Meryl Best Builds and Team Comps

This is a strategy guide for using the SSR character Meryl in Tower of Fantasy. Learn more about Meryl's weapon, best builds and team comps, advancements, best matrices, as well as gifts, attacks and skills.

Meryl Weapon & Simulacrum

Simulacrum: Meryl

Weapon: Rosy Edge

An elegant frost blade that conjures up images of a pure white flower blooming on a snow-covered cliff.

Rosy Edge
	Element	Ice
	Resonance	Defense
	Abilities	Shatter: 12 Charge: 4
	Weapon Type	Greatsword

PvE Rating	PvP Rating

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Meryl Overview

Meryl Merits
Powerful Knockback and Shield Break
Acquire an Ice Shield and Increase Defense

Powerful Knockback and Shield Break

Meryl's Rosy Edge weapon has a high Shatter value of 12, making it effective against shielded enemies. The greatsword's knockback effect is also very powerful, even just from Meryl's normal attacks.

This makes Meryl a great tank character that is high in offense. However, her movements are slow due to her large swings, making it difficult to defeat boss battles.

Acquire an Ice Shield and Increase Defense

Raising Rosy Edge to 3 stars of advancement grants Meryl an Ice Shield upon switching to the weapon. This shield is equal to 10% of MaxHP and has a cooldown of 20 seconds, while the Ice Shield lasts up to 10 seconds.

Meryl Best Team Comps and Builds

List of Builds
Shield Shatter PvE Build	Defensive AOE PvP Build

PvE Build: Shield Shatter

Shieldbreak	Shieldbreak	Support
Meryl	Huma	Zero
Best Matrices
x 4	x 4	x 4

Resonance	Solo: Damage Reduction +25% Shatter +60% Aggro +800% Team: Damage Reduction +25%
Advancement Priorities	1★		3★		5★
Relics	Magnetic Storm

Tank World Bosses with Dual Shieldbreakers

The general strategy with this build is to deal as much shield damage to the World Boss' shields with Rosy Edge, using basic normal attacks and its Skill Attack Blizzard to deal as much shield damage. Once charge is built, swap to Molten Shield V2 to activate the Seething Rage Discharge to place a taunt on the boss.

Switch to Negating Cube to unlueash Ominium Wave to remove debuffs and stack it with the Omnium Shield Skill Attack to provide damage immunity to your and your allies for 3 seconds.

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PvE Advancement Priorities

Zero 1 Star: Get Zero to at least 1 Star Advancement to grant the weapon a passive that makes it drop health when attacking any enemy to improve your self-sustain and survivability.

Huma 3 Star: Get Huma to at least 3 Star Advancement to unlock the weapon's Strong Shield passive when using Seething Rage, and increasing the damage of dodge attacks when in Shield Form.

Meryl 5 Star: Get Meryl to at least 5 Star Advancement to increase shatter rate and self-healing, as well as gain an Ice Shield passive when switching to the weapon for more sustain.

Advancement Guide

Alternative Characters and Weapons

Character / Weapon	Explanation
Nemesis	Nemesis' Venus is a great alternative to Zero's Negating Cube for more damage utility as it's currently the only weapon in the game that can grant an elemental buff to teammates.
Best Matrices
x 4
Cocoritter	Cocoritter's Absolute Zero is a great alternative to Zero's Negating Cube if you want more healing instead of shielding, as well as more opportunities to inflict the Ice Shell debuff.
Best Matrices
x 4
Ene	Ene's Pummeler is a good alternative to Huma's Molten Shield V2 if you haven't received it yet and lets you inlfict the Ice Shell debuff more consistently.
Best Matrices
x 3

PvP Build: Defensive AOE

Shieldbreak	Shieldbreak	Support
Meryl	Huma	Cocoritter

Relics	Couant

Deal Burst Damage with the Ice Shell Debuff

This build focuses on the Ice Element to consistently inflict the Ice Shell debuff on the opponent. Start each match by using charged and dodge attacks with Rosy Edge to apply the Ice Shell Debuff on your enemy, quickly swapping to Absolute Zero to follow up with an attack to shatter the Ice Shell for burst damage.

