SP Samantha Best Build and Skill Tree Guide

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

Samantha Variants
Samantha (Original)	SP Samantha

SP Samantha's Tier & Basic Info

	Rarity	Legendary
	Role	Watcher
	Faction	Papal States Aggression

Movement Stats

SP Samantha's Tier

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SP Samantha Pros and Strength

SP Samatha’s Character Overview

Extremely Powerful AoE Attacks

SP Samantha has numerous powerful AoE attack Skills and is an especially strong character in most stages. Follow-up attacks from her Trait on enemies inflicted with [Judgement Brand] and an [Alert] Skill that interrupts enemy actions grant her a very high number of attacks, possessing enough overwhelming offensive power to wipe out an entire group of enemies on her own.

Manage Unique Skill Effects

Management of [Radiant Watch] and [Judgement Brand] is crucial. Understand how to apply them and their effects to significantly boost SP Samantha's offensive capabilities, as well as that of her allies.

Synergizes with Aggression & Papal States

By deploying characters from the and Factions at the same time, those characters can apply [Judgement Brand] before they attack. Additionally, the powerful Leader's Aura [Will to Cleanse All Foul] can significantly boost the offensive capabilities of Aggression characters, so be especially mindful of this when forming your party.

Can Also Heal and Apply Buffs

In addition to being an effective attacker, SP Samantha can grant the [Radiant Blessing] buff, which heals when damage is taken, and also applies a buff that nullifies troublesome effects like "Healer's Bane". While it's a lower priority to build SP Samantha for support, she can also apply a powerful M.DEF reduction debuff, making her a versatile character capable of various strategies, not just a pure attacker.

Needs Movement and CD Reduction Support

While SP Samantha has overwhelming offensive power, her weaknesses are her lack of movement and the long CDs of her main Skills. It's important to support her with characters who can increase Move and provide CD reduction methods, such as Cocoa's [Iron Pot Stew], Taair's skills, or the Tactical Skill "Flag of Convallaria".

Star Level Up Priority & Recommended Stars for SP Samantha

Aim to Reach 3★ → 5★

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

Initially, you'll want to raise SP Samantha to 3★ to receive [Radiant Watch] at the start of every battle. Eventually, you will want to get her to 5★ to amplify the effects of [Judgement Brand], and grant [Radiant Watch] a global range, as well as an NRG Recovery effect.

Best Builds for SP Samantha

Recommended Build

Basic Attack								Reaction								Ascension
Light of Sanction								Indestructible Faith								Overwhelming Force
Skill
Oath to End All Evil								Judgement Sanctum								Will to Cleanse All Foul
Weapon								Trinket								Tarot
Light to Purge All Evil								Blood Luxite Amulet								Verdict of Justice

This is our recommended build that focuses on SP Samantha's AoE attacks. It boasts overwhelming destructive power, with a high number of attacks from her Skills, Trait, [Alert], and high damage per hit. If not at 5-stars, we recommend swapping the Tarot with something like The Magician or Devil.

Priority Skills

Skill	Priority and Details
Judgement Sanctum	★★★★★ A Skill that can perform a very powerful [Alert] that interrupts enemy actions up to 3 times in one turn. Since its CD is long, be aware that it becomes even more powerful by having a means to reduce its CD.
Will to Cleanse All Foul	★★★★★ A Leader's Aura that greatly increases the damage dealt by Aggression Faction characters, including SP Samantha herself. Be aware that it has particularly good synergy with characters who primarily use AoE attacks.
Oath to End All Evil	★★★★★ A Skill that attacks enemies in a wide 5-tile radius around the user. Thanks to SP Samantha's Trait, it can also apply [Judgement Brand], making it an extremely powerful Skill that can annihilate enemies when combined with the Trait's follow-up attacks and the [Alert] from [Judgement Sanctum]. Equip this with the highest priority.
Protection of Light	★★★★ A Reaction that greatly reduces damage taken from single-target attacks. Equip it when you want to increase durability.
Light of Sanction	★★★★ For a Basic Attack, it has a long Range and also deals damage within 1 tile of the target area. Note that it cannot be used on enemies within 1-2 tiles.
Indestructible Faith	★★★★ A Reaction that activates [Resolve] by consuming 3 NRG. Although the NRG cost is high, [Resolve] is often useful, especially in high-difficulty stages, so prioritize equipping it.

