Saboteur job assigned to them. The character is also known by the Howler codename and their persona is Aura.
To learn more about Runa Dogenzaka check the sections below. Use the tabs to quickly switch to the kind of information you're looking for.
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Skills
All Character information about Skills, Passives, Dupes etc. has been translated from Chinese to English by us. We will update them with Official Translation as soon as it's available.
All Skill Values are shown at Level 10 for Characters as the majority of the players will be using their characters with said levels. Said values do not include additional bonuses from outside sources such as Mental Images. Also, characters do not have 1 More, Basic Attack and Gun skills listed as the latter two are barely used, and 1 More is a generic follow-up primarily used to down enemies weak to certain elements.
Welcome Hug
Cost: 22 SP
Target: AoE
Type: Fire
Deal Fire damage to all foes equal to 73.2% of Attack.
Decrease target's Defense by 15.4% of Runa's ailment accuracy for 2 turns (up to 26.4%). Also, when the target of this effect takes Fire, Ice, Wind, or Electric skill damage, decrease Defense by 26.4% more. The Defense decrease effects from this skill and Furrious Bark do not stack.
Also, 50% chance to inflict Burn on the target, and gain Big Welcome for 2 turns.
Furrious Bark
Cost: 22 SP
Target: Single
Type: Fire
Deal Fire damage to 1 foe equal to 170.8% of Attack.
Decrease target's Defense by 14.6% + 31.4% of Runa's ailment accuracy (up to 53.7%) for 2 turns. The Defense decrease effects from this skill and Welcome Hug do not stack.
Also, gain Furrocious Follow-Up for 2 turns.
Woof Woof Blaze
Cost: 26 SP
Target: -
Type: Fire
Usable when Big Welcome or Furrocious Follow-Up are active, and activates various effects based on which is active. If both effects are active at the same time, prioritize Big Welcome.
Remove Big Welcome and Furrocious Follow-Up after effect activates.
Big Welcome: Deal Fire damage to all foes equal to 109.8% of Attack. This skill's damage is counted as a Resonance.
Increase target's damage taken by 24% of Runa's ailment accuracy (up to 41.0%), and Fire, Ice, Electric and Wind damage taken by 20.5% for 2 turns.
Furrocious Follow-Up: Deal Fire damage to 1 foe equal to 219.6% of Attack. This skill's damage is counted as a Resonance.
Increase target's damage taken by 34.3% of Runa's ailment accuracy (up to 58.6%), and Resonance damage taken by 39.0% for 2 turns.
Thief Tactics
Cost: -
Target: AoE
Type: Fire
[HIGHLIGHT]: Deal Fire damage to all foes equal to 214.7% of Attack.
Permanently inflict 2 Enthusiastic Fuse stacks on foes. Stacks up to 2 times (remove as wave progresses).
Enthusiastic Fuse: When any foe takes Fire, Ice, Electric, or Wind skill damage or Resonance damage, spend 1 Enthusiastic Fuse stack, and increase the damage by 22.9% of Runa's ailment accuracy (up to 53.7%). If Runa's skills and Resonance activate this effect, Enthusiastic Fuse will not be spent.
Peppy Guard Dog
Cost: -
Target: -
Type: Passive
During battle, increase Runa's Attack by 60.0% of her ailment accuracy.
Faithful Dog
Cost: -
Target: -
Type: Passive
When Runa inflicts a debuff on a foe with a skill, increase her Attack by 33.0% for 1 turn. When an ally deals Fire, Ice, Electric or Wind damage or Resonance damage, grant them the same Attack increase effect.
Awareness
A0
Station Square Mascot
Awareness 0
When Big Welcome or Furrocious Follow-Up are active, Runa can use Woof Woof Blaze. When using Woof Woof Blaze, 60% chance to decrease target's healing received by 30%/40%/50%, and Defense by 6%/12%/18% (effect changes at Lv. 1/50/70, respectively) for 2 turns.
