New Year Yarne

Weapon: Wary Rabbit Fang

Assist: Positional Assist

Special: Galeforce

A Passive: Atk/Spd Clash / Atk/Spd Boosting A Slot

B Passive: Beast N Trace / A/D Near Trace / S/D Near Trace / Hit and Run

C Passive: Spd Smoke 4 / Atk Smoke 4 / Atk/Spd Menace / Rouse Atk/Spd

Sacred Seal: Atk/Spd Solo / Blade Session

• For free-to-play standards, New Year Yarne is quite decent, especially for Galeforce purposes as he has an after-combat Quickened Pulse 2 effect, making charging the Special much easier in general. Moreover, because of the aforementioned effect, he doesn’t necessarily have to opt for Heavy Blade as long as the foe lacks any Guard effect and if New Year Yarne doubles. As such, he can continue to bolster his overall combative prowess, and with recent B Passive additions, he has much more flexibility in team compositions. So, if you do plan to use him as a Galeforce unit, either consider this set or the following one as this first build is more focused on his ability as a Hit and Run unit.
   
• Realistically, New Year Yarne is only ever going to need A Passives that bolster his overall Atk and Spd since the idea is to not only secure doubles, but also secure kills in general. Atk/Spd Clash is a fantastic option for this as not only does it provide a large statswing but also removes any Atk and Spd penalties on himself if either him or the foe move enough spaces before initiating combat, which shouldn’t be difficult to do in the slightest given his archetype. That being said, it’s a relatively expensive skill, so if you would much rather use alternative options, Atk/Spd Catch, Atk/Spd Solo, or any mixed phase skill option will work well for him.
   
• For Hit and Run purposes, any Near Trace will do wonders for him, especially the recently added Beast N Trace which not only grants the benefits of the other Near Trace skills but also removes the Beast Transformation requirement, which makes him much more flexible on team compositions. If possible, he would appreciate that the most but it’s understandable if that isn’t / won’t be an option, so any Near Trace skill that compliments his stats will work just as well. However, considering Near Trace is also relatively expensive, Hit and Run for budget purposes can work well enough if you only plan to enter one combat per Player Phase.
   
• While a bit more limited in scope, New Year Yarne does have some decent C Passive options at his disposal. Arguably, his best C Passive option is going to be Spd Smoke 4 as it will grant him some level of protection in the Enemy Phase, which can be important if he winds up having to take a hit or two. Atk Smoke 4 can also work well enough to prevent guaranteed follow-up shenanigans. Just keep in mind that if the foe has any form of Null Follow-Up present, Atk Smoke 4 will become moot. There’s also Atk/Spd Menace and Rouse Atk/Spd, the former being beneficial for general Spd checks and damage output but won’t work too well if either New Year Yarne can’t set up or if the foe has any form of penalty neutralization, and the latter providing ease of visible Atk and Spd buffs but can be easily replicated by external support such as Tactics and Openings.
   
• Lastly, for the Sacred Seal options, New Year Yarne can either opt for Atk/Spd Solo or Blade Session. The former is much more flexible as the bonuses can be applied in the Enemy Phase as well while the latter scales much higher but only works in the Player Phase. Both are viable options regardless but it’s important to keep this in mind if you do plan to use him in a specific way.

Weapon: Wary Rabbit Fang

Assist: Positional Assist

Special: Galeforce

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

B Passive: Beast Agility / Beast N Trace / Lull Atk/Spd / Lull Atk/Def / S/D Near Trace / A/D Near Trace

C Passive: Savage Blow / Atk/Spd Menace

Sacred Seal: Fury / Savage Blow / Heavy Blade

• Because Wary Rabbit Fang has after-combat Quickened Pulse 2, New Year Yarne won’t necessarily have to run Heavy Blade anywhere in his kit as long as he can double and/or the foe lacks any Guard effects. The latter can be mitigated with outside support such as Nah who grants a visible Breath effect, but otherwise, it’s quite manageable, especially now that we have Beast-exclusive skills that bolster their overall Player Phase presence. This is more so going to act as a side grade to the first build, so you have the option afforded to you.
   
• Rather than running a standard Atk and Spd boosting A Passive, your best bet is to run Fury (which also boosts Atk and Spd but I digress) in tandem with the Sacred Seal so that he can fall into the Wings of Mercy range relatively quickly, and have his allies then swoop in and take care of the rest of the opposing team. It’s not the most necessary but it’s much more effective and much cheaper since Fury is a demote skill. Regardless, if you would rather run another skill that can help further bolster his ability to double, you can still use other skills that bolster Atk and Spd.
   
• The B Passive is arguably going to matter the most as he doesn’t have the luxury of running both Null Follow-Up effects and Trace at once without external support. That being said, you can ignore that bit if you’re running him with Fallen Lilith support since she grants Null Follow-Up to her Ally-Supported unit. However, if that isn’t an available option, you’ll have to take the opportunity costs into consideration. For instance, if you do decide to take Beast Agility, he won’t have to worry about doubling but he will lose out on after-combat positioning which can be important for ensuring the safety of the team post-Player Phase. Meanwhile, if running a Trace skill, he won’t have to worry about that but could still be walled by anything with follow-up prevention. This could potentially be mitigated with the likes of Player Phase guaranteed follow-up support from units such as Naga or Hardin, but Near Save Armors with Hardy Fighter and innate follow-up prevention will shut it down anyway. It’s also worth mentioning Lull skills as they can help with the likes of natural doubling and Heavy Blade checks. However, only consider it if you can already provide him with the right support/skills to ensure ease of doubling.
   
• The C Passive is relatively lax in terms of options since it’ll have the least impact overall. That being said, you could always give him Savage Blow so that when allies teleport in, they’ll have an easier time taking foes out on the first strike. You could also run Atk/Spd Menace, but for Aether Raids Offense purposes, it won’t be that effective, especially if you attempt to go in Turn 1 as it’ll essentially be a dead skill.
   
• Lastly, the Sacred Seal, while a bit more limited in scope, is still flexible in its own right. Either running double Fury or double Savage Blow will be the way to go, the former having much more ease of fulfilling the Wings of Mercy condition and the latter providing ease of kills for incoming allies. However, Heavy Blade could be worth considering if you would like to secure his Galeforce triggers and lack any ability to grant him external cooldown support.