Melania

Melania

6
Beast
Beast
S

Overall

Profile

Personal information
Name
Melania
Combat information
Rarity
6
Afflatus
Beast
Damage Type
Mental
Release information
Release date (CN)
June 15th, 2023
Release date (GBL)
October 26th, 2023
Tags
Burst DMG
DPS

Skills

Ridiculous Eyewitness Testimony
Skill

1-target attack. Deals 650% Mental DMG. Inflicts 1 stack of [Thief Master] on the caster.

Take off, exchange positions, and retreat."

Thief Master

Melania's next Incantation is enhanced (-1 stack after trigger).

Silent Takedown
Skill

✧✧

[Attack]

1-target attack. Deals 200% Mental DMG. If the caster is in [Thief Master] status, this attack steals 1 Moxie from the target.

Keep an eye on her."

✦✦

[Attack]

1-target attack. Deals 250% Mental DMG and Moxie -1 for the target. If the caster is in [Thief Master], this attack steals 1 additional Moxie from the target.

Keep an eye on her. She is right here."

✦✦✦

[Attack]

1-target attack. Deals 400% Mental DMG, Moxie by -1 for the target, and Moxie +1 for the caster. If the caster is in [Thief Master], this attack steals 1 additional Moxie from the target.

Keep an eye on her. She is right here. At least she was a moment ago."

Thief Master

Melania's next Incantation is enhanced (-1 stack after trigger).

Clockwork Rats
Skill

✧✧

[Attack]

Mass attack. Deals 120% Mental DMG to 2 enemies. This attack enjoys Leech Rate +20%. If the caster is in [Thief Master], Moxie +1 and extra Leech Rate +30% for the caster.

A group of frantic stalkers are gathering."

✦✦

[Attack]

Mass attack. Deals 180% Mental DMG to 2 enemies. This attack enjoys Leech Rate +20%. If the caster is in [Thief Master], Moxie +1 and extra Leech Rate +30% for the caster.

A group of frantic stalkers are gathering, which has become problematic."

✦✦✦

[Attack]

Mass attack. Deals 300% Mental DMG to 2 enemies. This attack enjoys Leech Rate +20%. If the caster is in [Thief Master], Moxie +1 and extra Leech Rate +30% for the caster.

A group of frantic stalkers are gathering, which has become problematic. The rodenticide didn't work."

Thief Master

Melania's next Incantation is enhanced (-1 stack after trigger).

Inheritance

Insight 1
Top Student
Insight I

After the caster casts an Ultimate, gains 1 stack of [Fixed Plan].

Materials
  • Sharpodonty
    Sharpodontyx18000
  • Page of Beastly Thirst
    Page of Beastly Thirstx6
  • Trembling Tooth
    Trembling Toothx5
  • Esoteric Bones
    Esoteric Bonesx5
Insight 1
Top Student
Insight II

DMG Dealt +8% when the caster enters battle.

Materials
  • Sharpodonty
    Sharpodontyx40000
  • Scroll of Beastly Thirst
    Scroll of Beastly Thirstx10
  • Milled Magnesia
    Milled Magnesiax5
  • Holy Silver
    Holy Silverx5
Insight 1
Top Student
Insight III

After the caster casts an Ultimate, gives the caster 1 additional stack of [Fixed Plan]

Materials
  • Sharpodonty
    Sharpodontyx200000
  • Tome of Beastly Thirst
    Tome of Beastly Thirstx16
  • Murmur of Insanity
    Murmur of Insanityx8
  • Fruit of Good and Evil
    Fruit of Good and Evilx3
Special effects

Fixed Plan

Ultimate power increases by 12% (stackable up to 6 times and cannot be dispelled)

Portray

Melania Portray
Portray details

Lv. 1

Ridiculous Eyewitness Testimony deals 725% Mental DMG.

Lv. 2

Ridiculous Eyewitness Testimony additionally gains 1 stack of [Thief Master].

Lv. 3

Exploit Opening's effect changes to: at 1/2/3 stars, deals 220/280/450% Mental DMG.

Lv. 4

Clockwork Rats's effect changes to: at 1/2/3 stars, deals 135/200/325% Mental DMG.

Lv. 5

Ridiculous Eyewitness Testimony deals 800% Mental DMG.

