Black Clover M Academy Asta is an ATK-based character that has multiple damage buffs in his kit. Overall, he is a very good single-target damage dealer.
This makes him one of the better characters for fighting bosses or challenges with 1 or 2 enemies. In this guide, we will show you how you can start building Asta (Clover Academy).
Complete S1 Academy Asta Guide & Build | Skills, Gear & Talents
Skills
Academy Asta’s passives focus on giving him extra ATK at the start of each turn. This increase in ATK can go up to 12%, which can be increased even further with items and effects.
1st Ability
His first skill is Cross Slash, which lets him strike an enemy using both the Demon-Dweller Sword and the Demon-Slayer Sword.
If there is a buff present, he has a 50% chance to deal a second additional attack that deals damage equal to 70% of his ATK.
The ability will increase his damage by 2% and can stack up to 5 times. This means that you can receive a damage increase of up to 10%.
2nd Ability
The second skill is Wild Dance. When used, you will slash an enemy with both your swords. Attacks after you use the skill will gain an increased ATK Lv. 1. You will also have an 80% chance to get 20% increased mobility.
With the enhanced version, this will be increased to Lv. 2 and a 30% increase in mobility. This ability is also one that lets you increase your damage.
The play style for this character will want you to scale the character’s power as the game goes on with all the damage buffs.
Ultimate Ability
Your final ultimate ability is Accelerated Approach. You will perform a powerful strike at an enemy, dealing damage.
When the enemy’s HP is above 80%, you will gain an extra turn. You will also receive a 30% damage increase after you attack a boss.
Skill Page
For your Skill Page, it’s recommended you go with the Chief’s Appearance Page. This will greatly increase your Crit Damage.
The second Skill Page you should get is Condemnation of Light. This will apply increased damage and increased Crit Rate to your character.
You can also consider using Breath of Darkness and Blazing Hate.
Both of these will give you a percentage increased ATK and can also be great options for more damage.
Talents
For Red Talent:
- Increased ATK: 7%
- Battle Frenzy: Damage Dealt +5%
- Middle Slot: Any Crit Values
For Blue Talent:
- Increased DEF: +20%
- Endurance or Iron Will
For Green Talent:
- Swiftness: Grants an SP + 1 buff upon having less than 2 SP(s) at the start of a turn.
- Increased DMG RES: 10%
- Middle Slot: Speed
Gear
His best main stats are ATK, so go with them on your Gear. For sub-stats, you will want to use Attack Speed, Crit Damage, Crit Rate, and ATK%.
Team Recommendations
Here are some other team options:
- Asta, Charlotte, Finral, and Sally: Charlotte will apply the debuffs, so that Asta can gain extra turns if the enemy is defeated.
- Finral and Sally are great buffers that can increase his damage even further.
- You can replace Sally with Valtos for the speed buffs.
- Asta, William, Mimosa and Yami.
If you are looking for more builds & guides like this one, make sure to check out our complete guide for all characters and their builds in Black Clover M!
That’s all of the basics you need to know about the S1 Academy Asta character in Black Clover M. Overall, he is a great unit that scales off of the ATK stat.
He is also a great damage character who excels at single-target damage. His ultimate even lets him increase damage if he hits bosses, so definitely use him.
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