Ivan Best Build and Skill Tree Guide

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

Ivan's Tier & Basic Info

	Rarity	Legendary
	Role	Destroyer
	Faction	Luccia Fortitude

Movement Stats

Ivan's Tier

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Ivan Pros and Strength

Ivan's Character Overview

Powerful AoE and Debuff

Every turn, Ivan can [Act Again] and use AoE attacks. He has the rare debuff, Oblivion, which can execute enemies who fall below a certain HP threshold. With support from allies and in the right stages, Ivan performs as one of the best AoE attackers in the game.

Can Instantly Defeat Enemies

His Trait Skill [Frostheart - Judgment] and some other Skills can stack the [Frostash] debuff up to 10 times. Each stack raises the threshold of executing an enemy by 5% when attacked. At max stacks, it instantly defeats enemies at 50% HP or less. By efficiently stacking [Frostash], Ivan can annihilate groups of enemies.

How to Apply Frostash

Affected by Percentage DMG Reduction

The HP threshold for Oblivion is affected by the target's Percentage DMG Reduction effect, so it is less effective against opponents who can nullify or reduce Percentage DMG. Therefore, be mindful of stage mutations or enemy buffs that can protect them from Ivan.

Passively Deals DMG

[Frostheart - Judgment] from Ivan's Trait constantly forms a damage-dealing field within 3 tiles, similar to an [Alert]. Furthermore, at 4★ or higher, Ivan can also activate [Frostheart - Judgment] on the [Permafrost Trench] tiles he creates, making off-turn DMG and actions a key feature.

Trait Aura Buffs Allies

The [Frostheart - Miracle] Aura increases allied Jump and protects them from the negative effects of [Permafrost Trench] tiles. Furthermore, Luccia characters are granted +ATK and DEF, which is further boosted when that ally generates any type of tile, significantly strengthening Luccia Characters who can create tiles.

Beware of Obstructing Allies

When Ivan triggers Oblivion, he creates an [Ice Wall], and when he moves, he creates [Frosty] tiles. The Ice Wall is less likely to obstruct movement because his Aura increases Jump, but you should be careful as it may obstruct some allied Skills, and the Frosty tiles can hinder movement.

Requires NRG Support

While Ivan wields overwhelming power in stages with many enemies that don't reduce percentage DMG, he exhausts NRG, has long CDs, and low Crit. To supplement these weaknesses, pair him with support Characters like Taair, Ulya, and Credenza if you have them. You could also use Tactical Skills like Raid Order and Flag of Convallaria.

Star Level Up Priority & Recommended Stars for Ivan

Aim to Reach 3★ → 4★ → 5★

Star Level Up Priority	Recommended Star Level
	3★ → 4★ → 5★

Make it a top priority to reach 3★, which will allows Ivan to stack [Frostash] with [Frostheart - Judgment]. After that, aim for 4★, which will allow [Frostheart - Judgment] to trigger on Permafrost Trench tiles, and 5★, which will greatly enhance Crit.

Best Builds for Ivan

Recommended AoE Build

Basic Attack								Reaction								Ascension
Frosteater Slash								Light of Return								Path of Valiant Assault
Skill
Abyssal Permafrost								Fathomless Frost								Blizzard Surge
Weapon								Trinket								Tarot
Winter's Embrace								Blood Luxite Amulet								Verdict of Justice

This build oriented towards AoE attacks. Since Ivan tends to lack NRG, it's important to supplement him with support Characters or Tactical Skills. If you can't supply Ivan with consistent NRG, replace [Fathomless Frost] with [Heart of the North - Extra] when prioritizing Piercing DMG, or [Abyssal Permafrost] when prioritizing [Frostash] application.

