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Adventurer's Guide 04: Wyrmprints?

Wyrmprints are card-like pieces of equipment that can grant additional abilities and stats when equipped.

Changelog

Update Changelog
Date	Changes
April 13, 2020	New prints: His Clever Brother added to Punisher archetype. Added a custom build for Grace. Reworked Durant's build to utilize the new print Proper Maintenance.
March 31, 2020	Added Tobias to the Buff Time archetype. Added a note to Delphi's build about using Sisters' Day Out + The Fires of Hate against Kai Yan. Updated Natalie's build to use the new print The Synthetic Dragon instead of Dear Diary.
March 29, 2020	Added a custom build for Gala Alex.
March 27, 2020	New prints: The Red Impulse added to Dragon Form Archetype, Memories of Youth added to Facility/Mob-Clearing Archetype. No-longer-limited prints: Spirit of the Season, The Prince of Dragonyule. Compendium prints (limited supply, but available at any time): The Greatest Gift, The Dragon Smiths. Changed Staff builds to list The Greatest Gift as the sample EXP print, as it is now available at any time. added an Update Changelog, to make changes more visible to users
March 20, 2020	Removed Halidom Grooms from the Buff Time Archetype. Its only real usage was as a second Buff Time print, however Beach Battle + From Whence He Comes does that job anyway, on top of those prints having more usage (Energy Doublebuff is useless).
March 14, 2020	Updated the Flurry Archetype to mention Combo Time abilities. Added a custom build for Lin You.
March 13, 2020	Added Brothers in Arms to Pipple's build.
March 1, 2020	Removed healer Cleo from the Skill Prep archetype, as her Mana Spiral grants her 100% skill prep. She no longer needs 25% prep prints.
February 29, 2020	New prints: Breakfast at Valerio's and The Queen of the Knife added to the Flurry Archetype. Queen has also been added as an option for the standard Dagger build. Berry Lovable Friends added to the Full HP/Helpers Archetype. Added a note to Delphi's build about the Master High Jupiter poison speed strategy. Added a custom build for Pipple. Cleaned up Builds as to not display basically-the-same prints as large icons (alternatives are in description instead).
February 19, 2020	Added The Lurker in the Woods to Delphi's builds.
February 16, 2020	Added a build to Mega Man that uses Primal Crisis and Elegant Escort. Added Elegant Escort to Hunter Berserker's builds.
February 14, 2020	Added The Fires of Hate to Punisher Archetype. The Chocolatiers is no longer limited.
February 9, 2020	Initial guide release.

Wyrmprint Basics

Each adventurer is initially only able to equip 1 wyrmprint, but a second slot is unlocked after clearing chapter 5 of the main story. However, 2 copies of the same print can't be equipped on the same adventurer.

For wyrmprints that boost the same stat, there is a "max" value across the two prints that cannot be exceeded. For example, equipping a 20% skill damage print and a 30% skill damage print will not sum to 50% damage, but instead be capped at the max value of 40% skill damage.

The abilities of a wyrmprint, as well as its appearance, can be enhanced when it is unbound 2 times with duplicates or with

s (for 4 ) /

s (for 5 ). The abilities will be enhanced again at the maximum of 4 unbinds.

Using this Guide

This guide is intended to give general tips on what builds to run on your units. It is not going to list builds for every single unit in the game, as a lot of them come down to:

• Step 1: start with your unit's Weapon-Specific Build
• Step 2: adjust your Strength print according to the Secondary Print Archetypes that your unit can make use of

Builds that stray from this path, or that are otherwise unusual, are listed the Unit-Specific Builds section at the bottom of the page.

Note that some of the prints listed are limited, as in they were only available during specific limited-time events. These prints will be marked by an hourglass - blue for prints tied to events or holidays that may get a rerun (), and red for prints tied to collab events that will likely never return(). Non-limited alternatives will be suggested whenever possible, but some limited prints may be too unique to be replaced.

In the Specific Builds section, if multiple print options can do basically the same thing - for example, vs - then only the best option will be pictured. The alternatives will be listed with small icons in the build's description.

Which Wyrmprints should I buy first?

The general strategy with Wyrmprint builds on dps units is to equip 1 print with Skill Damage Up as a primary print, and 1 print with Strength Up as a secondary print.

Wyrmprint 1	Wyrmprint 2
Starter Build - This simple dps build can work at least decently on almost any dps unit. Weapon-specific setups can usually outperform this, but it's a good fallback when in doubt.

