Scherazard Harvey, the vivacious and skilled Bracer, is a versatile member of Estelle's party in The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC. Her unique combat style revolves around her whip and her ability to support the party with powerful buffs and debuffs, making her an indispensable asset. Building Scherazard effectively can significantly enhance your team's combat prowess.
Scherazard's Strengths
Scherazard excels in several areas:
- Support: Her Arts and Crafts often focus on boosting allies' stats (like ATK, DEF, SPD) or inflicting detrimental status effects on enemies (like Sleep, Seal, or ATK/DEF Down).
- Mobility: She generally possesses good movement range on the battlefield, allowing her to position herself effectively.
- Damage: While not her primary focus, her whip attacks can deal respectable physical damage, especially when buffed.
Recommended Builds
1. The Debuff Specialist
This build focuses on maximizing Scherazard's ability to cripple enemy defenses and control the battlefield. Prioritize Quartz that enhance her Arts damage and reduce casting time, alongside those that grant access to powerful debuffing Arts.
- Orbment Setup: Aim for a setup that allows for Arts like "Silence," "Sleep," "ATK Down," and "DEF Down." Quartz like "Void" (for Silence), "Illusion" (for Sleep), and "Earth" or "Water" elemental Quartz for stat debuffs are key.
- Equipment: Focus on accessories that boost her EP (for more Arts usage) or her stats that contribute to debuff success rates.
- Combat Role: Use her to apply status effects early in battles, making subsequent attacks from the rest of the party more effective and safer.
2. The Buffer & Support Caster
This build emphasizes Scherazard's role as a primary party buffer, enhancing her allies' offensive and defensive capabilities. This build requires Quartz that grant access to buffing Arts.
- Orbment Setup: Prioritize Quartz that unlock Arts like "Tear," "Protect," "Shell," and "Haste." "Wind" and "Fire" elemental Quartz are often good for these buffs.
- Equipment: Accessories that increase her EP regeneration or maximum EP are crucial for sustained buffing throughout longer battles.
- Combat Role: Cast buffs on your damage dealers and tanks at the start of combat and reapply them as needed.
3. The Balanced Attacker/Support Hybrid
This build aims to leverage Scherazard's physical attack capabilities while still retaining some of her support utility. It's a more generalist approach.
- Orbment Setup: A mix of elemental Quartz to access both offensive and defensive Arts, along with some debuffs. Consider Quartz that boost her STR and SPD.
- Equipment: Accessories that offer a balance of stat boosts, such as increased STR, SPD, and EP.
- Combat Role: Use her Crafts for physical damage when Arts aren't necessary, and switch to Arts for buffs or debuffs when the situation calls for it.
Regardless of the build, remember to equip Quartz that provide a good balance of elemental strengths and weaknesses to maximize your Orbment slots. Experiment with different combinations to find what best suits your playstyle and the challenges you face.