Scáthach-Skadi

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

Scáthach-Skadi's Basic Information

Name	Scáthach-Skadi
Class	★5 Caster
Obtain	Available only in Limited-Time Pickup Summons

Scáthach-Skadi's Strengths

Top-Tier Quick Supporter

Scathach-Skadi is a top-tier Quick supporter, providing powerful Quick buffs and up to a 50% NP charge. She excels in team compositions with Servants who have Quick Noble Phantasms or numerous Quick cards.

Powerful Critical Support

Her skills offer a Quick-specific Critical Damage buff, while her Noble Phantasm provides another that scales with its NP level. Both buffs are incredibly potent, enabling Quick attackers to inflict massive damage with critical hits.

Enables High Star Generation

Thanks to her significant Quick performance buffs, attackers can generate a substantial number of C. Stars with their Quick cards. Generating over 50 stars with an AoE Quick Noble Phantasm is straightforward, setting up for devastating critical hits on the next turn.

Excellent Multi-Effect Support Noble Phantasm

Skadi's Noble Phantasm grants several buffs to all allies, including ATK Up, Critical Damage Up, Evade, Instant Death Immunity, and Damage Cut. Although her NP charge skills are typically reserved for the main attacker, charging her own NP is highly rewarding. Her ability to provide both defensive and offensive support simultaneously is invaluable.

Instant Death Immunity is Useful in Certain Quests

Her Noble Phantasm also provides a rare Instant Death Immunity effect. Although enemies with instant death attacks are uncommon, this makes her an essential counter in specific quests where such an immunity is required.

Servants with Good Synergy

Compatible Attackers
	Sen-no-Rikyu (★5) An AoE Berserker whose NP deals bonus damage against Human-attribute enemies. With a 30% NP charge and an NP Gain buff, she can easily loop her NP.
	Summer Okita Souji (Alter) (★5) An AoE Saber who excels at refunding her NP gauge with her NP. With a 30% NP charge and an NP Gain buff, she can potentially loop her NP three times in a row, even starting from 0% charge, depending on the enemies.
	Minamoto-no-Raikou/Ushi Gozen (★5) An AoE Avenger whose NP deals bonus damage against Earth-attribute enemies. With a 50% NP charge, she can easily loop her NP.
	Lancelot (Berserker) (★4) A relatively easy-to-obtain AoE Berserker. He has no NP charge skill but possesses a high-multiplier NP Gain buff, making it easy for him to loop his NP.
Compatible Supporters
	Summer Scáthach-Skadi (★5) Her performance is similar to the regular Skadi, but her Quick buff multiplier is slightly higher. However, her Critical Damage buff is Buster-only, though she can also generate Critical Stars. While she can be seen as an upgrade in many situations, the original Skadi is recommended for teams focused on Quick Critical attacks.
	Scáthach-Skadi (★5) The standard approach is to use a double Scáthach-Skadi setup to maximize the performance of a Quick-based attacker.
	Nero Claudius (Bride) (★5) Her NP Gain buff, which Skadi lacks, pairs well with NP looping setups. Swapping her in via Order Change expands the range of attackers who can consistently loop their NP.
	Zhuge Liang (Lord El-Melloi II) (★5) He can provide a 20% NP charge to the party and an additional 30% to a single ally. His ability to distribute NP charge flexibly, while also boosting Critical Damage, makes him an excellent supporter.
	Wu Zetian (★4) With her combination of a Quick buff, an ATK buff, and a Critical Damage buff, she is an excellent damage supporter for Quick-based attackers.

Scáthach-Skadi's Skills & Noble Phantasm

Skills & Noble Phantasm

Class	★5 Caster
Cards
Obtain	Available only in Limited-Time Pickup Summons
HP / ATK	14406 / 10753（Lv Max）
Skill 1	Primordial Rune【CT：8~6】 Increase one ally's Quick Card effectiveness by 50% (3T) [Lv] Increase one ally's Quick Critical Strength by 50-100% (3T) [Lv]
Skill 2	Shivering Blizzard B【CT：8~6】 Decrease DEF by 20-30% for all enemies (3T) [Lv] Decrease Critical Rate for all enemies (3T) [Lv]
Skill 3	Allfather's Wisdom B+【CT：8~6】 Increase NP Gauge of one ally by 30-50% [Lv]
Noble Phantasm (Enhanced)	「Gate of Skye」 Increase all allies' ATK (5 turns) [Lv] Increase all allies' Critical Strength by 50~100% (5 turns/3 times) [Lv] Apply Evade to all allies (3 turns/1 time) Apply Death Immune to all allies (3 turns/1 time) Apply Damage Cut 500~1500 to all allies (3 turns) [OC]
VA	Mamiko Noto
Illustrator	Koyama Hirokazu

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

Card Performance

Alignment & Traits / Class Skills

Alignment & Traits
Alignment	Chaotic / Good / Heaven
Traits	Female / Divine / King
Class Skill
Territory Creation EX	Increase Arts Card effectiveness by 12%
Item Construction A	Increase Debuff Success Rate
Core of the Goddess A	Apply Damage Plus 250 Increase Debuff Resist

Recommended Skill Leveling by Priority

Skill 1	Priority: ★★★ It boosts the multiplier of the single-target high-multiplier Quick Up + Quick Critical Strength up buff. Since it greatly boosts damage, level it up alongside the other skills.
Skill 2	Priority: ★★☆ It increases the multipliers of DEF Down and crit rate down for all enemies. It's lower priority than Skills 1 and 3, but it makes dealing damage easier, so level it up.
Skill 3	Priority: ★★★ At Lv10 it grants NP 50%. It makes activating the NP easier, so level it first.

Ascension & Skill Enhancement Materials

Ascension Materials

Stage 1	Caster Piece x5
Stage 2	Caster Piece x12 Primordial Lanugo x5
Stage 3	Caster Monument x5 Eternal Ice x10 Heart of the Foreign God x2
Final Ascension	Caster Monument x12 Heart of the Foreign God x4 Giant's Ring x12
Total	x17 x17 x5 x10 x6 x12 x4,400,000 QP

Skill Enhancement Materials

Lv1	Gem of Caster x5
Lv2	Gem of Caster x12
Lv3	Magic Gem of Caster x5
Lv4	Magic Gem of Caster x12 Eternal Ice x5
Lv5	Secret Gem of Caster x5 Eternal Ice x10
Lv6	Secret Gem of Caster x12 Primordial Lanugo x3
Lv7	Primordial Lanugo x6 Aurora Steel x6
Lv8	Aurora Steel x18 Void's Dust x48
Lv9	Crystallized Lore x1
Total	x17 x17 x17 x1 x15 x9 x24 x48 x54,400,000 QP

Append Skill Enhancement Materials

Lv1	Gem of Caster x5
Lv2	Gem of Caster x12
Lv3	Magic Gem of Caster x5
Lv4	Magic Gem of Caster x12 Deadly Poisonous Needle x12
Lv5	Secret Gem of Caster x5 Deadly Poisonous Needle x24
Lv6	Secret Gem of Caster x12 Heart of the Foreign God x2
Lv7	Heart of the Foreign God x4 Giant's Ring x6
Lv8	Giant's Ring x18 Egg of Truth x10
Lv9	Crystallized Lore x1
Total	x17 x17 x17 x1 x36 x6 x24 x10 x54,400,000 QP

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