Priority Skills

Skill	Priority and Details
Blizzard Surge	★★★★★ - Auxiliary Passive's Act Again is very powerful - Combo with [Abyssal Permafrost] and [Fathomless Frost] for repeated AoE attacks.
Abyssal Permafrost	★★★★★ - Auxiliary Passive's 50% HP Piercing DMG is very powerful. 　- Activate the Auxiliary Passive with [Fathomless Frost] and [Blizzard Surge].
Light of Return	★★★★★ - Greatly reduces damage taken. 　- Reduces damage by up to 60%.
Fathomless Frost	★★★★★ - Applies [Frostash] in a wide area and creates Permafrost Trench Tiles. - Noteable DMG and Knockback. - Doubles the damage dealt by [Frostheart - Judgment].
Frosteater Slash	★★★★★ - Basic Attack with a very long Range of 4 tiles. - Applies [Frostash] and activates [Frostheart - Judgment].
Heart of the North - Extra	★★★★ - A valuable way to recover NRG. - Use if you have no other ways to recover NRG.

Skill	Priority and Details
Winter's Edict	★★★ - Moves any character, ally or foe. - Activates [Frostheart - Judgment] or moves them over Permafrost Trench Tiles to deal damage and apply debuffs. - Expands tactical possibilities depending on the target's Basic Attack and Passive.
Dominion of Frost	★★ - Enhances [Frostheart - Judgment]. - +2 NRG at the start of battle allows you to use more Skills. - Excellent for utilizing [Frostheart - Judgment], but an AoE build is easier to use.
Invigorating Strike	★★ - The NRG Recovery is useful. - Short range makes it difficult to use.
Froststorm Slash	★ - AoE Knockback - Only equip this if you want easy access to Knockback.
Coercion	★ - Low priority since the debuff is negligible.
Rage	★ - [Light of Return] is comparably much more effective.
Will to Survive - Extra	★ - Difficult to trigger because of activation conditions.

Recommended Gear, Tarots, & Engravings

Recommended Weapons for Ivan

Winter's Embrace

Void Stab

Blade of Stratagem

Prioritize weapons that increase DMG dealt, or recover NRG.

Recommended Trinkets for Ivan

Blood Luxite Amulet

Shield of Justice

Pouch of Plenty

Gear that raises stats or Trinkets with active skills are recommended.

Recommended Tarots for Ivan

Verdict of Justice

Dream of The Magician

Temptation of The Devil

Justice tends to deal the most DMG if you can provide Ivan with Crit buffs. Otherwise, Magician is your best option. Alternatively, you could also consider Devil for the stats, or Fortune for the NRG recovery.

Recommended Engravings for Ivan

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%)

Sword + Wand for for the stat boost, Wand + Wand to for buffs, and Wand + Cup for its 0 NRG consumption and CD reduction are recommended.

Ivan Skill Unlock Priorities

Recommended Skill Set

* Tap a skill to view its details below.

Normal Path of Valiant Assault	RK13	Unique
Will to Survive - Extra	RK11	Heart of the North - Extra
Invigorating Strike	RK9	Frosteater Slash
Winter's Edict	RK7	Fathomless Frost
Light of Return	RK5	Rage
Dominion of Frost	RK3	Abyssal Permafrost
Coercion	RK1	Blizzard Surge

Skill Details

Coercion	Cost: - CD: -
(Passive) At the end of the turn, Inflicts ▽ DMG I and Vulnerable I on all enemies within the character's 2-tile radius, lasting for 2 turns.

Blizzard Surge	Cost: 3 CD: 0
(Physical DMG) Selects a direction and deals 75% AoE DMG to all enemies within 2 tiles to the sides and a 3 x 5 area directly in front, knocking back by 1 tile. ✦ Auxiliary Passive. Effect: After the first skill with an initial NRG cost of no less than 3 is cast each round, gains Act Again and reduces subsequent skill costs to 0 until the end of the turn.

Dominion of Frost

Cost: - CD: -

(Passive) Gains the following effects: ✦ Each round, when Frostheart - Judgment triggers Corruption: The per-enemy trigger cap for this effect is increased by 1. The skill multiplier for the first instance of this DMG dealt to each enemy is increased by 25%. ✦ At the end of the turn, inflicts Shackle on all enemies on Permafrost Trench for 1 turn. ✦ At the start of the battle, additionally gains 2 NRG.

