Faycal Best Build and Skill Tree Guide

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

Faycal's Tier & Basic Info

	Rarity	Legendary
	Role	Watcher
	Faction	Sword of Convallaria Iria Alacrity

Movement Stats

Faycal's Tier

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Faycal Pros and Strength

Faycal's Character Overview

Alert Specialist

Faycal has two 'Alert' skills and excels in combat by attacking when enemies enter or move within the skill's range. By combining the [Heart of Alert] skill you get at RK 11 and the appropriate gear, you can inflict significant out-of-turn damage during the enemy's turn with Alert skills.

Use Appropriate Alert Skills

The RK 3 Alert Skill [Arrow of Guardian Convallaria] has a wider range, deals damage only once, and interupts enemy actions. On the other hand, the RK 7 [Alert Short] does not interrupt actions but can attack up to two times. Use them according to the situation.

Excellent Debuffs

His Trait can apply debuffs every time you deal damage, so he can contribute in battle against bosses even without using Alert skills.

Star Level Up Priority & Recommended Stars for Faycal

Aim to Reach 3★ → 5★

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

At 3-stars, Faycal's debuffs become guaranteed, and at 5-stars, his crit rate is boosted significantly. Since Faycal has a strong trait, you should aim for 3-star first. If you don’t have a higher-priority character to invest in, going for 5-stars is also worth considering.

Best Builds for Faycal

Recommended Build

Basic Attack								Reaction								Ascension
Fatal Attack								Fleeing Hare								Overwhelming Force
Skill
Gale-Billow Volley								Rock Climbing								Dharana
Weapon								Trinket								Tarot
Longbow of Martyrs								True Lens								Rays of the Sun

This is a build for single targets. Let's aim for high damage and inflicting multiple debuffs by utilizing other characters' NRG Recovery Skills and Tactical Skills to use [Gale-Billow Volley] frequently.

Alert Build

Basic Attack								Reaction								Ascension
Fatal Attack								Eye for an Eye								Overwhelming Force
Skill
Gale-Billow Volley								Alert Short								Heart of Alert
Weapon								Trinket								Tarot
Irian Combat Bow								Hunter's Intuition								Destruction of The Tower

This is a build that specializes in the [Eye for an Eye] Strike Back. With Gear, you can greatly increase your damage dealt and even gain [Life Steal], so as long as Faycal doesn't take too much damage, you can tenaciously Strike Back with high damage and [Alert].

Recommended Gear, Tarots, & Engravings

Recommended Weapons for Faycal

Irian Combat Bow

Cornucopia Longbow

Melee Mega Crossbow

Equip the [Irian Combat Bow] when using mainly [Alert] Skills or the [Cornucopia Longbow] against single-target bosses. The [Melee Mega Crossbow] is viable for [Strike Back] builds, but Faycal is not typically a character that should take hits.

Recommended Trinkets for Faycal

Hunter's Intuition

True Lens

Crystal Burst Armor

When using [Alert] Skills, equip [Hunter's Intuition]. For single-target bosses or a balanced approach, use [True Lens]. If focusing on [Strike Back], equip [Crystal Burst Armor].

Recommended Tarots for Faycal

Destruction of The Tower

Rays of the Sun

Temptation of The Devil

If you're using [Alert] Skills or [Strike Back], [The Tower] is recommended. Otherwise, equip Tarots that increase your damage output.

Recommended Engravings for Faycal

Resonance	Effect
Wand Wand	After using a [basic attack], [skill], [strike back], or [assisting attack], gains 1 random [Level 2 Attribute Buff].
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%)

The usual [Sword + Wand] emgravomg combo synergizes well with Faycal due to its damage and lifesteal. Alternatively, [Wand + Wand] enhanes Faycal when using a more [Alert]-focused build.

Faycal Skill Unlock Priorities

Recommended Skill Set

Recommended Skill SetGeneral Skill Set

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Normal Overwhelming Force	RK13	Unique
Gale-Billow Volley	RK11	Heart of Alert
Rapid Fire	RK9	Fatal Attack
Cloud-Piercing Arrow	RK7	Alert Short
Eye for an Eye	RK5	Fleeing Hare
Precise Shot	RK3	Arrow of Guardian Convallaria
Dharana	RK1	Rock Climbing

This is a Skill build specialized in [Alert] Skills. It deals extremely high damage outside of the Action Turn, and can also interrupt enemy actions with a ranged attack. Since skills for movement and single-target attacks are not unlocked, be mindful when you're building your team or on maps with bosses and height differences.

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Overwhelming Force	RK11
Gale-Billow Volley	RK11	Heart of Alert
Rapid Fire	RK9	Fatal Attack
Cloud-Piercing Arrow	RK7	Alert Short
Eye for an Eye	RK5	Fleeing Hare
Precise Shot	RK3	Arrow of Guardian Convallaria
Dharana	RK1	Rock Climbing

This is a Skill build that unlocks single-target/AoE attack Skills in a balanced way. It doesn't specialize in Faycal's characteristic [Alert] Skills, but it is highly versatile and can be used in many stages.

Skill Details

Dharana	Cost: - CD: -
(Passive) At the start of the turn, if there are no enemies within a 2-tile radius of the character, gains △ Crit II for 1 turn.

Rock Climbing	Cost: - CD: -
(Support) Instant Gains △ Move I, Climb, and Jump for 2 turns.

Precise Shot	Cost: 0 CD: 3
(Physical DMG) Single-target attack. Deals 130% DMG. Before attacking, inflicts ✗ Dodge on the target, lasting for 1 turn.

