The Fool Build Guide in Reverse 1999: Skills, Psychubes, and Team Setup
The Fool is a 3-star character from the Star afflatus with a role in the Survival class who specializes in Mental damage and tanking through a unique taunt and Corrode counter mechanics. This guide will explore his skills, optimal Psychube builds, and team synergies to maximize his potential on the battlefield.
Skills Breakdown
The Fool (Counter Skill): When entering battle, The Fool automatically applies a 1-round Taunt status, which forces enemies to target him. Every time he is attacked, the attacker suffers 2 rounds of Corrode, a damage-over-time effect dealing Genesis damage based on their current HP. This Genesis damage scales from 15% to 35% of the caster’s max HP by skill level. The taunt protects teammates by drawing enemy attacks, while Corrode punishes attackers with sustained damage that bypasses defensive stats.
The Sage: A targeted attack that deals between 200% to 250% Mental damage and can reduce the target’s Moxie by 1 or 2 at higher skill levels, limiting enemy ultimate skill usage.
Ultimate Skill: Deals area Mental damage and extends the Corrode status on all enemies by 1 round, increasing ongoing pressure and damage over time.
Inheritance - Before Curtains Are Dawn: When The Fool joins the battle, he gains +10% Reality Defense and Mental Defense, further boosting his survivability.
Build and Psychubes
To optimize The Fool's functionality as a tank and debuffer, the build focuses on maximizing his durability and damage-over-time potential.
Survivability Stats: Prioritize HP and defensive stats, including Defense, Mental Defense, and Reality Defense. Increasing damage reduction, critical defense, and critical resistance are also beneficial to keep him alive while absorbing enemy attacks.
Psychubes: Choose Psychubes that boost survivability and enhance Corrode status damage. Mental damage boosts improve his offensive skills, while damage mitigation Psychubes enhance his tankiness.
Gear: Equip items that increase HP and defense to solidify The Fool as a frontline damage soak and control unit.
Team Setup and Synergy
The Fool excels with healers and buffers who can sustain him, enabling him to maintain taunt and Corrode uptime.
Pair him with characters who benefit from enemies being debuffed, especially those that capitalize on Corrode damage or reduced enemy Moxie.
Combos with characters offering crowd control or additional damage-over-time effects complement his harassment and tanking role.
Tactical Use
The Fool's role as a tanky decoy is essential in controlling enemy targeting in fights.
Use his ultimate strategically to extend Corrode effects, maximizing damage over multiple turns.
Timing his entry and counter-attacks can tilt the battlefield in your favor by consistently weakening enemy targets and mitigating their ultimate capabilities.
In conclusion, The Fool is a robust tank and debuffer whose combination of taunt and Corrode counterattack capability makes him invaluable for controlling enemy actions and supporting prolonged fights. With the right investment in defensive stats, Psychubes focused on survivability and damage amplification, and smart team composition, The Fool can be a cornerstone character in Reverse 1999.