GiancBuild and Guide

Gianc is an Odd Affinity HP-scaling Nuker, focused on Damage with a side of self-healing and debuffing.

Skill 1

Gianc’s S1 is two parts, one active and one passive. The active deals a single hit of damage to a target based on Gianc’s max HP, then heals him by a percentage of his own lost HP.

Azure drifting is the passive component of the skill: at the start of Battle, before any player takes action, Gianc increases his Follow-up Attack Rate based on his max HP, and at the same time, he disables his own chance to crit.

Gianc has good Burst potential, and the Follow-up can further reinforce this aspect if he gets enough max HP from equipment. As lvl5 improves the consistency of his Follow-ups and his SPD, it’s recommended to fully level this skill, although getting S3 to lvl4 still takes priority.

Skill 2

S2 is a straightforward 1-hit AoE that damages all enemies based on Gianc’s max HP with a high chance of applying [Wound] for 1-2 turns on them.

Depending on your setup, Gianc can see his Debuffing potential improved by leveling this skill; however, past level 2, the damage won’t see any improvement. For Burst, level 2 is enough, although each following level improves his impact in long fights.

Skill 3

Cannon Rainfall, Gianc’s S3, is an AoE that deals damage differently to the targets: the main target gets a percentage of their own max HP removed, then Gianc also loses the same amount of HP, although he cannot die from this backlash. The secondary targets, on the other hand, take damage equal to a percentage of Gianc’s own max HP and have a high chance of being inflicted with [Weakness].

Because the main target has their HP removed, the damage is not reduced by DEF/Dmg Reduction, BB set, nor is it amplified by offensive Buffs/Debuffs.

This is Gianc’s main damage tool, and so raising it to at least lvl4 takes the highest priority. Afterwards, lvl5 is great for longer fights, but otherwise useless in Burst setups.

PVE

Gianc has a few compelling tools for PVE, to the point that there’s very little reason to ever field him. His berserk nature of losing health to deal damage can quickly go wrong if you get hit right after,he does not crit and his damage scales off HP which is usually the weakest stat for dealing damage in PVE, and his debuffs aren’t contributing much to improving clear times or making battles easier in the vast majority of cases. Even Weakness, an excellent Defensive option, is readily available on the likes of Plume, who totally eclipses Gianc in terms of debuffing and contributing to the damage of the team.

With DPS Animuses like Rosa or Batsby dominating the Odd Affinity, it’s unlikely Gianc will ever be in the spotlight for Odd favored fights in PVE.

PVP

Gianc doesn’t suffer from the same drawbacks in PVP. His HP scaling can make him both resilient and threatening damage-wise, while the targeted HP removal from his S3 can bypass most damage mitigation effects. His high Follow-up Rate can also add an element of luck (if his HP isn’t so high as to guarantee the follow up) that is hard to completely play around when facing him, which can sometimes end the fight unexpectedly fast.

With Wound and Weakness applicable in AoE, opponents will have a hard time recovering from his damage, but will also struggle taking him out once he’s done whacking his main target.

Conclusion

Gianc is a clear-cut case of a specialized unit, this time shining in PVP almost exclusively. Depending on the meta and the strategies employed by both players, he can either act as a thorn in the side of his opponent or as a massive threat that requires appropriate countermeasures.