Peri

Preferred IV: +SPD / -HP or -RES

• Peri primarily wants to maximize her Speed as she absolutely needs to double in order to activate Galeforce.

• Though +ATK may be tempting as she does need to activate Heavy Blade, debuffing the Attack of her enemies may be safer than hyper-boosting her own, as if her Attack is too high, she may accidentally one-shot her targets—a very real risk when attacking frailer ranged units.

Weapon: Peri's Lance (+Eff/+Spd)

• The unique refine will provide Peri more overall stats once damaged, but a Speed refine may help her ensure she can perform the double needed to proc Galeforce. The choice may largely depend on how much buff support she has.

Assist: Reposition

• Usually preferred over Draw Back or Swap on Cavalry as trees may sometimes make those skills difficult to use on certain maps.

Special: Galeforce

•  The centerpiece of this set. Galeforce allows Peri to dash around the map and potentially take out two enemies, or take out one and then run away. A great option for Aether Raids.

• The -1 cooldown from her weapon means she will activate Galeforce even against ranged units, given Heavy Blade activates and she attacks twice.

Passive A: Atk/Spd Solo / Swift Sparrow / Life and Death / Fury

• As an offensive character, Peri wants an A slot that boosts her Attack and Speed. Be careful not to boost her Attack too heavily however, as if her opponent dies in one hit, Peri wont activate Galeforce.

• Life and Death will remove Peri's ability to utilize Ploys, but is great if one doesn't plan to use them.

• Fury is another accessible option and will guarantee her Peri's Lance effect activates after one combat.

• For further recommendations, check out our article on The Pros and Cons of Offensive A Skills.

Passive B: Desperation / Wings of Mercy

• Desperation is a strong skill for an offensive attacker, and it doesn't conflict with her Galeforce timings as she does not need to be counterattacked to activate it.

• Wings of Mercy can make it easier for her to target the right opponent first, and second. A good pick for Aether Raids as teammates can intentionally become WoM targets by stepping on a Lightning Trap.

Passive C: Atk Ploy / Atk Smoke

• Atk Ploy is a great option to help Peri activate Heavy Blade on her first target. If she plans to use Wings of Mercy to warp into combat, Peri can focus purely on lining up her Ploy the previous turn.

• Atk Smoke is the best alternative, helping her continue to activate Heavy Blade on her follow-up target.

Sacred Seal: Heavy Blade

• Mandatory in order to allow her to gain the four charge needed for Galeforce.

• Can possibly be replaced with an offensive Seal such as Atk/Spd Bond if using Heavy Blade as her A slot skill, but this may be finicky to utilize.

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

• A +SPD Asset is best most of the time, but if she is using a Brazen that boosts her Speed and/or has allies further buffing her Speed, she may instead get more mileage out of an +ATK Asset.

Weapon: Peri's Lance (+Eff)

• The bonus effect of Peri's Lance synchronizes perfectly with other stat boosters like Brazen skills or Fury.

Assist: Reposition

Special: Glimmer / Moonbow

• Peri prefers quick Specials to abuse her weapon's Slaying effect. The choice between Glimmer and Moonbow is largely preference, though Peri already learns Glimmer by default, so is an easy choice.

Passive A: Brazen Atk/Spd / Brazen Atk/Def / Fury

• Stacking Brazens alongside her weapon's effect can provide her with a ton of stats. The first stat should always be Attack. The second stat can be Speed to help her perform doubles or Defense to help keep her alive at low HP.

• Fury is an alternative to Brazen. Fury can help her more easily activate Peri's Lance when attacking ranged units, and combined with Peri's Lance will give her 7 (or 8 with Fury 4) points to all stats.

Passive B: Desperation / Escape Route / Vantage

• Being in Brazen range will usually overlap with being in Desperation range and allows her to thrive well at low HP.

• Escape Route will let Peri teleport around her allies if her HP is low enough.

• Vantage can allow Peri to position a little more dangerously against weakened opponents.

Passive C: Atk Smoke / Def Smoke / Odd Atk Wave / Even Spd Wave / Hone Cavalry / Threaten Def

• A very flexible slot. A skill such as Atk Smoke or Def Smoke can help keep her alive or defeat units with Vantage. 

