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''(This page is for Bael strategy guide. For the standard Bael page, click [[Bael|here]].)''

== Overview ==

Let us welcome a "new" face to the Housamo family, {{Transient icon|Bael}}, and looking at his skill set it's clear that he's a mix between disruptive support and (sorta) bruiser. For starter, he specializes against the enemy that has (too) many buffs on their hand. His Default is a clear example of this, with buff reversal he's able to reduce enemy damage as well as their defense, though CP deplete is pretty situational but it's good nonetheless. His LB1 multiplies his damage against the enemy that has buffs, furthermore increase if they have many and to top it off a nice little defense buff for his entire team. LB2 buffs his allies with a price of a 1000 of their health. LB3 makes him shine as a disruptive support: {{Status|en name=Oppression}}, {{Status|en name=Weakness}}, {{Status|en name=Curse}} which synergize well with his LB1 and LB2. Furthermore with his attack type, Magic, he could lock down the entire enemy team, making them weaker while dealing ton of damage and making his allies stronger.

Overall, His kit synergizes well with each other. Oh the enemy has {{Status|en name=ATK Up}} and {{Status|en name=DEF Up}}, just gonna slap them with {{Status|en name=Buff Reversal}}, {{Status|en name=Weakness}} while dropping a nuke on top of them and making his team hit harder with {{Status|en name=ATK Up}}. And don't forget to give them a pack of {{Status|en name=Oppression}} and {{Status|en name=Curse}} to keep them them in check while making his team die harder with {{Status|en name=DEF Up}} and {{Status|en name=Protection}}.

'''TL;DR {{Transient icon|Bael|rarity=5}} is an easy to use unit with good damage, providing good buffs to the team and delivering debuffs to the enemy.'''

So if I were to rank him, His 5-star {{Transient icon|Bael|rarity=5}} would be an A+ tier or even an S tier. His 3-star {{Transient icon|Bael|rarity=3}} would be around A tier

== Highlight ==

'''Class:''' Infernal Disruptive Support, Bruiser (debatable)

'''Gameplay Role:''' Debuffer, Buffer, Damage Dealer

'''Pros'''

+ Boost his allies damage and defense

+ Makes the enemy unable to move, deal less damage and take more damage from your team

+ Deals ton of damage if the enemy has buff(s) on them

+ A pretty good frontliner considering he has {{Status|en name=Protection}} and {{Status|en name=Curse}} 

+ All of his skill has a high proc chance

+ His CS is very useful: Deal an amazing amount of damage and make the enemy deal literally 0 damage to him and his team. 

'''Cons'''

- He pretty mediocre until LB3

- Since he's a {{Attribute|Infernal}}, he takes more damage from the 5 mains attribute. (Though {{Status|en name=Protection}} and {{Status|en name=Curse}} help him in this department)

- Though LB2 is useful but chipping away 1000 (600, in the case of his 3-star) health from everyone is a huge cost, if not careful he can be the team demise

- As mentioned, his LB2 is risky so he is forced to be a sentry for most of the time

- His 3-star is missing {{Status|en name=Curse}} and {{Status|en name=DEF Up}} compare to his 5-star, outside that the two of them are pretty much the same

- Since his kit rely heavily on the enemy if they have buff or not, teammate who can remove buff from the enemy is going to a hinder to {{Transient icon|Bael|rarity=5}}

* As a normal 5☆, he’s difficult to obtain.

== Gameplay Role ==

First off let talk about the timing of his skill. The only skill that needs him to move is his LB2, his LB1 and LB3 apply when he attacks and when the phase start so they sorta encourage you to not move {{Transient icon|Bael|rarity=5}} around a lot and make him a sentry (which is good since the drawback of his LB2).

'''Debuffer'''

As previously mentioned, the three things that make {{Transient icon|Bael|rarity=5}} shine as a Disruptive Support are {{Status|en name=Oppression}}, {{Status|en name=Weakness}}, {{Status|en name=Curse}} and since his attack type is Magic so he can spread all three of this debuffs to the enemy well.

{{Status|en name=Oppression}} is a good CC but mobs that have Shot, Snipe, or Magic this debuff won't be effective against them (Thrust would be a problem too if they are at a good position).

{{Status|en name=Weakness}} make the enemy take more damage, that it's.

{{Status|en name=Curse}} is a good cover-up for the weakness (heh) of {{Status|en name=Oppression}}. It's made enemies deal less damage so that long-range enemies won't hurt as much.


