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Main Stat 2
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Main Stat 3
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ValerianBuild and Guide
Introduction
Valerian is a SR character from the ![Constant]()
Constant element who is part of the Fantasy Club faction. The character is also known by the Eternal Slumber title.
To learn more about Valerian check the sections below. Use the tabs to quickly switch to the kind of information you're looking for.
Profile
Review
Build
Teams
Profile
Stats (Lvl 50)
All stats shown below are for max level, fully upgraded character, but without any Modules or Shells equipped. The yellow number shows the combined stats, the white number shows the base stats, and the green number shows the stats gained from Prowess.
19666
13933 + 5733
1092
856 + 236
1246
928 + 318
131
119 + 12
10%
10% + 0%
150%
150% + 0%
0%
0% + 0%
32%
0% + 32%
Skills
Valerian skills currently show the 'maxed' description by default (so it includes the level up effects already). We will update the descriptions to be in-line with level 1 as soon as possible!
Profound Dream
Cooldown: 0
Tags: Single DMG, Slumber
Base
The moment of awakening has come: Valerian deals 240% damage to a single enemy with a 40% chance to inflict a 1-turn [Slumber].
Awakened
The moment of awakening has come; Valerian deals 240% damage to a single enemy with a 60% chance to inflict a 1-turn [Slumber].
Level 2: Increases damage multiplier to 220%.
Level 3: Increases the chance of inflicting [Slumber] to 20%.
Level 4: Increases damage multiplier to 240%.
Level 5: Increases the chance of inflicting [Slumber] to 40%.
[Slumber]: Target cannot take action. This effect will end after taking damage, but the DMG Taken will be increased by an additional 25%.
Bubble
Cooldown: 3
Tags: Invincibility, Heal Over Time
Base
Valerian releases dream bubbles, inflicting a 1-turn [Invincibility] on the target ally and a 1-turn [Heal Over Time] on all allies; if the target's HP percentage is below 50%, extends [Heal Over Time] duration by 1 turn(s).
Awakened
Valerian releases dream bubbles, applying a 1-turn [Invincibility] and [Heal Over Time] to all allies. If the target's HP percentage is below 50%, extends [Heal Over Time] duration by 1 turn(s).
Level 2: Increases target HP threshold to 40%.
Level 3: Increases target HP threshold to 45%.
Level 4: Increases target HP threshold to 50%.
Level 5: Reduces Skill CD by 1 turn(s).
[Heal Over Time]: When the turn starts, recovers 15% of Max HP.
[Invincibility]: Cannot take any damage.
Deep Sleep
Cooldown: 5
Tags: Health EQU, Buff, ATK+, DEF+, SPD+, CRIT Rate+
Base
A dream within a dream, truth, and illusion blur; Valerian redistributes current HP among all allies, equalizing all allies' HP percentages, while gaining a 2-turn [Hazy Dream] for herself.
Awakened
A dream within a dream, truth, and illusion blur; Valerian redistributes current HP among all allies, equalizing all allies' HP percentages, while applying a 2-turn [Hazy Dream] to herself.
Level 2: Increases shield amount to 11% of Max HP.
Level 3: Increases HP restored when allies are about to die to 20%.
Level 4: Increases shield amount to 12% of Max HP.
Level 5: At the start of the battle, Valerian immediately gains 1 turn(s) of [Hazy Dream].
[Hazy Dream]: When active, Valerian is immune to control and Turn Meter-related effects but cannot take action; when any ally starts their turn, applies a [Shield] equal to 12% of Valerian's max HP to them for 2 turn(s) and a [Dream Buff] that they don't have; before any ally is attacked, also applies the same [Shield] for 2 turn(s), but this can only trigger 1 time(s) per turn. When an ally is about to die, prevents their death, heals them for 20% of their max HP, and Valerian ends [Hazy Dream] and immediately starts the next turn.
[Shield]: Absorbs an equal amount of damage.