1. A good starter pack for beginners is to buy 4 0ub copies of Resounding Rendition and Beautiful Nothingness. These should work on a basic level for most dps units.
2. Once RR and BN are set up, start to buy 0ub copies of Weapon-Specific prints, particularly the primary slot/Skill Damage ones.
3. After getting all Weapon-Specific setups at 0ub, buy a 5th copy of Resounding Rendition and make 1 max-unbound copy.
4. Steadily start to max-unbind Weapon-specific prints, prioritizing the ones you play most.
5. Look into Secondary Print Archetypes and Unit-Specific Builds below to optimize builds depending on your unit. By this point you've already got good base prints, so we're min-maxing now.

Swords

Wyrmprint 1	Wyrmprint 2
General-purpose Sword Build - A straightforward sword build that utilizes the 40% skill damage boost from The Shining Overlord. Dragon Claws can improve offensive potential further if multiple opportunities to Shapeshift are available.
Build for fast Overdrive Bar breaking - The strongest point about many swords is their Force Strike (FS) damage on bosses' Overdrive (OD) bars, which is higher than that of any other weapon type. This build capitalizes on that twofold: boost the FS damage with Mega Friends, and make the OD bar go down even faster with Bubble & Wood's Gauge Accelerator. You still get to have 30% skill damage and 13% strength on top of that, as well.

Blades

Wyrmprint 1	Wyrmprint 2
General-purpose Blade build - Blades unfortunately have yet to receive their coveted 40% skill damage print, so they tend to fall back onto the basic RR + BN dps setup.

Daggers

Wyrmprint 1	Wyrmprint 2
General-purpose Dagger build - Twinfold Bonds provides 40% Skill Damage and 15% Flurry Strength. However, this means we can't equip a secondary strength print, as that will start hitting the strength cap of 20%. So instead, we'll aim for a Critical Rate print. Water Daggers can use The Prince of Dragonyule while Shadow Daggers can use Howling to the Heavens. All others can use Levin's Champion. If maintaining 70% hp for Levin's crit rate isn't feasible, then The Queen of the Knife can offer a similar but weaker effect (2% less crit damage) that can be triggered by Flurry - something that daggers can activate easily.

Axes

Wyrmprint 1	Wyrmprint 2
General-purpose Axe build - Axes have a naturally high crit rate (4% instead of the 2% on everyone else), and Kung Fu Masters capitalizes on this by increasing their crit even further. KFM only has 20% skill damage, but Flower in the Fray can provide the missing 20% while also giving some crit damage to synergize with the high crit rate. The Wyrmclan Duo can work as an alternative to FitF that offers 2% more crit damage, as long as 70% hp or higher can be maintained (which usually isn't a high ask). Note that, despite Axes having a 40% skill damage print in , the Energy Doublebuff on that is nearly useless, and nothing that it could pair with would have better synergy than what KFM + FitF already has.

Lances

Wyrmprint 1	Wyrmprint 2
General-purpose Lance build - Despite a 40% skill damage print existing in , its second ability of shadow res is useless on anyone who isn't Light-attuned. As such, most lances will choose to use the classic Resounding Rendition instead for similar damage output.
Light Lance build - For Light Lances, Dragon and Tamer can provide some slight defensive utility while still offering that coveted 40% skill damage. Resounding Rendition potentially offers a higher damage ceiling if one is willing to roll the dice on crits, however.

Bows

Wyrmprint 1	Wyrmprint 2
General-purpose Bow build - Bows are fortunate in that they have class-specific skill damage and crit rate prints without overlap (unlike Axes). Equipping this combo creates a result similar to KFM + FitF, just without that bit of crit damage. Instead, there is the potential to get up to 30% more strength through careful Resilient Offense procs.

Wands

Wyrmprint 1	Wyrmprint 2
General-purpose Wand build - Wands appreciate the 40% skill damage from Candy Couriers, as one may expect. Broken Punisher, while usually paired with odd secondary skills, gets a chance to shine here. Wands that can maintain combo may consider Flurry prints such as Primal Crisis or Breakfast at Valerio's. Note that some wands' skills take too long to cast and will drop the combo, however. In those cases, a straightforward strength print such as Beautiful Nothingness can work instead (or if your unit hits a skill haste breakpoint). Note that Candy Couriers is a limited print tied to the Trick or Treasure! event. Resounding Rendition may be used in its place, but CC still boasts much more offensive power.

