Kianshir Best Build and Skill Tree Guide

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

Kianshir's Tier & Basic Info

	Rarity	Legendary
	Role	Breaker
	Faction	Elaman Discipline

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Kianshir Pros and Strength

Kianshir's Character Overview

Utilizes Mask of the Empire Summons

Kianshir fights by utilizing Mask of the Empire summons (hereafter referred to as Masks). Masks perform an AoE attack before leaving the battlefield when attacked or after certain Skills are used, making them short-lived. However, Kianshir can summon them in large numbers compared to other Summoners, allowing Masks to boost his offensive power, draw enemy attacks, and fulfill a variety of tactical roles.

Pro Tip!	Since a large number of Summoned Units can be generated, Kianshir is expected to perform well even in high-difficulty content‼

Masks Can Perform AoE Attacks

Masks are called forth via the Trait Skill and certain other Skills. Upon leaving the field, they activate the area attack [Undying Husk]. Since they cannot be controlled directly, position them where they can obstruct enemies or catch as many enemies as possible in their area attack.

Set Up Ideal Conditions for High DMG

Summoned Units can be gathered near enemies using Skills such as [Undying - Iron March] and [Wargame Formation] to deal massive damage. By managing cooldowns, Liberation, and NRG, you can deal massive damage, so be mindful of setting up the ideal conditions.

Buffs Allies and Debuffs Enemies

Kianshir excels in various aspects, including supporting allies. By using [Assist Edict], you can buff allied durability while reducing enemy offense. Additionally, if Liberation stacks are available, Kianshir will summon a Mask with assisting cover. Depending on the situation, pivot between offense or defense.

Synergy with Elaman and Summoners

As an individual, Kianshir's offensive and defensive capabilities cannot match that of specialized characters. However, the amount of the [Shattered Shackles] debuff, which increases damage taken, applied via [Unshackle], is extremely high at a maximum of 24 stacks per Skill use. Since Summoned Units are also buffed, Kianshir has excellent synergy with Elaman Faction characters and characters that use Summoned Units.

Characters with Good Synergy

Lukamar	Shams	Yeganeh
Heshan	Shahnaz	Acambe

Kianshir synergizes particularly well with Elaman Characters such as Lukamar, Shams, and Shahnaz who possess powerful Unshackle Skills and excel as Attackers, as well as characters that use Summoned Units with excellent attack performance such as Acambe and Yeganeh. Try including them in the same formation if you have them.

Full Potential with NRG and Liberation

The Trait Skill [Campaign Edict] consumes a large amount of NRG, and stacking [Liberation] for core Skills is crucial. Therefore, Kianshir reaches his full potential when supported by Characters capable of NRG Recovery and Liberation stacking.

Star Level Up Priority & Recommended Stars for Kianshir

Aim to Reach 3★ → 5★

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

Prioritize aiming for 3★, which reduces the CD of automatic summons and allows Kianshir to gain NRG & Liberation when a Mask is attacked. At 5★, each effect is further enhanced.

Best Builds for Kianshir

Balanced Build

Basic Attack								Reaction								Ascension
Invigorating Strike - Extra								Ironclad Guard								Form of Steadfast Stone
Skill
Undying - Iron March								Assist Edict								Commander in Chief
Weapon								Trinket								Tarot
Nocturnal Glow								Memory of Teeth								Course of Fortune

This build includes skills that are excellent for both offense and defense. Provide support with [Assist Edict], and once you have stacks of Liberation, attack using [Undying - Iron March].

Attacker Build

Basic Attack								Reaction								Ascension
Invigorating Strike - Extra								Ironclad Guard								Form of Steadfast Stone
Skill
Undying - Iron March								Wargame Formation								Commander in Chief
Weapon								Trinket								Tarot
Resolve of Iron and Jade								Memory of Teeth								Course of Fortune

This is an offense-oriented build that focuses on [Undying - Iron March]. Whenever [Undying - Iron March] is on CD, attack using [Wargame Formation]. Once you have accumulated enough Liberation and NRG, unleash the core Skill to deal massive damage.