Abyssal Permafrost	Cost: 3 CD: 2
(Physical DMG) Selects a direction and deals 150% AoE DMG to all enemies within 2 tiles to the sides and a 3 x 5 area directly in front, and transforms non-adjacent tiles within range into Permafrost Trench for 2 turns. ✦ Auxiliary Passive. Effect: When attacking enemies on Permafrost Trench with an exclusive skill that has Knock Back, triggers 1 instance of Frostheart - Judgment and deals additional Piercing DMG equal to 50% of the target's HP; after triggering, inflicts 1 stack of Shackle for 2 turns.

Light of Return	Cost: - CD: -
(Reaction) Reduces DMG taken by 30% and recovers 70% of lost HP at the end of the turn. ✦ When attacked, for each stack of Frostash on the attacker, reduces DMG taken by 15%. ✦ If the attacker is on a Frosty or Permafrost Trench tile, additionally reduces DMG taken by 30%. ✦ The above DMG reduction effects can stack up to 60%.

Rage	Cost: - CD: -
(Reaction) When hit by an active attack, the DMG is decreased by 8%. After being attacked, the character gains △ DMG II for 3 turns.

Winter's Edict	Cost: 0 CD: 2
(Support) Instant Inflicts Frostbone on any other target and causes them to Walk to any Empty Tile within 5 tiles; after moving, the target attacks the closest other character (ally or enemy) within 3 tiles with Basic Attack. ✦ This Basic Attack: counts as actively cast, but reduces final DMG by 90%, lasting until the Basic Attack ends. ✦ Auxiliary Passive. Effect: When Frostheart - Judgment is triggered, increases DMG by 25%; against targets affected by Frostbone, additionally increases DMG by 75%.

Fathomless Frost	Cost: 5 CD: 2
(Physical DMG) Selects a tile within a cross-shaped range of the character and inflicts 2 stacks of Frostash on all enemies within a 5 x 3 area around the target, transforming tiles into Permafrost Trench (lasting 2 turns) ✦ Before attacking, gains an effect: doubles the DMG of Frostheart - Judgment when triggered, lasting until the start of the next 2 turns. ✦ Then deals 50% single-target DMG to the 5 enemies closest to the center within range, draws in by 1 tile toward the center, and triggers 1 instance of Frostheart - Judgment.

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

Frosteater Slash	Cost: - CD: -
(Basic Attack) Single-target attack. Deals 100% physical DMG, inflicting 1 stack of Frostash and Shackle (lasting 1 turn). ✦ After attacking, triggers 1 instance of Frostheart - Judgment on the target.

Will to Survive - Extra	Cost: 0 CD: 2
(Passive) Increases max HP by 15%. After being attacked, if in Dying state, recovers 50% HP and 2 NRG. Effect CD: 2 turns.

Heart of the North - Extra	Cost: - CD: -
(Passive) After engaging in combat with an enemy, recovers 1 NRG. Can be triggered up to 1 time per round. ✦ If either the character or the target is on a Frosty or Permafrost Trench tile when engaging, additionally recovers 1 NRG. Can be triggered up to 1 time per round.

Path of Valiant Assault	Cost: - CD: -
(Passive) Level 3 effect Increases ATK by 5%. When attacking enemies in Healthy state, DMG is increased by 15%.

Ivan's Trait & Skills

Ivan's Trait

Trait

Max Effect

[Frostheart] ✦ Physical DMG dealt is treated as Magical DMG. ✦ Ignores Frosty tile effects and gains the Wardpiercer - Frostlands effect. ✦ Gains Frostheart - Miracle. Increases Movement by 1 tile and tiles passed through become Frosty; at the start of the battle and at the end of the turn, turns tiles within 1 tile of the character into Frosty for 2 turns. ✦ Increase ATK and DEF by 15% and Crit by 30%. Gains Frostheart - Judgement. ✦ When Frostheart - Judgement is triggered, inflicts 1 stack of Frostash on the target. ✦ Frostheart - Judgement trigger range expands to all Permafrost Trench tiles in battle.