Both Rosy Edge and Molten Shield V2 are relatively slow weapons. To deal as much damage as possible and remain aggressive, focus on using dodge attacks and swapping between the two weapons when charge is full to unleash their powerful Discharge attacks.

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Alternative Characters and Weapons

Character / Weapon	Explanation
Nemesis	Nemesis' Venus is a great alternative to Cocoritter's Absolute Zero if you prefer more damage and crowd control AOE attacks over healing.
Ene	Ene's Pummeler is a good alternative to Huma's Molten Shield V2 if you haven't received it yet and lets you inflict the Ice Shell debuff more consistently.

Meryl Weapon Advancements

Rank	Effect
1★	Increase shatter by 15% and restore 10% of HP after shattering the target's shield.
2★	Increase the current weapon's base HP growth by 16%.
3★	Obtain Health Ice Shield with 10% maximum health value when the weapon is switched; cooldown takes 20 seconds; Ice Shield lasts up to 10 seconds.
4★	Increase the current weapon's base HP growth by 32%.
5★	Increase damage and shatter by 50% while the shield is active.
6★	Health Ice Shield with a health value of up to 20% is obtained when switched to the weapon. The shield provides immunity to control effects; cooldown takes 20 seconds; Ice Shield lasts up to 10 seconds.

Meryl Best Matrices

Full Meryl Sustain

Matrix	Effects
Meryl	Gain a shield for 10 seconds when at low health, and also increases Whirlwind's damage while restoring HP equal to 30% of the damage dealt.
x 4

Max Shatter Combo

Matrix		Effects
KING	Shiro	When a target is shattered, grants a damage boost. Also increases Shatter value against targest with high HP.
x 2	x 2

Shatter and Poison

Matrix	Effects
Robarg	Applies a 10 second Poison DoT after a successful Shatter.
x 3

Meryl Best Gifts

Best Gifts for Meryl

Favorite Gift Tags	• Saved • Rare Items

Snow Globe	Silver Cookware	3D Hykros Puzzle
Warren Fossil	Crown Token	Smarty Doll
Vold Angel Figurine

Giving gifts to Meryl may unlock special avatars, story logs, or traits unique to her only through Simulacrum Awakening.

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Meryl Awakening Rewards

Awakening Points	Recollection Rewards
200	Avatar: Meryl
600	Log: A Cold Conversation
1200	Trait: Cool Rose Reduce 20% frost damage received by Meryl, gain immunity to the frostbitten effect, and reduce duration of being frozen by 50%.
2000	Log: Freezing Days
3000	Log: Snow Melting
4000	Trait: Silent Night Reduce 25% frost damage received by Meryl, gain immunity to the frostbitten effect, and reduce duration of being frozen by 50%.

Meryl Weapon Stats & Type

Ice Type

Ice Shell Fully charged weapons will freeze the target for 2 seconds and leave it frostbitten for 6 seconds. Breaking the ice shell causes additional damage equal to 151.00% of ATK. While frostbitten, the target's weapon charge rate is reduced by 50%.

Meryl Weapon Stats

Attack	15
Resistance	7
HP	1165
Critical	-

Stats are based on weapon level 1

Meryl Weapon Upgrade Materials

Lv.10→Lv.20	Icecore ×2
Lv.20→Lv.30	Icecore ×2
Lv.30→Lv.40	Nano Coating I ×3 Icecore ×3
Lv.40→Lv.50	Nano Coating I ×3 Booster Frame I ×3 Icecore ×3
Lv.50→Lv.60	Nano Coating I ×4 Booster Frame I ×4 Icecore ×4
Lv.60→Lv.70	Nano Coating I ×6 Booster Frame I ×6 Icecore ×6
Lv.70→Lv.80	Nano Coating I ×8 Booster Frame I ×8 Icecore ×8
Lv.80→Lv.90	Nano Coating I ×11 Booster Frame I ×11 Icecore ×11
Lv.90→Lv.100	Nano Coating II ×5 Booster Frame II ×5 Heart of Winter ×5
Lv.100→Lv.110	Nano Coating II ×6 Booster Frame II ×6 Heart of Winter ×6
Lv.110→Lv.120	Nano Coating II ×8 Booster Frame II ×8 Heart of Winter ×8
Lv.120→Lv.130	Nano Coating II ×11 Booster Frame II ×11 Heart of Winter ×11
Lv.130→Lv.140	Nano Coating II ×15 Booster Frame II ×15 Heart of Winter ×15

