Parsifal Best Build and Skill Tree Guide

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

Parsifal's Tier & Basic Info

	Rarity	Legendary
	Role	Destroyer
	Faction	Drifter The Union Alacrity

Movement Stats

Parsifal's Tier

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Parsifal Pros and Strength

Parsifal's Character Overview

Durable AoE Attacker

Parsifal's Trait and Passives grant defensive numerous defensive utilities such as Life Steal, DMG Reduction, and [Resolve]. Additionally, building up stacks of his [Curse Mark] triggers a transformation that significantly boosts his offensive performance. While these effects make Parsifal a viable attacker in most content, he excels when used as a front-line unit that utilizes AoE attacks.

Curse Mark Stacking Mechanic

At the end of his turn or by using certain Skills, Parsifal accumulates [Curse Marks], which can be consumed through his Trait to transition into the [Cursed Armor: Punishment] form, which significantly boosts his offensive performance.

While in this state, [Curse Marks] are consumed whenever he attacks or triggers a [Strike Back]. Once all [Curse Marks] are depleted, he must build them up again before re-entering the state. Because of this, it is important to plan How and When to stack or use [Curse Mark]s.

Revives Once with Resolve

When defeated for the first time, Parsifal's Trait triggers [Resolve], which also triggers the [Blood Offering – Finale] effect. While under this effect, he gains the same benefits as [Cursed Armor: Punishment] and can continue fighting until he runs out of Curse Marks, or if he is defeated again, or when the effect expires after 2 turns.

Although this is a powerful effect, unlike the [Unlimited Resolve] possessed by characters such as Alexei or Tristan, it does not grant immunity to defeat for a fixed number of turns.

Multiple Viable Builds

[Cursed Blade: Whirling Twist], which is enhanced with 4 or more Curse Mark stacks during [Cursed Armor: Punishment], has a total multiplier of 300% and a significantly increased Crit Rate, making Parsifal effective as a single-target attacker.

Furthermore, a Strike Back setup is also possible with the Reaction [Bloodstained Thorns] and the Passive [Soul-Corroded Corpse], making Parsifal a flexible character that can perform in a variety of stages.

Max Potential Needs More NRG

Since Parsifal's main Skills have no CD and high NRG costs, providing additional NRG is essential for maximum DMG. Parsifal can recover his own NRG with the Passive [Scythe of Defilement], but this takes up a skill slot for either the powerful damage-boosting Passive [Cursed Blade - Bloodshed] or the movement & Curse Mark-gaining Skill [Raging Flame Shadow Assault]. Therefore, it's highly recommended to support him with other characters or Tactical Skills if possible.

Star Level Up Priority & Recommended Stars for Parsifal

Aim to Reach 3★ → 5★

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

Aim for 3★ to unlock the ability to gain a Curse Mark at the end of a turn, and 5★, which increases the amount gained. Star Levels also increase attack during Cursed Armor: Punishment, provide an NRG Recovery effect, and increase the max stack count of Curse Mark, allowing you to make the most of the character's abilities.

Best Builds for Parsifal

AoE Build

Basic Attack								Reaction								Ascension
Ring Slash								Curse								Valiant Vanguard
Skill
Raging Flame Shadow Assault								Cursed Blade - Abyssal Prison								Cursed Blade: Bloodshed
Weapon								Trinket								Tarot
Double-Sided Halberd								Fafnir the Scarlet Armor								Dream of The Magician

This is a build for AoE attacking. If you have no NRG supports, replace [Cursed Blade: Bloodshed] with [Scythe of Defilement].

Counterattack Build

Basic Attack								Reaction								Ascension
Ring Slash								Bloodstained Thorns								Valiant Vanguard
Skill
Raging Flame Shadow Assault								Soul-Corroded Corpse								Cursed Blade: Bloodshed
Weapon								Trinket								Tarot
The Silent Guard								Crystal Burst Armor								Destruction of The Tower

This is a build that uses Parsifal as a counterattack tank. Focus on increasing stats that increase his durability to maximize his staying power.

