Marcille Best Build and Skill Tree Guide

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

*The drop rate is boosted in the limited-time banner "The Brilliant Mage". You can play the "Character Trial" from the Summon screen, so be sure to check out her performance. You can also get 150 Hope Luxites for completing the trial.

Marcille's Tier & Basic Info

	Rarity	Legendary
	Role	Destroyer
	Faction	Drifter Aggression

Movement Stats

Marcille's Tier

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Marcille Pros and Strength

Marcille's Character Overview

Extremely Powerful AoE Attacks

Marcille possesses numerous attack Skills with excellent range and areas of effect. She has various ways to increase her damage output, such as her Trait, Passives, and the [Full Mana] buff, allowing her to deal some of the highest AoE damage amongst all characters. She is especially reliable in battles against multiple enemies.

Enhances Skills with "Full Mana"

[Full Mana] significantly increases the performance of each Skill. You can gain a certain number of Full Mana stacks by increasing her star level or by equipping certain Skills and using [Standby]. By utilizing repositioning effects like the one from her signature gear or with the March Command tactical skill, you can also generate [Full Mana] stacks after attacking.

Use AoE Attacks Strategically

Marcille has three types of AoE attacks, each with different characteristics. Instead of using just one, be mindful of switching between them depending on the stage and your party to maximize her effectiveness. The features of these Skills are explained below, so please refer to the skill section!

Can Heal and Increase Move

In addition to her AoE attacks, Marcille also has many utility Skills, such as a Passive Skill that restores the NRG and HP of nearby allies when she has 2 stacks of [Full Mana], an Instant large healing Skill, and an AoE support Skill that increases Move. This allows her to support the party in ways other than just attacking.

Identify Unfavorable Stages

While she excels at Magical AoE DMG, she does not have any Skills that inflict Damage Over Time or Piercing DMG. Be aware that her damage output will be lowered in stages where M.ATK is reduced or against enemies with high M.DEF.

Star Level Up Priority & Recommended Stars for Marcille

Aim to Reach 3★ → 5★

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

Aim for 3-stars to gain 1 stack of "Full Mana" by using Standby, and 5-stars to gain 2 stacks. In addition, through Star Level-Ups, M.ATK & HP will increase, and you can obtain an effect that increases DMG and healing when you have a lot of NRG.

Best Builds for Marcille

Recommended Build

Basic Attack								Reaction								Ascension
Fireball								Magic Counter								Magical Genius
Skill
Powerful Explosion								Perfect Shield - Extra								Mana Recovery
Weapon								Trinket								Tarot
Magic Ladle								Blood Luxite Amulet								Dream of The Magician

Keep an eye on your [Full Mana] stacks and attack with [Powerful Explosion], which deals a lot of damage and has great range. Depending on the situation, [Explosion] and [Incantation] are also powerful, so swap them in as needed to adapt to various stages.

Priority Skills

Skill	Priority and Details
Magic Counter	★★★★★ An excellent Reaction that reduces M.DMG taken and interrupts enemy M.ATK with [Preempt]. Use it to counter the M.ATK common among Watchers, who counter Marcille.
Fireball	★★★★★ A powerful Basic Attack that excels at dealing DMG and removing buffs when you have [Full Mana]. Make sure to slot it, since you can also attack without consuming Full Mana.
Powerful Explosion	★★★★★ One of the three powerful AoE attack Skills you can learn. It has the widest attack range, and although its multiplier is low, the 'Ignore 20% DEF' effect allows for consistent damage against highly durable enemies or even when you haven't applied debuffs. Since it can also remove buffs, it's recommended to use this Skill as your main, and depending on the situation, switch to other Skills or equip this alongside them.
Explosion	★★★★ One of the three powerful AoE attack Skills you can learn. It features high single-target damage in exchange for low AoE damage, can remove many buffs, apply the '✗Attribute Buff' debuff, and has relatively low NRG consumption. Equip this Skill when you need to prioritize buff removal or single-target damage, or in stages where Attribute Buffs are a problem.
Mana Recovery	★★★★ An excellent Skill that grants 'NRG+1', 'HP Recovery +20%', and 'ATK +20%' within 3 tiles if you have 2 stacks of [Full Mana]. It's also useful for managing stacks when your Star Level is low. Prioritize equipping this.
Perfect Shield - Extra	★★★★ A Passive that greatly increases DMG dealt against Healthy enemies, and also increases DMG dealt when you don't have any debuffs. Whenever you aren't slotting numerous AoE attack Skills, use this Passive to boost your DMG.
Incantation	★★★★ One of the three powerful AoE attack Skills you can learn. It requires a 1-turn setup but deals the highest damage. It's characterized by applying Move DOWN and DMG Taken UP to enemies within its range during the setup. Because it requires a setup, it's difficult to guarantee landing the attack, but it can be the most powerful Skill depending on the situation. Equip this Skill when the Move debuff is effective, when you want to slow the enemy's advance, or when you need Vulnerable.

