Irie Alford
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Basic Attack
Basic1 valid hitsSwings her shield, attacking a target in front.
At level 2: Basic Attack DMG +5%
At level 3: Basic Attack DMG +5%
At level 4: Basic Attack DMG +5%
At level 5: Basic Attack DMG +5%
Small, But Reliable
PassiveShe may be small, but she's more reliable than anyone else on the field. Basic attacks force their targets to attack her for 5 seconds. This skill also decreases surrounding Strikers' DMG Taken by 10%.
At level 2: DMG Taken -2%
At level 3: DMG Taken -2%
At level 4: DMG Taken -4%
At level 5: HP +20%
Stay Away from Us!
Special2 valid hits 20 secondsHops and swings her shield, knocking enemies backward with AoE damage.
At level 2: DMG +5%
At level 3: DMG +5%
At level 4: DMG +15%
At level 5: Cooldown -4 s
Minimal Impact
Ultimate3 valid hits 44 secondsRepeatedly strikes the ground with her shield and generates shock waves, inflicting AoE damage.
At level 2: Cooldown -2 s
At level 3: Cooldown -2 s
At level 4: Cooldown -4 s
At level 5: DMG Taken -25% for 10 s after skill
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Analysis
Review
Irie Alford is one of the best R rarity employees in the game. She is the suggested starter Defender for newbie players because it is super easy to Limit Break her and she does a great job at tanking whatever early game stages throw at the player.
Sadly, the further into the game you get, the less useful she becomes, especially because she, like all low rarity Defenders, does not have MDL.
MDL = Max Damage Limit or DMG Taken Limit is a stat that only appears on SSR rarity Defenders. How does it work? For example, if an employee has 10% MDL it means that any hit that does more damage than 10% of his max HP, will have the part exceeding the MDL value lowered by 80%. This prevents Defenders with MDL from being one-shot by skills/ultimates.
A way to counter MDL is to use employees with great ASPD like Administration Rifleman, Ifrit, or Millia Rage.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- great starter tank,
- pair her with a Striker and they will tank you through the early game easily.
Cons
- no MDL,
- powercrept by stronger Defenders.
Gear Recommendation
PVE gear
Set: HP+HP / HP+DEF
PVP gear
Set: HP+HP / HP+DEF
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