Gloria Best Build and Skill Tree Guide

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

Gloria's Tier & Basic Info

	Rarity	Legendary
	Role	Watcher
	Faction	The Union Fortitude

Movement Stats

Gloria's Tier

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Gloria Pros and Strength

Gloria's Character Overview

Increases Allied Movement

Since Gloria acquires 'Flag Waving' at the start of battle, all allies will be able to move 1 tile further on the first turn. In tile tactics games, having high movement is a universally useful tool that allows you to chase fleeing targets, reach checkpoints in time, or even position your characters for better attacking angles.

Note!	As an additional passive effect, Flag Waving increases the attack and defense of nearby allies, making Gloria's support performance extremely high right from the start of the battle.

Powerful All-Around Unit

Auras, Buffs, and Utilities

In addition to Gloria's Trait, she also has many powerful support effects such as her Union faction Aura, and her [Lance of Longinus] ability. This ability allows Gloria to plant her Lance in an area to deal AoE damage, and grant nearby allies increased NRG regen.

Pro Tip!	The summoned spear becomes an object that can be attacked by the enemy. Use it strategically, such as positioning it to block allies or employing it as a decoy.

Changes to Attacker With Potential Burst

By using the RK 3 skill [Lance of Longinus], Gloria will gain access to a different set of skills that are dependent on the skills you originally had equipped. Gloria will also gain the Potential Burst buff, greatly increasing her attack and defense. Potential Burst coupled with the newly acquired offensive skills makes Gloria capable of dealing significant amounts of burst damage to enemies.

Recommended Skill Rotation

The most basic skill rotation is detailed above. Using both spear and sword skills takes some getting used to, but with practice, you can adapt to different roles, from support to frontline attacker.

Star Level Up Priority & Recommended Stars for Gloria

Aim to Reach 3★ → 5★

Star Level Up Priority	Recommended Star Level
	3★ → 5★

After switching to Sword Mode, Gloria gains +2 movement for 2 turns at 3-stars, and at 5-star, her attacks ignore 50% of the target’s defence. Both upgrades are extremely powerful, so she’s a high priority for Memory Shard farming and investment.

Best Builds for Gloria

Offensive Build

Basic Attack								Reaction								Ascension
Lance of Justice								Front Defense								Overwhelming Force
Skill
Lance of Longinus								Longinus - Brilliance								Longinus - Thrust
Weapon								Trinket								Tarot
Double-Sided Halberd								Old Scrolls of Auguste								Dream of The Magician

If you want to slot [Vow of Justice], swap it with [Longinus - Thrust]. For Tarots, Magician works well to boost damage, Devil for multiple enemies, and Judgment for general purposes.

Priority Skills

Skill	Build Priorityand Details
Longinus - Brilliance	★★★★★ In "Spear Mode", it supports allies; in "Sword Mode", it transforms into a powerful AoE Skill. Prioritize slotting it since it excels in both offense and defense.
Lance of Longinus	★★★★★ Summons a Spear that buffs all allies nearby allies. In "Spear Mode", it's an essential Skill that increases the ATK/DEF and Move of nearby allies. Since you cannot switch to Sword Mode without this Skill, it is considered essential.
Front Defense	★★★★★ In high-difficulty stages, taking a single hit can be fatal, so this Reaction, which increases survivability, is highly recommended.
Lance of Justice	★★★★★ In Spear Mode, it's an AoE attack; in Sword Mode, it's a Basic Attack whose power increases when attacking from the front. Generally, this Basic Attack is recommended, but its only drawback is the low damage in Spear Mode.
Longinus - Thrust	★★★★ In Spear Mode, it's an easy-to-use knockback Skill; in Sword Mode, it transforms into a powerful single-target attack Skill that requires no cost, with damage increases based on the distance moved. You'll want to equip this if you don't have many [Union] characters in your party.
Vow of Justice	★★★★ A Leader's Aura that greatly buffs [Union] characters. If you don't have [Union] characters other than Gloria in your lineup, you could swap it with [Longinus - Thrust].

Skill	Build Priority and Details
Counterattack	★★★ A Reaction that allows you to Strike Back when taking damage. In the early game or when farming low-difficulty stages, it's more recommended than [Front Defense].
Silencing Attack	★★★ Compared to [Lance of Justice], it deals higher damage even in Spear Mode, and its ability to apply debuffs to [Injured] enemies is pretty good.
Knightly Spirit	★★ Since you gain increased damage dealt/decreased damage taken from the front, it's viable to slot it against bosses.
Counterattack Mode	★ It's powerful when combined with [Counterattack], but since it prevents you from equipping other essential Skills, its priority is low.
Fair Duel	★ It has the powerful effect of dispelling debuffs & enemy buffs, but since this role is generally better left to other characters, its equip priority is low.

