Karin

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Blue Lance

Karin - Driven Knight
4-5 Obtainable as a 4 - 5 only

Hero Stats

Max Avg Total Stats at Lvl 40

177

HP 41

ATK 37

SPD 42

DEF 26

RES 31

Stat Variations

Level 1 Stat Variation

Weapon

5★

4★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	18 18 20 20	6 20 8 22	11 11 13 13	6 6 8 8	6 6 8 8
Middle	19 19 21 21	7 21 9 23	12 12 14 14	7 7 9 9	7 7 9 9
High	20 20 22 22	8 22 10 24	13 13 15 15	8 8 10 10	8 8 10 10

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	17 17 19 19	6 16 8 18	11 11 13 13	5 5 7 7	5 5 7 7
Middle	18 18 20 20	7 17 9 12	12 12 14 2	6 6 8 8	6 6 8 8
High	19 19 21 21	8 18 10 20	13 13 15 15	7 7 9 9	7 7 9 9

Level 40 Stat Variations

Weapon

5★

4★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	37 37 39 39	34 48 36 50	39 39 41 41	23 23 25 25	28 28 30 30
Middle	41 41 43 43	37 51 39 53	42 42 44 44	26 26 28 28	31 31 33 33
High	44 44 46 46	41 55 43 57	46 46 48 48	30 30 32 32	34 34 36 36

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	35 35 37 37	32 42 34 44	37 37 39 39	21 21 23 23	25 25 27 27
Middle	38 38 40 40	35 45 37 47	40 40 42 42	24 24 26 26	28 28 30 30
High	41 41 43 43	39 49 41 51	44 44 46 46	27 27 29 29	31 31 33 33

IV Sets

	Key stats worth increasing through nature if possible.
	Complementary stats that matter, but not to the point of picking them over key stats for nature increase.
	Relatively worthless stat that can safely be decreased through nature.

HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Average	Best	Best	Average	Average

Skill Sets

So what if we take Legendary Caeda, make her hair green, then remove the exclusive skills? (Offense)

Build by Wecondo12

Recommended

	Firesweep Lance+ Alternate: Springy Lance+ (+Spd)	A	Atk/Spd Boosting A Slot
	Positional Assist	B	Flow Guard 3 Alternate: S/D Near Trace 3
	Luna Alternate: Moonbow	C	Spd/Def Rein 3
IVs	+ATK or +SPD	S	Blade Session 3 Alternate: Atk/Spd Solo 3

Show Explanation/Analysis

Weapon: Firesweep Lance+ / Springy Lance+ (+Spd) / It’s Curtains+ (+Spd) / Slaying Lance+ (+Spd) / Allied Lance+ (+Spd)

Assist: Positional Assist / Preference

Special: Luna / Moonbow / Galeforce

Passive A: Atk/Spd Boosting A Slot / Heavy Blade 4

Passive B: Flow Guard / Flow Refresh / S/D Near Trace / Aerobatics

Passive C: Spd/Def Rein/ Preference

Sacred Seal: Blade Session / Atk/Spd Solo / Swift Sparrow / Life and Death / Quickened Pulse

To the surprise of no one, a new heroes banner brings us a new generic lance flier, although this one at least comes with good skill inheritance in the form of Allied Lance+. Her statline is essentially a copy of the previously released Legendary Caeda but without any of the features that make Legendary Caeda as good as she is. But hey, at least she isn’t a ranged flier!
Lance units aren’t strapped for choice in terms of weapons, having plenty of excellent inheritables to choose from. Karin’s innate Allied Lance+ remains a decent choice if one wishes to give her supportive utility, but for maximizing Karin’s performance in combat player phase oriented lances such as the Firesweep Lance+ or the Springy Lance+ are superior. If available, It’s Curtains+ is also a good option alongside Quickened Pulse and Heavy Blade in order to trigger Galeforce in a single hit, provided Heavy Blade triggers.
Aside from Heavy Blade, Atk and Spd boosting A slots such as Atk/Spd Solo and Atk/Spd Catch are Karin’s best options as they allow her to stack as much Atk and Spd as possible on Player Phase. The same holds true for Karin’s Sacred Seal slot: skills such as Blade Session, Atk/Spd Solo, and Life and Death are her best seal choices.
While limited, Karin does have some decent B slot choices under her belt thanks to not being a ranged flier. In particular, Flow Guard and Flow Refresh let Karin get around follow-up negation effects from the likes of Fallen Edelgard, which would normally be a significant issue for her. S/D Near Trace and Aerobatics are also decent choices if one wishes to enhance her mobility instead, either for approaching foes with Aerobatics or for retreating with Near Trace.
Reins are generally good C slot options for fliers, but it can be replaced as needed.