Priority Skills

Skill	Priority and Details
Ironclad Guard	★★★★★ Although it has a 1-turn CD, this Reaction greatly reduces damage taken. Prioritize including it in your build.
Undying - Iron March	★★★★★ A powerful Skill that damages an enemy, applies a 24 stacks of Shattered Shackles and reduces DEF, summons 1-3 Masks, and causes the summoned units and surrounding allies to perform an AoE attack. Deals high damage under the right conditions.
Assist Edict	★★★★ Although it has a long CD of 3 turns, it's a powerful skill that increases the durability of yourself and a wide range of allies while applying debuffs to enemies that lowers their attack. Prioritize this skill when focusing on defense.
Commander in Chief	★★★★ An excellent Passive that recovers NRG and stacks Liberation. Especially effective if you can't receive support from allies.

Skill	Priority and Details
Wargame Formation	★★★ A Decision Skill where you can choose to strengthen a Summoned Unit and have it use [Undying Husk], or have all Summoned Units attack a designated enemy. Since it's easy to use, you'll can use it while your main skills are on cooldown.
Invigorating Strike - Extra	★★★ A Basic Attack that restores NRG, which is important for Kianshir. Its long range is also a noteable feature.
Edict Absolute	★★★ A Leader's Aura that is especially powerful when fielded with other Elaman Characters who use Summons, like Acambe and Yeganeh. You'll also want to equip it to boost damage dealt in cases where you can grant NRG/Liberation to Kianshir.
Imperial Doomguard	★★ A Passive that makes Masks act automatically and use [One Last Charge]. Since you can gain 4 stacks of Liberation for every 3 uses of [One Last Charge], it's a viable option if you want to stack Liberation.
Sealing Attack - Extra	★★ While ✗Passive Skills can be important on some stages, you should generally equip the other Basic Attack.
Endure	★ A viable option for stages where you want to mitigate DoTs.

Recommended Gear, Tarots, & Engravings

Recommended Weapons for Kianshir

Resolve of Iron and Jade

Nocturnal Glow

Cornucopia Dagger

Resolve of Iron and Jade, which greatly increases the damage dealt by Summons, Nocturnal Glow, which can grant powerful buffs to allies with [Assist Edict], and Cornucopia Dagger which has NRG Recovery, are recommended.

Recommended Trinkets for Kianshir

Memory of Teeth

Resonant Crystal

Fafnir the Scarlet Armor

Memory of Teeth for raising stats, Resonant Crystal for NRG Recovery, and Fafnir for raising Move are recommended.

Recommended Tarots for Kianshir

Course of Fortune

Redemption of The Judgement

Elegance of the Empress

We recommend Fortune, which sometimes recovers NRG, Judgement which increases DMG dealt, and Empress, which cleanses debuffs from allies.

Recommended Engravings for Kianshir

Resonance	Effect
Sword Sword	When actively attacking [unharmed] enemies, increases Crit by 20%.
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%)
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,

We recommend Wand+Cup for its NRG Recovery and 0 CD effects, or Sword + Sword to significantly increase ATK.

Kianshir Skill Unlock Priorities

Recommended Skill Set

* Tap a skill to view its details below.

Normal Form of Steadfast Stone	RK13	Unique
Edict Absolute	RK11	Commander in Chief
Invigorating Strike - Extra	RK9	Sealing Attack - Extra
Assist Edict	RK7	Undying - Iron March
Endure	RK5	Ironclad Guard
Imperial Doomguard	RK3	Wargame Formation
Desert Warrior	RK1	Co-Defense

Skill Details

Desert Warrior	Cost: - CD: -
(Passive) Immune to Blind. After actively attacking, if t he target is on Soil, Sandbed, Wasteland, or Quicksand tiles, deals additional Sand Piercing DMG equal to 10% of ATK.

Co-Defense	Cost: - CD: -
(Passive) For each ally within a 2-tile radius of the character, DEF increases by 10%, up to 40%.

Imperial Doomguard	Cost: - CD: -
(Passive) Allows Masks of the Empire to act actively, increases Movement by 3 tiles, and grants them the skill One Last Charge. ✦ When One Last Charge causes Masks of the Empire to be defeated or leave the battle (every 3 accumulated), Kianshir receives 1 stack of Thin Reserves at the start of the turn for 1 turn and gains 4 stacks of Liberation.

Wargame Formation	Cost: - CD: -
(Decision) Selects to use Encircling Annihilation or [Laying Siege.

