Sonia

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Attack
Special
Injured

GHB

Infantry

Blue Tome

Sonia - Inhuman Beauty
3-4 Grand Hero Battle Obtainable as a 3 - 4 Grand Hero Battle

Hero Stats

Max Avg Total Stats at Lvl 40

166

HP 40

ATK 35

SPD 24

DEF 32

RES 35

Stat Variations

Level 1 Stat Variation

Weapon

5★

4★

3★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	17 17 19 19	8 20 10 22	4 4 6 6	7 7 9 9	8 8 10 10
Middle	18 18 20 20	9 21 11 23	5 5 7 7	8 8 10 10	9 9 11 11
High	19 19 21 21	10 22 12 24	6 6 8 8	9 9 11 11	10 10 12 12

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	16 16 18 18	8 16 10 18	3 3 5 5	6 6 8 8	8 8 10 10
Middle	17 17 19 19	9 17 11 10	4 4 6 2	7 7 9 9	9 9 11 11
High	18 18 20 20	10 18 12 20	5 5 7 7	8 8 10 10	10 10 12 12

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	16 16 18 18	7 13 9 15	3 3 5 5	6 6 8 8	7 7 9 9
Middle	17 17 19 19	8 14 10 16	4 4 6 6	7 7 9 9	8 8 10 10
High	18 18 20 20	9 15 11 17	5 5 7 7	8 8 10 10	9 9 11 11

Level 40 Stat Variations

Weapon

5★

4★

3★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	36 36 38 38	32 44 34 46	21 21 23 23	29 29 31 31	32 32 34 34
Middle	40 40 42 42	35 47 37 49	24 24 26 26	32 32 34 34	35 35 37 37
High	43 43 45 45	38 50 40 52	28 28 30 30	35 35 37 37	38 38 40 40

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	34 34 36 36	30 38 32 40	19 19 21 21	26 26 28 28	30 30 32 32
Middle	37 37 39 39	33 41 35 43	22 22 24 24	29 29 31 31	33 33 35 35
High	40 40 42 42	36 44 38 46	25 25 27 27	32 32 34 34	36 36 38 38

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	33 33 35 35	28 34 30 36	18 18 20 20	25 25 27 27	28 28 30 30
Middle	36 36 38 38	31 37 33 39	21 21 23 23	28 28 30 30	31 31 33 33
High	39 39 41 41	34 40 36 42	24 24 26 26	31 31 33 33	34 34 36 36

IV Sets

	Key stats worth increasing through nature if possible.
	Complementary stats that matter, but not to the point of picking them over key stats for nature increase.
	Relatively worthless stat that can safely be decreased through nature.

HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Average	Best	Worst	Best	Best

This unit requires use of Trait Fruits to get access to IVs.

Skill Sets

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Build by Wecondo12

Recommended

	Pact Blooms+ (+Res) Alternate: Blárserpent+ (+Res)	A	Close Foil Alternate: Atk/Res Unity
	Positional Assist	B	Lull Atk/Res 3 Alternate: Null C-Disrupt 3
	Luna	C	Pulse Smoke 3
IVs	+ATK or +DEF or +RES / -SPD	S	Quick Riposte 3 Alternate: Mirror Stance 2

Show Explanation/Analysis

Weapon: Pact Blooms (+Res) / Blárserpent(+Res)

