William Shakespeare

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Servant Skills

Buster Up

Enchant A

Increase Buster Card effectiveness for all allies (1 turn).

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Buster +	20%	22%	24%	26%	28%	30%	32%	34%	36%	40%
CD	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5

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Available from the start

Invi Shield

Self-Preservation B

Apply Invincible to self (1 turn).
Recovers own HP.

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Heal +	500	600	700	800	900	1000	1100	1200	1300	1500
CD	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6

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Unlocks after 1st Ascension

Start Np

King's Men C

Increase NP Gauge for an ally by 20%.
Increase Critical Star Drop Rate for an ally (1 turn).

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Star Rate +	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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Unlocks after Rank Up Quest

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-Caster (ATK Up)

Deal extra Special ATK damage to [Caster] 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

Territory Creation C

Increase your Arts Card effectiveness by 6%.

Noble Phantasm

First Folio B

Deal heavy damage to all enemies.

<Overcharge>

Chance to inflict Stun for all enemies (1 turn).

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First Folio

When the Curtain Rises, There Will be Thunderous Applause

	Rank	Classification	Hit-Count
	B	Anti-Personnel	4

Effect	Deal heavy damage to all enemies.

Level	1	2	3	4	5
Damage +	300%	400%	450%	475%	500%

Overcharge Effect	Chance to inflict Stun for all enemies (1 turn).

Charge	100%	200%	300%	400%	500%
Stun Chance +	30%	35%	40%	45%	50%

First Folio (Upgrade 1) B+

Unlocks after Rank Up Quest 2

Deal heavy damage to all enemies.

<Overcharge> Chance to inflict Stun for all enemies (1 turn).

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First Folio (Upgrade 1)

When the Curtain Rises, There Will be Thunderous Applause

	Rank	Classification	Hit-Count
	B+	Anti-Personnel	4

Effect	Deal heavy damage to all enemies.

Level	1	2	3	4	5
Damage +	400%	500%	550%	575%	600%

Overcharge Effect	Chance to inflict Stun for all enemies (1 turn).

Charge	100%	200%	300%	400%	500%
Stun Chance +	40%	50%	60%	70%	80%

Assorted Info

Attack / HP Growth

Stat Ratings

Interlude Quests

Quest	Requirements	Reward
✔ Interlude Chapter Completion: Fuyuki	Ascension: 1 Bond: 1
✔ Rank Up 1 Chapter Completion:	Ascension: 4 Bond: 0
✔ Rank Up 2 Chapter Completion:	Ascension: 4 Bond: 0

Ascension Materials

Stage	Cost	Materials
2	15,000	x3 Caster Piece
3	45,000	x6 Caster Piece x4 Ghost Lantern
4	150,000	x3 Caster Monument x5 Forbidden Page x3 Homunculus Baby
Max	450,000	x6 Caster Monument x5 Homunculus Baby x5 Serpent Jewel

Skill Enhancement Materials

Level	Cost	Materials
1 → 2	20,000	x3 Gem of Caster
2 → 3	40,000	x6 Gem of Caster
3 → 4	120,000	x3 Magic Gem of Caster
4 → 5	160,000	x6 Magic Gem of Caster x3 Forbidden Page
5 → 6	400,000	x3 Secret Gem of Caster x5 Forbidden Page
6 → 7	500,000	x6 Secret Gem of Caster x3 Ghost Lantern
7 → 8	1,000,000	x5 Ghost Lantern x6 Void's Dust
8 → 9	1,200,000	x18 Void's Dust x10 Serpent Jewel
9 → 10	2,000,000	x1 Crystallized Lore

Append Skill Materials

Level	Cost	Materials
1 → 2	20000	x3 Gem of Caster
2 → 3	40000	x6 Gem of Caster
3 → 4	120000	x3 Magic Gem of Caster
4 → 5	160000	x6 Magic Gem of Caster x8 Fool's Chain
5 → 6	400000	x3 Secret Gem of Caster x15 Fool's Chain
6 → 7	500000	x6 Secret Gem of Caster x2 Claw of Chaos
7 → 8	1000000	x3 Claw of Chaos x9 Mystic Spinal Fluid
8 → 9	1200000	x27 Mystic Spinal Fluid x12 Scale of Fantasy
9 → 10	2000000	x1 Crystallized Lore

Total Materials Required

Costume Dress Materials

Bond CE

Really Convenient

When equipped to William Shakespeare only,
Increase NP Gain of all allies by 15% while on the field.

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Overview

“I don't particularly hate anything. But I detest mediocre people. They simply live their lives as they are told.”

Responsible for some of the most well-known and beloved tragedies in theatre, the extravagant and erudite playwright William Shakespeare is a supportive Buster Caster suspiciously gathering more (tragic) material for his writing at Chaldea. Despite his weak base stats and limited usage in lengthy battles, Shakespeare is a highly useful Servant for both farming and shorter fights.

