SP Alexei Best Build and Skill Tree Guide

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

Alexei Variants
Alexei (Original)	SP Alexei

SP Alexei's Tier & Basic Info

	Rarity	Legendary
	Role	Destroyer
	Faction	Luccia Drifter Fortitude

Movement Stats

SP Alexei's Tier

Overall Rating			Reroll Rating
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User Score

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SP Alexei Pros and Strength

SP Alexei's Character Overview

AoE and Strike Back Specialist

SP Alexei utilizes numerous AoE attacks and Strike Backs through his kit, and when donning his [Brutebear Form], he temporarily gains access to additional, overwhelming offensive abilities. He works great as a sweeper who wipes out numerous weaker enemies, and even in the most difficult content, he can act as a reliable decoy thanks to his [Unlimited Resolve], enabling him to fulfil various roles.

Additional Brutebear Skills

Differing from Alexei (Original) who only transforms when casting certain skills, SP Alexei is capable of making a temporary, full transformation into his [Brutebear Form] via specific skills or after being defeated. During his transformation, SP Alexei gains exclusive abilities and passives, such as increasing DMG and reducing DMG taken. Furthermore, [Howl of Rage] can significantly boost his offense since it effectively doubles his DMG output.

Endures with Unlimited Resolve

SP Alexei's Trait grants [Unlimited Resolve], which makes him immortal for 2 turns once his HP drops to 0. This effect is particularly useful in late-game content, allowing him to single-handedly take on groups of enemies with strong offenses, or be used as a decoy while your other units focus on key targets.

Strike Back Interrupts Actions and Heals

SP Alexei's Trait provides a Strike Back which triggers a his Basic Attack in his human form, and an AoE [Earthshatter] while in his [Brutebear Form]. [Hurl] has a 5-tile range, allowing him to Strike Back even against ranged attacks, and since SP Alexei possesses [Goredrinker], which boosts DMG and has [Life Steal], he can unilaterally crush enemies with mediocre attacks.

You Can Optimize for Strike Backs

While SP Alexei's Strike Backs deal very high damage, he can only do it once per turn. Utilize ways to increase the number of Strike Backs, such as equipping the Skill [Berserker's Creed], deploying him with Anna, or equipping Hammer Dragon Rise.

May Not Be Suited for Prolonged Battles

SP Alexei is a standalone bruiser who has explosive power during his [Brutebear Form], but there are only limited ways to stack [Primal Charge], and the effects of [Unlimited Resolve] typically only last for 2 turns. He may run out of steam in prolonged battles, so plan ahead for when to Transform or trigger [Unlimited Resolve] according to the stage's mutations and conditions.

Star Level Up Priority & Recommended Stars for SP Alexei

Aim to Reach 3★ → 5★

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

Aim for 3★ to increase the number of [Primal Charge] stacks at the start of battle and gain +1 Move in [Brutebear Form]. At 5★, the maximum number of [Goredrinker] stacks increases, further boosting ATK.

Best Builds for SP Alexei

AoE Build

Basic Attack								Reaction								Ascension
Hurl								Strength Activation								Defeat-hardened
Skill
Brutebear's Might								Ripple Effect								Blood Fever
Weapon								Trinket								Tarot
Pathcleaver								Maverick's Cloak								Dream of The Magician

This build is oriented towards using SP Alexei as an offensive, AoE attacker during his [Brutebear Form]. Use [Brutebear's Might] to jump into a group of enemies and transform, then use [Howl of Rage] to double your outgoing DMG.

Strike Back Build

Basic Attack								Reaction								Ascension
Hurl								Strength Activation								Defeat-hardened
Skill
Brutebear's Might								Berserker's Creed								Lone Blade
Weapon								Trinket								Tarot
Pathcleaver								Crystal Burst Armor								Destruction of the Tower

This build specializes in Strike Backs. As a human, SP Alexei can perform ranged Strike Backs, whereas his [Brutebear Form] uses AoE Strike Backs, allowing you to adapt to the current situation. For the Tower, since SP Alexei can already [Life Steal], you can opt for P.ATK in the tarot's final slot instead of the special skill.

