Mori Nagayoshi

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Servant Skills

Crit Dmg

Mental Corruption (Wicked) B

Increase your Critical Strength (3 turns).
Increase your Debuff Resist by 100% (3 turns).
Decrease your Buff Success Rate by 100% (3 turns) (Treated as a buff). [Demerit]

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Crit Dmg +	50%	55%	60%	65%	70%	75%	80%	85%	90%	100%
CD	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6

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Available from the start

Attack Plus

Blood-Soaked Brute A

Apply buff to self (3 times, 3 turns): Increase own ATK (3 turns) and Decrease own DEF by 10% [Demerit] (3 turns) when normal attacking.

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
ATK +	10%	10.5%	11%	11.5%	12%	12.5%	13%	13.5%	14%	15%
CD	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5

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Unlocks after 1st Ascension

Attack Plus

Blood-Soaked Brute A+

Apply buff to self (3 turns): Increase own ATK (3 turns) and Decrease own DEF by 10% [Demerit] (3 turns) when normal attacking.

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
ATK +	10%	10.5%	11%	11.5%	12%	12.5%	13%	13.5%	14%	15%
CD	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5

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Upgrades after Rank Up 1. (Not available, ETA 9/2024)

Critical Star Absorption Up

Oni Musashi's Will and Testament C

Increase your Critical Star Gather Rate (1 turn).
Apply [Gain 20 Critical Stars when Defeated] to self (3 turns).

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Star Gather +	3000%	3200%	3400%	3600%	3800%	4000%	4200%	4400%	4600%	5000%
CD	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5

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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%

Crit Rate Resist Up

Anti-Avenger (Crit Res Up)

Increase own Critical Rate Resist against [Avenger] class enemies.

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

Class Skills

Madness Enhancement D

Increase your Buster Card effectiveness by 4%.

Noble Phantasm

Ningen Mukotsu C

Apply Ignore Invincible to self (1 turn). [Activates First]
Deal damage to a single enemy that ignores DEF Up.

<Overcharge>

Decrease DEF for a single enemy (3 turns).

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Ningen Mukotsu

Boneless Man

	Rank	Classification	Hit-Count
	C		5

Effect	Apply Ignore Invincible to self (1 turn). [Activates First] Deal damage to a single enemy that ignores DEF Up.

Level	1	2	3	4	5
Ignore Invincible
Damage +	600%	800%	900%	950%	1000%

Overcharge Effect	Decrease DEF for a single enemy (3 turns).

Charge	100%	200%	300%	400%	500%
Def -	10%	15%	20%	25%	30%

Assorted Info

Attack / HP Growth

Stat Ratings

Ascension Materials

Stage	Cost	Materials
2	30,000	x4 Berserker Piece
3	100,000	x8 Berserker Piece x15 Proof of Hero
4	300,000	x4 Berserker Monument x20 Evil Bone x4 Octuplet Crystals
Max	900,000	x8 Berserker Monument x7 Octuplet Crystals x5 Claw of Chaos

Skill Enhancement Materials

Level	Cost	Materials
1 → 2	50,000	x4 Gem of Berserker
2 → 3	100,000	x8 Gem of Berserker
3 → 4	300,000	x4 Magic Gem of Berserker
4 → 5	400,000	x8 Magic Gem of Berserker x10 Evil Bone
5 → 6	1,000,000	x4 Secret Gem of Berserker x20 Evil Bone
6 → 7	1,250,000	x8 Secret Gem of Berserker x10 Proof of Hero
7 → 8	2,500,000	x20 Proof of Hero x4 Refined Magatama
8 → 9	3,000,000	x12 Refined Magatama x7 Mysterious Divine Wine
9 → 10	5,000,000	x1 Crystallized Lore

Append Skill Materials

Level	Cost	Materials
1 → 2	50000	x4 Gem of Berserker
2 → 3	100000	x8 Gem of Berserker
3 → 4	300000	x4 Magic Gem of Berserker
4 → 5	400000	x8 Magic Gem of Berserker x4 Octuplet Crystals
5 → 6	1000000	x4 Secret Gem of Berserker x7 Octuplet Crystals
6 → 7	1250000	x8 Secret Gem of Berserker x2 Claw of Chaos
7 → 8	2500000	x4 Claw of Chaos x4 Soundless Bell
8 → 9	3000000	x12 Soundless Bell x10 Reactor Core of Dawn
9 → 10	5000000	x1 Crystallized Lore

Total Materials Required

Costume Dress Materials

Bond CE

Last Will and Testament

When equipped on Mori Nagayoshi,
Increase Party's Buster card effectiveness by 10% and Critical Damage by 15% when he is on the field.

