Seliph

Divine Tyrfing's day off. The idea of this build is to utilize Tyrfing. Pretty much for fun and because Seliph kind of sucks, and to save your Divine Dew, (yeah saving is important here apparently; disregard the fact that I'm using a Brazen Skill on him.)

Alright uhh to sum this build up, it's essentially big boy defense stack Seliph hence me keeping Tyrfing for it's Defiant Defense 2. (good choice yea)

This is a strong defensive build for Seliph, basically mimicking his father Sigurd, except since he's an infantry unit he gets access to Infantry Pulse while also having a highest base HP stat to use Panic Ploy effectively.

This build is designed to actually make use of Tyrfing and turn Seliph into the ultimate physical tank when under 50% HP. +Def/-Res IVs are meant to capitalize on Tyrfing's innate ability. Brazen Atk/Def adds upon this giving Seliph +11 def when HP < 50%. Wrath adds damage to Seliph's already powerful Ignis as well as lowers its cooldown. Threaten Atk enables him to take little to no damage from hard hitting melee units, further complimenting his tanking abilities. Defense +3 adds more to his bulk as well as his Ignis damage.

Just like Dad.

Seliph is one of many units to come away a winner in the weapon refinery. Access to his father&#039;s sword allows him to emulate his signature build, and this is further bolstered by access to the utterly broken Breath skills, something his father cannot claim to do.

Divine Tyrfing and Deflect Magic seal are the major setpieces here, as they allow Seliph to patch up his pathetic res stat and otherwise massively improve his matchup against mages.

Steady Breath is the A skill of choice, boosting his defense and giving him cooldown reduction per hit. This is vital for Seliph to allow him the chance to retaliate with a powerful special, while still keeping his matchups against archers and melee units close. It is best paired up with Ignis, as most mages will double Seliph due to his low speed, allowing him to charge it up more quickly.

The B slot is generally finicky between Quick Riposte and Swordbreaker. Swordbreaker lets him shut down strong sword units like Ayra or Mia, while Quick Riposte gives him a better advantage against slower units that could possibly give him trouble. Ultimately, it comes down to preference and team composition.

Seliph&#039;s HP means he is a solid choice for a skill like Infantry Pulse or Panic Ploy. If those are not available, then a Threaten Atk or Def skill will do the job nicely.

Finally, a Fire Blessing can be used to boost his defense further, while a Wind Blessing can be used to further patch up his resistance.

IV spread here is +Atk and one of either -Spd or -Res.

Budget choices:
Special: Dragon Fang, Bonfire
A slot: Warding Breath (only technically as Trike is a much stronger unit overall and sacrificing him is a tough pill to swallow for non-whales)
B slot: Swordbreaker
C slot: Threaten Atk/Def

Stats pictured at 5★, Lv. 40, and +10. IVs: +Atk/-Spe.

Title: Magic is (Not) Everything

A bit of a meme build, but a surprisingly useful one meant to run around the Arena. Divine Tyrfing and Deflect Magic stack with one another when the enemy attacks, and it makes for deceptively tanky sword users when put in the hands of a Divine Tyrfing wielder. A build like this could conceivably work with Sigurd, but Seliph has access to one thing that his father does not; Warding Breath.

When an enemy mage attacks Seliph, they must first go over the hurdle of Divine Tyrfing&#039;s 50% reduction, and for further consecutive damage, Deflect Magic&#039;s 80% reduction. With Warding Breath&#039;s assistance, Seliph reaches a decent 33 resistance on the enemy phase, making the hurdle even higher to get a one round KO on him. Reinhardt has trouble with bringing him down buffed, bringing the boy down to 5 HP if he is the one to attack him first. With Warding Breath&#039;s help and Seliph&#039;s low speed, he can have Ignis all charged up and ready on retaliation, bringing down all but +HP Reinhardts. Mages will need an effective 74 Attack to KO him in one round.

B and C skills are flexible; Swordbreaker can improve his matchups against his fellow swords in the B slot, while Threaten Def can help him secure KOs on the C. Vantage could also be run, along with Hone Atk to support the rest of the team.