Meryl Attacks & Skills

Normal Attacks

Heavy Cleave While on the ground, swing a greatsword to attack 4 times in a row. 1st Attack: Deal damage equal to 72.9% of ATK +4 and knock the target back a short distance. 2nd Attack: Deal damage equal to 60.1% of ATK +3 and knock the target back a short distance. 3rd Attack: Deal damage equal to 105.4% of ATK +6 and knock the target back a short distance. 4th Attack: Deal damage equal to 156.3% of ATK +8, strongly suspend the target, then launch them upon landing.

Aerial Strike 【Aerial】 While airborne or after jumping once, tap normal attack to attack 4 times in a row. 1st Attack: Deal damage equal to 106.5% of ATK +6. 2nd Attack: Deal damage equal to 87.5% of ATK +5. 3rd Attack: Deal damage equal to 156% of ATK + 8. 4th Attack: Deal damage equal | to 140.5% of ATK + 7 and deliver a knockdown, launch the target upon landing.

Rising Slash 【Hold Attack】 After the third normal attack, hold normal attack to trigger Rising Slash. Upon hit, strongly suspend the target and go airborne, dealing damage equal to 64.3%of ATK + 3.

Moonset Slash 【Aerial & Hold Attack】 Tap and hold normal attack while airborne (or tap when a target is selected), or tap normal attack while climbing, jumping backward, or using the Jetpack to trigger Moonset Slash. While falling, each hit deals damage equal to 12.5% of ATK +1. Upon landing, deal damage equal to 140.5% of ATK +7 and launch targets. The higher the altitude when triggering the attack, the greater the damage dealt, up to 600% damage.

Sneak Attack 【Hold Attack】 Approach the enemy from behind while crouching, then tap normal attack to use Sneak Attack, dealing damage equal to 570% of ATK +30.

Whirlwind 【Hold Attack】 While standing still or moving, tap and hold normal attack to trigger Whirlwind, dealing damage equal to 132.8% of ATK +7 every 0.5 seconds to the target. Grant hitstun immunity while in use.

Dodge Attacks

Devastate Tap normal attack during the short perfect dodge window (tap an arrow button before dodginging) to trigger Devastate. Deal damage equal to 65.9% of ATK +3 each hit and launch targets.

Crescent Slash Tap normal attack during the short period after dodging to trigger Crescent Slash. Swing the greatsword to unleash sword auras forward, each dealing damage equal to 49.6% of ATK +3.

Skill

Blizzard Swing the greatsword to launch sword auras forward, each dealing damage equal to 141.7% of ATK +7 and increasing damage dealt by 5% with each hit. While active, immune to control effect. Cooldown: 45 sseconds.

Discharge

Frost Barrier When weapon charge is full or Phantasia is triggered, upon switching to this weapon, remove all debuffs from the wielder and smash the ground to form a barrier, dealing damage equal to 503.2% of ATK +26 to nearby enemies, suspending the targets. This reduces their speed by 50% and stops them from dodge or jump. The barrier lasts 5 seconds and blocks projectiles.

How to Get Meryl's Weapon

Obtain from the Gacha

You have a chance to obtain Rosy Edge when pulling from the gacha.

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Low Drop from World Bosses

You also have a small chance to obtain an SSR Weapon and Matrix when unlocking the chest after defeating the World Boss, which require Type III Chips to unlock and get the highest possible rewards.

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