Cocoa Best Build and Skill Tree Guide

Build and skill tree guide for Cocoa in Sword of Convallaria (SoC). See the best gear (weapon/trinket/tarot), skin, tier, and review here!

Cocoa's Tier & Basic Info

	Rarity	Legendary
	Role	Defender
	Faction	Vltar Fortitude

Movement Stats

Cocoa's Tier

Overall Rating			Reroll Rating
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Single-Target Rating			Multi-Target Rating

User Score

Review & How to Get

Cocoa Pros and Strength

Specializes in Supporting Allies and Assisting Cover

Cocoa's Traits and Skills specialize in supporting allies and providing Assisting Cover. Enhance your team with her Traits and Skills that offer not only high recovery amounts but also a wide range of effects, such as cost and cooldown reduction, as well as critical support.

Get ★5 to Maximize Potential

Cocoa's Trait grants buffs like [Breakfast], which has HP recovery and debuff removal effects, and [Happiness], which reduces NRG consumption by 1 and reduces CD by 1. However, at ★1 to ★4 Levels, the [Happiness] buff effect only activates at certain probabilities, so ★5 is required to fully use this ability. Thus prioritize collecting Memory Shards.

Powerful Assisting Cover and Auto Recovery

When the character is not in a dying state, she has [Potluck Protector], which provides defensive support to shield surrounding allies. This skill can be combined with [Try Harder!], which recovers HP after receiving a single attack. This combination allows the character to absorb attacks while simultaneously recovering HP, significantly enhancing the party's defense.

Be Careful of Numerous Attacks and M.ATK

There is no limit to the number of times she can take attacks for her allies, but she can only recover with [Stay Strong!] up to 2 times. Therefore, you need to be cautious not to find yourself in a situation where your recovery cannot keep up with attacks from numerous enemies or M.ATK, to which Defender characters are particularly vulnerable.

Use Different Skills Based on the Situation

Cocoa's Treasure Chest offers the option to use one of four available skills, each with powerful effects. Primarily use [Snow Lotus] to increase damage dealt and reduce damage taken or utilize [Hallucinogenic Mushroom] to deal damage, penetrate defenses, and apply debuffs. Meanwhile, choose recovery skills when needed based on the situation.

Excels in Various Stages

By using various skills, you can deploy high-performance abilities such as support, Assisting Cover, single-target debuffs, and damage reduction depending on the stage. Since she is powerful against both single and multiple enemies, it is recommended to prioritize strengthening her by collecting memory shards and Tarot cards.

Star Level Up Priority & Recommended Stars for Cocoa

Aim to Reach 5★

Star Level Up Priority	Recommended Star Level
	5★

At 5-stars, Cocoa guarantees granting the [Happiness] after triggering [Breakfast] or [Bento]. At 4-stars or below, the chance of triggering [Happiness] is a measly 30%. Since [Happiness] reduces the NRG costs and CD by 1 for any skills, it is a very powerful buff, making Cocoa a top priority for 5-stars.

Best Builds for Cocoa

Solo Boss Build

Basic Attack												Reaction
Armor-Piercing Strike												Stay Strong!
Skill
Cocoa's Treasure Chest								Iron Pot Stew								Crushing Bash
Weapon								Trinket								Tarot
Tuning Hammer								Disaster Bottle								Elegance of the Empress

Priority Skills

Skill	Build Priority and Skills
Potluck Protector	★★★★★ An extremely powerful skill that grants Assisting Cover to allies within 2 tiles—with no usage limit. With increased durability, the user can absorb many single-target attacks, making this a top-priority skill to equip—except in stages that focus heavily on area-of-effect attacks.
Cocoa's Treasure Chest	★★★★★ An extremely powerful skill that lets you choose between healing, removing debuffs and buffing allies, or dealing piercing damage while applying debuffs. Its versatility makes it a top-priority skill to equip. However, use it carefully since it has a limited number of uses.
Stay Strong!	★★★★★ A powerful Reaction skill that triggers healing after a single-target attack. When paired with [Potluck Protector], it allows you to shield allies and then restore HP. However, since it can only activate twice per turn, it’s best not to rely on it as your sole source of healing.
Iron Pot Stew	★★★★★ Grants allies within 3 tiles a large HP heal, Critical Support, and a Bento buff. At 5-stars, the Bento is guaranteed to include a Skill Cost or Cooldown Reduction buff (Happiness). This is an extremely powerful skill and well worth prioritizing.
Armor-Piercing Strike	★★★★ Although Cocoa rarely uses Basic Attacks, this one is recommended because its debuff increases the damage allies deal.
Invulnerable	★★★★ A skill with multiple effects that significantly boost durability, starting with a 40% damage taken reduction. It's especially powerful when combined with [Potluck Protector], making it a great choice for stages with hard-hitting opponents.