Stars Unlocked	Effect
	✦ Physical DMG dealt is treated as Magical DMG. ✦ Ignores Frosty tile effects and gains the Wardpiercer - Frostlands effect. ✦ Gains Frostheart - Miracle. Increases Movement by 1 tile and tiles passed through become Frosty; at the start of the battle and at the end of the turn, turns tiles within 1 tile of the character into Frosty for 2 turns. ✦ Increase ATK and DEF by 10% and Crit by 10%. Gains Frostheart - Judgement. ✦ When Frostheart - Judgement is triggered, inflicts 1 stack of Frostash on the target. ✦ Frostheart - Judgement trigger range expands to all Permafrost Trench tiles in battle.
	✦ Physical DMG dealt is treated as Magical DMG. ✦ Ignores Frosty tile effects and gains the Wardpiercer - Frostlands effect. ✦ Gains Frostheart - Miracle. Increases Movement by 1 tile and tiles passed through become Frosty; at the start of the battle and at the end of the turn, turns tiles within 1 tile of the character into Frosty for 2 turns. ✦ Increase ATK and DEF by 10% and Crit by 10%. Gains Frostheart - Judgement. ✦ When Frostheart - Judgement is triggered, inflicts 1 stack of Frostash on the target.
	✦ Physical DMG dealt is treated as Magical DMG. ✦ Ignores Frosty tile effects and gains the Wardpiercer - Frostlands effect. ✦ Gains Frostheart - Miracle. Increases Movement by 1 tile and tiles passed through become Frosty; at the start of the battle and at the end of the turn, turns tiles within 1 tile of the character into Frosty for 2 turns. ✦ Increase ATK and DEF by 5% and Crit by 10%. Gains Frostheart - Judgement.
	✦ Physical DMG dealt is treated as Magical DMG. ✦ Ignores Frosty tile effects and gains the Wardpiercer - Frostlands effect. ✦ Gains Frostheart - Miracle. Increases Movement by 1 tile and tiles passed through become Frosty; at the start of the battle and at the end of the turn, turns tiles within 1 tile of the character into Frosty for 2 turns. ✦ Increase ATK and DEF by 5%. Gains Frostheart - Judgement.

Ivan's Base Skills

Skill	Range
Slash
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 100% Physical DMG.
Froststorm Slash
[Skill] Cost: 3 / CD: 0 (Physical DMG) Deals 100% AoE DMG to the first enemy in each column within a 3 x 2 area in the target direction and knocks back by 2 tiles. After attacking, recovers 2 NRG.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK1

Skill	Range
Coercion	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) At the end of the turn, Inflicts ▽ DMG I and Vulnerable I on all enemies within the character's 2-tile radius, lasting for 2 turns.
Blizzard Surge
[Skill] Cost: 3 / CD: 0 (Physical DMG) Selects a direction and deals 75% AoE DMG to all enemies within 2 tiles to the sides and a 3 x 5 area directly in front, knocking back by 1 tile. ✦ Auxiliary Passive. Effect: After the first skill with an initial NRG cost of no less than 3 is cast each round, gains Act Again and reduces subsequent skill costs to 0 until the end of the turn.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK3

