Summer Tiki (Young)

• Preferred IV: +SPD or +ATK / -HP
• Weapon: Summer’s Breath
• Assist: Reposition
• Special: Ignis
• Passive A: Distant Counter / Atk/Def Bond
• Passive B: Chill Spd / Quick Riposte / Swordbreaker / Guard
• Passive C: Res Smoke / Guidance / Flexible
• Sacred Seal: Iote’s Shield / Close Def

Thanks to Summer’s Breath, Tiki can uniquely access a Steady Breath-esque effect - something that no other flier has access to. This allows her to be a defensive powerhouse on Enemy Phase, as she can easily charge and activate high cooldown Specials.

Tiki’s high Speed means that she dodges nearly all doubles outside of forced doubles from abilities like Bold Fighter. This means that with the Steady Breath effect of Summer’s Breath, Tiki can activate Ignis every combat that she can double without having to worry about wasting Special charges by getting doubled. She can do this while also utilizing Distant Counter to allow her to deal with ranged threats. If Distant Counter is unavailable, then her base Atk/Def Bond works just fine.

Tiki’s stat spread allows her to have a wide variety of B skills to choose from. Chill Spd is a fantastic choice that not only provides team support through its debuff, but debuffing the Speed of the fastest enemy unit typically results in that unit being susceptible to getting doubled by Tiki. She is fast enough that she isn’t reliant on Quick Riposte to secure doubles (particularly with buffs - she can benefit from both flier and dragon buffs), but having it is very useful to guarantee doubles against even the fastest units (such as Ayra and Karla). Swordbreaker is a strong alternative in order to secure matchups against speedy sword units, as well as protecting Tiki from Bold Fighter swords like Zelgius. Keep in mind it will not protect her from Falchions. Finally, Guard is a decent option to keep Tiki safe from enemy Special activations, particularly from those who can double her regardless of Speed (such as Bold Fighter armors).

Iote’s Shield is important to run as Tiki’s Seal in order for her to safely handle enemy archers - this is an important consideration if running her as part of a flier team. If another unit on the team can safely deal with archers, then Close Def is a good alternative to increase her overall bulk.

• Preferred IV: +SPD or +ATK / -HP
• Weapon: Summer’s Breath
• Assist: Reposition
• Special: Glimmer / Moonbow
• Passive A: Distant Counter / Fury
• Passive B: Guard / Renewal / Swordbreaker
• Passive C: Res Smoke / Guidance / Flexible
• Sacred Seal: Quick Riposte / Atk Smoke

Despite the Enemy Phase only requirement on the Steady Breath effect of Summer’s Breath, Tiki can still run an excellent mixed phase setup thanks to her high Speed.

A low cooldown Special works best for a mixed phase setup to allow Tiki to activate her Special every combat on either phase. Glimmer works quite well due to the adaptive damage granted by breath weapons, but Moonbow is a good alternative for dealing more consistent damage.

Distant Counter is a strong option that allows Tiki to handle ranged threats on either phase. However, the lack of a stat-boosting A skill like Fury can make it a bit difficult for Tiki to excel in Player Phase without access to buffs.

Guard is extremely potent on a mixed phase setup. One of the biggest dangers in the upper tiers of Arena is enemies with instant Special activations, particularly if they can do so on either phase like Zelgius. Guard allows Tiki to freely fight those enemies without having to worry about getting instantly KO’d by a powerful Special. Renewal is a good alternative that will enhance Tiki’s sustain; this can be particularly useful if she is running Fury, as the recoil damage will be detrimental if she is engaging multiple enemies. Finally, Swordbreaker is always a good option to ensure Tiki’s matchups against the likes of Zelgius, Ayra, and Karla.

Quick Riposte is a good option for Tiki’s Seal to ensure she can double even the fastest enemies during Enemy Phase. Alternatively, the Atk Smoke seal pairs well with Res Smoke to allow Tiki to engage on Player Phase, and then fight more enemies on Enemy Phase but with a debuff advantage.