Narcian

Weapon: Runeaxe (+Eff)

Assist: Reposition / Rally Skill / Player Preference

Special: Bonfire / Luna

Passive A: Distant Counter / Distant Foil

Passive B: Quick Riposte

Passive C: Atk Smoke / Def Smoke / Panic Smoke

Sacred Seal: Iote’s Shield / Def Feint / Atk Feint / Chill Def

•  The Distant Counter build is often praised as being one of the mightiest and versatile builds for any duelist, being able to take on both melee units and ranged units alike. Now it is time for the Wyvern General who tops all to take centre stage and show them all how it’s done! He accomplishes this… Reasonably well?
• Distant Counter is taken on this build to reinforce its identity, though Distant Foil is definitely an option that can be worth considering. Narcian’s base Resistance is at that point where it can be boosted and become reasonably high, but it is not very high either. As a result, if the user is concerned more about fully committing to Narcian’s physical bulk, Distant Foil can be used instead which gives Narcian more Attack and Defense to work with at the cost of not being able to counter attack magical damage ranged units.
• Narcian does not have the Speed to reliably secure his own follow-up attacks in most cases, with that in mind Quick Riposte is used in the B Passive to give him a means to secure follow-up attacks in the Enemy Phase. Runeaxe’s ability to heal Narcian with each strike can even help to maintain the Quick Riposte HP range.
• Narcian must play dirty with penalties in order to take full advantage of Runeaxe. Smoke Skills are recommended in the C Passive in order to give Narcian a means of mass debuffing any targets that continue to approach him. Atk Smoke can help to make Narcian more durable, Def Smoke can help him dish out more counterattack damage, and Panic Smoke not only triggers Runeaxe, but can also reverse any displayed bonuses that Narcian’s opponents may possess.
• The Iote’s Shield Sacred Seal is necessary so that Narcian does not get shot down by archers while utilizing this build. If one is just as confident as Narcian is in their ability to survive archers, the Def Feint or Atk Feint Sacred Seals can be paired alongside Narcian utilizing a Rally Assist Skill so that he himself has a controllable means of applying a penalty to his opponents.
• A Chill Sacred Seal such as Chill Def can also provide an opportunity to debuff an opponent, though it is less controllable than a Feint as a result of debuff targeting the opponent with the highest stat number.

Weapon: Runeaxe (+Eff)

Assist: Reposition / Rally Skill / Player Preference

Special: Bonfire / Luna

Passive A: Sturdy Stance 3 / Steady Stance 4 / Sturdy Stance 2 / Steady Stance 3

Passive B: Quick Riposte / Mystic Boost

Passive C: Atk Smoke / Def Smoke / Panic Smoke

Sacred Seal: Close Def / Def Feint / Atk Feint / Quick Riposte / Chill Def

•  No Distant Counter? Pssh, no problem. Counter attacking ranged units is too much work for the mighty Narcian. This build focuses purely around Narcian tanking other melee units, then punishing them for even remotely thinking of rushing at him head on.
• If possible, Sturdy Stance 3 and Steady Stance 4 are amazing A Passive options for Narcian as they not only boost his important stats, but also grant him a Guard effect that can protect him from Special activations. If these upgraded Skills are unavailable, their lesser counterparts can work in their stead albeit at the cost of not having the precious Guard effect.
• Quick Riposte is important, either for Narcian’s B Passive or his Sacred Seal due to his awkwardness to work with his Speed stat. If Quick Riposte is being used in the Sacred Seal, Mystic Boost becomes an amusing B Passive option that gives Narcian healing after combat. This allows him to heal not only within combat thanks to Runeaxe, but also after combat is done thanks to Mystic Boost.
• In his C Passive, Smoke Skills are recommended to give Narcian a means of spreading out more penalties to take advantage of his Runeaxe.
• The Close Def Sacred Seal boosts Narcian’s Defense and Resistance when he is attacked at close range, which is what this build focuses on. If wishing to give Narcian a controlled means of debuffing for himself to take advantage of, Narcian can run the Def Feint or Atk Feint Sacred Seals along with a Rally Assist Skill. A Chill Sacred Seal is less controllable than a Feint Sacred Seal, but the automatic targeting of a Chill does ensure that at least some kind of debuff is in play on the target.