Clarisse

No merges, as I never bothered to merge her.

This Clarisse was a Pseudo Sothe before Sothe existed. Same premise, same idea, different character. Upside is that she has much higher def at the beginning of the fight.

With her partner, Jeorge, who runs what I believe to be a rally for her def and res with a spd and atk spur, she gets +3 to her defenses and +4 to her atk and spd, along with +2 from their ally support. You get +7 from def smoke (counting the def lost by the enemy as a attack boost), same for the atk and spd smoke 2 (+5 def and res/+5spd) effect from her weapon. It all equates to about:

+13/+11/+10/+10
ATK/SPD/DEF/RES

Not bad, takes a fair bit of setup, but she's not bad at all.

Player Phase Clarisse build

You maybe is asking yourself "Why this stupid guy use her instead a OP bow unit?"
With a bit of love she can be as dangerous than those op archers. Just will cost a leg, a arm, and maybe a soul, but i'm fine with this.

Cocobow+Swift Sparrow combo is very strong, adding Odd Atk Wave will make you first blow hit harder. Basically her stats jumps to 56 ATK & 52 SPD, and if you put her aside a allie supp her stats increases to 58 ATK & 54 SPD when initiating.

Pretty good isn't?

Actually these stats are with a +2 Clarisse.
In my team comp i'm using 2 infantry pulse+QP Seal to make a 2 charges Aether. Using this second set will down your SPD to "only" 49 when initiating, but is enough for me.
There other option that i haven't tested yet, with Dull Close and Dull Ranged, but i need get this units at first. >.<

W: ALT: Brave Bow+
Assist: Alt: Reposition
Sp: ALT: Moonbow
A: ALT: Life and Death 3
B: ALT: Watersweep 3 | Poison Strike 3
C: ALT: Savage Blow 3
Seal: ALT: Savage Blow 3

Rubbing Salt in the Arrow Wounds

While Brave Lyn is considered the top archer of Heroes because of the ability to screw over Distant Counter units like Camus and Zelgius, the same can't be said when she has to fight Armored mages like Winter Tharja or dragons like both versions of Grima unless she's running Firesweep Bow+ which even then is risky if her target survives and they proceed to take her out. Where Brave Lyn fails against them, Clarisse prevails; while not as strong as Brave Lyn, when built right Clarisse is able to seriously cripple what Brave Lyn can't take out immediately.

Clarisse's weapon of choice is her default weapon with a Speed refine. If Clarisse has to trade blows with other long-range fighters outside of the original Reinhardt, the boost to Clarisse's speed can help keep her out of getting doubled. The main thing is the effect which can really mess up units since it targets the most important stats, Attack and Speed. While Firesweep Bow+ may be considered, it's not really an option since it leaves her a sitting duck if her target(s) survive.

Clarisse's Assist options are Reposition and Pivot; both skills are to be used if she has to run away from the enemy and can send/get behind one of her teammates to deal with them.

Moonbow is the special of choice for Clarisse; while something like Luna would be better, because of how fast Moonbow charges it provides Clarisse a safety net in case she needs to run or if there is no dancer available on her team.

Her A-skill is Swift Sparrow 2, which gives Clarisse an extra boost to her power and speed. Fury 3 is another option, but keep in mind that the recoil can make and break any fight she might be forced to endure if caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Her B-skill is Watersweep 3, which couples well with her pretty good speed. Since some dragons aren't terribly fast outside of Speed boons and other factors, this allows Clarisse to target them without having to suffer from a counterattack. Mages are pretty squishy in terms of physical defense, though one has to beware since some have high speed to negate Watersweep. What both mages and dragons will not enjoy is that if they're close to her target, the debuff spread effect will really hurt them and leave them open to Clarisse's teammates if they're in striking distance. While this does negate any chances of doubling her enemy, not getting hit by a counterattack and the incoming chip damage and debuff is worth it.

Clarisse's C-skill is Savage Blow 3, which works nicely with her weapon's Atk/Spd debuff. Unless the opposing team has a Wings of Mercy dancer, the other team pretty much becomes open season for Clarisse's team due to suffering chip damage and the hit to their important stats.

The Sacred Seal to use for Clarisse is Poison Strike 3; in case Clarisse's target either has high defense, she's suffered an Attack debuff, or both Poison Strike 3 will deal some chip damage to her prey. This compliments the Savage Blow 3 skill since just about everyone close to whoever Clarisse is attacking will feel the same pain.

Clarisse bow already have debuff but the problem is the stack debuffing due to his awkward stats. Firesweep bow ensure her surivivability and safer option rather than sacrifice another debuff b slot.