Endure	Cost: - CD: -
(Reaction) Takes 50% less DoT.

Ironclad Guard	Cost: - CD: 1
(Reaction) When attacked by enemies: If there are no allied Masks of the Empire within 2 tiles of the character, reduces DMG taken by 50%; if there are, reduces AoE DMG taken by 80%. CD after triggering either effect: 1 turn.

Assist Edict	Cost: 0 CD: 3
(Support) Unshackle Grants △P.DEF II and △M.DEF II to all allies (non-summoned chracters) within 6 tiles of the character; inflicts ▽ATK II, ▽Crit III, and 12 stacks of Shattered Shackles on enemies within range; grants the character DMG Reduction II and Deflection; all effects last for 2 turns. If the following Liberation stacks are active, consumes the corresponding stacks and triggers the effects: ✦ When 10 stacks are active, grants DMG Reduction II and Deflection (for 2 turns) to 1 closest other ally (non-summoned character) within range, summons 1 Mask of the Empire around them, and grants the Mask of the Empire All-round Guard; if no other allied target exists, summons around the character instead. ✦ When 20 stacks are active, the effect changes to: Summons around 2 closest other allies (non-summoned characters) within range and grants corresponding effects.

Undying - Iron March	Cost: 0 CD: 3
(Physical Attack) Unshackle Single-target attack. Deals 100% DMG, inflicts 24 stacks of Shattered Shackles, ▽P.DEF II, and ▽M.DEF II for 2 turns, then summons 1 Mask of the Empire beside the target; then grants all allied summoned units with Liberation within a 1-tile radius of the target 10 stacks of Engine of War for 3 turns; afterward, attacks Masks of the Empire within range and the one just summoned, causing them to trigger Undying Husk and then Leaves the Battle. If the following Liberation stacks are active, consumes the corresponding stacks and triggers the effect: ✦ When 10 stacks are active, additionally summons 1 Mask of the Empire after casting. ✦ When 20 stacks are active, additionally summons 2 Masks of the Empire after casting.

Invigorating Strike - Extra	Cost: - CD: -
(Basic Attack) Single-target attack. Deals 100% physical DMG and additionally recovers 1 NRG.

Sealing Attack - Extra	Cost: - CD: -
(Basic Attack) Single-target attack. Deals 100% physical DMG; against Injured enemies: Before attacking, inflicts Sprite 1Passive Skills for 2 turns.

Edict Absolute	Cost: - CD: -
(Leader's Aura) All Discipline allies in battle have their ATK increased by 10% and DEF increased by 20%; all allied summoned characters in battle have their DMG increased by 20%; if Liberation is active, additionally increases Crit by 20% and Crit DMG by 10%.

Commander in Chief	Cost: - CD: -
(Passive) At the end of the turn, gains 4 stacks of Liberation; if NRG is less than 1, additionally recovers 1 NRG. ✦ When summoning, grants summoned characters Unlimited Resolve, but they immediately trigger Undying Husk and then Leave the Battle after being attacked by enemies. Up to 2 summoned characters can gain this effect per round.

Form of Steadfast Stone	Cost: - CD: -
(Passive) Level 3 Effect HP is increased by 15% and Piercing DMG taken is reduced by 20%.

Kianshir's Trait & Skills

Kianshir's Trait

Trait

Max Effect

[Iron-Fisted Vizier] ✦ Gains the additional skill Campain Edict. When any Elaman ally performs a summon, grants the summoned unit 2 stacks of Liberation. ✦ At the start of Kianshir's turn, all Masks of the Empire within 1 tile of Kianshir will teleport beside him at the end of his turn. ✦ Gains 20 stacks of Liberation at the start of the battle. At the start of the turn, summons 1 Mask of the Empire nearby. Can be triggered up to 1 time every 2 turns. ✦ When summoning Masks of the Empire, copies Designated Buffs to the target and grants them 15 stacks of Engine of War for 3 turns. ✦ Reduces SPD of the character and Masks of the Empire in battle by 50 points, increases ATK and DEF by 15%, and grants △ATK III and △DMG III. ✦ When Masks of the Empire are attacked, restores 1 NRG and 5 stacks of Liberation to Kianshir. Can be triggered up to 2 times per round.

