Legendary Nanna

Weapon: Lands Sword 

Assist: Assistless / Rally Assist / Positional Assist 

Special: Moonbow 

Passive A: AR-D Atk/Spd (3 or 4) / Atk/Spd Boosting A Slot

Passive B: Hoðr's Zeal 

Passive C: Atk/Spd Menace 

Sacred Seal: Blade Session / Atk/Spd Solo

• Nanna’s combination of reach and offensive potency makes her fantastic for both Aether Raids Defense and general use. This set focuses on maximizing her damage output to secure as many ORKOs as possible.
• The first of Nanna’s personal skills is Lands Sword, a powerful 16-Might weapon that effectively grants +9 Atk, +6 Spd, damage reduction neutralization, the offensive half of Null Follow-Up, and 7 HP after combat. While the healing is typically just a neat bonus, everything else contributes to Nanna being a uniquely capable Player Phase unit that can ignore a prominent and powerful defensive effect.
• The second of Nanna’s personal skills is Hoðr's Zeal, which grants Canto (Rem. +1), true damage = 20% of Nanna’s Atk, and a Desperation effect. The true damage is a significant boost to Nanna’s already high damage output, and the Desperation effect means that assuming Nanna can perform a follow-up attack, enemies have to survive two hits of raw + true damage that cannot be decreased by damage reduction effects before they can counterattack. Canto helps with mobility after combat, as Nanna can move her remaining movement + 1 space after her first initiation, Assist, or broken structure; this is particularly helpful for hit-and-run and Galeforce.
• If using Nanna for general use, any Positional Assist is fine, but if using her for Aether Raids Defense, her Assist choice is significant:
  • Assistless- Ensures as much as possible that Nanna will receive a refresh, as the AI typically prefers moving Assistless units before units with Positional Assists.
  • Rally Assist- Can help Nanna extend her threat range by rallying in front of a unit that can attack the enemy Raiding Party, then receiving a refresh.
  • Positional Assist- Can help pull allies back to safety; note that because Nanna is a melee unit, she may still receive refreshes from both melee and ranged refreshers.
• Atk/Spd Boosting A Slots are Nanna’s best options, as they maximize her damage output and follow-up consistency. For Aether Raids Defense specifically, AR-D Atk/Spd can grant up to +10/11 Atk/Spd during combat depending on the number of intact defensive structures, serving as the ceiling for Nanna’s offenses in most cases.
• Granting her +6 Atk/Spd and inflicting -6 Atk/Spd on the nearest enemies within 4 spaces, Nanna’s native Atk/Spd Menace is a great option for Nanna’s damage and follow-up consistency. It can also help allies’ damage, follow-up consistency, and survivability.
• Both Blade Session and Atk/Spd Solo are strong S Slot choices, with the former typically being better for Aether Raids Defense and the latter being stronger for general use. The former grants Nanna 3 + X Atk/Spd during combat, with X = 3 * the number of allies that have already moved (up to 9 total Atk/Spd granted); given that high-level Defense Keeps have a seventh unit that ends their turn immediately, Nanna will always have at least +6 Atk/Spd on initiation. The latter simply grants +6 Atk/Spd if Nanna is not adjacent to any allies, making her first combat stronger for general use because players may frequently want her to be the first to move in a turn.

Weapon: Ninja Katana+ / Brave Sword+ 

Assist: Ardent Sacrifice / Reciprocal Aid 

Special: Galeforce 

Passive A: Brazen Atk/Spd (3 or 4) / Atk/Spd Boosting A Slot

Passive B: Hoðr's Zeal 

Passive C: Savage Blow / Def Smoke

Sacred Seal: Brazen Atk/Spd / Brash Assault

• 3 movement, high offenses, and Hoðr's Zeal’s make Nanna a great candidate for Galeforce chaining--more specifically, starting a Galeforce chain. Hoðr's Zeal is a B Slot, and as such, Nanna cannot use Wings of Mercy without replacing it, which defeats her niche of being a Galeforcer with true damage, Canto, and a Desperation effect.
  • This set is reliant on Winter Bernadetta, Bolt Traps, or Bolt Towers to drop Nanna’s HP to ≤ 50% so that allies with Wings of Mercy can warp to spaces adjacent to her. These allies should either be refreshers or have Galeforce themselves, as both allow the Galeforce chain to continue.
• Ninja Katana+ and Brave Sword+ may seem like unusual choices given Nanna’s powerful Lands Sword, but work better for a variety of reasons:
  • Lands Sword heals Nanna after combat, making it more difficult for her to drop to ≤ 50% HP.
  • Ninja Katana+ and Brave Sword+ potentially allow for four instances of Nanna’s true damage from Hoðr's Zeal as opposed to only two.
  • Ninja Katana+ specifically grants +4 Spd, making it a superior option to Brave Sword+ because Nanna can quadruple attack more consistently.
• Since Nanna will be dropping her HP to ≤ 50%, Brazen Atk/Spd is her most consistent A (and S) Slot, granting +7 Atk/Spd (or +9 Atk and +10 Spd) during combat. Any Atk/Spd Boosting A Slot that can be consistently active works as well, though.
• Savage Blow and Def Smoke are Nanna’s C Slots of choice, with both making subsequent combats easier for both herself and allies. The former inflicts 7 damage on enemies within 2 spaces after combat, while the latter inflicts -7 Def.
• Brash Assault is a strong alternative to Brazen Atk/Spd in Nanna’s S Slot, as it grants a guaranteed follow-up if the enemy can counterattack and Nanna’s HP is ≤ 50% (which synergizes well with being a Wings of Mercy enabler).
• Since this set has no Special acceleration or cooldown reduction, Nanna is reliant on allies to provide this for her if necessary. However, this is typically not necessary because Wings of Mercy refreshers can grant Nanna several combats in one Player Phase, which is usually enough for her to activate Galeforce without any help/support.