Strengths

Statline

Legendary Caeda… I mean Karin’s statline is solid offensively. With base 37 Atk and 42 Spd Karin won’t have trouble dishing out damage and doing follow-up attacks consistently, especially when supplemented with the right skills. Her defenses are a bit more iffy, but base 26 Def and 31 Res are at least enough to reliably take a single hit (provided it isn’t a bow-user).

Flier

As a flier, Marcia… I mean Karin gains access to class exclusive skills such as Dive-Bomb and Guard Bearing, in addition to having her movement unhindered by terrain other class types are unable to cross such as mountains (particularly useful in Summoner Duels… good luck dealing with the Yuris though).

Weaknesses

Lacks a Personal Weapon

Being Legendary Caeda but without her potent exclusive skills is extremely unfortunate for Karin, as without those she lacks any means of standing out compared to the sea of generic lance fliers (unless you’re biased to fe5 like I am).

Bow Weakness

Karin’s Bow weakness means she should be kept away from any Bow using foes at all cost. Even with Iote’s shield, she’s unlikely to survive most bow users without additional Def investment due to her somewhat low base 26 Def.

Weapon Skills

Weapons	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Iron Lance Learns by default at 1 ★ Unlocks at 1 ★ Lance Users Only	50	1	6
Steel Lance Learns by default at 2 ★ Unlocks at 2 ★ Lance Users Only	100	1	8
Allied Lance Grants Atk/Def+4 to allies within 2 spaces during combat. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+4 to unit during combat. Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 3 ★ Lance Users Only	200	1	10
Allied Lance+ Grants Atk/Def+4 to allies within 2 spaces during combat. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+4 to unit during combat. Learns by default at 5 ★ Unlocks at 5 ★ Lance Users Only	300	1	14

Available Rearmed Weapons
Arcane Qiang (+Def)
Arcane Qiang (+Res)
Arcane Qiang (+Atk)
Arcane Qiang (+Spd)
Arcane Qiang

Weapon Evolution

Weapon Upgrades

Weapons	HP	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Allied Lance+ (+Atk) Grants Atk/Def+4 to allies within 2 spaces during combat. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+4 to unit during combat.	+5	350	1	16
Allied Lance+ (+Spd) +3Grants Atk/Def+4 to allies within 2 spaces during combat. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+4 to unit during combat.	+5	350	1	14
Allied Lance+ (+Def) +4 Grants Atk/Def+4 to allies within 2 spaces during combat. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+4 to unit during combat.	+5	350	1	14
Allied Lance+ (+Res) +4 Grants Atk/Def+4 to allies within 2 spaces during combat. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+4 to unit during combat.	+5	350	1	14

Special Skills

Special Skills	SP	Turns
New Moon Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 30% during combat. Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 3 ★ Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.	100	3
Moonbow Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 30% during combat. Unlocks at 4 ★ Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.	200	2

Passive Skills

Passive Skills	SP	Slot
Atk/Def Form 1 If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+X to unit during combat (X = number of allies within 2 spaces; max 3). Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 1 ★	60	A
Atk/Def Form 2 If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+X to unit during combat (X = number of allies within 2 spaces + 2; max 5). Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 2 ★	120	A
Atk/Def Form 3 If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+X to unit during combat (X = 2 × number of allies within 2 spaces, + 1; max 7). Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 4 ★	240	A
Spur Atk 1 Grants Atk+2 to adjacent allies during combat. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 3 ★	50	C
Drive Atk 1 Grants Atk+2 to allies within 2 spaces during combat. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 4 ★	120	C
Drive Atk 2 Grants Atk+3 to allies within 2 spaces during combat. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 5 ★	240	C