Shakespeare’s main values come from his two one-turn buffs. Enchant is a party-wide Buster buff that is as simple as it is powerful. It is well-suited for heavy Buster-centric compositions that need an extra push in damage for a crucial turn. Unlocked after finishing his Rank Up Quest, King’s Men represents his second main value as it makes Shakespeare one of the rare freely accessible Servants that are capable of charging a teammate’s NP gauge. NP Charging skills are always highly useful for pretty much any form of content but especially so when it comes to farming, and it comes with an additional sizable one-turn Critical Star Generation buff. Lastly, his second skill, Self Preservation, allows him to survive for a decent period, while his NP damage after his 2nd Rank Up is decent enough to farm wave 1 or 2 enemies.

On the other side of the spectrum, true to his identity as a non-combatant, Shakespeare’s sustained offensive (support) capacity is mediocre, a culmination of his low base stats, the Caster class’s 0.9x modifier on Attack and lack of long-term offensive buffs. Furthermore, as his two most useful abilities last only one-turn, Shakespeare is essentially picking his nose support-wise after using his skills. Even the utility on his Noble Phantasm is limited as First Folio’s low chance to stun all enemies upon dealing damageis simply too unreliable to be called upon in critical situations.

In conclusion, while Shakespeare is ill-suited for long drawn-out fights, he is a fantastic budget Buster farming support that will return his low investment cost a hundredfold.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Level Up Skill Recommendation

Skill	Priority
Enchant A Increase Buster Card effectiveness for all allies (1 turn). Show Info Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Buster + 20% 22% 24% 26% 28% 30% 32% 34% 36% 40% CD 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5
Self-Preservation B Apply Invincible to self (1 turn). Recovers own HP. Show Info Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Heal + 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1500 CD 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6
King's Men C Increase NP Gauge for an ally by 20%. Increase Critical Star Drop Rate for an ally (1 turn). Show Info Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Star Rate + 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 100% CD 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6

Due to his status as a 2-star Servant, Shakespeare’s skill leveling costs are quite minimal. Furthermore, as he tends to not stay on the battlefield for long, there is no need to level his skills purely for the sake of lowering their cooldowns. In general, maxing Enchant (or at 9 if a Crystalized Lore is too valuable) and leaving the other two skills untouched is already good enough for most users of Shakespeare, and Master can save further resources for other Servants.

• Enchant should be maxed as soon as possible, as the Buster value scales with level quite nicely (20-40%). The lowered cooldown will not come into play very often, but in cases that Shakespeare stays on the battlefield, Masters might be able to use this skill for a second time for another burst damage turn.

• Self-Preservation has the lowest priority for Shakespeare, as it does not contribute to the team and only the healing value scales with additional skill levels. Generally, this skill can be skipped, as it may not even be used to save Shakespeare. Leaving it at skill level is generally sufficient.

• King’s Men can also be left unleveled, as the NP charge component does not scale and remains at 20%. There are still merits to leveling this as the Star Generation buff increases based on skill level and the lowered cooldown can help during long fights. If Masters want to provide more Critical Support to Buster Servants with high hit counts on their Noble Phantasm, then it is a decent investment to raise King’s Men skill level further.

Craft Essence Recommendation

Golden Captures the Carp

Ox-Demon King

GUDAGUDA Poster Girl

Halloween Arrangement

Grand New Year

Ideal Holy King

A Fragment of 2030

Kaleidoscope

The Imaginary Element

Ideally, Shakespeare should be used in one-turn setups or/and buff stacking teams. This means he is a fantastic user of Craft Essences that grant buffs Upon Entry. Taunt is another exceptional effect to be used on Shakespeare, especially as his job is mainly to support Buster-centric Servants who are often lacking in the defensive department. Other Craft Essences that grant Passive Partywide Buffs are great choices if Shakespeare must stay on the battlefield. In farming scenarios where a wave consists of low level Assassin / Berserker enemies, Masters can opt for a Craft Essence with Starting NP gauge to help clear the wave.

• Golden Captures the Carp/ Ox-Demon King: Both grant incredible effects upon entering the battlefield and supplement Shakespeare’s best play-style extremely well, which is to come in and set up massive burst damage for his teammates.

• GUDAGUDA Poster Girl / Halloween Arrangement / Grand New Year / Outrage: Taunts are a great way to not only grant value to Shakespeare when he is on the battlefield, but also to get another more valuable teammate in after he used his buffs. As many of Shakespeare’s best partners are Berserkers, this is a great way to improve their survivability as well.

• Ideal Holy King / A Fragment of 2030 / Profoundly Conducive (Bond CE): These Craft Essences grant useful party-wide effects. Ideal Holy King and Fragment of 2030 Tree both work in the background, while Profoundly Conducive is a decent alternative for Masters who have bonded well with the playwright.

• Kaleidoscope / The Imaginary Element: Craft Essence with pure Starting NP Gauge are ideal to quickly chuck out Shakespeare’s NP with King’s Men.

Gameplay Tips

Shakespeare, and by extension most Servants with short duration but powerful buffs and/or NP Battery skills, are often best used in conjunction with the Chaldea Combat Uniform Mystic Code. The Mystic Code’s Order Change skill allows these Servants to either grant their buffs and support and then be swapped out for someone else, or vice versa, bringing them in to unleash a (final) devastating barrage of damage.

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