Performing Inigo

• Preferred IV: +SPD or +DEF / -RES

• Weapon: Gronnraven+

• Assist: Dance

• Special: Moonbow / Luna

• Passive A: Triangle Adept

• Passive B: Bowbreaker / Wings of Mercy

• Passive C: Drive Speed / Hone Attack / Flexible

• Sacred Seal: Distant Defense / Quick Riposte / Speed +3

In addition to Dance support, this build aims to take advantage of Inigo’s status as both a mage and a green unit in order to give him additional combat utility through Weapon Triangle coverage. Since most combat will take place in the Enemy Phase, Inigo highly appreciates a boon in Speed in order to better avoid follow-up attacks from high-tier Speed opponents. A boon in Defense is also acceptable, as it increases his overall resilience against physical attacks. As for Specials, Moonbow is both potent and consistent in its activation with Inigo’s overall low stats across the board. At the cost of a longer cooldown, Luna makes for another choice of Special with even more power on activation.

The core of this build is running Gronnraven in tandem with Triangle Adept. In addition to the massive Weapon Triangle advantage gained over colorless units, Inigo will also boost his effectiveness against blue units even further. However, this comes at the cost of even weaker matchups against red units. As for B skills, Bowbreaker makes for a fantastic choice by further cementing his favorable matchups against colorless archers. This combination allows him to effectively check prominent arena threats such as Reinhardt, Brave Lyn, Linde, Bridal Cordelia, and even Halloween Jakob. Another great option often seen on melee refreshers is Wings of Mercy, as it provides massive leverage as a team support by allowing him to warp adjacent to allies that are low on health.

Drive Speed is both a cheap and effective team-support option. Otherwise, the C slot can be replaced with whatever is needed to accommodate Inigo’s team. There are several good Sacred Seal options; Distant Defense is a great choice for this set’s Enemy Phase oriented playstyle, as it will reduce damage taken from all ranged opponents when initiated on. Quick Riposte is another great choice that secures him additional ORKOs by ensuring his follow-up attack in the Enemy Phase. Finally, Speed +3 further improves Inigo’s ability to avoid follow-up attacks.

• Preferred IV: +SPD or +ATK / -RES or -DEF

• Weapon: Gronnblade+

• Assist: Dance

• Special: Glimmer / Moonbow

• Passive A: Swift Sparrow / Fury

• Passive B: Wings of Mercy / Escape Route / Desperation

• Passive C: Drive Speed / Hone Atk / Flexible

• Sacred Seal: Heavy Blade / Speed +3 / Attack +3

This set takes more of an offensive approach with the use of a Blade tome. This once again makes Speed the best boon that Inigo can receive, as it allows him to maximize his damage output by securing additional follow-up attacks. Alternatively, a boon in Attack is also suitable, as it grants him more raw damage. This makes it more effective against slow bulky opponents.

Glimmer is a great choice of Special on any Blade tome user, as it scales with the additional damage received from Hone/Fortify buffs and activates within a reasonable timeframe despite the cooldown penalty tied to Blade tomes. Moonbow is a solid alternative that trades raw power for more consistent damage on activation and makes for a more effective choice against opponents with high Resistance such as Julia and Deirdre.

Moving on to main skills, Swift Sparrow is the premium choice of A skill with this offensive playstyle. Not only does it provide a strong boost to his offensive stats on initiation, it does so without the need to forego anything else. Fury makes for another good option; not only does it improve his bulk at the cost of 1 Atk/Spd, the 6 damage recoil taken after combat synergizes well with skills such as Escape Route and Desperation.

The choice of B skill can vary depending on if one wants to focus more on Inigo’s role as a support or as a combatant. Wings of Mercy is once again a great choice that gives Inigo massive mobility by allowing him to teleport adjacent to allies that are low on health. Similarly, Escape Route allows Inigo to teleport adjacent to any ally when he himself is low on health. This pairs phenomenally with this playstyle, as Inigo will often be in HP range after only a single round of combat. A more combat-centric choice is Desperation. Once in range, Inigo will be able to safely double without the risk of getting KO’d on the counterattack.

Although his base Attack may seem too low to effectively utilize it, the damage scaling property of Blade tomes allows for a consistent activation of the Heavy Blade Sacred Seal. This greatly boosts Inigo’s damage output by allowing him to activate his Specials more frequently. Otherwise, both Speed +3 and Attack +3 make for good picks in order to give Inigo a solid offensive stat boost.