Brave Tiki (Adult)

Weapon: Remote Breath 

Assist: Positional Assist 

Special: Iceberg / Glacies 

Passive A: Atk/Res Finish 4 / Mirror Stance 3

Passive B: New Divinity 

Passive C: Def/Res Menace / Flexible 

Sacred Seal: Dist. Counter (D) / Warding Breath 

• Tiki’s statline, average movement, and personal skills lean her toward Enemy Phase sets focused on maximizing survivability and counterattack damage.
• With Remote Breath’s permanent -1 Special cooldown and +1 Special charge before her first attack, Tiki has two options for her Special:
  • Iceberg, a 3-cooldown Special that increases damage on activation by 50% of Tiki’s Res; assuming no Special-slowing effect is active, Tiki will activate it on her first counterattack.
  • Glacies, a 4-cooldown Special that increases damage on activation by 80% of Tiki’s Res; this requires Warding Breath in Tiki’s Sacred Seal, which grants +1 Special charge per attack and +4 Res during combat if the enemy initiates. Assuming no Special-slowing effect is active, after the enemy attacks, Glacies’ cooldown will be reduced to 1 rather than 2 thanks to Warding Breath. 
• If Iceberg is preferred over Glacies, Warding Breath can be replaced by Dist. Counter (D), which allows Tiki to counterattack against ranged enemies. If Glacies is preferred over Iceberg, Tiki should be paired with an Armor with Far Save, whose Savior effect allows them to take ranged attacks for allies within two spaces; using a Distant Countering A slot for Tiki in order to use Glacies and Warding Breath is generally not ideal due to the decrease in stats, and thus overall performance.
• Tiki’s native Atk/Res Finish 4 is usually her strongest option, granting +7 Atk/Res if she is within three spaces of an ally in addition to 5 true damage and 7 HP healing per her attack if her Special is activated or has already been activated. However, if players are concerned about Tiki’s OHKO consistency and/or performance against units with Brave effects that can brush off her +1 Special cooldown infliction before their first attack, she can use Mirror Stance 3, granting +6 Atk/Res and a Guard effect when defending.
• Packing a -5 Atk/Res infliction, Res-based damage reduction, and follow-up prevention, New Divinity is a significant augment to Tiki’s bulk.
• Def/Res Menace, Tiki’s native C slot, grants her +6 Def/Res and inflicts -6 Def/Res to the closest enemies within four spaces at the start of the turn, maximizing her damage and bulk. However, this slot is fairly flexible and can be changed to fit Tiki’s and/or her team’s needs.

Weapon: Remote Breath 

Assist: Positional Assist 

Special: Draconic Aura / Dragon Fang / Iceberg / Glacies

Passive A: Atk/Spd Boosting A Slot

Passive B: New Divinity

Passive C: Spd/Res Menace / Joint Drive Spd / Flexible 

Sacred Seal: Atk/Spd Form / Darting Breath / Atk/Spd Solo / Mystic Boost / Dist. Counter (D)

