Ushiwakamaru

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

Ushiwakamaru's Basic Information

Name	Ushiwakamaru
Class	★3 Rider
Obtain	Saint Quartz Summon Friend Point Summon

Ushiwakamaru's Strengths

A High-Damage Attacker for High-Difficulty Content

Ushiwakamaru has a Single-Target Noble Phantasm that can be enhanced through an Interlude. With her ATK and Quick buffs, she can easily deal high damage with her NP. She can also apply Evade to herself, allowing her to survive deadly attacks.

Can Be Used as Damage Buffer and NP Looping Support

Effect	Skill & Detailed Effect
NP Gain Up	Tengu's Strategy EX (Skill 1) └ Provides a teamwide 20% NP Gain Up buff (Requires Rank Up).
ATK Up	Rikutou Secret Technique, Rapid Change A (Skill 2) └ Provides a teamwide 20% ATK Up buff and generates 20 Critical Stars (Requires Rank Up).

Ushiwakamaru's first and second skills provide teamwide ATK and NP Gain buffs. These skills also make her a good NP looping support for other Attackers.

Can Deal High Critical Damage

Ushiwakamaru's second skill provides a Critical Damage buff to herself and generates up to 20 Critical Stars (at Skill Lv. 10). Combined with the Critical Star Drop Rate buffs from her third skill and Noble Phantasm, she can generate enough Stars to consistently land critical attacks.

Tip!	While she doesn't have a Critical Star Gather Rate buff in her kit, as a Rider-class Servant, Ushiwakamaru naturally has a high Star Weight. This allows her to absorb Critical Stars more easily than most other classes.

Servants with Good Synergy

Compatible Attackers
	Taigong Wang (★5) He boosts Ushiwakamaru's damage with his AoE Quick, ATK, and NP Strength buffs. In addition to a 30% self NP charge, he provides a 20% NP charge to the party, making it easier for Ushiwakamaru to use her NP.
	Alexander (★3) An AoE NP Rider with party-wide ATK and Quick buffs. Since they can boost each other's damage, they pair well for everything from farming to high-difficulty content.
Compatible Supporters
	Scáthach-Skadi (★5) She provides a high-multiplier Quick buff. With her 50% NP charge, she supports both damage output and NP looping.
	Summer Scáthach-Skadi (★5) In addition to a high-multiplier Quick buff, her Buster and Critical Strength buffs also boost Ushiwakamaru's damage. She also excels at generating Stars, making it easier to land critical hits. Her 50% NP charge facilitates NP looping.
	Merlin (★5) His NP generates Critical Stars, and he provides a high-multiplier Critical Strength buff. He can also grant party-wide Invincibility, which helps cover the survivability Ushiwakamaru tends to lack.
	Altria Caster (★5) Her NP grants party-wide Anti-Purge Defense, greatly improving survivability and allowing for stable play in high-difficulty content.
	Oberon (★5) He provides a massive damage boost with his high-multiplier NP Strength buff. With up to a 70% NP charge, he makes it easier to activate NPs. His Critical Star generation also helps land critical hits.
	Sima Yi (Reines) (★5) A rare Rider-class supporter, making it easier to handle battles against Casters. Her ATK buff has a high multiplier, making her an excellent offensive support.
	Wu Zetian (★4) Her Quick, ATK, and Critical Strength buffs all boost Ushiwakamaru's damage. Her various debuffs and utility effects can also be useful in specific quests.
	Hans Christian Andersen (★2) He provides passive Critical Star and NP generation each turn, supporting Ushiwakamaru's critical hits and NP looping.

Ushiwakamaru's Skills & Noble Phantasm

Skills & Noble Phantasm

Class	★3 Rider
Cards
Obtain	Saint Quartz Summon Friend Point Summon
HP / ATK	9028 / 7076（Lv Max）
Skill 1 (Enhanced)	Tengu's Strategy A【CT：7~5】 Increase all allies' NP Gain by 10-20% (3T)[Lv] Increase own Quick Card effectiveness by 10-20% (3T)[Lv]
Skill 2 (Enhanced)	Rikutou Secret Technique, Rapid Change A【CT：7~5】 Increase ATK by 10-20% for all allies (3T)[Lv] Increase own Critical Strength by 30-50% (3T)[Lv] Gain 10-20 C. Stars[Lv]
Skill 3	Art of the Swallow B【CT：8~6】 Apply Evade to yourself (1T) Increase own C. Star Drop Rate (1T) [Lv]
Noble Phantasm (Enhanced)	「Dan-No-Ura Eight-Boat Leap」 Deal massive damage to a single enemy[Lv] Increase own C. Star Drop Rate (3 turns)[OC]
VA	Saori Hayami
Illustrator	Minedi Sakamoto

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-Lancer (ATK Up)	Increase own ATK against Lancer class by 20-30%

Card Performance

Alignment & Traits / Class Skills

Alignment & Traits
Alignment	Chaotic / Balanced / Human
Traits	Female / Riding / Loved One / Genji / Fairy Tale
Class Skill
Magic Resistance C	Increase Debuff Resist
Riding Skill A+	Increase Quick Card effectiveness by 11%

Recommended Skill Leveling by Priority

Skill 1	Priority: ★★★ You can boost the multipliers of your own Quick Up and NP Gain Up for all allies. It makes dealing damage easier and NP gain easier, so level it up alongside Skill 2.
Skill 2	Priority: ★★★ You can boost the multipliers of ATK Up for all allies and your own Critical Strength up and star gain. It makes dealing damage easier and using criticals easier, so prioritize leveling it.
Skill 3	Priority: ★☆☆ You can boost the star drop rate up multiplier, making criticals easier. The cooldown reduction from leveling also makes reusing Evade easier, so if leveled it improves survivability.

Ascension & Skill Enhancement Materials

Ascension Materials

Stage 1	Rider Piecex4
Stage 2	Rider Piecex8 Proof of Herox15
Stage 3	Rider Monumentx4 Meteor Horseshoex7 Ghost Lanternx4
Final Ascension	Rider Monumentx8 Ghost Lanternx7 Octuplet Crystalsx8
Total	x12x12 x11x15x7x8 1,330,000 QP

Skill Enhancement Materials

Lv1	Gem of Riderx4
Lv2	Gem of Riderx8
Lv3	Magic Gem of Riderx4
Lv4	Magic Gem of Riderx8 Meteor Horseshoex4
Lv5	Secret Gem of Riderx4 Meteor Horseshoex7
Lv6	Secret Gem of Riderx8 Proof of Herox10
Lv7	Proof of Herox20 Eternal Gearx4
Lv8	Eternal Gearx12 Octuplet Crystalsx16
Lv9	Crystallized Lorex1
Total	x12x12x12x1 x11x30x16x16 13,600,000 QP

Append Skill Enhancement Materials

Lv1	Gem of Riderx4
Lv2	Gem of Riderx8
Lv3	Magic Gem of Riderx4
Lv4	Magic Gem of Riderx8 Seed of Yggdrasilx4
Lv5	Secret Gem of Riderx4 Seed of Yggdrasilx8
Lv6	Secret Gem of Riderx8 Refined Magatamax4
Lv7	Refined Magatamax7 Soundless Bellx4
Lv8	Soundless Bellx12 Flaming Oni Lantern Plantx7
Lv9	Crystallized Lorex1
Total	x12x12x12x1 x12x11x16x7 13,600,000 QP

Illustrator / Voice Actor & Final Ascension Art

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