Caenis (Rider)

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Servant Skills

Dmg Up

Beach Crisis (Poseidon) EX

Increase ATK for all allies (3 turns).
Increase Critical Strength for all [Male] and [Gender Unknown] allies (3 turns).

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Attack +	10%	11%	12%	13%	14%	15%	16%	17%	18%	20%
Crit Dmg +	20%	21%	22%	23%	24%	25%	26%	27%	28%	30%
CD	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5

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Available from the start

Arts/Buster Up

Sea King Style B

Increase own Arts Card effectiveness (3 turns).
Increase own Buster Card effectiveness (3 turns).
Gain Critical Stars.

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Arts +	20%	21%	22%	23%	24%	25%	26%	27%	28%	30%
Buster +	20%	21%	22%	23%	24%	25%	26%	27%	28%	30%
Stars +	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	15
CD	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6

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Unlocks after 1st Ascension

Guts

Summertime Combat B+

Apply Guts to self (1 time, 3 turns).
Gain Critical Stars each turn (3 turns).
Increase own Critical Star Gather Rate when field is [near water] (3 turns).
Gain additional Critical Stars each turn when field is [near water] (3 turns).

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Revives with HP	1000	1200	1400	1600	1800	2000	2200	2400	2600	3000
Stars per turn +	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	10
Star Gather +	300%	320%	340%	360%	380%	400%	420%	440%	460%	500%
Add. Stars per turn +	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	10
CD	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6

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Unlocks after 3rd Ascension

Append Skills

Special ATK

Extra Attack Boost

Increase own Extra Attack Card effectiveness.

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Extra ATK Eff +	30%	32%	34%	36%	38%	40%	42%	44%	46%	50%

Start Np

Load Magical Energy

Begin battle with NP Gauge charged.

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Start NP +	10%	11%	12%	13%	14%	15%	16%	17%	18%	20%

Dmg Up

Anti-Lancer (ATK Up)

Deal extra Special ATK damage to [Lancer] class enemies.

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Special ATK +	20%	21%	22%	23%	24%	25%	26%	27%	28%	30%

Class Skills

Riding EX

Increase your Quick Card effectiveness by 12%.

Core of the Sea God B

Apply Damage Plus for yourself (Total Card Damage +225).
Increase your Arts Card effectiveness by 8%.

Noble Phantasm

Sea Serpent, Storm Blue B+

Increase own NP Strength by 20% (3 turns). [Activates first]
Increase own ATK by 20% when field is [near water] (1 turn). [Activates first]
Deal damage to a single enemy.

<Overcharge>

Increase your Critical Strength (3 turns).

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Sea Serpent, Storm Blue

Ride On, My Great Blue Fang

	Rank	Classification	Hit-Count
	B+	Anti-Unit	3

Effect	Increase own NP Strength by 20% (3 turns). [Activates first] Increase own ATK by 20% when field is [near water] (1 turn). [Activates first] Deal damage to a single enemy.

Level	1	2	3	4	5
NP Damage +	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%
Atk +	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%
Damage +	600%	800%	900%	950%	1000%

Overcharge Effect	Increase your Critical Strength (3 turns).

Charge	100%	200%	300%	400%	500%
Crit Damage +	50%	62.5%	75%	87.5%	100%

Assorted Info

Attack / HP Growth

Stat Ratings

Ascension Materials

Stage	Cost	Materials
2	50,000	x4 Rider Piece
3	150,000	x10 Rider Piece x6 Shell of Reminiscence
4	500,000	x4 Rider Monument x24 Fool's Chain x3 Warhorse's Young Horn
Max	1,500,000	x10 Rider Monument x5 Warhorse's Young Horn x4 Heart of the Foreign God

