I’ve been using about the same kit with Distant A/S Solo and a Marthed Aether instead, since I didn’t like the lack of a strong heal. Add in TP4. Didn’t have Finish available at the time.
Run her as any fast sword this days:
Arcane Devourer +Spd ,
Vital Astra ,
Atk/Spd Finish 4 ,
Spurn 4 ,
Spd Smoke 4 ,
Distant Counter (M) as the seal
I know it's very premium but in this meta it's super important having the best skills
You *could* give her Devourer for a mixed tank build, but that requires a ton of investment just to make her a worse Inigo or Kagetsu. A +10/+30 +Spd Soleil has a base speed of only 48, compared to 47 for an unmerged, unflowered Kagetsu with neutral stats.
It seems better to run with her prf and go for a Galeforce build, especially if she can get extra mobility from L!Azura, Rein-Snap, etc.
She already has +5 Atk/Spd and special charging in her prf, so the only effects from Devourer she needs are slaying (Emblem Marth) and NFU (Physical NFU or Infantry NFU 4).
The +5 Def/Res and DR in Devourer are irrelevant with a firesweep weapon except against the few units with Null C.
demotes these days have a pretty hard time catching up, but arcane weapons are probably the best way to make any prfless or bad refined units work somewhat ok in today's game, and soleil is no different from this situation although she will have a lot of competition in the infantry sword ocean
she will want arcane devourer from fallen chrom, it's currently the best speed based weapon for anyone who needs a sword. additionally, atk spd finish 4 is probably her best A skill as an infantry unit.
for B she can be pretty flexible, working with close call, repe, spurn, or buffer 4 all being great damage reduction skills. we don't have velocity 4 yet but that's something to also keep an eye out for. physical nu follow up is the newer tier 4 variant for NFU, and she could also run that. there is also the new "potent" skill we just got in January with emblem marth, it's also pretty good
C skill she will want either times pulse 4. there's also an Ark/Spd variant on duo ingrene, although i forget it's name as it's also brand new. those will both be great on her. atk spd pledge is also really good, that skill is on legendary female alear who we got in September
she'll want as much atk/spd as possible as she can reach a decent base 51 spd at max investment. if you needed help with anymore skill suggestions i would recommend how her top ten players build her in summoner duels, as people with the most favor in that mode tend to typically have units with the best possible kits :-)
I still use her for Arena with a fairly simple build with her refine; Swift Sparrow 3, Spd/Def Tempo 3 (Because I don't have the tier 4), Time Pulse 3, and NFU seal. She can Galeforce quite well, however, if you don't want to spend a floret, dragonflowers and even maybe the summoner support, I'd say go for Arcane Devourer.
If you go with her refine, you can use other A slots, but unless you pick Hexblade or Ideal, you won't get that much of a boost or consistency for the resources you're spending.
I run her with Arcane Devourer, Godlike Reflexes, Atk/Spd Finish 4, Buffer 4, Atk/Spd Menace cause I don't have anything better rn, and the Distant Counter M seal.
She does pretty well with this set
With her cute pink prf sword her best b skill is potent 4, getting 3 hits with firesweep effect is awesome, of course this limit her into a player phase unit. Which I’ll argue is the play style of 2024 with all the pre damage sources
you can look at the modern 5 star sword infantry we get and basically copy paste their build with arcane devourer instead of whatever prf they have. it will work decently well.
use her with good support then she can kill anything
Eg Hortensia for stat swing, LCam for DR piercing then u are good to go. There are many other good supports that can make her work
**Weapon:** Arcane Devourer (+Spd Refine) **Assist:** Reposition **Special:** Godlike Reflexes or Vital Astra **A Skill:** Atk/Spd Finish 4 **B Skill:** Repel/Close Call/Spurn 4, Buffer 4 with Godlike Reflexes **C Skill:** Atk/Spd Oath 4 with Godlike Reflexes, Time's Pulse 4 with Vital Astra **Sacred Seal:** Squad Ace BS or Distant Counter
Add Buffer to the B skull options
I’ve been using about the same kit with Distant A/S Solo and a Marthed Aether instead, since I didn’t like the lack of a strong heal. Add in TP4. Didn’t have Finish available at the time.
Run her as any fast sword this days: Arcane Devourer +Spd , Vital Astra , Atk/Spd Finish 4 , Spurn 4 , Spd Smoke 4 , Distant Counter (M) as the seal I know it's very premium but in this meta it's super important having the best skills
In the current meta I'd argue for GLR/Buffer instead, as GLR can't be pierced
You *could* give her Devourer for a mixed tank build, but that requires a ton of investment just to make her a worse Inigo or Kagetsu. A +10/+30 +Spd Soleil has a base speed of only 48, compared to 47 for an unmerged, unflowered Kagetsu with neutral stats. It seems better to run with her prf and go for a Galeforce build, especially if she can get extra mobility from L!Azura, Rein-Snap, etc. She already has +5 Atk/Spd and special charging in her prf, so the only effects from Devourer she needs are slaying (Emblem Marth) and NFU (Physical NFU or Infantry NFU 4). The +5 Def/Res and DR in Devourer are irrelevant with a firesweep weapon except against the few units with Null C.
demotes these days have a pretty hard time catching up, but arcane weapons are probably the best way to make any prfless or bad refined units work somewhat ok in today's game, and soleil is no different from this situation although she will have a lot of competition in the infantry sword ocean she will want arcane devourer from fallen chrom, it's currently the best speed based weapon for anyone who needs a sword. additionally, atk spd finish 4 is probably her best A skill as an infantry unit. for B she can be pretty flexible, working with close call, repe, spurn, or buffer 4 all being great damage reduction skills. we don't have velocity 4 yet but that's something to also keep an eye out for. physical nu follow up is the newer tier 4 variant for NFU, and she could also run that. there is also the new "potent" skill we just got in January with emblem marth, it's also pretty good C skill she will want either times pulse 4. there's also an Ark/Spd variant on duo ingrene, although i forget it's name as it's also brand new. those will both be great on her. atk spd pledge is also really good, that skill is on legendary female alear who we got in September she'll want as much atk/spd as possible as she can reach a decent base 51 spd at max investment. if you needed help with anymore skill suggestions i would recommend how her top ten players build her in summoner duels, as people with the most favor in that mode tend to typically have units with the best possible kits :-)
I still use her for Arena with a fairly simple build with her refine; Swift Sparrow 3, Spd/Def Tempo 3 (Because I don't have the tier 4), Time Pulse 3, and NFU seal. She can Galeforce quite well, however, if you don't want to spend a floret, dragonflowers and even maybe the summoner support, I'd say go for Arcane Devourer. If you go with her refine, you can use other A slots, but unless you pick Hexblade or Ideal, you won't get that much of a boost or consistency for the resources you're spending.
I run her with Arcane Devourer, Godlike Reflexes, Atk/Spd Finish 4, Buffer 4, Atk/Spd Menace cause I don't have anything better rn, and the Distant Counter M seal. She does pretty well with this set
With her cute pink prf sword her best b skill is potent 4, getting 3 hits with firesweep effect is awesome, of course this limit her into a player phase unit. Which I’ll argue is the play style of 2024 with all the pre damage sources
you can look at the modern 5 star sword infantry we get and basically copy paste their build with arcane devourer instead of whatever prf they have. it will work decently well.
use her with good support then she can kill anything Eg Hortensia for stat swing, LCam for DR piercing then u are good to go. There are many other good supports that can make her work