Zhuge Liang (El-Melloi II)

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Servant Skills

Crit Dmg

Discerning Eye A

Increase Critical Strength for an ally (3 turns).
Increase NP Gauge for an ally by 30%.

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Crit Damage +	20%	23%	26%	29%	32%	35%	38%	41%	44%	50%
CD	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5

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Available from the start

Shield Up

Tactician's Advice A+

Increase DEF for all allies (3 turns).
Apply Damage Cut to all allies (3 turns).
Increase NP Gauge for all allies by 10%.

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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 Taken -	200	230	260	290	320	350	380	410	440	500
CD	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6

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Unlocks after 1st Ascension

Dmg Up

Tactician's Command A+

Increase ATK for all allies (3 turns).
Apply Damage Plus for all allies (3 turns).
Increase NP Gauge for all allies by 10%.

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Attack +	20%	21%	22%	23%	24%	25%	26%	27%	28%	30%
Damage +	200	230	260	290	320	350	380	410	440	500
CD	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6

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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-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

Item Construction B

Increase your Debuff Chance Rate by 8%.

Territory Creation A

Increase your Arts Card effectiveness by 10%.

Noble Phantasm

Unreturning Formation C-

Decrease DEF for all enemies (3 turns).
Inflict Curse (500 damage per turn) for all enemies (3 turns).
Decrease Charge for all enemies by 1.

<Overcharge>

Medium chance to inflict Stun for all enemies (1 turn).

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Unreturning Formation

Stone Sentinel Maze

	Rank	Classification	Hit-Count
	C-	Anti-Army

Effect	Decrease DEF for all enemies (3 turns). Inflict Curse (500 damage per turn) for all enemies (3 turns). Decrease Charge for all enemies by 1.

Level	1	2	3	4	5
Defense -	10%	20%	25%	27.5%	30%
Curse Damage +	500	500	500	500	500
Drain Chance +	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%

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

Charge	100%	200%	300%	400%	500%
Stun Chance +	50%	57.5%	65%	72.5%	80%

Unreturning Formation (Upgrade 1) C

Upgrade via Interlude Quest 3 .

Greatly decrease DEF for all enemies (3 turns).
Inflict Curse (1000 damage per turn) for all enemies (6 turns).
Decrease Charge for all enemies by 1.

<Overcharge>

Medium chance to inflict Stun for all enemies (1 turn).

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Unreturning Formation (Upgrade 1)

Stone Sentinel Maze

	Rank	Classification	Hit-Count
	C	Anti-Army

Effect	Greatly decrease DEF for all enemies (3 turns). Inflict Curse (1000 damage per turn) for all enemies (6 turns). Decrease Charge for all enemies by 1.

Level	1	2	3	4	5
Defense -	30%	40%	45%	47.5%	50%
Curse Damage	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000
Drain Chance +	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%

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

Charge	100%	200%	300%	400%	500%
Stun Chance +	50%	57.5%	65%	72.5%	80%

Assorted Info

Attack / HP Growth

Stat Ratings

Interlude Quests

Quest	Requirements	Reward
✔ Interlude 1 Chapter Completion: Orleans	Ascension: 1 Bond: 3
✔ Interlude 2 Chapter Completion: Okeanos	Ascension: 2 Bond: 4
✔ Interlude 3 Chapter Completion: Okeanos	Ascension: 4 Bond: 5

Ascension Materials

Stage	Cost	Materials
2	100,000	x5 Caster Piece
3	300,000	x12 Caster Piece x15 Void's Dust
4	1,000,000	x5 Caster Monument x10 Forbidden Page x5 Eternal Gear
Max	3,000,000	x12 Caster Monument x10 Eternal Gear x10 Phoenix Feather

Skill Enhancement Materials

Level	Cost	Materials
1 → 2	200,000	x5 Gem of Caster
2 → 3	400,000	x12 Gem of Caster
3 → 4	1,200,000	x5 Magic Gem of Caster
4 → 5	1,600,000	x12 Magic Gem of Caster x5 Forbidden Page
5 → 6	4,000,000	x5 Secret Gem of Caster x10 Forbidden Page
6 → 7	5,000,000	x12 Secret Gem of Caster x10 Void's Dust
7 → 8	10,000,000	x20 Void's Dust x3 Heart of the Foreign God
8 → 9	12,000,000	x8 Heart of the Foreign God x20 Phoenix Feather
9 → 10	20,000,000	x1 Crystallized Lore

Append Skill Materials

Level	Cost	Materials
1 → 2	200000	x5 Gem of Caster
2 → 3	400000	x12 Gem of Caster
3 → 4	1200000	x5 Magic Gem of Caster
4 → 5	1600000	x12 Magic Gem of Caster x5 Meteor Horseshoe
5 → 6	4000000	x5 Secret Gem of Caster x10 Meteor Horseshoe
6 → 7	5000000	x12 Secret Gem of Caster x5 Eternal Gear
7 → 8	10000000	x10 Eternal Gear x4 Primordial Lanugo
8 → 9	12000000	x11 Primordial Lanugo x10 Egg of Truth
9 → 10	20000000	x1 Crystallized Lore

Total Materials Required

Costume Dress Materials

Bond CE

Relic of the King

When equipped on Zhuge Liang (El-Melloi II),
Increases Buster Card effectiveness of all allies by 15% while he's on the field.

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Overview

‘I will only ever serve one person. Just think of me as another piece on the board.’

