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Overall Rating: 9/10

Ascended Joshua Builds

:  Blade of Jehanna	A :  Life and Death 4
: Reposition	B : Null Follow-Up 3
:  Glimmer	C : Green Feud 3
	S : Life and Death 3

This build uses Ascended Joshua’s default kit, with Life and Death 3 as a Sacred Seal to further cement his glass cannon status.

Recommended IVs

+Atk/-Res	We recommend a +Atk/-Res IV on Ascended Joshua. He already has a superboon in Atk and increasing it further will up his already impressive damage. His Res, while also a superboon, is really low and won’t make much of a difference to his already glass cannon status. You can also opt for +Spd so he can double almost all other units more easily.
+Atk for a +10 merge.	We recommend +Atk for a +10 merged Ascended Joshua. +Spd also works if you prefer consistent doubles.

Stats

Hero Stats

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)

Stat Variations

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	19	30	17	2	1899-12-31	69

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	46	65	55	1900-01-27	24	218
Lv.40 +10	46	44	48	1900-02-01	29	200

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	41	60	50	1900-01-23	20	195
5★ Lv.40	41	39	43	1900-01-28	25	177

Roles

Note: Ascended Joshua is a ranged physical attacker (range = 2). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage he deals will be equivalent to his Atk minus the foe’s Def stat.

Pros & cons

Pros (Strengths)	Cons (Weaknesses)
Blade of Jehanna Comes With Pseudo-Windsweep	Green Feud 3 is color-conditional
Green Feud 3 can heavily skew combat against certain team compositions	Fragile

Counters & Teammates 

Counters

These picks are strong against Ascended Joshua in game.

Teammates 

These picks are good against Ascended Joshua in game.

Gameplay

Skills

These are all skill for Ascended Joshua: Passives, Specials, Assists & Weapons.

For Passives Skill

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Life and Death 1	Grants Atk/Spd +3. Inflicts Def/Res -3.	5★
Life and Death 2	Grants Atk/Spd +4. Inflicts Def/Res -4.	5★
Life and Death 3	Grants Atk/Spd +5. Inflicts Def/Res -5.	5★
Life and Death 4	Grants Atk/Spd+7. Inflicts Def/Res-5.	5★
Null Follow-Up 1	At start of combat, if unit’s HP = 100%, disables foe’s skills that guarantee foe’s follow-up attack and foe’s skills that prevent unit’s follow-up attack.	5★
Null Follow-Up 2	At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ 50%, disables foe’s skills that guarantee foe’s follow-up attack and foe’s skills that prevent unit’s follow-up attack.	5★
Null Follow-Up 3	Disables foe’s skills that guarantee foe’s follow-up attack and foe’s skills that prevent unit’s follow-up attack.	5★
Green Feud 1	If in combat against a red foe, disables skills of all foes, excluding foe in combat. During combat, disables skills of all green foes, excluding foe in combat.	5★
Green Feud 2	If in combat against a red foe, disables skills of all foes, excluding foe in combat, and inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-2 on foe during combat. During combat, disables skills of all green foes, excluding foe in combat.	5★
Green Feud 3	If in combat against a green foe, disables skills of all foes, excluding foe in combat, and inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-4 on foe during combat. During combat, disables skills of all greenfoes, excluding foe in combat.	5★

For Specials Skill

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Night Sky	(Cooldown Count = 3) Boosts damage dealt by 50%.	5★
Glimmer	(Cooldown Count = 2) Boosts damage dealt by 50%.	5★

For Assists Skill

For Weapons Skill

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Dagger	3	2	After combat, inflicts Def/Res -3 on foe through its next action.	5★
Steel Dagger	5	2	After combat, inflicts Def/Res -3 on foe through its next action.	5★
Silver Dagger	7	2	After combat, inflicts Def/Res -5 on foe through its next action.	5★
Blade of Jehanna	14	2	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ 25%, inflicts Spd/Def-6 on foe and neutralizes foe’s bonuses to Spd/Def during combat, and also, if foe in combat is in cardinal direction of unit, foe cannot counterattack, but otherwise, unit deals damage = 15% of foe’s Atk. Effect:【Dagger ７】 【Dagger ７】 After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Def/Res-７ on target & foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.	5★

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