Arc/Strategy
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(This page is for Arc strategy guide. For the standard Arc page, click here.)
Overview
Adapted with permission from the Housamo Gameplay-Based Tier List. Remove this disclaimer when Overview is sufficiently modified.
It’s been quite a long time since a Branded-focused unit was introduced, and 
Arc is a fairly peculiar one at that. Unlike Zabaniyya or the angel mobs, they relies on Branded, its effects and their Charge to wipe enemies off the battlefield, it’s a playstyle that needs proper setup and a bit of patience and timing, but will reward you very well if you manage to pull it off. Their only other redeeming qualities are their Default, which is generally fantastic for eating up buffs and Blessing special damage, but you’ll require very specific units (3☆ Harlot/Babalon or VGrabriel) to even approach it. Still, if you play by their strengths with a proper party, they'll be a somewhat novelty unit that can be exploited in more than one way. You can alternatively use their Branded to help their allies’ damage, which is just as much of a strategy as an offensive one.
Highlights
Adapted with permission from the Housamo Gameplay-Based Tier List. Remove this disclaimer when Highlights is sufficiently modified.
Class: Glass Cannon, Offensive Support
Gameplay role:
Pros
+ Default is a considerable pseudo-Purge, proper management of it can cripple buff-reliant enemies considerably.
+ LB3 Branded blends very well with her Charge effects, making both skills the centerpiece of her playstyle and Branded also helping ally damage.
+ Charge benefits from carefully infecting her foes with Branded which is easy and in turn dealing respectable damage to all of them.
Cons
- LB1 Anchored is situational at best, with a less than favorable proc method.
- LB2 isn’t too good if she’s used as a frontliner (which is recommended), it can attract harm her way and she’s not very resilient.
- Relies heavily on LB3 and Charge to stand out, meaning she requires allies to help her reach it and exploit her damage potential.
Gameplay Role
Example gameplay role breakdown.
Stats and Seed Usage
| Unit | (Effective) HP | Base ATK | ATK per square | CS ATK per square (SALV1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | |
   |
5871 | 7799 | 3994 | 5636 | 1797 | 2536 | 799 | 1127 |
   |
6636 | 8573 | 4614 | 6242 | 1200 | 1623 | 1384 | 1873 |
  |
7207 | 9060 | 5473 | 7110 | 1423 | 1849 | 21892 | 28439 |
Example description
Team Synergy
Example synergy class
Example description
Checks and Counters
Example counter
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Teambuilding Options
This section consists of user-submitted builds that may not necessarily be viable for high level quests.
Arbitrary Team Name
Endless Winter
| Endless Winter (submitted by Arathun) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost: 64 | |||||
The following assumes all units are fully built at LB3, but assumes no seeding.
The main strategy of this team is attract enemies to one side of the board at the front, while slowly chipping away all enemy units on the other side at the back. Thus, this team is best suited for large maps, although it can also work on wide and tall ones. Korpokkur slowly chips in enemy HP every turn start, and can build CP quickly whenever he misses (although this can be difficult to do since he has 
Magic weapon type. His 
All type CS can deal more serious damage, ensuring this chipping strategy is not a total slog.
While Korpokkur camps in the back corner and misses, Snow and Tsathoggua tank enemy hits on the opposite corner. Tsathoggua can control aggro with his own CS (which he can generate self-sufficiently) while contributing healing to self and allies. He can also inflict Charm on opponents and activate Tenacity before receiving damage, raising his survivability substantially. However, even with all these, he is still not quite capable of tanking strong hits while remaining positive in HP balance overall. Snow can provide the extra boost he needs to tank more, through healing and Protection bestowal, as well as ferrying Tsathoggua out of harms way when his HP gets critically low.
Lastly, Arc mostly plays a bonus role of denying enemies with problematic CSes with Compensator. She can also keep Korpokkur out of reach with her on-move Anchor, although this is rather situational.
Examples
Sacrificial Shield
| Sacrificial Shield (submitted by Arathun) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost: ≥34 | |||||
This team works best in tall 3×6 maps.
The core of this team is 
Kotaro (Beachside) and a Ghost. Kotaro can bestow Evasion to the allied unit ahead of him at a very high rate, Tenacity in the squares surrounding him, and Dazzle to enemy cards in 
Shot range. This grants fantastic protection to the unit directly ahead of him. However, all of these activate only on move. Ghosts can inflict Dazzle and Curse when struck, which further attenuates incoming damage from the enemy. He also bestows a good chunk of CP to adjacent units when struck. Placing the Ghost in the front will ensure that the enemy receives the damage debuffs first before they can hit allies behind the Ghost. Thus, this team relies on constantly moving Kotaro directly behind Ghost every turn.
This duo can be countered by disabling Kotaro's move or skills, so 
Leib can bestow Nullify Debuff and Remove Debuff to Kotaro cover this blindspot. He's also immune to all skill-locking abilities, and doesn't need to move in this particular formation (he can be ferried by Kotaro), so he can provide debuff protection indefinitely. A very welcome bonus is his skill to bestow Ardor every turn to units around him. This can make Kotaro's CS even more lethal, which is important since Kotaro is essentially the only source of good, reliable damage in this team. Thus, positionally, Leib should be adjacent to Kotaro while attacking someone as much as possible.
Lastly, Arc can keep enemy CP down and thus deny CSes, which are often troublesome for their damage and guaranteed CS effects (which can be numerous and deadly).
This team is particularly weak to flat damage, since Leib's healing is rather abysmal (Regeneration restricted to CS). It is also vulnerable to enemies that can penetrate through multiple defense buffs (anyone with Remove Buffs, or 
Eita (Set Sail)) or enemies that can shrug off debuffs (anyone with Remove Debuffs, or 
Avarga). In either case, the Ghost is likely the first unit to leave battle, so this team can benefit from having more Ghosts ready in the Sub Member slots.
Examples