Summer Noire

• Preferred IV: +SPD / -RES or -HP or -DEF
• Weapon: Firesweep Bow+
• Assist: Reposition / Ardent Sacrifice
• Special: Luna / Moonbow
• Passive A: Life and Death / Swift Sparrow / Brazen Atk/Spd
• Passive B: Chill Spd / Chill Def / Swordbreaker / Cancel Affinity
• Passive C: Even Spd Wave / Infantry Rush / Flexible
• Sacred Seal: Speed +3 / Attack +3 / Quickened Pulse

This is a standard Firesweep set for archers. Noire’s base 36 Speed puts her in a great spot to take full advantage of this setup, as Firesweep sets are heavily reliant on being able to double for their damage output. The biggest advantage of Firesweep is that preventing enemy counterattacks keeps the archer almost perfectly safe - this means that any defensive bane works as they ideally never get attacked.

Luna works great as a Special due to Firesweep weapons functioning similarly to Brave weapons; assuming Noire can double, she will activate her Special every other combat. Alternatively, Moonbow is an option if paired with the Quickened Pulse Seal for a quick activation on her first combat.

Life and Death gives a great amount of offensive stats, and the defensive stat penalty is offset by Firesweep Bow’s ability to prevent enemy counterattacks. Swift Sparrow gives slightly less offensive stats but does allow Noire to potentially take a hit on Enemy Phase in a pinch. Finally, Brazen Atk/Spd will give the most offensive stats, but does require Noire to be within its requisite 80% HP threshold; perhaps the most consistent way of achieving this is by running Ardent Sacrifice as her Assist.

Noire’s B skill slot is fairly open due to Firesweep Bow removing the need for Desperation. Chill Spd and Chill Def are both great debuffs that allow Noire to provide a bit of team support while also simultaneously improving her own matchups. Swordbreaker will allow her to guarantee doubles against speedy sword units like Ayra and Karla, though this can be a non-issue with enough team support. Finally, Cancel Affinity will allow Noire to break through mages running a Raven tome/Triangle Adept set, though this set is becoming increasingly less common as time passes.

Due to this build’s heavy reliance on maximizing Speed, Even Spd Wave is a fantastic choice for securing a big +6 buff to Noire’s Speed every other turn. However, it’s not strictly necessary as long as Noire has team support, so it can easily be replaced by her base Infantry Rush or any other C skill to suit the team.

• Preferred IV: +SPD or +ATK / -RES or -HP
• Weapon: Brave Bow+
• Assist: Reposition / Ardent Sacrifice
• Special: Luna / Moonbow
• Passive A: Swift Sparrow / Life and Death / Brazen Atk/Spd
• Passive B: Desperation
• Passive C: Even Spd Wave / Infantry Rush / Flexible
• Sacred Seal: Speed +3 / Quickened Pulse

Thanks to Noire’s Speed stat, she can effectively run a Brave Bow and opt into a quad strike setup. This set can potentially deal fantastic damage but does require a good amount of team support to function at its peak.

Luna works best as Noire’s Special, as it will either activate every other combat that she only attacks twice, or is guaranteed to activate whenever she lands a quad strike. Moonbow is a decent alternative if paired with the Quickened Pulse Seal for a guaranteed Special activation on her first combat. It can also result in Noire occasionally activating her Special twice during a quad strike.

Swift Sparrow is the A skill of choice due to the heavy Player Phase-oriented nature of Brave weapons. Life and Death and Brazen Atk/Spd are good options for even more offensive stats if Noire runs Ardent Sacrifice in order to more easily enter Desperation range and avoid the downsides of running those skills.

Stacking Speed is very important for a quad set, so Even Spd Wave is great for securing a +6 buff to Noire’s Speed every other turn. If this can be accounted for via team support, then it can easily be replaced with Infantry Rush or any other C skill to suit the team.

• Preferred IV: +SPD or +ATK / -RES
• Weapon: Cocobow+ (+Spd)
• Assist: Reposition
• Special: Moonbow
• Passive A: Fury / Swift Sparrow
• Passive B: Desperation
• Passive C: Infantry Rush / Flexible
• Sacred Seal: Speed +3 / Attack +3

This is a very straightforward set intended for budget purposes to utilize Noire’s base Cocobow. A +Spd refine is chosen for the Cocobow to supplement Noire’s Speed, as doubling is as important as ever for her.

This build runs a very cookie-cutter Fury + Desperation + Moonbow setup. Fury can be replaced with Swift Sparrow to squeeze out a little bit more offensive stats, but does run the risk of placing Noire in a bit more danger from enemy counterattacks without team support or entering Desperation range first.

Noire’s C skill and Seal can easily be swapped out from what is recommended from this set. Her base Infantry Rush works great for providing support to infantry allies, but can easily be replaced with a different skill to suit the team. Both the Speed +3 and Attack +3 Seals will work great for her, but they can also be swapped out if needed.