FLAME SAKITAMA CHARACTER GUIDE

INTRODUCTION

Flame Sakitama is a katana wielder which specializes in constantly dealing massive fire elemental dmg to her enemy. One of her biggest asset is on top of having big damage she also very agile which allow her to solo many bosses in the game .Despite having massive damage, she is one of the harder character to properly used but after sometime you will get a hang on it. While being an A rank based character, her abilities can match those other S rank base and she can work just fine even with cheap gears, so F2p player rejoice. Also she is dual wield which is just super badass .

GAMEPLAY MECHANICS

1. Basic combo attack

Her first 4 combo attack pattern is similar to sakura miko but after the 4^th attack a glowing circle will appear.

Tap atk button when the circle appear and she will deal massive fire damage in a medium aoe. This move is called follow-up attacks.

The glowing circle has similar mechanic as scarlet fusion and fishing in samsara. Beginner player may need some time to get used to it but later on you can do it with eyes closed(no kidding).Most of the time you will spam this combo as it deal the most damage.

note;

1.  Make sure to stop pressing atk button after the 4^th atk(triple spinning slash) because if not the glowing circle will not appear and you will just do normal atk instead.
2.  During the follow-up attack, you will gain dmg reduction and interrupt ignore so dont hesitate if enemy is attacking you at the time

      2. Branch attack

Her branch attack involves holding the attack button.Similar to her combo atk glowing circle will appear and she will deal moderate fire dmg to enemy.The branch attack can be activate on any time before the 4^th attack.

Enemy that is hit by it will be marked with debuff for 15 sec that increase fire elemental damage taken by 25% and thunder/ice dmg by 10%  .The thunder/ice elemental vulnerability might come in handy in coop if you have teammate with ice/lightning atk.

marked enemy has fire symbol on their head

 Make sure to use this combo once in a while since it will increase your damage output greatly. And do note this combo also work as gap closer if the enemy too far so you can maintain your combo hitcount.

        3. Ultimate

Deal 200%x8 fire damage to random enemy  and  another 400% fire damage in aoe. Also it will cast time slow for 4.5 sec. Additionally, for 9 sec sakura will be able to perform her follow-up atk without needing to tap during the glowing circle. So spam those atk button like crazy. Be sure to use her branch atk before using ultimate for extra dmg.

ADVANCE MECHANICS

   1. Dodging

One of the traits of sakitama is being able to maintain combo while dodging. During her first 3 atk sequence you can use dodge once without resetting your combo sequence.

This help a lot so she can reach follow-up combo while dodging enemy attack at the same time. 

   2. Zanshin Bar(unlocked if you have SS rank bladestrike or sakitama)

On top of her hp bar there will be a bar similar to memento Sakura. This bar will increase every time you land the follow-up atk on enemy. 

The higher the bar filled, the more fire damage sakura will do, up to 68% maximum. The bar will drain as long as sakura on field so try to maintain its as high as possible.   


MAXIMIZING YOUR DAMAGE

By combining all moves from above,follow this step in order to deal the most damage

Spam follow-up combo atk --> Fill up Zanshin Bar to full --> Use branch atk to mark enemy --> Use ultimate skill --> spam attack button --> repeat step one until enemy dead

EQUIPMENT

Cheap f2p build

Phoenix blade

Shigure kira T/B + Yodo Dono M

Pretty easy to get since most are farmable and have decent dmg.

4 stars gear

   


          1. Weapon

Demon Katana

Best weapon for pure dps sakura. Extra 40% fire dmg is no joke.The active skill will produce shield that block one enemy atk and debuff enemy that is same as her branch atk. Do note this debuff does not stack with debuff from her branch atk

fun fact; this is actually the same sword as sakura blossom but changed to red after bathing in blood of killed villager.

Void blade

Best choice if you are using her for abyss.Sakitama has passive which increase dmg dealt while under time slow, which complement with the weapon active skill.

Sylvan sword

At max potential, this weapon can provide up to 60% extra damage bonus.But it require you to run some movement speed stigma which is not really ideal.But still decent weapon choice for sakitama

Other alternatives : pledge of rain, ice ephyphyllum.

If you already have at least one of these and want to save crystal its okay to not pull for other since sakitama innate bonus is already super high.

      2. Stigma

Higokumaru T/B + Nuwa M

Your everyday stigma set for sakitama which is good for almost anything.Be sure to rack up some combo in order to get the best effect from this set

Lier scarlet T/B + Nuwa M

Lier scarlet set is staple for abyss.You will need at least 2 pieces to reduce abyss bleeding. As a main damage dealer, Lier T and B suits her best.Recommended to pair with void blade.

Other alternatives : Jingwei T, Shakespeare M, Planck, Mei pool party M, Schrodinger T.

TEAMMATES AND COMBINATION

Divine prayer

Her leaderskill provide extra elemental dmg and her ultimate is time fracture which complement with sakitama passive that boost damage during time slow

Yamabuki Bronya

With her shield you can prevent being knock down which help a lot since sakitama need to be on top of her enemy all the time to maintain combo and deal damage.

Wolf dawn(need SS rank)

Just by having her on team will increase whole team elemental damage up to 30% as long as her shield is active.

Dimension break

Her switch skill can time lock enemy allowing sakitama to do dmg without harm while also taking advantage of her passive that boost dmg during time slow

Blood dance

The weapon active skill will increase enemy elemental dmg taken which stack with your branch attack debuff. Combine with your ultimate and watch boss melt in seconds.






CONCLUSION

Practice makes perfect.Flame Sakitama might be a little bit hard to master but then her playstyle and skillset makes her very fun and engaging to play with.At the same time being a strong powerhouse making it a good choice for f2p since she can be farmed in Samsara.With that i hope this guide helps you to understand her skill better and thank you for reading.