Scion Julia

Weapon: Rauðrfox+ (+Spd)

Assist: Positional Assist

Special: Moonbow / Iceberg

A Passive: Atk/Spd Push 4 / Fury (3 or 4)

B Passive: Desperation

C Passive: Atk/Spd Rein / Spd/Res Rein / Res Smoke

Sacred Seal: Heavy Blade / Atk/Spd Solo / Blade Session / Brazen Atk/Spd

• Seeing as Scion Julia has a good offensive statline, one decent option for her would be to run a Desperation build. However, the weapon that she comes with, Luminous Grace+, will actively prevent Scion Julia from performing that role as it heals 10 HP every turn. So, the best replacement would be Rauðrfox+, which is an easily available tome that grants nearly the same amount of benefits as Luminous Grace+. Luminous Grace+ grants Atk/Spd +5 while Rauðrfox+ inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res -4 on the foe, which effectively grants +4 to everything to the user. The extra point difference isn’t really going to make much of an impact, so Rauðrfox+ would be the closest available replacement.
   
• Two solid Special options for Scion Julia include Moonbow and Iceberg. If Julia falls into the Desperation range, she can run Heavy Blade as her Sacred Seal and spam Moonbow, assuming there aren't any Guard effects present. Meanwhile, Iceberg will more than likely provide more damage than Moonbow, but it won’t activate as often since it is a 3 CD Special. That being said, Scion Julia already has an enormous amount of Atk, so it may not be that detrimental in the long run.
   
• Any skill that inflicts recoil damage to Scion Julia is a good option for her. Two options that spring to mind are her innate skill, Atk/Spd Push 4, and Fury. Atk/Spd Push 4 is a solid option as it provides more Atk and Spd than Fury. However, depending on how much damage she takes, Atk/Spd Push 4 can deactivate and leave Scion Julia with no A Passive to work with. Meanwhile, Fury provides more recoil damage and can help her get into the Desperation range much more quickly. Either option is fine, but considering Scion Julia doesn’t have that much HP, it might be worth considering running the latter instead.
   
• Given the lack of B Passive options for Ranged Fliers, one of the defaults Scion Julia can fall back to is Desperation. Desperation will require a bit of setup, but once it gets going, she’ll be able to deal with her foes much more productively. The only barrier that she won’t be able to cross are skills that prevent her follow-up attacks. Other than that, she shouldn’t have any issues doubling with Desperation.
   
• To help Scion Julia secure high damage output, she can opt for skills such as Atk/Spd Rein, Spd/Res Rein, and Res Smoke. Atk/Spd Rein is solid for not only securing more doubles but also securing Heavy Blade checks. However, if she isn’t running Heavy Blade, she can instead run Spd/Res Rein as it not only increases her ability to double but also increases her overall damage output. That being said, if neither of these skills is available, she can always run Res Smoke instead.
   
• Scion Julia will want to run Sacred Seals that bolster her overall damage output. This can either be in the form of Special acceleration with Heavy Blade, or with skills that increase her Atk and Spd such as Atk/Spd Solo, Blade Session, and Brazen Atk/Spd. Heavy Blade is good with 2 CD Specials such as Moonbow and Glimmer, and since Julia has very high Atk, she should have no issues with making Heavy Blade checks. Meanwhile, if you want immediate Atk and Spd buffs, she can run Atk/Spd Solo or Blade Session. Another good option is Brazen Atk/Spd since she’ll be falling below 80% HP relatively quickly, assuming she’s running this build. However, Scion Julia will have to enter combat without any Atk and Spd buffs until she falls under the Brazen threshold.

Weapon: Unity Blooms+ (+Res) / Rauðrlion+ (+Res)

Assist: Positional Assist

Special: Iceberg / Noontime / Glacies

A Passive: Atk/Res Unity / Atk/Spd Push 4 / Distant Def (3 or 4)

B Passive: Light and Dark / Quick Riposte

C Passive: Atk/Res Rein / Atk/Spd Rein / Res Smoke / Atk Smoke

Sacred Seal: Heavy Blade / Atk/Res Solo / Atk/Spd Solo

• For an enemy phase set, Scion Julia would appreciate either Unity Blooms+ or Rauðrlion+. Unity Blooms+ is definitely much more premium than the latter but provides more utility since it not only debuffs the foe for -5 Atk and Res but also provides innate healing, allowing her to run damaging Specials. However, Rauðrlion+ is a solid substitute since it grants Atk/Res +5 to the user. That being said, there is no innate healing, so she may want to run a healing Special.
   