Recommended Gear, Tarots, & Engravings

Recommended Weapons for Gloria

Double-Sided Halberd

Nameless Staff

The Silent Guard

The [Double-Sided Halberd], which greatly increases area damage works well with Gloria's various AoE skills. Other alternatives like the [Nameless Staff], which boosts movement and makes positioning easier, and the [Silent Guard], which enhances durability are also viable options.

Recommended Trinkets for Gloria

Old Scrolls of Auguste

Disaster Bottle

Flying Blade Armguard

[Old Scrolls of Auguste] is recommended since it can manipulate the turn order while granting buffs by taking advantage of Gloria's relatively high SPD. Since there is no single best-in-slot Trinket, you should equip an easy-to-use Trinket with an [Instant] Skill, a Trinket that increases durability, or similar items.

Recommended Tarots for Gloria

Dream of The Magician

Rays of the Sun

Temptation of The Devil

Outside of high-difficulty stages where reducing damage taken is crucial, Tarots that boost damage dealt—starting with [The Magician]—are recommended. Otherwise, [Judgement] is also a viable alternative for utility.

Recommended Engravings for Gloria

Resonance	Effect
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,
Sword Cup	When actively attacking, increases the DMG by 5% and grants 15% of [Life Steal].
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%)

Despite having access to buff skills, Gloria is still considered to be a powerful attacker, making engravings such as [Sword + Wand] and [Sword + Cup] her best options.

Gloria Skill Unlock Priorities

Recommended Skill Set

* Tap a skill to view its details below.

Normal Overwhelming Force	RK13	Unique
Fair Duel	RK11	Knight's Glory
Lance of Justice	RK9	Silencing Attack
Counterattack Mode	RK7	Vow of Justice
Front Defense	RK5	Counterattack
Longinus - Brilliance	RK3	Lance of Longinus
Knightly Spirit	RK1	Solemnity

Both Skills at RK3 are powerful, so prioritize unlocking both using 'Castalia'. For the RK5 Skill, either option is fine. If you want to focus on Strike Back damage, go with the one on the right. If you’re aiming for more durability, choose the one on the left.

Skill Details

Knightly Spirit	Cost: - CD: -
(Passive) Increases ATK by 20% when attacking from the front. Increases DEF by 40% when being attacked from the front.

Solemnity	Cost: - CD: -
(Aura) Decreases ATK of all enemies within the character's 2-tile radius by 10%.

Longinus - Brilliance	Cost: 0 CD: 4
(Support) Gloria grants all allies within 3 tiles of her △ ATK I and DMG Reduction II for 2 turns, and restores 1 NRG. If there is no Flag Waving aura on Gloria, the skill switches to Sword-Full Moon.

Lance of Longinus	Cost: 1 CD: 4
(Physical DMG) Gloria deals 80% AoE DMG to all enemies within 2 tiles around the target empty tile. Summongs a Flag at the cost of her Flag Waving aura. If there is no Flag Waving aura on Gloria, the skill switches to Sword - Gale.

Front Defense	Cost: - CD: -
(Reaction) When hit by an active attack from the front, the DMG taken is decreased by 30%.

Counterattack	Cost: - CD: -
(Reaction) When hit by an active attack from the front or side, performs a basic attack to Strike Back if the attacker is within range, dealing 70% of basic attack's DMG. The effect can be activated up to 1 time per round.

Counterattack Mode	Cost: 0 CD: 4
(Support) Adds 20% of P.ATK to P.DEF and M.DEF, increases Strike Back DMG by 50%, gains Preempt, and increases Strike Back Range by 2 tiles, lasting for 2 turns.

Vow of Justice	Cost: - CD: -
(Leader's Aura) For all The Union allies in battle, ATK is increased by 10%, DEF is increased by 20%. When performing an active attack, dMG is increased by 12%. When being Struck Back, DMG taken is decreased by 24%.

Lance of Justice	Cost: - CD: -
(Basic Attack) Gloria deals 70% physical DMG to all enemies within 1 tile of the target. If there is no Flag Waving aura on Gloria, the skill switches to Sword of Justice.

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

Fair Duel	Cost: 4 CD: 0
(Physical DMG) Single-target attack. Deals 180% DMG. Before attacking, dispels all debuffs on the character and all buffs on the target.

Knight's Glory	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.

