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{{Companion icon|Licht}} is a unit that does not stand out on his own, but truly shines as a support for units with strong charge attacks. Every single one of his abilities is related to CP boosting; however, his own charge attack has the underwhelming effect of reducing the enemy CP (by about 25 for SA level 1), so his self-boosting [[Artist]] serves his kit the least. In fact, it is preferable that Licht minimizes his own CP level since his main CP-boosting abilities only activate when he attacks normally, and not when he uses his charge attack. Besides this, he reliably bestows [[Vigor]] to buff ally damage. One nice part of incorporating Licht in your team is that he necessitates the careful consideration of which teammates would synergize best with him, making teambuilding more challenging but also more fun (and potentially more rewarding).

In theory, his CP boosting potential can be bolstered even further with a [[Barrage]] buff bestowed by {{Companion icon|Mobster}}'s [[連携する者]] skill or {{Companion icon|Volos}}'s [[Sprouter]] skill, and enable consecutive charge attack activations from the same boosted ally. In practise, this may not be very rewarding because of (1) movement constraints, where coordinating 3 units in a column dynamically forces the Move action on the center unit; and (2) it necessitates Licht's team order number is larger to attack after the charge-attacking ally (Licht cannot pre-emptively CP boost a fully charged ally, and can only charge after they use their charge attack), where Licht cannot buff the charge-attacking unit with [[Vigor]] in the same turn before they attack; and (3) Licht may not be able to activate his skills if the enemies are KOd before he strikes them (they only activate on hitting enemies with non-zero HP), and so KOing opponents with the first hit of a [[Barrage]]-boosted attack would prevent the second round of CP boosting.

- Underwhelming charge attack debuff effect

'''Characters with excellent charge skills:''' When Licht is used properly, charge attacks become as important if not more important to micromanage as individual skills, so picking a unit with good charge skills can lead to the guaranteed activation of those skills several times in a match.

'''Characters with infinite charge attack range:''' Being able to affect all enemies with a constant stream of charge skill debuffs regardless of positioning can enable other certain strategies reliant on stalling (e.g. healing and CP building).

Enemy skills that reduce the CP of allies by even a bit prevent the CP meter from ever completely filling, thus preventing charge attacks from ever happening. Licht's utility almost exclusively depends on CP boosting and charge attack activation, so even minor CP debuffs severely guts him. Skill sealers are often not a threat to Licht due to his ability to stay out of range, but he is similarly rendered near-useless if debuffed by either [[Bind]] or [[Skill seal]].

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This team specializes in clearing the board completely for every turn (hence the name Nuclear Clock), beginning with phase 2. The board clearers are 2 Gyumao (or 1 Gyumao and 1 Typhon), which will alternate in turns when using their infinite-range charge specials. Gyumao works best in boards 5 squares in length, in order to maximize the potential amount of units he can hit with his wide slash range and maximize his CP gain (he gains a whopping 9 CP for every enemy hit). Gyumao also gains CP for every time he moves because of [[Hot-Blooded Mystical Demon]]. This coupled with Licht's [[Ruler]] makes it possible for you to time Gyumao's final CP boost that would fill his meter to 100, so that it coincides with the beginning of the next phase. While Gyumao can self-bestow [[Ardor]] during his charge attack, the buff would likely be only LVL1 (dependent on SA LVL); thus, it is ideal to bestow [[Ardor]] with your other Support Gyumao by [[Hot-Blooded Mystical Demon]], or bestow [[Concentration]] with your Support Typhon by [[Band Bander]]. Typhon doesn't have any self-CP boosting abilities, but his magic range would enable him to gain more CP bonus from attacking further-to-reach enemies. Typhon's charge attack should be boosted with [[Ardor]] through Gyumao. Coupled with [[Vigor]] from Licht, Gyumao would have three buffs total at the beginning of the next phase([[Vigor]], [[Ardor]]/[[Concentration]], and [[Critical+]] from [[Potter's Wheel Turner]]), and Typhon would have two ([[Vigor]], [[Ardor]]). In either case, both should supply enough damage for a board clear. Gyumao can continue gaining CP quickly because his charge skills include self-applying [[Rev]]. Board wipes should be possible to keep up for at least three consecutive phases, before Licht gains enough CP for his own charge strike (and thus is unable to attack regularly to boost ally CP again).

In the case that a board-wipe fails, stalling strategies becomes an immediate option (if another board-wiping charge attack is not readied), as Gyumao's charge skills include applying [[Fear]] and blow back one square, and Typhon applies [[Paralysis]] and blow back one square.This extra stalling period can be used to position yourself up for a final blow that would CP-boost enough for the next board-wiping charge attack. It might be a good period of time too to willingly exhaust Licht's charge attack, to enable him to boost CP again.