Nightingale Best Build and Skill Tree Guide

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

Nightingale's Tier & Basic Info

	Rarity	Epic
	Role	Watcher
	Faction	Fortitude Drifter

Movement Stats

Nightingale's Tier

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Best Builds for Nightingale

Recommended Build

Basic Attack												Reaction
Silencing Attack												Protection of Light
Skill
Burning Grenade								Weapon Eroder								Tranquilizer
Weapon								Trinket								Tarot
Focus Wand								Space-time Ring								Guidance of the World

This is a team build that can control the battles with numerous stun skills. As long as Persistence/Piercing DMG is not mitigated, they can be expected to perform well even in high-difficulty stages.

Recommended Gear, Tarots, & Engravings

Recommended Weapons for Nightingale

Focus Wand

Starry Sky Heritage

Resentment Broom

The [Focus Wand] is the most recommended weapon for extending the Range of single-target attacks.

Recommended Trinkets for Nightingale

Space-time Ring

Disaster Bottle

Roaring Flint

For Nightningale, the [Space-time Ring], which is useful for movement, Trinkets that support allies, and Trinkets that can attack enemies are recommended.

Recommended Tarots for Nightingale

Guidance of the World

March of The Chariot

Course of Fortune

Since your main focus is damage over time and pierce effects, boosting damage dealt isn’t a priority. Equip Tarots that help with movement, cooldown/cost efficiency, or support.

Recommended Engravings for Nightingale

Resonance	Effect
Sword Pentacle	When [unharmed], increases ATK and DEF by 12%.
Wand Cup	At the end of the turn, there is a 50% chance to gain [Engraving Resonance]. Effect: When using an [active skill] next time, refunds the NRG consumed and resets the CD. The skill effect has a CD of 4 turns. (Does not trigger in real-time combat. The effect changes to increasing HP, ATK and DEF by 5%)
Sword Wand	Before actively attacking, for each 1 tile traversed, increases ATK and DEF by 4%, up to 12%. The effect lasts until the start of the next turn,

[Wand+Cup], which removes Skill cooldowns, is the top recommendation.

Nightingale Skill Unlock Priorities

Recommended Skill Set

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Merciful Strike	RK9	Silencing Attack
Painkiller	RK7	Burning Grenade
Protection of Light	RK5	Endure
Regenerate	RK3	Tranquilizer
Bandage	RK1	Weapon Eroder

Skill Details

Bandage	Cost: 0 CD: 3
(Healing) Instant Single-target healing. Heals 30% HP.

Weapon Eroder	Cost: 1 CD: 3
(Piercing DMG) Single-target attack. Deals Piercing DMG equal to 30% of the target's HP and then inflicts ▽ ATK II for 2 turns.

Regenerate	Cost: - CD: -
(Passive) At the end of the turn, heals the ally with the lowest HP percentage within a 3-tile radius around the character by 20% of M.ATK.

Tranquilizer	Cost: 2 CD: 3
(Support) Instant Inflicts Sleep on the target for 2 turns.

Protection of Light	Cost: - CD: -
(Reaction) When hit by an active single-target attack, the DMG taken is decreased by 30%. This effect can be activated 1 time per round.

Endure	Cost: - CD: -
(Reaction) Takes 50% less DoT.

Painkiller	Cost: 1 CD: 3
(Healing)Instant Heals the target for 20% HP and grants Regeneration II and DMG Reduction II for 3 turns.

Burning Grenade	Cost: 1 CD: 3
(Piercing DMG) Deals Piercing DMG equal to 10% of the target's HP to all enemies within 1 tile around the target tile and changes the tiles into burning for 2 turns.

Merciful Strike	Cost: - CD: -
(Basic Attack) Deals 80% magical DMG and increases the effect of the next healing skill by 15%, lasting for 2 turns.

Silencing Attack	Cost: - CD: -
(Basic Attack) Deals 100% physical DMG and inflicts ✗ Active Skills on Injured targets before attacking, lasting for 2 turns.

Nightingale's Trait & Skills

Nightingale's Trait

Max Effect
	[Volunteer] AoE DMG taken is decreased by 30%. If other allies within 6 tiles around the character are Dying, increases Movement by 2 tiles and SPD by 200. At the start of the turn, the CD of all skills is decreased by 2 turns.

Stars Unlocked	Effect
	AoE DMG taken is decreased by 25%. If other allies within 6 tiles around the character are Dying, increases Movement by 2 tiles and SPD by 200. At the start of the turn, the CD of all skills is decreased by 1 turn.
	AoE DMG taken is decreased by 20%. If other allies within 6 tiles around the character are Dying, increases Movement by 2 tiles and SPD by 150. At the start of the turn, the CD of all skills is decreased by 1 turn.
	AoE DMG taken is decreased by 15%. If other allies within 6 tiles around the character are Dying, increases Movement by 1 tile and SPD by 150. At the start of the turn, the CD of all skills is decreased by 1 turn.
	AoE DMG taken is decreased by 10%. If other allies within 6 tiles around the character are Dying, increases Movement by 1 tile and SPD by 150.

Nightingale's Base Skills

Skill	Range
Energy Wave
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Deal 80% Magical DMG.
First Aid
[Skill] Cost: 2 / CD: 0 (Healing) Single-target healing. Heals 80% HP.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK1

Skill	Range
Bandage
[Skill] Cost: 0 / CD: 3 (Healing) Instant Single-target healing. Heals 30% HP.
Weapon Eroder
[Skill] Cost: 1 / CD: 3 (Piercing DMG) Single-target attack. Deals Piercing DMG equal to 30% of the target's HP and then inflicts ▽ ATK II for 2 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK3

Skill	Range
Regenerate	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) At the end of the turn, heals the ally with the lowest HP percentage within a 3-tile radius around the character by 20% of M.ATK.
Tranquilizer
[Skill] Cost: 2 / CD: 3 (Support) Instant Inflicts Sleep on the target for 2 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK5

Skill	Range
Protection of Light	-
[Reaction] Cost: - / CD: - (Reaction) When hit by an active single-target attack, the DMG taken is decreased by 30%. This effect can be activated 1 time per round.
Endure	-
[Reaction] Cost: - / CD: - (Reaction) Takes 50% less DoT.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK7

Skill	Range
Painkiller
[Skill] Cost: 1 / CD: 3 (Healing)Instant Heals the target for 20% HP and grants Regeneration II and DMG Reduction II for 3 turns.
Burning Grenade
[Skill] Cost: 1 / CD: 3 (Piercing DMG) Deals Piercing DMG equal to 10% of the target's HP to all enemies within 1 tile around the target tile and changes the tiles into burning for 2 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK9

Skill	Range
Merciful Strike
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 80% magical DMG and increases the effect of the next healing skill by 15%, lasting for 2 turns.
Silencing Attack
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 100% physical DMG and inflicts ✗ Active Skills on Injured targets before attacking, lasting for 2 turns.

Weapons That Nightingale Can Equip

List of Weapons

Starry Sky Heritage	Reorganized Cube	Skeleton Staff
Focus Wand	Resentment Broom	Diffusing Prism
Cornucopia Staff	Nightmare Puppet	Nirvana
Life Fondness	Dream Turbidity	Gazing Orb
Explosive Crystal	Ink Totem	Solid Wand
Astral Rod	Apprentice Wand

Nightingale's Voice Actor

Nightingale Voice Actor

Nightingale's Skin

Initial	Ascended
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