Summer Cordelia

(Stats above are raw stats of a lvl 40 unit, it doesn’t count merges, weapon refinement or Summoner Support)

• IVs: +SPD -HP

The sole purpose of this build is to make Cordelia hit hard and double foes so she can easily activate Galeforce.

Shell Lance+ can work really well for this build’s purpose, as it can boost her stats during Player Phase combat - and this Cordelia build is strictly PP oriented. With a base speed of 41 she’s going to double pretty much everyone, especially if buffed by her teammates. Thanks to her weapon, during combat she will have 43 speed and 46 attack. With an attack refinement on her weapon, she will reach 48 attack.

To increase her ability to double and secure kills, Life and Death 3 can be a solid A skill to turn her into a speedy monster. Sacrificing her defense and resistance means she needs to secure kills to not be put in danger of being KOed. But what we want is a speedy cavalier that can strike down as many enemies as possible. With L&D 3 her attack and speed will be 53 and 46 respectively, which is more than enough (not counting Shell Lance+ combat buffs).

Glass cannon Cordelia needs some help to deal with buffed enemies, and her Dull Close 3 skill can help her during combat, neutralizing her foes’ buffs (unless they’re tomes, bows or staves).
Her C skill can be anything, I chose Fortify Cavalry as I run her in a Cavalry team.
To add some more spice, a simple Attack +3 Sacred Seal can give her a bit more power.

With an HP bane and Life and Death 3 active, Cordelia is extremely frail. But with some buffs she can strike down her enemies and proc Galeforce, but in exchange some repositioning can help her avoid being targeted by enemies.

+SPD -RES makes it so she won’t be doubled and will be able to double most enemy’s. Since minus Resistance is her weakest stat and it won’t affect how she fights.

Reposition would be best for her since she is a Calvary unit but it can change depend on what you prefer.

Moonbow is best for her because she can do a lot of damage along with her great attack.

Brazen Atk/Spd 3 is best for her because if she goes bellow 36 health she will have a clean 55 attack and 48 speed making her do a lot of damage and being able to always double everyone.

Desperation 3 is the best because once she activates brazen atk/spd she will be able to always attack twice first and will mostly likely take down the target.

Hone Calvary makes her great with a horse team but it can change depending on how you are running. If she isn’t on a Calvary team then I would run Attack Smoke 3.

For the Seal I would run Atk/Res 3 because it can make her attack go up to 62 attack and 21 res along with atk/spd 3.

All of these combined will makes her a fierce opponent to face.

IV's:
Boon: Spd, Atk
Bane: HP, Def/Res

If you manage to get an HP Bane, Ardent Sacrifice can be used instead of Reciprocal Aid. Otherwise you need to get Cordelia's HP down 11 points, or to 30 HP (or lower). Once Cordelia is at/past the 75% Threshold, if you have a Spd Boon, you will be able to quad anything with 41 or less Spd, 47 (41/47) with Hone Buffs, in other words, all but the insanely fast. If you lack a Spd Boon, it drops to 38/44, which covers significantly less units, but if you happen to have an Atk Boon, you are doing 12 more damage than you would have otherwise on those units. You could arguably switch out Spd +3 with Brash Assault to guarantee quads on everyone save Lance Breakers, but that would be putting Cordelia's outstanding Speed to waste, though definitely an option if yours has a Spd Bane. Whichever way you decide to go, she will hit hard, at 47/53 Atk, or 50/56 if you have an Atk Boon, she tears through all but the bulkiest units, which could still be taken care of if you replace Galeforce with Luna, which would proc at the last hit of every quad, likely finishing off whatever is left of your opponent's HP pool.

+Atk/Spd
-Res

This build was inspired by the Galeforce build for Legendary Ephraim, whom I benched for Summer Cordelia, and primarily meant for horse-emblem teams.

The objective is simple; using her blistering speed, and respectable attack (which can be pushed to a very nice number with boon, +attack refine, and hone), initiate on the enemy, ensure the double attack, trigger Galeforce.

