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| ATK | 330 |
| HP | 2184 |
| DEF | - |
| CR | 20% |
| CDMG | 50% |
Gray is a Physical 
Wind DPS with skills that scale off the enemies ATK or MATK. This allows him to be really potent against enemies with high stats, while his frontloaded damage is decent enough to keep him from being niche.
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Strengths and Weaknesses
＋Gray tends to be strong in high level Water Fiend Hunt because Fiends tend to have a lot of M/ATK above level 10.
＋[PvP] B-Rank Manager's shred allows him to reliably kill most units in the game.
－Enemy M/ATK scaling costumes require dupes to scale well, and enemy stats in general PvE are typically scaled to prevent these costumes from cheesing content.
However, these downsides are mitigated by Gray's skill potentials, which significantly increase his frontloaded damage.
Costumes
Gray currently has 4 costumes. The Sharpshooter of the Mist scales off enemy ATK, while Vanguard scales off enemy MATK. B-Rank Manager is a DMG skill with 50% shred, and Pool Party gives Gray crit buffs.
The Sharpshooter of the Mist
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Triple Shot
SP ◆ 3 — CD ● 5 Turns
Attack 3 Times, each attack deals Physical DMG based off of 65% of ATK. Deal Physical DMG based off of target's 125% of ATK every turn for 4 turns.
Skill Potential 1
Initial DMG +30%
Skill Potential 2
Range Upgrade
Skill Potential 3
Initial DMG +30%
| +1 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +5 |
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| DoT | DoT | SP Cost | DoT | DoT |
| 125% ▸ 215% | 215% ▸ 295% | 3 ▸ 2 | 295% ▸ 365% | 365% ▸ 425% |
This is Gray's base costume, which you obtain for free from completing Story Pack 3 — Mist Man. This costume is also available in Infinite Reroll.
Sharpshooter Gray's DoT effect scales off the enemy's ATK stat, meaning he deals extra damage against physical enemies. This can be a very powerful effect, however there are a couple caveats to this:
- The DoT damage is heavily dupe dependent (125% at +0 vs 425% at +5). He needs +2 minimum for this damage to not just tickle.
- The DoT damage is not great against enemies with low ATK stats. Ideally the enemy has at least 1000 ATK for the DoT to be significant, which tends to be late game enemies.
- The DoT damage cannot be amplified by ATK buffers. However, units that apply the vulnerability debuff do work, especially from Game Club Rafina.
There are a lot of requirements for this costume to actually work well, but these caveats can be mitigated by his skill potentials, which significantly increase his frontloaded damage. These upgrades allow Gray to deal decent damage even under unfavorable conditions (for example, if you're using Gray as a DPS in Water Fiend Hunts).
Key Upgrades: Design +3, Skill Potential 2, DMG Upgrades are VERY important for Gray.
Vanguard
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The Flag of Honor
SP ◆ 5 — CD ● 5 Turns
Attack 5 Times, each attack deals Physical DMG based off of 25% of ATK. Deal Physical DMG based off of target's 125% of Magic ATK every turn for 4 turns.
Skill Potential 1
Initial DMG +20%
Skill Potential 2
Initial DMG +20%
Skill Potential 3
SP Cost -1
| +1 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DoT | DoT | SP Cost | DoT | DoT |
| 125% ▸ 215% | 215% ▸ 295% | 5 ▸ 4 | 295% ▸ 365% | 365% ▸ 425% |
This costume deals DoT damage to magic enemies. Besides that, everything noted about The Sharpshooter of the Mist applies to Vanguard as well.
Vanguard tends to be a great budget DPS for Water Fiend Hunts due to his Skip . If you're using him for Fiend Hunt, his skill potentials make him good even at +0.
Key Upgrades: Design +3, Skill Potential, DMG Upgrades are VERY important for Gray.
B-Rank Manager
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A Kick to Shake Off Obsessive Fans
SP ◆ 3 — CD ● 5 Turns
Increase ATK by 50% for 6 turns. If a stat enhancement effect is already Attack 5 Times, each attack deals Physical DMG based off of 35% of ATK. Decrease DEF by 50% for 2 turns.
Skill Potential 1
DMG +7%
Skill Potential 2
Cooldown -2 Turns
Skill Potential 3
DMG +7
| +1 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical DMG | Physical DMG | SP Cost | Physical DMG | Physical DMG |
| 35% ▸ 50% | 50% ▸ 65% | 3 ▸ 2 | 65% ▸ 75% | 75% ▸ 85% |
This costume has great damage, and it has 50% DEF shred, allowing Gray to bypass high DEF enemies. However, his damage is scaled quite low at +0 (+2 is where his damage becomes decent).
This costume is pretty good in PvP for securing a kill when buffed (although it doesn't stop a DEF Granhildr). He will definitely want the cooldown reduction potential if you're using him in PvP. In other content, you may not need that cooldown reduction since Gray has plenty of costumes.
Key Upgrades: Design +3, Skill Potential 2 for PvP, DMG upgrades add up.
Pool Party
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Waterbomb Launching
SP ◆ 5 — CD ● 5 Turns
Increase Crit Rate by 50% for 2 turns. Increase Crit DMG by 50% for 2 turns. Attack 3 Times, each attack deals Physical DMG based off of 50% of ATK.
Skill Potential 1
DMG +10%
Skill Potential 2
DMG +10%
Skill Potential 3
SP Cost -1
| +1 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical DMG | Physical DMG | SP Cost | Physical DMG | Physical DMG |
| 50% ▸ 64% | 64% ▸ 77% | 5 ▸ 4 | 77% ▸ 89% | 89% ▸ 100% |
This costume is pretty disappointing because the extra crit stats aren't very meaningful at high investments, and you already want good crit stats for Gray's other costumes, making the buff redundant. At best this is a filler costume when you're missing any of his other costumes for the full skill cycle.
However, this may change with the upcoming roguelite mode, where units start with no gear. So we should just wait and see.
Key Upgrades: Not worth upgrading at this point in time.
Building Gray
Gray has slightly different gear depending on whether he's being used for PvE or PvP content.
Diathema
Exclusive Stat — 90% CDMG
Correct Main Stats — ATK + CDMG
A good damage boost to Gray.
Bond Potential
♦ Several bond nodes are locked behind a skill potential.
| ATK | 75.6% |
| DEF | 5% |
| - | - |
| HP | 154 |
| ATK | 116 |
| - | - |
| ATK | 52% |
| DEF | 5% |
| Wind DMG | 30% |
| HP | 17% |
| ATK | 80 |
| Wind DMG | 30% |
Use Vanguard for general PvE content and PvP. If you want an edge against Water enemies, use Pool Party (if you don't want to spend a tear, B-Rank Manager is almost as good).
PvE Build
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Optimal Substats (BBS Refinements) — 8 ATK% + 7 CDMG substats
Build DEF or MRES depending on what enemies you're facing. If you're using Gray to cheese high M/ATK enemies, you may want to prioritize CDMG over ATK.
PvP Build
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Optimal Substats (BBS Refinements) — 2 ATK% + 9 CDMG + 4 CR substats
Build DEF or MRES depending on what you want Gray to potentially survive.