Stars Unlocked	Effect
	✦ Gains the additional skill Campain Edict. When any Elaman ally performs a summon, grants the summoned unit 2 stacks of Liberation. ✦ At the start of Kianshir's turn, all Masks of the Empire within 1 tile of Kianshir will teleport beside him at the end of his turn. ✦ Gains 12 stacks of Liberation at the start of the battle. At the start of the turn, summons 1 Mask of the Empire nearby. Can be triggered up to 1 time every 3 turns. ✦ When summoning Masks of the Empire, copies Designated Buffs to the target and grants them 10 stacks of Engine of War for 3 turns. ✦ Reduces SPD of the character and Masks of the Empire in battle by 50 points, increases ATK and DEF by 15%, and grants △ATK III and △DMG III. ✦ When Masks of the Empire are attacked, restores 1 NRG and 5 stacks of Liberation to Kianshir. Can be triggered up to 1 time per round.
	✦ Gains the additional skill Campain Edict. When any Elaman ally performs a summon, grants the summoned unit 2 stacks of Liberation. ✦ At the start of Kianshir's turn, all Masks of the Empire within 1 tile of Kianshir will teleport beside him at the end of his turn. ✦ Gains 12 stacks of Liberation at the start of the battle. At the start of the turn, summons 1 Mask of the Empire nearby. Can be triggered up to 1 time every 3 turns. ✦ When summoning Masks of the Empire, copies Designated Buffs to the target and grants them 10 stacks of Engine of War for 3 turns. ✦ Reduces SPD of the character and Masks of the Empire in battle by 50 points, increases ATK and DEF by 10%, and grants △ATK II and △DMG II. ✦ When Masks of the Empire are attacked, restores 1 NRG and 5 stacks of Liberation to Kianshir. Can be triggered up to 1 time per round.
	✦ Gains the additional skill Campain Edict. When any Elaman ally performs a summon, grants the summoned unit 2 stacks of Liberation. ✦ At the start of Kianshir's turn, all Masks of the Empire within 1 tile of Kianshir will teleport beside him at the end of his turn. ✦ Gains 6 stacks of Liberation at the start of the battle. At the start of the turn, summons 1 Mask of the Empire nearby. Can be triggered up to 1 time every 4 turns. ✦ When summoning Masks of the Empire, copies Designated Buffs to the target and grants them 5 stacks of Engine of War for 3 turns. ✦ Reduces SPD of the character and Masks of the Empire in battle by 50 points, increases ATK and DEF by 10%, and grants △ATK II and △DMG II.
	✦ Gains the additional skill Campain Edict. When any Elaman ally performs a summon, grants the summoned unit 2 stacks of Liberation. ✦ At the start of Kianshir's turn, all Masks of the Empire within 1 tile of Kianshir will teleport beside him at the end of his turn. ✦ Gains 6 stacks of Liberation at the start of the battle. At the start of the turn, summons 1 Mask of the Empire nearby. Can be triggered up to 1 time every 4 turns. ✦ When summoning Masks of the Empire, copies Designated Buffs to the target and grants them 5 stacks of Engine of War for 3 turns. ✦ Reduces SPD of the character and Masks of the Empire in battle by 50 points, increases ATK and DEF by 5%, and grants △ATK I and △DMG I.

Kianshir's Base Skills

Skill	Range
Slash
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 100% Physical DMG.
Sweeping Bash
[Skill] Cost: 2 / CD: 0 (Physical DMG) Deals s80% DMG to all enemies within a 3x2 area in the target direction and inflicts ▽ P.DEF I, lasting for 2 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK1

Skill	Range
Desert Warrior	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) Immune to Blind. After actively attacking, if t he target is on Soil, Sandbed, Wasteland, or Quicksand tiles, deals additional Sand Piercing DMG equal to 10% of ATK.
Co-Defense	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) For each ally within a 2-tile radius of the character, DEF increases by 10%, up to 40%.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK3

Skill	Range
Imperial Doomguard	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) Allows Masks of the Empire to act actively, increases Movement by 3 tiles, and grants them the skill One Last Charge. ✦ When One Last Charge causes Masks of the Empire to be defeated or leave the battle (every 3 accumulated), Kianshir receives 1 stack of Thin Reserves at the start of the turn for 1 turn and gains 4 stacks of Liberation.
Wargame Formation
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Decision) Selects to use Encircling Annihilation or [Laying Siege.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK5

