Miguel Best Build and Skill Tree Guide

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

Miguel's Tier & Basic Info

	Rarity	Legendary
	Role	Watcher
	Faction	Papal States Discipline Drifter

Movement Stats

Miguel's Tier

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Miguel Pros and Strength

Melee Ranged Hybrid

The majority of Miguel's skills are performed from a range. But once you've unlocked [Filthy Blade] at RK 9, Miguel can transition into a heavy-hitting melee attacker with Melee Mega Crossbow and [Filthy Blade].

Phasing Movement

Miguel's Trait allows him to parkour jump over allies, enemies, and objects. This plays well with his skills, since Miguel typically wants to get in close to make the most out of his skills. Having the ability to "phase"through enemies grants a layer of safety to Miguel since he can use his skills, get surrounded, and still be able to retreat to safety.

Free Scorch at ★5

If Miguel performs any jumps before attacking, the attack is guaranteed to apply Scorch. This synergizes well with characters like Rawiyah, who deal increased damage against enemies who are suffering from a debuff.

Strong Leader's Aura

Miguel's RK 7 [World Drifter] Leader's Aura grants allies a combined stat boost of 45% (15% + 30%). This stat boost is higher than most other notable Leader's Auras. Note that these other leaders offer additional bonuses with their Leader's Aura, but from just a stat-boosting standpoint, Miguel has a top-tier Leader's Aura.

Indirect Buffer

The RK 3 [Bounty Hunting] skill is arguably Miguel's most notable ability. By applying this debuff to an enemy, Miguel can apply 2 random lv.2 buffs and restore 2 NRG to the ally that defeats this enemy.

Pair with Col or Auguste

Col and Auguste are two characters that can greatly benefit from the [Bounty Hunting] debuff since both these characters can act in succession, are NRG hungry, and have enough damage to kill most targets.

Star Level Up Priority & Recommended Stars for Miguel

Aim to Reach 3★ → 5★

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

Once Miguel reaches 3-stars, he gains NRG recovery whenever he leaps over a foe. At 5-stars, his leap, as well as his other skills guarantee a [Burn] proc on the target. As such, we recommend getting Miguel to at least 3-stars, and then working towards 5-stars eventually.

Best Builds for Miguel

Melee Build

Basic Attack												Reaction
Filthy Blade												Protective Razor
Skill
Blinding Power								Brutal Kick								World Drifter
Weapon								Trinket								Tarot
Melee Mega Crossbow								Crystal Burst Armor								Redemption of The Judgment

This build specializes in close-range combat. Thanks to the Melee Mega Crossbow, Miguel's melee attacks deal significant damage—so make good use of [Blinding Powder] to protect Miguel you press the assault. If you don't want to spend a Castalia on his Aura, you can swap out [World Drifter] with [Intuition], which loses damage in exchange for durability.

Ranged Attacker Build

Basic Attack												Reaction
Fire Bomb												Highland Advantage
Skill
Mourner								Flaming Shot								World Drifter
Weapon								Trinket								Tarot
Steel Crossbow								True Lens								Dream of The Magician

This build is meant for using AoE attacks. Including a character who can restore EN lets you use your area skills more frequently. While [Protective Razor] is a great (Reaction) skill, ideally, you never want Miguel near enough to take melee attacks, therefore, we've included [Highland Advantage] in the build. And since this build has very little single target attacks, most of the Legendary Bows extra effects won't trigger on Miguel.

Recommended Gear, Tarots, & Engravings

Recommended Weapons for Miguel

Melee Mega Crossbow

Steel Crossbow

Cornucopia Longbow

For a melee focus, the [Melee Mega Crossbow] is recommended for the most damage. Alternatively, [Meteor Line] and [Whale Hunter] are great for inflicting debuffs, which pair well with Miguel's ability to inflict [Scorch].

Recommended Trinkets for Miguel

Crystal Burst Armor

Flying Blade Armguard

True Lens

If you're focusing on Ranged attacks, [True Lens] is recommended. For a Miguel built towards Melee attacks, [Flying Blade Armguard] and [Maverick's Cloak] are recommended.