Skill	Build Priority and Details
Try the Pan!	★★★ Has a valuable 3-tile knockback effect and a powerful debuff that reduces physical defense by 40% and speed by 100. While its build priority is lower due to the potency of Cocoa's other skills, it’s highly recommended for stages with single-target bosses or where knockback is especially useful.
Crushing Bash	★★ A skill that increases enemy damage taken by 20% with no cost. Against single-target bosses, if other characters can apply physical defense down, equipping this instead of [Try the Pan!] can be a viable option.
Defense (Ranged Attack)	★ When equipped with [Stay Strong!], this skill is especially useful in stages with powerful ranged single-target attacks that can take you down in just one or two hits.
No Turning Round!	★ A Basic Attack that has a high chance to inflict Stun when performing a back attack. While Stun is a powerful effect, Cocoa rarely uses Basic Attacks, and her low movement makes it hard to get behind enemies, so this skill has a low slotting priority.

Recommended Gear, Tarots, & Engravings

Recommended Weapons for Cocoa

Brutal Axe

Hollow Axe

Tuning Hammer

Since Cocoa's healing amount scales with her Max HP, the [Brutal Axe] is the most recommended. Otherwise, the [Denial Hammer] is also viable for dispelling enemy buffs.

Recommended Trinkets for Cocoa

Crystal Burst Armor

Mystery Guardian

Cooling Powder

For Cocoa, if your team doesn’t have many ways to apply buffs, the [Evergreen Pendent] is a great early game choice since it grants buffs through self-healing. Endgame alternatives include either the [Crystal Burst Armor] for boosting HP, or [Cooling Powder] and [Mystery Guardian] if you’re looking to increase Cocoa's durability and stay in the fight longer.

Recommended Tarots for Cocoa

The Fool's Naivety

Silence of The Hermit

Mercy of The High Priestess

[The Fool's Naivety] is by far the best Tarot for Cocoa because of the hefty boost to HP stat, which affects the potency of her heals and her ability to tank. Alternatives include [Hermit] to to help Cocoa tank, while [High Priestess] helps boost her heals, but these are both effects that the [Fool] Tarot grants, so make sure to equip it once you get one with good attribute rolls.

Recommended Engravings for Cocoa

Resonance	Effect
Pentacle Pentacle	When [Injured], increases DMG by 5% and decreases the DMG taken by 5%. When [Dying], increases DMG by an additional 10% and decreases the DMG taken by an additional 10%.
Cup Cup	Increases Healing Effect by 10% and Healing Received by 10%.
Wand Pentacle	Decreases physical DMG taken by 15%.

Cocoa's most crucial stat is her HP. Therefore, engraving [Pentacle + Pentacle] to increase HP is recommended since Pentacles HP rolls are higher than that of other Engravings. The engraving bonuses are also beneficial for Cocoa's role as a Defender.

Cocoa Skill Unlock Priorities

Recommended Skill Set

* Tap a skill to view its details below.

Invulnerable	RK11	Iron Pot Stew
No Turning Round!	RK9	Armor-Piercing Strike
Block Enhancement	RK7	Battle Flag of Vlder
Defense (Ranged Attack)	RK5	Stay Strong!
Potluck Protector	RK3	Cocoa's Treasure Chest
Mountain Tribes	RK1	Crushing Bash

Skill Details

Mountain Tribes	Cost: - CD: -
(Passive) When the character is Unharmed, increases Movement by 1 tile. If the character attacks from Highland or moves from one tile to another with a height difference of more than 2 tiles, increases the DMG by 20%.

Crushing Bash	Cost: 0 CD: 3
(Physical DMG) Single-target attack. Deals 120% DMG and inflicts Vulnerable II for 3 turns.

Potluck Protector	Cost: 0 CD: 0
(Passive) When Blocking, DMG taken decreases by 15%. If the character is not Dying, performs Assisting Cover to all other allies within 2 tiles.

Cocoa's Treasure Chest	Cost: 0 CD: 0
(Decision) Cocoa can select to use Springy Bandage, Ancient Potion, Snow Lotus, or Hallucinogenic Mushroom.

Defense (Ranged Attack)	Cost: - CD: -
(Reaction) When hit by a ranged attack, the DMG taken is decreased by 25%.

Stay Strong!	Cost: - CD: -
(Reaction) After being hit by a single-target attack, heals the character and 1 other ally with the lowest HP percentage within 2 tiles around the character for 12% of the caster's HP. Can be activated 2 times per round.

Block Enhancement	Cost: 0 CD: 0
(Passive) When receiving Ranged Physical Attacks from front or side enemies, there is a 100% chance to trigger Block. Block decreases DMG taken by 10%.

Battle Flag of Vlder	Cost: - CD: -
(Leader's Aura) For all "Vlder" allies in battle, increases ATK by 10% and DEF by 20%.

No Turning Round!	Cost: - CD: -
(Basic Attack) Single-target attack. Cocoa deals 100% Physical DMG. When performing a back attack, there is a 70% chance she'll inflict Stunned on the target for 1 turn. Can only be triggered once per target per battle.

Armor-Piercing Strike	Cost: - CD: -
(Basic Attack) Deals 100% physical DMG and inflicts ▽ P.DEF I and ▽ M.DEF I on the target, lasting for 2 turns.

Invulnerable	Cost: 1 CD: 5
(Support) Gains DMG Reduction IV, Mind's Eye, and Immunity to Disrupt for 3 turns.