Skill	Priority and Details
Prayer of Devotion	★★★ An excellent support Skill that instantly heals and applies "Anti Heal Immunity" and "Bound Resistance" buffs. Equip it when you want to support allies in addition to attacking, or when you want to nullify troublesome debuffs.
Scorching Attack	★★★ A Basic Attack that inflicts Scorch on enemies. It has a shorter Range than [Light of Sanction], but its ability to attack enemies within 1-2 tiles is a great advantage.
Crystal Implosion - Extra	★★★ A Skill that can deal damage and amplify Magic DMG debuff over a wide area. The debuff is excellent, but since you'll want to specialize SP Samantha in attacking, only equip this when you have many other AoE-focused characters and no one else can apply the debuff.
Light of Judgement for All Sins	★★ An easy-to-use AoE attack with a wide forward range and no CD. Among SP Samantha's Skills, it lacks additional effects, so only equip it at low Levels or when you absolutely need a Skill with no CD.
NRG Restoration	★★ Equip this only at low Levels when using [Light of Judgement for All Sins] and [Fire Purification] as your main skills, or when you want to utilize the Reaction [Indestructible Faith].
Fire Purification	★★ An AoE Skill with a rare debuff that reduces the enemy's Ranged attack range by 1. Its lack of a CD and its ability to create [Burning] tiles are also excellent, so use it as a main skill in combination with [NRG Restoration] at low Levels.
NRG Recovery	★★ A Reaction that provides low-potency damage reduction and an NRG Recovery effect when taking damage. Use it for NRG Recovery at low Levels, or equip it on low-difficulty stages where taking damage is not a problem.
Chain of Regeneration	★ Equip this only when you cannot include other support characters and healing is absolutely necessary.

Recommended Gear, Tarots, & Engravings

Recommended Weapons for SP Samantha

Light to Purge All Evil

Diffusing Prism

Nirvana

The Signature Weapon Light to Purge All Evil is the most recommended as it can significantly increase Critical Rate & Critical Damage. Other compatible Weapons include Diffusing Prism, which enhances AoE Attacks, and Nirvana, which applies Damage Over Time on a Critical Hit in addition to AoE Damage.

Recommended Trinkets for SP Samantha

Blood Luxite Amulet

Shield of Justice

Roaring Flint

Trinkets such as the Blood Luxite Amulet, which greatly increases AoE damage, and the Shield of Justice, which raises stats, are recommended. The Roaring Flint is also a compatible Trinket as it helps to apply [Judgement Brand].

Recommended Tarots for SP Samantha

Verdict of Justice

Dream of The Magician

Temptation of The Devil

At 5-stars, Justice is the most recommended, since it virtually guarantees a critical hit when combined with the Critical Rate buff and the Weapon Light to Purge All Evil. Other good options include The Magician, which significantly increases AoE damage, Devil, which increases stats, and The Tower, which increases [Alert] and Trait damage.

Recommended Engravings for SP Samantha

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%)

The [Sword + Wand] and [Sword + Pentacle] combinations, which increase stats, are especially recommended. Other good combinations include [Wand + Cup], which reduces CD & NRG consumption to 0, and [Wand + Wand], which allows you to gain many buffs.

SP Samantha Skill Unlock Priorities

Recommended Skill Set

* Tap a skill to view its details below.

Normal Overwhelming Force	RK13	Unique
Crystal Implosion - Extra	RK11	Oath to End All Evil
Light of Sanction (Basic Attack)	RK9	Scorching Attack
Judgement Sanctum	RK7	Will to Cleanse All Foul
Protection of Light	RK5	NRG Recovery
Prayer of Devotion	RK3	Fire Purification
Chain of Regeneration	RK1	NRG Restoration

Our recommended skill build emphasizes SP Samantha's ability to perform multiple AoE attacks. If you have the extra Castalia, you could opt to take [Crystal Implosion - EXtra], [Scorching Attack], and [Fire Purification] according to your needs.

