Acambe Best Build and Skill Tree Guide

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

Acambe's Tier & Basic Info

	Rarity	Legendary
	Role	Destroyer
	Faction	Discipline Drifter

Movement Stats

Acambe's Tier

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Acambe Pros and Strength

Acambe's Character Overview

Premier Summoner

Acambe's signature is that he primarily deals damage through the use of his summoned Shadow Assassins. These assassins not only perform assist attacks, but can also use the AoE attack Vorpal Blade whenever Acambe uses his [Secret Signal] skill.

Shadow Assassin Features

Even though damage is reduced by 50% for subsequent attacks on the same turn, Acambe can still deal a significant amount of single target damage. However, because some bosses have access to Act Again whenever they kill one of your units, be mindful when taking Acambe to boss trials.

Powerful Decision Skill

At Rank 3, Acambe can unlock [Squander], a decision skill that allows him to group enemies and Shadow Assassins, or restore NRG to allies. Typically, you'll be casting [Greed Leads to Ruin], but depending on the allies you brought, it may sometimes be better to use [Rich Rewards].

Skill Rotations

Basic Damage Rotation

Start by using [Shadow Assassin] once or twice before using [Greed Leads to Ruin]. From there, cast [Secret Signal] to devastate the enemy.

2-Turn AoE Burst

By combining Rank 7 [Burning Riches], [Greed Leads to Ruin], and [Secret Signal], Acambe can deal comparable damage to top-tier magic units like Beryl.

Increased NRG and Aura

Acambe has a maximum energy pool of 7-9 depending on his ★s. For every 3 NRG, Acambe increases his NRG regen by +1, maxing out at +3 NRG per turn once he reaches 5★. Additionally, Acambe also has access to a decent Aura which boosts summoned units by 20%, and buffs Discipline characters ATK and DEF by 10% and 20% respectively.

NRG Recovery and Positioning is Paramount

If conditions are right, Acambe can deal some of the best AoE damage in the game. However, NRG management and positioning is essential to pull this off. Remember to supplement Acambe's skills with equipment that and other characters that enable him to dish out his impressive damage.

Star Level Up Priority & Recommended Stars for Acambe

Aim to Reach 3★ → 5★

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

At 3-stars, Acambe gains increased NRG capacity and reduces the cooldown of [Secret Signal] to 3 turns. At 5-stars, he starts battles with 3 extra EN. Since NRG management is crucial for Acambe’s performance, he’s a high priority for star level upgrades—start with 3-stars and aim for 5-stars if possible.

Best Builds for Acambe

Summoner Build

Basic Attack								Reaction								Ascension
Charged Attack								Special Clauses								United Strength
Skill
Shadow Assassin								Squander								Burning Riches
Weapon								Trinket								Tarot
Cornucopia Staff								Fancy Hat								Guidance of the World

This build focuses on Acambe’s specialty: summoning. If you're including a character from the [Discipline] faction, consider swapping out [Squander] for [Rewards and Punishments]. When it comes to gear, prioritize NRG Recovery for Weapons and Tarots. For Trinkets, the Fancy Hat is highly recommended.

Single-target Build

Basic Attack								Reaction								Ascension
Charged Attack								Rage								United Strength
Skill
Darkest Annihilation								Squander								Rewards and Punishments
Weapon								Trinket								Tarot
Cornucopia Staff								Disaster Bottle								Hierophant's Laws

This setup is built for single-targets. Since many bosses have a trait that allows them to [Act Again] after defeating a Summoned Unit, summoning skills should generally be avoided. However, since Acambe has a high max NRG and access to the powerful single-target skill [Darkest Annihilation], he can be a solid pick for DPS because he can deal heavy damage while also supporting allies with his Leader’s Aura and [Rich Rewards].

