Diarmuid Ua Duibhne

Diarmuid is a single-target damager. Diarmuid’s best offensive measure is his NP, which does good damage after his interlude. Unfortunately, while Diarmuid deals well on NP, his skillset is severely lacking in usability.

• Good NP damage that removes the enemy’s buffs.
• Has 2 Arts, which is rare for most Lancers, making his NP gain better than most.
• High Atk down against Females.
• High HP stats.

• Atk down is selective towards females and lasts for only a turn.
• Skills have little synergy.

Diarmuid has the 2nd highest NP damage among the 3★ Lancers, and is also the only 3* Lancer to have 2 Arts on his deck. This gives him some value as he is able to use a strong NP easier and more frequently compared to his fellow Lancers. Aside from that, his skillset sadly suffers from having little synergy, and sometimes even borderline useless. It is best to use him in a setup that provides buffs for his NP, and in teams that include more Arts to encourage frequent NP use.

Diarmuid’s NP does good damage thanks to an interlude, and also has the utility of being able to remove an enemy’s buffs and apply 500-1500 curse for 5 turns. While the curse is negligible, the fact that Diarmuid is able to use it faster compared to his peers, and that its damage ranks 2nd highest among all Silver Lancers, gives him good use despite his poor skillset.

Deals damage to one enemy.
Removes their buffs.
[Overcharge]Curses one enemy for 5 turns.

Deals damage to one enemy.
Removes their buffs.
[Overcharge]Curses one enemy for 5 turns.

Skill Priority: 1/2/3

• Mind’s Eye (True) B

  A decent survival function. The def up is rather small at 18% max, but it helps Diarmuid take in more hits with his high HP.

• Love Spot C

  A rather decent skill, if only it lasted for more than a turn. A 50% atk down at max is pretty large, and would make tanking attacks against Female bosses easier to achieve. However, with its niche effect and duration, it doesn’t fare well in making it worth maxing.

• Knight Tactics B

  Also maxing at 50%, this would’ve been a decent skill if Diarmuid had more hitcounts. Despite the large percentage, he doesn’t generate that much stars, and is only mostly usable for his Brave chains. It is good to note, however, that Diarmuid has 2 hits on his Buster and 4 on his Extra, which at least puts the skill to some use.

Available from the start
Grants self evasion for 1 turn.
Increases own defense for 3 turns.

Unlocks after 1st Ascension
Reduces the attack of all Female enemies for 1 turn.

Unlocks after 3rd Ascension
Increases own critical star generation rate for 3 turns.

A QQAAB deck fits rather well for Diarmuid, as it lets him make use of his 3rd skill and also to charge his NP decently. However, due to having only 2 hits on his Quicks, his stargen is limited heavily.

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