Halloween Dorcas

• Weapon: Slaying Axe+ (+Def/Atk) / Hack-o’-Lantern+ (+Def/Atk)

• Assist: Swap / Pivot

• Special: Ignis / Bonfire / Aether

• Passive A: Steady Breath / Sturdy Stance / Brazen Atk/Def

• Passive B: Bold Fighter / Wary Fighter / Vengeful Fighter

• Passive C: Odd Atk Wave / Armor March / Panic Ploy / Ward Armor

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

A build aiming to make Dorcas a monster on both Player Phase and Enemy Phase given high investment, although can be adjusted for low investment to provide an adequate combat effective build as well.

In terms of delivering pure damage, Halloween Dorcas would prefer to take a Slaying Axe to decrease his Special cooldown. Dorcas’ default Hack-o’-Lantern+ is also a great choice of weapon that can be used instead, allowing Dorcas to avoid having to deal with an enemy Special proc during combat. Either an Attack refine can be taken to improve Dorcas' damage output or a Defense refine to both increase his bulk and the amount of damage Bonfire and Ignis will do.

Swap is a good option as an Assist skill to get Dorcas into position to bait an enemy attack. Pivot is also a decent choice as well that can perform the same function albeit in a slightly different way.

Bonfire can be taken to give Dorcas very quick Special activations while Ignis will allow him to deal massive amounts of damage at once. Aether can be taken for sustain and arena scoring as well.

Steady Breath will work very well on Dorcas, allowing him to either immediately activate a very powerful Bonfire on Enemy Phase if he is running Slaying Axe. Brazen Atk/Def is another great choice that will provide a huge damage boost to Dorcas, but it requires him to first reach the required HP threshold which can be inconvenient to do at times. Sturdy Stance is still a great choice though if the more premium skills are not available, providing a solid boost in Attack and Defense on Enemy Phase.

Like with so many other armored units, Bold Fighter is the preferred choice of B slot, allowing Dorcas to double on Player Phase and decreasing his Special cooldown. If Bold Fighter is not available, Dorcas’ default Wary Fighter is a serviceable alternative that will help offset his very low Speed. Vengeful Fighter can be a decent option as well if one decides to run a defensive seal.

The C slot should ideally be either a self-buffing skill such as Odd Atk Wave or a support armor skill such as Armor March. As Dorcas will have a large HP pool when his refined weapon is taken into account, he can also run Panic Ploy quite well. A more common armor oriented team skill such as Ward Armor can be helpful as well.

The Quick Riposte seal will allow Dorcas to double on Enemy Phase, complementing Bold Fighter very well which allows Dorcas to double on Player Phase. It should be noted, however, if one is running Wary Fighter in the B slot, that Quick Riposte should NOT be used as the seal slot as they will cancel each other out, effectively making it a useless combination. Aside from Quick Riposte, Close Def and Distant Def are both great options to help improve Dorcas’ survivability as well as increase the amount of damage he will be doing with Defense scaling Specials like Ignis and Bonfire.

• Weapon: Brave Axe+

• Assist: Swap / Reposition

• Special: Aether / Ignis

• Passive A: Death Blow 4 / Death Blow 3

• Passive B: Bold Fighter / Wary Fighter

• Passive C: Odd Atk Wave / Even Atk Wave / Armor March / Flexible

• Sacred Seal: Attack +3 / Armored Boots

With the highest base Attack stat in the game, it’s no surprise that Halloween Dorcas can run a Brave Axe build very effectively. While Winter Chrom and Legendary Hector are capable of dealing more damage given an Attack Boon, Halloween Dorcas is not tied to the gacha and is a reward to anyone who participates enough in Tempest Trials, making him a great alternative option for running this powerful build.

Aether is taken for sustain and is the preferred choice for Arena Scoring, while Ignis can be taken for pure raw damage.

Death Blow is taken to push Dorcas’ Attack to even more monstrous heights when he initiates.

Bold Fighter makes this build far scarier, allowing Dorcas to quad attack every time he initiates. With the decrease in Special Cooldown thanks to Bold Fighter, Dorcas will also be able to activate Ignis or Aether every time he initiates. Dorcas can take Wary Fighter instead to help him on defense, but his damage output will be much less impressive on Player Phase without it.

The Atk Wave skills will work great on Dorcas to maximize his damage output. Aside from them, Dorcas can run an armor team oriented skill such as Armor March or Ward Armor.

Attack +3 is a great choice of seal, as the extra boost in Attack will be really appreciated considering Dorcas will be attacking 4 times with this build. Armored Boots is an interesting option if Armor March is not being run on the team, and will greatly improve Dorcas’ mobility and ease of initiating on enemy units.