Priority Skills

Skill	Priority and Details
Shadow Assassin	★★★★★ Acambe's core Summon Skill. Acambe cannot reach his true potential without using this Skill, so make it your top priority to include in your build.
Squander	★★★★★ A choice Skill between [Greed Leads to Ruin], which has an AoE debuff and enemy grouping effect, and [Rich Rewards], which has a powerful buff effect. Both are powerful, so prioritize including them in your build.
Special Clauses	★★★★★ Useful for protecting Acambe using Summoned Units as decoys, from regular use to specific high-difficulty scenarios. However, be careful as Summoned Units as fodder reduces Acambe's offensive potential.
Charged Attack	★★★★★ A recommended Basic Attack to increase Skill damage dealt. If equipped with Tarot The World, be aware that there are many situations where it's better to Standby than to use a Basic Attack.
Rewards and Punishments	★★★★ A powerful Leader's Aura that reduces the CD of Skills with CD 4 or more by 1 turn. Additionally, it increases the damage dealt by Summoned Units, so prioritize including it in your build when using many characters from the Faction.
Burning Riches	★★★★ A powerful Skill that knockbacks and summons 3 Summoned Units. Include in your build when aiming for fall kills or when you want to deal massive damage to a group of enemies at once. ✗NRG Restored can be nullified with the Trinket "Fancy Hat".

Skill	Build Priority and Details
Rage	★★★ On stages where you want Summoned Units to participate in attacks, include it in your build instead of [Special Clauses].
Darkest Annihilation	★★★ A powerful single-target high-damage Skill with high NRG consumption but no CD, featuring a very high multiplier and Armor Piercing effect. Due to Acambe's Trait, NRG is affordable, so include it in your build when focusing on single-target damage.
Energy Ray	★★ A single-target attack Skill that can be used with no NRG consumption. It's viable to include in your build in stages where Summoned Units are at risk, but be aware that Acambe cannot reach his true potential in such stages.
Dark Ripple	★★ An AoE attack that nullifies passives and Reactions. Many enemies can nullify it, but there are some situations where it is effective, so it's viable to include in your build in such stages.
Hypnosis	★ Only include it in your build when you absolutely need to incapacitate troublesome enemies. Be aware that some enemies can nullify it.
Disarm Strike	★ The other Basic Attack that can enhance Skills is recommended.

Recommended Gear, Tarots, & Engravings

Recommended Weapons for Acambe

Cornucopia Staff

Diffusing Prism

Starry Sky Heritage

For Acambe, securing NRG is crucial, making the [Cornucopia Staff], which provides NRG recovery, the most recommended option. Other good choices include weapons that boost the attack power of summoned units or significantly increase magic attack.

Recommended Trinkets for Acambe

Fancy Hat

Shield of Justice

Disaster Bottle

The [Fancy Hat] is recommended, since it allows Acambe to position himself in safe areas consistently.

Recommended Tarots for Acambe

Guidance of the World

Dream of The Magician

Temptation of The Devil

Recommended Tarots for Acambe include [World], which provides both NRG recovery and cooldown reduction, [Devil], which boosts overall stats while strengthening summoned units, and [Magician], which increases the damage he deals.

Recommended Engravings for Acambe

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%.
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%)

Since Acambe's Summoned Units inherit their stats from him, by boosting Acambe's stats, [Sword + Wand] and [Sword + Pentacle] are recommended. [Wand + Cup], which eliminates NRG and cooldown consumption, is also a great match for Acambe’s NRG-heavy playstyle.

Acambe Skill Unlock Priorities

Recommended Skill Set

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Normal United Strength	RK13	Unique
Dark Ripple	RK11	Darkest Annihilation
Disarm Strike	RK9	Charged Attack
Rewards and Punishments	RK7	Burning Riches
Special Clauses	RK5	Rage
Squander	RK3	Hypnosis
Potential Burst	RK1	Energy Ray

Both of RK7's Skills are powerful, so prioritize unlocking both Skills. For the Skills of RK1 and RK11, either is fine, but if you're focusing on a single boss, you should unlock the right Skills.

Skill Details

Potential Burst	Cost: 2 CD: 3
(Support) Grants the target △ ATK II, △ P.DEF II, and △ M.DEF II. dispels all Attribute Debuffs from the target, granting immunity to these debuffs. All effects last for 2 turns.