Iron Pot Stew	Cost: 3 CD: 3
(Healing) Cocoa heals all allies within 3 tiles around her for 30% of her HP and grants them △ Crit II, △ Crit DMG I for 2 turns, as well as a Bento.

Cocoa's Trait & Skills

Cocoa's Trait

Max Effect
	[Breakfast Happiness] Cocoa possesses Block. Her HP is increased by 20%. At the start of each round, she grants Breakfast to the 2 allies with the lowest HP percentage within 2 tiles of herself. After a Breakfast or Bento effect is triggered, the target gains Happiness.

Stars Unlocked	Effect
	Cocoa possesses Block. Her HP is increased by 20%. At the start of each round, she grants Breakfast to the 2 allies with the lowest HP percentage within 2 tiles of herself. After a Breakfast or Bento effect is triggered, the target has a 30% chance to gain Happiness.
	Cocoa possesses Block. Her HP is increased by 10%. At the start of each round, she grants Breakfast to the 2 allies with the lowest HP percentage within 2 tiles of herself. After a Breakfast or Bento effect is triggered, the target has a 30% chance to gain Happiness.
	Cocoa possesses Block. Her HP is increased by 10%. At the start of each round, she grants Breakfast to the ally with the lowest HP percentage within 2 tiles of herself. After a Breakfast or Bento effect is triggered, the target has a 30% chance to gain Happiness.
	Cocoa possesses Block. At the start of each round, she grants Breakfast to the ally with the lowest HP percentage within 2 tiles of herself. After a Breakfast or Bento effect is triggered, the target has a 30% chance to gain Happiness.

Cocoa's Base Skills

Skill	Range
Slash
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 100% Physical DMG.
Try the Pan!
[Skill] Cost: 3 / CD: 0 (Physical DMG) Single-target attack. Cocoa deals 120% DMG and knocks the target back byb 3 tiles. Inflicts ▽ P.DEF II and ▽ SPD II for 2 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK1

Skill	Range
Mountain Tribes	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) When the character is Unharmed, increases Movement by 1 tile. If the character attacks from Highland or moves from one tile to another with a height difference of more than 2 tiles, increases the DMG by 20%.
Crushing Bash
[Skill] Cost: 0 / CD: 3 (Physical DMG) Single-target attack. Deals 120% DMG and inflicts Vulnerable II for 3 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK3

Skill	Range
Potluck Protector	-
[Skill] Cost: 0 / CD: 0 (Passive) When Blocking, DMG taken decreases by 15%. If the character is not Dying, performs Assisting Cover to all other allies within 2 tiles.
Cocoa's Treasure Chest
[Skill] Cost: 0 / CD: 0 (Decision) Cocoa can select to use Springy Bandage, Ancient Potion, Snow Lotus, or Hallucinogenic Mushroom.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK5

Skill	Range
Defense (Ranged Attack)	-
[Reaction] Cost: - / CD: - (Reaction) When hit by a ranged attack, the DMG taken is decreased by 25%.
Stay Strong!	-
[Reaction] Cost: - / CD: - (Reaction) After being hit by a single-target attack, heals the character and 1 other ally with the lowest HP percentage within 2 tiles around the character for 12% of the caster's HP. Can be activated 2 times per round.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK7

Skill	Range
Block Enhancement	-
[Skill] Cost: 0 / CD: 0 (Passive) When receiving Ranged Physical Attacks from front or side enemies, there is a 100% chance to trigger Block. Block decreases DMG taken by 10%.
Battle Flag of Vlder	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Leader's Aura) For all "Vlder" allies in battle, increases ATK by 10% and DEF by 20%.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK9

Skill	Range
No Turning Round!
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Single-target attack. Cocoa deals 100% Physical DMG. When performing a back attack, there is a 70% chance she'll inflict Stunned on the target for 1 turn. Can only be triggered once per target per battle.
Armor-Piercing Strike
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 100% physical DMG and inflicts ▽ P.DEF I and ▽ M.DEF I on the target, lasting for 2 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK11

Skill	Range
Invulnerable
[Skill] Cost: 1 / CD: 5 (Support) Gains DMG Reduction IV, Mind's Eye, and Immunity to Disrupt for 3 turns.
Iron Pot Stew
[Skill] Cost: 3 / CD: 3 (Healing) Cocoa heals all allies within 3 tiles around her for 30% of her HP and grants them △ Crit II, △ Crit DMG I for 2 turns, as well as a Bento.

Weapons That Cocoa Can Equip

List of Weapons

Brutal Axe	Hollow Axe	Denial Hammer
Feast Axe	Tuning Hammer	Cornucopia Axe
Gale Sword	'Barbecue' Hammer	Formidable Axe
Antimagic Axe	Balanced Heavy Axe	Battle-Hardened Axe
Heavy Iron Axe	Iron Axe

Cocoa's Voice Actor & Release Date

Cocoa Voice Actor

Released on Friday, September 13

Cocoa was released on Friday, September 13. Since the character is added to the standard banner, they can still be obtained even after the limited-time banner ends.

Cocoa's Skin

Initial	Ascended

▲ Unlock Ascended Skin when character reaches Star Level 5.

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