Skill	Priority and Details
Survival Master	★★★ Equip this Reaction in stages with only Physical DMG.
Marcille's Healing	★★★ A Skill that can perform a large amount of [Instant] single-target healing. As a drawback, the target's Move is reduced by 5, so be careful. Equip this on stages where healing is necessary.
Mana Surge	★★★ A powerful Skill that deals minor damage in a wide area and can also greatly reduce M.DEF. However, since Marcille wants to use high-damage Skills, you should apply debuffs with other characters if possible. Use this if you don't have another debuffer or when you have multiple magic Attackers on your team.
Short Route	★★ Equip this in stages where you need more Move.
Field	★ Equip this when you need AoE damage reduction.
Silencing Attack	★ The [✗Active Skills] debuff can be useful in some situations, but you should generally equip [Fireball], which deals more damage.

Recommended Gear, Tarots, & Engravings

Recommended Weapons for Marcille

Magic Ladle

Diffusing Prism

Cornucopia Staff

With its [Move Again] effect, the Magic Ladle, which lets you gain [Full Mana] on [Standby], is the most compatible and recommended. Other recommendations include Weapons that increase AoE damage like the Diffusing Prism, or the Cornucopia Staff with its NRG Recovery effect, which is useful when your Star Levels are low.

Recommended Trinkets for Marcille

Blood Luxite Amulet

Shield of Justice

Roaring Flint

The Blood Luxite Amulet, which greatly increases Magic AoE damage, is the most recommended. Other recommendations include Trinkets that increase stats like the Shield of Justice, or the Roaring Flint which has an AoE attack Skill.

Recommended Tarots for Marcille

Dream of The Magician

Temptation of The Devil

March of The Chariot

The Magician is most recommended since it greatly increases damage dealt. The Devil, which raises stats, and the Chariot, which increases Move during Standby, are also good matches.

Recommended Engravings for Marcille

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%)

Go with Sword+Pentacle and Sword+Wand to raise stats, otherwise Wand+Cup to potentially reduce NRG & CD to 0.

Marcille Skill Unlock Priorities

Recommended Skill Set

* Tap a skill to view its details below.

Normal Path of Strike Force	RK13	Unique Magical Genius
Incantation	RK11	Powerful Explosion
Silencing Attack	RK9	Fireball
Marcille's Healing	RK7	Mana Surge
Magic Counter	RK5	Survival Master
Short Route	RK3	Perfect Shield - Extra
Field	RK1	Mana Recovery

The left Skills at RK3, 7, and 11 are also useful, so if you have extra Castalia, you should unlock them. Prioritize unlocking RK11→7→3. Also, for RK13, if you prefer stability, unlock the right Skill which increases Move and offers better maneuverability. If you want to focus solely on attack performance, unlock the left Skill.

Skill Details

Field	Cost: - CD: -
(Aura) Decreases AoE DMG taken by all allies within 3 tiles around the character by 25%.