Energy Ray	Cost: 0 CD: 3
(Magical DMG) Single-target attack. Deals 140% DMG. Before attacking, the characters gains Shield Break I.

Squander	Cost: - CD: -
(Decision) Acambe can select to use Greed Leads to Ruin or Rich Rewards.

Hypnosis	Cost: 2 CD: 4
(Magical DMG) Single-target attack. Deals 35% DMG and inflicts 2 random Sleep for 2 turns.

Special Clauses	Cost: - CD: -
(Reaction) When Acambe is under attack, if there is an allied Summoned Unit within 3 tiles, Acambe can have the Summoned Unit take the attack instead, up to 2 times per round.

Rage	Cost: - CD: -
(Reaction) When hit by an active attack, the DMG is decreased by 8%. After being attacked, the character gains △ DMG II for 3 turns.

Rewards and Punishments	Cost: - CD: -
(Leader's Aura) For all Discipline allies in battle, Acambe increases their ATK by 10%, and DEF by 20%. For the skills with a CD of at least 4 turns, the CD is reduced by 1 turn. Additionally he increases DMG dealt by allied summoned units by 20%.

Burning Riches	Cost: 3 CD: 5
(Magical DMG) Acambe deals 90% DMG to the first enemy in each row within a 5x3 area in the target direction, knocks them back by 2 tiles, and summons a Shadow Assassin per tile within a 3x1 area at the front. After attacking, Acambe gains ✗ 1NRG Restored for 2 turns.

Disarm Strike	Cost: - CD: -
(Basic Attack) Deals 50% physical DMG 2 times and inflicts ▽ ATK I on the target for 2 turns.

Charged Attack	Cost: - CD: -
(Basic Attack) Deals 100% physical DMG and increases the DMG of the next skill by 15%.

Dark Ripple	Cost: 3 CD: 0
(Magical DMG) Deals 70% AoE DMG to all enemies within a 2-tile radius of the target and inflicts ✗ Passive Skills and ✗ Reaction Skills, lasting for 2 turns.

Darkest Annihilation	Cost: 4 CD: 0
(Magical DMG) Single-target attack. Deals 180% DMG. Before attacking, the character gains Armor Piercing for 1 turn.

United Strength	Cost: - CD: -
(Passive) Level 3 Effect When there are 3 or more allies within 3 tiles of the character, DMG is increased by 12% and DMG taken is reduced by 12%.

Acambe's Trait & Skills

Acambe's Trait

Trait	Max Effect
	[National Merchant] Acambe's ATK increases by 15%. His max NRG is increased to 9. For every 3 NRG owned, he additionally gains 1 NRG at the end of the turn. When Shadow Assassin is present in battle, he gains Secret Signal. CD: 3 turns. Acambe's DMG dealt by Secret Signal is additionally increased by 15%. He also gains an additional 3 initial NRG.

Stars Unlocked	Effect
	Acambe's ATK increases by 15%. His max NRG is increased to 9. For every 3 NRG owned, he additionally gains 1 NRG at the end of the turn. When Shadow Assassin is present in battle, he gains Secret Signal. CD: 3 turns. Acambe's DMG dealt by Secret Signal is additionally increased by 15%.
	Acambe's ATK increases by 10%. His max NRG is increased to 9. For every 3 NRG owned, he additionally gains 1 NRG at the end of the turn. When Shadow Assassin is present in battle, he gains Secret Signal. CD: 3 turns. Acambe's DMG dealt by Secret Signal is additionally increased by 15%.
	Acambe's ATK increases by 10%. His max NRG is increased to 7. For every 3 NRG owned, he additionally gains 1 NRG at the end of the turn. When Shadow Assassin is present in battle, he gains Secret Signal. CD: 5 turns.
	Acambe's ATK increases by 5%. His max NRG is increased to 7. For every 3 NRG owned, he additionally gains 1 NRG at the end of the turn. When Shadow Assassin is present in battle, he gains Secret Signal. CD: 5 turns.