Staffs

Wyrmprint 1	Wyrmprint 2
General-purpose Staff build - The important part here is Give Me Your Wounded, which provides Recovery Potency to make your heals stronger, as well as Full HP defense for use against High Dragon opening blasts. The secondary print is very flexible and can be adapted to any situation. If early dragon gauge is desired, works. If the healer has regen-over time healing, then a buff time print such as can provide an extra heal tick. If the healer has 75% skill prep naturally, a 25% skill prep print with a secondary effect can ensure that heals are ready at the start of quests. Examples include (for heal potency), (for buff time), or (for strength) If one wants to go all-out on healing and survival potential, grants HP to serve that dual purpose. Additionally, for healers such as that have shields, this extra HP can improve the shields' effectiveness. If facing a non-threatening piece of content, a Player EXP print such as can be used for a little bonus.
Auto-Battle Survival Build - When auto-battling particularly-difficult content, the HP boost of Study Rabbits combined with Last Recovery of Roll On can ensure that the healer survives to keep the team healthy.

Secondary Print Archetypes

These prints can be slotted into builds on multiple different weapon types, but may be dependent on specific content and strategies. These will usually take the place of the strength print in builds.

Affliction Punishers

The prints at the cutting-edge of the meta currently are the affliction-punishing prints, which provide a massive boost to dps when the team can reliably inflict certain statuses:

Secondary Wyrmprint Archetypes
Affliction Punishers - When put on a team that can reliably inflict a given status on the enemy, these prints offer a powerful 25-30% boost to damage. These are incredibly strong contenders for the strength slot, and are at the core of the current Meta.

Other Options

If punishers aren't available for your chosen unit or team, then other print options may be considered for the secondary slot:

