Morgan (M)

Weapon: Grima’s Truth (+Eff) 

Assist: Positional Assist 

Special: Noontime / Sol 

Passive A: Close Foil / Close Counter 

Passive B: Null Follow-Up / Special Spiral 

Passive C: Pulse Smoke 

Sacred Seal: Spd/Res Solo 

• The newly-refined Grima’s Truth turns Morgan from a mediocre superunit to a potentially fantastic one. During combat, Grima’s Truth inflicts a debuff to the enemy’s stats equal to 4 + their current visible debuff; for example, if an enemy has a -4 Attack debuff and a -5 Speed debuff, they will be inflicted with additional debuffs of -8 Attack and -9 Speed during combat. While this set requires support for visible Atk/Spd/Res debuffs (ideally through the combination of Temari and Sabotage Res via Masquerade Lachesis or Tethys), the investment can be well worth it, as Morgan will have excellent offensive and defensive capabilities.
• Since Morgan has no healing, Noontime and Sol are valuable for granting sustainability. 
  • Sol + Special Spiral- When Morgan activates Sol during combat, its cooldown will be decreased by 2 after combat. Assuming the attack Morgan activated Sol with was the final attack, its cooldown will then be 1. After receiving another enemy attack, Morgan will be ready to activate it again, likely against a full-HP enemy to make the most of Sol’s effect of healing 50% of the damage Morgan deals.
  • If not using Special Spiral, then Noontime is usually better because of its lower cooldown meaning more frequent healing. This is especially the case with New Year Velouria, whose Renewed Fang grants +1 Special charge per attack to her support partner if they are within 2 spaces of one another; when Morgan receives an attack, Noontime’s cooldown will decrease by 2 instead of 1 (assuming no Guard effect is active), allowing him to immediately activate it on his counterattack.
• Morgan’s A slot should be dedicated to Close Foil or Close Counter; the former grants an additional +5 Atk/Def when the enemy initiates combat, but prevents him from counterattacking against Dragons. Given that Dragons are not particularly common and/or can be dealt with easily (such as Mythic Heroes Sothis and Duma), Close Foil is typically a slightly stronger choice. Being able to counterattack against melee units is vital because Morgan relies on activating his Special to receive healing, and tanking a barrage of enemy attacks is not particularly valuable if the unit sometimes fails to deal damage in return.
• Effects that prevent Morgan’s follow-up attacks or guarantee the enemy’s follow-up attacks can significantly hamper his combat capabilities and chances of survival, so using Null Follow-Up to prevent that is a great choice. Again, Special Spiral also works well if using Sol. Likewise, units with their Specials ready can rip through Morgan’s defenses; as such, Pulse Smoke is a valuable C slot, as it inflicts +1 Special cooldown to the target and enemies within 2 spaces after combat. This stifles Defense Keeps that are reliant on nuking enemies with units that have strong Specials ready on turn 1.
• Speed and Resistance are critical stats for Aether Raids Offense because Defense Keeps commonly have units that can stack their Speed to absurd lengths, and many strong nukes are Mages (such as Lysithea and Young Merric). This makes Spd/Res Solo an excellent choice, granting +6 Spd/Res to Morgan during combat if he is not adjacent to an ally; given the dangers of putting a support unit adjacent to a superunit because of the presence of many 2-ranged threats (such as the aforementioned Mages), it would be unlikely for Morgan to be adjacent to any ally anyways.

Weapon: Grima’s Truth (no refine)

