Kana (F)

Preferred IV: +SPD or +ATK or +RES / -HP or -DEF

• The wide versatility of Sun Dragonstone allows Kana (F) to also be versatile with her choice of IVs. However, +RES is ideal for Aether Raids to deal with powerful magic threats like Ophelia.

Weapon: Sun Dragonstone (+Eff)

• The stat boosts from this weapon are easy to maintain on Enemy Phase, and the Atk/Spd Lull effect is universally strong. Overall, this weapon drastically improves Kana’s combat potential, survivability, and versatility.

Assist: Reposition

Special: Sol / Aether

• The choice between Sol and Aether is mostly up to preference - Sol will activate more often and therefore offer more sustain, but the extra damage from Aether can be very helpful as Kana (F) sometimes lacks damage due to her poor base 30 Attack.

Passive A: Distant Counter

• Despite Distant Counter not working on Player Phase, it’s still a vital skill for Kana (F) with this build because the vast majority of her power lies in Enemy Phase due her weapon’s stat boosts being much easier to activate that way.

Passive B: Null Follow-Up / Null C-Disrupt

• Both Null Follow-Up and Null C-Disrupt are exceptionally powerful in Aether Raids, where they both neutralize significant threats. The choice between the two is entirely up to player preference.

Passive C: Pulse Smoke / Atk Smoke

• Pulse Smoke is an incredibly powerful skill as it can single-handedly shut down Infantry Pulse-based defense teams in Aether Raids.

• If Pulse Smoke is unavailable, then Atk Smoke is a good budget option for increasing Kana’s overall survivability.

Sacred Seal: Swift Stance / Atk Smoke / Quick Riposte

• Swift Stance is a fantastic Seal, as Speed and Resistance are both key stats that Kana (F) needs, particularly for Aether Raids.

• Atk Smoke is a decent alternative if not using it as a C skill as well.

• Quick Riposte isn’t particularly necessary with the right team support, but can be useful to help Kana (F) secure doubles against faster enemies.

Preferred IV: +SPD or +ATK or +RES / -HP or -DEF

• Unlike the Sun Dragonstone, utilizing refined Lightning Breath heavily incentivizes Kana (F) to utilize a defensive setup. However, all the same IV combinations can be utilized to good effect even with a defensive setup.

Weapon: Lightning Breath+ (+Spd/+Def/+Res)

• Lightning Breath allows Kana (F) to forgo utilizing Distant Counter, allowing her to run a skill that accelerates her Specials such as Steady Breath.

• The choice of refine is mostly up to preference. +Spd is ideal when stacking Speed (as with a +SPD Asset), while +Def or +Res can be utilized to either balance Kana’s defenses or focus her on either physical or magical tanking ability.

Assist: Reposition

Special: Aether

• Thanks to the Special charge acceleration from skills like Steady Breath, it’s relatively easy for Kana (F) to charge a high cooldown Special like Aether, which serves the dual purpose of granting her additional damage output as well as sustain.

Passive A: Fierce Breath / Steady Breath / Warding Breath

• Any of the Breath skills will work well here, as the important component is the accelerated Special charge generation.

Passive B: Null Follow-Up / Null C-Disrupt / Guard / Quick Riposte

• Null Follow-Up and Null C-Disrupt are always strong options for a tank unit due to the wide variety of strong threats they can completely shut down; the choice between the two is entirely based on preference.

• Guard or Quick Riposte are also good budget options. Note that Quick Riposte is far more useful with Lightning Breath compared to the Sun Dragonstone due to Kana (F) potentially having to deal with significantly faster opponents. 

Passive C: Pulse Smoke / Atk Smoke

• Pulse Smoke is an incredibly powerful skill as it can single-handedly shut down Infantry Pulse-based defense teams in Aether Raids.

• If Pulse Smoke is unavailable, then Atk Smoke is a good budget option for increasing Kana’s overall survivability.

Sacred Seal: Swift Stance / Atk Smoke / Quick Riposte

• Swift Stance is a fantastic Seal, as Speed and Resistance are both key stats that Kana (F) needs, particularly for Aether Raids.

• Atk Smoke is a decent alternative if not using it as a C skill as well.

• Quick Riposte isn’t particularly necessary with the right team support, but can be useful to help Kana (F) secure doubles against faster enemies.