Eldigan

• Preferred IV: +ATK / -SPD or -RES
• Weapon: Dark Mystletainn 
• Assist: Reposition 
• Special: Blue Flame / Bonfire / Luna
• Passive A: Distant Counter / Fierce Stance / Fury
• Passive B: Vantage 
• Passive C: Hone Cavalry / Def Smoke / Fortify Cavalry / Flexible
• Sacred Seal: Quickened Pulse / Quick Riposte / Attack +3

This set focuses entirely on Eldigan’s performance in the Enemy Phase and is reliant upon his ability to consistently activate his Special to cleave through enemy units with a single hit. An Attack boon is thus his most desirable choice of IVs and lets him more reliably secure OHKOs against opposing foes. Aside from a Resistance bane, a Speed bane may also be taken with this build as he should rarely be taking any kind of damage once he enters Vantage’s HP threshold, meaning that his susceptibility to follow-up attacks will generally be a non-issue. 

Eldigan’s newly acquired Dark Mystletainn is his preferred choice of weapon, pairing perfectly with this build’s playstyle by allowing him to frequently activate his Special through its unique effect. Aside from granting him with a consistent -1 Special cooldown, it also lowers the charge of any Special that activates before or during combat by two after its initial activation. This means that Specials with a 3-turn cooldown will always be fully charged after activating once, making these Specials Eldigan’s ideal choice. Blue Flame, in particular, is a strong choice that will consistently add 25 points of damage each time it activates so long as Eldigan has an adjacent ally. On a budget, Bonfire and Luna are solid alternatives, with Bonfire being the preferred option should one prefer consistent damage increase whereas Luna can be taken to help against exceptionally bulky foes. 

Moving on to the choice of main skills, Distant Counter is an excellent option for his A slot. When run in tandem with Dark Mystletainn and Vantage, Eldigan can serve as a powerful check to melee and ranged foes alike and hit them with the full brunt of his Special before they can even land their first attack. However, running Distant Counter in lieu of a stat-boosting A slot can leave Eldigan’s OHKO potential rather lacking, making it imperative that he receives support to his Attack stat to circumvent this. At the cost of losing coverage against ranged opponents, Fierce Stance or his native Fury can be taken as his chosen A slot to improve his match-ups against fellow melee units. 

Hone Cavalry and Fortify Cavalry are suitable C slots when using Eldigan alongside other cavaliers, allowing him to provide such allies with team support. To help improve his own individual performance, Def Smoke can be considered and can be particularly useful when attempting to have Eldigan wipe out multiple opponents in a single Enemy Phase. Otherwise, Eldigan’s C slot is flexible and is open to any skill that best supports his teammates. 

Quickened Pulse is Eldigan’s most notable option for his seal slot and synergizes well with the rest of this set, greatly improving the quality of his first match-up by effectively letting him have his Special ready for his first attack in the Enemy Phase. Alternatively, Eldigan can use the Quick Riposte seal to help against bulkier opponents who require more than a single hit to be taken down. If either is unavailable, the Attack +3 makes for a solid seal slot to strengthen his OHKO potential. 

• Preferred IV: +ATK or +DEF or +SPD / -RES
• Weapon: Dark Mystletainn / Mystletainn (+Eff)
• Assist: Reposition 
• Special: Aether / Ignis
• Passive A: Atk/Def Bond / Sturdy Stance / Steady Stance
• Passive B: Quick Riposte / Guard / Renewal
• Passive C: Atk Smoke / Hone Cavalry
• Sacred Seal: Close Def / Quick Riposte / Attack +3 / Defense +3

Similar to the first build, this set also has a heavy focus on Eldigan’s potential in the Enemy Phase but takes on a more defensive playstyle as opposed to relying on his ability to OHKO his opponent with frequent Special activations. An Attack boon is again an excellent choice of IVs to strengthen his damage output while a Defense boon can be taken to improve his ability to take on physical hits. A Speed boon may also be considered to help raise Eldigan’s defensive Speed tier and lower the amount of damage he takes by preventing follow-up attacks. However, this should only be considered if using regular Mystletainn with its refined effect and providing Eldigan with significant team support to his Speed stat. 

