Resonance SolsticeMargiela [The Stargazer]Build and Guide

A DPS Crew Member that primarily focuses on creating [Nova] Variants and summoning her familiar [Mors]. She inflicts powerful elemental status effects through her tarot-based skills and Nova cards, with strong AOE Reverb damage. Her ultimate [Antediluvian Light] and [Supernova] provide massive AOE damage while generating cost and supporting the team.

Playstyle and Key Mechanics

Margiela The Stargazer is capable of generating [Nova] cards with her cards. At Resonance 5, she also enables herself to generate [Strange Spark] and [Antediluvian Light] upon meeting certain conditions.

Main Cards:

• For her first card [The High Priestess], a purple card that lets you choose a derivative card to add to your hand and the rest to be placed in your deck. These derivative cards are [The Star], [The Moon], and [The Sun], in auto play whichever has the highest priority in the config will always be chosen.

• Next is [The Tower], a 3-cost purple card where an [Elemental Spire] is generated, capable of generating [Nova] variants. In order to do this, the number of elemental status inflicted while the skill is active on the field will generate an Elemental Energy and each energy breakpoint will generate a [Nova] variant for every 12 Elemental Energy gained and with 30 Elemental Energy gained, she draws a card up to 6 times.

• Then her Ultimate [The Wheel], a purple card where she summons [Mors], a familiar that inherits Stargazer’s ATK, it is capable of inflicting [Slash] and [Penetrate] attacks, each attack also inflicts an elemental status effect in sequence [Frostbite], [Wildfire] and [Thunder].

Derivatives

• [The Star] - Gain 1 cost per second for 6 seconds, and inflicts [Thunder] on the enemy with the highest HP. Also generates a [Nova] when used.

• [The Moon] -  Inflicts [Freeze] to all enemies, and inflicts [Frostbite] per second for 6 seconds. Also generates a [Nova] when used.

• [The Sun] - Inflicts [Wildfire] per second for 6 seconds.  Also generates a [Nova] when used.

• [Antediluvian Light] -  An orange card that deals Reverb DMG per second for 5 seconds, additionally increases all allies' ATK and DEF by 10 per second up to 150 and generates 1 cost per second while the attack is active.

Investment

Awakening 0 Stargazer is already powerful; however, getting duplicates of her significantly boosts overall team damage and adds a handful of quality of life. 

• Awakening 1 - Increases all allies' ATK by 3% up to 80% when generating [Elemental Nova], [Supernova], [Strange Spark] and [Antediluvian Light].

• Awakening 2 - Whenever [Mors] is present on the field, cast a [Nova], [Elemental Nova], [Supernova] or [Strange Spark] whenever one is destroyed.

• Awakening 4 - Whenever [Mors] is present on the field, the cost is reduced to the following derivative cards: [Nova] and [Elemental Nova] by 1, [Supernova] and [Strange Spark] by 2, and [Antediluvian Light] by 3.

• Awakening 5 - Whenever [The Star], [The Moon], [The Sun] or [The Tower] is active Final DMG dealt by ally [Familiars], [Nova], [Elemental Nova], [Supernova], [Nova] and [Antediluvian Light] are increased by 15%, up to 60%.

Resonance

• Resonance 1 — Depending on the positioning of [The Star], [The Moon] or [The Sun], increase [Nova], [Elemental Nova], [Supernova] and [Strange Spark] DMG or increase [Familiars] DMG dealt by 10% to 100% respectively.

• Resonance 2 — Extends the duration of [The Star], [The Moon], [The Sun], [The Tower] and [The Wheel] by 3 seconds.

• Resonance 4 — [The High Priestess] is always drawn in the first 5 hand cards at the start of battle and whenever [The Star], [The Moon], [The Sun] or [Antediluvian Light] is in effect, allies are healed for 3% of Max HP per second, and for each effect active, the healing will stack.

• Resonance 5 — [The Wheel] has a 50% chance to generate [Strange Spark] and while [Mors] and [Elemental Spire] from [The Tower] are present on the field. Combines [Supernova] and [Strange Spark] to create [Antediluvian Light].

Synergies

• Raziel [The Reminisce] - The best crew member she synergizes with, great for cost generation and creating more [Nova] with Radiant Galaxy.

• Olivien - For a Familiar-based setup, she works incredibly well with her. Stargazer can consistently apply both Fire and Frost status effects that greatly synergize with [Crystalization], effectively doubling DMG dealt by chance.