[Dream Buff]: Includes [ATK+], [DEF+], [CRIT Rate+], and [SPD+].
Dupes
Prowess 1
Increases Basic ATK, DEF and HP by 5%.
Prowess 2
Shield Provided +8%
Prowess 3
Increases Basic ATK, DEF and HP by 5%.
Prowess 4
Effect RES +12%
Prowess 5
Increases DMG Dealt by an additional 10% and decreases DMG Taken by an additional 10%.
Review
Ratings
Review
Valerian is a phenomenal all-rounder, having easy access to a variety of buffs to support the team while continuously protecting your entire party.
Her S1 has a chance to proc a stun-like Debuff named [Slumber], which puts the enemies to sleep for its duration but is also removed by the first attack that hits the enemy after Valerian’s turn ends (meaning her Shell doesn’t remove the Slumber!). The first attack that wakes the enemy up deals greatly increased damage so keep that in mind when tuning the speed order of your team.
Her S2 applies an invincibility buff on the target ally and a Heal Over Time to the whole team, which restores 15% of their own Max HP to each ally every time they take their turn while it’s active.
Valerian’s S3 is the real prize:
First all allies’ HP are equalized (it takes every HP% of the team then makes an average that becomes the HP% of everyone in the team), while applying a [Hazy Dream] buff to herself. This makes Valerian immune to control effects and turn meter manipulations, but at the same time she cannot take action during this buff;
Instead, allies get a [Shield] and a [Basic Buff Effect] (ATK+, DEF+, Crit RATE+, SPD+ in that order, and always prioritize giving a buff that is not already active) at the start of their turn when this buff is active.
Furthermore, this buff also prevents an ally from dying once, and heals by up to 20% of their max HP.
There are many components to this ultimate, but in essence, it represents an incredibly versatile tool that is especially valuable when you have fewer team-building options. Just make sure to build your Valerian slow, as the duration of the ultimate is tied to her turns - but beware this only works in shorter fights.
Valerian is an all-around great unit, working in pretty much every mode and most Animus. Units with buffs that overlap with Valerian may not be the best option, especially ATK and DEF buffers, so consider running other types of buffers like Lily and DokiDoki, or steer towards debuffers like Marvell and Heinrich, to name a few.
Pros & Cons
Pros
Death Prevention that can activate multiple times per fight.
One overloaded skill is great for managing skill-up materials.
S3’s buff priority means you almost never waste time by reapplying an already active buff.
Targeted Invincibility in Manual PVE content is amazing.
Cons
While each of her effects are strong, they can all be countered or mitigated in multiple ways.
The Shield tends to not be enough as a solo source of sustain in the late game.
Struggles in longer fights - since her healing is not enough and it takes her some time to get back in her ultimate state if you build her slow.
Build
Early Game Builds
For Early Game build tips when it comes to what modules and Shells to use before you start farming Red rarity, check our dedicated guide:
Best Build
The builds below are tailored more toward PVE and we only mention PVP in some places - like for alternative Shells or Module choices. But PVE is our focus.
Best Shells
1
For every 3 actions accumulated by enemy units, increases the owner's Turn Meter by 35%, and can be triggered up to 1 times per turn.
Grants the wearer a 35% gauge boost for every 3 enemy actions that occur, once per turn. A solid choice for Supports in content that sees multiple enemies acting per one turn of the wearer. Loses value against singular enemies or enemies that move slowly or not at all (due to control effects).
Gigabyte's effect will only trigger while Valerian is outside of Hazy Dream, thus it acts as an effective Speed boost while not reducing her time spent in Hazy dream contributing to overall higher uptime of the state. It also has good Matrix Set options for Valerian.
Best Module Sets:
- 12 set: >Timeweave [12/12]
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- 8 set: >Wellspring [8/12]
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>Strive [8/8]![Matrix]()
- 6 set: >Etherplague [6/6]
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2
Before the main body acts, it increases its [DEF] by 700 for 2 turns, and applies a [Shield] equal to 400% of its own [DEF] to the main body Animus, and the Animus ally with the lowest current HP percentage for 2 turns.
