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 Skill Unlock Priorities

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Strike Back 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

This skill setup is specialized for dealing Strike Back damage. It takes advantage of the "Unlimited Resolve" trait, allowing you to deal Strike Back damage. You can also unlock the Rank 7 skill on the right, "Anger of Icefield" if you want to improve movement capabilities.

Alexei Trait & Skills

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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. Trait: (Skill) Characters possess various [Trait] effects. Details can be viewed in the [Trait] section of each character. ✗Resolve: (Debuff) Nullifies [Resolve], [Unlimited Resolve], as well as certain effects that prevent being defeated or allow a return to combat upon defeat. Toughness: (Skill) Gain immunity to [injured] and [dying] effects. Frosty: (Tile) Covered in smooth ice. Knockback will cause the character on the tile to slide to the edge of the ice before taking effect. Walking on it consumes an additional 1 Movement per tile. Unlimited Resolve: (Buff) When defeated, returns to battle and recovers a certain amount of HP, with no activation limits.

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	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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