Abel

• Preferred IVs: +SPD or +ATK / -RES
• Weapon: Firesweep Lance+
• Assist: Reposition
• Special: Luna / Moonbow
• Passive A: Life and Death / Swift Sparrow / Death Blow
• Passive B: Chill Spd / Hit and Run / Cancel Affinity / Swordbreaker
• Passive C: Hone Cavalry / Flexible
• Sacred Seal: Speed +3 / Quickened Pulse / Heavy Blade

This is a standard Firesweep setup, maximizing offenses to take advantage of Firesweep’s ability to negate counters. As with all of Abel’s builds, this functions best in a cavalry team.

Similarly to other Firesweep setups, this set revolves around maximizing Speed to try to ensure doubles as much as possible. An exception can be made if running Abel’s base Swordbreaker in his B slot, as even with maximum Speed stacking it can be difficult to double the excessively speedy swords like Ayra and Mia. If Speed stacking, run Life and Death or Swift Sparrow. Death Blow is a decent option to pair with Swordbreaker, though losing the extra Speed will result in worse matchups against all non-sword units. The choice between Life and Death and Swift Sparrow is mostly preference; due to Firesweep preventing counterattacks, Abel should ideally never be hit in the first place. However, running Swift Sparrow can preserve Abel’s bulk, allowing him to take a bit more damage in emergencies.

Firesweep builds are functionally similar to Brave weapon builds, so a 3 charge special like Luna can allow Abel to activate his Special every other combat. Moonbow is a good option if opting for the Quickened Pulse or Heavy Blade seals over the Speed +3 seal, as either will allow Abel to very quickly activate Moonbow.

Chill Spd takes advantage of the fact that Firesweep builds typically don’t require anything in the B slot to function; a -7 debuff to the Speed of the fastest enemy unit is a massive advantage. In a lot of cases, this debuff can be functionally identical to what Swordbreaker does. Hit and Run provides exceptional mobility to the build, as creating space after attacking goes a long way to help keep Abel safe from enemy retaliation. Drag Back can be used instead for identical results. Cancel Affinity will allow Abel to challenge the occasional green unit running Triangle Adept, though the usefulness of this is dubious as Triangle Adept is not as common as it used to be. Finally, his base Swordbreaker is an excellent option, as it allows Abel to guarantee doubles against even the speediest swords.

• Preferred IV: +ATK or +SPD / -RES
• Weapon: Harmonic Lance+ (+Spd) / Slaying Lance (+Spd) / Deft Harpoon (+Spd)
• Assist: Reposition
• Special: Moonbow / Luna
• Passive A: Fury / Swift Sparrow
• Passive B: Desperation / Swordbreaker
• Passive C: Hone Cavalry / Flexible
• Sacred Seal: Heavy Blade / Speed +3

This build allows Abel to get away from being locked into Player Phase as with a Brave or Firesweep Lance. Harmonic Lance, Slaying Lance, and Deft Harpoon all function on both phases, allowing Abel to have a good amount of flexibility when considering his options. Deft Harpoon was chosen over Tannenboom! due to it functioning on both phases instead of just Enemy Phase. As always, this build functions best with cavalry buff support, but unlike the other builds, can also work outside of a cavalry team.

This build works best with a +SPD IV, but a +ATK IV is very manageable with buff support like Hone Cavalry. The powerful buff from Hone Cavalry allows Abel to push his Attack high enough to be able to utilize Heavy Blade; this in turn allows him to consistently activate his Special while wielding a Harmonic Lance.

Outside of a cavalry team, it’s best to try and stack Speed to maximize the amount of doubles that Abel can do - run the Speed +3 seal. If running a Slaying Lance, then Luna is a good choice of Special, while Moonbow is the best option for Harmonic Lance or Deft Harpoon due to lacking the reduced Special cooldown.

• Preferred IV: +ATK or +SPD / -RES
• Weapon: Brave Lance+
• Assist: Reposition
• Special: Luna / Moonbow
• Passive A: Death Blow / Life and Death / Swift Sparrow
• Passive B: Swordbreaker / Desperation / Hit and Run
• Passive C: Hone Cavalry / Flexible
• Sacred Seal: Attack +3 / Heavy Blade / Quickened Pulse / Speed +3

Abel comes with a fantastic base kit for dealing with enemy sword units - Brave Lance and Swordbreaker are a strong combo. His Brave Lance can also be utilized for a quad set, if desired.

As with all Brave weapon builds, the main consideration to make is whether to go for a two-hit build or a quad strike build. In Abel’s case, a quad strike build can be a little difficult to pull off, even with cavalry buff support, due to newer units getting increasingly higher and higher Speed.

For a two-hit build, go for Death Blow and a +ATK IV to maximize the damage output from the two hits. For a quad strike build, choose between Life and Death or Swift Sparrow. If running Life and Death, Abel’s bulk will drop to 59 physical and 59 magical, with variance depending on the choice of bane. This is typically enough to survive a single hit against non-green threats, particularly if Abel has access to a Fortify Cavalry buff from his team. With a +SPD IV, Life and Death, and a Hone Cavalry buff, Abel will be able to quad enemies with up to 36 Speed, or 39 Speed if he is running the Speed +3 seal. Those numbers will drop to 35 and 38 Speed if Abel is running Swift Sparrow instead.

For a two-hit build, choose between Hit and Run and Swordbreaker. Swordbreaker allows Abel to quad instead of only hitting twice versus sword enemies, making him devastatingly effective against them. Hit and Run will help keep Abel safe by allowing him to retreat immediately after attacking. For a quad strike build, Desperation is the best bet to allow Abel to safely attack all four times even when low on HP.

Attack +3, Heavy Blade, and Quickened Pulse are all good options for the seal for a two-hit build. Heavy Blade and Quickened Pulse allow Abel to make good use of Moonbow, as they both allow him to activate it in only two hits. For a quad strike build, Speed +3 is definitely the best option.