Shuna

[4/27 2023 Update] No longer uses Focus and S3 now can also decrease attack of enemy. S1 can heallall allies.

[Outdated] Well, Shuna’s been released, and… she’s underwhelming. There are two glaring problems with her skillset: firstly, her skillset doesn’t have any outright healing in her kit. Her s1 can help sustain herself, and her s2 balances out everyone’s HP (so this way one unit isn’t being singled out and left at 5% HP while everyone else is at 90% or higher), and her S3 is a whole other topic we’ll have to get into in a moment. However, there’s no skill of hers that actually heals her allies.

This already sets up a massive problem in Shuna: without any form of actual healing in her kit, she’s outshined by units who do what her first 2 skills do but better (Emilia, Ray, Maid Chloe, etc.). You’d need to use artifacts as a source of healing for her kit, such as Celestine or Unfading Memories. Even Sinful Angelica and Blaze Dingo – two “unconventional” Soul Weavers – have some form of healing built in their kits: Singie heals if enemies die while she’s immortal, and Blingo heals based off of the damage he deals.

The meat of the problem lies within her s3, Sleep Spell. It takes at least 3 turns to charge up for (S2 -> S1 -> S1 to get 5 Focus), removes 2 buffs off of all enemies, and… puts them to Sleep for 2 turns. It’s worth noting that Shuna doesn’t even have a 100% chance to put her enemies after full skillups – if you fully skill up her s3, she still only has a 75% chance max to put them to Sleep. Not only is her s3 underwhelming, takes 3 turns to charge up for, but it doesn’t even fit for a Soul Weaver’s kit.

In other words: Shuna can work in a pinch if she’s your only Soul Weaver, but honestly there are far better units who do her job way better. Montmorancy and Angelica are available via Connections, and they outperform her in healing, debuff dispel, and overall general support.

Build Notes

Not a lot of people are going to build Shuna, but in case you do, a General Speed Build can work fine for her. Some people have used the Counter Build for her (for more self-support), but it does require a lot higher gear requirements.

A good-looking Shuna build is about:

• 18,000 HP
• 1,500 DEF
• 210+ Speed (200~ will be fine on the Counter Build)
• 150%+ Effect Resistance
• 70%+ Effectiveness