Priority Skills

Skill	Priority and Details
Brutebear's Might	★★★★★ - Easy-to-use movement & AoE - Can optionally switch to Brutebear Form
Hurl	★★★★★ - An excellent Basic Attack that can hit up to 5 tiles away - Can Strike Back against Ranged attackers
Berserker's Creed	★★★★ - Core of a Strike Back build - Increases the number of Strike Backs by 2 - Greatly increases damage dealt outside of turn
Blood Fever	★★★★ - Greatly enhances active attacks - [Howl of Rage] doubles damage dealt 　- Note: Disables Strike Back

Skill	Priority and Details
Ripple Effect	★★★ - Stacks 1 Primal Charge - [Earthshatter] increases AoE when it hits an [Item] - The Max HP boost and NRG Recovery in Brutebear Form are also useful
Lone Blade	★★★ - Increases ATK when attacking based on fewer enemies - Mainly used in Strike Back builds - [Upheaval] is powerful when you can utilize Items 　- Synergizes well with Characters that can generate Items
Vitalization	★★★ - Equip when focusing on durability - Also equip when able to apply a DMG Buff
Strength Activation	★★★ - Equip when focusing on damage dealt - If you can apply DMG buffs with a support or alternate ways, equip [Vitalization]
Unyielding Stand	★★ - Extends the duration of Unlimited Resolve - Equip when used as a decoy in high-difficulty content - Restores uses of [Unlimited Resolve] on turns that are a multiple of 7
Primal Wrath	★★ - Consumes HP to enter Brutebear Form 　- Can be used without NRG cost
Slam	★ - A Basic Attack with low damage but capable of AoE attacks - Equip when/if you need Knockbacks
Frostedge Raider	★ - Low priority since it's weaker compared to other Passives
Portable Frostbite Vial	★ - Deals piercing/Damage Over Time 　- If you want piercing/DoT, you should use specialized Characters

SP Alexei's Trait & Skills

SP Alexei's Trait

Trait

Max Effect

[Alone Through the Snow] ✦ Gains Toughness, Bloodthirst, and Daunting Counter. ✦ Immunie to ✗Resolve and ignores Frosty tile effects. ✦ Gains the Advanced Wardpiercer effect. ✦ When defeated, enters Brutebear Form. Until the end of the next 2 turns, does not consume Primal Charge and gains Unlimited Resolve. This effect can be triggered up to 1 time per battle. ✦ Increases max HP by 60%. At the start of the battle, gains 2 stacks of Primal Charge. ✦ At the start of the battle, gains 2 stacks of Goredrinker for 2 turns. Max stack count increased by 1. ✦ While in Brutebear Form, increases Movement by 1 tile and is immune to Frozen-type Statuses and Disarm. When beastifying into Brutebear Form, dispels all Debuffs from the character.

Stars Unlocked	Effect
	✦ Gains Toughness, Bloodthirst, and Daunting Counter. ✦ Immunie to ✗Resolve and ignores Frosty tile effects. ✦ Gains the Advanced Wardpiercer effect. ✦ When defeated, enters Brutebear Form. Until the end of the next 2 turns, does not consume Primal Charge and gains Unlimited Resolve. This effect can be triggered up to 1 time per battle. ✦ Increases max HP by 50%. At the start of the battle, gains 2 stacks of Primal Charge. ✦ At the start of the battle, gains 2 stacks of Goredrinker for 2 turns. ✦ While in Brutebear Form, increases Movement by 1 tile and is immune to Frozen-type Statuses and Disarm.
	✦ Gains Toughness, Bloodthirst, and Daunting Counter. ✦ Immunie to ✗Resolve and ignores Frosty tile effects. ✦ Gains the Advanced Wardpiercer effect. ✦ When defeated, enters Brutebear Form. Until the end of the next 2 turns, does not consume Primal Charge and gains Unlimited Resolve. This effect can be triggered up to 1 time per battle. ✦ Increases max HP by 50%. At the start of the battle, gains 2 stacks of Primal Charge. ✦ At the start of the battle, gains 1 stack of Goredrinker for 2 turns. ✦ While in Brutebear Form, increases Movement by 1 tile.
	✦ Gains Toughness, Bloodthirst, and Daunting Counter. ✦ Immunie to ✗Resolve and ignores Frosty tile effects. ✦ Gains the Advanced Wardpiercer effect. ✦ When defeated, enters Brutebear Form. Until the end of the next 2 turns, does not consume Primal Charge and gains Unlimited Resolve. This effect can be triggered up to 1 time per battle. ✦ Increases max HP by 40%. At the start of the battle, gains 1 stack of Primal Charge. ✦ At the start of the battle, gains 1 stack of Goredrinker for 2 turns.
	✦ Gains Toughness, Bloodthirst, and Daunting Counter. ✦ Immunie to ✗Resolve and ignores Frosty tile effects. ✦ Gains the Advanced Wardpiercer effect. ✦ When defeated, enters Brutebear Form. Until the end of the next 2 turns, does not consume Primal Charge and gains Unlimited Resolve. This effect can be triggered up to 1 time per battle. ✦ Increases max HP by 40%. At the start of the battle, gains 1 stack of Primal Charge.