Gear and Affixes

Some examples of overall good equipment choices for Margiela [The Stargazer] For specific picks, please check the respective teams.

• UR Kusa Ryujaku: Each time inflicting [Slash], ATK +0.5%, stackable.

• UR Outer Stars: When a [Nova], [Elemental Nova] or [Supernova] is generated, increase all allies' ATK by 1% up to a maxixmum of 30%

• SSR Nightfall Starquest: Playing a Purple card has a 10% chance to generate a [Nova] in your hand. The trigger rate stacks.

• SSR Unbewusstes Probe: Whenever you play a Red Card of cost 3 or more, random enemy receive 3% less healing. This effect stacks up to a maximum of 75%.

• SSR Million-Tons Revelation: ATK +80

• SSR: Degenerate Blackrock: Increases wearer's final DMG dealt by 10%. This effect stacks.

• SR Viscera Collector MK 0: Using [Leader Skill] restores 0.4 Cost. This effect stacks.

• R Mass Projector: Using [Leader Skill] increases ATK by 1.5%. This effect stacks.

• R Magic Wand: Playing a Purple card has a 20% chance to restore 1 Cost. The trigger rate stacks.

Armor:

• UR Grandfather Reactive Armor: At the start of battle, convert 5% ATK of the ally with highest DEF to the wearer's ATK. When taking DMG, transfer 25% of the DMG taken to the ally with highest DEF.

• SSR Crimson Prophecy: Recover 5% of the DMG dealt by [Erode] / [Corrode] to your own HP.

• SSR Simulated Stars: Using [Leader Skill] restores 5% HP. This effect stacks.

• SSR External Memory Matrix: Max damage taken per hit is 33% of Max HP.

• SSR Mecha Armor: Whenever [Slash] / [Rend] inflicted by wearer deals damage, restores HP equal to 5% of the damage dealt.

• SSR Black Rock Armor: Reduces wearer's final DMG taken by 10%. This effect stacks.

• SSR High Dimension Construct: Generating a Black Card restores 5% of Max HP. This effect stacks.

• SR Resonance Fiber: When own skill card is used, restores 2% of Max HP.

Accessory:

• UR Karma Dice: Increases all allies' all trigger rates by 3%. This effect stacks.

• UR Radiant Galaxy: When drawing [Reverengy] from the deck, destroy it and generate a [Nova] in your hand.

• SSR Chladni Arc: Wearer's [Wave] deals 20% more damage. This effect stacks.

• SSR Stellar Ember: [Nova], [Elemental Nova], and [Supernova] deal 20% more damage. This effect stacks.

• SSR Mobius: Cards in your hand are replenished 0.25 seconds faster. This effect stacks.

• SSR Divinity Seal: Gains 2 Cost at the battle's beginning. This effect stacks.

• SSR Fengshui Tactical Drone: For every 8 cards used, increases ATK or DEF by 2%, up to a maximum of 50%.

Affixes

• Using [Leader Skill] restores 0.2/0.3 Cost. This effect stacks.

• Using [Leader Skill] restores 2/3% of own Max HP. This effect stacks.

• Using [Leader Skill] increases own ATK by 0.5/1%. This effect stacks.

• Increases own ATK by 1/3%. This effect stacks.

• Increases own ATK by 10/30. This effect stacks.

• Restores 0.01/0.02 Cost per second. This effect stacks.

• Increases final DMG dealt by 2/5%. This effect stacks.

• Gains [Hyperarmor] for 1 second when using own skill cards. This effect stacks.

• Deals 3/5% more Reverb DMG. This effect stacks.

• [Slash] inflicted by this character deals 10-25% more damage. This effect stacks..

• Gains 0.5-1 more Cost at the start of battle. This effect stacks.

• This character's [Familiar] cards deal 5/0% more damage. This effect stacks.

• Using a [Strange Spark] increases this character's ATK by 0.5/1.0%. This effect stacks.

• When using a [Familiar] card, gains 0.1/0.2 Cost. This effect stacks.

• [Strange Spark] deals 5/10% more damage. This effect stacks.

• [Shadowcraft] deals 5/10% more damage. This effect stacks.

• [Nova], [Elemental Nova], and [Supernova] deal 5/10% more damage. This effect stacks.

• This character's [Injure] cards deal 3/5% more damage. This effect stacks.

• This character's [Corrupt] cards deal 3/5% more damage. This effect stacks.