Alexei Best Build and Skill Tree Guide

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

Alexei Tier & Basic Info

	Rarity	Legendary
	Role	Defender
	Faction	Drifter Aggression

Movement Stats

Alexei Tier

Overall Tier			Reroll Tier
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Alexei Pros and Strength

Unkillable Bruiser

Alexei's Trait affords him 1 turn of immortality whenever his hp is reduced to 0. This ability cannot be dispelled, and effectively allows Alexei to safely tank any attack in the entire game, as long as this ability is off cooldown.

Berserker Playstyle

Alexei's Trait coupled with the skills RK 1 [Fight to the Death] and RK 7 [Goredrinker] means Alexei is most comfortable when he is surrounded by enemies and taking damage. Try to position your Alexei in such a way that your allies are close enough to punish any enemies who are focusing on him.

Strike Back Specialist

As a frontliner, Alexei excels at taking attacks and dealing them back to the attackers. RK 11 [Counterattack Storm] combined with RK 5 [Brutebear Counter] and either [Curse] or [Wild Howl] allows Alexei to debuff and damage enemies as he is tanking their attacks.

Alexei Skill Unlock Priorities

Recommended Skill Set

Guard	RK11	Counterattack Storm
Ice Attack	RK9	Frenzied Slash
Goredrinker	RK7	Anger of Icefield
Curse	RK5	Brutebear Counter
Wind Howl	RK3	Burning Bridges
Fight to the Death	RK1	Leg Slam

Alexei Trait & Skills

Alexei Trait

Max Effect
	[Brutebear Blood] Alexei becomes immune to ✗Resolve. His ATK is increased by 20% and he ignores the effects of Frosty tiles. Alexei possesses Unlimited Resolve until the start of the next 2 turns, dispelling 2 debuffs and gains Toughness. His Trait attribute bonuses double. This effect has a CD of 7 turns and cannot be dispelled or immunized.

Stars Unlocked	Effect
	Alexei becomes immune to ✗Resolve. His ATK is increased by 20% and he ignores the effects of Frosty tiles. Alexei possesses Unlimited Resolve until the start of the next turn, dispelling 2 debuffs and gains Toughness. His Trait attribute bonuses double. This effect has a CD of 7 turns and cannot be dispelled or immunized.
	Alexei becomes immune to ✗Resolve. His ATK is increased by 15% and he ignores the effects of Frosty tiles. Alexei possesses Unlimited Resolve until the start of the next turn, dispelling 2 debuffs and gains Toughness. His Trait attribute bonuses double. This effect has a CD of 7 turns and cannot be dispelled or immunized.
	Alexei becomes immune to ✗Resolve. His ATK is increased by 15% and he ignores the effects of Frosty tiles. Alexei possesses Unlimited Resolve until the start of the next turn, his Trait attribute bonuses double. This effect has a CD of 7 turns and cannot be dispelled or immunized.
	Alexei becomes immune to ✗Resolve. His ATK is increased by 10% and he ignores the effects of Frosty tiles. Alexei possesses Unlimited Resolve until the start of the next turn, his Trait attribute bonuses double. This effect has a CD of 7 turns and cannot be dispelled or immunized.

Alexei Base Skill

Skill	Range
Slash
[Basic Attack] Cost: - CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 100% Physical DMG.
Whirlwind Axe
[Skill] Cost: 3 CD: 0 (Physical DMG) Alexei deals 90% DMG to all enemies within 2 tiles around himself. Every enemy defeated by this skill reduces the CD of the [Trait] effect by 1 turn.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK1

Skill	Range
Fight to the Death	-
[Skill] Cost: - CD: - (Passive) When [Dying], increases ATK and DEF by 20%.
Leg Slam
[Skill] Cost: 2 CD: 2 (Physical DMG) Deals 120% DMG, knocks the target back by 2 tiles, and inflicts [▽ Move I] for 1 turn.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK3

Skill	Range
Wind Howl
[Skill] Cost: 1 CD: 5 (Passive) Alexei deals DMG equal to 40% of his M.ATK and inflicts [▽ Move II] and [▽ ATK III] to all enemies within a 3-tile radius of him, lasting for 2 turns.
Burning Bridges
[Skill] Cost: 3 CD: 2 (Physical DMG) Single-target attack. Deals 150% DMG. Before attacking, gains [Offensive Stance] for 2 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK5

Skill	Range
Curse	-
[Reaction] Cost: - CD: - (Reaction) When hit by an active attack, the DMG taken is decreased by 8%. Upon receiving an active attack, inflicts [Vulnerable II] on the attacker for 2 turns.
Brutebear Counter	-
[Reaction] Cost: - CD: - (Reaction) Performs a [Strike Back] when hit by an active attack from the [front or side], dealing 70% physical DMG to the attacker. The effect can be activated up to 2 times per round.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK7

Skill	Range
Goredrinker	-
[Skill] Cost: - CD: - (Passive) After being attacked, gains [Goredrinker] for 2 turns.
Anger of Icefield
[Skill] Cost: 2 CD: 4 (Physical DMG) Alexei selects 1 enemy within a cross-shaped range to charge at, deals 50% DMG, and inflicts [Stunned] for 1 turn. Additionally, he deals 50% [Ice] [AoE DMG] to all enemies within 2 tiles around the target. After attacking, he gains [Warrior of Frost] for 2 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK9

Skill	Range
Ice Attack
[Basic Attack] Cost: - CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 100% physical DMG and inflicts [▽ Move I] on [Healthy] targets, lasting for 1 turn.
Frenzied Slash
[Basic Attack] Cost: - CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 110% DMG. If the target is defeated, the character recovers 1 NRG.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK11

Skill	Range
Guard	-
[Skill] Cost: - CD: - (Passive) Takes [physical attacks] for all other allies within a 2-tile radius of the character. When triggered, DEF is increased by 20%. Can be activated up to 1 time per round.
Counterattack Storm
[Skill] Cost: 2 CD: 5 (Support) The character's Strike Back Range is increased by 2 tiles. When performing a Strike Back, physical DMG is increased by 85%, and the character gains 1 Strike Back Count and [Counterattack]. This effect lasts for 2 turns.

Weapons That Alexei Can Equip

List of Weapons

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

Alexei Voice Actor & Profile

Alexei Voice Actor (CV)

Alexei Profile

initial	Ascended

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