Secondary Wyrmprint Archetypes
Buff Time - Units whose primary role is to buff the team (such as , , , , or ) appreciate more buff time to ensure their buffs are always active. Healers with regen-over-time healing can extend their healing by an additional tick by equipping one of these prints. gets a special mention as buff time also extends the duration of her life-steal buff on allies. It should be noted that buffers tend to not have much personal dps, so they will usually run either a second buff time print or a skill haste print (such as ) alongside these options, rather than a skill damage or strength print.
Skill Haste - Skill Haste is a tricky subject. The goal is to hit a "breakpoint", i.e. an amount of haste where you can shave off 1 or more attacks toward charging a skill. Breakpoints are different for every character, but a good rule of thumb is to look for breakpoints of 8% or lower. These prints can meet that threshold, and may be worth replacing BN for the strength slot. Heralds of Hinomoto offers a lower amount of skill haste at 6%, but can take the Skill Damage slot of a build. Castle Cheer Corps also offers just 6%, but has Force Charge available for 25% on-demand skill gauge 3 times per fight. This can take the secondary slot for healers and buffers, after their healing or buff time print.
Skill Prep and Force Charge - For certain units or quests, it can be very important to get skills ready as soon as possible. This can be used for offense, for example during Void Battle epithet speed clears, or for defense, such as lessening High Dragon opening blasts with instant buffs (example users: , , ). The Chocolatiers is king among Skill Prep prints since it's the only one with 100% prep, allowing any unit to use their skills as soon as a quest begins. An alternate approach is to use Force Charge, which can instantly fill skill gauges by 25% from a Force Strike, 3 times per quest, for a total of 75% skill prep. Sisters' Day Out also offers Force Strike boost for a bit more dps, even after Force Charge is used up. Castle Cheer Corps provides a bit of skill haste for buffers, who tend to not FS very often. There's even an option to budget CCC's Force Charges throughout the fight, essentially providing on-demand chunks of 25% skill gauge when needed. Some units have built-in skill prep that doesn't quite reach 100%. Notably, , , and all max out at 75%. These units' skill prep can be "completed" by pairing with a 25% skill prep print with a secondary effect, such as: (for buff time), (for heal potency), or (for strength). Combining the above two points, Castle Cheer Corps with a 25% prep print can serve as a pseudo-100% skill prep once all 3 Force Charges are used up.
Flurry Strength and Flurry Devastation - If high combos can be maintained throughout a fight, these prints can offer a higher strength boost than other print options. This is best done with units that can rack up high combos (such as Wand units), units that have lots of hits on Skill 1, units with natural Flurry abilities (such as , , and ), and units with extended Combo Time (such as , , and ). Note that Dagger units are excellent at maintaining combo, but they already have access to Flurry Strength on and would rather not overcap it. However, they would appreciate Flurry Devastation (crit rate) if it's available. For units that would prefer crit rate (like the above-mentioned daggers), prints such as The Prince of Dragonyule and Howling to the Heavens can provide that, but only for Water or Shadow units respectively. The Queen of the Knife offers a similar but weaker effect for all elements.
Force Strike - For units that focus heavily on using force strikes for damage, mainly Swords and the Monster Hunter units, boosting the power of those force strikes can lead to faster Overdrive breaks and overall improved dps. If skill damage isn't a concern but breaking Overdrive quickly is needed, for example in Void Agni Strike, then a Gauge Accelerator print can be run alongside an FS print for even faster breaking speed. Units such as and with enhanced Force Strikes from skill effects also benefit from running Force Strike prints, even if their goal isn't to break Overdrive. The Lurker in the Woods also offers Broken Punisher, which synergizes well with the overdrive-shredding nature of Force Strikes. Mega Friends bundles Force Strike boost with Skill Damage, freeing up the secondary slot for other prints. Sisters' Day Out has the additional benefit of Force Charge, which acts as a pseudo 75% skill prep to get powerful skills up and running asap.
Gauge Accelerator - These prints allow for breaking the boss's Overdrive bar faster, which tends to lead to faster clears and more dps overall. Swords in particular enjoy these types of prints, since their Force Strike is great for chunking down Overdrive bars. Pair with Force Strike prints such as for even better results. is chief among these prints, offering 13% strength to easily justify its placement in the strength slot.
Strength Doublebuff - For single units or team compositions that can buff defense fairly often, Strength Doublebuff can turn a strong defense into strong offense. Units such as or with natural Strength Doublebuff especially benefit from stacking one of these prints on top of it. Note that Valiant Crown is actually a contender for the skill damage slot, whereas First-Rate Hospitality is meant for the strength slot. Also, these prints don't necessarily need to be run as a pair - they can be mix & matched with other build choices as needed.
Dragon Form - For units with speedy dragon gauges or unique dragon forms, these prints can capitalize on dps during or after dragon transformation. These also see use in raids, where dragon gauge refills are common from demolishing boss parts. The Bridal Dragon offers Shapeshift Prep to get your dragon online faster, as well as Dragon Damage to improve dps once transformed. Shapeshift prep stacks across all members of the team (and across all 16 units in raids), with 50% prep being enough charge for one dragon. With enough stacking in raids, or in 4-person co-op when running with , it's possible to hit 50% and have a dragon ready at the start of a quest. This can then be used to deal quick damage to a boss, or to "dragon-tank" a strong hit without the adventurer taking damage. This tactic is core to the "1 Audric + 3 Gala Cleo" strategy for Master High Jupiter. An Ancient Oath trades shapeshift prep for Dragon's Claws, which grants a strength boost for the remainder of the quest. This is especially powerful when paired with units that have Dragon's Claws naturally, such as and , and in situations where dragon gauge is abundant, such as in raids. particularly appreciates this print due to her quick dragon gauge charging on s1 and strong unique dragon form.
Slayer's Strength and Striker's Strength / Wave-clearing content - In areas like facility events with a large amount of enemies, prints with "Slayer's Strength" or "Striker's Strength" allow for building up a 25-30% strength boost for the remainder of the quest, depending on amount of kills. In such a situation, these can take the strength print slot. Note that Slayer's and Striker's strength are slightly different in their usage: Slayer's simply counts your kills, whereas Striker's only counts kills where the kiling blow was a Force Strike. To compensate, Striker's requires fewer kills than Slayer's to activate its stacks.
Healing Doublebuff/Astral Raids - In quests such as Astral Raids that emphasize surviving over dps, Healing Doublebuff can turn def buffs into healing sources for a hyper-defensive strategy. Odd Sparrows also offers Strength Doublebuff in addition to the healing, helping to justify its place in the strength slot. Note that Odd Sparrows was not mentioned in the Strength Doublebuff section, as it provides less offensive potential than First-Rate Hosplitality does. If you run Odd Sparrows at all, then it should mainly be for the healing.
Full HP/Helpers - These prints can offer more skill damage, recovery potency, or strength than the average print, but with the downside of needing to maintain Full HP throughout a fight, which is usually not reasonable. However, these prints can keep their full potential no problem on Helper units, which the game considers to always be at Full HP. In quests such as Mercurial Gauntlet (below lv51) or High Mercury's Trial where Full HP can be reliably maintained, prints such as Seaside Princess can be useful for the secondary print slot. However, the Full HP healing of Auspex's Prayer isn't quite so useful as you ideally shouldn't be be taking damage, and the 40% skill damage of Witch's Kitchen is only helpful for weapon types that don't have a 40% skill damage print yet.
Player EXP - These prints have no actual combat effect, but instead boost Player EXP gain, which can work towards Wyrmite, an expanded stamina cap, and an expanded friend list cap. One of these prints can easily be slapped on a healer's secondary slot if you're facing a non-threatening piece of content. You could even put it on backline units during co-op and still get the effect, despite the backline units not entering combat. Note that this effect does not stack across prints or adventurers. If you have a 5 (with his 15% player exp) and some copies of these prints on the team, then the 15% overrides everything else and you only get 15% Player EXP total.