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==Overview==


===☆3/☆5 Gyumao===

{{Transient icon|Gyumao|rarity=5}}, being one of the early {{Weapon|All}}-ranged nukers, is notable in a lot of ways especially with his skill evolution. One of the most noticeable aspects of his skills is having access to a phase start {{Status|en name=Crit+}}, which lends itself to a strong board clear if he has proper support and his CS is timed right. Furthermore, he can also bolster his team's damage by giving {{Status|en name=Ardor}} to allies and with his skill evolution, {{Status|en name=Break}} to enemies, thereby giving two sources of offensive power. Additionally, he has an ability to drain HP and CP through his own Dark Lord-like skill. This makes him someone who is both able to provide offensive support but also have the capacity to dish out damage himself if timed properly.

As an All-ranged nuker, he stands out due to his CS applying {{Status|en name=Fear}}, pushing back enemies, and buffing himself with {{Status|en name=Guts}} and {{Status|en name=Ardor}}. For challenge quests where the enemies are not immune to movement restriction, this makes it possible to control the field before retaliating by buffing allies. It also improves his survivability, especially if the team allows him to CS often. For dungeons, he can be paired with phase start CP boosters like {{Transient icon|Ryota|variant=Christmas}} to wipe the board almost every phase using his phase start Crit+. This flexibility further cements Gyumao as both someone who can support his allies through enemy control or deal damage himself.

===☆4 Gyumao===

{{Transient icon|Gyumao|variant=Valentine}} is a support unit who gives numerous buffs to allies and is quite proficient at healing. Moving Gyumao bestows {{Status|en name=Nourishment}} and {{Status|en name=Acceleration}} to nearby teammates and {{Status|en name=Limit}} to those to his front and back, giving them nearly on-demand passive CP gain and a 1.5x to 3x attack modifier depending on their relative position to him. He also gives himself {{Status|en name=Tenacity}}, heals himself, and heals in a large 2x2 cross shape every time he’s moved, which helps him shrug off damage he may take by utilizing his skillset, and his role as an on-move support is further cemented by his expanded horizontal movement, which lets him serve as the team’s ferry.  

Aside from his skills that trigger on-move, Gyumao can reliably inflict {{Status|en name=Oppression}} on enemies, which lets him stall, and is immune to {{Status|en name=Immobility}} and pushback, which helps with team positioning and supports his role as said ferry. His Charge is an All-range pulling attack which heals in a large 2x2 cross + 1 square around him per enemy hit, and due to him netting +40 CP per Phase start he’ll likely be firing off a Charge every other turn or so, which further boosts his healing capabilities. 


==Highlights==

===☆3/☆5 Gyumao===

'''Class:''' Glass Cannon, Offensive Support

'''Gameplay role:''' 

'''Pros'''

* Gives {{Status|en name=Ardor}} to allies and with his skill evolution, {{Status|en name=Break}} to enemies after moving, helping to improve the team's damage output

* Phase Start {{Status|en name=Crit+}} makes for great one turn damage, potentially a board wipe through CS if timed right 

* CS gives {{Status|en name=Fear}} to enemies and pushes them back, allowing for board control

* Some survivability through {{Status|en name=Tenacity}} from moving and {{Status|en name=Guts}} from CS

* Minor flat damage/CP drain from LB1

'''Cons'''

* Low damage outside of first turn of phase without proper support or timing

* Needs to move for several skills

* Can have better proc rates especially regarding the skill evolution

===☆4 Gyumao===

'''Class:''' Team Support, Healer

'''Gameplay role:''' 

'''Pros'''

+ Default, LB1 LB2 offers multiple nearly on-demand buffs, CP, and healing in a generous range around him.

+ LB1, LB2, LB3 lets him become a reliable pillar and ferry.

+ LB1 and Charge grants him frequent, potent healing, and the ability to pull in enemies for other front-line units.

'''Cons'''

- Although Nourishment and Acceleration last three turns each, most of {{Transient icon|Gyumao|variant=Valentine}}'s support skillset requires him to be moved constantly. 

- Gyumao does not bestow any of his offense-boosting buffs to himself, and as a result will be dealing only paltry damage.  