Mana Recovery	Cost: 0 CD: 0
(Passive) Gains 1 stack of Full Mana when performing Standby; if already having 2 stacks of Full Mana, restores 1 NRG and 20% HP to all allies within 3 tiles of the character, and grant them △ATK II for 2 turns.

Short Route	Cost: 3 CD: 0
(Support) Grants △Move I to all allies within 3 tiles of the character and makes them immune to ▽Move effects for 2 turns; when having Full Mana, grants △Move II and immunity to Frosty and Burning tiles.

Perfect Shield - Extra	Cost: 0 CD: 0
(Passive) When in Healthy state, ATK increases by 8%, DMG increases by 10%. When having no debuffs, ATK additionally increases by 8%, and DMG increases by 10%.

Magic Counter	Cost: - CD: -
(Reaction) Magical DMG taken is reduced by 15%. Triggers Preempt before taking active magical attacks, interrupting the enemy's turns. Can be triggered up to 1 time per round.

Survival Master	Cost: - CD: -
(Reaction) When hit an active attack, the DMG taken is decreased by 8%, and Environmental DMG taken is decreased by 70%.

Marcille's Healing	Cost: 3 CD: 0
(Healing) Instant Single-target healing. Restores 120% of M.ATK as HP and inflicts ▽Move V for 1 turn.

Mana Surge	Cost: 4 CD: 0
(Magical DMG) Deals 60% AoE DMG to all enemies within 3 tiles of the target range, inflicting ▽M.DEF III, lasting for 2 turns.

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

Fireball	Cost: 1 CD: 0
(Magical DMG) Single-target attack. Deals 125% DMG and inflicts Scorch for 2 turns.

Incantation	Cost: 4 CD: 0
(Magical DMG) Prepares for 1 turn, selects a target tile, and deals 140% DMG to all enemies within 3 tiles of the target, inflicting ▽Move I for 1 turn. During preparation, enemies in the area of effect are inflicted with ▽Move II and Vulnerable II.

Powerful Explosion	Cost: 4 CD: 0
(Magical DMG) Deals 100% DMG to all enemies within 3 tiles of the target and dispels 3 buffs; when having Full Mana, the range expands to 4 tiles and additionally ignores 20% of the target's DEF.

Path of Strike Force	Cost: - CD: -
(Passive) Level 3 effect Increases ATK by 5%. For each target hit, DMG is increased by 8%, up to 24%.

Magical Genius	Cost: - CD: -
(Passive) Level 3 Effect For each stack of Full Mana, DMG dealt is increased by an additional 10% and DMG taken is reduced by an additional 10%; when having 2 stacks, Movement is additionally increased by 1 tile.

Marcille's Trait & Skills

Marcille's Trait

Trait	Max Effect
	[Full Mana] Increases M.ATK and HP by 15%. At the start of the battle, gains 2 stacks of Full Mana; consumes 1 stack after casting a class skill; when performing Standby, can gain 2 stacks. For each point of NRG, healing effectiveness and DMG are increased by 8%.

Stars Unlocked	Effect
	Increases M.ATK and HP by 12%. At the start of the battle, gains 2 stacks of Full Mana; consumes 1 stack after casting a class skill; when performing Standby, can gain 1 stack. For each point of NRG, healing effectiveness and DMG are increased by 5%.
	Increases M.ATK and HP by 9%. At the start of the battle, gains 2 stacks of Full Mana; consumes 1 stack after casting a class skill; when performing Standby, can gain 1 stack. For each point of NRG, healing effectiveness and DMG are increased by 4%.
	Increases M.ATK and HP by 6%. At the start of the battle, gains 1 stack of Full Mana; consumes 1 stack after casting a class skill. For each point of NRG, healing effectiveness and DMG are increased by 3%.
	Increases M.ATK and HP by 3%. At the start of the battle, gains 1 stack of Full Mana; consumes 1 stack after casting a class skill.

