Ren AmamiyaBuild and Guide

Character
Introduction

Ren Amamiya is a 5 character from the
Curse
Curse element who has the
Multi-target
Sweeper job assigned to them. The character is also known by the Joker codename and their persona is Arsene.

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Profile

Review

Build

Teams

Profile

Skills

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.

Curse

Trickster's Plunder

Cost: 19 SP

Target: AoE

Type: Curse

Deal Curse damage to all foes equal to 83.0% of Attack. 20% chance to inflict Curse. Also gain 1 Will of Rebellion stack.

Curse

Phantom Omen

Cost: 19 SP

Target: Single

Type: Curse

Deal Curse damage to 1 foe equal to 97.6% of Attack. When only 1 foe is present, gain 2 Will of Rebellion stacks.

Curse

Arsène's Chains

Cost: 22 SP

Target: AoE

Type: Curse

Deal Curse damage to all foes equal to 74.2% of Attack. When used on an Extra Action, increase damage by 25%. When attacking foes with debuffs, increase damage by 25% more.

Curse

Thief Tactics

Cost: -

Target: AoE

Type: Curse

[HIGHLIGHT]: Deal Curse damage to all foes equal to 205.0% of Attack, and gain 1 Will of Rebellion stack.

Passive

Resistance

Cost: -

Target: -

Type: Passive

Increase Attack by 18.0% for each Will of Rebellion stack.

Passive

Adverse Resolve

Cost: -

Target: -

Type: Passive

Increase damage on Extra Actions by 72.0%.

Awareness
A0

Rebellion Resurgence

Awareness 0

At the end of Ren's action, gain 1 Will of Rebellion stack for each foe with less than 60% HP (up to 5 stacks). When Will of Rebellion reaches 3 stacks, gain an Extra Action. An additional Extra Action cannot be gained during the Extra Action. (Extra Actions do not affect the duration of effects with turn limits). At the end of an Extra Action, spend 3 Rebellion stacks. *Can gain 1 Will of Rebellion stack per foe per battle.

A1

Calling Card

Awareness 1

Increase skill damage dealt to the main target by 30%, and increase skill damage to other targets by 10%.

A2

Meditate

Awareness 2

On an Extra Action, decrease SP cost of skills by 80%. When Ren's SP is above 60%, increase Attack by 50%.

A3

Secret Maneuvers

Awareness 3

Increase the skill levels of Arsène's Chains and Thief Tactics by 3.

A4

Highway Robbery

Awareness 4

Highlight Enhanced: Increase number of Will of Rebellion stacks gained to 3.

A5

Moonlit Evening

Awareness 5

Increase the skill levels of Trickster's Plunder and Phantom Omen by 3.

A6

Merciless Pursuit

Awareness 6

After taking an extra action, if there are foes with below 25% HP, deal damage to those foes equal to up to 250% of Ren's Attack (once per enemy per battle). After using a skill on an extra action, deal Curse damage equal to 50% of Attack to all foes.

Review

Ratings
T0

General (Global)

T0

Bossing (Global)

T2

General (CN)

T3

Bossing (CN)

Review
Character Function and Summary

Joker is an AoE DPS that gains stacks of Will of Rebellion by using his skills. At turn end if  he has 3 or more stacks of Will of Rebellion and enemies are below 60% HP, he can enter an Extra Turn. This allows you to act twice with him in 1 turn.

However, his poor Skill multipliers and Extra Turn limitations have made his use in CN limited to trash mob stages clearing or stages with specific environments designed for him. If the stage lacks mobs or the enemies have very high HP, you can only rely on gaining stacks from his Skill 1 or HIGHLIGHT to enter Extra Turn and deal decent damage.

Restricting your primary way to deal damage in the hands of the enemies is usually not a great idea!

Character Synergies
  • Rin: Rin is one of the few AoE Defense Down characters available in 1.0. However, her Skill 3 debuff works only for the next two attacks, thus it actually does not work well between Joker’s HIGHLIGHT and his two Skill 3’s.