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Overview

“I’m Mori Nagayoshi, the one and only Demon Musashi!”

Loyal to the point of madness, Mori Nagayoshi is the Berserker from Strange Tales of the Imperial Holy Grail, where he made a name for himself by severing his Master’s arm to prevent his Master from fleeing a battle that could still be won. In his debut work, Nagayoshi also uses the regenerative power of his signature armor to become nigh-unkillable. As a playable Servant, Nagayoshi emphasizes his bloodlust over his survivability, trading all defense for raw, unstoppable offense.

Nagayoshi is most notable for his first skill, Mental Corruption (Wicked), which provides Nagayoshi with a whopping 100% Critical Strength Up buff in exchange for rendering him immune to buffs for 3 turns. This means a properly-supported Nagayoshi can deal very high sustained damage. Nagayoshi also has Ningen Mukotsu, a rare NP that comes with both Ignore Defense and Ignore Invincible, which lets Nagayoshi completely ignore most defensive tools. Furthermore, Nagayoshi is, at the time of writing, the only single-target Buster Berserker with more than one Arts card, which means he has more consistent NP access than is typical of Servants in his role.

Unfortunately, Nagayoshi’s strengths aren’t without significant trade-offs. Losing access to buffs for three whole turns places Nagayoshi in the unfortunate position of requiring specific and generally expensive support setups in order to fully leverage his critical damage potential. Furthermore, this same demerit means defensive buffs will not land on Nagayoshi once he uses his first skill, so Nagayoshi will typically die quickly unless protected via Servants with Target Focus skill. Additionally, Nagayoshi’s only skill that boosts his NP damage requires him to use normal attacks to trigger the damage buffs, which means Nagayoshi’s NP damage starts out low and requires some planning in order to boost.

Nagayoshi is a highly unique Servant. There are plenty of other strong single-target Berserkers who function more traditionally, so Masters just looking for a strong general-purpose Buster option can safely ignore Nagayoshi. Masters who like unusual playstyles, however, will find in Nagayoshi a Servant who rewards investment and strategy with high damage output and reliable performance.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Level Up Skill Recommendation

Skill	Priority
Mental Corruption (Wicked) B Increase your Critical Strength (3 turns). Increase your Debuff Resist by 100% (3 turns). Decrease your Buff Success Rate by 100% (3 turns) (Treated as a buff). [Demerit] Show Info Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Crit Dmg + 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 100% CD 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6
Blood-Soaked Brute A Apply buff to self (3 times, 3 turns): Increase own ATK (3 turns) and Decrease own DEF by 10% [Demerit] (3 turns) when normal attacking. Show Info Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ATK + 10% 10.5% 11% 11.5% 12% 12.5% 13% 13.5% 14% 15% CD 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5
Oni Musashi's Will and Testament C Increase your Critical Star Gather Rate (1 turn). Apply [Gain 20 Critical Stars when Defeated] to self (3 turns). Show Info Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Star Gather + 3000% 3200% 3400% 3600% 3800% 4000% 4200% 4400% 4600% 5000% CD 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5

As Mental Corruption (Wicked) scales well with levels and is key to Nagayoshi’s gameplay appeal, it should be leveled first. Blood-Soaked Brute also contributes to Nagayoshi’s damage output and should be leveled second. Oni Musashi's Will and Testament is effective even at lower levels and Nagayoshi is unlikely to use it more than once in a fight, so it can be left at lower levels if need be.