Priority Skills

Skill	Priority and Detailss
Cursed Blade - Abyssal Prison	★★★★★ Although it costs 4 NRG, it has no cooldown, making it a main AoE attack Skill that can be used every turn. It sequentially attacks enemies within 1, 2, and 3 tiles, and can hit adjacent enemies up to three times, so keep that in mind.
Ring Slash	★★★★★ An easy-to-use AoE attack that should generally be equipped in most scenarios.
Raging Flame Shadow Assault	★★★★ An Instant Skill that is a valuable way to stack Curse Marks and also serves as a means of movement. Although the damage dealt is low, it's ease-of-use makes it a priority.
Cursed Blade: Bloodshed	★★★★ A Passive that increases damage dealt, and further boosts it during Cursed Armor: Punishment. Prioritize equipping it if you want to focus on offense.
Bloodstained Thorns	★★★★ A Reaction that performs an AoE Strike Back against surrounding enemies. You'll generally want to equip this, but be aware that during the Cursed Armor: Punishment, it consumes Curse Mark stacks upon Strike Back, which may prevent you from using your main attack Skills.

Skill	Priority and Details
Scythe of Defilement	★★★ A Passive that provides the following effects: reduces enemy NRG, recovers 20% HP, NRG Recovery, and CD-3 if a Dying enemy is within 4 tiles. All effects are excellent, but you'll especially want to equip it for its NRG Recovery effect when your allies can't provide NRG Recovery.
Curse	★★★ Equip this if you want to eliminate the consumption of Curse Mark stacks during the Cursed Armor: Punishment effect from Strike Back.
Cursed Blade - Whirling Twist	★★★ During the Cursed Armor: Punishment effect, if you have 4 or more Curse Mark stacks, the skill multiplier and critical rate are greatly increased, allowing you to deal the most damage. It's difficult to use, but equip it when focusing on damage against high-durability enemies, such as in single-target fights.
Soul-Corroded Corpse	★★★ A key Skill for a Strike Back build. By combining it with a Reaction, you can Strike Back up to 3 times.
NRG-Depleting Blow	★★ Not suitable for general use, but the effect of reducing enemy NRG can be effective in some high-difficulty stages. Equip it only when you have a clear purpose.
Armor-Piercing Strike	★★ The damage dealt is high, so equip this for instances like single-target fights.
Invulnerable	★★ Equip this when you want to focus more on durability in a Strike Back build.
Knight's Glory	★ The Physical Shield effect is useful, but its CD of 4 is long. Equip it only when you absolutely need an attack buff or a Physical Shield.

Recommended Gear, Tarots, & Engravings

Recommended Weapons for Parsifal

Double-Sided Halberd

The Silent Guard

Army-breaking Spear

For an AoE build, Double-Sided Halberd grants the largest DMG bonus to Parsifal. For his Strike Back build, The Silent Guard works better since it makes Parsifal more durable.

Recommended Trinkets for Parsifal

Fafnir the Scarlet Armor

Maverick's Cloak

Crystal Burst Armor

Ideally, Parsifal wants Trinkets that boost stats like his signature gear, Fafnir the Scarlet Armor. You could also viably opt for Crystal Burst Armor, or other defensive Trinkets for Strike Back builds.

Recommended Tarots for Parsifal

Dream of The Magician

Verdict of Justice

Destruction of The Tower

Magician for increased DMG and Justice for Crit enhancements are Parsifal's best tarots. Alternatively, Tower works well for counter-focused builds, whereas Devil generally works well with damage-dealing characters like Parsifal.

Recommended Engravings for Parsifal

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,
Wand Wand	After using a [basic attack], [skill], [strike back], or [assisting attack], gains 1 random [Level 2 Attribute Buff].
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%)

We recommend combinations like Sword+Wand to increase stats, Wand+Wand to for numerous buffs, and Wand+Cup for the chance to reduce NRG consumption.