Arrow of Guardian Convallaria	Cost: 1 CD: 4
(Physical DMG) Performs Alert within a 3x4 area in the target direction. Deals 120% DMG and interrupts actions once an enemy enter this area.

Eye for an Eye	Cost: - CD: -
(Reaction) When Faycal is being attacked from the front or side by enemies who are not on adjacent tiles, he initiates a Strike Back, dealing 100% DMG.

Fleeing Hare	Cost: - CD: -
(Reaction) When hit by an active attack, the DMG taken is decreased by 8%. After being attacked, the character gains △ Move II for 2 turns.

Cloud-Piercing Arrow	Cost: 3 CD: 0
(Physical DMG) Single-target attack. Deals 140% DMG with Curved Shot.

Alert Short	Cost: 2 CD: 0
(Physical DMG) Performs Alert on a 3x3 area in the target direction, and deals 100% DMG once the enemy enters this area. Can be activated up to 2 times per round.

Rapid Fire	Cost: - CD: -
(Basic Attack) Single-target attack. Performs 2 consecutive attacks, each dealing 55% Physical DMG.

Fatal Attack	Cost: - CD: -
(Basic Attack) Fires a Curved Shot which deals 85% physical DMG and increases Crit DMG by 15%.

Gale-Billow Volley	Cost: 4 CD: 0
(Physical DMG) Faycal deals 5 instances of 60% AoE DMG to random enemies within 2 tiles. DMG he deals to the same target repeatedly will be decreased by 50%.

Heart of Alert	Cost: - CD: -
(Passive) when it is not the character's turn, Increases Crit by 45% additionally and Crit DMG by 30%.

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%.

Faycal's Trait & Skills

Faycal's Trait

Trait	Max Effect
	[Faycal's Obsession] Increases Faycal's ATK and DEF by 15%. Whenever he deals DMG, there is a 100% chance to inflict random Level 2 Debuff to the target for 2 turns. Before an attack, increases his Crit by 10% for each debuff the target has.

Stars Unlocked	Effect
	Increases Faycal's ATK and DEF by 15%. Whenever he deals DMG, there is a 100% chance to inflict random Level 2 Debuff to the target for 2 turns
	Increases Faycal's ATK and DEF by 10%. Whenever he deals DMG, there is a 100% chance to inflict random Level 2 Debuff to the target for 2 turns
	Increases Faycal's ATK and DEF by 10%, Whenever he deals DMG, there is a 70% chance to inflict random Level 2. Debuff to the target for 2 turns.
	Increases Faycal's ATK and DEF by 5%. Whenever he deals DMG, there is a 70% chance to inflict 1 random Level 2 Debuff to the target for 2 turns

Faycal's Base Skills

Skill	Range
Curved Shot
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Fires a Curved Shot which deals 85% Physical DMG.
Foot Sniping
[Skill] Cost: 2 / CD: - (Physical DMG) Single-target attack. Deals 110% DMG and inflicts ▽ Move II for 2 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK1

Skill	Range
Dharana	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) At the start of the turn, if there are no enemies within a 2-tile radius of the character, gains △ Crit II for 1 turn.
Rock Climbing
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Support) Instant Gains △ Move I, Climb, and Jump for 2 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK3

Skill	Range
Precise Shot
[Skill] Cost: 0 / CD: 3 (Physical DMG) Single-target attack. Deals 130% DMG. Before attacking, inflicts ✗ Dodge on the target, lasting for 1 turn.
Arrow of Guardian Convallaria
[Skill] Cost: 1 / CD: 4 (Physical DMG) Performs Alert within a 3x4 area in the target direction. Deals 120% DMG and interrupts actions once an enemy enter this area.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK5

Skill	Range
Eye for an Eye	-
[Reaction] Cost: - / CD: - (Reaction) When Faycal is being attacked from the front or side by enemies who are not on adjacent tiles, he initiates a Strike Back, dealing 100% DMG.
Fleeing Hare	-
[Reaction] Cost: - / CD: - (Reaction) When hit by an active attack, the DMG taken is decreased by 8%. After being attacked, the character gains △ Move II for 2 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK7

Skill	Range
Cloud-Piercing Arrow
[Skill] Cost: 3 / CD: 0 (Physical DMG) Single-target attack. Deals 140% DMG with Curved Shot.
Alert Short
[Skill] Cost: 2 / CD: 0 (Physical DMG) Performs Alert on a 3x3 area in the target direction, and deals 100% DMG once the enemy enters this area. Can be activated up to 2 times per round.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK9

Skill	Range
Rapid Fire
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Single-target attack. Performs 2 consecutive attacks, each dealing 55% Physical DMG.
Fatal Attack
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Fires a Curved Shot which deals 85% physical DMG and increases Crit DMG by 15%.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK11

Skill	Range
Gale-Billow Volley
[Skill] Cost: 4 / CD: 0 (Physical DMG) Faycal deals 5 instances of 60% AoE DMG to random enemies within 2 tiles. DMG he deals to the same target repeatedly will be decreased by 50%.
Heart of Alert	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) when it is not the character's turn, Increases Crit by 45% additionally and Crit DMG by 30%.

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 Faycal Can Equip

List of Weapons

Meteor Line	Whale Hunter	Irian Combat Bow
Longbow of Martyrs	Star-Raid Crossbow	Melee Mega Crossbow
Cornucopia Longbow	VIderian Longbow	Steel Crossbow
Hunting Bow	Exquisite Wood Bow	Accurate Bow
Wood Bow

Faycal's Voice Actor

Faycal Voice Actor

Faycal's Skin

Initial	Ascended

▲ Unlock Ascended Skin when character reaches Star Level 5.

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