[Kurokumo Clan Wakashu] Heathcliff NEW!

Finally, we can hit Jun with his own medicine. Kurokumo Heathcliff or KK Heathcliff for short is a unique ID with a revenge mechanic, where he will launch an unopposed attack against an enemy who damaged another ally.

First, let’s talk about his unique mechanic which is his Passive. The Battle Ready Passive lets him gain 1 Slash Power Up if an ally from the Kurokumo faction dies (not stackable) and the Battle Ready status effect when 3 allies from the Kurokumo faction are defeated which gives 1 Slash Power Up, 3 Slash Damage Up, and +1 to Bleed infliction for both Potency and Count. The 1 Slash Power Up is nice especially in chain battles as you can just put a level 1 Kurokumo ID and let them die without much consequence and get a replacement. The Battle Ready status on the other hand can elevate KK Heathcliff’s value by a LOT but unless it is on purpose you won’t be seeing it much. Now sacrificing 3 Sinners may sound difficult but most Kurokumo IDs suck at clashing and if you have Kurokumo Ishmael on the team they can inflict a lot of Bleed before dying.

His second Passive requires 3 Lust Res. to activate and gives him Dark Cloud Blade if there is a Kurokumo ally on the team, which is 1 Slash Power Up and 1 Bleed Potency on hit. It also allows him to use unopposed Skill 1 against an enemy that dealt damage to another ally (once per turn). If the ally is dead or at less than 25% HP, he will instead use his Defensive Skill (once per ally and 2 times per turn) totaling up to 3 free attacks per turn. This can easily get out of hand as not only does it generate free resources and extra damage but the next counter is also buffed from Skill 1’s effect. The Defensive Skill attack is also nice as you can get some value from sacrificing the other Kurokumo IDs

Finally, let’s talk about his skills

• Skill 1: Lenticular Rend - 2 Coin Skill - Base Roll 11, Conditionals Met 15. Not much to say about this skill other than it buffs his Defensive Skill and inflicts some Bleed potency

• Skill 2: Stormcloud - 2 Coin Skill - Base Roll 16, Conditionals Met 20. An overall okay skill that both buffs the Defensive Skill and inflicts both debuff and Bleed on the enemy.

• Skill 3: Thundercleave - 3 Coin Skill - Base Roll 17, Conditionals Met 23. Inflicts a total of 8 Bleed Potency, gains Dark Cloud Blade, and Cumulus Wall next turn which is a status that unconditionally activates all re-use effects on his next Defensive Skill usage. While the extra damage for every negative effect is nice, Heathcliff himself can only get up to 40% if all the Coin hits.

• Defensive Skill: Rules of the Backstreet - 1 Coin Skill - Max roll 9. The easiest way to get Lust for his Passive. While it has low rolls, if Captain Ishmael is on the team this skill will always hit and has no consequence of losing for the first Coin as it will still roll 9 but also deal more damage based on Negative Status on the enemy. Moreover, if he has Dark Cloud Blade or Cumulus Wall, the Coin will be reused causing a ton of damage and a total of 9 Bleed Potency at max if you don’t count Kurokumo Ishmael’s Dark Cloud status.

Overall, Heathcliff is an ID that can generate free Wrath and Lust Resource but wants to be paired with any Kurokumo IDs, preferably Kurokumo Ishmael, and have a consistent Lust Skill to activate his Passive - as without it he is pretty much nothing burger.

Notable Team/ID Synergy

Kurokumo Ishmael - Greatly synergizes with Heathcliff’s kit and is currently his best partner.

Notable E.G.O Synergies

Binds - Due to him wanting consistent Lust Skills for his Passive, this E.G.O is a free stat boost if you can get one more Lust Skill and have them chained up together.