Dark Mystletainn will again be Eldigan’s preferred choice for a weapon and opens him up to several different options for his Special. In addition to letting him frequently activate powerful Specials such as Ignis, Dark Mystletainn allows him to be an effective user of Aether, which grants him with simultaneous sustain and damage output increase, by drastically lowering its otherwise long cooldown after its initial activation; Aether also has the added benefit of scoring extremely well in Arena. However, one can choose to forego Dark Mystletainn altogether in exchange for Eldigan’s regular Mystletainn with its refined effect to give him a solid overall boost to all of his stats, as well as increase the power of Defense-scaling Specials.

Atk/Def Bond is a great option for his A slot and provides him with a considerable boost to his arguably two most important stats. Should Atk/Def Bond be unavailable, Sturdy Stance, Steady Stance, and Close Def are all solid alternatives to similarly enhance Eldigan’s performance. As for his B slot, Quick Riposte is a crucial component of this build and is necessary to secure Eldigan’s follow-up attacks in the Enemy Phase, as he is far too slow to perform them through normal means. Instead of utilizing it in his B slot, however, one can choose to use the Quick Riposte seal instead to make use of powerful skills like Guard and Renewal. Guard can drastically improve Eldigan’s match-ups against foes who are reliant on Special activations for their damage output, while Renewal serves to give him additional sustain. 

Smoke skills are excellent choices for Eldigan’s C slot to supplement this build’s defensive playstyle, with Atk Smoke generally being the most effective at strengthening his survivability when tanking multiple opponents. However, like the previous build, his C slot is flexible and can be used to help support his teammates. Close Def is Eldigan’s most efficient seal when using Quick Riposte in his B slot but if it is unavailable, then the Attack +3 and Defense +3 seals can be used as alternatives. 

• Preferred IV: +ATK / -HP or -RES

• Weapon: Mystletainn (+Eff)

• Assist: Reposition

• Special: Bonfire / Ignis / Glimmer

• Passive A: Fury / Death Blow

• Passive B: Desperation / Chill Def

• Passive C: Hone Cavalry / Flexible

• Sacred Seal: Brash Assault / Attack +3

One of the first personal weapons to receive a special refine, Eldigan’s Mystletainn has long since moved past its once unimpressive status as a glorified Slaying Edge and is now considered to be one of the most versatile weapons out there. On top of retaining its -1 Special cooldown, Mystletainn’s unique refine comes in the form of built-in Fury 3, significantly bolstering his individual performance in exchange for receiving 6 recoil damage after every combat. This set aims to make the most use of all aspects of this refine and turn Eldigan into a potent force in the Player Phase.

Eldigan’s native Fury is an effective option for his A slot and when combined with refined Mystletainn, he can raise his base stats to exceedingly high levels as he is essentially gaining a massive +6 boost to all his stats. Although this buff to his stats comes at the cost of losing 12 HP after every round of combat, one can use this to their advantage and utilize the potent, albeit gimmicky, Desperation + Brash Assault seal combination. This allows him to freely perform follow-up attacks against opponents who can counter him so long as he is below 50% HP and thanks to the chip damage from both his A slot and weapon, Eldigan can reach this threshold rather easily.

Alternatively, one can choose to capitalize on the boost to his Attack and invest entirely on his ability to OHKO his opponent. With an Attack boon, refined Mystletainn, Death Blow, and the Attack +3 seal, Eldigan can reach a whopping 63 Attack unbuffed. This can be further built upon by taking Chill Def as his chosen B slot and substantially increase his damage output against foes with particularly high Defense stats. However, it can be inconsistent at times as it can target someone whom Eldigan wouldn’t want to battle regardless, such as a high Defense blue. If assuming ideal circumstances, Eldigan ends up at an effective 70 Attack with no outside support, allowing him to be in possession of tremendous killing potential while still retaining his fantastic physical bulk to boot.