Cannot stack with similar effects applied by other Shells. In PvP modes, the applied shield amount equals 300% of self DEF to the host Animus and ally with the lowest HP percentage.
Grants the wearer 700 DEF for 2 turns, as well as applying a sizable shield to an ally for 2 turns. It has a 1-turn initial cooldown, but after that, it will maintain the 700 DEF buff 66% of the time and keep the shield active often. Primarily used on dedicated DEF scalers.
A solid alternative to Gigabyte that offers your team some protection during Valarian's Hazy Dream downtime. Will not trigger during turns that Valarian is within Hazy Dream.
Best Module Sets:
- 12 set: >Timeweave [12/12]
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>Unbreakable [12/12]![Matrix]()
- 8 set: >Unbreakable [8/12]
![Matrix]()
- 6 set: >Etherplague [6/6]
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>Colossguard [6/6]![Matrix]()
PVP Setup
Below you can find some alternative setups you can use, but only in PVP.
1
At the start of battle, grants the host Animus 2 stack(s) of [Mortal Essence]. Afterward, every 3 turn(s), grants the host Animus 3 stack(s) of [Mortal Essence] before their turn.
Valerian's Shell doesn't matter too much, but Bunny is nice to prevent Holden or similar Animus from resetting her.
Best Module Sets:
- 12 set: >Wellspring [12/12]
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- 8 set: >Cure [8/8]
![Matrix]()
- 6 set: >Evolguard [6/6]
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2
For every 3 actions accumulated by enemy units, increases the owner's Turn Meter by 35%, and can be triggered up to 1 times per turn.
Grants the wearer a 35% gauge boost for every 3 enemy actions that occur, once per turn. A solid choice for Supports in content that sees multiple enemies acting per one turn of the wearer. Loses value against singular enemies or enemies that move slowly or not at all (due to control effects).
Gigabyte is alright, doesn't do too much though, but Shell effects aren't really a big deal on Valerian, what matters mostly is the Matrix Set Bonus.
Best Module Sets:
- 12 set: >Wellspring [12/12]
![Matrix]()
- 8 set: >Cure [8/8]
![Matrix]()
- 6 set: >Evolguard [6/6]
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Best Stats
Substats:
HP% > DEF% > HP = DEF > SPD
Stat comments
Valerian has one main stats and a few optional stats to pay attention to across gear:
- HP%: Valerian's best stat by far is HP as it directly improves the shields she applies to teammates every time they move thanks to it being based off of her maximum HP. The other reason HP is her best choice across the board is that the other usually top stat SPD isn't as universally useful for valerian as for other supports.
- SPD: As mentioned above SPD is an unusual stat for Valerian as stacking more of it doesn't always help with her goal of spending as much time in her S3 Hazy Dream state as possible and in some cases can actually cause her to spend less time in it. The exception to this is if a team member takes a lethal blow and Valerian is forefully removed from Hazy Dream. If you're not expecting team mates to have to rely on Valarian's revive it's usualy better to build her slow to take advantage of the fact Valerian gains massive initial uptime on her S3 at the start of the fight while also maximizing her shielding capabilities by focusing on HP instead.
- DEF%: Compared to HP, DEF isn't as valuable to Valarian outside of synergizing with some of her Shell options. It's preferrable to stack more Hp in order to gain larger shields for herself and the team.
Stat comments (PVP)
After Valerian's Awakening, she has become one of the strongest and most oppressive characters in the game. Pick her and you do well. While she is not unbeatable, it requires a lot of effort to do so.
- Main Stats:
- HP: Valerian doesn't really need anything except a huge HP pool for bigger Shields.
- Effect RES: Effect RES is the only other stat that really does anything for her. You can try to get a good amount of Effect RES from subs and actually resist some stuff, which can be valuable.
