Merlin

PVE

PVP

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Personal information

Character ID

#32714

Full Name

Merlin

Rarity

SSR

Stats

Ship's HP

+15.5%

Ship's ATK

+53.58%

Ship's DEF

+5.97%

Ship's CDR

+9.6%

Availability

Regions

KR, Global

Ability

Season of Sword and Shield

60 seconds

Level 1

Ally Counter Defenders and Strikers gain +30% Melee DMG and 5.5% ASPD for 16 seconds. The Melee DMG effect decays by 1/4th of the value every 4 seconds before disappearing. In the gauntlet, the Melee DMG effect is applied at 1/2 value only.

Level 8

Ally Counter Defenders and Strikers gain +100% Melee DMG and 30% ASPD for 16 seconds. The Melee DMG effect decays by 1/4th of the value every 4 seconds before disappearing. In the gauntlet, the Melee DMG effect is applied at 1/2 value only.

Skill trigger order

Defender > Striker > Striker

Analysis

Review

Merlin is one of many damage-boost operators focused on increasing overall team DPS. Merlin specializes in melee damage dealers, applying massive offensive buffs to defenders and strikers.

Unfortunately, her awkward triple frontline proc order and “Counter only” constraint kneecaps her potential viability, as the Counter faction lacks units that can truly benefit from Merlin’s buff.

Pros & Cons

Pros

- Potent buff values on the Command Skill.

Cons

- Counter faction restriction heavily limits team building.

- Other operators do the same thing (damage boost) better.