Recommended Tarots for Miguel

Redemption of The Judgment

Dream of The Magician

Temptation of The Devil

If your build is focused on AoE attacks, go with [The Magician]. For other builds, [The Sun] or [The Devil] are good alternatives.

Recommended Engravings for Miguel

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 Pentacle	When [unharmed], increases ATK and DEF by 12%.
Sword Cup	When actively attacking, increases the DMG by 5% and grants 15% of [Life Steal].

As a highly mobile character, it becomes fairly easy to maximize the bonus effects of [Sword + Wand] when playing as Miguel. For a melee-focused build, [Sword + Cup] is viable as a source of sustain for him due to the [Life Steal] effects.

Miguel Skill Unlock Priorities

Recommended Skill Set

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Place Trap	RK11	Mourner
Filthy Blade	RK9	Fire Bomb
Blinding Power	RK7	World Drifter
Protective Razor	RK5	Highland Advantage
Flaming Shot	RK3	Bounty Hunting
Healer's Bane	RK1	Intuition

Skill Details

Healer's Bane	Cost: - CD: -
(Passive) Before a single-target attack, gains a 50% chance to inflict ✗ Healing Received on the target for 2 turns.

Intuition	Cost: - CD: -
(Passive) Takes 20% less ranged DMG.

Flaming Shot	Cost: 2 CD: 3
(Physical DMG) Deals 70% AoE DMG to 1 enemy within a cross-shaped range around the character and deals 40% fire AoE DMG to all enemies within 1 tile around the target.

Bounty Hunting	Cost: 0 CD: 4
(Support) Miguel locks onto 1 enemy for 3 turns. Whoever defeats the target recovers 2 NRG. Before allies land an active attack on the marked enemy, they gain 2 random Level 2 Buffs for 1 turn.

Protective Razor	Cost: - CD: -
(Reaction) Before receiving a melee attack from the front or side, Miguel performs Strike Back and inflicts 2 random Level 2 Attribute Debuffs, dealing 50% physical DMG to the enemy. The effect lasts for 2 turns and this skill can be activated once per round.

Highland Advantage	Cost: - CD: -
(Reaction) When hit by an active attack, the DMG taken is decreased by 8%. When attacked by an enemy from Lowland, the DMG taken is additionally decreased by 30%.

Blinding Power	Cost: 2 CD: 4
(Support) Instant Miguel inflicts Blind and ▽ DMG II on all enemies within a 3x2 area in the target direction, lasting for 1 turn.

World Drifter	Cost: - CD: -
(Leader's Aura) For all "Drifter" allies in battle, increases ATK by 15% and DEF by 30%.

Filthy Blade	Cost: - CD: -
(Basic Attack) Single-target attack. Miguel deals 100% Melee Physical DMG. When it becomes a back attack, DMG dealt is increased by an additional 20%. His attack also inflicts 2 Level 2 Attribute Debuffs on the target. The effect lasts for 1 turn.

Fire Bomb	Cost: - CD: -
(Basic Attack) Miguel fires a Curved Shot at the target tile, dealing 80% Fire AoE Physical DMG.

Place Trap	Cost: 1 CD: 3
(Support) After placing a Beast Trap, the character can move again by 2 tiles and inherit the remaining Movement.

Mourner	Cost: 4 CD: 2
(Physical DMG) Miguel targets the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th tiles in the specified direction, with each of his hits dealing 40% Fire AoE DMG to enemies within a 3x3 area.

Miguel's Trait & Skills

Miguel's Trait

Max Effect
	[Swiftness] Increases Miguel's ATK by 15%, he can jump over allies, enemies, neutral characters, and items without consuming Movement. The effect can be activated up to 3 times per round. Before using a skill, if he has jumped, he recovers 1 NRG, up to 1 time per round. After Jumping, before using a skill, he inflicts Scorch on the target for each instance of physical DMG dealt.

