Kris (M)

Weapon: Blade of Shadows

• The combination of slaying, own debuff nullification, and inflicting debuffs on the foe when initiated on make Blade of Shadows a premier Enemy Phase weapon and a standout in PvP modes.

Assist: Reposition

Special: Sol / Noontime / Aether

• Healing Specials such as Sol and Noontime are the most effective options for increasing Kris’ sustainability. In exchange for a longer cooldown, one can also choose to run Aether for a significant damage boost on top of healing. 

Passive A: Distant Counter

• Distant Counter is a necessity, as it grants Kris much greater coverage by allowing him to retaliate against ranged opponents.

Passive B: Spurn

• Kris’ innate Spurn is the premium in B slot options. In addition to % damage reduction scaling off of Kris’ exceptional Spd stat, Spurn provides an additional +5 damage upon Special activation when under 75% health. 

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.
• A stat debuffer such as Atk Smoke also does well to accomplish this while Res Smoke allows Kris to deal additional damage to inflicted opponents.
• The C slot can otherwise be replaced as needed to suit the team.

Sacred Seal: Spd/Res Solo / Mirror Stance / Quick Riposte

• Spd/Res Solo and Mirror Stance are among a variety of good Sacred Seal options that provide in combat boosts to key stats.
• While Quick Riposte might seem excessive on a unit with as much Speed as Kris, it actually has a very notable use, particularly in Aether Raids by allowing Kris to break through skills that prevent follow-up attacks (such as Sturdy Impact or Blazing Durandal) and to take down units that manage to tie his Speed.

Preferred IV: +ATK or +SPD

• Naturally, Kris appreciates an asset in Attack or Speed to compliment the offensive nature of this set. 

Weapon: Blade of Shadows

• Despite appearing as a primarily Enemy Phase-centric weapon, Blade of Shadows’ debuff effect also activating against foes with full health as well as -1 special cooldown make it a great choice for a Galeforce build. 

Assist: Reposition

Special: Galeforce

Passive A: Flashing Blade 4 / Swift Sparrow / Fury

• Flashing Blade 4 makes for a particularly strong choice when running Galeforce. In addition to accelerating his Special cooldown, it also grants a boost of up to 5 true damage per hit depending on how much Speed Kris has over his opponent. 
• For a purely offensive option to break through the bulkiest opponents, Swift Sparrow 3 grants Kris one of the biggest boosts to his offensive stats on initiation. 
• If the aforementioned skills are unavailable, Fury makes for a perfectly serviceable budget option by granting a solid boost to all of Kris’ stats at the cost of damage taken after combat.

Passive B: Null Follow-up / Wings of Mercy / Desperation

• Null Follow-Up allows Kris to bypass any skills that might prevent him from doubling such as Wary Fighter and Fell Breath.
• Wings is Mercy is extremely useful for moving around the map, as it allows you to move adjacent to any ally under 50% HP. This is especially effective when running Kris alongside other Galeforce units in order to take out as many opponents in one turn as possible.

Passive C: Join Drive Spd / Flexible

• Join Drive Spd makes for a very effective C slot option when utilizing galeforce, as it grants an additional +4 Speed to both Kris as well as any nearby allies when they are within two spaces. 

Sacred Seal: Swift Sparrow / Darting Blow / Flashing/Heavy Blade

• Granted you are already utilizing Flashing Blade in your A slot, Swift Sparrow and Darting Blow make for great choices Sacred Seal thanks to the offensive stat boosts they grant on initiation. Otherwise, Flashing Blade or Heavy Blade are essential for Kris to activate Galeforce in a single round of combat.