| Rarity | Cost | Class |
|---|---|---|
| 2★ | 4 |  Caster |
| Rating | 7/10 |
|---|
[JP]
William Shakespeare exists as a Buster support. He specializes in buffing Busters for damage and helping Buster Servants charge NP, and while he does pretty decently in his specialization, but unfortunately he is highly outclassed by Merlin.
Unlike other supports like Mozart and Alexander, Shakespeare has 2 burst skills and no sustained skills, which is rather unfortunate as it means he does nothing in his downtime but give Arts cards.
[NA]
Shakespeare receives his targetable NP charge with his 3rd skill upgrade, which makes his performance rather limited at this stage. But at the same time, at this stage there is no one else but Shakespeare who can increase Arts chains and buff Busters.
Shakespeare acts as a middleman for Arts chains in Buster teams. He can aid the team’s NP gain through creating more Arts chains, and with his 3rd skill he can charge an ally’s NP gauge. He’s usually used with a Buster damage dealer and another support, and one would usually use his Buster buff for the damager’s NP Buster Braves.
Most Buster Servants
Lu Bu Fengxian, Eric Bloodaxe, Darius III, Altria Pendragon, Siegfried, Altera, Elisabeth Bathory, Romulus, Heracles, Sakata Kintoki, Kiyohime, Hector, Francis Drake, Oda Nobunaga, Gilgamesh, etc.
Shakespeare can aid most Buster Servants in NP gain, and offer them a good boost in Buster damage.
| Servant | Explanation |
|---|---|
 Andersen | Hans provides Arts cards to increase Arts chains, and sustains the team through def buffs and heals. His atk up also multiplies with Shakespeare’s Buster up, which makes for a solid support team. |
 Zhuge Liang | Provides offensive and defensive buffs through his skills and NP, as well as charging the party’s NP gauge. His atk buff multiplies with Shakespeare’s Buster buff, and his NP charge skills can stack with Shakespeare’s for an overall 70% NP gauge on one target. |
| CE | Explanation |
|---|---|
 Piece of Year 2030 | While being a support, sadly Shakespeare doesn’t do much outside of his skills. His NP isn’t a good support function, therefore one way to improve his performance is to let him passively produce stars. |
 Maiden Leading Chaldea | |
 Final Destination | |
 Fox's Night Dream | |
 Heaven's Feel | Shakespeare deals a decent amount of NP damage if buffed by his own Buster buff, so there is some worth in buffing his NP. However, one must not expect high numbers from it still. |
 Angel's Song | |
 Black Holy Grail | |
 Purely Bloom |
work in progress
| Lvl | HP | ATK |
|---|
| NP Charge (ATK) | 1.59% |
|---|---|
| NP Charge (DEF) | 3% |
| Star Weight | 50 |
| Star Rate | 10.8% |
| Death Resist | 45% |
| Alignment | Lawful, Good |
| Attribute | Man |
| Traits | Male, Humanoid, Servant, Weak to Enuma Elish |
Shakespeare’s NP is rather useless, as it deals mediocre damage and has a mediocre chance to stun as a secondary effect. The stun chance is highly unreliable, and because of his NP being Buster, it is unusable for Arts chains to aid NP gain nor is it able to refund his own gauge.
Deals damage to all enemies.
[Overcharge]Chance to inflict Stun to all Enemies
| Rank | B |
|---|---|
| Classification | Anti-army |
| Type | Buster |
| Hit-Count | 4 |
| Lvl | Damage + | Charge | Stun Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300% | 100% | 30% |
| 2 | 400% | 200% | 35% |
| 3 | 450% | 300% | 40% |
| 4 | 475% | 400% | 45% |
| 5 | 500% | 500% | 50% |
Enchant A / Cooldown: 7-5
Increase all allies’ Buster Performance (1 turn)
A good skill that maxes out on 40% increase in Buster for a turn. It’s used mostly to boost the NP and Buster damage of his allies, for maximum damage output. It has a decent CD time, but its 1 turn duration means you won’t be able to use it as much as you’d like.
Self-Preservation B / Cooldown: 8-6
Apply Invincible (1 turn)
Restore HP
A nice skill to help Shakespeare survive. Because Shakespeare has a decently long downtime, he does well in extending his life with this skill.
The King’s Men C / Cooldown: 8-6 [Strengthening Upgrade]
Increase an Ally’s NP gauge
Increase an Ally’s crit generation rate (1 turn)
A decent skill but suffers from its CD time, as it doesn’t improve the consistency of your team’s NP gain as reliably. But it still is rather useful in helping Buster Servants generate NP decently.
