Pirate Vika

Weapon: Ebon-Pirate Claw 

Assist: Positional Assist 

Special: Iceberg / Glacies

Passive A: Fury (3 or 4) 

Passive B: Sabotage Atk / Sabotage Spd

Passive C: Joint Drive Atk / Spd/Def Rein / Flexible 

Sacred Seal: Atk/Spd Solo / Spd/Res 2 / Flexible 

• Because Ebon-Pirate Claw grants both selfish and supportive effects, Vika is an excellent choice for a hybrid role.
  • On the selfish side, Vika’s base Resistance is boosted by 3, and if the enemy’s HP is ≥ 75% at the start of combat, she gains +5 Atk/Spd/Res during combat. If she is not adjacent to an ally or is only adjacent to Dragon and Beast allies at the start of her turn, she also transforms, gaining +2 Attack and +1 Movement.
  • On the supportive side, Vika inflicts -7 Def/Res on all enemies that have less visible Resistance than her and are adjacent to other enemies at the start of her turn.
• Vika’s base Sabotage Atk allows her to potentially inflict -7 Atk/Def/Res on all enemies. However, note that Sabotage Atk requires Vika to have 3+ more Resistance rather than 1+. While Vika’s 40 base Resistance should suffice for debuffing a majority of enemies, Fury and Spd/Res 2 are great A slot and Sacred Seal choices respectively for improving her offenses and debuff consistency.
  • Sabotage Spd is a strong alternative for her B slot if debuffing Speed is preferable to debuffing Attack. If players are already comfortable with Vika’s Resistance for activating Sabotage effects, she can use an offensive Sacred Seal instead to bolster her combat. Atk/Spd Solo increases Vika’s Atk/Spd by 6 during combat if she is not adjacent to an ally, which synergizes well with Ebon-Pirate Claw because one of her transformation conditions is not being adjacent to any allies.
• Since Vika’s Resistance is so high, Iceberg and Glacies are her best Specials, with the former dealing 50% of her Resistance as bonus damage on 3 cooldown and the latter dealing 80% of her Resistance as bonus damage on 4 cooldown.
• As with most units, Vika’s C slot is flexible and can be determined based on her teammates’ Skills. Joint Drive Atk and Spd/Def Rein help both Vika and her allies via higher physical damage and/or follow-up consistency, making those premier choices.

Weapon: Ebon-Pirate Claw 

Assist: Positional Assist 

Special: Iceberg

Passive A: Atk/Spd Catch 4 / Atk/Spd Solo (3 or 4) / Sturdy Impact / Fury (3 or 4)

Passive B: Dive-Bomb / S/D Near Trace / A/D Near Trace / Desperation

Passive C: Atk/Spd Menace / Spd/Def Rein / Atk/Spd Rein / Atk/Def Rein

Sacred Seal: Atk/Spd Solo / Spd/Def Solo / Atk/Def Solo

• Vika has a variety of different offensive sets that change based on her B slot, but Ebon-Pirate Claw and Iceberg are both staples (the former because Ebon-Pirate Claw is her only weapon choice anyway, and the latter because Specials that grant bonus damage based on Vika’s massive Resistance are best). Ebon-Pirate Claw grants Vika +3 base Resistance, +5 Atk/Spd/Res during combat if the enemy’s HP is ≥ 75% at the start of combat, and +2 Attack and +1 Movement at the start of her turn if she is not adjacent to any ally or only adjacent to Dragon/Beast allies, making it a powerful weapon for boosting Vika’s offensive potency and mobility. In addition, Vika inflicts -7 Def/Res on enemies that have less Resistance than her and are adjacent to other enemies, effectively increasing her damage by 7 (14 if she performs a follow-up attack).
• Dive-Bomb:
  • If both Vika and the enemy’s HPs are ≥ 80% at the start of combat and she initiates combat, she will be able to perform her follow-up attack before the enemy can counterattack. 
  • This turns Vika into a 2HKO machine and makes building her very straightforward: maximize her offenses as much as possible. Atk/Spd Catch is her strongest A slot, as it boosts Vika’s offenses by 7 if the enemy’s HP is at 100% or they have a visible debuff (if both, then +9 instead of +7); Atk/Spd Catch significantly increases Vika’s offense without dealing recoil damage like Atk/Spd Push 4 would (which would push her out of Dive-Bomb range very quickly). Atk/Spd Solo is a good alternative and her best Sacred Seal, granting +6/7 Atk/Spd if she is not adjacent to an ally.
  • Atk/Spd Menace is Vika’s strongest C slot for this set, as she inflicts -6 Atk/Spd to the nearest enemies within 4 spaces and gains +6 Atk/Spd at the start of her turn. Because the nearest enemies should have 100% HP before combat and are inflicted with -6 Atk/Spd, Vika gains +9 Atk/Spd against them as long as their debuffs are not neutralized during combat.
• Near Trace:
  • A/D Near Trace and S/D Near Trace enable【Canto (Rem. +1)】, an effect that allows Vika to move X spaces after initiating combat, using an Assist skill, or destroying a structure / breakable block, with X being equal to 1 space + any movement not already used that turn. With Ebon-Pirate Claw allowing Vika to have 3 movement, she can become an incredibly mobile Player Phase unit. The caveat, however, is that she cannot perform her follow-up attack before the enemy can counterattack like she would be able to with Dive-Bomb or Desperation, meaning she may need to receive a counterattack. While this is not particularly worrisome against magical enemies like Dragons, it is incredibly worrisome against physical enemies because Vika’s physical bulk is terrible. As such, she will need to balance increasing her damage output, follow-up consistency, and physical bulk to become a reliable Player Phase unit.
  • Sturdy Impact is Vika’s strongest A slot, granting her +6 Attack, +10 Defense, and follow-up prevention if she initiates combat. This prevents enemies from relying solely on guaranteed follow-up attacks to attack Vika twice in one retaliation, in addition to boosting Vika’s damage output and physical bulk.
  • For her C slot, Vika can pick between Rein Skills that decrease any 2 of the enemy’s Attack, Speed, or Defense. Which one is chosen depends on which issue is least worrisome for players: damage output (Atk/Spd Rein), follow-up consistency (Atk/Def Rein), or physical bulk (Spd/Def Rein). The same logic applies to her B slot (A/D Near Trace vs. S/D Near Trace) and her Sacred Seal (Atk/Spd Solo vs. Spd/Def Solo vs. Atk/Def Solo).
• Desperation:
  • If Vika’s HP is ≤ 75% at the start of combat and she initiates combat, she will be able to perform her follow-up attack before the enemy can counterattack.
  • This set is built very similarly to the Dive-Bomb set, but with one major change: rather than avoiding an A slot that inflicts recoil damage, Vika needs an A slot like this in order to drop her HP to Desperation range without being as reliant on receiving a counterattack. This makes Fury her strongest option that also happens to improve her Ebon-Pirate Claw debuff consistency and Iceberg damage; while Atk/Spd Push 4 provides much more Atk/Spd, its ≥ 25% HP condition can be difficult to maintain when it deals 5 HP of recoil damage every combat Vika attacks in.