Skill Details

Chain of Regeneration	Cost: - CD: -
(Passive) At the end of the turn, heals the character and the ally with the lowest HP percentage within 3 tiles by 50% of M.ATK.

NRG Restoration	Cost: - CD: -
(Passive) At the end of the turn, recovers an additional 1 NRG. If NRG is less than 1, recovers another 1 NRG.

Prayer of Devotion	Cost: 1 CD: 3
(Healing) Instant Heals all allies within 3 tiles of the character for 30% of M.ATK, and grants them 1 stack of Radiant Blessing, Anti Heal Immunity, and Bound Resistance for 2 turns; and grants the character Radiant Watch until the start of the next 2 turns.

Fire Purification	Cost: 3 CD: 0
(Magical DMG) Deals 150% AoE DMG to all enemies within 1 tile of the target, inflicts ▽Bound Vision I and ▽Move I for 2 turns, and transforms tiles within range into Burning for 2 turns.

Protection of Light	Cost: - CD: -
(Reaction) When hit by an active single-target attack, the DMG taken is decreased by 30%. This effect can be activated 1 time per round.

NRG Recovery	Cost: - CD: -
(Reaction) When hit by an active attack, the DMG taken is decreased by 8%. Upon receiving an active attack, additionally recovers 1 NRG.

Judgement Sanctum	Cost: 1 CD: 3
(Support) Instant Dispels 2 buffs from all enemies within 5 tiles of the character; and grants the character Radiant Watch until the start of the next 2 turns. Then performs Forced Alert (cannot be interrupted) in the area, dealing 50% magical AoE DMG to enemies within a 1-tile radius of the target and interrupting their turn. Can be triggered up to 3 times per round.

Will to Cleanse All Foul	Cost: - CD: -
(Leader's Aura) For all allies in battle, increase ATK by 10%, DEF by 20%, skill DMG by 10%, and AoE DMG by 20%.

Light of Sanction (Basic Attack)	Cost: CD:
(Basic Attack) Deals 3 hits of 23% magical AoE DMG to all enemies within 1 tile of the target.

Scorching Attack	Cost: - CD: -
(Basic Attack) Deals 80% magical DMG and inflicts Scorch on the target for 2 turns.

Crystal Implosion - Extra	Cost: 2 CD: 2
(Magical DMG) Deals 60% AoE DMG to all enemies within 3 tiles of the target and inflicts ▽M.DEF III for 2 turns.

Oath to End All Evil	Cost: 3 CD: 3
(Magical DMG) Deals 220% AoE DMG to enemies within 5 tiles of the character; for each additional enemy hit, reduces Skill Multiplier by 30% to a minimum of 100%, then dispels 3 buffs from the target's; and grants the character Radiant Watch until the start of the next 2 turns.

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%.

SP Samantha's Trait & Skills

SP Samantha's Trait

Trait	Max Effect
	[Judgement of Justice] ✦ Increases max HP and M.ATK by 16%. Before attacking, inflicts Judgement Brand for 2 turns; when the character attacks targets with Judgement Brand, increases Crit by 50%. ✦ At the start of battle, gains Radiant Watch until the start of the next turn, expands Radiant Watch aura effect to the entire battlefield. At the start of the turn, recovers 1 NRG.

Stars Unlocked	Effect
	✦ Increases max HP and M.ATK by 16%. Before attacking, inflicts Judgement Brand for 2 turns; when the character attacks targets with Judgement Brand, increases Crit by 15%. ✦ At the start of battle, gains Radiant Watch until the start of the next turn.
	✦ Increases max HP and M.ATK by 8%. Before attacking, inflicts Judgement Brand for 2 turns; when the character attacks targets with Judgement Brand, increases Crit by 15%. ✦ At the start of battle, gains Radiant Watch until the start of the next turn.
	Increases max HP and M.ATK by 8%. Before attacking, inflicts Judgement Brand for 2 turns.
	Before attacking, inflicts Judgement Brand for 2 turns. At the end of the turn, triggers Judgement Strike, effect: Deals 30% magical AoE DMG to enemies with Judgement Brand in battle, then dispels 1 buff; when the character has Radiant Watch, increases DMG Multiplier to 100% (this effect does not inflict Judgement Brand).