A1
Legendary Devotion
Awareness 1
After using Woof Woof Blaze and activating the effects of Big Welcome, increase target's Fire, Ice, Electric and Wind damage taken by 36% for 2 turns. When activating the effects of Furrocious Follow-Up, increase target's Resonance damage taken by 50% for 2 turns.
A2
Trapped in Shibuya
Awareness 2
When a foe has a debuff inflicted by Runa, increase target's critical damage taken by 36%, and decrease healing received by 20%.
A3
I ♥ Shichi-kun!
Awareness 3
Increase the skill levels of Woof Woof Blaze and Thief Tactics by 3.
A4
Welcome to Shibuya!
Awareness 4
Highlight Enhanced: Increase number of Enthusiastic Fuse stacks inflicted on foes to 4, and increase the maximum number of stacks to 4.
A5
I ♥ Shibuya!
Awareness 5
Increase the skill levels of Welcome Hug and Furrious Bark by 3.
A6
Station Square Superstar
Awareness 6
At the start of battle, gain Big Welcome and Furrocious Follow-Up for 2 turns.
Extend the duration of debuffs from Welcome Hug, Furrious Bark, and Woof Woof Blaze by 1 turn.
When Big Welcome and Furrocious Follow-Up are both active, increase Woof Woof Blaze's Fire, Ice, Electric, and Wind damage taken effect on all foes by 25%, increase the Resonance damage taken effect on the main target by 60%, and the effects granted by Big Welcome and Furrocious Follow-Up will both activate (the damage taken increase effects do not stack, and the greater effect is applied).
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T0
General (CN)
T1
Bossing (CN)
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Character Function and Summary
Howler is a Saboteur that can inflict Heavy Defense Down debuffs and has bonus debuffs for Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind and Resonance damage.
Howler is very versatile as she can use different Skills based on the fight; if the DPS is a Sweeper or is a Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind character, she can use Skill 1 to inflict AoE Defense Down and increase foes’ Damage Taken for those 4 attribute; if the DPS is an Assassin or is a Resonance DPS, she can use Skill 2 to inflict Single-Target Defense Down and increase foes’ Resonance Damage Taken.
Even for DPS that can’t use her Damage Taken debuffs, Howler is still a decent pick as she has strong Defense Down. There are very few characters that can inflict AoE Defense Down debuffs; she is also unmatched in the Single-Target Defense Down category, being able to inflict the largest amount of that debuff. She can also decrease foes’ healing, but it’s rarely used.
Howler’s greatest strength is that she is versatile and has no teambuilding restrictions. While in CN, there are stronger Saboteurs that can provide more unique debuffs, all of them are more clunky to use and have more restrictions compared to her.
Character Synergies
Mont.FG: Howler can inflict heavy Single-Target Defense Down and Resonance Damage Taken debuffs for Frostgale Mont.
Rin.LD (CN only): Howler can inflict the Burn needed for Rin.LD to activate her Fire TECHNICAL.
Important Awareness / Weapon Value
A2: This increases foes’ Critical Damage Taken if they have a debuff from Howler; it’s mostly a stats increase, but a powerful one.
A6: Howler can now use Skill 3 on turn 1 and stack most of the debuffs from her Skills/weapon by going Skill 3 > Skill 1/Skill 2 > Skill 2/Skill 1 rotation (based on the fight), this is a good upgrade to Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind or Resonance DPS. And for DPS that don't fit those categories, this will still extend her debuffs duration by 1 turn, giving Howler a free turn if you just go Skill 3 > Skill 1/Skill 2 cycle.
Weapon: This weapon is very powerful as it gives Howler more Ailment Accuracy to cap her Skills, and some of her Defense Down is also on the weapon.
Pros & Cons
Pros
Versatile and easy to use Saboteur.
Inflicts the most Single-Target Defense Down.
Cons
Loses some of her debuffs outside of Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind or Resonance DPS teams.
Build
Recommended Cards
Suggested Card Setup
Creation
Worry: Increases CRIT DMG by 15%/ 30%/ 45% when you have 100%/ 150%/ 200% SP Recovery
Reconciliation: At the start of battle, increases the DMG Dealt of the ally with the lowest SPD by 12%, doesn't stack
Reconciliation
2 set effect: Increases Speed by 6.