Skill	Range
Dominion of Frost	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) Gains the following effects: ✦ Each round, when Frostheart - Judgment triggers Corruption: The per-enemy trigger cap for this effect is increased by 1. The skill multiplier for the first instance of this DMG dealt to each enemy is increased by 25%. ✦ At the end of the turn, inflicts Shackle on all enemies on Permafrost Trench for 1 turn. ✦ At the start of the battle, additionally gains 2 NRG.
Abyssal Permafrost
[Skill] Cost: 3 / CD: 2 (Physical DMG) Selects a direction and deals 150% AoE DMG to all enemies within 2 tiles to the sides and a 3 x 5 area directly in front, and transforms non-adjacent tiles within range into Permafrost Trench for 2 turns. ✦ Auxiliary Passive. Effect: When attacking enemies on Permafrost Trench with an exclusive skill that has Knock Back, triggers 1 instance of Frostheart - Judgment and deals additional Piercing DMG equal to 50% of the target's HP; after triggering, inflicts 1 stack of Shackle for 2 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK5

Skill	Range
Light of Return	-
[Reaction] Cost: - / CD: - (Reaction) Reduces DMG taken by 30% and recovers 70% of lost HP at the end of the turn. ✦ When attacked, for each stack of Frostash on the attacker, reduces DMG taken by 15%. ✦ If the attacker is on a Frosty or Permafrost Trench tile, additionally reduces DMG taken by 30%. ✦ The above DMG reduction effects can stack up to 60%.
Rage	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Reaction) When hit by an active attack, the DMG is decreased by 8%. After being attacked, the character gains △ DMG II for 3 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK7

Skill	Range
Winter's Edict
[Skill] Cost: 0 / CD: 2 (Support) Instant Inflicts Frostbone on any other target and causes them to Walk to any Empty Tile within 5 tiles; after moving, the target attacks the closest other character (ally or enemy) within 3 tiles with Basic Attack. ✦ This Basic Attack: counts as actively cast, but reduces final DMG by 90%, lasting until the Basic Attack ends. ✦ Auxiliary Passive. Effect: When Frostheart - Judgment is triggered, increases DMG by 25%; against targets affected by Frostbone, additionally increases DMG by 75%.
Fathomless Frost
[Skill] Cost: 5 / CD: 2 (Physical DMG) Selects a tile within a cross-shaped range of the character and inflicts 2 stacks of Frostash on all enemies within a 5 x 3 area around the target, transforming tiles into Permafrost Trench (lasting 2 turns) ✦ Before attacking, gains an effect: doubles the DMG of Frostheart - Judgment when triggered, lasting until the start of the next 2 turns. ✦ Then deals 50% single-target DMG to the 5 enemies closest to the center within range, draws in by 1 tile toward the center, and triggers 1 instance of Frostheart - Judgment.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK9

Skill	Range
Invigorating Strike
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 100% physical DMG and additionally recovers 1 NRG.
Frosteater Slash
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Single-target attack. Deals 100% physical DMG, inflicting 1 stack of Frostash and Shackle (lasting 1 turn). ✦ After attacking, triggers 1 instance of Frostheart - Judgment on the target.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK11

Skill	Range
Will to Survive - Extra	-
[Skill] Cost: 0 / CD: 2 (Passive) Increases max HP by 15%. After being attacked, if in Dying state, recovers 50% HP and 2 NRG. Effect CD: 2 turns.
Heart of the North - Extra	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) After engaging in combat with an enemy, recovers 1 NRG. Can be triggered up to 1 time per round. ✦ If either the character or the target is on a Frosty or Permafrost Trench tile when engaging, additionally recovers 1 NRG. Can be triggered up to 1 time per round.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK13

Skill	Range
Path of Valiant Assault	-
[Ascension Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) Level 3 effect Increases ATK by 5%. When attacking enemies in Healthy state, DMG is increased by 15%.

Weapons That Ivan 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	Dusk	Winter's Embrace
Precision-forged Dagger	Dueling Dagger	Ceremonial Knife
Sharp Sword	Glittering Sword	Iron Sword

Ivan's Voice Actor & Release Date

Ivan Voice Actor

Released on Friday, September 25

Ivan was released on Friday, September 25. Since the character is added to the standard banner, they can still be obtained even after the limited-time banner ends.

Ivan's Skin

Initial	Ascended

▲ Unlock Ascended Skin when character reaches Star Level 5.

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