Saito Hajime

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Servant Skills

Arts/Buster Up

Freely Drawn Sword 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 +	10%	11%	12%	13%	14%	15%	16%	17%	18%	20%
Buster +	10%	11%	12%	13%	14%	15%	16%	17%	18%	20%
Stars +	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	20
CD	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5

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Available from the start

Evade

Mind's Eye (True) B

Apply Evade to self (1 turn).
Increase own DEF (3 turns).

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Defense +	9%	9.9%	10.8%	11.7%	12.6%	13.5%	14.4%	15.3%	16.2%	18%
CD	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6

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Unlocks after 1st Ascension

Dmg Up

Invincible Sword A

Increase own ATK (3 times, 3 turns).
Increase own Critical Strength (3 times, 3 turns).

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
ATK +	20%	21%	22%	23%	24%	25%	26%	27%	28%	30%
Crit Dmg +	50%	55%	60%	65%	70%	75%	80%	85%	90%	100%
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%

Dmg Up

Anti-Assassin (ATK Up)

Deal extra Special ATK damage to [Assassin] 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 D

Increase your Debuff Resist by 12.5%.

Independent Action C

Increase your Critical Strength by 6%.

Noble Phantasm

Formless -

Deal damage to a single enemy.
Decrease Critical Rate for a single enemy by 20% (3 turns).

<Overcharge>

Decrease Arts Resist for a single enemy (3 turns). [Activates First]

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Formless

Mugyo

	Rank	Classification	Hit-Count
	-	Anti-Personnel Mystic Sword	7

Effect	Deal damage to a single enemy. Decrease Critical Rate for a single enemy by 20% (3 turns).

Level	1	2	3	4	5
Damage +	900%	1200%	1350%	1425%	1500%
Crit Damage -	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%

Overcharge Effect	Decrease Arts Resist for a single enemy (3 turns). [Activates First]

Charge	100%	200%	300%	400%	500%
Arts Res -	20%	25%	30%	35%	40%

Assorted Info

Attack / HP Growth

Stat Ratings

Ascension Materials

Stage	Cost	Materials
2	50,000	x4 Saber Piece
3	150,000	x10 Saber Piece x18 Proof of Hero
4	500,000	x4 Saber Monument x24 Evil Bone x12 Mystic Spinal Fluid
Max	1,500,000	x10 Saber Monument x24 Mystic Spinal Fluid x4 Mysterious Divine Wine

Skill Enhancement Materials

Level	Cost	Materials
1 → 2	100,000	x4 Gem of Saber
2 → 3	200,000	x10 Gem of Saber
3 → 4	600,000	x4 Magic Gem of Saber
4 → 5	800,000	x10 Magic Gem of Saber x12 Evil Bone
5 → 6	2,000,000	x4 Secret Gem of Saber x24 Evil Bone
6 → 7	2,500,000	x10 Secret Gem of Saber x12 Proof of Hero
7 → 8	5,000,000	x24 Proof of Hero x15 Stake of Wailing Night
8 → 9	6,000,000	x45 Stake of Wailing Night x20 Soundless Bell
9 → 10	10,000,000	x1 Crystallized Lore

Append Skill Materials

Level	Cost	Materials
1 → 2	100000	x4 Gem of Saber
2 → 3	200000	x10 Gem of Saber
3 → 4	600000	x4 Magic Gem of Saber
4 → 5	800000	x10 Magic Gem of Saber x4 Octuplet Crystals
5 → 6	2000000	x4 Secret Gem of Saber x8 Octuplet Crystals
6 → 7	2500000	x10 Secret Gem of Saber x4 Eternal Gear
7 → 8	5000000	x8 Eternal Gear x15 Mystic Spinal Fluid
8 → 9	6000000	x45 Mystic Spinal Fluid x8 Mysterious Divine Wine
9 → 10	10000000	x1 Crystallized Lore

Total Materials Required

Costume Dress Materials

Bond CE

Memoir

When equipped on Saito Hajime,
Increase all allies Arts and Buster cards effectiveness by 10% while he is on the field.

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Overview

“Put some affection in it and call me Hajime-chan.”

For the longest time, Waver has held the distinction as the only Servant dressed in a suit. Hajime decided he didn’t like that, so he came along stealing Waver’s signature wardrobe. To really make his mark, he also became a top tier Single Target Arts Damage Dealer with critical capacity, hoping to supplant Waver as the ultimate suit-wearer.