4 set effect: During combat your HP, ATK, DEF increase by 15%.
Alternative Card Setups
Freedom
Success: Gain 1 [Glory] when using a persona skill, up to 2 stacks. When triggering a Follow Up, consumes all [Glory] to increase that Follow Up's PEN by 8% per stack.
Defeat: Increases all allies' DMG Dealt to enemies with debuffs by 8%, doesn't stack
Despair: When dealing Almighty damage, increase ATK by 35% and CRIT Rate by 12%.
Defeat
2 set effect: Increases Effect Hit Rate by 15%.
4 set effect: Increases fire damage to enemies affected by ailments by 20%.
Departure
Control: Decrease main target's DEF by 23% for 2 turns after attacking them with a skill.
Prosperity: Increase all allies' DMG Dealt by 8% for 1 turn when attacking enemies.
Ruin: Increase ATK by 30% for 3 turns after defeating an enemy.
Control
2 set effect: HP increased by 12%.
4 set effect: When using skills to attack an enemy, it will cause additional damage of 8% of its own health to the main target.
Best Stats
Moon
HP
Star
Ailment Accuracy
Sky
HP
Substats:
Ailment Accuracy
Build Comments
You can also use any offensive main stat for moon and sky cards
Other information
Awareness Priority
A6 > A2 > A1 > A4
Skill Priority
Skill 3 > Skill 1 = Skill 2 > Thief Tactics
Skill Rotation
A0 with Sweeper: Skill 1 > Skill 3
A0 with Assassin: Skill 2 > Skill 3
A1 with Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind Assassin: Skill 1 > Skill 3
A6 with Sweeper: Skill 3 > Skill 1 > Skill 2
A6 with Assassin: SKill 3 > Skill 2 > Skill 1
Weapons
4✯
Roaring Hunter
Increase Attack by 12.0%|12.0%|16.0%|16.0%|20.0%|20.0%|24.0%. When user has Warm Welcome or Furious Pursue, increase Ailment ACC by 22.0%|28.5%|28.5%|35.0%|35.0%|41.5%|41.5%.
5✯
Bad Doggy
Increase Ailment ACC by 36.0%|36.0%|47.0%|47.0%|58.0%|58.0%|69.0%. When other allies use a Fire skill or Resonance, increase user's Ailment ACC by 18.0%|23.0%|23.0%|28.0%|28.0%|33.0%|33.0% for 1 turn. Stacks up to 1 time. When using GO GO WOOF WOOF RU! to trigger Warm Welcome, decrease the target's Defense by 16.7%|21.7%|21.7%|26.7%|26.7%|31.7%|31.7% for 3 turns; When using GO GO WOOF WOOF RU! to trigger Furious Pursue, decrease the target's Defense by 33.3%|43.3%|43.3%|53.3%|53.3%|63.3%|63.3% for 3 turns. (Cannot stack the Defense Down effects)
Teams
Best Teams
Frostgale Mont + Howler + Twins (Strategist) + Phoebe
Howler can inflict Defense Down debuffs and increase foes’ Resonance Damage Taken.
Best Wonder Personas:
Dionysus - Critical Rate, Critical Damage
Vishnu - Defense Down, Wind Damage Taken Up
Norn - Defense Down
Janosik - Defense Down
Wonder Dagger - Arc Knife (When you need Defense Down)/ Ex Machina (Vishnu Starter)
Panther + Howler + Twins (Strategist) + Oracle
Howler can inflict Burn to set up Panther and increase foes’ Fire Damage Taken.
Best Wonder Personas:
Baphomet - Fire Damage Taken
Dionysus - Critical Rate, Critical Damage
Surt - Defense Down
Dominion - Attack Up, Damage Up
Wonder Dagger - Starry Compass (When you need Defense Down)/ Ex Machina (Using Fire Persona Starter)