Assist: Rally Atk/Spd+ / Any other Dual Rally+ or Rally Up+

Special: Ruptured Sky / Blue Flame / Aether

Passive A: R Duel Infantry 4 / R Duel Infantry 3

Passive B: Windsweep / Watersweep / Def/Res Ruse / Null Follow-Up

Passive C: Pulse Smoke / Joint Drive Spd / Flexible

Sacred Seal: Swift Sparrow / Phantom Spd

• The score a unit has in Arena is based on a variety of factors: base stat total (BST), merges, SP, and certain skills. This set seeks to maximize Morgan’s Arena score while still being a strong supportive set; because refining personal weapons does not increase their SP cost, an unrefined Grima’s Truth is a legitimate and arguably the best option for this set.
  • After he attacks during combat, Morgan will grant +5 Atk/Spd to himself and allies within 2 spaces, but more importantly, he will inflict -5 Atk/Spd to the target and enemies within 2 spaces.
  • Because this is very unsafe given the ubiquity of units that can counterattack from 2 range, Windsweep and Watersweep are recommended. These B slots prevent the enemy from counterattacking on the condition that Morgan’s in-combat Speed is higher than their in-combat Speed. Morgan also cannot perform a follow-up attack; given that this is a support set, however, he can afford to never have it. Windsweep prevents physical enemies from counterattacking, while Watersweep prevents magical enemies from counterattacking.
• Morgan’s Assist should be any Assist that costs 400 SP: those would be Dual Rally+ and Rally Up+ Assists. Ruptured Sky, Aether, and Blue Flame are all equally valuable in terms of scoring, as they cost 500 SP. If using Windsweep or Watersweep, Morgan will never perform a follow-up attack, so Ruptured Sky’s 2 cooldown is most valuable, then Blue Flame’s 3 cooldown, then Aether’s 5 cooldown.
• R Duel Infantry is key for scoring high in Arena, as it treats Morgan’s BST as higher than it actually is (and is worth 300 SP). 
• If not using Windsweep or Watersweep, then Def/Res Ruse works well, allowing Morgan to inflict -5 to all stats and Guard if Def/Res Ruse is activated and Morgan inflicts his Grima’s Truth debuffs. Null Follow-Up is a more combative choice, granting greater combat consistency by neutralizing effects that guarantee the enemy’s follow-up attacks or prevent Morgan’s follow-up attacks.
• There are 2 options for Morgan’s C slot:
  • If using a 240 SP C slot such as Pulse Smoke (valuable because Specials can be charged very quickly with Armor skills such as Bold Fighter and Special Fighter), Morgan will need a 240 SP Sacred Seal to reach a higher Arena score. For every 100 SP Morgan’s skills cost, his score will also increase, and he needs a 240 SP Sacred Seal to reach the next threshold. Swift Sparrow and Atk/Spd Solo are strong options that increase his damage output and likelihood of activating Windsweep/Watersweep or performing a follow-up attack; Swift Sparrow is generally preferred, however, as Arena maps can quickly become cramped and leave Morgan with no space to attack from that is not adjacent to an ally.
  • If using a 300 SP C slot such as Joint Drive Spd, Morgan will only need a 200 SP Sacred Seal to reach a higher Arena score. Phantom Spd is a great choice, increasing Morgan’s Speed by 10 when comparing his to the enemy’s to check for Windsweep/Watersweep. Otherwise, any Sacred Seal that increases his damage output and follow-up consistency would be appreciated, along with supportive skills to further help his allies.

Weapon: Grima’s Truth (+Eff) / Rauðrblade+

Assist: Positional Assist

Special: Moonbow / Glimmer 

Passive A: Atk/Spd Push 4 / Fury (3 or 4)

Passive B: Desperation 

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

Sacred Seal: Flashing Blade / Heavy Blade / Atk/Spd Solo / Swift Sparrow 

• Grima’s Truth grants Morgan +5 to all stats and inflicts the nearest enemy within 4 spaces with -5 to all stats. The self-buff allows Morgan to be a self-sufficient offensive unit that can consistently deal high damage and perform follow-up attacks. Alternatively, Morgan can use Rauðrblade for its high nuke potential, as it grants Morgan an Attack bonus during combat equal to the sum of his visible buffs; however, given the growing ubiquity of skills that neutralize or reverse visible buffs, Blade tomes are becoming less and less reliable, especially considering they require support from allies via visible buffs and increase the unit’s Special cooldown by 1.
• A 2-cooldown Special is the best option for Morgan if using Time’s Pulse or Flashing/Heavy Blade. If Morgan initiates combat in Desperation range (≤ 75% HP), he can perform a follow-up attack, and no Guard effect is active, he can activate his 2-cooldown Special on his follow-up attack. Moonbow is stronger if using Grima’s Truth to cut through high-Resistance enemies, while Glimmer is much stronger if using Rauðrblade because the bonus damage granted by Glimmer scales with the bonus Attack granted by Rauðrblade.
• Atk/Spd Push 4 grants Morgan +7 Atk/Spd if his HP is ≥ 25% at the sacrifice of 5 recoil damage after combat; since Desperation requires his HP to be ≤ 75%, Morgan can use this recoil damage to his advantage. Alternatively, Fury 3/4 grants +3/4 to all stats in exchange for 6/8 recoil damage after combat and is not HP-gated, making it more comfortable to work with and granting Morgan some extra Def/Res just in case. 
• If using Time’s Pulse in Morgan’s C slot, Sacred Seals that increase Morgan’s offenses such as Atk/Spd Solo and Swift Sparrow work wonders. If using Flahsing/Heavy Blade in Morgan’s S slot, Joint Drive Spd grants +4 Speed to Morgan if he is within 2 spaces of an ally and grants +4 Speed to all allies within 2 spaces, making it a great hybrid between personal and supportive in-combat buffs. Spd Smoke’s -7 Speed infliction to enemies within 2 spaces after combat makes it another good choice, allowing for greater Speed control.