Palla

• Preferred IV: +SPD / -HP or -RES
• Weapons: Wo Dao+ (+Speed)
• Support: Reposition
• Specials: Moonbow
• Passive A: Distant Counter
• Passive B: Quick Riposte 3 / Vantage 3 / Guard 3
• Passive C: Goad Fliers / Varies
• Sacred Seals: Speed+3 / Quick Riposte 3 / Guidance 3

Palla's balanced stat spread makes her an excellent user of Distant Counter. She works best in a Flier team due to flier buffs, but it is not strictly necessary for this build.

Wo Dao+ is chosen to give a solid increase to Palla's damage every time she activates Moonbow. While her defenses are balanced, neither of them are particularly high enough to justify running Slaying Edge+ with a corresponding special. Take the +Spd refine to increase her ability to avoid doubles.

Moonbow is her default special, and works great with this build. The low cooldown allows her to activate it frequently, making the best usage of Wo Dao's additional damage.

Distant Counter is the centerpiece of this build, as it allows Palla to counter against ranged threats. In particular, her ability to handle green mages makes her an excellent choice for a flier team, as flier teams are likely loaded up on blue and green powerhouses while lacking a solid red unit to provide a baseline. Palla's defensive statline, when combined with Distant Counter, allow her play defensively and act as a support unit for offensive powerhouses, as she can Reposition them out after they attack, and deal with threats on Enemy Phase.

Quick Riposte is important to ensure doubles on Enemy Phase. Even after stacking speed boosts, Palla's speed will likely not be high enough to ensure doubles on speedier characters. However, if Palla is being run alongside Flier buffs, she can run a different B slot, such as Vantage. If running the Quick Riposte seal, then Vantage is a doubly good option, but Guard is also worth consideration as it allows Palla to negate one of the biggest sources of incoming damage, enemy specials.

As Palla works best in a Flier team, her base Goad Fliers is a good choice. It can be replaced as needed to fit the team's needs.

Speed+3 is the best seal for Palla, as both increases the number of doubles she can perform, as well as reducing the number of incoming doubles. Quick Riposte is an excellent alternative, as it allows her to run different skills such as Vantage and Guard in her B slot. Finally, Guidance is a good choice if running Palla outside of a flier team, as she can provide additional mobility for infantry and armor teammates.

• Preferred IV: +SPD / -RES or -HP
• Weapon: Wo Dao+ (+Spd) / Ruby Sword+
• Assist: Reposition
• Special: Moonbow
• Passive A: Swift Sparrow 2 / Fury 3
• Passive B: Hit and Run / Drag Back / Swordbreaker 3 / Wings of Mercy 3
• Passive C: Goad Fliers / Panic Ploy 3 / Def Ploy 3 / Varies on Team
• Sacred Seals: Attack +3 / Speed +3 / Guidance 3

This build turns Palla into an offensive powerhouse, sporting 52/41 attack and speed with Swift Sparrow active. This build functions best when it has Flier buffs available to it (Hone Fliers and Goad Fliers), though they are not strictly necessary.

Wo Dao is the weapon of choice, as it increases Palla's damage through her special activations, allowing for her to output excellent burst damage. On a budget, her base Ruby Sword+ is functional, but will limit her potential outside of obliterating green enemies.

Swift Sparrow is the ideal A slot, as it offers the maximum amount of offensive stats when initiating without damaging Palla's defenses (as Life and Death would). It plays perfectly into the intended playstyle of this build, which is to abuse flier mobility to get in and out of combat safely, via Hit and Run and allied movement assists. Fury is a good alternative, particularly for budget; although it gives slightly less offensive stats, it does offer extra defensive stats to offset the recoil damage.

Hit and Run is always a strong choice for offensive melee Fliers, and Palla is no exception. It synergizes perfectly with Swift Sparrow and other Fliers, by allowing Palla to move back after combat for extra safety. Drag Back is nearly identical, functionally. Swordbreaker can be used to provide better matchups versus speed demon sword units such as Mia and Ayra, as well as nullifying Wary Fighter and Swordbreaker on enemy sword units. Wings of Mercy is acceptable as a budget option, since Palla comes with it in her base kit.

Goad Fliers is a fine choice if running Palla in a Flier team, especially considering she comes with it in her base kit. If not running an -HP bane Palla, Panic Ploy is a viable choice due to her inflated HP as a result of having a refined weapon (47 with neutral HP), allowing her to neuter pesky horse buffs and/or blade tome mages. Def Ploy is worth considering if not running a -Resistance bane; 26 base Resistance isn't exactly spectacular, but it's high enough that it will activate on the high Defense, low Resistance units (such as Hector) that Palla may sometimes have issues killing. Def Ploy works even better if running Fury for Palla's A slot, as the increased resistance allows her to activate it even more.

Attack+3 is the best seal to use if Flier buffs are available, as Palla will be lightning fast (47 speed with +SPD IV, +Spd refine, Swift Sparrow, and Hone Fliers). If not, Speed+3 is a safer choice due to this build being very heavily reliant on landing doubles. Outside of flier teams, the Guidance seal is very powerful as it allows infantry and armor teammates to have increased mobility around Palla.

• Preferred IV: +ATK or +SPD / -HP or -RES
• Weapon: Brave Sword+
• Assist: Reciprocal Aid / Ardent Sacrifice / Reposition
• Special: Luna / Moonbow / Galeforce
• Passive A: Swift Sparrow 2 / Life and Death 3 / Death Blow 3
• Passive B: Desperation 3 / Hit and Run
• Passive C: Goad Fliers / Varies
• Sacred Seal: Speed+3 / Attack+3 / Quickened Pulse

This build is intended only for usage in Flier teams. With access to the massive buffs from Hone Fliers and/or Goad Fliers, Palla can make excellent use of a Brave Sword. Without these buffs, Palla's offensive stats simply aren't high enough to run this build to its full potential. For IVs, choose +Speed for a quad build, or +Attack for a build that focuses solely on two hits. The difference is that the quad build has significantly higher potential damage, but the two hit build is much more consistent and safe.

Reciprocal Aid or Ardent Sacrifice are safe methods of getting Palla's HP into Desperation range in order to enable her to safely quad without retaliation. A -HP Palla can use Ardent Sacrifice to enter Desperation range, but any more than +2 merge will result in her HP being too high to do this, requiring the use of Reciprocal Aid to consistently enter Desperation Range. Note that Palla's bulk is high enough that she can usually take a hit to enter Desperation range, even with Life and Death, bypassing the need for either Reciprocal Aid or Ardent Sacrifice.

Luna is the special of choice for a Brave build, as it is guaranteed to activate during a quad, while not wasting any charges if not landing a quad. Moonbow is an option if paired with the Quickened Pulse seal, allowing Palla to activate her special on her very first initiated combat. Galeforce is usable with a quad build due to the sheer number of attacks resulting in the massive cooldown being attainable.

For the A slot, choose between Swift Sparrow or Life and Death for a quad build, or run Death Blow for a two hit build. Swift Sparrow is safer than Life and Death since it preserves Palla's bulk, allowing her to potentially tank more than one hit. At neutral, Palla has 70 physical and 68 magical bulk, or 65 physical and 63 magical with Life and Death.

Desperation is very important in a quad build, to ensure that Palla can attack four times without dying, but Hit and Run is also acceptable to keep Palla safe after attacking.

For her C slot, Palla's base Goad Fliers is always good for a flier team, but can easily be replaced as needed.

For seals, run Speed+3 for a quad build, or Attack+3 for a two hit build. Quickened Pulse is an option for the two hit build, as you can pair it with Moonbow for an instant special activation in the very first combat.