• Mental Corruption (Wicked) is Nagayoshi’s most important skill. 100% Critical Strength Up is significant even when it has a shorter duration. The fact that this skill lasts three turns and is on a Buster Berserker makes it remarkably powerful. Nagayoshi pays for this via the demerit, though, as it renders him unable to receive buffs for the duration. As such, this skill should be the last skill Masters press on a turn so that Nagayoshi can receive other buffs before the skill activates. While the skill is active, Masters can protect Nagayoshi by having other Servants use target focus skills, or Nagayoshi can be allowed to die to make way for another damage-dealer.
• Blood-Soaked Brute is Nagayoshi’s general-purpose attack-boosting skill. Rather than providing a flat damage boost, the skill gives Nagayoshi an attack buff and a defense debuff each time he attacks, up to three times. Nagayoshi can either stack all three at once for a powerful 3-turn attack buff, or stagger them for a smaller but longer-lasting set of attack buffs. The defense debuffs also make Nagayoshi more likely to die without protection. It is also important to note that, while the initial skill effect will not apply if Mental Corruption (Wicked) is active, the on-hit attack buffs ignore Mental Corruption (Wicked)’s demerit and will activate regardless.
• Oni Musashi's Will and Testament makes it easier for Nagayoshi to land critical attacks for a turn. Once again, it is important that Nagayoshi uses this skill before Mental Corruption (Wicked), as it will fail otherwise. The skill also provides 20 critical stars if Nagayoshi dies within 3 turns of its activation, which can jump-start a subsequent damage-dealer.

Craft Essence Recommendation

Kaleidoscope

The Imaginary Element

Aerial Drive

Golden Sumo: Boulder Tournament

Holy Night Supper

Limited/Zero Over

Victor of the Moon

Mystic Eyes of Distortion

Verdant Sound of Destruction

Golden Captures the Carp

Holy Maiden's Teachings

Scenic Beauty

Our Hearts Raised Up High

Divine Three-Legged Race

Volumen Hydrargyrum

As Nagayoshi typically prefers to move as fast as possible, Starting NP Gauge Craft Essences are particularly valuable. Buster Performance Up Craft Essences are also valuable, as Nagayoshi has very little of this type of buff innately, and it stacks multiplicatively with his other buffs. Starting Critical Stars Craft Essences are also very helpful to Nagayoshi, as they can let him take advantage of his Critical Damage buffs starting on the very first turn. Finally, Guts and Invulnerability Craft Essences can help Nagayoshi stay alive throughout his damage window even without the specific support Servants who can protect him.

• Kaleidoscope / The Imaginary Element: These starting NP CEs make it relatively easy to have Nagayoshi use his NP within the first turn or two of battle, which can be central to strategies that involve winning quickly.
• Aerial Drive / Golden Sumo: Boulder Tournament / Holy Night Supper: These CEs provide less starting NP than Kaleidoscope or The Imaginary Element, but in exchange they also boost Nagayoshi’s damage output, making them better options for Masters who have access to more support Servants with NP charge skills.
• Limited/Zero Over / Victor of the Moon / Mystic Eyes of Distortion / Verdant Sound of Destruction: These CEs boost Nagayoshi’s Buster Card Performance, which increases his damage with both his critical attack and with his NP. For critical-damage-centric strategies especially, these CEs may be preferable to starting NP gauge CEs. Mystic Eyes of Distortion, in particular, also reduces Nagayoshi’s defense and may help him die faster in strategies that call for his death.
• Golden Captures the Carp / Holy Maiden’s Teachings / Scenic Beauty: These CEs provide 20 critical stars at the start of battle, in conjunction with various other benefits. These CEs can potentially let Nagayoshi start using his powerful critical attacks on the first turn of battle.
• Wearing Our Hearts On Our Sleeves / Divine Three-Legged Race / Volumen Hydrargyrum: These CEs can let Nagayoshi survive for an extra turn even without careful defensive support. The Guts CEs provide additional benefits and do not conflict with other Invincibility buffs from supports, while Volumen Hydrargyrum can potentially amount to more than one extra turn of survival depending on which Servants then enemies choose to target.

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