Shell Passives
Slot 1
HP% > HP
Slot 2
Shield %
Slot 3
DMG (Synergy) > DMG Taken
Skill Priority
Skill Priority
Lv 5 S3 >>>> Lv 5 S2 >= Lvl 5 S1
Comments
Skills have to be maxed for Awakening.
Teams
Best Teams
The teams below come from our Teams database and showcase ANY team with Valerian present within in all content available in the game.
DokiDoki Hell #7
Content: DokiDoki || Team type: Generic || Time: 4-5m
![Kazuyo [The Reverie]](/static/0ef9cde6dff5b8bb5ee8514dcf84df48/60b4d/kazuyo_sm.webp)
DokiDoki Inferno #2
Content: DokiDoki || Team type: Generic || Time: 2-3m
DokiDoki Inferno #5
Content: DokiDoki || Team type: Generic || Time: 2-3m
DokiDoki Inferno #6
Content: DokiDoki || Team type: Generic || Time: 2-3m
DokiDoki Inferno #7
Content: DokiDoki || Team type: Generic || Time: 2-3m
DokiDoki Inferno #8
Content: DokiDoki || Team type: Generic || Time: 2-3m
DokiDoki Inferno #9
Content: DokiDoki || Team type: Generic || Time: 2-3m
DokiDoki Inferno #12
Content: DokiDoki || Team type: Generic || Time: 1-2m
Terrormaton Inferno #1
Content: Terrormaton || Team type: Generic || Time: 1-2m
![Sania [Vengeful Thorn]](/static/3cb02f3e1579dddb53b8c9947ea14d12/60b4d/Sania_withered_sm.webp)
Terrormaton Inferno #5
Content: Terrormaton || Team type: Generic || Time: 1-2m
![Cachi [The Guard]](/static/c25b1b09ae6990e90b27ad9f2163474a/60b4d/cachi-guard_sm.webp)
Terrormaton Inferno #8
Content: Terrormaton || Team type: Generic || Time: 1-2m
Comments
Can replace Diting with Yeli.
Terrormaton Inferno #9
Content: Terrormaton || Team type: Generic || Time: 1-2m
Terrormaton Inferno #10
Content: Terrormaton || Team type: Generic || Time: 1-2m
Terrormaton Inferno #12
Content: Terrormaton || Team type: Generic || Time: 1-2m
Terrormaton Inferno #20
Content: Terrormaton || Team type: Generic || Time: 0-1m
Starter #2 - Rilmocha
Content: Campaign || Team type: F2P || Time: -
![Chiaki [The Echo]](/static/86fddbe08e3b9d93a6ed6dcd10af8544/60b4d/chiaki_echo_sm.webp)
Starter #5 - Xiada ALT
Content: Campaign || Team type: F2P || Time: -
Starter #9 - Rin
Content: Campaign || Team type: F2P || Time: -
![Rin [The Unbowed]](/static/9247120a02bf4151f6c6e75413d7d643/60b4d/rin-unbowed_sm.webp)
Febian #2
Content: Grim Pursuit || Team type: Generic || Time: 30s
NicoNana Inferno #1
Content: Grim Pursuit || Team type: Generic || Time: 0-1m
NicoNana Inferno #2
Content: Grim Pursuit || Team type: Generic || Time: 0-1m
NicoNana Inferno #8
Content: Grim Pursuit || Team type: Generic || Time: 0-1m
Sharon Inferno #2
Content: Grim Pursuit || Team type: Generic || Time: 0-1m
Sharon Inferno #4
Content: Grim Pursuit || Team type: Generic || Time: 0-1m
Sharon Inferno #7
Content: Grim Pursuit || Team type: Generic || Time: 0-1m
Sharon Inferno #8
Content: Grim Pursuit || Team type: Generic || Time: 0-1m
Sharon Inferno #10
Content: Grim Pursuit || Team type: Generic || Time: 0-1m