Nagao Kagetora

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Servant Skills

Arts Up

Fate Decreed by Heavens A

Increase your Arts Card effectiveness (1 turn).
Increase your Critical Star Gather Rate (1 turn).

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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%
C Star Gather Rate +	300%	320%	340%	360%	380%	400%	420%	440%	460%	500%
CD	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5

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Available from the start

Evade

Armor Strengthened by Heart A

Apply Evade to self (1 turn).
Increase your NP Gain (1 turn).

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
NP Gain +	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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Unlocks after 1st Ascension

Dmg Up

Glory Gained on Foot A

Increase ATK for all allies (3 turns).
Increase Critical Strength for all allies (3 turns).
Increase Critical Star Drop Rate for all allies (3 turns).

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
ATK +	10%	11%	12%	13%	14%	15%	16%	17%	18%	20%
Crit Dmg +	10%	11%	12%	13%	14%	15%	16%	17%	18%	20%
Star Drop +	10%	11%	12%	13%	14%	15%	16%	17%	18%	20%
CD	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6

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Unlocks after 3rd Ascension

Append Skills

Divinity

Follow-Up Technique Improvement

Increase own Extra Attack Card damage.

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

Start Np

Mana Loading

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-Rider Attack Aptitude

Deal extra Special ATK damage to [Rider] 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

Magic Resistance C

Increase your Debuff Resist by 15%.

Riding C

Increase your Quick Card effectiveness by 6%.

Divinity C

Apply Damage Plus for yourself (Total Card Damage +150).

Noble Phantasm

Bishamonten's Eight Aspect Rotating Formation B

Deal damage to a single enemy.
Remove Offensive Buffs from a single enemy.

<Overcharge>

Decrease Critical Rate for a single enemy (3 turns).

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Bishamonten's Eight Aspect Rotating Formation

Biten Hassou Kurumagakari no Jin

	Rank	Classification	Hit-Count
	B		8

Effect	Deal damage to a single enemy. Remove Offensive Buffs from a single enemy.

Level	1	2	3	4	5
Damage +	900%	1200%	1350%	1425%	1500%
Buff Removal

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

Charge	100%	200%	300%	400%	500%
Crit Chance -	20%	30%	40%	50%	60%

Assorted Info

Attack / HP Growth

Stat Ratings

Ascension Materials

Stage	Cost	Materials
2	50,000	x1 Biten's Dragon Gem
3	150,000	x1 Biten's Dragon Gem
4	500,000	x1 Biten's Dragon Gem
Max	1,500,000	x1 Biten's Dragon Gem

Skill Enhancement Materials

Level	Cost	Materials
1 → 2	100,000	x4 Gem of Lancer
2 → 3	200,000	x10 Gem of Lancer
3 → 4	600,000	x4 Magic Gem of Lancer
4 → 5	800,000	x10 Magic Gem of Lancer x12 Proof of Hero
5 → 6	2,000,000	x4 Secret Gem of Lancer x24 Proof of Hero
6 → 7	2,500,000	x10 Secret Gem of Lancer x10 Dragon Fang
7 → 8	5,000,000	x20 Dragon Fang x5 Eternal Ice
8 → 9	6,000,000	x15 Eternal Ice x20 Aurora Steel
9 → 10	10,000,000	x1 Crystallized Lore

Append Skill Materials

Level	Cost	Materials
1 → 2	100000	x4 Gem of Lancer
2 → 3	200000	x10 Gem of Lancer
3 → 4	600000	x4 Magic Gem of Lancer
4 → 5	800000	x10 Magic Gem of Lancer x4 Forbidden Page
5 → 6	2000000	x4 Secret Gem of Lancer x8 Forbidden Page
6 → 7	2500000	x10 Secret Gem of Lancer x2 Dragon's Reverse Scale
7 → 8	5000000	x4 Dragon's Reverse Scale x5 Refined Magatama
8 → 9	6000000	x15 Refined Magatama x8 Mysterious Divine Wine
9 → 10	10000000	x1 Crystallized Lore

Total Materials Required

Costume Dress Materials

Bond CE

Touhachi Bishamonten

When equipped on Nagao Kagetoral,
Increase all allies' Arts card effectiveness and NP Generation by 10% when she is on the field.

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Overview

“O eight-bladed Bishamonten, blaze a trail for me!”

More commonly known by her other name Uesugi Kenshin, Nagao Kagetora was a warlord of the Sengoku period who was famed for her invincibility and valor. Kagetora carries the providence of Bishamonten to the battlefield as the first single-target welfare Lancer, with a powerful Arts NP and the affinity towards critical damage.

As with all welfares, the ease of getting Kagetora to NP5 is her greatest strength, giving her an offensive edge against most of her competitors. Her damage dealing capability is further boosted by her skills Fate Decreed by Heavens and Glory Gained on Foot, with the latter buffing her allies as well as Kagetora herself. The critical-related buffs these skills grant allows Kagetora to deal reliable (if rather average) critical damage, resulting in more damage and NP Gain, especially during her NP Brave chains. She has a reliable hard defensive skill in Armor Strengthened by Heart’s Evasion, which also comes with a 1-turn NP Gain Up buff, and her NP provides a small utility in the form of its offensive buff removal and Critical Chance Down.