==Gameplay Role==

===☆3/☆5 Gyumao===

Gyumao is a character most useful on 5x4 and 5x6 maps, mostly because of his All-range CS, and his weapon type which can easily reach enemies. On smaller maps, he has less of a use, as you'll probably want to use units with vertical range.

'''Offensive Support'''

With his LB2, he can give Ardor to adjacent allies after moving, with an 80% activation chance. Because of the short duration of Ardor (2 turns) and because of the feature of his CS, you need to move him constantly.

'''Glass Cannon'''

His LB3 gives him Crit+ on the start of each phase, which can easily kill every enemy within his weapon range. Furthermore, if you manage to time his Charge with the beginning of the phase, Gyumao can kill everyone on the map. To achieve this, you need to play with his LB2 such that he reaches 100CP just after the last enemy dies.

===☆4 Gyumao===

'''Team Support'''

{{Transient icon|Gyumao|variant=Valentine}} serves the role of a support unit well, giving his teammates Nourishment, Acceleration, and Limit at reliable rates (boosting their attack, healing them, and giving them passive CP gain). That supportive role is only strengthened with his expanded movement and his resistance to enemy pushback, which allows him to also function as a very capable team ferry.
 
'''Healer'''

Per move, Gyumao heals himself and teammates in a large cross area. The wide range supplements his ability as a ferry; this healing combined with his Nourishment lets Gyumao easily heal other units from a distance after repositioning. In addition, Gyumao's Charge hits the entire enemy board, and per hit, Gyumao heals himself and his teammates in an even wider range. Both of these factors allow Gyumao to grant healing in most team formations and setups.

'''Comparison to Leanan Sidhe'''

Due to the relatively narrow gap in time between the introductions of Valentine Gyumao and {{Transient icon|Leanan Sidhe|rarity=4}} and their similarities in gameplay role, one might wonder why one would use Valentine Gyumao instead of Leanan Sidhe, who is known for her offensive boosting prowess which greatly overshadows Valentine Gyumao's own capabilities. There are a few advantages that Valentine Gyumao offers which bear repeating:

# Defense/healing - as Valentine Gyumao gives {{Status|en name=Tenacity}} and healing to himself, he can handle more easily situations in which damage is unavoidable. For example, challenge quests have introduced several ways to allow enemies to retaliate, with the most glaring being {{Status|en name=Nullify Damage}} which appeared during the level 70 challenge quest for Virtual Summer Memory. As a healer in general, this leads to a more resilient team composition which is good for when a quest requires both damage and defense.
# Debuff cleansing - as mentioned later, {{AR Equipment|en name=OJT: The Gyumao Way}} allows Valentine Gyumao to clear one debuff from the ally in front of him after moving. This is a very strong ability to have since challenge quests sometimes feature debuffs which are unavoidable, which was shown again in the level 70 challenge quest for Virtual Summer Memory in which phase one enemies gave debuffs upon leaving. Having a source of debuff cleansing on demand is a great niche which is one advantage Valentine Gyumao over Leanan Sidhe.
# Enemy AI manipulation - since Valentine Gyumao applies {{Status|en name=Oppression}} to enemies, he can be used to manipulate the enemy AI's behavior to an extent which can be useful in some situations. 
The next few points are areas in which Leanan Sidhe outperforms Valentine Gyumao, but not as much as shown on paper:
# Positioning - Leanan Sidhe having omnidirectional movement is definitely stronger than Valentine Gyumao only having expanded horizontal movement. In practice however, this difference is not as drastic as immediately described. The reason is that Valentine Gyumao prefers to occupy the middle row of the player's battle zone due to the range of his {{Status|en name=Limit}} application. Within this row, his movement range for repositioning allies is the same as Leanan Sidhe's. Of course, this is untrue if he ever moves out of the row or if the enemy line is pushed forward, which in the latter case Leanan Sidhe would have the advantage of being able to advance the player's units forward through her extended vertical movement. On the other hand, due to Valentine Gyumao resisting forced movement, he can also stop backline allies from being attracted to the front of the line while still offensively buffing them. So while Leanan Sidhe has better movement options, it's not as cut and dry of an advantage as shown on paper.
# Offensive buffing - while Leanan Sidhe can give much more offensive power to a unit in comparison, this is done through the buffs {{Status|en name=Vigor}} and {{Status|en name=Ardor}} which are relatively common offensive status effects. As these are common status effects, Valentine Gyumao and Leanan Sidhe will have about the same efficacy when paired with units who have innately or give these buffs to allies, since these buffs will overlap with Leanan Sidhe's. She will still outperform Valentine Gyumao in this department, but the difference is not as drastic.