Psychubes

Comments

“Luxurious Leisure” is considered Melania's BiS (Best in Slot) as it was tailored for the way her kit works. Brave New World is another great choice that performs similarly, while “His Bounden Duty” is a possible option if the player doesn't have a healer at hand and feels the need of sustain.

“Thunderous Applause” is a good option for higher levels if the player wants to try out a crit-oriented build on Melania. This Psychube, however, should preferably be switched for “The Carat of the Heart” on that function once the latter becomes available on Global.

Stats

STAT

Base

Level 1

Level 30

Insight 1

Level 1

Level 40

Insight 2

Level 1

Level 50

Insight 3

Level 1

Level 60

ATK
ATK

254

385

424

646

685

963

999

1133

ATK
HP

1390

2109

2326

3536

3753

5273

5471

6204

ATK
Reality DEF

128

194

213

326

345

486

504

572

ATK
Mental DEF

128

194

213

326

345

486

504

572

ATK
Critical Technique

245

245

277

277

309

309

341

341

ATK
Critical Rate

8.2%

8.2%

9.26%

9.26%

10.3%

10.3%

11.4%

11.4%

ATK
Critical DMG

142.25%

142.25%

143.85%

143.85%

145.45%

145.45%

147.05%

147.05%

Review

Review

Melania is a unique Damage Dealer whose main mechanic revolves around stealing Moxie from enemies, and building up her own ultimate's power. This gives her two possible roles in a team; The first one, for those who don't want to or can't invest much on her, consists on focusing on shutting down enemies. This role works as a Sub-DPS and is better suited for short battles and the Early Game, since Melania takes quite a few rounds to build up her stacks and unleash her full power. 

The second role, and the one she's been designed for, is focused on Burst DMG. Although she may seem to lag a bit behind her peers of similar role and rarity at first, that's merely a facade. True to her lore and character, Melania is all about careful planning and building up before hitting her target with overwhelming might. 

Her first skill, “Silent Takedown” can literally steal Moxie from the target. This is her main tool to shut down enemies while gaining extra Moxie for herself. This allows Melania to use her Ultimate almost back to back. Most of the time, however, players will likely only have access to this skill at level 2, which is already good enough to fulfill its role regardless if Melania is the main damage dealer of the team or not. 

The second skill, “Clockwork Rats”, has a fixed leech rate of +20%, and can go up to +50% if under [Thief Master] status. At three stars, this mass attack skill has a base multiplier of 300%, and under [Thief Master] it also gives +1 Moxie to the caster. Under these ideal conditions, 300% multiplier with 50% leech rate is the same as Eternity's ultimate, the difference here being, “Clockwork Rats” is a skill that you can spam more easily and Melania doesn't sacrifice her own HP to attack. 

Last but not least, the Great Thief's ultimate takes three uses to reach its maximum stacks if Melania is at i3. That can take an average of 7 to 9 rounds, making her better suited for longer battles, those becoming more common later in the game's lifecycle as Limbo and UTTU become more complex and new endgame modes are added. At P0, “Ridiculous Eyewitness Testimony” has a base of 650% Mental DMG that can be amped up to 722% with the 72% bonus of [Fixed Plan] at full stacks. Needless to say, this squirrel with glasses can hit like a truck, especially if paired with someone who can buff her damage or crit.

Pros & Cons
Pros

  • Great burst damage potential with her ultimate.

  • Can be used to continuously suppress enemies by stealing their Moxie.

  • Relatively versatile, can be built as a glass cannon or enjoy some self-sustain.

  • Can work on some duo comps.

  • Tailored for endgame content.

Cons

  • Can be AP-Greedy.

  • Not new player friendly, she oftentimes requires some luck on the card cycling and planning ahead.

  • Her damage potential takes a while to build up.

  • Ultimate is the only source of her [Thief Master] passive, that is essential to unlock the potential of her skills.

Ratings
S

Overall

S+

Standard (GLB)

S

Standard (CN)

S

Mane (GLB)

S

Mane (CN)

Melania is a powerful single-target Carry who revolves around stacking a buff with her Ultimate to increase its damage. To accomplish this, she is able to generate loads of Moxie for herself either with her other buffs or by stealing it from the opponent. She is rather AP-greedy, which makes her harder to teambuild, but she'll annihilate any target you put her against.

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