Alcar

Strategy: Glorious Mark plays like an early version of Triton's Tidewill — invulnerability plus control immunity — but with an important difference: the 70% damage reduction applies to nearby friendly squads, not just Alcar himself. For two seconds he's functioning as a shield for the whole formation around him, which is why he's specifically strong on garrison defense rather than solo tanking. Second Wind (his exclusive skill) then extends the healing component to 5 seconds total, well past when the invulnerability itself ends. Praetorian Will is worth calling out on its own: +100% Infantry damage is an enormous number for an expedition skill, and it applies passively regardless of whether Glorious Mark is active. Rescuing Hands complements it with a repeating -70% damage-taken window on a 5-turn cycle, specifically valuable in long garrison sieges where a one-time defensive cooldown isn't enough. Skill priority: Glorious Mark first for the survivability core, Boneshatter second for damage and the enemy damage-taken debuff it applies, Second Wind (once unlocked) to stretch the healing window further. Replace him as rally lead with Triton or Long Fei once you have either — but don't retire him from garrison duty even then. Praetorian Will's flat Infantry damage bonus and Rescuing Hands' repeatable team-wide mitigation give him standalone value on defense that neither Triton nor Long Fei directly replicates.