Ava

Strategy: Ava is an offensive rally lead built around debuffing the enemy rather than buffing her own squad in isolation. Dissolution cuts total enemy Squad Defense by 25%, and Chiaroscuro layers on top of that — every 4 turns, all enemy soldiers take 50% increased damage for 2 turns. Stack those two and her squad's damage output effectively spikes on a rhythm, which rewards timing your own cooldowns and burst skills to land during that window. In combat, Color Bomb provides sustained AoE (Attack × 70% every 0.5s for 3s) while Corruption Bomb adds a damage-taken debuff on top of its own hit — so even her active skills reinforce the defense-shred theme rather than just being separate damage sources. Her exclusive skill Irradiance adds another 25-30% damage increase alongside a 15% Attack reduction on the target, compounding the same debuff-stacking identity. Skill priority: Color Bomb first for sustained AoE, Corruption Bomb second for the debuff, Disguise Pigment last since +75% Defense is a survivability stat with no offensive payoff. She's rated S-tier for both Rally Lead and Bear Hunt joining, but only a middling Garrison pick — her kit wants to be attacking, not sitting behind walls.