Stars Unlocked	Effect
	Increases Miguel's ATK by 15%, he can jump over allies, enemies, neutral characters, and items without consuming Movement. The effect can be activated up to 3 times per round. Before using a skill, if he has jumped, he recovers 1 NRG, up to 1 time per round.
	Increases Miguel's ATK by 10%, he can jump over allies, enemies, neutral characters, and items without consuming Movement. The effect can be activated up to 2 times per round. Before using a skill, if he has jumped, he recovers 1 NRG, up to 1 time per round.
	Increases Miguel's ATK by 10%, and he can jump over allies, enemies, neutral characters, and items without consuming Movement. The effect can be activated up to 2 times per round.
	Increases Miguel's ATK by 5%, and he can jump over allies, enemies, neutral characters, and items without consuming Movement. The effect can be activated up to 1 time per round.

Miguel's Base Skills

Skill	Range
Straight Shot
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 100% Physical DMG.
Brutal Kick
[Skill] Cost: 3 / CD: 0 (Physical DMG) Single-target attack. Miguel deals 100% DMG and knocks the target back by 2 tiles. Inflicts ▽ Move II on the target. The effect lasts for 2 turns. Then activates Pursuit, which deals 50% DMG and knocks the target back by 1 tile.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK1

Skill	Range
Healer's Bane	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) Before a single-target attack, gains a 50% chance to inflict ✗ Healing Received on the target for 2 turns.
Intuition	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) Takes 20% less ranged DMG.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK3

Skill	Range
Flaming Shot
[Skill] Cost: 2 / CD: 3 (Physical DMG) Deals 70% AoE DMG to 1 enemy within a cross-shaped range around the character and deals 40% fire AoE DMG to all enemies within 1 tile around the target.
Bounty Hunting
[Skill] Cost: 0 / CD: 4 (Support) Miguel locks onto 1 enemy for 3 turns. Whoever defeats the target recovers 2 NRG. Before allies land an active attack on the marked enemy, they gain 2 random Level 2 Buffs for 1 turn.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK5

Skill	Range
Protective Razor	-
[Reaction] Cost: - / CD: - (Reaction) Before receiving a melee attack from the front or side, Miguel performs Strike Back and inflicts 2 random Level 2 Attribute Debuffs, dealing 50% physical DMG to the enemy. The effect lasts for 2 turns and this skill can be activated once per round.
Highland Advantage	-
[Reaction] Cost: - / CD: - (Reaction) When hit by an active attack, the DMG taken is decreased by 8%. When attacked by an enemy from Lowland, the DMG taken is additionally decreased by 30%.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK7

Skill	Range
Blinding Power
[Skill] Cost: 2 / CD: 4 (Support) Instant Miguel inflicts Blind and ▽ DMG II on all enemies within a 3x2 area in the target direction, lasting for 1 turn.
World Drifter	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Leader's Aura) For all "Drifter" allies in battle, increases ATK by 15% and DEF by 30%.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK9

Skill	Range
Filthy Blade
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Single-target attack. Miguel deals 100% Melee Physical DMG. When it becomes a back attack, DMG dealt is increased by an additional 20%. His attack also inflicts 2 Level 2 Attribute Debuffs on the target. The effect lasts for 1 turn.
Fire Bomb
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Miguel fires a Curved Shot at the target tile, dealing 80% Fire AoE Physical DMG.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK11

Skill	Range
Place Trap
[Skill] Cost: 1 / CD: 3 (Support) After placing a Beast Trap, the character can move again by 2 tiles and inherit the remaining Movement.
Mourner
[Skill] Cost: 4 / CD: 2 (Physical DMG) Miguel targets the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th tiles in the specified direction, with each of his hits dealing 40% Fire AoE DMG to enemies within a 3x3 area.

Weapons That Miguel 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

Miguel's Voice Actor

Miguel Voice Actor

Miguel's Skin

Initial	Ascended

▲ Unlock Ascended Skin when character reaches Star Level 5.

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