Alain is the main character in Unicorn Overlord. See how to recruit Alain, their stats and profile, best equipment build and tactics loadout, best team formations, learned skills, and the best gifts for Alain in this guide!

How to Recruit Alain

Playable at the Beginning

Alain is the Main Protagonist of the story will be playable shortly after the Prologue mission.

You will first gain control of Alain during the Unicorn Ring Mission, and he will remain playable as the sole Lord class character.

The Unicorn Ring Walkthrough

Alain Stats and Profile

Alain Basic Information

Alain	Voice Actor	EN: Kylen Deporter JP: Kazuki Ura
	Base Class	Lord A noble warrior bearing the blood of royalty. Excels at offense and defense in equal measure. Possesses the ability to protect allies in battle.
	Type	・- ・- ・Infantry
	Leader Effect	Morale Boost Gains more Valor Points when defeating enemy units.
	Growth Type	All-Rounder

Alain Base Stats

AP	PP	HP	Phys. ATK
1	1	B	C
Phys. DEF	Mag. ATK	Mag. DEF	Accuracy
B	C	B	B
Evasion	Crit Rate	Guard Rate	Initiative
B	C	A	B

Alain Class Promotion

Base		Promoted
Lord	50 Honor →	High Lord

Promote Alain to Travel Faster

Promoting Alain to High Lord allows him to mount a horse while travelling in the overworld. This greatly improves Alain's mobility, allowing you to reach places faster!

How to Promote to Advanced Classes

Alain Tier Rating

Mobility	Combat	Utility

Best Alain Build

Alain Best Skills and Tactics Loadout

Alain Lord Skills and Tactics

Priority	Action and Recommended Conditions	Explanation
1	Cavalry Slayer ┗ Cavalry Enemies Present	Set Cavalry Slayer to Cavalry Enemies Present to debuff enemy Cavalry with Guard Seal -1 AP, and -1 PP.
2	Lean Edge ┗ Lowest % HP	Setting Lean Edge's conditions to Attack the Lowest % HP enemy ensures that Alain gets the most out of this Skill's healing effect, which ensure's Alain's survivability without relying on other units too much.
3	Noble Guard ┗ Own HP is less than 50%	You can consider setting Noble Guard to activate when Alain has less than 50% HP to make use of Noble Guard's +1 PP refund when blocking.
4	Luminous Cover ┗ Back Row	Consider using Luminous to Back Row to protect Alain's less sturdy allies.

Our recommended Skills and Tactics loadout is intended for general use. When battling against an enemy unit with specific conditions, we recommend making an additional Tactic Template that fits best for a certain scenario.

How to Create Tactics Templates

Alain High Lord Skills and Tactics

Priority	Action and Recommended Conditions	Explanation
1	Spinning Edge ┗ ▲ Row with 2+ Combatants	Spinning Edge affects a whole row of enemies. Set to ▲ Row with 2+ Combatants to maximize its AoE potential.
2	Cavalry Slayer ┗ Cavalry Enemies Present	Set Cavalry Slayer to Cavalry Enemies Present to debuff enemy Cavalry with Guard Seal, -1 AP and PP.
3	Lean Edge ┗ Lowest % HP	Setting Lean Edge's conditions to Attack the Lowest % HP enemy ensures that Alain gets the most out of this Skill's healing effect, which ensure's Alain's survivability without relying on other units too much.
4	Noble Guard ┗ Own HP is less than 50%	You can consider setting Noble Guard to activate when Alain has less than 50% HP to make use of Noble Guard's +1 PP refund when blocking.
5	Luminous Cover ┗ Back Row	Consider using Luminous to Back Row to protect Alain's less sturdy allies.
6	Rapid Order	Rapid Order can be left blank, as it only activates at the start of battle.

Once promoted, characters unlock more skills that they can learn as they level up. Character promotion can be unlocked once you reach Renown Rank B, and can greatly improve your chances of winning harder quests!

Renown Farming Guide

Alain Best Equipment

Alain Lord Equipment

Type	Recommendation	Explanation
Sword	Kingsblade Cornix	As an All-rounder, Alain greatly benefits from the +5 points to all attributes from Kingsblade Cornix.
Shield	Templar's Shield	Templar's Shield gives Alain +20% Guard Rate, but also +20% HP Recovery for his skill, Lean Edge.
Accessory	Lapis Pendant	Lapis Pendant allows Alain to protect his back row allies twice with +1 more PP.

Our recommended Equipment loadout is intended for general use. We recommend switching a character's equipment to match the role you want them to have in a unit.

List of All Weapons and Equipment

Alain High Lord Equipment

Type	Recommendation	Explanation
Sword	Kingsblade Cornix	As an All-rounder, Alain greatly benefits from the +5 points to all attributes from Kingsblade Cornix.
Shield	Azure Crest Shield	Gives Alain +1 more PP to defend back row allies twice with Luminous Cover.
Accessory	Lapis Pendant	Lapis Pendant gives Alain +1 more PP to cast Rapid Order at the start of battle.
Accessory	Carnelian Pendant	Allows Alain to cast Cavalry Slayer or Lean Edge after Spinning Edge.

Promoted characters acquire additional equipment slots to improve their stats and performance. See our How to Promote to Advanced Classes guide and gain in-depth knowledge about class promotions!

How to Promote to Advanced Classes

Alain Best Team Formations

Lord and Priestess Unit

Alain's Unit
-	Scarlett (Priestess)	-
-	Alain (Lord)	-

This basic unit formation will be the one available during the Unicorn Ring mission, but works well due to how Alain and Scarlett synergize with each other.

Alain serves functions both as a Tank and Damage Dealer, while Scarlett provides support through Heals and Magick Damage.

Thief Frontline Unit

Alain's Unit
Rolf (Hunter)	-	Alain (Lord)
-	Travis (Thief)	-

A good early game formation, which does not rely on healing entirely due to Travis' Evasion.

Rolf provides additional damage in this unit, making it effective even against enemy formations with Flying Units, which both Travis and Alain normally struggle against.

Best Unit Formation and Party Composition

Alain Learned Skills

All Alain Learned Skills

The table below lists all of the Skills Alain can learn, along with its Skill Category, Type, and Level Learned.

Skill and Type	Description	Type	Level
Valorous Order (Valor Skill)	Increase damage dealt by 20%, reduce damage taken by 20%, and grant First Strike to all allied units within range. (Duration: 1 battle.)	Support	-
Royal Order (Valor Skill)	Increase EXP earned by an ally unit by 100% (Duration: 1 battle.)	Support	-
Lean Edge (Active Skill)	Attack a single enemy. Recover 25% HP if the attack hits. Recover 25% HP if the target is defeated.	Attack	1
Noble Guard (Passive Skill)	Block an enemy attack with a medium guard. Grants the user +20% Defense. Grants the user +1 PP if the user has 50% HP or less.	Support	1
Luminous Cover (Passive Skill)	Cover an ally with a medium guard. Grants that ally +20% Defense.	Support	5
Cavalry Slayer (Active Skill)	Attack a single enemy. Inflicts AP -1 and PP -1, and Guard Seal if the target is cavalry.	Attack	10

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