Skill Enhancement Materials

Level	Cost	Materials
1 → 2	100,000	x4 Gem of Rider
2 → 3	200,000	x10 Gem of Rider
3 → 4	600,000	x4 Magic Gem of Rider
4 → 5	800,000	x10 Magic Gem of Rider x12 Fool's Chain
5 → 6	2,000,000	x4 Secret Gem of Rider x24 Fool's Chain
6 → 7	2,500,000	x10 Secret Gem of Rider x4 Shell of Reminiscence
7 → 8	5,000,000	x8 Shell of Reminiscence x5 Meteor Horseshoe
8 → 9	6,000,000	x15 Meteor Horseshoe x20 Divine Leyline Spiritron
9 → 10	10,000,000	x1 Crystallized Lore

Append Skill Materials

Level	Cost	Materials
1 → 2	100000	x4 Gem of Rider
2 → 3	200000	x10 Gem of Rider
3 → 4	600000	x4 Magic Gem of Rider
4 → 5	800000	x10 Magic Gem of Rider x3 Claw of Chaos
5 → 6	2000000	x4 Secret Gem of Rider x5 Claw of Chaos
6 → 7	2500000	x10 Secret Gem of Rider x3 Black Beast Grease
7 → 8	5000000	x5 Black Beast Grease x5 Crown of Silvery Light
8 → 9	6000000	x15 Crown of Silvery Light x20 Eternal Ice
9 → 10	10000000	x1 Crystallized Lore

Total Materials Required

Costume Dress Materials

Bond CE

The Great Sea Serpent

When equipped on Caenis (Rider),
Increase all allies' Buster cards effectiveness by 15% and NP Generation by 10%, and decrease all allies' Defense by 10% when she is on the field.

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Overview

“C'mon, let's freakin' gooo!”

What is the best way to act as a security guard for Chaldea? Donning a bikini and riding a sea dragon, of course. With what is clearly a security uniform from Baywatch, Rider Caenis serves primarily as a Crit-Oriented Single Target Buster Damage Dealer, with some added bonuses for waterside fields.

Basically everything about Caenis has to do with their Crits. With their high critical damage bonus from Sea Serpent Storm Blues’s overcharge effect, combined with their natural star generation from Sea King Style B and Summertime Combat B+, they will dish out major damage on bosses with Cards. In addition, their Noble Phantasm can do some of the best 4-star Rider damage in the game thanks to damage bonuses from Beach Crisis (Poseidon) EX, as well as Sea King Style EX and their Noble Phantasm’s effect. They also can gain more on waterside fields with bonus effects on Summertime Combat and their Noble Phantasm.

Caenis, however, is a bit too late to be a truly remarkable Servant. They lack any sort of charging ability, and with average Cards at best they will struggle to refund their gauge properly. Further, they have only a 1-time 3-turn Guts available, so they will be lacking in durability. They’re also very support and card-draw reliant to become truly exceptional.

Caenis requires a lot of investment to truly work, but if a Master has the support and CEs to help them, they will really shine with their Crits. Just don’t mention Poseidon around them!

Strengths

Weaknesses

Level Up Skill Recommendation

Skill	Priority
Beach Crisis (Poseidon) EX Increase ATK for all allies (3 turns). Increase Critical Strength for all [Male] and [Gender Unknown] allies (3 turns). Show Info Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Attack + 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 20% Crit Dmg + 20% 21% 22% 23% 24% 25% 26% 27% 28% 30% CD 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5
Sea King Style B Increase own Arts Card effectiveness (3 turns). Increase own Buster Card effectiveness (3 turns). Gain Critical Stars. Show Info Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Arts + 20% 21% 22% 23% 24% 25% 26% 27% 28% 30% Buster + 20% 21% 22% 23% 24% 25% 26% 27% 28% 30% Stars + 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 CD 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6
Summertime Combat B+ Apply Guts to self (1 time, 3 turns). Gain Critical Stars each turn (3 turns). Increase own Critical Star Gather Rate when field is [near water] (3 turns). Gain additional Critical Stars each turn when field is [near water] (3 turns). Show Info Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Revives with HP 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2200 2400 2600 3000 Stars per turn + 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 Star Gather + 300% 320% 340% 360% 380% 400% 420% 440% 460% 500% Add. Stars per turn + 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 CD 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6