• Given Tiki’s middling 27 Spd, guaranteed follow-up from Remote Breath, and follow-up prevention from New Divinity, it may seem unusual to invest into her Spd. Be that as it may, there are some legitimate merits to it:
  • Follow-up prevention effects cancel Tiki’s guaranteed follow-up.
  • Guaranteed follow-ups cancel Tiki’s follow-up prevention.
  • Null Follow-Up neutralizes both!
  • Spd-based damage reduction is calculated based on the gap between the enemy’s Spd and Tiki’s Spd. Bridging this gap as much as possible can enable more consistent OHKOs.
• Remote Breath’s permanent -1 Special cooldown and +1 Special charge before Tiki’s first attack allows for various Special options:
  • 3-cooldown Specials: Draconic Aura, which increases damage by 30% of Tiki’s Atk, or Iceberg, which increases damage by 50% of Tiki’s Res. With no Special-slowing effects, Tiki will be able to activate either Special on her first counterattack.
  • 4-cooldown Specials: Dragon Fang, which increases damage by 50% of Tiki’s Atk, or Glacies, which increases damage by 80% of Toki’s Res. This requires Darting Breath in Tiki’s Sacred Seal, which grants +1 Special charge per attack and +4 Spd during combat if the enemy initiates. Assuming no Special-slowing effect is active, after the enemy attacks, Tiki’s Special cooldown will be reduced to 1 rather than 2 thanks to Darting Breath.
• If a 3-cooldown Special is preferred over a 4-cooldown Special, Darting Breath can be replaced with:
  • Atk/Spd Form, which grants +1, +3, +5, or +7 Atk/Spd during combat if zero, one, two, or three ally/allies respectively are within two spaces. Given the Enemy Phase nature of this build and the likelihood of the team having a Far Save Armor to protect support units, this condition is relatively easy to achieve.
  • Atk/Spd Solo, which grants +6 Atk/Spd during combat if Tiki is not adjacent to an ally. This may be a safer option if players are concerned about high-movement melee enemies reaching behind Tiki to attack her team’s vulnerable backline.
  • Mystic Boost, which heals Tiki for 6 HP after combat, neutralizes Wrathful Staff (allows Staff units to deal normal rather than halved damage), and neutralizes effects that target the lower of Tiki’s Def and Res.
  • Dist. Counter (D), which allows Tiki to counterattack against ranged enemies.
• If a 4-cooldown Special is preferred over a 3-cooldown Special, Tiki should be paired with an Armor with Far Save, whose Savior effect lets them soak ranged attacks for allies within two spaces; using a Distant Countering A slot for Tiki in order to use a 4-cooldown Special and Darting Breath is especially not ideal due to the decrease in Spd, and thus overall performance.
• Atk/Spd Boosting A slots increase Tiki’s damage and follow-up consistency with Spd checks, making them her strongest choices. Atk/Spd Unity is particularly worth mentioning, as its Atk/Spd visible debuff and Panic reversal ensures consistent performance and that Tiki can use visible Atk/Spd buffs without any concerns.
• Despite relying primarily on her Spd, New Divinity is still great for its -5 Atk/Res infliction and Res-based damage reduction.
• Spd/Res Menace grants Tiki +6 Spd/Res and inflicts -6 Spd/Res on the closest enemies within four spaces at the start of the turn, which not only increases Tiki’s damage and follow-up consistency, but also maximizes the gap between her Res and the enemy’s Res for the Res-based damage reduction. Alternatives include Joint Drive Spd, which grants +4 Spd to Tiki and allies within two spaces if she is within two spaces of an ally, and flex skills if players want/need a particular skill for Tiki’s team.

Weapon: Remote Breath 

Assist: Positional Assist 

Special: Glimmer / Iceberg 

Passive A: Atk/Res Finish 4

Passive B: New Divinity

Passive C: Atk/Res Menace / Time’s Pulse / Flexible

Sacred Seal: Atk/Res Solo 

• Just as Tiki can aim for OHKOs on Enemy Phase, she can do the same for Player Phase. This set focuses on maximizing Tiki’s OHKO capabilities on initiation while also keeping New Divinity as a failsafe given its -5 Atk/Res, follow-up prevention, and Res-based damage reduction.
• Tiki’s native Glimmer, which multiplies Tiki’s damage by 1.5x (not including true damage), works well for this set. Remote Breath allows her to activate it immediately at the start of every initiation thanks to its 2 cooldown. Alternatively, she can use Iceberg, which increases Tiki’s damage by 50% of her Res on activation, if she also uses Time’s Pulse to grant herself -1 Special cooldown at the start of every turn her Special’s cooldown is maxed out. Note that this limits Tiki’s OHKO potential to once-per-turn, making it a weaker option the more combats Tiki initiates per turn.
• With Atk/Res +7, 5 true damage, and 7 HP healing as another failsafe, Tiki’s native Atk/Res Finish 4 is her ideal A slot.
• If not using Iceberg + Time’s Pulse, Atk/Res Menace grants Tiki +6 Atk/Res while also inflicting -6 Atk/Res to the closest enemies within four spaces, maximizing Tiki’s damage, bulk, and damage reduction. Res Smoke is a more budget friendly, but still strong option that makes Tiki’s subsequent combats easier by inflicting -7 Res on enemies within two spaces of her target after combat.
• Atk/Res Solo performs a similar role to Atk/Res Menace, as it grants Tiki +6 Atk/Res during combat if she is not adjacent to an ally. Given that initiators typically need to move away from allies, this condition is especially easy to meet.