Medea

This is a beginner-friendly guide to Medea in Fate/Grand Order (English). It breaks down what makes Medea strong, her basic stats, skills, and Noble Phantasm, plus the Ascension and skill-up materials you'll need to raise them.

Medea's Basic Information

Name	Medea
Class	★3 Caster
Obtain	Saint Quartz Summon Friend Point Summon

Medea's Strengths

Buff Removal on Noble Phantasm

Her Noble Phantasm has a rare effect that removes all enemy buffs after dealing damage. This is useful for canceling out buffs from Break Bars or other problematic enemy skills. Combined with her skill that removes debuffs from allies, she significantly lowers the difficulty of certain high-level quests and story chapters.

Cannot Remove Buffs Before Dealing Damage

Since the buff removal triggers after the NP deals damage, it cannot remove buffs like Invincibility or Evade beforehand. This allows subsequent attacks from the party to hit their target.

Has a Max 150% NP Charge

Despite being a low-rarity Servant, her first skill provides a Max 150% NP Charge. Since it reaches over 100% charge at Skill Lv4, she can use her NP immediately with very little investment. As she doesn't require CEs or ally support for an instant NP, it's easy to equip her with pure damage-focused CEs like "The Black Grail."

Excellent NP Recharge After Use

She recharges 20-100% of her NP gauge after using her NP, making it easy to use consecutively. Since she recharges 60% of her NP gauge at Overcharge Level 3, CEs that increase her Overcharge level are a viable option for NP looping.

Servants with Good Synergy

Compatible Attackers
	Leonardo da Vinci (★5) An AoE NP Caster with up to 50% NP charge. She can grant an Overcharge (OC) level up, which increases Medea's NP refund amount, making it easy to build a team focused on looping Medea's NP.
	Gilgamesh (Caster) (★4) He has a 30% self NP charge and a 20% AoE NP charge. Since he provides party-wide NP charge, he makes it easier for Medea to loop her NP. His AoE ATK buff and Arts buff also significantly boost Medea's damage.
	Helena Blavatsky (★4) She can provide both a 30% self NP charge and a 20% AoE NP charge. This party-wide NP gauge facilitates Medea's NP looping. Her AoE Buster/Arts/Quick buffs further enhance Medea's damage output.
	Chen Gong (★2) An attacker who can easily fire high-damage NPs repeatedly. Since his NP sacrifices the Servant in the first slot (the "leader"), you can swap out Medea for a backline Servant once her role is complete.
Compatible Supporters
	Altria Caster (★5) Provides up to 50% NP charge and NP Gain buffs, making it easy for Medea to loop her NP. Her ATK up and Arts buffs also boost Medea's damage. Her Anti-Purge Defense protects the whole party, making her excellent for high-difficulty content.
	Lady Avalon (★5) She has an AoE 20% NP charge and supports the team with a high-multiplier Arts buff and Critical Damage buffs. She also provides AoE Invincibility and Max HP increases, performing well even in high-difficulty quests.
	Oberon (★5) His up to 70% NP charge makes it very easy to fire NPs. His extremely high-multiplier NP Strength buff greatly increases Medea's damage. His 3-turn Target Focus (Taunt) can also be used to intentionally remove Medea from the field.
	Zhuge Liang (Lord El-Melloi II) (★5) In addition to up to 50% NP charge, his ATK buffs boost Medea's damage. He also provides DEF buffs and Damage Cut, improving Medea's survivability.
	Tamamo-no-Mae (★5) Her NP provides HP recovery, NP charge, and skill cooldown reduction, making her excellent for long battles. Her NP Strength and Arts buffs also boost Medea's damage significantly.
	Xu Fu (★3) An excellent low-rarity support. With her Arts buff, NP Gain buff, and 30% NP charge, she makes it much easier to consistently loop Medea's NP.

Medea's Skills & Noble Phantasm

Skills & Noble Phantasm

Class	★3 Caster
Cards
Obtain	Saint Quartz Summon Friend Point Summon
HP / ATK	8643 / 7418（Lv Max）
Skill 1	Rapid Words of Divine A【CT：9~7】 Increase own NP Gauge by 80-150%[Lv]
Skill 2	Argon Coin【CT：6~4】 Admire the fleece and restore 500-2500 HP for yourself[Lv]
Skill 3	Circe's Teaching A【CT：8~6】 Remove debuffs from one ally Increase NP Gain by 30-50% (1T) [Lv]
Noble Phantasm (Enhanced)	「Rule Breaker」 Deal heavy damage to a single enemy[Lv] Remove all their Buffs Recharge own NP Gauge by 20~100%[OC]
VA	Atsuko Tanaka
Illustrator	Nekotawawa

Append Skill

Extra Attack Boost	Increase Extra Attack Card's effectiveness by 30~50% for yourself
Load Magical Energy	Begin battle with NP charged at 10~20% for yourself
Anti-Saber (ATK Up)	Increase own ATK against Saber class by 20-30%

Card Performance

Alignment & Traits / Class Skills

Alignment & Traits
Alignment	Neutral / Evil / Earth
Traits	Female / Associated to the Argo
Class Skill
Territory Creation A	Increase Arts Card effectiveness by 10%
Item Construction A	Increase Debuff Success Rate

Recommended Skill Leveling by Priority

Skill 1	Priority: ★★★ At Lv4 the NP charge becomes 101%, so you can activate the NP immediately. Make this the top pick up to Lv4 first.
Skill 2	Priority: ★☆☆ You can boost the HP recovery amount. It improves survivability, but for farming purposes leaving it unleveled is fine.
Skill 3	Priority: ★☆☆ This skill's single-target NP Gain Up buff gets stronger, but it isn't a priority effect, so level it up once you have resources to spare.

Ascension & Skill Enhancement Materials

Ascension Materials

Stage 1	Caster Piecex4
Stage 2	Caster Piecex8 Dragon Fangx12
Stage 3	Caster Monumentx4 Void's Dustx13 Heart of the Foreign Godx2
Final Ascension	Caster Monumentx8 Heart of the Foreign Godx3 Forbidden Pagex8
Total	x12x12 x5x12x13x8 1,330,000 QP

Skill Enhancement Materials

Lv1	Gem of Casterx4
Lv2	Gem of Casterx8
Lv3	Magic Gem of Casterx4
Lv4	Magic Gem of Casterx8 Void's Dustx7
Lv5	Secret Gem of Casterx4 Void's Dustx13
Lv6	Secret Gem of Casterx8 Dragon Fangx8
Lv7	Dragon Fangx16 Ghost Lanternx4
Lv8	Ghost Lanternx12 Forbidden Pagex16
Lv9	Crystallized Lorex1
Total	x12x12x12x1 x20x24x16x16 13,600,000 QP

Append Skill Enhancement Materials

Lv1	Gem of Casterx4
Lv2	Gem of Casterx8
Lv3	Magic Gem of Casterx4
Lv4	Magic Gem of Casterx8 Evil Bonex10
Lv5	Secret Gem of Casterx4 Evil Bonex20
Lv6	Secret Gem of Casterx8 Lamp of Evil-Sealingx2
Lv7	Lamp of Evil-Sealingx4 Scarab of Wisdomx2
Lv8	Scarab of Wisdomx5 Ball of Rainbow Threadx16
Lv9	Crystallized Lorex1
Total	x12x12x12x1 x30x6x7x16 13,600,000 QP

Illustrator / Voice Actor & Final Ascension Art

Illustrator / Voice Actor

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