Vanitas/Builds

Role Summary

Name	Best Archetype(s)		PVE	PVP
	PVE	PVP		Offense	Defense	Tournament
Vanitas		Any	S	A	A	S
Pros	6th Day Miracle is one of the most powerful passives in the entire game, granting +100% to Max HP, +5 to Max MP, Null Mortal, 1 count of Fortify along with a Bulwark worth 100% of Max HP at the beginning of battle, and most notably, reduces all damage by 100% while under a count of Malice, making Vanitas nigh unkillable. Additionally, at the start of the enemy turn, 6th Day Miracle adds 1 count Malice, restores 100% HP, and regens 4MP. The 1 count of Malice immediately sets up Vanitas' damage reduction, right before the enemy is about to attack. It also adds 1 count of Malice each time either an ally or enemy is downed. At the end of the own turn when Vanitas is inflicted with 5 counts of Malice, 6th Day Miracle removes Bulwark and Malice from all enemies, and inflicts 5 heavy hitting Dark hits on random enemies, while also dropping Dark affinity by 1 level per hit. The Malice removal portion counters other Vanitas in mirror matches, allowing 6th Day Miracle to sweep the entire team. Malicious Scale is a 300BP, Bulwark piercing, Dark nuke with Remnants on a single target, and follows up with another Bulwark piercing hit on the enemy with the lowest current HP when used while under 2 or more counts of Malice. With both hits combined, this skill can hit for 600BP in a single cast, making it the strongest skill in the game at the time of writing. Since both the damage from 6th Day Miracle and Malicious Scale are based off Mag DEF, one can build Vanitas purely for Mag DEF to boost damage and lower Magic damage taken. Incredible awakening skills, with each one being a unique passive that offers something for every situation. Attack Function changes Vanitas' normal attack to a Mag DEF-scaling Dark attack with Bulwark pierce and Remnants, along with reducing the target's Dark affinity by 1 level for 1 turn. Great in a meta where Indignation is very common in Asura Lord M. Strengthening Function fires off a 1-turn Defensive Cry at the start of the enemy turn, solidifying Vanitas as a staple T2 pick. Control Function removes 2 Press Turn Icons from the enemy party when going second. A good option for when no other demons offer double IS. Defense Function offers both Repel Light and Repel Dark, which can be a great pick when paired with anti-pierce demons such as Yggdrasil or Baphomet A. Amazing panels, with P1 reducing the count of Corrosion received by 1 and adding immunity to all ailments. P2 increases Mag DEF by 500 and boosts Magic damage by 30% and reduces Magic damage received by 30% while under 1 or more counts of Malice.
Cons	Countered very hard by many sources: The 100% damage reduction can be somewhat negated from sources of reverse damage reduction like Fionn mac Cumhaill and Hakumen no Mono. Speaking of Hakumen, it is a very popular demon that removes Malice counts which his active, thus removing all the damage reduction entirely. Chaos Hero is another popular unit that removes Malice. An outspeeding Nuwa’s Spirit Chains of Suppression will completely block Vanitas from gaining any counts of Malice, and will stop its defensive buff swing or PT removal effect. Raidou is being seen in almost every battle and he completely bypasses any and all damage reduction effects.
Notes	Because of the timing for when 6th Day Miracle adds Malice when the enemy attacks first, there is an opening in which T0 teams can attack before Vanitas gets damage reduction. The five hits of 6th Day Miracle, and to a lesser extent the one hit of Attack Function, do not need to be successful to decrease the Dark affinity of enemies. This means that fighting against an NDR team, even if it has teal Yggdrasil, will not turn into a deadlock.
Synergies	T2 Chefei Yggdrasil