Taiga’s entire skillset screams about one thing: damage. And she does that extremely well, boasting the most damage among the 1-3* Lancers, and surpassing even some of the SR Lancers’ damage in her burst phase.
Pros
Highest ST NP among the 3* Lancers, 3rd highest among all Lancers.
High damage overall with Buster crits.
Stargen and NP gain are good despite hitcounts and deck.
Independent in damage and need for stars.
Cons
Being story-locked makes her harder to NP5 compared to other Silvers.
Star absorb up is situational.
Extremely Long CD on 1st skill.
Strategies & Tips
Jaguar Man, or Taiga, is a bona fide Buster crit damager. Her skill all let her deal high damage on her crits, and she does so without depending on others to buff her or to generate stars for her. But not only that, since she’s a Silver, she also deals very high damage on NP. Her only drawback is the long CD on her 1st skill, and her lack of a reliable star absorb. As such, it is best to pair her with Servants who can sustain her long enough for her CDs to reload, and with Servants who wouldn’t steal stars from her.
Noble Phantasm
When buffed by her own skills, Taiga’s NP deals very high damage, and ranks as the 3rd strongest Single-Target NP among all the Lancers. Among the 3* Lancers, no one can compare to Taiga when it comes to overall damage, which makes her very formidable and extremely useful as an accessible damager with high damage. Her NP is also Sure-Hit, and applies a small 10-50% debuff resistance down.
Hans is able to increase Taiga’s survivability through his healing and def up. He is also able to passively generate stars, and increase her damage further with his crit damage up and atk up.
Provides offensive and defensive buffs through his skills and NP, as well as charging the party’s NP gauge, which can fill up Taiga’s NP faster than relying on her own skills. Zhuge Liang also has high scaling attack buffs, and an additional crit damage up for Taiga, which would increase her damage incredibly well.
Shakespeare is able to buff Taiga’s Busters for 1 turn, which would stack on her own Buster up skill. He can also charge her NP and increase her stargen by 100% after his Strengthening Upgrade, which can let Taiga create a lot of stars for herself on the next turn.
Caesar is able to buff Taiga’s atk and add an NP damage up, which multiplies Taiga’s damage considerably. He is also able to buff her crit damage very well, and with his Strengthening Upgrade, he is also able to buff her stargen considerably. While this skill also comes with a def demerit, Taiga’s dodge on her 1st skill can negate it for 2 hits.
Merlin is able to buff Taiga’s Busters and Crit damage up by an incredibly large amount, which lets her deal amazing damage on her NP and crits. He is also able to passively produce stars, charge her NP, and heal her, which lets her charge her NP and crit more consistently, as opposed to depending on her own skills.
With all her buffs, the only missing buff to boost her NP damage is an NP damage up. As such, pairing Taiga with an NP damage up CE would significantly boost her NP damage, when used along with her skills.
Due to Taiga’s lack of a reliable star absorb, it would be good to increase her star absorption through a CE, so that she can crit better and avoid getting stars stolen from her by her teammates.
When equipped to Jaguar Man (Lancer) only, increase Buster Card Effectiveness for all allies by 15% while Jaguar Man is on the field
Stats
Lvl
HP
ATK
Base
1,726
1,304
Lv30
5,533
4,071
Lv70
9,593
7,022
Lv80
10,725
7,845
Lv90
11,866
8,674
Lv100
13,007
9,503
Hidden Stats
NP Charge (ATK)
1.05%
NP Charge (DEF)
4%
Star Weight
90
Star Rate
12%
Death Resist
40%
Alignment
Lawful, Good
Attribute
Earth
Traits
Female, Servant, Humanoid, Beast, Weak to Enuma Elish
Noble Phantasm
Great Death Claw (Rank B)
Deal damage to a single enemy. Ignore Evade (1 turn) [Overcharge] Decrease Debuff Resist for the target (3 turns)
Rank
B
Classification
Anti-Personnel
Type
Buster
Hit-Count
2
Lvl
Damage +
Charge
Debuff Resistance -
1
600%
100%
10%
2
800%
200%
20%
3
900%
300%
30%
4
950%
400%
40%
5
1000%
500%
50%
Skills
Upgrade Priority
1 > 3 > 2
Jaguar Punch A:
Taiga’s core skill for damage is an amazing one. This skill increases her Buster damage, and gives her stars instantly, meaning if you have the right cards, you can instantly go for a full-crit NPBB brave chain. A buster up also increases her stargen on her Buster cards, which is very good to have because she has 4 hits on her Busters. While not as abusable as Protection From Arrows, the Evade is good as a survival function, due to being hit-based. Its only drawback is that it has a 10 turn CD at max level.
Jaguar Kick B:
A good skill that multiplies with her buffs. Whens stacked with her other skills, it boosts her NP and crit damage considerably.
Jaguar Eye A+:
While the 2nd and 3rd effects are situational, the most important factor here is the crit damage up, as it multiplies Taiga’s damage on her crits very well. The stargen up is also a great part of it, as it multiplies with her Buster up to boost her stargen very well.
Jaguar Punch A
Available from the start Increase your Buster Card effectiveness (3 turns) Increase your Mental Debuff Resist (3 turns). Apply Evade for your self (1 times) Gain C. Stars for yourself
Lvl
Buster +
Debuff Resistance +
Stars
Cooldown
1
10%
20%
5
12
2
12%
22%
6
12
3
14%
24%
7
12
4
16%
26%
8
12
5
18%
28%
9
12
6
20%
30%
10
11
7
22%
32%
11
11
8
24%
34%
12
11
9
26%
36%
13
11
10
30%
40%
15
10
Jaguar Kick B
Unlocks after 1st Ascension Increase your ATK (2 turns)
Lvl
Attack +
Cooldown
1
10%
7
2
12%
7
3
14%
7
4
16%
7
5
18%
7
6
20%
6
7
22%
6
8
24%
6
9
26%
6
10
30%
5
Jaguar Eye A+
Unlocks after 3rd Ascension Increase your Critical Strength (3 turns) Increase your C. Star Drop Rate on Forest Maps (3 turns) Increase your C. Star Gather Rate on Forest Maps (3 turns)
Lvl
Critical +
Star Rate +
Absorption +
Cooldown
1
30%
30%
300%
8
2
32%
32%
330%
8
3
34%
34%
360%
8
4
36%
36%
390%
8
5
38%
38%
420%
8
6
40%
40%
450%
7
7
42%
42%
480%
7
8
44%
44%
510%
7
9
46%
46%
540%
7
10
50%
50%
600%
6
Class Skills
Magic Resistance A Increase your Debuff Resist by 20%.
Mad Enhancement E Increase your Buster Card effectiveness by 2%.
Command Cards
Card
Quick
Arts
Buster
Extra
Hit-Count
2
2
4
6
A QQABB deck might seem rather limiting in NP gain, but thanks to Taiga’s hitcounts, she is able to generate a good amount of NP on both her Quick and Buster cards, making her rather flexible. Her stargen is also surprisingly very good, mostly due to her buffs.