Overwhelming Force	Cost: - CD: -
(Passive) Level 3 Effect When the character has 4 or more buffs, DMG is increased by 12% and DMG taken is reduced by 12%.

Gloria's Trait & Skills

Gloria's Trait

Trait	Max Effect
	[Flag of Justice] Increases Gloria's ATK by 20%. When she loses Flag Waving aura, she gains Potential Burst for 2 turns, her Movement increases by 2 tiles and she ignores 50% of the target's DEF.

Stars Unlocked	Effect
	Increases Gloria's ATK by 20%. When she loses Flag Waving aura, she gains Potential Burst for 2 turns and her Movement increases by 2 tiles.
	Increases Gloria's ATK by 15%. When she loses Flag Waving aura, she gains Potential Burst for 2 turns and her Movement increases by 2 tiles.
	Increases Gloria's ATK by 10%. When she loses Flag Waving aura, she gains Potential Burst for 2 turns.
	Increases Gloria's ATK by 5%. When she loses Flag Waving aura, she gains Potential Burst for 2 turns. At the start of the battle, Gloria will auto-use Longinus - Flag Waving which grants Flag Waving aura.

Gloria's Base Skills

Skill	Range
Slash
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 100% Physical DMG.
Longinus - Thrust
[Skill] Cost: 2 / CD: 0 (Physical DMG) Gloria selects 1 enemy within a cross-shaped range from herself, charging at them, dealing 120% DMG and knocking the enemy back by 2 tiles. If there is no Flag Waving aura on Gloria, the skill switches to Sword-Gale.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK1

Skill	Range
Knightly Spirit	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) Increases ATK by 20% when attacking from the front. Increases DEF by 40% when being attacked from the front.
Solemnity	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Aura) Decreases ATK of all enemies within the character's 2-tile radius by 10%.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK3

Skill	Range
Longinus - Brilliance
[Skill] Cost: 0 / CD: 4 (Support) Gloria grants all allies within 3 tiles of her △ ATK I and DMG Reduction II for 2 turns, and restores 1 NRG. If there is no Flag Waving aura on Gloria, the skill switches to Sword-Full Moon.
Lance of Longinus
[Skill] Cost: 1 / CD: 4 (Physical DMG) Gloria deals 80% AoE DMG to all enemies within 2 tiles around the target empty tile. Summongs a Flag at the cost of her Flag Waving aura. If there is no Flag Waving aura on Gloria, the skill switches to Sword - Gale.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK5

Skill	Range
Front Defense	-
[Reaction] Cost: - / CD: - (Reaction) When hit by an active attack from the front, the DMG taken is decreased by 30%.
Counterattack	-
[Reaction] Cost: - / CD: - (Reaction) When hit by an active attack from the front or side, performs a basic attack to Strike Back if the attacker is within range, dealing 70% of basic attack's DMG. The effect can be activated up to 1 time per round.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK7

Skill	Range
Counterattack Mode
[Skill] Cost: 0 / CD: 4 (Support) Adds 20% of P.ATK to P.DEF and M.DEF, increases Strike Back DMG by 50%, gains Preempt, and increases Strike Back Range by 2 tiles, lasting for 2 turns.
Vow of Justice	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Leader's Aura) For all The Union allies in battle, ATK is increased by 10%, DEF is increased by 20%. When performing an active attack, dMG is increased by 12%. When being Struck Back, DMG taken is decreased by 24%.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK9

Skill	Range
Lance of Justice
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Gloria deals 70% physical DMG to all enemies within 1 tile of the target. If there is no Flag Waving aura on Gloria, the skill switches to Sword of Justice.
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.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK11

Skill	Range
Fair Duel
[Skill] Cost: 4 / CD: 0 (Physical DMG) Single-target attack. Deals 180% DMG. Before attacking, dispels all debuffs on the character and all buffs on the target.
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.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK13

Skill	Range
Overwhelming Force	-
[Ascension Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) Level 3 Effect When the character has 4 or more buffs, DMG is increased by 12% and DMG taken is reduced by 12%.

Weapons That Gloria Can Equip

List of Weapons

Double-Sided Halberd	Pendant Halberd	Doomsday Scythe
Skeleton Spear	Nameless Staff	The Silent Guard
Cornucopia Spear	Army-breaking Spear	Sharp Spear
Guardian Spear	Armor-piercing Spear	Pointy Spear
Defensive Spear	Spear

Gloria's Voice Actor

Gloria Voice Actor

Gloria's Skin

Initial	Ascended

▲ Unlock Ascended Skin when character reaches Star Level 5.

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