Parsifal Skill Unlock Priorities

Recommended Skill Set

* Tap a skill to view its details below.

Normal Valiant Vanguard	RK13	Unique
Invulnerable	RK11	Soul-Corroded Corpse
Ring Slash	RK9	Armor-Piercing Strike
Cursed Blade - Whirling Twist	RK7	Cursed Blade - Abyssal Prison
Bloodstained Thorns	RK5	Curse
Cursed Blade: Bloodshed	RK3	Scythe of Defilement
Knight's Glory	RK1	NRG-Depleting Blow

The RK5 Right, RK7 Left, and RK11 Left Skills are also useful. You should unlock each of them as needed.

Skill Details

Knight's Glory	Cost: 0 CD: 4
(Support) Instant Grants the target △ ATK II for 2 turns. When the targets are from the Union, the character gains an additional Physical Shield with value equal to 20% of HP.

NRG-Depleting Blow	Cost: 1 CD: 4
(Physical DMG) Single-target attack. Deals 130% DMG and depletes all of the target's NRG.

Cursed Blade: Bloodshed	Cost: 0 CD: 0
(Passive) Increases DMG by 15%, increases to 30% when having Cursed Armor: Punishment. At the start of the turn, when having Cursed Armor: Sin Binding and is affected by Bound, triggers the skill Blood Offering (if not on CD), and gains 2 stacks of Curse Mark after triggering.

Scythe of Defilement	Cost: 0 CD: 0
(Passive) After actively dealing DMG, removes 1 NRG from the target, which can be triggered up to 1 time per round. At the end of the turn, the character recovers 1 additional NRG; if a target was defeated during this turn, recovers 1 additional NRG.

Bloodstained Thorns	Cost: - CD: -
(Reaction) When actively attacked by an enemy within 2 tiles of the character from the front or side, performs Strike Back, dealing 60% physical DMG to all enemies within range. Can be triggered up to 1 time per round.

Curse	Cost: - CD: -
(Reaction) When hit by an active attack, the DMG taken is decreased by 8%. Upon receiving an active attack, inflicts Vulnerable II on the attacker for 2 turns.

Cursed Blade - Whirling Twist	Cost: 3 CD: 0
(Physical DMG) Deals 150% DMG to all enemies within 1 tile of the target, inflicts ✗Reaction Skills and ✗Passive Skills to targets for 1 turn before attacking; when having Cursed Armor: Punishment and no less than 4 stacks of Curse Mark, additionally consumes 2 stacks to increase Skill Multiplier by an additional 150% and Crit by 30%.

Cursed Blade - Abyssal Prison	Cost: 4 CD: 0
(Physical DMG) Performs 1 attack, dealing 60% DMG to all enemies within 1, 2, 3-tile radius of the character respectively, then inflicts ✗Healing Received and ✗Attribute Buffs for 2 turns. Before attacking, the character gains Potential Burst - Curse for 2 turns; after attacking, additionally inflicts ✗Resolve for 2 turns and Stunned for 1 turn if the target is in Dying state.

Ring Slash	Cost: - CD: -
(Basic Attack) Deals 75% AoE Physical DMG to all enemies within a 1-tile radius of the target.

Armor-Piercing Strike	Cost: - CD: -
(Basic Attack) Deals 100% physical DMG and inflicts ▽ P.DEF I and ▽ M.DEF I on the target, lasting for 2 turns.

Invulnerable	Cost: 1 CD: 5
(Support) Gains DMG Reduction IV, Mind's Eye, and Immunity to Disrupt for 3 turns.

Soul-Corroded Corpse	Cost: 0 CD: 0
(Passive) DMG taken is decreased by 20%. Before receiving an active attack, steals 2 random buffs from the target and inflicts 2 random Level 2 Debuffs for 2 turns. Strike Back Count per turn is increased by 2.