SP Samantha's Base Skills

Skill	Range
Energy Wave
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Deal 80% Magical DMG.
Light of Judgement for All Sins
[Skill] Cost: 2 / CD: 0 (Magical DMG) Deals 70% AoE DMG to all enemies within a 3x6 area in the target direction and increases DMG Multiplier to 100% for enemies in the 1x6 area in the middle.

SP Skill

Skill	Range
Indestructible Faith	-
[Reaction] Cost: - / CD: - (Reaction) When having 3 NRG, triggers Resolve upon defeat. When triggered, consumes 3 NRG to recover 100% HP. Can be triggered up to 2 times per battle.

The SP Skill is unlocked when Samantha (Original) learns RK5 Devout Faith and SP Samantha is enhanced to 3-stars.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK1

Skill	Range
Chain of Regeneration	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) At the end of the turn, heals the character and the ally with the lowest HP percentage within 3 tiles by 50% of M.ATK.
NRG Restoration	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) At the end of the turn, recovers an additional 1 NRG. If NRG is less than 1, recovers another 1 NRG.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK3

Skill	Range
Prayer of Devotion
[Skill] Cost: 1 / CD: 3 (Healing) Instant Heals all allies within 3 tiles of the character for 30% of M.ATK, and grants them 1 stack of Radiant Blessing, Anti Heal Immunity, and Bound Resistance for 2 turns; and grants the character Radiant Watch until the start of the next 2 turns.
Fire Purification
[Skill] Cost: 3 / CD: 0 (Magical DMG) Deals 150% AoE DMG to all enemies within 1 tile of the target, inflicts ▽Bound Vision I and ▽Move I for 2 turns, and transforms tiles within range into Burning for 2 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK5

Skill	Range
Protection of Light	-
[Reaction] Cost: - / CD: - (Reaction) When hit by an active single-target attack, the DMG taken is decreased by 30%. This effect can be activated 1 time per round.
NRG Recovery	-
[Reaction] Cost: - / CD: - (Reaction) When hit by an active attack, the DMG taken is decreased by 8%. Upon receiving an active attack, additionally recovers 1 NRG.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK7

Skill	Range
Judgement Sanctum
[Skill] Cost: 1 / CD: 3 (Support) Instant Dispels 2 buffs from all enemies within 5 tiles of the character; and grants the character Radiant Watch until the start of the next 2 turns. Then performs Forced Alert (cannot be interrupted) in the area, dealing 50% magical AoE DMG to enemies within a 1-tile radius of the target and interrupting their turn. Can be triggered up to 3 times per round.
Will to Cleanse All Foul	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Leader's Aura) For all allies in battle, increase ATK by 10%, DEF by 20%, skill DMG by 10%, and AoE DMG by 20%.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK9

Skill	Range
Light of Sanction (Basic Attack)
[Basic Attack] Cost: / CD: (Basic Attack) Deals 3 hits of 23% magical AoE DMG to all enemies within 1 tile of the target.
Scorching Attack
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 80% magical DMG and inflicts Scorch on the target for 2 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK11

Skill	Range
Crystal Implosion - Extra
[Skill] Cost: 2 / CD: 2 (Magical DMG) Deals 60% AoE DMG to all enemies within 3 tiles of the target and inflicts ▽M.DEF III for 2 turns.
Oath to End All Evil
[Skill] Cost: 3 / CD: 3 (Magical DMG) Deals 220% AoE DMG to enemies within 5 tiles of the character; for each additional enemy hit, reduces Skill Multiplier by 30% to a minimum of 100%, then dispels 3 buffs from the target's; and grants the character Radiant Watch until the start of the next 2 turns.

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 SP Samantha 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

SP Samantha's Voice Actor & Release Date

SP Samantha Voice Actor

Released on Friday, September 26

SP Samantha was released on Friday, September 26. Since the character is added to the standard banner, they can still be obtained even after the limited-time banner ends.

SP Samantha's Skin

Initial	Ascended

▲ Unlock Ascended Skin when character reaches Star Level 5.

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