Hajime’s biggest strength comes from his damage. With both an Arts up from Freely Drawn Sword and an attack up from Invincible Sword, his raw damage from his Noble Phantasm is top notch. Not only that, but thanks to his 7-hit Noble Phantasm, Formless, and high innate NP gain, he has the potential to refund well over 50% of his gauge every time he uses it, especially if paired with premiere Arts Support such as Altria Caster. He also has quite the critical capacity with a full 100% up from Invincible Sword. He’s also pretty beefy thanks to Mind's Eye (True)’s evasion.

Unfortunately, Hajime is a bit of a challenge to use. His attack up only will last for 3 hits, meaning a Master fighting a boss wanting to use his Noble Phantasm multiple times will have to burn hits with support Servants. He’s also quite selfish, making it hard to use him in anything other than a team designed around him.

Hajime is a well rounded Servant who would serve as a primary damage dealer against Lancer or Berserker bosses, especially if one owns Altria Caster. Or a Master could just marvel at how sharp he looks in a suit.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Level Up Skill Recommendation

Skill	Priority
Freely Drawn Sword 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 + 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 20% Buster + 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 20% Stars + 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 CD 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5
Mind's Eye (True) B Apply Evade to self (1 turn). Increase own DEF (3 turns). Show Info Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Defense + 9% 9.9% 10.8% 11.7% 12.6% 13.5% 14.4% 15.3% 16.2% 18% CD 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6
Invincible Sword A Increase own ATK (3 times, 3 turns). Increase own Critical Strength (3 times, 3 turns). Show Info Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ATK + 20% 21% 22% 23% 24% 25% 26% 27% 28% 30% Crit Dmg + 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 100% CD 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5

Hajime’s first and third skill are all about increasing his damage potential. Freely Drawn Sword is only recommended first because of its potential to help him loop. Mind's Eye (True) is a nice evasion, but can be left for last.

• Freely Drawn Sword B provides both a Buster and Arts up and gives a stash of Critical Stars. Typically the Buster up does not matter, although if a Master is using him for Criticals the stars are quite welcome. Masters would still wish to use this the first turn they’re using Hajime to damage. Level this first, and if trying to loop, to max.
• Mind's Eye (True) B is Hajime’s primary survival mechanism. Masters would wish to pop this if an enemy is about to use a Noble Phantasm as a hard out. It comes with an added small defense boost to make it harder to kill him. This should be leveled last and can be left at level 6 as the Evasion does not change.
• Invincible Sword A is Hajime’s primary steroid for both Attack and Critical damage. While powerful, it only lasts for 3 hits, meaning Masters need to be careful with card selection the following 3 turns. This should be leveled second and could be left at 9 if Masters are short of Crystallized Lores.

Craft Essence Recommendation

Kaleidoscope

The Imaginary Element

A Fragment of 2030

The Black Grail

Hajime has two distinct uses: Looping and Criticals. If a Master wishes to loop, they will need a Craft Essence enabling it, a Starting NP Gauge CE. If a Master wishes to take advantage of his Criticals, the best way is to get him stars with a Stars per Turn CE. Alternatively, a Master may wish to simply take advantage of his damage with a NP Damage up CE

• Kaleidoscope / The Imaginary Element: With a starting gauge, Hajime can get off the first Noble Phantasm without needing charging support from other Servants. He needs at least 80% starting gauge against a Lancer boss to loop with 2 Castorias, so with his Append skill any 60% Starting gauge CE will also work. Note that if using something under 100% starting Wave 1 gauge, he will need to take Castoria’s NP gain up wave 1, attack up wave 2, and remaining charges wave 3. 
• A Fragment of 2030: Hajime only has 1 skill to generate stars and does not innately produce a bunch of stars himself. This will help him generate on his own.
• The Black Grail: Like all damage dealers, one can boost damage up immensely with a Black Grail.

Gameplay Tips

Hajime really shines through as a potential single target looper against Lancers. He will need either a MLB Kaleidoscope or regular Kaleidoscope + 2nd append skill maxed. Masters would want to use fragment of 2004 for the mystic code. Simply give him all arts buffs and the 2004’s NP gain buff on turn 1, and activate his skills. This will refund 57% of his NP bar. Use one Castoria’s buffs to get him to 100%. His second NP will refund 50%. Use the other Castoria’s buffs for the final NP fill.

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