SP Alexei's Base Skills

Skill	Range
Slash
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 100% Physical DMG.
Brutebear's Might
[Skill] Cost: 3 / CD: 3 (Physical DMG) Instant Jumps to the target location and deals 100% Ice AoE DMG to all enemies (excluding Items) within 3 tiles of the target. ✦ While Primal Charge is not depleted, reduces this skill's NRG cost by 2, and performs Pursuit, dealing 50% Ice AoE DMG to enemies within range, then enters Brutebear Form.

SP Skill

Skill	Range
Wild Howl
[Skill] Cost: 1 / CD: 5 (Passive) Alexei deals DMG equal to 40% of his M.ATK and inflicts ▽ Move II and ▽ ATK III to all enemies within a 3-tile radius of him, lasting for 2 turns.

The SP Skill is unlocked when Alexei (Original) learns RK3 Wild Howl and SP Alexei is upgraded to 3★.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK1

Skill	Range
Berserker's Creed	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) At the start of the battle, gains Berserker's Creed, effect: ✦ Outside of the character's turn: increases P.ATK by 10%; each stack of Goredrinker additionally increases P.ATK by 10%. ✦ Increases Strike Back count by 2 per round. After performing Strike Back or Active Attacks, gains 1 stack of Goredrinker for 2 turns.
Blood Fever	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) At the start of the battle, gains Blood Fever, effect: ✦ When actively attacking, increases P.ATK by 20%; when performing basic attacks, additionally increases P.ATK by 20%. ✦ When in Brutebear Form, gains the additional skill Howl of Rage.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK3

Skill	Range
Ripple Effect	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) Increases max HP by 15%. At the start of the battle, gains 1 stack of Primal Charge and Ripple Effect. Ripple Effect effect: ✦ While in Brutebear Form, recovers 1 NRG at the end of the turn. The skill Earthshatter causes attackable Items within range to conduct Aftershock; Earthershatter can also attack other allied Items, and DMG dealt to Items conducting Aftershock is reduced by 99%.
Lone Blade	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) At the start of the battle, gains Lone Peak, effect: ✦ When attacking, if there are fewer than 4 target enemies, increases ATK by 10% for each one fewer. ✦ When in Brutebear Form, gains the additional skill Upheaval.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK5

Skill	Range
Vitalization	-
[Reaction] Cost: - / CD: - (Reaction) Increases max HP by 12% and healing received by 30%.
Strength Activation	-
[Reaction] Cost: - / CD: - (Reaction) Increases the healing received by 10%. When receiving healing, gains △ DMG II for 1 turn.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK7

Skill	Range
Unyielding Stand	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) At the start of the battle, gains Unyielding Stand, effect: ✦ When Unlimited Resolve triggered by Trait expires, if 2 or more stacks of Primal Charge are active, consumes 2 stacks and extends the duration by 1 turn. ✦ When the round count is a multiple of 7, at the start of the turn, gains 2 stacks of Primal Charge and restores the Unlimited Resolve trigger count in Trait.
Primal Wrath
[Skill] Cost: 2 / CD: 0 (Physical DMG) Deals 100% Ice AoE DMG to all enemies in a 3 x 3 area in the target direction. ✦ If Resolve in Trait still has remaining triggers, reduces this skill's NRG cost by 2; when casting, consumes all HP and increases the skill multiplier to 180%.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK9

Skill	Range
Hurl
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Single-target attack. Deals 100% Physical DMG.
Slam
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 70% AoE physical DMG to all enemies within a 1-tile radius of the traget, then knocks back the center target by an additional 2 tiles.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK11

Skill	Range
Frostedge Raider	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) At the start of the battle, gains Frostedge Raider, effect: ✦ Increases ATK by 10%. After attacking, can move 2 additional tiles. ✦ Does not consume Movement when passing through Frosty tiles, applies to up to 2 tiles per round.
Portable Frostbite Vial	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) At the start of the battle, gains additional skill Frostbite Vial.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK13

Skill	Range
Defeat-hardened	-
[Ascension Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) Level 3 Effect When Injured, DMG is increased by 15% and DMG taken is reduced by 15%.

Weapons That SP Alexei Can Equip

List of Weapons

Brutal Axe	Hollow Axe	Denial Hammer
Feast Axe	Tuning Hammer	Cornucopia Axe
Gale Sword	Barbecue Hammer	Hammer Dragon Rise
Great Company on the Journey	Surtr the Darkfire Axe	Supreme Assault Blade
Undying Flames	Oathkeeping Star	Pathcleaver
Formidable Axe	Antimagic Axe	Balanced Heavy Axe
Battle-Hardened Axe	Heavy Iron Axe	Iron Axe

SP Alexei's Voice Actor & Release Date

SP Alexei Voice Actor

Released on Friday, August 26

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

SP Alexei's Skin

Initial	Ascended

▲ Unlock Ascended Skin when character reaches Star Level 5.

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