• An Attack Wave or Speed Wave skill (such as Odd Atk Wave or Even Spd Wave) can give her a strong occasional boost to one of her most useful stats.

• Hone Cavalry can help her synergize with other cavalry teammates.

• Threaten Def, which she has by default, may be a useful backup option to help her pick off lingering melee enemies.

Sacred Seal: Brazen Atk/Spd / Brazen Atk/Def / Brazen Atk/Res

• Another Brazen skill stacks further with Peri's Lance and her A slot skill.

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

• Boosts to Speed or Attack help Peri perform offensively.

• Swap her Flaw to -RES if not using Ploys.

Weapon: Firesweep Lance+

• What's better than giving enemy stabby? Giving enemy stabby with absolutely zero risk of any stabby back! 

Assist: Draw Back / Reposition

• Because she can't counterattack on Enemy Phase, Peri may prefer Draw Back to keep her a tad safer. Reposition may be easier for her to utilize, however.

Special: Luna / Moonbow

• Luna will help her burst through tanks, and should activate on her second combat. 

• Moonbow can activate right away if paired with Quickened Pulse or Heavy Blade.

Passive A: Swift Sparrow / Darting Blow / Death Blow 

• Peri has multiple options for her A slot—for further help, check out our article on The Pros and Cons of Offensive A Skills.

Passive B: Hit and Run / Drag Back / Lancebreaker 

• Hit and Run and Drag Back let Peri retreat to safety after dealing damage, which is crucial due Firesweep Lance's nonexistent Enemy Phase.

• Lancebreaker can be used to secure matchups against enemy lancers, and will let her pierce through Lance armors with Wary Fighter. It also keeps her safer from follow-ups on Enemy Phase when necessary.

Passive C: Spd Ploy / Def Ploy / Threaten Def

• Spd Ploy is her favorite Ploy option, improving her Speed matchups for both her all her teammates.

• Def Ploy instead boosts her and her physical allies' damage. Don't run it at the same time as the Def Ploy Sacred Seal, as they do not stack.

• Threaten Def is a basic but workable and free alternative if Ploys are unavailable.

Sacred Seal: Def Ploy / Atk Ploy / Speed +3 / Quickened Pulse / Heavy Blade

• Peri can use a second Ploy in addition to that in her C slot to debuff multiple stats.

• Speed +3 is a basic but useful backup Seal option.

• Quickened Pulse and Heavy Blade have potential synergies with Moonbow.

Preferred IV: +SPD / -DEF

• Speed remains her most useful Asset, and is valuable as she likely won't have much room to invest in Speed elsewhere on this build.

Weapon: Berkut's Lance+ (+Res) / Barrier Lance+ (+Res)

• With just a Res-refined Berkut's Lance (or the identical Barrier Lance) Peri sits at 41 Resistance. Comboing this with other skills such as Distant Def can push her magical bulk to even higher levels.

Assist: Reposition

Special: Iceberg / Glimmer

• Iceberg works well with her high Resistance on this set.

• Glimmer can instead be kept for the shorter cooldown.

Passive A: Distant Counter

• Allows Peri to bait and counterattack tome users.

Passive B: Guard / Quick Riposte

• Guard keeps Peri safe from Specials like Moonbow that would pierce her Resistance, common on mages such as Reinhardt.

• Quick Riposte helps her double super fast mages. Many mages stack Speed to ridiculous levels that she may be unable to counterattack without it.

Passive C: Atk Ploy / Def Ploy / Spd Ploy / Flexible

• Peri can activate Ploys quite easily with her high Resistance. Atk Ploy is a great option to help her tank harder.

• If her team requires some other support, she can freely swap to whatever is needed.

Sacred Seal: Distant Def / Atk Ploy / Def Ploy / Speed +3 / Resistance +3

• Distant Def can help ensure the damage she takes is as close to zero as possible.

• Any ploy skills that are not in use in her C slot also work well.

• A basic Speed +3 or Resistance +3 Seal work as basic but reliable improvements.