Valiant Vanguard	Cost: - CD: -
(Passive) Level 3 Effect When there are 2 or more enemies within 2 tiles of the character, DMG is increased by 12% and DMG taken is reduced by 12%.

Parsifal's Trait & Skills

Parsifal's Trait

Trait

Max Effect

[Oath of Iron Thorns] ✦ Increases ATK and DEF by 15%. At the start of battle, gains Cursed Armor: Sin Binding and 6 stacks of Curse Mark, up to 6 stacks; gains the additional skill Blood Offering; after casting it, Curse Armor: Sin Binding transforms into Cursed Armor: Punishment for 3 turns; when the effect ends, removes all Curse Mark stacks. ✦ When having Cursed Armor: Punishment, increases Crit and Crit DMG by an additional 30%; otherwise, gains 2 additional stacks of Curse Mark at the end of the turn. When having Cursed Armor: Punishment, additionally recovers 1 NRG at the end of the turn. Immune to ✗Resolve. Triggers Resolve upon defeat and gains Blood Offering - Finale for 2 turns.

Stars Unlocked	Effect
	✦ Increases ATK and DEF by 15%. At the start of battle, gains Cursed Armor: Sin Binding and 4 stacks of Curse Mark, up to 6 stacks; gains the additional skill Blood Offering; after casting it, Curse Armor: Sin Binding transforms into Cursed Armor: Punishment for 3 turns; when the effect ends, removes all Curse Mark stacks. ✦ When having Cursed Armor: Punishment, increases Crit and Crit DMG by an additional 20%; otherwise, gains 1 additional stacks of Curse Mark at the end of the turn. Immune to ✗Resolve. Triggers Resolve upon defeat and gains Blood Offering - Finale for 2 turns.
	✦ Increases ATK and DEF by 10%. At the start of battle, gains Cursed Armor: Sin Binding and 2 stacks of Curse Mark, up to 4 stacks; gains the additional skill Blood Offering; after casting it, Curse Armor: Sin Binding transforms into Cursed Armor: Punishment for 3 turns; when the effect ends, removes all Curse Mark stacks. ✦ When having Cursed Armor: Punishment, increases Crit and Crit DMG by an additional 20%; otherwise, gains 1 additional stacks of Curse Mark at the end of the turn. Immune to ✗Resolve. Triggers Resolve upon defeat and gains Blood Offering - Finale for 2 turns.
	✦ Increases ATK and DEF by 10%. At the start of battle, gains Cursed Armor: Sin Binding and 2 stacks of Curse Mark, up to 4 stacks; gains the additional skill Blood Offering; after casting it, Curse Armor: Sin Binding transforms into Cursed Armor: Punishment for 3 turns; when the effect ends, removes all Curse Mark stacks. Immune to ✗Resolve. Triggers Resolve upon defeat and gains Blood Offering - Finale for 2 turns.
	✦ Increases ATK and DEF by 5%. At the start of battle, gains Cursed Armor: Sin Binding and 2 stacks of Curse Mark, up to 4 stacks; gains the additional skill Blood Offering; after casting it, Curse Armor: Sin Binding transforms into Cursed Armor: Punishment for 3 turns; when the effect ends, removes all Curse Mark stacks. Immune to ✗Resolve. Triggers Resolve upon defeat and gains Blood Offering - Finale for 2 turns.