All of Caenis’s skills are oriented around sustained damage and Critical hits. All three of them should be used on their first turn. Their first and second skills boost their damage, and their third boosts their stars per turn for future Star usage, so it is always best to get them going. As their first skill boosts their damage in two ways and their second one, it’s suggested to level that first, while their third skill does not boost any damage at all. No skill is crucial to level to max, but Masters truly invested in Caenis should in order to maximize their utility.

• Beach Crisis (Poseidon) EX is Caenis’s only skill which affects the entire party, boosting both Attack and Critical damage. In reality, Caenis only uses this as a buff for themselves from the start to keep numbers high. Level this first, but it can be left at lower levels if lacking materials. 
• Sea King Style B gives Caenis boosts to both Arts and Buster cards as well as a decent 15-star drop. This skill helps Caenis both in dealing out the major Buster criticals, as well as improving refund on Arts cards throughout the fight. It is best used on turn 1 as an initial source of stars as their third skill won’t produce usable stars until the 2nd wave. Level it second, but again it can be left at lower levels if lacking materials. 
• Summertime Combat B+ gives Caenis a star regeneration and their only survivability, a 1-time 3-turn Guts. The regen is decent given Caenis’s Rider absorption nature, but is even better if on a waterside field where it doubles the amount of stars generated each turn. This also does give them some better absorption on waterside fields, but Rider classing and supports typically make this a redundant trait. Level this last to as high as materials allow to get the most stars per turn.

Craft Essence Recommendation

Kaleidoscope

Flower Sunshine

Love's Curse

Devilish Bodhisattva

One Who Wishes for Salvation

A Walk in the Park

A Tale of Love and Hope

Teacher and I

Caenis wants access to their Noble Phantasm and fast to get their Critical Damage going. Starting NP Gauge Craft Essences are the way to go. Lacking that, certain Overcharge CEs can give them extra Critical damage stacking, equivalent to what they’d get out of 1 and a half Noble Phantasms. Otherwise, they benefit most from Mixed Starting Gauge / Critical Absorb CEs.

• Kaleidoscope: While other starting gauge CEs can be effective, Caenis is begging to start the battle with a 100% Starting Gauge. Getting their Critical Damage buffs going is crucial for their kit. With a double Koyanskaya of Light, this can guarantee two Noble Phantasms in the first two turns, allowing for potentially a 260% boost to Buster Crits the final turn, a 260% boost to Buster in general, and a 40% Attack bonus. A swapsuit, Oberon, and some luck could even make these numbers higher. 
• Flower Sunshine / Love's Curse / Devilish Bodhisattva / One Who Wishes for Salvation: Caenis’s Overcharge effect is their crit damage bonus. This scales quite well, with a 2-time Overcharge giving 75% bonus instead of 50%. If unable to cast multiple Noble Phantasms, any 2-time Overcharge CE will still give a respectable boost. While Charm of Love and DB have starting Charge, The One Who Desires Salvation will grant this over multiple turns, giving the potential for Caenis to get the effect of 3 Noble Phantasms in 2 if they can get enough charge off their cards. 
• A Walk in the Park / A Tale of Love and Hope / Teacher and I: Nothing is quite as bad as Caenis not having the right luck and failing to absorb the stars they need. So by giving a star absorb CE, this can guarantee the ability to grab them. It’s best to give a starting gauge too in order to guarantee one or two Noble Phantasms during the three-turn burst period.

Gameplay Tips

If using Koyanskaya of Light supports, do not use Koyan’s second skill haphazardly or for generalized anti-Human attribute bonuses. Use it as a star bomb for Caenis when Caenis is going to need the Stars to crit instead.

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