As a reminder, this section is not a statement that Valentine Gyumao is better than Leanan Sidhe as a unit or vice-versa. Rather, it is intended to show situations which Valentine Gyumao is more well-equipped for so that as more people use Leanan Sidhe, the differences between the two are highlighted.

==Stats and Seed Usage==

{{Transient stat table|Gyumao}}

===☆3/☆5 Gyumao===

Gyumao's role is that he can be a glass cannon, a frontliner and an offensive support, so using HP seed, ATK seed and LV seed can be a good idea. Due to his skill evolution, skill seeds are recommended to improve the consistency of his skills so that the double application of {{Status|en name=Break}} and {{Status|en name=Ardor}} is more likely.

===☆4 Gyumao===
 
{{Transient icon|Gyumao|variant=Valentine}} benefits the most from Skill and HP Seeds. Many of his skills turn from nearly-guaranteed to fully-guaranteed with the additional 10% chance, and as a team support unit, he’ll need all the health he can get. 


==Team Synergy==

===☆3/☆5 Gyumao===

'''Offensive Buffers'''

In order to have {{Transient icon|Gyumao|rarity=5}}'s CS deal a decent amount of damage outside of phase start, offensive buffers are recommended. For these reasons, units such as {{Transient icon|Tangaroa|variant=Canaan}}, {{Transient icon|Licht}}, and {{Transient icon|Sitri|variant=Christmas}} are recommended. 

'''CP Batteries'''

In order to use Gyumao's CS, CP batteries which do not have to move are preferable. Units with the skill [[Spreader of Lunacy]], {{Transient icon|Daikoku}}, and {{Transient icon|Arachne|rarity=4}} are some examples. As mentioned before, phase start CP batteries such as {{Transient icon|Ryota|variant=Christmas}} are also ideal if the goal is to clear something like dungeons quickly.

===☆4 Gyumao===

'''Potent Attackers'''

{{Transient icon|Gyumao|variant=Valentine}} offers two relatively-rare offensive buffs, Nourishment and Limit, which easily stacks with additional buffs from other units, such as {{Status|en name=Ardor}}, {{Status|en name=Vigor}}, and {{Status|en name=Crit}}. A very good example of such a unit is {{Transient icon|Heracles|rarity=5}} who deals very strong damage, can have his debuffs removed by Gyumao through an AR, and also gives a friendship buff to Gyumao, boosting his proc rates further.  

'''Damage Mitigation'''

While Gyumao offers notable healing, his sole means of defense is his own on-move {{Status|en name=Tenacity}}. As such, another unit who can provide defense passively for the team such as {{Transient icon|Triton}} or {{Transient icon|Wakan Tanka|variant=Fashionista}} would be recommended.  

'''Other Offensive Buffers'''

Gyumao lacks the Phase-start {{Status|en name=Crit+}} that his vanilla form offers, so while he can use his Charge frequently, it’s not going to do very much damage by itself. Support units who can bolster his attack, such as {{Transient icon|Babalon|variant=Jiangshi}} or {{Transient icon|Claude|variant=Christmas}}, can be used in instances where you’d like him to nuke the enemy team.

==AR Equipment==

===☆3/☆5 Gyumao===

{{Transient icon|Gyumao|rarity=5}} can use CP/CS boosting ARs in order to reach or power up his CS such as {{AR Equipment|en name=The Dog's Battlefield}}. {{AR Equipment|en name=A Teacher and Student from Kamata}} can provide a nice damage boost, while {{AR Equipment|en name=Valentine Dogs!}} can give more survivability while boosting CP in a more defensive team. Finally, {{AR Equipment|en name=The Way of the Sword Has Just Begun}} allows him to pull enemies in to his wide slash range.

