Murasaki Shikibu

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Servant Skills

Shield Down

Great Poet's Poem A

Decrease DEF for all enemies (3 turns).
Apply Special Attack [Demonic] for all allies (3 turns).

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Defense -	20%	21%	22%	23%	24%	25%	26%	27%	28%	30%
Demonic Damage +	20%	21%	22%	23%	24%	25%	26%	27%	28%	30%
CD	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6

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Available from the start

Supression

Curse (Poem) D+

Chance to inflict NP Seal to one enemy (1 turn).
Increase your NP Gauge.
Increase your NP Strength (3 turns).

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
NP Seal Chance +	60%	62%	64%	66%	68%	70%	72%	74%	76%	80%
NP +	20%	21%	22%	23%	24%	25%	26%	27%	28%	30%
NP Damage +	10%	11%	12%	13%	14%	15%	16%	17%	18%	20%
CD	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6

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Unlocks after 1st Ascension

Shield Up

The Diary of Lady Murasaki B

Apply Damage Cut to all allies (3 times, 3 turns).
Apply Debuff Immune for all allies (1 time, 3 turns).
Increase Buff Removal Resist for all allies by 100% (1 time, 3 turns).

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Damage Taken -	500	550	600	650	700	750	800	850	900	1000
CD	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5

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Unlocks after 3rd Ascension

Class Skills

Territory Creation C+

Increase your Arts Card effectiveness by 7%.

Item Construction C

Increase debuff chance by 6%.

Noble Phantasm

Tale of Genji, Aoi, Evil Spirit C

Deal damage to all enemies.
Inflict Nullify Buff to all enemies (1 turn).

<Overcharge>

Deal additional Special Attack damage to [Demonic] enemies.

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Tale of Genji, Aoi, Evil Spirit

Genji Monogatari Aoi Mononoke

	Rank	Classification	Hit-Count
	C	Poetry	6

Effect	Deal damage to all enemies. Inflict Nullify Buff to all enemies (1 turn).

Level	1	2	3	4	5
Damage +	450%	600%	675%	712.5%	750%
Nullify Buff

Overcharge Effect	Deal additional Special Attack damage to [Demonic] enemies.

Charge	100%	200%	300%	400%	500%
Add. Damage +	150%	162.5%	175%	187.5%	200%

Assorted Info

Attack / HP Growth

Stat Ratings

Ascension Materials

Stage	Cost	Materials
2	100,000	x5 Caster Piece
3	300,000	x12 Caster Piece x8 Forbidden Page
4	1,000,000	x5 Caster Monument x6 Black Beast Grease x3 Primordial Lanugo
Max	3,000,000	x12 Caster Monument x6 Primordial Lanugo x5 Scarab of Wisdom

Skill Enhancement Materials

Level	Cost	Materials
1 → 2	200,000	x5 Gem of Caster
2 → 3	400,000	x12 Gem of Caster
3 → 4	1,200,000	x5 Magic Gem of Caster
4 → 5	1,600,000	x12 Magic Gem of Caster x3 Black Beast Grease
5 → 6	4,000,000	x5 Secret Gem of Caster x6 Black Beast Grease
6 → 7	5,000,000	x12 Secret Gem of Caster x5 Forbidden Page
7 → 8	10,000,000	x10 Forbidden Page x6 Soundless Bell
8 → 9	12,000,000	x18 Soundless Bell x10 Tsukumo Mirror
9 → 10	20,000,000	x1 Crystallized Lore

Total Materials Required

Costume Dress Materials

Bond CE

Shin-Genji Monogatari Emaki​

When equipped on Murasaki Shikibu,
Increase all allies' Damage to Enemies with Demonic trait by 20% when she is on the field.

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Overview

“Ufufu~”

Murasaki Shikibu was once a great author, but now all her pages are blank due to a writer’s block, and it’s up to you to find the source why, Time Pilot! Nevermind, this is FGO, not Carmen Sandiego’s Great Chase Through Time. As an AoE Arts Caster with a strong anti-Demonic niche, Murasaki is a great addition to anyone needing to kill one of the many Assassin waves of ghosts, skeletons, or likewise.