Marcille's Base Skills

Skill	Range
Energy Wave
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Deal 80% Magical DMG.
Explosion	-
[Skill] Cost: 3 / CD: 0 (Magical DMG) Attacks the specified target, dealing 140% magical AoE DMG and dispelling 5 buffs from the target before attacking; when having Full Mana, deals an additional 30% DMG to the target and all enemies within 3 tiles, and inflicts ✗Attribute Buffs for 1 turn.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK1

Skill	Range
Field	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Aura) Decreases AoE DMG taken by all allies within 3 tiles around the character by 25%.
Mana Recovery	-
[Skill] Cost: 0 / CD: 0 (Passive) Gains 1 stack of Full Mana when performing Standby; if already having 2 stacks of Full Mana, restores 1 NRG and 20% HP to all allies within 3 tiles of the character, and grant them △ATK II for 2 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK3

Skill	Range
Short Route	-
[Skill] Cost: 3 / CD: 0 (Support) Grants △Move I to all allies within 3 tiles of the character and makes them immune to ▽Move effects for 2 turns; when having Full Mana, grants △Move II and immunity to Frosty and Burning tiles.
Perfect Shield - Extra	-
[Skill] Cost: 0 / CD: 0 (Passive) When in Healthy state, ATK increases by 8%, DMG increases by 10%. When having no debuffs, ATK additionally increases by 8%, and DMG increases by 10%.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK5

Skill	Range
Magic Counter	-
[Reaction] Cost: - / CD: - (Reaction) Magical DMG taken is reduced by 15%. Triggers Preempt before taking active magical attacks, interrupting the enemy's turns. Can be triggered up to 1 time per round.
Survival Master	-
[Reaction] Cost: - / CD: - (Reaction) When hit an active attack, the DMG taken is decreased by 8%, and Environmental DMG taken is decreased by 70%.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK7

Skill	Range
Marcille's Healing	-
[Skill] Cost: 3 / CD: 0 (Healing) Instant Single-target healing. Restores 120% of M.ATK as HP and inflicts ▽Move V for 1 turn.
Mana Surge	-
[Skill] Cost: 4 / CD: 0 (Magical DMG) Deals 60% AoE DMG to all enemies within 3 tiles of the target range, inflicting ▽M.DEF III, lasting for 2 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK9

Skill	Range
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.
Fireball
[Skill] Cost: 1 / CD: 0 (Magical DMG) Single-target attack. Deals 125% DMG and inflicts Scorch for 2 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK11

Skill	Range
Incantation	-
[Skill] Cost: 4 / CD: 0 (Magical DMG) Prepares for 1 turn, selects a target tile, and deals 140% DMG to all enemies within 3 tiles of the target, inflicting ▽Move I for 1 turn. During preparation, enemies in the area of effect are inflicted with ▽Move II and Vulnerable II.
Powerful Explosion	-
[Skill] Cost: 4 / CD: 0 (Magical DMG) Deals 100% DMG to all enemies within 3 tiles of the target and dispels 3 buffs; when having Full Mana, the range expands to 4 tiles and additionally ignores 20% of the target's DEF.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK13

Skill	Range
Path of Strike Force	-
[Ascension Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) Level 3 effect Increases ATK by 5%. For each target hit, DMG is increased by 8%, up to 24%.
Magical Genius	-
[Ascension Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) Level 3 Effect For each stack of Full Mana, DMG dealt is increased by an additional 10% and DMG taken is reduced by an additional 10%; when having 2 stacks, Movement is additionally increased by 1 tile.

Weapons That Marcille Can Equip

List of Weapons

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

Marcille's Voice Actor & Release Date

Marcille Voice Actor

Released on Friday, August 29

Marcille was released on Friday, August 29. Since the character is added to the standard banner, they can still be obtained even after the limited-time banner ends.

Marcille's Skin

Initial	Ascended

▲ Unlock Ascended Skin when character reaches Star Level 5.

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