Kagetora’s primary weakness is that her damage dealing isn’t quite self-sufficient. Fate Decreed by Heavens’s 1-turn duration, as well as the fact that her NP Gain Up buff is tied to the far more crucial Evasion, limit her sustained damage output. Furthermore, despite Kagetora’s critical affinity, her QAABB-A deck is quite unsuited to generate critical stars, forcing her to rely on supports and CEs as the source of critical stars.

Nevertheless, Kagetora’s few weak points can be solved through the proper use of supports and CEs. Her powerful NP is an asset even outside dedicated Arts teams, and with proper support, she reaches a new level of damage dealing capability, making her a very powerful option against Archer enemies.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Level Up Skill Recommendation

Skill	Priority
Fate Decreed by Heavens A Increase your Arts Card effectiveness (1 turn). Increase your Critical Star Gather Rate (1 turn). Show Info Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Arts + 20% 21% 22% 23% 24% 25% 26% 27% 28% 30% C Star Gather Rate + 300% 320% 340% 360% 380% 400% 420% 440% 460% 500% CD 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5
Armor Strengthened by Heart A Apply Evade to self (1 turn). Increase your NP Gain (1 turn). Show Info Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NP Gain + 20% 21% 22% 23% 24% 25% 26% 27% 28% 30% CD 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5
Glory Gained on Foot A Increase ATK for all allies (3 turns). Increase Critical Strength for all allies (3 turns). Increase Critical Star Drop Rate for all allies (3 turns). Show Info Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ATK + 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 20% Crit Dmg + 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 20% Star Drop + 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 20% CD 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6

It’s recommended to max Kagetora’s skills if she is to be used as a main Lancer damage dealer, as all three contribute to her damage dealing capability and the reduced cooldown on her second skill allows it to be used more freely. Should resources be a problem, however, it can be left at lower levels.

• Fate Decreed by Heavens is Kagetora’s primary damage boosting skill. While the Arts Performance Up is of lower magnitude compared to other similar skills, the Star Gather Rate Up effect makes up for it, allowing Kagetora to perform critical strikes in a reliable manner. Leveling this skill gives more damage as well as refund from Kagetora’s Arts cards and makes her criticals even more reliable, while also allowing her to gain these benefits more often thanks to the reduced cooldown. 
• Kagetora’s only defensive skill, Armor Strengthened by Heart provides a 1-turn Evasion as well as an NP Gain buff. The conflicting defensive and offensive effects mean that using this skill for one effect often sacrifices the other. As such, while leveling this skill only increases the effectiveness of the NP Gain buff, the reduced cooldown allows it to be used more flexibly to get the most out of both effects. Still, it’s of lesser priority compared to Kagetora’s other two skills and should be leveled last.
• Glory Gained on Foot A’s 3-turn duration and its party-wide nature means that it provides the greatest raw damage increase of Kagetora’s three skills, assuming that the indirect damage benefit provided by Fate Decreed by Heavens’s Star Gather Rate Up is disregarded. Depending on whether Kagetora is to be used with dedicated critical supports, it may be beneficial to level this skill first over her first one.

Craft Essence Recommendation

Holy Night Supper

Golden Sumo: Boulder Tournament

Painting Summer

Dive to Blue

New Beginnings

Kaleidoscope

The Imaginary Element

The Black Grail

Formal Craft

Royal Icing

Mark on a Smiling Face

Meeting of the Heirs

Emerald Float

Chocolatier

Kaleid Sapphire

Projection

As with many damage dealers, Kagetora works well withStarting NP Gauge Craft Essences. In terms of secondary effects, Arts Performance Up is Kagetora’s best friend, though she also works well with NP Damage Up, Attack Up, and to a lesser extent NP Gain Up and Critical Damage Up.

• Holy Night Supper / Golden Sumo: Boulder Tournament / Painting Summer / Dive to Blue / New Beginnings: These hybrid Starting NP CEs are excellent choices for most stages, giving Kagetora access to a reasonably early NP while also applying direct offensive benefits.
• Kaleidoscope / The Imaginary Element (MLB): The extra NP Charge provided by these CEs in shorter fights is incomparable to anything one might get from effects such as Arts Performance Up or NP Gain Up, though they sacrifice a bit of long-term performance in exchange. As such, they should be used when a very early NP is needed, such as in the first two turns. 
• The Black Grail: This CE capitalizes upon Kagetora’s powerful NP, allowing her to decimate even the sturdiest of Archer opponents in one fell swoop. As it doesn’t give any sort of NP Charge or NP Gain benefits, it should only be used alongside proper supports, preferably those with the capability to charge Kagetora’s NP.
• Formal Craft / Royal Icing / Mark on a Smiling Face / Meeting of the Heirs / Emerald Float / Chocolatier / Kaleid Sapphire / Projection: Similarly to the Black Grail, these CEs’ lack of Starting NP means that they are better suited for well-supported teams, and they can prove especially useful in longer fights. They may also be used as a general option should Starting NP CEs be unavailable for some reason (e.g. for newer Masters).

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