Acambe's Base Skills

Skill	Range
Energy Wave
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Deal 80% Magical DMG.
Shadow Assassin
[Skill] Cost: 2 / CD: 0 (Support) Instant Acambe summons 1 Shadow Assassin at the target location that cannot be controlled. It inherits 85% of Acambe's ATK, and 20% of his DEF and HP. Each time a Shadow Assassin is defeated, the CD of this skill is increased by 1 turn. The skill can be cast up to 2 times per round.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK1

Skill	Range
Potential Burst
[Skill] Cost: 2 / CD: 3 (Support) Grants the target △ ATK II, △ P.DEF II, and △ M.DEF II. dispels all Attribute Debuffs from the target, granting immunity to these debuffs. All effects last for 2 turns.
Energy Ray
[Skill] Cost: 0 / CD: 3 (Magical DMG) Single-target attack. Deals 140% DMG. Before attacking, the characters gains Shield Break I.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK3

Skill	Range
Squander
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Decision) Acambe can select to use Greed Leads to Ruin or Rich Rewards.
Hypnosis
[Skill] Cost: 2 / CD: 4 (Magical DMG) Single-target attack. Deals 35% DMG and inflicts 2 random Sleep for 2 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK5

Skill	Range
Special Clauses	-
[Reaction] Cost: - / CD: - (Reaction) When Acambe is under attack, if there is an allied Summoned Unit within 3 tiles, Acambe can have the Summoned Unit take the attack instead, up to 2 times per round.
Rage	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Reaction) When hit by an active attack, the DMG is decreased by 8%. After being attacked, the character gains △ DMG II for 3 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK7

Skill	Range
Rewards and Punishments	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Leader's Aura) For all Discipline allies in battle, Acambe increases their ATK by 10%, and DEF by 20%. For the skills with a CD of at least 4 turns, the CD is reduced by 1 turn. Additionally he increases DMG dealt by allied summoned units by 20%.
Burning Riches
[Skill] Cost: 3 / CD: 5 (Magical DMG) Acambe deals 90% DMG to the first enemy in each row within a 5x3 area in the target direction, knocks them back by 2 tiles, and summons a Shadow Assassin per tile within a 3x1 area at the front. After attacking, Acambe gains ✗ 1NRG Restored for 2 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK9

Skill	Range
Disarm Strike
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 50% physical DMG 2 times and inflicts ▽ ATK I on the target for 2 turns.
Charged Attack
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 100% physical DMG and increases the DMG of the next skill by 15%.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK11

Skill	Range
Dark Ripple
[Skill] Cost: 3 / CD: 0 (Magical DMG) Deals 70% AoE DMG to all enemies within a 2-tile radius of the target and inflicts ✗ Passive Skills and ✗ Reaction Skills, lasting for 2 turns.
Darkest Annihilation
[Skill] Cost: 4 / CD: 0 (Magical DMG) Single-target attack. Deals 180% DMG. Before attacking, the character gains Armor Piercing for 1 turn.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK13

Skill	Range
United Strength	-
[Ascension Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) Level 3 Effect When there are 3 or more allies within 3 tiles of the character, DMG is increased by 12% and DMG taken is reduced by 12%.

Weapons That Acambe Can Equip

List of Weapons

Starry Sky Heritage	Reorganized Cube	Skeleton Staff
Focus Wand	Resentment Broom	Diffusing Prism
Cornucopia Staff	Nightmare Puppet	Nirvana
Life Fondness	Dream Turbidity	Magic Ladle
Paradox Crystal Chain	Light to Purge All Evil	Gazing Orb
Explosive Crystal	Ink Totem	Solid Wand
Astral Rod	Apprentice Wand

Acambe's Voice Actor & Release Date

Acambe Voice Actor

Released on Friday, September 27

Acambe was released on Friday, September 27. Since the character is added to the standard banner, they can still be obtained even after the limited-time banner ends.

Acambe's Skin

Initial	Ascended

▲ Unlock Ascended Skin when character reaches Star Level 5.

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