  • Chord (CN only): Chord providing Joker with free HIGHLIGHT activation allows you to gain more of Joker’s Will of Rebellion stacks from his HIGHLIGHT.

  • Turbo (CN only): Joker’s Extra Turn can increase the Speed gain from Turbo, allowing A0 Turbo to enter her own Extra Turn every other turn.

Important Awareness / Weapon Values
  • Awareness 4: This is the Awareness that completely changes Joker and makes him self-sufficient in fights without any mobs.

  • Weapon: As the first Limited weapon available, its effects are quite underwhelming. Its coverage isn’t ideal for A0 Joker and is not recommended to pull as you don't get enough premium or meaningful stats such as Critical Hit Rate or Critical Damage.

Pros & Cons
Pros

  • Extra Turn is a strong mechanic as it interacts with many aspects of the game.

Cons

  • Very Environment reliant. In fights without endless mobs it is very hard to make A0 Joker work.

  • Needs too many Awareness if you want to use him outside of his designed Environments. There are better and cheaper options available.

Build

Recommended Cards
Suggested Card Setup
Card

Departure 

ControlDecrease main target's DEF by 23% for 2 turns after attacking them with a skill.

ProsperityIncrease all allies' DMG Dealt by 8% for 1 turn when attacking enemies.

RuinIncrease ATK by 30% for 3 turns after defeating an enemy.

Card

Ruin 

2 set effect:  Curse damage increased by 10%.

4 set effect:  Increase skill damage to enemies with debuffs by 20%.

Weapons

4

Machete
Increase Attack by 12.0%|12.0%|16.0%|16.0%|20.0%|20.0%|24.0%. When attacking a foe with an ailment, increase Attack by 19.1%|24.8%|24.8%|30.5%|30.5%|36.2%|36.2%.

5

Phoenix Dagger
Increase Attack by 30.0%|30.0%|39.0%|39.0%|48.0%|48.0%|57.0%. After gaining Will of Rebellion, increase Ren's Curse damage by 10.0%|13.0%|13.0%|16.0%|16.0%|19.0%|19.0% for 2 turns. Stacks up to 3 times. At 3 or more Will of Rebellion stacks, increase Ren's next damage by 23.0%|30.0%|30.0%|37.0%|37.0%|44.0%|44.0%.
Best Stats
Moon

Attack Mult.

Star

Crit Rate

Sky

Attack

Substats:

Crit Rate = Pierce > Crit Mult.

Build Comments

Ren Amamiya build comments aren't available yet. They will be added soon.

Other information
Awareness Priority

A4 > A6 > A2 > A1

Skill Priority

Skill 3 > Skill 1 > Thief Tactics > Skill 2

Skill Rotation

Skill 1 (until Ren has 3 Will of Rebellion stacks) > Skill 3

Teams

Best Teams
Joker + Rin + Leon + Okyann

This team focuses on maximizing damage without possessing any proper Sustain.

  • Best Wonder Personas: 

    • Alice - Curse Damage Taken

    • Dionysus - Critical Hit Rate, Critical Damage

    • Surt - Defense Down

    • Dominion - Attack Up, Damage Up

  • Wonder Dagger - Palace 2 Dagger

Joker + Rin + Cattle + Okyann

This team loses some buffs in order to gain more Sustain.

  • Best Wonder Personas: 

    • Alice - Curse Damage Taken

    • Dionysus - Critical Hit Rate, Critical Damage

    • Surt - Defense Down

    • Dominion - Attack Up, Damage Up

  • Wonder Dagger - Palace 2 Dagger

Joker + Leon + Moko + Okyann

Moko is used to further buff Joker’s Attack.

  • Best Wonder Personas: 

    • Alice - Curse Damage Taken

    • Dionysus - Critical Hit Rate, Critical Damage

    • Surt - Defense Down

    • Dominion - Attack Up, Damage Up

  • Wonder Dagger - Palace 2 Dagger