Nino (SF)

Weapon: Giga Excalibur(+Eff)

Assist: Positional Assist

Special: Luna

Passive A: Sturdy Impact / Atk/Spd Solo 3 or 4 / Fury 3 or 4 / Atk/Spd Push 4

Passive B: Desperation

Passive C: Joint Drive Spd / Joint Drive Atk / Distant Guard / Preference

Sacred Seal: Distant Guard / Swift Sparrow / Atk/Spd Solo

• Giga Excalibur’s refine gives it an upgrade to it’s true damage(20% of Nino’s Speed instead of a maximum of 7 Damage) and what is essentially Joint Drive Atk and Speed in one, giving Nino a good amount of supportive utility while enhancing her own combat prowess as long as she has an ally within two spaces. Due to Flying Nino’s lack of skill access and poor defenses, however, she’s best off using her weapon’s Drive effect to support the team’s superunit while taking care of foes that would give them trouble during her Player Phase.
• Sturdy Impact gives Nino greater safety during Player Phase when attacking Distant Counter users which helps compensate for her poor base bulk. Atk/Spd Solo and Atk/Spd Push both give Nino a greater offensive boost and also increase the damage dealt by Giga Excalibur, but leave her much more susceptible to being KO’d in return if the opponent survives her attacks. Finally, Fury lets Nino reach Desperation range easily, and the defensive stats it provides can help her survive her first combat.
• Desperation is Nino’s best choice of B slot, allowing her to strike the foe twice before they can counter provided her HP is below or equal to 75%(Just ignore the fact that she doesn’t have any other options shhhhh).
• Joint Drive Atk and Joint Drive Spd synergize well with Giga Excalibur, giving both Nino and her allies within 2 spaces an additional +4 Attack or Speed respectively, further increasing her allies combat prowess as well as her own. Distant Guard can also be used on a budget to give her allies additional Defense and Resistance against ranged foes.
• For Nino’s sacred seal slot, typical support and offense boosting seals such as Distant Guard, Swift Sparrow, and Atk/Spd Solo all work well by either increasing the stats she gives or her player phase power respectively.

Weapon: Giga Excalibur(+Eff) / Plegian Torch(+Spd)

Assist: Positional Assist

Special: Luna

Passive A: Swift Sparrow 2 or 3 / Atk/Spd Push 4 / Fury 3 or 4 / Atk/Spd Solo 3 or 4

Passive B: Desperation

Passive C: Spd/Res Rein / Joint Drive Atk / Joint Drive Spd / Preference

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

• Nino packs considerable power on player phase, so she can opt to sideline supportive utility in favor of offense in other modes, although her options are rather limited compared to player phase units of other movement types due to her status as a ranged flier.
• Giga Excalibur remains Nino’s best choice of weapon, as it’s added Speed scaled damage synergizes well with player phase mainstays like Swift Sparrow. Alternatively, Nino can make use of the Plegian Torch coupled with support from debuffers to heavily lower the foe’s Resistance and increase her damage output significantly against them, at the cost of her support capabilities.
• Player Phase skills such as Swift Sparrow, Atk/Spd Push 4, Atk/Spd Solo and Fury are all excellent options for Nino’s A slot. 
• Desperation protects Nino from enemy counterattacks by allowing her to strike them twice before they can counter, provided her HP is 75% or lower.(When are they going to give Tome Fliers more B slot skills…)
• Spd/Res Rein debuffs the foe’s Speed and Resistance by 3 as long as they’re within 2 spaces of her, which can also be taken advantage of by allies. Joint Drive Atk and Joint Drive Spd are also solid options as they increase both Nino’s and her allies Attack or Speed respectively, as long as they’re within 2 spaces of each other.
• For Sacred Seal options, Atk/Spd Solo and Swift Sparrow both raise Nino’s damage output, while Heavy Blade gives her quicker access to her specials, provided she triggers it.