Role Summary
| Name
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Best Archetype(s)
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PVE
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PVP
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Democalypse
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| PVE |
PVP |
Offense |
Defense |
Prelim |
Boss
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 Nergal
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1 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
| Pros |
- Plague of Babylon removes Barriers and has a very high chance of landing Weak status, making him an incredible setup for Ailment Teams.
- High STR, Auto-Tarukaja in Purple and increased Accuracy from Meslamtaea make him a decent Physical demon, especially when Paneled.
- Auto-Rebellion on Poison boosts his damage and synergizes with Pale Rider.
- Nergal is particularly strong against Cleric Angra Mainyu, as he can stack massive amounts of infliction to brute-force Weak through Angra's ailment resistance, which then lets you land your own Ailments to disable him from cleansing.
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| Cons |
- Weak to Ice.
- Ailments fall flat in late/endgame PvE because of inflated enemy stats.
- Hard countered by Ailment Cleansers like Daisoujou or Mahamayuri in PvP.
- No innate Pierce until Panel 3 is unlocked.
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| Notes |
- P3 Samael offers similar barrier break without consuming a Press Turn. This is vital versus double Intimidating Stance Teams, as Nergal consuming a Press Turn means you are left with a single Press for casting a true ailment.
- Compared to P3 Samael, Nergal gives your other demons more flexibility in choosing brands, as they can forego Ailment Infliction completely. Weigh the extra Press Turn versus stat flexibility carefully.
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PvE Builds
PvP Builds
Samael versus Nergal
P3 Samael and Nergal both play a similar role in providing Barrier Break for Ailment teams.
- Nergal casts Weak alongside Barrier Break. This allows your other Ailments to land 100%, letting you ignore Ailment Infliction rates on those demons.
- P3 Samael's Barrier Break occurs at the start of the turn, without consuming a Press Turn. This effectively gives you an extra press turn to land an additional element, kill their Ailment cleaner etc and is invaluable versus double Intimidating Stance.
- Samael requires more investment as his Fast Barrier Break only unlocks at P3. Nergal is useable the moment you pull him.
- Samael has the additional perk of casting Fast Makara Break, which can be handy for other team compositions.
- Samael comes with Ailment skills of his own, whereas Nergal can be used as a secondary damage dealer.
- When paired with Pale Rider, damage does not matter as he will kill all poisoned enemies in two turns without fail.