Zhuge Liang (Lord El-Melloi II), AKA Waver Velvet, is a man of many names and many talents, and he brings all of those talents to bear as one of the best supports in the game. Packing a straightforward but broadly effective kit, the Great Tactician is an Arts-based Caster who eschews buffing any one specific card type in favor of being flexible enough to fit into any team. Zhuge’s ability to not only buff the entire team offensively and defensively, but also charge their NP gauges at the same time, allows him to consistently elevate the performance of any team composition he finds himself in. To top his kit off, his own NP is packed with utility perfect for stalling and boosting team damage even further.

However, even the titans of Chaldea aren’t perfect, and Zhuge Liang is no exception. Though his teamwide buffs are fantastic in value, they are also saddled with slightly longer cooldowns. Furthermore, Zhuge’s own lack of healing or hard defensive options means the team needs to bring another servant to help with long-term survival, or simply blitz fights before that becomes an issue. Lastly, his single-target high-potency skill buffs Critical Damage, but Zhuge himself has no way of providing Critical Star support with his single Quick card and all-around low hit counts. Luckily, these weaknesses can be covered fairly easily via careful Craft Essence and teammate selection.

Considering his numerous strengths and high consistency, Zhuge Liang greatly improves any Chaldea he chooses to grace with his presence. Zhuge is one of the most useful farming Servants in the game, and is also consistently a standout pick for high-difficulty Challenge Quests.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Level Up Skill Recommendation

Skill	Priority
Discerning Eye A Increase Critical Strength for an ally (3 turns). Increase NP Gauge for an ally by 30%. Show Info Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Crit Damage + 20% 23% 26% 29% 32% 35% 38% 41% 44% 50% CD 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5
Tactician's Advice A+ Increase DEF for all allies (3 turns). Apply Damage Cut to all allies (3 turns). Increase NP Gauge for all allies by 10%. Show Info Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Defense + 20% 21% 22% 23% 24% 25% 26% 27% 28% 30% Damage Taken - 200 230 260 290 320 350 380 410 440 500 CD 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6
Tactician's Command A+ Increase ATK for all allies (3 turns). Apply Damage Plus for all allies (3 turns). Increase NP Gauge for all allies by 10%. Show Info Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Attack + 20% 21% 22% 23% 24% 25% 26% 27% 28% 30% Damage + 200 230 260 290 320 350 380 410 440 500 CD 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6

Zhuge Liang boasts a fantastic and well-rounded skill set. All three of his skills possess high numbers, strong effects and benefit greatly from leveling. Although the NP charge on any of his skills is not affected by skill levels, reducing their cooldowns is still essential for improving Zhuge’s performance in challenging content. While maxing all of them is important, the priority can vary depending on available resources and teammates.

• Discerning Eye is Zhuge’s highest-value buff for a single target in terms of damage values and NP charge, and also has the shortest cooldown of his skills. While it is more situational than his other two buffs, if he is being run in Critical teams, or if you heavily value the larger NP charge, it is worth maxing second; otherwise, max it last.
• Tactician’s Advice is a fantastic double-layered DEF buff and NP charge, but only the two DEF buffs scale with level (albeit strongly). Its universal applicability and high values make it a good idea to max second, unless the focus is being placed on Zhuge’s ability to enable crit teams, in which case max it third.
• Tactician’s Command is one of the strongest team ATK buffs in the game, like Charisma on steroids, and the NP charge is the cherry on top. It is universally useful and the entire team’s offensive presence is significantly higher while it is active. The good scaling on the ATK buff and the reduced cooldown are both strong reasons to max it first.

Craft Essence Recommendation

A Fragment of 2030

His Rightful Place

Prisma Cosmos

Formal Craft

Little Halloween Devil

Kaleidoscope

Golden Captures the Carp

Chaldea Lunchtime

Zhuge Liang can do his job of all-around team buffing very well regardless of what CE he’s equipped with, but some choices stand out as natural complements to his kit. Valuable CE choices include Passive Star Generation, Passive NP Generation, or NP Gain CEs in order to either enable his Critical support or cast his useful NP frequently.

• A Fragment of 2030 / His Rightful Place

Passive Critical Star generation is an extremely powerful effect on any supportive Servant, and this is doubly true given Zhuge’s crit buff and lack of other star generation methods. A Fragment of 2030 is the strongest passive star generation CE in the game, and can cover for Zhuge’s weakness in that area, especially if another frontline Servant also has a copy. His Rightful Place is weaker, but provides handy Starting NP Gauge instead.

• Prisma Cosmos

If Zhuge is run as the sole support or if star generation isn’t required, the passive NP generation of Prisma Cosmos is a potent alternative. In conjunction with his skills and Arts chains, he should be able to NP regularly even if his command cards aren’t selected often..

• Formal Craft / Little Halloween Devil / Magical Girl of Sapphire

Alternatively, if Zhuge takes a more active role, boosting his active NP generation is another way to improve his NP spam. Formal Craft boosts his NP gain and the damage on his most important card type, while Little Halloween Devil and Magical Girl of Sapphire grant starting gauge and improved overall NP generation.

• Golden Captures the Carp / Ox-Demon King / Kaleidoscope

If Zhuge Liang is used in combination with the Chaldea Combat Uniform’s Order Change or to clear a quest in a single turn, these CEs all provide instant access to immediate performance boosts for the team. Kaleidoscope will allow for instant access to his NP for further damage improvement, and for short quests will also handily outperform Prisma Cosmos in total NP gauge received.

• Chaldea Lunchtime / Heroic Spirit Portrait

Zhuge isn’t particularly dependent on any specific CE during low-difficulty or farming quests, where he mostly serves as a fast NP battery for the team. He is a strong candidate to hold Bond Point CEs like Chaldea Lunchtime or Heroic Spirit Portraits.

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