Siegbert

• Preferred IV: +SPD or +ATK / -RES

• Weapon: Dark Greatsword

• Assist: Reposition

• Special: Draconic Aura / Dragon Fang

• Passive A: Swift Sparrow / Fury / Death Blow

• Passive B: Desperation / Chill Spd / Chill Def

• Passive C: Hone Cavalry / Atk Tactic /  Flexible

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

This build focuses purely on offense by utilizing Siegbert’s personal weapon, Dark Greatsword. As such, Siegbert prefers boons in key offensive stats such as Attack and Speed in order to maximize his damage output. With Dark Greatsword bolstering Siegbert’s already impressive Attack on initiation, Draconic Aura makes for a very effective choice of Special. One can also choose to run Dragon Fang for more raw power at the cost of a longer cooldown.

Having it already built into his weapon, Siegbert can also run Swift Sparrow in his A slot for a staggering +8 boost to his Attack and Speed on initiation. Fury makes for another good choice; not only does it improve Siegbert’s overall bulk at the cost of 2 Attack/Speed, the 6 damage recoil taken after combat makes it easier to get into the HP range of Desperation. Otherwise, Siegbert’s native Death Blow makes for a solid budget option by giving him a strong boost to his Player Phase Attack.

While Desperation itself is the centerpiece of many offense-oriented builds, Siegbert’s impressive physical bulk opens the door for additional options. Both Chill Spd and Chill Def provide strong debuff support for both Siegbert and his teammates. However, these skills may not always land on their desired target. For his C slot, both Hone Cavalry and Atk Tactic make for great team support options on and off a cavalry-centric team respectively.

Last but not least, Siegbert has several options for his Sacred Seal slot. Thanks to his high Attack on initiation, Siegbert makes very effective of Heavy Blade, allowing him to activate his Specials at a much more frequent rate. Alternatively, Quick Riposte can be used in order to give Siegbert longevity against units that are too fast for him to double. In particular, this allows Siegbert to defeat opponents such as Ayra, Lucina, and Soleil in the Enemy Phase. Otherwise, Attack +3 and Speed +3 remain good choices for providing Siegbert with a solid offensive stat boost.

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

• Weapon: Slaying Edge (+Spd)

• Assist: Reposition

• Special: Aether / Bonfire / Ignis

• Passive A: Close Def / Steady Stance / Fierce Stance

• Passive B: Quick Riposte / Guard

• Passive C: Atk Smoke / Def Smoke / Hone Cavalry / Flexible

• Sacred Seal: Close Def / Quick Riposte / Atk Smoke / Heavy Blade

Despite his personal weapon and statline leaning mostly towards the role of an offensive unit, Siegbert can perform exceedingly well at the role of Enemy Phase as well. In addition to Attack and Speed, Defense also makes for a suitable choice of boon by making him more resilient to physical attacks as well as adding additional damage into Defense-scaling Specials such as Bonfire and Ignis.

For his Special, Aether grants Siegbert the ability to be a self-sustaining tank through its healing aspect. However, this comes at the cost of an exceptionally long cooldown. It is recommended that one uses the Heavy Blade Sacred Seal in order to mitigate this. For a purely offensive approach, both Bonfire and Ignis pair well with Siegbert’s high Defense for consistently high damage output.

Moving on to main skills, Close Def is a great choice for his Enemy Phase oriented playstyle, as it will reduce damage taken from all melee opponents when initiated on. Similarly, both Steady and Fierce Stance provide Siegbert with an increase to his physical resilience as well as his raw damage output respectively.

Quick Riposte is an essential skill, as it guarantees Siegbert’s follow-up attack in the Enemy Phase. Alternatively, one can move Quick Riposte to the Sacred Seal slot in favor of running Guard as his B skill. Guard will greatly reduce damage taken from opponents that rely on activating their Special such as Ayra and Zelgius. This also applies to all armored units running Bold Fighter, as their follow-up attacks cannot be avoided if they initiate on Siegbert, along with granting them additional Special charge.

Smoke skills such as Atk Smoke and Def Smoke are great choices for Siegbert’s C slot. Atk Smoke makes him a better overall tank by reducing the damage output of opponents around him after combat while Def Smoke will increase his own damage output against the affected targets. As for Sacred Seals, Close Def boosts Siegbert’s Enemy Phase damage resilience even further to +12 Def/Res when initiated on. If not already being used in the B slot, Quick Riposte seal is pivotal in allowing Siegbert to consistently perform follow-up attacks in the Enemy Phase. The same applies to Atk Smoke, which can also be run here if it is not already being used in the C slot.