MementoMori's Artoria is one of the witches players will frequently encounter across the game. Read on to learn how to make use of the game's witches and mechanics to defeat them in battle.

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How to Beat Artoria

How to Beat Artoria Overview

Artoria
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Base Rarity	Soul	Type	Role
SR (Limited)	Crimson	Warrior	Attacker/Buffer

Artoria's active skills, Collbrande's Shine and Caliburne's Kindling, deal significant damage to enemies at the cost of her own health, with Caliburne's Kindling scaling dramatically with ATK buffs and Collbrande's Shine offering a chance to stun enemies with [Fainted] debuff if they are Emerald soul characters.

Her Rousing Justice skill grants her permanent attack boosts based on self-damage or ally self-damage, culminating in a damage-nullifying barrier at higher levels. Finally, Holy Sword's Scabbard provides a substantial attack buff to the ally with the lowest speed, significantly enhancing their damage output for a short duration.

Artoria Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths	Weaknesses
• High burst damage potential early on, can quickly eliminate weaker enemies and [Fainted] debuff for Emerald Soul enemies • Multiple hits and scales incredibly well with ATK buffs • Permanent ATK boost • Passive skill Holy Sword's Scabbard provides a strong initial attack boost to a key ally, potentially allowing them to quickly eliminate a threat.	• Self-damage is a significant drawback, making Artoria vulnerable • Relies on Rousing Justice passive to enhance Caliburne's Kindling skill • [Multi-Barrier] only blocks 1 hit • Passive skill Holy Sword's Scabbard's SPD buff only lasts for one turn at this level, limiting its overall impact.

Artoria Skill Analysis

Collbrande’s Shine

Caliburne’s Kindling

Collbrande's Shine needs Artoria to hurt herself to unleash three powerful attacks on random enemies. If her enemy is an Emerald soul, there is a 70% chance she can inflict [Fainted] on them. This skill is a high-risk, high-reward skill focused on burst damage and conditional crowd control.

Caliburne's Kindling also needs Artoria to damage herself to unleash multiple hits on random enemies. This skill scales with her ATK buff and further improves its damage if Artoria's passive skill, Rousing Justice, has its [Increased ATK] buff activated.

Rousing Justice

Holy Sword’s Scabbard

Rousing Justice is a skill that rewards using self-damaging skills by permanently increasing Artoria's attack. This skill boosts ATK doubles to 10% and up to 40% total and starts each battle with a [Multi-Barrier]. However, the [Multi-Barrier] only activates in one turn.

Witches to Beat Artoria

Artoria Hard Counters

Cordie

Cordie can deal multiple attacks, which can potentially target Artoria multiple times. Cordie's damage increases significantly with lower HP and successful kills. She also has guaranteed critical hits on debuffed targets with Fanning Shots skill. Smoke and Gunpowder skill grants Cordie debuff immunity, preventing Artoria's [Fainted] debuff from affecting her.

Florence

Florence's multi-hit skills and increased critical hit chance make her a formidable opponent against Artoria. The repeated attacks can damage Artoria before she gets her ATK buff. Florence's critical hit chance and ATK buffs ensure that her damage remains consistently high throughout the battle, potentially outpacing Artoria's self-damage and ATK buffs.

Rusalka

Rusalka's ability to inflict [Decreased Damage Dealing] can significantly reduce Artoria's burst damage, giving her an edge in surviving Artoria's attacks. The revival and [Multi-Barrier] from her Maiden of Sacrifice skill provide Rusalka with substantial durability, allowing her to outlast Artoria in prolonged battles. Lastly, Rusalka's increased DEF Break and CRIT RES make her tougher to take down, mitigating Artoria's high physical damage output.

Artoria General Counters

Fia	Aine	Lunalynn
Alexandra	Witch Illya	Primavera
Matilda	Armstrong	Amleth

Artoria Sample Counter Teams

Dispel Team

Attacker/Debuffer	Buffer	Attacker	Debuffer	Buffer
Cordie	Merlyn	Witch Illya	Lunalynn	Primavera

Merlyn's Vine Stream and Witch Illya's Surge of Providence are crucial for dispelling Artoria's ATK buffs. Lunalynn's [Poison] and Primavera's potential [Fainted] and [Buff Immunity] all increase Cordie's damage output through Fanning Shots skill's guaranteed critical hits. Merlyn's healing, Lunalynn's P.DEF buff, and Witch Illya's damage mitigation helped the team survive Artoria's burst. Lastly, Primavera's SPD buff can help the team act before Artoria allowing preemptive debuffs or dispels.

Tank and Hit Team

Tank	Buffer	Debuffer	Attacker	Debuffer
Amleth	Meria	Rusalka	Florence	Soltina

Florence's high damage combined with Meria's scaling damage can quickly eliminate Artoria given that she will be targeted by it. Rusalka's damage reduction debuff and Soltina's [Fainted]/[Sleep] can weaken Artoria and disrupt her attacks. Rusalka's revive ability and Amleth's [Immortality] provide crucial survivability against Artoria's burst damage. Florence's passive combined with Soltina's CRIT buffs can significantly increase her damage output. Soltina and Meria also have [Multi-Barriers] that can help them survive Artoria's opening burst.

Witches Not To Use Against Artoria

Morgana

Petra

Claudia

Other self-damaging characters: Since they have the same trigger play style, they might struggle with damage against Artoria especially if she already received her ATK buffs and was paired with Morgana.

Tips for Beating Artoria

Use High Damage Hitters

Use characters that are multi-hitters or have high damage potential to hit Artoria before her ATK buff stacks.

Add Characters with either HP Drain or Damage Cut

Characters with HP Drain or Damage cut debuffs will put Artoria's self-damaging mechanic at a disadvantage.

Include High Survivability Characters

Utilize characters with high survivability and defensive buffs. This can help withstand Artoria's attacks and provide longevity in battles.

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All SR Rarity Character Builds

Soltina	Amleth	Fenrir
Florence	Moddey	Sabrina
Freesia	Amour	Rean
Dian	Ivy	Merlyn
Cordie	Nina	Mertillier
Mimi	Tropon	Hathor
Olivia	Primavera	Natasha
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All SR (Limited) Rarity Character Builds

Artoria	Liselotte	Matilda
Yuni	Paladea	Eir
Morgana	Apostle Rosalie	Asahi
Alexandra	Minasumari	Kaguya
Summer Nina	Summer Amleth	Milla
Aine	Serruria	Tama
Meria	Festive Natasha	Eureka
Winter Soltina	Winter Lunalynn	Eirene
Winter Tropon	Gil’uial	Fenny
Sonya	Stella	Sivi
Summer Cordie	Priscilla	Artie
Chiffon	Belle	Summer Sabrina
Fia	Claudia	Sophia
Lea	Luke	Winter Amour
Summer Moddey	Richesse	Tainted Iris
Veela	Carol	Elfriede
Rusalka	Cerberus	Fortina
Armstrong	Ophelia	A.A.
Witch Illya	Valeriede