Ninja Cherche

Weapon: Wyvern Ono

Assist: Positional Assist / Ardent Sacrifice

Special: Ruptured Sky / Glimmer / Moonbow

A Passive: Distant Ferocity / Distant Stance / Distant Storm / Distant Counter

B Passive: Vantage

C Passive: Atk/Def Hold

Sacred Seal: Atk/Def Form / Atk/Def Solo / Heavy Blade

• As with other Dual Phase Brave users, a Vantage build is essentially standard practice as having the ability to strike twice before the foe can attack once is very strong overall. However, with Wyvern Ono, in particular, her general damage output and sustainability are much higher comparatively as she gains additional damage based on her Def stat and True Damage Reduction, meaning that if she were to miss a kill, she could always fall back on Damage Reduction and survive, even if doubled. As such, she would make for a fantastic Vantage unit.
   
• Specials that are easily triggerable are going to be the go-to option for her as the idea is to kill within the first two hits. As such, Specials such as Ruptured Sky, Glimmer, and Moonbow are all good options, the former especially when going against Dragons and Beasts. Just keep in mind that if you want her to get these Specials off in every combat, she’ll either need to run external support that provides accelerated cooldown per hit (i.e. Thorr, Brave Lucina, etc.) or run Heavy Blade. That being said, the former is much more consistent.
   
• In terms of A Passive options, Ninja Cherche will only need to run some form of Distant Counter skill so that she can Vantage sweep without potentially getting chipped down by ranged threats. By far, the best option will be Distant Ferocity as it not only grants Atk during combat but doesn’t chip away at her health as Distant Storm does. She can also opt for Distant Stance if you want her mixed bulk to be a bit better on the off-chance that she does need to take a hit. Otherwise, Distant Storm and regular Distant Counter can work just fine, although the former does chip away at her health which can be problematic for long-term survivability.
   
• Ninja Cherche innately comes with Atk/Def Hold, and as that inflicts -4 Atk/Def on the foe during combat, there’s no reason to replace it as it not only has a leash, unlike Joint Drives but can pair well with Heavy Blade if you do opt for that skill, which will matter has the MT penalty associated with Wyvern Ono will make the check a bit harder.
   
• In terms of Sacred Seal options, anything that bolsters her overall Atk and Def will work well if you don’t decide to run Heavy Blade as bolstering both of those stats will allow her to hit harder and tank with much more ease. Atk/Def Form and Atk/Def Solo are currently the best options when it comes to bolstering both stats. However, the former relies on being near allies and negates her ability to be away from allies when needed. That being said, it currently provides the largest stat swing but if you want that flexibility, Atk/Def Solo is a much better option.

Weapon: Wyvern Ono

Assist: Positional Assist

Special: Ignis / Noontime / Ruptured Sky / Glimmer / Bonfire

A Passive: Atk/Def Catch / Atk/Def Clash / Def/Res Catch / Atk/Def Form

B Passive: A/D Near Trace / Vantage / Mystic Boost 4

C Passive: Atk/Def Hold / Atk Smoke 4

Sacred Seal: Atk/Def Form / Atk/Def Catch / Heavy Blade

• Ninja Cherche having a fantastic overall statspread, alongside True Damage Reduction from Wyvern Ono and Dual Phase Brave, can allow her to leverage the Melee Specialist role as she can double in the Enemy Phase and tank with relative ease. Compared to other units of a similar archetype, she also has a decent Res stat which can help against the evergrowing Dragon matchups including Medeus and Seiros. This, combined with Far Save support, can allow you to cover both threat ranges much more consistently. So, if you would much rather run anything other than a Vantage set, this is a good alternative.
   
• Unlike the Vantage set, the Special is much more flexible as rather than focusing on two-shotting before the foe can attack once, she can take in hits and either retaliate with sustaining Specials or harder-hitting ones including Ignis, Noontime, Ruptured Sky, Glimmer, and Bonfire. Ignis and Noontime, to an extent, will require external support that can provide the Breath effect (i.e. Thorr, Brave Lucina, etc.) so that she can always get it off on every second hit. Otherwise, her damage output significantly weakens or she heals less overall. That being said, she can still run low cooldown Specials and forego said external support if you would much rather run other units if you’d much prefer that, or run Heavy Blade and Bonfire at the cost of additional stats from her Sacred Seal.
   
• For Ninja Cherche’s A Passive, bolstering her overall Atk and Def is going to be the best option since most threats at one range target her Def stat. As such, stacking more Atk and Def will increase her overall damage output and tanking prowess due to the True Damage Reduction she gains from Wyvern Ono. Solid options include Atk/Def Catch, which can provide an easy +9 Atk/Def in both phases, Atk/Def Clash, which provides a fair amount of stats based on spaces moved and penalty neutralization to said stats, and Atk/Def Form, which is much more accessible comparatively. That being said, if you want to maximize matchups that take Def and Res into account, Def/Res Catch is a good option.
   
• Enemy Phase Fliers don’t have much for B Passive options but for Ninja Cherche, in particular, she can make due. Her innate A/D Near Trace works well enough as it can allow her to function in the Player Phase, retreat to an ally, and be supported in the Enemy Phase while also debuffing Atk and Def during combat. Outside of that, Vantage works well enough and can still allow her to function as a Melee Specialist, especially since she can stack even more stats with her A Passive. Other than that, Mystic Boost 4 can work for sustainability purposes and general tanking as it also debuffs the foe’s Atk during combat.
   
• Akin to the first build, her innate Atk/Def Hold works well enough as the debuff it applies during combat can allow her to hit harder and tank much more easily. She could swap it out for Atk Smoke 4, when paired with Near Trace, so that she’s taking fewer attacks in the Enemy Phase, provided that the foe doesn’t have a Null Follow-Up effect or Guaranteed Follow-Up.
   
• The Sacred Seal of choice can be anything that bolsters her overall Atk and Def. Atk/Def Form will probably be the best option since she’ll be grouping with other allies as a Melee Specialist, but she can always opt for Atk/Def Catch instead for consistency purposes. Otherwise, Heavy Blade is an option if running a three-cooldown Special and/or not having any relative external support.