Parsifal's Base Skills

Skill	Range
Slash
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 100% Physical DMG.
Raging Flame Shadow Assault
[Skill] Cost: 0 / CD: 2 (Physical DMG) Instant Charges to the location and deals 20% DMG to all enemies within 2 tiles; after attacking, gains 1 stack of Curse Mark

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK1

Skill	Range
Knight's Glory
[Skill] Cost: 0 / CD: 4 (Support) Instant Grants the target △ ATK II for 2 turns. When the targets are from the Union, the character gains an additional Physical Shield with value equal to 20% of HP.
NRG-Depleting Blow
[Skill] Cost: 1 / CD: 4 (Physical DMG) Single-target attack. Deals 130% DMG and depletes all of the target's NRG.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK3

Skill	Range
Cursed Blade: Bloodshed	-
[Skill] Cost: 0 / CD: 0 (Passive) Increases DMG by 15%, increases to 30% when having Cursed Armor: Punishment. At the start of the turn, when having Cursed Armor: Sin Binding and is affected by Bound, triggers the skill Blood Offering (if not on CD), and gains 2 stacks of Curse Mark after triggering.
Scythe of Defilement	-
[Skill] Cost: 0 / CD: 0 (Passive) After actively dealing DMG, removes 1 NRG from the target, which can be triggered up to 1 time per round. At the end of the turn, the character recovers 1 additional NRG; if a target was defeated during this turn, recovers 1 additional NRG.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK5

Skill	Range
Bloodstained Thorns	-
[Reaction] Cost: - / CD: - (Reaction) When actively attacked by an enemy within 2 tiles of the character from the front or side, performs Strike Back, dealing 60% physical DMG to all enemies within range. Can be triggered up to 1 time per round.
Curse	-
[Reaction] Cost: - / CD: - (Reaction) When hit by an active attack, the DMG taken is decreased by 8%. Upon receiving an active attack, inflicts Vulnerable II on the attacker for 2 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK7

Skill	Range
Cursed Blade - Whirling Twist
[Skill] Cost: 3 / CD: 0 (Physical DMG) Deals 150% DMG to all enemies within 1 tile of the target, inflicts ✗Reaction Skills and ✗Passive Skills to targets for 1 turn before attacking; when having Cursed Armor: Punishment and no less than 4 stacks of Curse Mark, additionally consumes 2 stacks to increase Skill Multiplier by an additional 150% and Crit by 30%.
Cursed Blade - Abyssal Prison
[Skill] Cost: 4 / CD: 0 (Physical DMG) Performs 1 attack, dealing 60% DMG to all enemies within 1, 2, 3-tile radius of the character respectively, then inflicts ✗Healing Received and ✗Attribute Buffs for 2 turns. Before attacking, the character gains Potential Burst - Curse for 2 turns; after attacking, additionally inflicts ✗Resolve for 2 turns and Stunned for 1 turn if the target is in Dying state.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK9

Skill	Range
Ring Slash
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 75% AoE Physical DMG to all enemies within a 1-tile radius of the target.
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
Invulnerable
[Skill] Cost: 1 / CD: 5 (Support) Gains DMG Reduction IV, Mind's Eye, and Immunity to Disrupt for 3 turns.
Soul-Corroded Corpse	-
[Skill] Cost: 0 / CD: 0 (Passive) DMG taken is decreased by 20%. Before receiving an active attack, steals 2 random buffs from the target and inflicts 2 random Level 2 Debuffs for 2 turns. Strike Back Count per turn is increased by 2.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK13

Skill	Range
Valiant Vanguard	-
[Ascension Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) Level 3 Effect When there are 2 or more enemies within 2 tiles of the character, DMG is increased by 12% and DMG taken is reduced by 12%.

Weapons That Parsifal Can Equip

List of Weapons

Double-Sided Halberd	Pendant Halberd	Doomsday Scythe
Skeleton Spear	Nameless Staff	The Silent Guard
Cornucopia Spear	Army-breaking Spear	Spear of the Breaking Storm
Sharp Spear	Guardian Spear	Armor-piercing Spear
Pointy Spear	Defensive Spear	Spear

Parsifal's Voice Actor & Release Date

Parsifal Voice Actor

Released on Friday, March 6

Parsifal was released on Friday, March 6. Since the character is added to the standard banner, they can still be obtained even after the limited-time banner ends.

Parsifal's Skin

Initial	Ascended

▲ Unlock Ascended Skin when character reaches Star Level 5.

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