Guzman Best Build and Skill Tree Guide

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

Guzman Tier & Basic Info

	Rarity	Legendary
	Role	Destroyer
	Faction	Aggression Drifter

Movement Stats

Guzman Tier

Overall Tier			Reroll Tier
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Guzman Pros and Strength

Off-Tank Bruiser

Guzman is an unusual Destroyer that has high HP and pretty good damage. A lot of the conditions to trigger bonus damage depend on the state of his HP bar, so be sure to increase his HP stat whenever possible to also increase his DMG.

Cooling Powder is Recommended

Guzman will often manipulate his HP values during fights. Skills like [Furious Pursuit] and [Evil Luxite Intensification] serve to boost Guzman's offensive values by sacrificing some of his HP. To offset the HP costs of his skills, Guzman also has access to self-healing via [Soul Reaping] and [Lives Devouring]. By equipping Cooling Powder, we can guarantee that Guzman will be able to self-heal, making it much less likely that Guzman will die from self-inflicted wounds.

Single Target Nuke Combo

RK 7 [Evil Luxite Intensification] is an [Instant] skill, so you can use it before casting [Furious Pursuit], allowing you to K.O. most units in one hit. Successfully defeating the target will heal Guzman again thanks to [Soul Reaping], so the HP costs for this combo are negligible.

Survival Instinct is Crucial

Guzman functions by lowering his HP to deal more damage. This implies that there are certain risk factors whenever you want to play Guzman effectively. To lessen this risk, always have [Survival Instict] equipped, as it makes Guzman harder to kill the closer he is to death.

Best Build - Skill, Gear, and Tarot

Attacker Based Build

Basic Attack												Reaction
Armor-Piercing Strike												Survival Instinct
Skill
Furious Pursuit								Soul Catcher								Evil Luxite Intensification
Weapon								Trinket								Tarot
Brutal Axe								Evergreen Pendent								Temptation of The Devil

M.DEF Based Build

Basic Attack												Reaction
Armor-Piercing Strike												Survival Instinct
Skill
Protective Counterattack								Coercion								Evil Luxite Intensification
Weapon								Trinket								Tarot
Tuning Hammer								Disaster Bottle								Silence of The Hermit

Guzman Skill Unlock Priorities

Recommended Skill Set

Recommended Skill SetAttack-Focused Skill Set

Lives Devouring	RK11	Darkest Blade
Shield-Break Attack	RK9	Armor-Piercing Strike
Evil Luxite Intensification	RK7	Protective Counterattack
Survival Instinct	RK5	Counterattack
Soul Catcher	RK3	Earthshaker
Soul Reaping	RK1	Coercion

Lives Devouring	RK11	Darkest Blade
Shield-Break Attack	RK9	Armor-Piercing Strike
Evil Luxite Intensification	RK7	Protective Counterattack
Survival Instinct	RK5	Counterattack
Soul Catcher	RK3	Earthshaker
Soul Reaping	RK1	Coercion

Guzman Trait & Skills

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Guzman Trait

Max Effect
	[Undead Corpse] When defeated, Guzman transforms into a Corpse with 50% decreased DEF. This lasts until the end of the battle and can be activated up to 1 time per battle.

Stars Unlocked	Effect
	Guzman becomes immune to ✗Resolve. He possesses Toughness and when Injured, his ATK is increased by 10%. When Dying, his ATK is additionally increased by 20%.
	When defeated, Guzman transforms into a Corpse with 80% decreased DEF. This lasts until the end of the battle and can be activated up to 1 time per battle.
	Guzman becomes Immune to ✗Resolve. He possesses Toughness and when Injured, his ATK is increased by 7%. When Dying, his ATK is additionally increased by 15%.
	Guzman becomes immune to ✗Resolve. He possesses Toughness and when Injured, his ATK is increased by 5%. When Dying, his ATK is additionally increased by 10%. When defeated, Guzman transforms into a Corpse with 100% decreased DEF. This lasts until the end of the battle and can be activated up to 1 time per battle.

Guzman Base Skill

Skill	Range
Slash
[Basic Attack] Cost: - CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 100% Physical DMG.
Furious Pursuit
[Skill] Cost: 2 CD: 0 (Physical DMG) Single-target attack. Deals 120% DMG. If the target isn't defeated, performs [Pursuit] at the cost of 20% of current HP and deals an additional 60% DMG.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK1

Skill	Range
Soul Reaping	-
[Skill] Cost: - CD: - (Passive) If the character defeats an enemy in this turn, recovers 20% HP and 1 NRG at the end of the turn.
Coercion	-
[Skill] Cost: - CD: - (Passive) At the end of the turn, Inflicts [▽ DMG I] and [Vulnerable I] on all enemies within the character's 2-tile radius, lasting for 2 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK3

Skill	Range
Soul Catcher
[Skill] Cost: 2 CD: 0 (Physical DMG) Guzman selects 1 enemy within a cross-shaped range around himself and drags them to his side, dealing 100% [AoE DMG] and inflicting [▽ Move II] for 2 turns.
Earthshaker
[Skill] Cost: 3 CD: 3 (Physical DMG) Deals 50% [AoE DMG] to all enemies within a 3-tile straight line in the target direction, inflicting [Stunned] for 1 turn.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK5

Skill	Range
Survival Instinct	-
[Reaction] Cost: - CD: - (Reaction) Gains 8% DMG reduction before being attacked, 15% additional DMG reduction when [Injured], and 50% additional DMG reduction when [Dying].
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
Evil Luxite Intensification
[Skill] Cost: 0 CD: 4 (Support) [Instant], Guzman sacrifices 45% of his current HP to gain [△ ATK II], [△ Move I], and [Regeneration III] for 3 turns.
Protective Counterattack
[Skill] Cost: 2 CD: 3 (Support) Takes 30% less Magical DMG. Takes [magical attacks] for all other allies within the character's 2-tile radius. When attacked by an enemy within a 3-tile radius of the character, [strikes back] and deals 70% Physical DMG. Can be activated up to 2 times per round. This effect lasts for 3 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK9

Skill	Range
Shield-Break Attack
[Basic Attack] Cost: - CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 100% physical DMG and gains [Shield Break I] before attacking.
Armor-Piercing Strike
[Basic Attack] Cost: - CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 100% physical DMG and inflicts [ ▽ P.DEF I] and [▽ M.DEF I] on the target, lasting for 2 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK11

Skill	Range
Lives Devouring
[Skill] Cost: 2 CD: 5 (Physical DMG) Prepares for 1 turn and takes 60% less DMG during this period. After casting the skill, deals 105% AoE DMG to all enemies within 4 tiles. Before attacking, grants 20% [Life Steal] for 1 turn.
Darkest Blade
[Skill] Cost: 3 CD: 3 (Physical DMG) Single-target attack. Deals 130% DMG. Before attacking, the character gains [Mana Conversion] and [Will] for 2 turns.

Weapons That Guzman Can Equip

List of Weapons

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

Guzman Voice Actor & Profile

Guzman Voice Actor (CV)

Guzman Profile

initial	Ascended

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