New Year Azura

Running the same concept as Phina or Silvia Galeforce dancers, but with twist. Being a flying unit, she's capable of superior terrain movement and other unique flier supportive buffs such as Guidance and Air Orders. It also allows better team type spread if running Stat Tactic 3 buffs with two Infantry users already on the team.

Pairing her with Galeforce powerhouses like Legendary Leif and either Silvia or Phina allows for a 6 man K.O. combo in places like Aether Raid offense with only 3 units. This frees up the two extra team slots for season buffers like Eir or Naga that do not have any purpose other than to Smite and buff scores. Simply get Leif to stand on a Bolt Trap or to attack a unit who can counter for 25% or more of his health without K.O.ing him. This triggers Wings of Mercy on your supporters so they can K.O. a unit next to them before using Sing/Dance on Leif. You can chain Galeforce + Dance/Sing combo on up to 6 attacks, essentially wiping an entire team in one turn without losing a single unit for maximum score. Otherwise, simply adding her to any team for the K.O. + Sing combo can add to the units defeated in a single turn offensive.

~Refreshing^3~ (merged +1)

Refresher describes her New Year theme, her usual dancer support, and her being a great buffer and actual combat unit compared to the average dancer. Her natural Hone Fliers will always be good tech with Bladetome S!Corrin, but Goad is also nice so her Fury boasted stats can better soak Chills for Elincia or Eir.

An ordinary player would use Wo Gun instead because it's the exact same weapon, but at the time I had never summoned Libra and wanted to get rid of my S!Alfonse. Haigoita is still effective for support purposes.

Azura doesn't have a defined A slot skill, besides triangle adept and fury, both of which put her at a disadvantage during long PVE content in story or GHB battles with reinforcements. Iote's shield is serviceable and the sacred seal of it can be used on actual combat units, as your priority is to keep you dancer safe and at the ready :)

A similar build for Azura has already been uploaded, however its a bit unpolished. Full emblem teams of any kind tend to be quite expensive to build, but it’s perhaps most pronounced with fliers, as few fliers come fully equipped with all the skills they’d like- many require a complete overhaul to their kits, and the skills they want are often only found on 5* exclusive units. Thus Azura’s potential is perhaps at least as great on a mixed armor/infantry team as a support unit with guidance and tactic skills.

Ardent service is a phenomenal weapon that, in many ways, acts like Eirika’s refined Sieglinde, though probably the inferior of the two. This is amazing for both supporting her team as well as improving her own, already decent combat potential.

Moonbow is the obvious special of choice, as its quick activation will typically outweigh the benefits of a longer, more powerful special. Furthermore, none of her stats are phenomenal enough to justify using iceberg or draconic aura, for example. Glimmer is another option, however, as Azura lacks a remarkable attack stat, moonbow is typically the better choice.

Atk/Spd bond is an expensive, but useful skill for azura as it increases her offensive potential, however Spd/Def bond may be potentially a better option, as keeping Azura alive is far more important and wise than using her to land kills. Fury and Triangle Adept are other, less expensive options that also work perfectly well.

Azura’s B slot is much more open than many units, as her dancer status means that she would much rather support her team than engage in combat herself. Chill skills are an obvious choice, however she can also function well with Wings of Mercy or Desperation. The later can be especially useful if running Fury in her A slot.

Her C slot is quite flexible, however Spd Tactic is undoubtedly the best option. The unit creator doesn’t seem to have it as an option though, so Res Tactic is listed instead. Guidance can be run here instead, however it is a far more exclusive skill, and Spd Tactic is not available as a seal, so this is typically less than optimal. Wave skills are another, albeit expensive option, however they typically are outclassed on her by the above skills.

Guidance is a no-brainer for a support flier like Azura. As mentioned above, this can be run in her C slot instead, however this is typically not the best option. However, should you choose to do so, a tactic skill is again probably the best option.