'''Buffer'''

So we have covered the Disruptive part of {{Transient icon|Bael|rarity=5}}'s kit so what about his Support side. {{Transient icon|Bael|rarity=5}} has a basic buff kit: 1 offensive buff {{Status|en name=ATK Up}}; and two defensive one {{Status|en name=DEF Up}}, {{Status|en name=Protection}} and all three of them are easy to access (high proc chance). But one downside is the drawback of his LB2 make the 2 buffs often absent from the team and since his {{Status|en name=Protection}} only proc once at phase start and last one turn, making him need to rely on his LB2 (and I pretty sure you know why that's a bad thing). In conclusion, {{Transient icon|Bael|rarity=5}}, for the most game, gonna be a Disruptive more than a Buffer. 

But if you're willing to take the risk then your team will have more damage against enemies with {{Status|en name=Weakness}} while taking much more less damage against enemies with {{Status|en name=Curse}}. I would say that's a pretty fair trade-off.

'''Damage Dealer'''

Since he's a Magic so his damage modifier won't be high but that got cover-up because of his elemental ( {{Attribute|Infernal}} ) advantage and his cluster truck of an ability that is LB1.

So FYI, His LB1 basically multiplies his damage by 2 for every buff that the enemy has. If I got this right, he would deal around ~40k damage (doesn't include elemental advantage, Seed, debuff and buff) if the enemy has 5 buffs on them and it increases the more buff the enemy has. His damage can get as high as the like of {{Transient icon|Ophion|rarity=5}}, {{Transient icon|Aizen|rarity=5}} or {{Transient icon|Andvari|variant=Beachside}} so he's a good source of damage. 


'''Comparing {{Transient icon|Bael|rarity=5}} and {{Transient icon|Bael|rarity=3}}, his 5-star would be the obvious choice. A new debuff and a new buff for the team never hurt anyone but if you have sh!tty luck and only draw him as a 3-star. It's ok, his 3-star is still viable as much as his 5-star.'''

== Stats and Seed Usage ==

{{Transient stat table|Bael}}

Since all of his skill has a high proc chance (ranging from 80%-100%) you don't really need skill seed. And his role is a Disruptive Support and a Bruiser, so ATK seed and Level seed should be more favored than HP seed.

== Team Synergy ==

'''Units who can apply buffs to the enemy'''

Since {{Transient icon|Bael}} is a good counter to the enemy that likes to buff so why don't we straight up give them buff. More buff = More damage, Transient like {{Transient icon|Licho|rarity=4}} or {{Transient icon|Sitri|variant=Christmas}} is the prime example. With this trio, you can obliterate the entire enemy team if done right. But this synergy is also a double edges sword if not careful.

'''Units that can heal themselves or apply heal to others'''

It's pretty trivial but if you want Bael to be a moveslut but LB2 is holding you back from doing so why don't add a healer to the team. Unit like {{Transient icon|Arsalan|rarity=4}}, {{Transient icon|Yasuyori|rarity=4}}, or the {{Transient icon|Protagonist|rarity=4}} (though they have a pretty bad synergy with Bael since they remove buffs from the enemy) who can heal themselves or apply heal to others. In this team synergy, you can make your entire team constantly have {{Status|en name=ATK Up}} and {{Status|en name=DEF Up}} while no one dying. (or you could just establish a love relationship)

== AR Equipment ==

To be honestly honest, Bael can synergize well with any AR Equipment that has Infernal or Magic restrictions. (''If you have any recommendation, let me know'')

== Checks and Counters ==

Example counter

Example description

==Teambuilding Options==

'''This section consists of user-submitted builds that may not necessarily be viable for high level quests.'''

===Arbitrary Team Name===

{| class="mw-collapsible wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! colspan="6" | Team Details (submitted by UserName)
|-
|{{Transient icon|Bael|size=large|rarity=3}}<br/>[[Bael]]<br/>【Debuffer】
|{{Transient icon|Bael|size=large|rarity=3}}<br/>[[Bael]]<br/>【Moveslut, CP Battery】
|{{Transient icon|Bael|size=large|rarity=3}}<br/>[[Bael]]<br/>【Healer, Tank】
|style='background: Honeydew'|{{Transient icon|Bael|size=large|rarity=3}}<br/>[[Bael]]<br/>【Support unit】
|style='background: Gainsboro'|{{Transient icon|Licht|size=large|rarity=4|variant=Valentine}}<br/>[[Licht#transient2|Licht]]<br/>【example of variant call】
|style='background: Gainsboro'|{{Transient icon|-|size=large|rarity=3}}<br/>[[Catalog|Anyone]] / no one<br/>【Flexible】
|-
! colspan="6" | Cost: ≥X
|}

Example team function description.

== Gameplay examples ==

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJiUWerzg6s Example external link]