Vlad III

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Servant Skills

NP Drain

Vampirism A

Chance to decrease a single enemy's NP Gauge by 1.
Increase own NP Gauge.

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Drain Chance	80%	82%	84%	86%	88%	90%	92%	94%	96%	100%
NP +	20%	21%	22%	23%	24%	25%	26%	27%	28%	30%
CD	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6

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Available from the start

Shield Up

Morph C

Increase own DEF (3 turns).

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Defense +	16%	16.8%	17.6%	18.4%	19.2%	20%	20.8%	21.6%	22.4%	24%
CD	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5

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Unlocks after 1st Ascension

Shield Up

Legend of Dracula A+

Increase own DEF (3 turns).
Increase own ATK (3 turns).

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Defense +	20%	21%	22%	23%	24%	25%	26%	27%	28%	30%
Damage +	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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Replaces Morph C after Interlude 2

Guts

Battle Continuation A

Apply Guts to self (1 time, 5 turns).

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Revives with	1000 HP	1150 HP	1300 HP	1450 HP	1600 HP	1750 HP	1900 HP	2050 HP	2200 HP	2500 HP
CD	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7

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Unlocks after 3rd Ascension

Class Skills

Madness Enhancement EX

Increase your Buster Card effectiveness by 12%.

Noble Phantasm

Kazikli Bey C

Deal significant damage to a single enemy.

<Overcharge>

Gain a large amount of Critical Stars.

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Kazikli Bey

Bloodstained Demon King

	Rank	Classification	Hit-Count
	C	Anti-Personnel	10

Effect	Deal significant damage to a single enemy.

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

Overcharge Effect	Gain a large amount of Critical Stars.

Charge	100%	200%	300%	400%	500%
Stars +	15	20	25	30	35

Kazikli Bey (Upgrade 1) C+

(Upgrade via Interlude Quest 1.)

Deal significant damage to a single enemy.

<Overcharge> Gain a large amount of Critical Stars.

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Kazikli Bey (Upgrade 1)

Bloodstained Demon King

	Rank	Classification	Hit-Count
	C+	Anti-Personnel	10

Effect	Deal significant damage to a single enemy.

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

Overcharge Effect	Gain a large amount of Critical Stars.

Charge	100%	200%	300%	400%	500%
Stars +	20	25	30	35	40

Assorted Info

Attack / HP Growth

Stat Ratings

Interlude Quests

Quest	Requirements	Reward
✔ Interlude 1 Chapter Completion: London	Ascension: 2 Bond: 2
✔ Interlude 2 Chapter Completion: London	Ascension: 3 Bond: 4

Ascension Materials

Stage	Cost	Materials
2	100,000	x5 Berserker Piece
3	300,000	x12 Berserker Piece x3 Dragon's Reverse Scale
4	1,000,000	x5 Berserker Monument x6 Claw of Chaos x5 Forbidden Page
Max	3,000,000	x12 Berserker Monument x24 Void's Dust x10 Forbidden Page

Skill Enhancement Materials

Level	Cost	Materials
1 → 2	200,000	x5 Gem of Berserker
2 → 3	400,000	x12 Gem of Berserker
3 → 4	1,200,000	x5 Magic Gem of Berserker
4 → 5	1,600,000	x12 Magic Gem of Berserker x3 Claw of Chaos
5 → 6	4,000,000	x5 Secret Gem of Berserker x6 Claw of Chaos
6 → 7	5,000,000	x12 Secret Gem of Berserker x2 Dragon's Reverse Scale
7 → 8	10,000,000	x4 Dragon's Reverse Scale x18 Evil Bone
8 → 9	12,000,000	x48 Void's Dust x54 Evil Bone
9 → 10	20,000,000	x1 Crystallized Lore

Total Materials Required

Costume Dress Materials

Bond CE

Triumph of the Impaling Lord

When equipped on Vlad III,
Increase own NP Strength by 30%.
30% Chance to increase own NP Gauge by 5% when attacking.

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• Analysis
• Profile

Overview

“I shall stand and howl my name, cursed by the world.”

Vlad Tepes, once known as Lancer of Black and the Lord of Wallachia, is a tragic monster trapped into the legend of the world’s most famous vampire. Though he once fought against his infamy, Vlad now embraces his vampiric power as a durable Arts-focused Berserker.

Vlad’s game plan focuses on building up to and repeatedly using his excellent Noble Phantasm, Kazikli Bey. This strong single-target Arts NP grants him a good sum of Critical Stars (scaling with Overcharge) and refunds a significant amount of NP gauge thanks to its high hit count. Befitting his ruinous fate, he possesses Vampirism to help charge his NP whilst draining an enemy’s NP gauge. Morph helps him survive by boosting his Defense with very good uptime, but its true power only shines after its Rank Up. Then, as Legend of Dracula, it serves as a fantastic personal steroid, increasing both his Attack and Defense by up to 30% for 3 out of every 5 turns. Battle Continuation serves as his insurance policy by reviving him in case of death, and contributes to his deceptively tanky (for a Berserker) nature.