• Depending on the weapon and the rest of the kit, Scion Julia can either run a healing Special, such as Noontime, or a damaging Special based on her Res stat. As previously mentioned, Rauðrlion+ doesn’t have innate healing, so unless Scion Julia is running Unity Blooms+, running Noontime may be the go-to option for sustainability purposes. However, it’s not necessary depending on her allies. If running a Near Save support, she can instead run Iceberg or Glacies. Iceberg, paired with the Heavy Blade seal, can allow her to trigger it every combat, assuming she doubles. Meanwhile, Glacies is only worth running if she has CD acceleration support, whether that’s from a unit such as New Year Velouria or Summer Hilda.
   
• If using Scion Julia in Aether Raids, Atk/Res Unity is a solid option for her since it will allow her to secure her role as a Res tank. Any and all debuffs to her Atk and Res will be reversed as a result. However, if that isn’t an available option, or you plan to use her in other game modes, she can stick with her default Atk/Spd Push 4, assuming she’s running Unity Blooms+. Any other weapon will only hinder her since she won’t have any way of keeping her HP above a reasonable amount. That being said, if she isn’t running Unity Blooms+, she can run Distant Def instead.
   
• There aren’t many options for her B Passive, but she can always default to Light and Dark. It’s a solid option all-around since it debuffs the foe and prevents visible buffs on said foe. However, it can be replaced with Quick Riposte if you want her to bypass Impact skills in the enemy phase.
   
• For maximizing tanking purposes, Scion Julia can either run Atk/Res Rein or Atk/Spd Rein. Both versions lower the foe’s Atk stat, allowing her to take on more magical threats, and depending on the version you take, she can either secure more doubles or secure more damage output. However, if neither of these options is available, she can default to Res Smoke and Atk Smoke. Res Smoke is good for taking on more bulky threats and can allow her to deal with foes more easily. Meanwhile, Atk Smoke can help her tank more. Either option is solid, so it’ll boil down to preference.
   
• There are several options at Scion Julia’s disposal depending on what you want to prioritize. Heavy Blade is one option if running Iceberg since it will allow her to trigger it every enemy phase combat as long as she doubles. Meanwhile, you can choose to increase her overall stats for offensive purposes and/or tanking purposes, whether that’s Atk/Res Solo or Atk/Spd Solo.

Weapon: Luminous Grace+ (+Spd)

Assist: Positional Assist

Special: Moonbow / Glimmer

A Passive: Atk/Spd Push 4 / Atk/Spd Boosting A Slot

B Passive: Light and Dark

C Passive:  Res Smoke / Atk/Spd Rein / Atk/Res Rein

Sacred Seal: Atk/Spd Solo / Atk/Res Solo / Swift Sparrow

• For budget purposes, Luminous Grace+ isn’t a bad weapon by any means. The additional Atk and Spd it grants, provided that the unit has at least 25% of their HP present, allows Scion Julia to double more frequently and secure more kills. Likewise, since it heals 10 HP per turn, it synergizes very well with Push skills, something that Scion Julia has innately. The only issue may come in the form of retaliation, but as long as she can maintain a good amount of HP, she should have no issue dealing with plenty of foes.
   
• Assuming that the kit is kept intact, with the addition of a Sacred Seal that increases her Spd, Scion Julia can opt for 2 CD Specials. This includes Moonbow and Glimmer. Either of these options is good for her as her damage output should be generally high, making Moonbow a clutch option against more tanky foes and Glimmer a good option as well for overall damage output. Noontime, meanwhile, isn’t the most necessary since her weapon has innate healing.
   
• Atk/Spd Push 4 is fine to keep since Luminous Grace+ will be able to restore HP back to Scion Julia. This, in turn, will keep her within the threshold of Atk/Spd Push 4. However, any skill that increases her Atk and Spd, minus a couple of exceptions (Fury and Life and Death), with this build should be more than fine.
   
• For budget purposes, and in general, Light and Dark is going to be one of Scion Julia’s best options as it not only debuffs the foe but also neutralizes any form of visible buff on the foe, making it much easier to secure doubles and kills. Beyond that, there really isn’t much else that can be recommended to her, regardless of availability, since nothing at her disposal can compete with it.
   
• In terms of decent budget skills for Scion Julia’s C Passive, there isn’t really much beyond Res Smoke. Res Smoke is a solid option nonetheless as it can provide an additional seven points of Atk if the foe is debuffed. However, since the easiest way to get it is from Brunnya, a grail unit, it may not be the most “budget” option. That being said, if you can afford a couple of premium skills, giving Scion Julia Atk/Spd Rein or Atk/Res Rein would be a solid option for her as the debuffs are present just for existing.
   
• Since Atk, Spd, and Res are among Scion Julia’s most important stats, she can opt for Sacred Seals that increase any of these stats. One such option is Atk/Spd Solo, which is a classic Sacred Seal that leverages on her offensive prowess. Meanwhile, there’s also the newly released Atk/Res Solo Sacred Seal. If you feel that she has enough Spd to work with, then this is a solid option.