MarcusBuild and Guide

Introduction

Marcus is a 6✦ rarity character from the Plant afflatus who deals Mental damage and belongs to the Damage class.

Marcus excels at dealing damage with a barrage of high-ranking incantations. At the start of battle, Marcus automatically inflicts an enemy with the [Annotate] debuff, which grants her Eureka she can spend on upgrading her incantations at the start of each round. With 3 or more Plant, Spirit, or Intellect teammates, Marcus gains [Perusal], which gives her Moxie when casting rank 2/3 incantations. Although she has rather strict teambuilding constraints, Marcus has steadily gained a plethora of synergistic potential teammates since her release.

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Last updated

Marcus profile was last updated on November 14th, 2024.

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Profile

Review

Stats & Build

Synergy & Teams

Lore

Specialties

Burst DMG

DPS

Skills

Next Chapter

Mass attack. Deals 250% Mental DMG to all enemies and Mental DMG +200% to the target with [Annotate] status. Gain 1 stack of [Preparation - Marcus], and grant Eureka +2 to self.

"Ф When she reads, even an eternity seems like an instant."

Annotate:

When taking an action, grants Eureka +1 to the user, triggers up to 3 times per round (undispellable).

Preparation - Marcus:

At the start of the next round, generates one rank 1 Precast Incantation: Reading Class. Each round, Marcus can only gain 1 [Precast Incantation] through Preparation.

Reading Class

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[Attack]

1-target attack. Deals 200% Mental DMG.

"Ф Focus."

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[Attack]

1-target attack. Deals 330% Mental DMG.

"Ф Focus. Mark the sentence."

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[Attack]

1-target attack. Deals 450% Mental DMG; Penetration Rate +30% for this attack.

"Ф Focus. Mark the sentence, and the next one."

From the Lantern

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[Attack]

Mass attack. Deals 130% Mental DMG to 2 enemies. Deals Mental DMG +30% to the target in the [Annotate] status.

"Ф She searches the waters."

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[Debuff]

Mass attack. Deals 200% Mental DMG to 2 enemies. Inflicts 1 stack of [Weakness] on the targets hit. Deals Mental DMG +40% to the target in [Annotate] status.

"Ф She searches the waters, looking for shadows."

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[Debuff]

Mass attack. Deals 300% Mental DMG to 2 enemies. Inflicts 1 stack of [Weakness] on the targets hit. Deals Mental DMG +75% to the target in [Annotate] status.

"Ф She searches the waters, looking for shadows to reveal with light."

Annotate:

When taking an action, grants Eureka +1 to the user, triggers up to 3 times per round (undispellable).

Weakness:

When the caster attacks, DMG Bonus -25% (-1 stack after trigger).

Inheritance

Read the Page

Insight I

Max Eureka +1. At the start of the round, if no enemy has the [Annotate] status, inflict [Annotate] on an enemy, prioritizing bosses. At the start of the round, if holding 2 or more Eureka, spend as many Eureka as possible to randomly upgrade own incantations, using 2 Eureka to upgrade from rank 1 to 2, and 3 Eureka to upgrade from rank 2 to 3, prioritizing lower ranked incantations.

Materials

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Page of Plantal Vimenx6
Trembling Toothx5
Cicada Wingsx6

Read the Page

Insight II

ATK +5% when the caster enters battle.

Materials

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Scroll of Plantal Vimenx10
Solidusx3
Prophetic Birdsx6

Read the Page

Insight III

When entering battle, gain Eureka +1. At the start of the round, gain Eureka +1. When entering battle, if there are 3 or more Plant, Spirit, and/or Intelligence allies, gain the [Perusal] status. Whenever the requirements are not met, the [Perusal] status is removed.

Materials

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Tome of Plantal Vimenx16
Golden Compassx5
Fruit of Good and Evilx3

Special effects

Annotate:

When taking an action, grants Eureka +1 to the user, triggers up to 3 times per round (undispellable).

Perusal:

When casting a rank 2/3 incantation, grants Moxie +1 to self (undispellable).

Euphoria

Marcus doesn't have an Euphoria update yet. If it will be released, we will add it here.

Portray

Marcus Portray

Portray details

Lv. 1:

Read the Page: When entering battle, the Eureka gained is increased to 3.

Lv. 2:

Read the Page: Now only costs 2 Eureka to upgrade incantations from rank 2 to rank 3.

Lv. 3:

From the Lantern: At incantation rank 1/2/3, the Mental DMG is increased to 160/270/420%.

Lv. 4:

Read the Page: At the start of the round, the Eureka gained is increased to 2.

Lv. 5:

Reading Class: At incantation rank 1/2/3, the Mental DMG is increased to 230/380/520%.

Gallery

Insight 0

Insight 2

Review

Marcus is a 6-star character from the Plant Afflatus, a Mental Damage dealer. Her mechanic revolves around the new [Annotate] mechanic and its gain of [Eureka]. To give a simple explanation of [Annotate] first: it’s an ability you’ll need to inflict on your enemy, in this case through your passive. At the start of the round, if no enemies have the [Annotate] status, it’ll be inflicted on an enemy, prioritizing a boss. Every time they take an action, you, the caster, will gain one [Eureka], up to 3 times. It’s not the only way you gain [Eureka]; you also get it from your Ultimate. If you have more than 2 [Eureka], you will spend all of it to randomly enhance your own incantations. It’s also worth noting that the enemy with [Annotate] will take more damage, as almost all of your skills and your Ultimate deal extra damage to enemies with [Annotate].

Her general damage is already really high, and with the consistent upgrades to her own incantations and boss-like killer gameplay thanks to [Annotate], she’s one of the best characters available for raids, especially of the Plant afflatus. She also possesses great synergy with Plant, Spirit, and Intellect arcanists thanks to her third passive, giving her [Perusal] if you have 3 or more of the teammates with those Afflatuses. It gives you 1 Moxie to yourself when you cast a rank 2 or 3 incantation, which you will be doing a lot. To round out the review, we'll take a quick overview of all her skills in specific. Her ultimate, “Next Chapter”, is a mass attack ultimate that deals a lot of damage, extra to enemies with [Annotate] and it even grants yourself +2 Eureka. Another thing it does that I haven't mentioned is you gain a stack of [Preparation - Marcus], which will give you an extra card that can be used or mixed similar to Spathodea. Reading Class is a basic single target damage skill. From the Lantern is a mass attack that does additional damage to enemies with [Annotate] status and inflicts weakness. Marcus is a high-damage dealer who prioritizes inflicting [Annotate] on one enemy to deal extra damage, typically the boss, to also enhance her damage to the next level through self-buffing herself via incantation rank ups.

Pros & Cons

Pros

High burst potential, optimized for bosses thanks to her [Annotate] mechanic.
Great synergy with most Plant, Spirit, and Intellect characters.
Self-contained kit, making her a versatile pick and easy to slot in teams.
Has some support capability in the form of consistent application of [Weakness] on enemies.