MakiattoBuild and Guide

Character Summary

Makiatto is a single-target damage dealer wielding a Sniper Rifle, meaning she has great range, allowing her to reach enemies hiding behind enemy frontlines.

What makes her stand out from others is her unique Alert state. Her Ultimate grants her a Shield and as long the Shield is active, whenever any ally in range gets attacked, she Intercepts them, dealing damage (up to 2 times per turn at V0). What is very important is that the Intercept happens BEFORE the enemy starts his attack, so she acts as a protector that can eliminate a threat before it can harm her allies. The Intercept also triggers Support Attacks from allies, which opens up some great synergies, but more about it later.

Makiatto's S1 is a simple one-target attack that deals Freeze damage and allows her to stack an ATK buff on herself (up to 3 times, each granting 10% ATK) - it also increases her Crit DMG by 30% when using it. As for S2, it deals Physical damage to one target, refills Makiatto's Confectance Index, and provides her with a stackable buff that decreases AoE damage taken.

Lastly, Makiatto's passive gives her a whopping 40% Crit Rate for free, but at the cost of losing 10% Crit DMG - it's a worthy trade-off. It also provides her with buffs that increase her range and mobility if she's above 80% at the start of the turn. The passive also allows her to deal more damage against Frozen or Frigid targets and ignore some of their Stability.

Fixed Keys

Here are some important Keys for Makiatto:

• 02-01 - Additional Intelligence: Allows Makiatto to recover Confectance Index whenever her S1 kills an enemy,

• 02-03 - Iced with Milk Foam: The additional 3 starting Confectance Index allow her to use her S1 skill three times at the start of the battle,

• 06-03 - Absolute Concentration: Gives Makiatto a 10% ATK boost as long as her HP never drops below 100% during the course of the battle. Her own Shield is usually enough to prevent that from happening, but if you pair her with Suomi you won't have to ever worry about that.

Mod Key

Makiatto’s Mod Key represents a noticeable damage and performance increase compared to her base version.

With the Key, she gains an Extra Command after using her Ultimate, and the skill she uses during the Extra Command will get the Confectance Index refunded. This allows her to use her S1 for free once per rotation, leading to more upfront damage at the start of the battle as now she can use Ultimate, followed by her S1 four times, instead of three times. Also, whenever she performs her Intercept against a boss target, it will inflict a debuff on it that increases the damage taken by Makiatto by 15%. On top of that, every Intercept will benefit from an additional 30% Crit DMG boost.

As of writing, Makiatto’s Mod Key has not yet been introduced to the Global server. Global is expected to receive it at a later, yet undisclosed date.

Character Function

Makiatto easily slots in any team as a straightforward damage dealer who doesn’t introduce much in the way of additional team-building considerations (no specific enablers needed). Makiatto performs well across all game modes. Naturally, as an exceptional single-target damage dealer, she is good against bosses. 

Makiatto’s self-sufficiency makes it so the approach to building around her is pretty relaxed and flexible. Notably, as a standalone unit, Makiatto slots well into 5-unit teams built as a 4-unit core + 1.

Character Synergies

Makiatto can function as an enabler for Qiongjiu on the basis that Ambush serves as a proc for Qiongjiu’s Action Support. Ambush functions similarly to how counterattacks work, with the distinctions being that:

• Ambush takes effect before the enemy attacks

• Beyond serving as a proc for Qiongjiu’s Action Support, Makiatto does significantly more damage than counterattack characters (i.e. Sabrina, Groza)

As a Freeze damage dealer, Makiatto can leverage Dushevnaya's buffs to the damage type. As an aside on teambuilding, mono-element teams in GFL2 are not a requirement to clear content, and will not necessarily function better than a general team of well-invested characters, especially given the limited roster of characters to work with.

Vertebrae Breakpoints

SSR characters are reviewed at V0/V1 strength. However, for those especially dedicated players, it is worth noting Makiatto’s significant dupe powerspikes at:

• V1 is a massive upgrade for Makiatto - most likely it's one of the strongest V1 upgrades for DPS characters,

  • The V1 modifies her S1 and splits the attack into two that deal slightly lower damage on their own (160% -> 100% x2 so 200% in total base damage). Furthermore, if the first attack is a Critical Hit, the second will be a guaranteed one AND will deal 80% Crit DMG additionally,

  • Just keep in mind this doesn't trigger Qiongjiu’s Action Support twice.

• V2 increases the number of Intercepts Makiatto can do per turn from 2 to 3, which is a decent damage upgrade on its own, but it also allows Makiatto to trigger all of Qiongjiu Action Supports by herself,

• V6 further increases the Intercept per turn to 4 and allows her to just spam her S1 constantly as she will get the CI cost refunded twice after using her Ultimate, turning her into a DPS monster (but it's V6, so we would expect nothing less).

Default build:

• 02-01 - Additional Intelligence

• 02-03 - Iced with Milk Foam

• 06-03 - Absolute Concentration

Sets:

1. Ice Boost

2. Phase Strike (recommended for most players as it's a generic set)

Stat priority:

Crit Damage (Muzzle only) > ATK% > ATK > Crit Rate