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Electric element who has the 
Sweeper job assigned to them. The character is also known by the Akihiko codename and their persona is Polydeuces.To learn more about Akihiko Sanada check the sections below. Use the tabs to quickly switch to the kind of information you're looking for.
Profile
All Character information about Skills, Passives, Dupes etc. has been translated from Chinese to English by us. We will update them with Official Translation as soon as it's available.
All Skill Values are shown at Level 10 for Characters as the majority of the players will be using their characters with said levels. Said values do not include additional bonuses from outside sources such as Mental Images. Also, characters do not have 1 More, Basic Attack and Gun skills listed as the latter two are barely used, and 1 More is a generic follow-up primarily used to down enemies weak to certain elements.
Blitzkrieg
Cost: 20 SP
Target: AoE
Type: Electric
Gain 1 Grit stack. Deal Electric damage to all foes equal to 122.8% of Attack.
Also, increase Sanada's critical damage by 23.4% for 3 turns.
Spark Impact
Cost: 20 SP
Target: AoE
Type: Electric
Gain 1 Grit stack. Deal Electric damage to all foes equal to 92.1% of Attack. Also, gain 2 Mettle stacks.
Lightning Fist
Cost: 24 SP
Target: AoE
Type: Electric
Deal Electric damage to all foes equal to 136.4% of Attack.
If Grit is at 2 stacks or higher, spend all Grit stacks, and increase this skill's multiplier by 48.8% for each stack.
Combat Tactics
Cost: 140 Theurgy Charge
Target: AoE
Type: Electric
[Lightning Spike]
Can be activated when Theurgy gauge is at 140. Deal Electric damage to all foes equal to 255.4% of Attack.
This Theurgy is guaranteed to activate a critical hit. Also, critical damage will be between a minimum of 250% and maximum of 350%.
No Rules
Cost: -
Target: -
Type: Passive
When dealing damage to downed foes, increase damage by 30.0%.
Rough Combo
Cost: -
Target: -
Type: Passive
When Sanada activates a critical, increase Attack by 13.5% for 3 turns. Stacks up to 3 times.
Assist
Cost: -
Target: Single
Type: Buff
Increase 1 ally's critical damage by 20% for 1 turn.
Reason to Fight
Awareness 0
At the start of battle, gain 2 Mettle stacks. Also, when dealing Electric damage with a skill or Theurgy, gain 1 Mettle stack. Stacks up to 12 times.
At the start of Sanada's turn, he can spend 6 Mettle stacks to activate Flash Blow 1 time.
Flash Blow: Deal Physical damage to all foes equal to 55.9% of Attack, and increase downed foes' damage taken by 8% for 1 turn. This skill is counted as a Resonance. Also, gain 1 Grit stack.
Grit: Increase pierce rate by 4%. Stacks up to 3 times.
Boxing Team Captain
Awareness 1
At the start of battle, increase the Theurgy gauge by 70.
When gaining Grit stacks, increase critical rate by 20%.
Guardian Fist
Awareness 2
When dealing damage to downed foes, increase Down Bonus by 10%.
After spending Mettle stacks to activate Flash Blow, increase Sanada's damage by 30% for 3 turns.
Stoic Heart
Awareness 3
Increase the skill levels of Spark Impact and Lightning Fist by 3.
Results of Training
Awareness 4
When activating a Theurgy, increase critical damage by 50% (between a minimum of 300% and maximum of 400%).
Buried Emotions
Awareness 5
Increase the skill levels of Blitzkrieg and Combat Tactics by 3.
Striving for Power
Awareness 6
At the start of battle, gain 6 Mettle stacks. The maximum number of Mettle stacks is increased to 18. Also, for each Grit stack gained, increase Sanada's damage by 8%. The maximum number of Grit stacks is increased to 4.
When spending Grit to use Lightning Fist, also activate Finishing Blow 1 time.
Finishing Blow: Based on the number of Grit stacks spent during Sanada's turn, deal Electric damage to all foes equal to 13.5% of Attack for each stack, with Ignore Defense. This skill is counted as a Resonance, and is guaranteed to activate a critical. Also, gain 1 Grit stack.
Promise to Become Stronger (Exclusive to Tartarus)
Awareness 7
[Electric Flash] deals damage 1 more time, [Fatal Fist] give 1 stack of [Fighting Spirit] more.
Review
Akihiko is an Electric Sweeper that plays with knocking down foes.
Just like Noir, he works very well in fights where you are dealing with multiple strong bosses.
He has one of the most impressive stats page out of all DPS by having Critical Rate on level up and Critical Damage from weapon.
In terms of play patterns his are very similar to Noir, What sets Akihiko apart from Noir is he has an on demand Skill that can decrease foes' Down Points, however this isn't very strong as it is just one usage every 3 turns and you are putting something in the foes' hand in hoping you can down them before his S3.
Another difference from Noir is as his Skill 3 has a fixed cooldown, you have less flexibility on when you can burst, meaning you can have a fail state of not downing all foes on the right turns to maximize damage.
Akihiko’s Theurgy takes 140 Theurgy Energy, which is very bad as that takes 4 turns to charge, meaning in most 6 turns fight you can only use this once.
Overall, Akihiko is a pretty straightforward DPS, he hits hard, but takes a while to deal his damage.
Koromaru (CN): Koromaru can provide frequent knockdowns for Akihiko.
Awareness 1: Akihiko can now use 2 Theurgies within 6 turns.
Weapon: This weapon provides Critical Damage as main stats which is both very strong and rare it also provides Critical Rate.
Deals heavy damage and rewards slower setup teams.
Takes 3 turns to deal most of his damage.
Can only use 1 Theurgy on his own.
Relies on foes being downed to maximize his damage.
Build
Gain: Increase Attack based on missing HP, up to 40% Attack at 40% HP.
Change: For each foe on the field, increase Electric damage by 8%. Maximum of 32%.
Sorrow: Increase continuous damage effect by 16%.
2 set effect: Increase Electric damage by 10%.
4 set effect: Increase Attack by 25% for 2 turns. After activating a critical, gain the same effect again.
Damage Mult.
Crit Rate
Attack
Crit Rate = Crit Mult. > Pierce Rate > Damage Mult.
A1 > A6 > A2 > A4
Skill 3 > Skill 1 > Combat Tactics > Skill 2
Skill 2 > Skill 1 > Flash Blow + Skill 3
4✷
Increase Attack by 12.0%|12.0%|16.0%|16.0%|20.0%|20.0%|24.0%. Also, when Grit is at 2 or more stacks, increase Attack by 22.0%|29.0%|29.0%|36.0%|36.0%|43.0%|43.0%.
5✷
Increase critical damage by 36.3%|36.3%|47.2%|47.2%|58.1%|58.1%|69.0%. When gaining Mettle stacks, increase critical rate by 8.2%|10.7%|10.7%|13.2%|13.2%|15.7%|15.7% for 2 turns. This effect stacks up to 2 times. When Sanada activates a critical with a skill, Theurgy, or Resonance, increase that damage by 34.0%|44.0%|44.0%|54.0%|54.0%|64.0%|64.0%.
Teams
Akihiko has high Critical Rate and Wonder can also provide Shock, Turbo can help to provide knockdown.
Best Wonder Personas:
Thor - Shock, Electric Damage, Electric Critical Damage
Yurlungur - Critical Damage
Dominion - Attack Up, Damage Up
Dionysus - Critical Rate, Critical Damage
Surt - Defense Down
Wonder Dagger - Cyclotron