If there is one thing which sticks out about Murasaki, it is her strong anti-Demonic abilities. By combining her Great Poet’s Poem skill’s anti-Demonic trait with her Noble Phantasm’s anti-Demonic overcharge, she can wipe nearly all demonic waves. Thanks to Curse (Poem)’s charge skill and her 6-hit Arts Noble Phantasm, she also has great refund potential with proper supports. There are also the many intangibles she brings to the team such as buff removal resist for the full party on The Diary of Lady Murasaki, as well as being capable of blocking an enemy’s buffs (via her Noble Phantasm) and seal their Noble Phantasm (via Curse (Poem)).

For all of this, Murasaki is still a Caster, which means her damage tends to pale in comparison to Berserkers, especially when she isn’t fighting Demonic enemies. She also has a suboptimal card distribution for a Caster, making it harder to get Arts chains for refunds. Her defenses aren’t the best either.

If a Master is lacking in an AoE Caster or needs an anti-Demonic force, Murasaki is their goto Servant. She’ll be certain to write the Master into her story next time~

Strengths

Weaknesses

Level Up Skill Recommendation

Skill	Priority
Great Poet's Poem A Decrease DEF for all enemies (3 turns). Apply Special Attack [Demonic] for all allies (3 turns). Show Info Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Defense - 20% 21% 22% 23% 24% 25% 26% 27% 28% 30% Demonic Damage + 20% 21% 22% 23% 24% 25% 26% 27% 28% 30% CD 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6
Curse (Poem) D+ Chance to inflict NP Seal to one enemy (1 turn). Increase your NP Gauge. Increase your NP Strength (3 turns). Show Info Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NP Seal Chance + 60% 62% 64% 66% 68% 70% 72% 74% 76% 80% NP + 20% 21% 22% 23% 24% 25% 26% 27% 28% 30% NP Damage + 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 20% CD 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6
The Diary of Lady Murasaki B Apply Damage Cut to all allies (3 times, 3 turns). Apply Debuff Immune for all allies (1 time, 3 turns). Increase Buff Removal Resist for all allies by 100% (1 time, 3 turns). Show Info Lvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Damage Taken - 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 1000 CD 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5

Murasaki’s kit provides her with an array of possibilities in both utility, damage, and charging potential. Masters would want to boost up her charging to help her Noble Phantasm activate earlier first, and then worry about her damage and utility.

• Great Poet’s Poem A is the skill-side Demonic Damage boost from Murasaki, as well as providing a powerful Defense Down debuff on the wave. The Demonic Damage boost lasts for a full three turns for the entire party making it easy to use if multiple team Noble Phantasms are used, but it comes at the cost of losing the Defense Down for the final turn. Level this second to either level 9 or 10 depending on whether there is a lore to spare. 
• Curse (Poem) D+ gives stalling potential against enemies by sealing their Noble Phantasms, while simultaneously boosting Murasaki’s NP Gauge and NP Damage for three turns. Unfortunately, this skill has a 6-turn cooldown meaning against waves with an Assassin final boss it will not quite be off cooldown when it is an Assassin’s turn to NP (assuming the first 2 waves are cleared in 2 turns), so Masters will need to decide whether to save it for a NP seal, or use it early for charge. As the charge level increases with level, level this to max first. 
• The Diary of Lady Murasaki B is a powerful utility tool for the team, both by providing a debuff immunity and a rare buff removal resist for the entire party one time across three turns. Most notably it provides a 3-attack 1000 damage cut. When combined with defense ups from other supports, this can lower damage taken to zero by most enemy attacks. Level this skill last. Masters can leave this skill at level 6 if they are short on materials.

Craft Essence Recommendation

Kaleidoscope

The Imaginary Element

Dragon's Meridian

Magical Girl of Sapphire

Painting Summer

Prisma Cosmos

Masters primarily will be using Murasaki’s Noble Phantasm in earlier waves, so CEs which boost her output there are best, most notably Starting NP Gauge CEs. If she cannot get access to those, a Mixed Starting NP Gauge/NP gain/Arts CE serves her best to boost her refund. She also could benefit from NP Gain per Turn CEs as in ideal situations she might come just short from a full refund.

• Kaleidoscope / The Imaginary Element / Dragon’s Meridian: With a 30% self-charge, any CE which provides a starting gauge is a huge boon for Murasaki. A MLB Imaginary Element or better can provide a full charge on demand. 
• Magical Girl of Sapphire / Painting Summer: With extra support in Arts or NP Gain, Murasaki needs even less to fully charge her Noble Phantasm after firing it one time. Boosting refund makes it even easier. 
• Prisma Cosmos: Should Murasaki fall short on the refund she might need, this CE can provide it for her.

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