Weapon:
Slaying Lance+'s special charge time reduction is a massive boon over Legendary Ephraim's personal weapon for a Galeforce set; you're not relying on the enemy to swing back at Cordelia to trigger Galeforce in one round of combat every turn since it will be a 4 charge instead of 5, and she has the raw speed with sufficient support to guarantee the double attack against most of the game without needing to use a specific lance to do it (as long as the enemy isn't using Great Flame, or Wary Fighter).

Assist:
Reposition

Special:
Galeforce is the selling point

A:
Swift Sparrow or Fury are both acceptable skills to use since they both give Cordelia more of what she needs to make Galeforce work every turn. The choice depends on what you can afford to get, and your pick of B skill.

B:
Dull Close in my opinion is a very powerful skill most melee units wouldn't want to be without against other -emblem teams, tactic-users, and rally-ers that automatically nullifies the bonuses of a melee opponent which has its uses offensively and defensively: Stripping attack bonuses to reduce incoming damage as well as help Cordelia to trigger heavy blade against a buffed opponent, defense to make the target softer, and most importantly, speed to make it that much more likely the target gets doubled. Of course, none of this matters if the enemy isn't buffed in the first place.
The other option is Desperation to pair with Fury, or Guard for better defense against specials.

C:
A flexible slot for your team's needs. I use either Goad Cavalry to push team offense even further due to the presence of two Hones and a Fortify already, or I use Attack Smoke to help Cordelia be a deceptively stubborn target when she brings the fight to the enemy. Speed Smoke is another option too, but I personally don't use it since I have a Chill Speed on another unit to specifically de-fang the worst speed-offender on the enemy team every turn passively.

Seal:
Heavy Blade is mandatory to make 1-turn galeforce triggering possible.

This is a quick run down of my build Summer Cordelia build atm!

Preferred IVs
+Atk -HP/ +Atk -Res

Weapon - Shell Lance (+SPD)
Her default lance is actually ridiculously good for this build as its give her both a boost to her offensive and defensive stats on initiation. As for why I chose a SPD refine, I will go more indepth on that when I explain her A slot.

Skill - Reposition/Preference
This can be interchangeable depending on what you prefer/need for her to do. As I usually use reposition to move my dancers or mages from a risky situation.

Special - Galeforce/DMG Special
I use Galeforce over DMG specials because she isn't too reliant on it to kill. As Galeforce opens up many opportunities for her to kill 3 units in a row with the help of a dancer, or to back off so she doesn't get targeted. But if you don't want or have Galeforce as your special, DMG Specials like Luna, Moonbow, etc, it will be useful for killing more tankier units she would have been able to kill if she used Galeforce.

A Slot - Brazen Atk/Spd 3
I original used LnD 3 for her until I realize how well Brazen Atk/Spd synergies with Desperation. Being how their threshold requirement is so close to one another ( Brazen Atk/Spd 3 is 80% and Desperation 3 is 75%) as she needs to be at least 32 HP out of 41 to meet the requirements. As when you do reach 32 health or lower, you will have access to 58 Atk and 50 Spd on initiation in addition to being able to double before the enemy gets to attack you. And with speed like that, she will basically double most units if not all.

B Slot- Desperation 3
As I mentioned before, it allows you to confirm most kills by letting Cordelia double twice with a 58 Attack stat line which will one shot many units in her way

C Slot- Odd Attack Wave/Buff/Debuff Skills
This depends on what you prefer once again, as Odd Attack Wave is quite rare. But if you do use it, it will give her a attack stat of 64 on initiation which might be a bit over kill actually. Or you could use buffs and debuffs like fortify calvary or smoke skills as secondary choice.

Seal - Heavy Blade/+Atk 3/+Spd 3
Heavy Blade will allow Cordelia to charge up her 5 cool down special quicker. As she will be able to activate Galeforce in two turns if your in desperation levels. Allowing her to potentially gain a etra turn to run/fight or kill depending on what special you chose. As for the other options, it is if you think she need the extra offensive attack to either oneshot more or double more if your think their are units with 45+ speed.