Veld

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Injured

Red Tome

Veld - Manfroy's Rock
3-4 Grand Hero Battle Obtainable as a 3 - 4 Grand Hero Battle

Hero Stats

Max Avg Total Stats at Lvl 40

165

HP 43

ATK 38

SPD 26

DEF 22

RES 36

Stat Variations

Level 1 Stat Variation

Weapon

5★

4★

3★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	18 18 20 20	9 23 11 25	6 6 8 8	4 4 6 6	7 10 9 9
Middle	19 19 21 21	10 24 12 26	7 7 9 9	5 5 7 7	8 11 10 10
High	20 20 22 22	11 25 13 27	8 8 10 10	6 6 8 8	9 12 11 11

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	17 17 19 19	9 18 11 20	5 5 7 7	3 3 5 5	7 7 9 9
Middle	18 18 20 20	10 19 12 11	6 6 8 2	4 4 6 6	8 8 10 10
High	19 19 21 21	11 20 13 22	7 7 9 9	5 5 7 7	9 9 11 11

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	17 17 19 19	8 14 10 16	5 5 7 7	3 3 5 5	6 6 8 8
Middle	18 18 20 20	9 15 11 17	6 6 8 8	4 4 6 6	7 7 9 9
High	19 19 21 21	10 16 12 18	7 7 9 9	5 5 7 7	8 8 10 10

Level 40 Stat Variations

Weapon

5★

4★

3★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	40 40 42 42	35 49 37 51	23 23 25 25	19 19 21 21	33 36 35 35
Middle	43 43 45 45	38 52 40 54	26 26 28 28	22 22 24 24	36 39 38 38
High	46 46 48 48	41 55 43 57	30 30 32 32	25 25 27 27	39 42 41 41

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	37 37 39 39	33 42 35 44	21 21 23 23	17 17 19 19	31 31 33 33
Middle	40 40 42 42	36 45 38 47	24 24 26 26	20 20 22 22	34 34 36 36
High	43 43 45 45	39 48 41 50	27 27 29 29	23 23 25 25	37 37 39 39

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	36 36 38 38	31 37 33 39	20 20 22 22	16 16 18 18	29 29 31 31
Middle	39 39 41 41	34 40 36 42	23 23 25 25	19 19 21 21	32 32 34 34
High	42 42 44 44	37 43 39 45	26 26 28 28	22 22 24 24	35 35 37 37

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
Best	Average	Average	Worst	Best

Skill Sets

In Service of the Dark God (Debuffing Support)

Build by lordhelpme

Recommended

	Petrify	A	HP/Res 2 Alternate: Fort. Def/Res 3
	Positional Assist	B	Sudden Panic 3 Alternate: Sabotage Res 3
	Moonbow Alternate: Iceberg	C	Res Opening 3 Alternate: Drive Atk 2
IVs	+HP or +RES / -SPD or -DEF	S	Drive Atk 2

Show Explanation/Analysis

Weapon: Petrify

Assist: Reposition / Flexible

Special: Moonbow / Iceberg / Luna

Passive A: HP/Res 2 / Fort. Def/Res / Fury

Passive B: Sudden Panic / Even Pulse Tie / Sabotage Skills / Chill Skills

Passive C: Res Opening / Infantry Pulse / Tactic Skills / Drive Skills

Sacred Seal: Drive Skills / HP/Res 2 / Chill Skills / Phantom Res / Tactic Skills

