Silas

• Preferred IV: +ATK or +DEF / -SPD or -RES
• Weapon: Slaying Lance (+Def) / Tannenboom! (+Def)
• Assist: Swap / Reposition
• Special: Ignis / Bonfire
• Passive A: Atk/Def Bond / Close Defense / Fury
• Passive B: Quick Riposte / Chill Atk
• Passive C: Even Def Wave
• Sacred Seal: Close Def / Def +3

Silas’ best role is as a physical Enemy Phase tank, which he can do admirably by increasing his Attack and Defense through his A, C, and S slot skills. The purpose of this build is for Silas to rush out toward the enemy and end his turn in their range with his allies right behind him, allowing him to be the tip of the spear for a next turn assault.

Atk/Def Bond increases both of these stats by 5 as long as there is an ally adjacent to him- this is the easiest way to increase his raw power so that he can do his job better. With an +ATK IV, Atk/Def Bond, a Defense-forged lance and Close Def active, he will have 57 Attack and 51 Defense- 57 Defense on Even numbered turns. This basically turns him into an unstoppable blue wall and reduces powerful reds units like Ayra and Karla to smithereens.

Quick Riposte is the natural B slot for him, given that his Speed is far too low to hope to double most units. He will need to endure two blows in order to get both Attacks in, but with a properly-managed bulk, he’ll be able to do that admirably.

Lastly, are the options for his Special. While Slaying Lance + Ignis does the most damage, the Tannenboom! lance allows Silas to increase all of his stats by +2 in the Enemy Phase, which can help to further increase his Attack and even help patch up his Resistance if a dragon unit decides to take a swipe at him. At 51 Defense, a Slaying Lance Ignis proc will do 41 damage, however with the Tannenboom!, Silas will be doing roughly 27 damage per Bonfire. This means that Silas essentially trades +2 to all of his stats for roughly 14 damage per Special proc.

Finally, Close Def in his seal slot is a bit of a no-brainer. There are very few seals that Silas would even consider taking over this one, though he could run Quick Riposte in his seal slot in order to run Chill Atk or Chill Def in his B slot in order to make him even more tanky or offensive, depending on your playstyle.

• Preferred IV: +RES or +DEF / -SPD
• Weapon: Berkut’s Lance (+Res) 
• Assist: Swap / Reposition
• Special: Bonfire / Ignis
• Passive A: Close Def / Distant Counter / Fury
• Passive B: Chill Def
• Passive C: Even Def Wave / Hone Cavalry
• Sacred Seal: Quick Riposte / Close Def

As Silas is a lance unit, of course there’s going to be a Berkut’s Lance build on his page. For Silas however, Berkut’s Lance vastly increases his ability to duel dragons in addition to his developed niche of dueling melee heroes, making him a fantastic mixed tank for any cavalry team, particularly against red dragons who may otherwise be able to destroy powerful green and red units on your team.

A Resistance boon will increase Silas’ Resistance to 24. From there, a forged Berkut’s Lance increases it to 35, giving Silas a defensive spread of 36/35. He can equip Distant Counter in his A slot to duel mages, but he’s far better off with Close Def in order to bait out dragon units with Close Counter (essentially giving him 42/41).

Chill Def works well with this set, as it makes up for the lack of Attack buff in his A slot by applying -7 Defense to his opponent with the highest Defense.  He carries the customary Quick Riposte in his Seal slot, though you can choose to run Close Defense there as well in order to make him even more tanky.  

Even Def Wave is Silas’ default C slot skill, but still works fantastically on him so there’s no reason to get rid of it. However, he can run Hone Cavalry or even Tactics buffs to help buff his allies while simultaneously debuffing his opponent’s Defense with his B slot skill.

• Preferred IV: +ATK or +DEF / -SPD
• Weapon: Slaying Spear (+Def)
• Assist: Swap / Reposition
• Special: Bonfire / Aether
• Passive A: Steady Stance / Atk/Def Bond
• Passive B: Quick Riposte / Lancebreaker
• Passive C: Even Def Wave
• Sacred Seal: Close Def

Silas is a fantastic budget unit that can be used for countering armors with his default kit, and he doesn’t need much help in doing so. With all of the Defensive buffs his default kit give him, Silas can take a simple Close Def and reach a Defense of 58 on Even numbered Enemy Phase turns.

For his Special, Bonfire will proc in a single combat if his opponent doubles him and give him an additional 29 damage to finish off his opponent. Aether’s damage is more dependant on his opponent’s Defense, but will help Silas in sustainability and enable him to heal off what little damage he takes in order to continue taking down armored units.

This is a fantastic build for modes like Arena Assault, where you may need to face entire teams of armors with lesser-built units, and Silas can tank and plow through a great many of them with very little assistance.