Odin

• Preferred IVs: +SPD / -HP or -DEF or -RES

• Weapon: Odin’s Grimoire (+Eff)

• Assist: Reposition / Swap

• Special: Glimmer

• Passive A: Close Counter / Life and Death / Fury

• Passive B: Def/Res Link / Quick Riposte / Guard

• Passive C: Atk Smoke / Flexible

• Sacred Seal: Quick Riposte / Close Def / Speed +3

Odin is yet another unit that showcases how a single refine can drastically alter their effectiveness; his unique tome, Odin’s Grimoire, is not only a significantly stronger version of a standard Blade tome (1 additional Mt as well as removing the Special cooldown penalty), but also can be further refined. The unique Atk/Spd Link refine effect allows Odin to combine it with the Def/Res Link B skill to be able to buff both an ally as well as himself with +6 to all stats. This offers him a massive amount of flexibility, as he can function as an incredibly potent support unit solely by utilizing a movement Assist skill while still retaining fantastic combat potential thanks to having remarkably easy access to max buffs.

Due to Link skills requiring the use of either an ally or Odin’s Assist, Odin is well suited toward an Enemy Phase oriented setup since he won’t be able to initiate combat on his own after using his Assist on an ally. This also works well with his statline, since his decent bulk allows him to be surprisingly tanky, particularly in conjunction with his easy access to buffs. Close Counter is an excellent skill for this purpose, since it allows Odin to effectively manage a large number of melee threats. Alternatively, both Life and Death and Fury are acceptable alternatives as simple stat boosts to increase Odin’s potency.

Def/Res Link is exceptionally powerful on Odin, as he alone can combine two different Link skills thanks to his unique weapon refine. Being able to buff all stats with +6 for both himself and an ally gives Odin an incredible amount of flexibility and versatility since he can turn himself into a massive powerhouse while also granting excellent support to another ally at the same time. If Def/Res Link is unavailable or unneeded, then either Quick Riposte or Guard will work to increase his effectiveness in combat. Guard is important as it allows  Odin to be able to handle opponents with powerful Specials (such as armored enemies), but isn’t strictly necessary thanks to Odin being able to KO a lot of common threats in a single hit with a buffed Blade tome attack such as Ayra and Karla.

Odin’s C skill is entirely up to preference; however, Atk Smoke is a decent option that can greatly increase Odin’s longevity when taking on multiple threats. For his Seal, Quick Riposte is very useful for ensuring that Odin can double enemies that engage on him (however, this may not be strictly necessary since Odin’s Speed can get surprisingly high with a +SPD IV as well as buffs). Close Def is a good option if running Quick Riposte as a B skill to increase Odin’s bulk further. Finally, Speed +3 is a decent option to cover most situations if the alternatives are unavailable.

• Preferred IV: +ATK or +SPD / -HP or -DEF or -RES

• Weapon: Odin’s Grimoire (+Eff)

• Assist: Reposition / Swap

• Special: Glimmer

• Passive A: Death Blow / Fury / Life and Death

• Passive B: Def/Res Link / Special Spiral / Chill Atk / Desperation

• Passive C: Drive Spd / Flexible

• Sacred Seal: Drive Atk / Flexible

This build is fairly similar to the first in that it still relies on Odin’s unique weapon refine to fuel most of his power, but it focuses more on Odin’s support capabilities as well as opting into Player Phase prowess over Enemy Phase. Running support skills on Odin like Drive Spd and Drive Atk means that he has much less skills to work with, which can make it difficult for him to be effective on Enemy Phase since he’s lacking skills like Guard and Quick Riposte. However, a Player Phase set is fairly simple since all Odin really needs to shine is buffs to fuel his Blade tome as well as an offensive A skill like Death Blow (Death Blow 4 is ideal, but 3 works just fine for budget).

If Def/Res Link is unavailable or unneeded (such as if running a Tactics team with Def Tactic and Res Tactic), then Odin can utilize other useful B skills such as Special Spiral and Chill Atk. Special Spiral allows Odin to be an incredibly effective nuke; after the first combat, he will have Glimmer active after every combat. Since Glimmer’s damage scales with a Blade tome’s bonus damage, Odin can deal massive amounts of damage with a single activation. Chill Atk (or any other Chill skill based on preference) simply increases Odin’s support capabilities further. Finally, Desperation is a decent budget option for Odin’s B skill - make sure to use +SPD or +ATK IV on Odin and either Fury or Life and Death over Death Blow to ensure that he has enough Speed to double.