This build focuses on Veld’s overall utility to the rest of his team through the application of widespread debuffs on incoming foes, most notably through his exclusive Petrify. For his choice of IVs, +HP is preferred if equipped with certain skills like Sudden Panic, but +RES also works well with Sabotages for further stat-debuffing.
Veld’s Special choice is largely irrelevant here since his combat performance is secondary, though Moonbow always works in a pinch for its relatively low cooldown. If a greater damage boost is favored over more consistent (and likelier) activations, Luna or Iceberg should be considered.
Similarly, the dark bishop’s best option for his A slot varies based on his chosen B slot skill. When utilizing any skill that scales off his HP stat, skills that directly augment it are recommended to bolster Veld’s consistency, with HP/Res 2 being a standout to simultaneously supplement his other key stat. Alternatively, Veld can leverage his strong Resistance with Sabotage skills to apply even more debuffs; in that case, Fort. Def/Res or Fury are better A slots to enhance his visible Resistance.
His reasonable HP pool makes equipping Sudden Panic a valid choice to stack the debilitating Panic debuff on enemy teams on top of Petrify’s cycling debuff, or potentially Even Pulse Tie in an AR-O setting to counter Infantry Pulse setups. Otherwise, using a Sabotage or Chill skill also complements this build’s playstyle to directly detract from his opponents’ stats; to avoid overlapping with his PRF, those that target enemy Defense or Resistance are ideal.
Veld’s C slot and Sacred Seal slot are flexible and should ideally be filled by something that further assists his team, such as a Tactic, Drive, Infantry Pulse, or even his native Res Opening. Ploys are somewhat outdated options, but may be worthwhile nonetheless depending on personal preference to stack more debuffs.

Strengths

Petrify

His exclusive Petrify’s considerable -- and rather unique -- debuffing utility remains Veld’s main selling point, as it enables the dark bishop to severely hamper the offensive presence of the enemy team depending on the foe it afflicts. Since the target of Petrify’s effect cycles with the passing of each turn for the first five, this unpredictability may make Veld a potential choice in certain defense settings to catch incoming foes off-guard.

Good Attack & Resistance

Veld’s solid base Resistance complements the debuffing nature of his PRF quite nicely, allowing him to leverage further debuffing skills (such as Sabotage Res) to debilitate the enemy team to a greater degree. His high Attack also provides some flexibility in the instance that he has to engage against an opponent, and may let him run more combat-oriented sets if desired.

Infantry Benefits

Being an infantry unit comes with the ever useful advantage of fantastic skill availability, which Veld can utilize to enhance his performance even from a supportive / debuffing perspective via access to skills such as Sudden Panic and Even Pulse Tie.

Weaknesses

Petrify’s Inconsistency

While Petrify may certainly be powerful under the right circumstances, that’s entirely dependent on whether or not he targets the correct opponent, as he may target someone undesirable altogether. It would have been much more generally useful if Petrify automatically targeted the foe with the highest of each stat rather than the lowest, operating as a significantly stronger Chill to ensure that at least one powerful foe is debilitated.

Disappointing Defense & Speed

Veld’s relatively low base values in both Defense and Speed render him quite susceptible to incoming physical damage as even if he avoids being OHKO’d from a source of such damage, odds are that he would still be doubled and then killed. This makes avoiding such threats a priority at all times

Weapon Skills

Weapons	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Flux Learns by default at 1 ★ Unlocks at 1 ★ Red Tome Users Only	50	2	4
Ruin Learns by default at 3 ★ Unlocks at 2 ★ Red Tome Users Only	100	2	6
Fenrir Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 3 ★ Red Tome Users Only	200	2	9
Petrify Grants Res+3. At start of turns 1 through 5, inflicts Atk/Spd-7 and【Gravity】on foe on the enemy team with the lowest specified stat (see below). (Specified stats: Turn 1 = HP, Turn 2 = Atk, Turn 3 = Spd, Turn 4 = Def, Turn 5 = Res.) 【Gravity】 Restricts target's movement to 1 space through its next action. Learns by default at 5 ★ Unlocks at 5 ★ Non-Inheritable skill.	400	2	14

Weapon Evolution

Weapon Upgrades

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
Chill Res 1 At start of turn, inflicts Res-3 on foe on the enemy team with the highest Res through its next action. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 1 ★	60	B
Chill Res 2 At start of turn, inflicts Res-5 on foe on the enemy team with the highest Res through its next action. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 2 ★	120	B
Chill Res 3 At start of turn, inflicts Res-7 on foe on the enemy team with the highest Res through its next action. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 4 ★	240	B
Res Opening 1 At start of turn, grants Res+2 to ally with the highest Res for 1 turn. (Excludes unit.) Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 3 ★	60	C
Res Opening 2 At start of turn, grants Res+4 to ally with the highest Res for 1 turn. (Excludes unit.) Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 4 ★	120	C
Res Opening 3 At start of turn, grants Res+6 to ally with the highest Res for 1 turn. (Excludes unit.) Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 5 ★	240	C