Skill	Range
Endure	-
[Reaction] Cost: - / CD: - (Reaction) Takes 50% less DoT.
Ironclad Guard	-
[Reaction] Cost: - / CD: 1 (Reaction) When attacked by enemies: If there are no allied Masks of the Empire within 2 tiles of the character, reduces DMG taken by 50%; if there are, reduces AoE DMG taken by 80%. CD after triggering either effect: 1 turn.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK7

Skill	Range
Assist Edict
[Skill] Cost: 0 / CD: 3 (Support) Unshackle Grants △P.DEF II and △M.DEF II to all allies (non-summoned chracters) within 6 tiles of the character; inflicts ▽ATK II, ▽Crit III, and 12 stacks of Shattered Shackles on enemies within range; grants the character DMG Reduction II and Deflection; all effects last for 2 turns. If the following Liberation stacks are active, consumes the corresponding stacks and triggers the effects: ✦ When 10 stacks are active, grants DMG Reduction II and Deflection (for 2 turns) to 1 closest other ally (non-summoned character) within range, summons 1 Mask of the Empire around them, and grants the Mask of the Empire All-round Guard; if no other allied target exists, summons around the character instead. ✦ When 20 stacks are active, the effect changes to: Summons around 2 closest other allies (non-summoned characters) within range and grants corresponding effects.
Undying - Iron March
[Skill] Cost: 0 / CD: 3 (Physical Attack) Unshackle Single-target attack. Deals 100% DMG, inflicts 24 stacks of Shattered Shackles, ▽P.DEF II, and ▽M.DEF II for 2 turns, then summons 1 Mask of the Empire beside the target; then grants all allied summoned units with Liberation within a 1-tile radius of the target 10 stacks of Engine of War for 3 turns; afterward, attacks Masks of the Empire within range and the one just summoned, causing them to trigger Undying Husk and then Leaves the Battle. If the following Liberation stacks are active, consumes the corresponding stacks and triggers the effect: ✦ When 10 stacks are active, additionally summons 1 Mask of the Empire after casting. ✦ When 20 stacks are active, additionally summons 2 Masks of the Empire after casting.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK9

Skill	Range
Invigorating Strike - Extra
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Single-target attack. Deals 100% physical DMG and additionally recovers 1 NRG.
Sealing Attack - Extra
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Single-target attack. Deals 100% physical DMG; against Injured enemies: Before attacking, inflicts Sprite 1Passive Skills for 2 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK11

Skill	Range
Edict Absolute	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Leader's Aura) All Discipline allies in battle have their ATK increased by 10% and DEF increased by 20%; all allied summoned characters in battle have their DMG increased by 20%; if Liberation is active, additionally increases Crit by 20% and Crit DMG by 10%.
Commander in Chief	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) At the end of the turn, gains 4 stacks of Liberation; if NRG is less than 1, additionally recovers 1 NRG. ✦ When summoning, grants summoned characters Unlimited Resolve, but they immediately trigger Undying Husk and then Leave the Battle after being attacked by enemies. Up to 2 summoned characters can gain this effect per round.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK13

Skill	Range
Form of Steadfast Stone	-
[Ascension Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) Level 3 Effect HP is increased by 15% and Piercing DMG taken is reduced by 20%.

Weapons That Kianshir Can Equip

List of Weapons

Newborn Blade	Void Stab	Beheading Machete
Ever-Burning Blade	Senator Swift Sword	Guardian's Will
Cornucopia Dagger	Nocturnal Glow	Dawnmoon
Blade of Stratagem	Dawnlight	Frostspine Grip
Witcher's Swords	Zirael	Dual Judgement of Flames
Resolve of Iron and Jade	Precision-forged Dagger	Dueling Dagger
Ceremonial Knife	Sharp Sword	Glittering Sword
Iron Sword

Kianshir's Voice Actor & Release Date

Kianshir Voice Actor

Released on Friday, July 10

Kianshir was released on Friday, July 10. Since the character is added to the standard banner, they can still be obtained even after the limited-time banner ends.

Kianshir's Skin

Initial	Ascended

▲ Unlock Ascended Skin when character reaches Star Level 5.

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