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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 (CAs). Every single one of his base skills is related to CP boosting; however, his own CA 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 skills only activate when he attacks normally, and not when he uses his CA. 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).

To understand {{Companion icon|Licht}}'s utility, quantifying his CP boosts and comparing this to the boosts from other buffs is necessary. [[Rev]] boosts CP by 8 per turn, with a total of 24 over 3 turns; [[Encouragement]] boosts CP by 10 at the end of the turn; [[Ardor]] boosts CP by 5 per turn, with a total of 10 over 2 turns; and [[Envy]] boosts CP by 5 per turn, with a total of 15 over 3 turns. In comparison, Licht has several opportunities to boost ally CP in a single turn, as '''his skills activate once per enemy hit'''.  

| [[Spreader of Lunacy]] || 3, 4 (Valentine) || 20, 40 || ??CP and [[Vigor]] to self and adjacent allies

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 CA 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 CA), 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 CA debuff effect

'''Characters with excellent charge skills:''' When Licht is used properly, the skills associated with CAs become as important if not more important to micromanage as base 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 CA 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).

'''CP reducers and Charge skill blockers'''

Enemy skills that reduce the CP of allies by even a bit prevent the CP meter from ever completely filling, thus preventing CAs from ever happening. Licht's utility almost exclusively depends on CP boosting and CA 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]].

As infinite range has a severe damage multiplier of 0.10×, the key to restoring its lethality is stacking multiple buffs. While Gyumao can self-bestow [[Ardor]] during his CA, 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 skills, but his magic range would enable him to gain more CP bonus from attacking further-to-reach enemies. Typhon's CA 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]], for (CA base damage = (4 for ☆5 units)×BD)×0.10×2.4×(2.4 or 2.2)×5 = (2.88 or 2.64)×CABD = (11.52 or 10.56)×BD), and Typhon would have two buffs ([[Vigor]] and [[Ardor]] on self for CABD×0.10×2.4×2.4 = 0.576CABD = 2.304BD). In either case, both should supply enough damage for a board clear for enemies at least up to level 50 (e.g. Elite dailies). 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 CA 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 CA. It might be a good period of time too to willingly exhaust Licht's CA, to enable him to boost CP again.