Sword of Convallaria | Ballista Best Build and Skill Tree Guide

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

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Ballista Tier & Basic Info

Move	Stand	High Jump	Low Jump
3	Normal	2	2

Overall Tier			Reroll Tier
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Review	- Range UP when the turn ends without causing damage - Knockback AoE attack - Basic attack that ignores defense is powerful
How to Get	- Voyage Momento (Phase 5) - Obtain from Gacha (Summon)

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Max Effect
	[Concentrate] Increases ATK by 20%. If the character doesn't deal any DMG during this turn, gains Concentrate for 2 turns when on Standby.

Stars Unlocked	Effect
	Increases ATK by 16%. If the character doesn't deal any DMG during this turn, gains Concentrate for 2 turns when on Standby.
	Increases ATK by 12%. If the character doesn't deal any DMG during this turn, gains Concentrate for 2 turns when on Standby.
	Increases ATK by 8%. If the character doesn't deal any DMG during this turn, gains Concentrate for 1 turn when on Standby.
	Increases ATK by 5%. If the character doesn't deal any DMG during this turn, gains Concentrate for 1 turn when on Standby.

Skill	Range
Straight Shot
[Basic Attack] Cost: - CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 100% Physical DMG.
Powerful Shot
[Skill] Cost: 2 CD: 0 (Physical DMG) Single-target attack. Deals 130% DMG. When the target is [Healthy], ATK increases by an additional 15%.

Skill	Range
Penetrating Arrow	-
[Skill] Cost: - CD: - (Passive) After attacking, inflicts [▽ P.DEF II] on the target for 3 turns.
Knight's Glory
[Skill] Cost: 0 CD: 4 (Support) [Instant] Grants the target [△ ATK II] for 2 turns. When the targets are from "the Union", the character gains an additional [Physical Shield] with value equal to 20% of HP.

Skill	Range
Ballista
[Skill] Cost: 1 CD: 4 (Physical DMG) Deals 140% DMG to 1 enemy within a cross-shaped range around the character and knocks the target back by 1 tile. Before attacking, the character gains [Shield Break III].
Scatter
[Skill] Cost: 2 CD: 0 (Physical DMG) Deals 70% [AoE DMG] to all enemies within a 3x3 area in the target direction and inflicts [▽ Move I], lasting for 2 turns.

Skill	Range
Defense (Physical)	-
[Reaction] Cost: - CD: - (Reaction) When hit by an active Physical Attack, the DMG taken is decreased by 15%.
Highland Advantage	-
[Reaction] Cost: - CD: - (Reaction) When hit by an active attack, the DMG taken is decreased by 8%. When attacked by an enemy from [Lowland], the DMG taken is additionally decreased by 30%.

Skill	Range
Siege
[Skill] Cost: 4 CD: 0 [Physical Shield] with value equal to 40% of HP. After casting the skill, deals 160% DMG to all enemies within a 3x6 area in the target direction. Afterward, deals 30% DMG to all enemies within a 1x3 area in the same direction and knocks them back by 2 tiles. After casting the skill, the character will be afflicted with [stunned] for 1 turn.

Skill	Range
Powerful Attack
[Basic Attack] Cost: - CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 110% Physical DMG.
Critical Strike
[Basic Attack] Cost: - CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 100% physical DMG and increases Crit by 15% before attacking.

VA	Japanese VA: None

initial	Ascended