The crit generation rate is rather situational, but it maxes at 100%, making it rather useful for allies with a high number of hits on their NPs. Paired with the Buster buff, it can allow allies to generate as much as 40 stars on their Buster NP, depending on hitcounts.
Skill Priority: 1/3/2
Available from the start
Increases party's Buster card performance for 1 turn.
| Lvl | Buster + | Cooldown |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20% | 7 |
| 2 | 22% | 7 |
| 3 | 24% | 7 |
| 4 | 26% | 7 |
| 5 | 28% | 7 |
| 6 | 30% | 6 |
| 7 | 32% | 6 |
| 8 | 34% | 6 |
| 9 | 36% | 6 |
| 10 | 40% | 5 |
Unlocks after 1st Ascension
Grants self invincibility for 1 turn.
Recovers own HP.
| Lvl | Heal + | Cooldown |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 500 | 8 |
| 2 | 600 | 8 |
| 3 | 700 | 8 |
| 4 | 800 | 8 |
| 5 | 900 | 8 |
| 6 | 1000 | 7 |
| 7 | 1100 | 7 |
| 8 | 1200 | 7 |
| 9 | 1300 | 7 |
| 10 | 1500 | 6 |
Unlocks after Strengthening Quest
Charges one ally's NP gauge by 20%.
Increases their critical star generation for 1 turn.
| Lvl | Star Rate + | Cooldown |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50% | 8 |
| 2 | 55% | 8 |
| 3 | 60% | 8 |
| 4 | 65% | 8 |
| 5 | 70% | 8 |
| 6 | 75% | 7 |
| 7 | 80% | 7 |
| 8 | 85% | 7 |
| 9 | 90% | 7 |
| 10 | 100% | 6 |
 | Territory Creation C Increases damage of unit's Arts cards by 6% |
|---|
 |  | | |  |
| Card |  Quick |  Arts |  Buster |  Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hit-Count | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
With an QAAAB deck, Shakespeare fits well as a Buster support, as he is able to create more possibilities in making Arts chains, therefore increasing NP gain.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|
| / | ||
| Lvl | Exp Required | Total Exp |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,500 | 2,500 |
| 2 | 3,750 | 6,250 |
| 3 | 5,000 | 11,250 |
| 4 | 6,250 | 17,500 |
| 5 | 10,000 | 27,500 |
| 6 | 192,500 | 220,000 |
| 7 | 198,000 | 418,000 |
| 8 | 222,000 | 640,000 |
| 9 | 250,000 | 890,000 |
| 10 | 313,000 | 1,203,000 |
| Lvl | QP Cost | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 1 → 2 | 20,000 |  x3 (Shining Gem of Spells) |
| 2 → 3 | 40,000 | x6 (Shining Gem of Spells) |
| 3 → 4 | 120,000 |  x3 (Magic Gem of Spells) |
| 4 → 5 | 160,000 | x6 (Magic Gem of Spells) x3 (Forbidden Page) |
| 5 → 6 | 400,000 |  x3 (Secret Gem of Spells)x5 (Forbidden Page) |
| 6 → 7 | 500,000 | x6 (Secret Gem of Spells) x3 (Ghost Lantern) |
| 7 → 8 | 1,000,000 |  x6 (Shadow Servant)x5 (Ghost Lantern) |
| 8 → 9 | 1,200,000 | x18 (Shadow Servant) x10 (Snake Jewel) |
| 9 → 10 | 2,000,000 |  x1 (Crystallized Lore) |
| Ascension | QP Cost | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 15,000 |  x3 (Caster Piece) |
| 2nd | 45,000 | x6 (Caster Piece)x4 (Ghost Lantern) |
| 3rd | 150,000 |  x3 (Caster Monument)x5 (Forbidden Page) x3 (Homunculus Baby) |
| 4th | 450,000 | x6 (Caster Monument)x5 (Snake Jewel)x3 (Homunculus Baby) |
| US/EN (UTC) | |
|---|---|
 Ibaraki Douji event: Rashoumon May 16 - 30 | - |
| JP (JST) | |
 Fate/Apocrypha Event: Inheritance of Glory Apr 29 - May 13 |  Murder at the Kogetsukan May 11 - 18 |
| Master Missions | |
|---|---|
| JP May 7 - 13 | US May 7 - 13 |
| Pickup Servants | ||
|---|---|---|
 Shuten Douji | ||
| Pickup CEs | ||
Fox's Night Dream |  Burning Love Story |  Subscription List Reading |
| Pickup Servants | |
|---|---|
 Achilleus (Achilles) |  Chiron |
| Pickup Craft Essences | ||
|---|---|---|
 A Pilgrimage Towards Him |  The Moment of Destruction |  Let's Depart! |