Though Vlad doesn’t fear garlic or holy water, the vampire has other concerns, most important of which is his awful base NP gain. Without the benefit of external buffs or frequent Arts chains, it is common to see Vlad unable to use his NP even once in a battle. Furthermore, he struggles to maintain a consistent performance without significant support, and even lacks any steroids until his second Interlude. Thus, Vlad is highly dependent on properly constructed Arts teams that boost his damage, survival, and NP-spamming capabilities. Lastly, despite his Defense and Guts skills, Vlad is still a Berserker, with the requisite defensive weaknesses, and will fall quickly if Masters are not careful.

The Lord Impaler requires a good amount of assistance from allies, especially to salvage his poor NP gain. However, if he gets that help in a well-constructed Arts team, he can deliver consistently strong performances and leave any foe a bloody mess.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Level Up Skill Recommendation

Skill	Priority
Vampirism A Chance to decrease a single enemy's NP Gauge by 1. Increase own NP Gauge. Show Info Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Drain Chance 80% 82% 84% 86% 88% 90% 92% 94% 96% 100% NP + 20% 21% 22% 23% 24% 25% 26% 27% 28% 30% CD 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6
Morph C Increase own DEF (3 turns). Show Info Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Defense + 16% 16.8% 17.6% 18.4% 19.2% 20% 20.8% 21.6% 22.4% 24% CD 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5
Battle Continuation A Apply Guts to self (1 time, 5 turns). Show Info Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Revives with 1000 HP 1150 HP 1300 HP 1450 HP 1600 HP 1750 HP 1900 HP 2050 HP 2200 HP 2500 HP CD 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7

Vlad’s skill order is built around his standard plan of winning fights via repeated usage of his NP. Vampirism thus takes priority early on in order to build NP gauge more easily, and more often. Morph comes next as a solid Defense bonus that is active the majority of the time. However, after Vlad’s second Interlude, Legend of Dracula becomes the top leveling priority to maximize its Attack and Defense buffs, as well as uptime. Lastly, Battle Continuation can be leveled or ignored depending on a Master’s resources, as it does its job fine at base.

• Vampirism is a straightforward NP charge and stalling skill. At max rank, it has a 100% chance to drain an enemy’s NP gauge by one bar. The drain itself is best when paired with other drain skills from allies to attempt to keep an enemy permanently locked out of their NP. Given Vlad’s awful base NP gain, the up to 30% self NP charge is his best way to combat that flaw. Max this skill first for the short term, or second after Morph gets its skill upgrade into Legend of Dracula.
   
• Morph is a moderate value Defense buff that’s active for 3 out of every 5 turns. Generally it reduces a decent amount of damage, but nothing spectacular by itself. Post-skill upgrade, Legend of Dracula is an entirely different story. Increasing the Defense buff by an additional small amount further improves his general survivability, but adding a matching Attack buff turns Vlad into an offensive powerhouse with its up to 30% scaling and high uptime. Max this skill first after Vlad’s second Interlude, because Legend of Dracula is really what defines Vlad.
   
• Battle Continuation is a standard revive-on-death skill. With its long cooldown, the chances of using this skill more than once a fight are slim to none, and its HP restored is not particularly high even when maxed out. Thankfully, it does last for 5 turns, which makes timing it relatively simple, and it serves as Vlad’s last-resort defense. The skill doesn’t benefit greatly from being leveled, but if Masters want to invest heavily in Vlad, max it last.

Craft Essence Recommendation

Formal Craft

Projection

Kaleid Sapphire

The Black Grail

Heaven's Feel

Kaleidoscope

The Imaginary Element

Holy Night Supper

Magical Girl of Sapphire

Cute Orangette

Vlad heavily leans on his Noble Phantasm for damage, and generally sees use in Arts teams built around him and his Arts performance. Because of this, his favored CEs include Arts Performance Up, NP Damage, and Starting NP Gauge CEs. If Vlad is getting enough Arts buffs from allies, NP Gain CEs can also greatly help his NP spam capability.

Formal Craft / Projection / Kaleid Sapphire

These CEs boost the damage and NP Gain on Vlad’s 2 basic Arts cards and Kazikli Bey. This helps him get to his NP faster, deal more damage with it, and benefit from a higher NP refund. Kaleid Sapphire has a lower Arts buff in exchange for adding some NP Damage for a more damaging single NP, but less NP gain overall.

Black Grail / Heaven’s Feel

This is an option which becomes much stronger after Vlad’s second Interlude. Between his own Attack steroid and any Arts buffs he should be receiving from allies in his favored teams, NP Damage CEs provide the maximum amount of multiplicative damage stacking on Kazikli Bey. The Black Grail is the best possible pure damage option. Note that Vlad will need even more help than usual to charge his NP, and the health demerit on Black Grail may be risky for a Berserker to handle.

Kaleidoscope / The Imaginary Element / Holy Night Supper

If Vlad is needed for a short fight, Kaleidoscope will allow for a turn 1 NP with base level Vampirism. The Imaginary Element takes slightly longer, or if MLB requires level 6 Vampirism for an instant NP. Holy Night Supper sacrifices a small amount of immediacy for a higher damage payoff when Kazikli Bey gets used.

Magical Girl of Sapphire / Cute Orangette

Vlad can really up his Kazikli Bey spam with the multiplicative NP generation from these NP Gain CEs and Arts buffs from allies. Magical Girl of Sapphire provides Starting NP Gauge for a faster first NP, whereas Cute Orangette will take a little longer to reach the first NP but hits harder in exchange.

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