Dark Schneider/Builds

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Role Summary

Name Best Archetype(s) PVE PVP
PVE PVP Offense Defense Tournament
Dark Schneider.jpg Dark Schneider
Purple Yellow Purple Yellow Red A B B B
Pros
  • Very impressive damage output thanks to his top notch magic stat, powerful damage auras and auto concentrate at the start of the battle, bolstered even further by his Rakunda+ effect at the start of the first turn.
  • Ludicrous turn economy thanks to his passive The Extremely Handsome Protagonist, making it so when anyone in the party strikes a weakness, no press turn icon is consumed up to three whole times! This is especially invaluable for tournaments.
  • Hitting a weakness is pretty easy for his party, as at the start of the battle he lowers all enemies Elec/Fire attribute affinity by three, so at the very least Dark Schneider will should be able to strike enemy weaknesses.
  • Seven Keys of the Guardian Gods may be a mouthful, but it is a powerful active skill. Clocking in at 150BP, it's stronger than most AOE skills and it lowers elec/fire attribute affinity by 1 on hit and casts Rakunda+ for good measure. Additionally, the extra hit of fractional damage lets him further wear down potentially problematic enemies like Inanna and Vanitas.
  • Powerful awakening skills all around. Infernal Onslaught is a unique passive that changes his basic attack into a 50BP fire attack with Bulwark Pierce that also deals fractional damage to the enemy with the highest current HP, which is handy if Dark Schneider ever finds himself low on MP. Auto-Luster Candy and Wretched Blow are also excellent as always.
  • Handy panels, with panel 1 decreasing the count of Intimidation by 1 to stop enemies from trying to mess with his damage, and panel 2 granting him immunity to Charm and Mute as well as boosting his team's damage even further.
Cons
  • Seven Keys of the Guardian Gods MP cost can only be reduced to 5MP, which can be troublesome when facing demons who increase MP cost or drain MP such as Camael or Old Ones.
  • While the damage reduction and HP boost from The Extremely Handsome Protagonist are nice, they aren't saving him from his middling HP and Vitality stats. He doesn't even have the decency to extend his significant Fire/Elec damage reduction to his teammates.
  • 160 Agility is quite bad for a demon who will probably be easily wiped out unless he moves first.
Notes
  • Limited-time Collaboration unit. Nobody knows if he will be rerun.
Synergies