Atk/Def Finish is released.
  • Another interesting, diverging option is Close Def. It comes at a pretty steep cost to Ganglöt’s potential damage output, but is perhaps one of her best candidates from a survivability standpoint; the fourth-tier version not only provides a stellar +8 to both defenses, but denies enemy buffs to keep them from getting the upper hand.
• Outside of this, where her C and Sacred Seal slots are concerned, the changes are pretty simple — just pick options that more greatly complement melee matchups instead of ranged, most often meaning to select something that enhances her physical durability.

Weapon: Arcane Downfall (+DEF/RES)

Assist: Positional Assist / Flexible

Special: Galeforce

Passive A: Ideal Skills / Push Skills / Solo Skills

Passive B: Wings of Mercy

Passive C: Time’s Pulse / Joint Drive Skills / Smoke Skills / Flexible

Sacred Seal: Quickened Pulse / Death Blow / Form Skills 

• Interestingly, thanks entirely to her infantry status and Arcane Downfall’s combination of a Slaying Axe + Breath effect, Ganglöt can opt for a more aggressive approach in the form of a one-tap Galeforce build for Aether Raids Offense usage. Activating Galeforce in a single attack is desirable for two reasons: this ensures the greatest amount of safety in such strategies by eliminating the need for anything other than having Ganglöt attack, and she cannot really reliably double opponents herself anyway. A +ATK IV is ideal to frontload as much damage as possible.
• Ganglöt can ensure Galeforce’s trigger in one strike by herself through the Time’s Pulse C skill and Quickened Pulse Sacred Seal, maximizing self-sufficiency if she is unable to access direct charges from her team. However, if she can get flat charges through specific support (such as allies equipped with Infantry Pulse, or specific units like Askr, Velouria, and Rafiel), this opens up these slots for skills that aid her damage.
• It’s worth noting that because of Arcane Downfall’s healing effect, this means Ganglöt will have to engage in Galeforce chains as a follow-up unit — not the initiator who typically relies on self-inflicted chip damage to act as a low HP beacon — and thus keeps Wings of Mercy as her only real B skill for such strategies. 
• Her A skill is her most flexible aspect here, as realistically anything that enhances Atk can be used since she just wants more damage; the choice between what type of skill to utilize, such as a Solo, Push, or Ideal skill, depends on player preference.