===☆4 Gyumao===

ARs that strengthen {{Transient icon|Gyumao|variant=Valentine}}'s supportive abilities are recommended. {{AR Equipment|en name=OJT: The Gyumao Way}} allows Gyumao to bestow {{Status|en name=Remove Debuff}} to the unit in front every time he’s moved. This works well with his base skillset, as the debuff removal aligns with the Nourishment, Acceleration and Limit that he normally grants. 

Alternatively, CP-boosting ARs like {{AR Equipment|en name=Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining}} can be used for frequent Charges, as it grants an additional +10-20 CP each Phase start and stacks with Gyumao’s innate +40 CP.

==Checks and Counters==

===☆3/☆5 Gyumao===

'''Movement Restricting Debuffs'''

Since Gyumao needs to move for several of his skill effects, debuffs which prevent his movement are detrimental to him, especially considering his weapon range.

'''Debuff Reflection'''

Since Gyumao applies two debuffs which prevent movement, enemies with debuff reflection are problematic as well.

'''Enemies who decrease CP'''

Gyumao's CS is central to his kit, so enemies who can lower Gyumao's CP can be a check to him.

'''Skill Locking Debuffs'''

Gyumao has no immunity to skill locking debuffs, so these debuffs counter him.

===☆4 Gyumao===

'''Movement Restriction'''

Moving {{Transient icon|Gyumao|variant=Valentine}} is the only way to utilize most of his skillset; as such, if he gets afflicted with a movement-blocking debuff, his supportive abilities are completely nullified.

'''Debuff Reflection'''

On that note, since Valentine Gyumao applies {{Status|en name=Oppression}} to enemies, he'll be stopped by enemies with debuff reflection.

'''Skill locking debuffs'''

Since Valentine Gyumao doesn't have any immunity to skill locking debuffs, this will also be a way to stop him.

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


=== Nuclear Clock===
{{Team:Nuclear Clock}}

=== Not Leanan/Cthugha ===
{| class="mw-collapsible wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! colspan="6" | Team Details (submitted by milk)
|-
|{{Transient icon|Nobuharu|size=large|variant=Festival|rarity=4}}<br/>[[Nobuharu]]<br/>【Offensive Buffer, CP Battery】
|{{Transient icon|Gyumao|size=large|variant=Valentine|rarity=4}}<br/>[[Gyumao]]<br/>【Healer, CP Battery】
|{{Transient icon|Kagutsuchi|size=large|rarity=4|variant=Jamboree}}<br/>[[Kagutsuchi]]<br/>【Defensive Buffer, CP Battery】
|style='background: Honeydew'|{{Transient icon|Cthugha|size=large|rarity=5}}<br/>[[Cthugha]]<br/>【Damage Dealer, Tank】
|-
! colspan="6" | Cost: ≥48
|}

This team is a variation on the combination of {{Transient icon|Leanan Sidhe|rarity=4}} and {{Transient icon|Cthugha|rarity=5}} in which {{Transient icon|Gyumao|variant=Valentine}} is used instead. {{Transient icon|Nobuharu|variant=Festival}} is used here to supplement Valentine Gyumao's offensive buffing capabilities, while {{Transient icon|Kagutsuchi|variant=Jamboree}} adds a passive layer of defense. Due to all units having relatively quick methods of CP acquisition and large ranged CSes, this team is suited for rapid clearing of the field while also having defensive options. In particular, due to the range of the offensive buffs from Festival Nobuharu and Valentine Gyumao, both of these units can do up to a fairly respectable 10k damage with their All ranged CS in conjunction with Cthugha's already powerful CS which can reach up to 150k damage and higher. For quests with large maps that don't feature frequent detrimental debuffs, this team is suited for clearing out the map quickly.

==Gameplay examples==

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tx_rAefqUE Coin daily]

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7d3EXIGIjE Spar daily]

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=humqZkmbx8U Challenge quest (6x5 board)]

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X_JSagysYE Challenge quest (LV70)]

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdfQiu5HKsE Virtual Summer Memory Challenge quest (LV70)]

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