Assist: Positional Assist

Special: Iceberg / Noontime

Passive A: Close Foil / Atk/Res Unity

Passive B: Lull Atk/Res / Null C-Disrupt / Special Spiral

Passive C: Pulse Smoke / Preference

Sacred Seal: Quick Riposte / Mirror Stance

Sonia is a rather uninteresting blue tome user without a personal weapon, but she can still perform decently in a defensive role due to her decent bulk.
Sonia has no shortage of good inheritable weaponry to choose from. The easily attainable Pact Blooms is one of her best options, inflicting a hefty Attack and Resistance debuff on the foe in addition to in combat healing as long as she’s within 2 spaces of an ally(Ironic considering who we’re talking about). Her innate Blárserpent can also be used to good effect should Pact Blooms be unavailable.
Close Foil gives Sonia the ability to counterattack physical foes regardless of range, in addition to giving her a hefty Attack and Defense boost. For a pure ranged tanking role, Sonia can opt for Atk/Res Unity instead, allowing her to convert all Attack and Resistance penalties on her to bonuses as long as she’s within 2 spaces of an ally.
Lull Atk/Res negates the foe’s Attack and Resistance buffs while debuffing them, giving Sonia more damage output and survivability. Null C-Disrupt is another great B slot choice, as it allows Sonia to serve as a counter to Dazzling Staff and Firesweep. Special Spiral is also a decent option, as Sonia's Icebergs hit decently hard off her good Resistance, and many foes will lack the bulk necessary to avoid being KO'd in a single hit, although she has to trigger her Special first before Spiral takes effect.
Pulse Smoke gives Sonia more protection against enemy specials, but it can be swapped out as needed.
Finally, Quick Riposte gives Sonia guaranteed follow-ups on Enemy Phase, and is her only means of performing them aside from impractical Speed investment(But people have and will continue to give heavy Speed investment to slow units, so more the power to them). Otherwise, Sonia can opt for an Enemy Phase stat seal such as Mirror Stance to round out her kit.

Strengths

Decent Defenses and Attack

Sonia’s 32/35 Defensive spread means she can take hits on either side of the spectrum reasonably well, while dishing out respectable damage with her base 35 Attack.

Weaknesses

Terrible Speed

Sonia’s poor speed leaves her extremely prone to enemy follow-up attacks while leaving her unable to perform them herself without the aid of Quick Riposte.

Lack of an exclusive weapon

Without an exclusive weapon, Sonia pales in comparison to other Blue Tome users with superior statlines and/or exclusive weaponry, such as Guinivere and Micaiah.

Weapon Skills

Weapons	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Thunder Learns by default at 1 ★ Unlocks at 1 ★ Blue Tome Users Only	50	2	4
Elthunder Learns by default at 3 ★ Unlocks at 2 ★ Blue Tome Users Only	100	2	6
Blárserpent Grants Def/Res+6 during combat if foe initiates combat and uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff. Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 3 ★ Blue Tome Users Only	200	2	8
Blárserpent+ Grants Def/Res +6 during combat if foe initiates combat and uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff. Learns by default at 5 ★ Unlocks at 5 ★ Blue Tome Users Only	300	2	12

Weapon Evolution

Weapon Upgrades

Weapons	HP	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Blárserpent+ (+Atk) Grants Def/Res+6 during combat if foe initiates combat and uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff.	+2	350	2	13
Blárserpent+ (+Spd) +2Grants Def/Res+6 during combat if foe initiates combat and uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff.	+2	350	2	12
Blárserpent+ (+Def) +3 Grants Def/Res+6 during combat if foe initiates combat and uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff.	+2	350	2	12
Blárserpent+ (+Res) +3 Grants Def/Res+6 during combat if foe initiates combat and uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff.	+2	350	2	12

Special Skills

Special Skills	SP	Turns
Chilling Wind Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit's Res. Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 3 ★ Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.	100	4
Glacies Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit's Res. Unlocks at 4 ★ Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.	200	4

Passive Skills

Passive Skills	SP	Slot
Fortress Res 1 Grants Res+3. Inflicts Atk-3. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 3 ★	40	A
Fort. Def/Res 1 Grants Def/Res+3. Inflicts Atk-3. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 4 ★	100	A
Fort. Def/Res 2 Grants Def/Res+4. Inflicts Atk-3. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 5 ★	200	A
Threaten Res 1 At start of turn, inflicts Res-3 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 1 ★	50	C
Threat. Atk/Res 1 At start of turn, inflicts Atk/Res-3 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 2 ★	100	C
Threat. Atk/Res 2 At start of turn, inflicts Atk/Res-4 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 4 ★	200	C