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Maid in Vampire

Single Effect: Remove Debuffs & Remove Status Ailments (Self)

MLB Effect: Remove Debuffs & Remove Status Ailments (Self)

Effect Definitions:

Remove Debuffs will remove all debuffs from the equipped target (note: these are the effects with blue icons). Some examples include Attack Down, Defense Down, Damage Down, etc.

Remove Status Ailments will remove all Status Ailments (such as Poison, Curse, Dazzle, etc.) from the equipped target.

TLDR: “Maid in Vampire” is a good memoria that suits Vampire Kanagi’s playstyle. It’s not something you’ll be using all the time, but when you’re facing constantly Status Ailments and/or Debuffs, you’ll be happy to have it on hand. Additionally, you want to max awaken this one to lower that cooldown from 4 to 2.

Review: This is a personal memoria for Izumi Kanagi (Vampire ver). “Maid in Vampire” pairs well with Vampire Kanagi’s playstyle-- because she relies on Evade, she really does not want to be hit by Status Ailments, as they will prevent Evade from working. Vampire Kanagi is all about Evade with it being an important part of her kit, so theoretically this memoria is extremely useful-- it even has an extremely low cooldown at once every two turns, meaning that you can rest assured that your Vampire will stay safe and hidden.

Realistically however, you probably won’t be using this memoria very much. It’s good for preventing Status Ailments and Debuffs, however one thing to keep in mind is that Vampire Kanagi comes with this effect in her Spirit Enhancement:

Negate Status Ailments [2 Status Ailments] (∞ turns from start of battle)

So for “Maid in Vampire” to be useful, you need to worry about more than two Status Ailments in a battle (and possibly Debuffs, but more on that later).

One thing to note here is that this is a reactive memoria, not a preventative one. By the time you can use “Maid in Vampire,” it’s possible that the Status Ailment won’t matter anymore (many times they’ll only last for one turn, though it’s also possible they can last for two or more). Additionally, you can’t get rid of every Status Ailment in the game-- Skill Seal, Charm, Stun, and Bind will prevent you from using this memoria outright. 

However, one thing to keep in mind is that “Maid in Vampire” can be very useful if Magia Seal is an issue, because that also counts as a Status Ailment. If you don’t want to waste passive slots dedicated to preventing Magia Seal, then this memoria can be very useful.

Remove Debuffs is another thing to consider. The fact that you can remove all Debuffs once every two turns is incredibly powerful. However, you don’t always needs to worry about Debuffs-- some are easy enough to ignore if you have enough firepower. But even if you do not, there are other memoria in the game that can Remove Debuffs while also increasing your damage potential:

(Limited 4*) “The Legendary 'Maiden'” Remove Debuffs (Self) & Attack Up [25%] (Self / 3 turns)

(Limited 4*) “From Top to Bottom” Remove Debuffs (Self)

(3*) “The Tone Gently Melts” Remove Debuffs (Self) & Attack Up [15%] (Self / 3 turns)

Or, you can go a step further and try to prevent them altogether:

(4*) “Survival Date on a Deserted Island” Anti-Debuff [2 Debuffs] & Attack Up [30%] & Defense Up [37.5%] (Self / 3 Turns)

(Limited 4*) “Memories of Departure” Anti-Debuff [2 Debuffs] & Damage Increase [45%] (Self / 1 Turn)

(Limited 3*) “Secret Special Training” Anti-Debuff [1 Debuff] (Self / 3 Turns)

Note however that these are all better if you’re not facing too many Debuffs, while “Maid in Vampire” is better if Vampire Kanagi is just swimming in them.

Overall a good personal memoria that greatly benefits Vampire Kanagi’s playstyle-- but keep in mind this isn’t one you’ll be using that often. You will want to max ascend this once you get it, because the difference is between a cooldown of 4 and a cooldown of 2-- and getting it as low as possible is ideal.

Lastly, consider how many slots your unit has. You’re better off equipping a passive if she only has one, but it’s more acceptable if she has two.

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Letters From Dear Friends

Obtainability:  You can get one copy from completing all three of the unit’s MSS, and the rest can be rolled from the Support Fate Weave. Usable by Sayuki Fumino only.

Effect: HP Regen [5%] (Self/3 Turns) / Remove Debuffs (Self)

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The Tone Gently Melts

Single Effect: Attack Up [10%] (Self / 3 turns) & Remove Debuffs

MLB Effect: Attack Up [15%] (Self / 3 turns) & Remove Debuffs

Effect Definitions:

Attack Up will increase the equipped character’s base stats, meaning that its effected is calculated before buffs/debuffs are considered. It’s generally considered superior to Damage Up/Damage Inflicted Up, however, because there are so many sources of Attack Up in the game it can be easy to hit the cap of 100%.

Remove Debuffs will remove all debuffs from the equipped target (note: these are the effects with blue icons). Some examples include Attack Down, Defense Down, Damage Down, etc.

TLDR: This is the first unlimited memoria in the game to offer the effect Remove Debuffs, making this an extremely valuable memoria to have.

Review: As far as three-star memoria go, this one isn’t too bad. Attack Up at 15% is pretty standard and it lasts for three turns-- it’s not groundbreaking, but it can be useful all the same. Of course, the Remove Debuff portion here is probably what makes “The Tone Gently Melts” stand out. This is currently the only unlimited memoria in the game to offer Remove Debuffs, outside of a few select personal memoria.

The two effects do synergize well together. If you’re getting rid of an Attack Down debuff to make sure you deal as much damage to an enemy as possible, then the Attack Up here acts as a decent bonus. Sadly the cooldown is long at 8 turns, so make sure to use this memoria when it counts-- while the Attack Up lasts for three turns, the Remove Debuffs will only effect one.

However, outside of the Remove Debuff portion, the Attack Down is lackluster. There are several memoria in the game that give a higher Attack Up percentage for three turns-- here’s a list:

(4*) “Even if I Take a Wrong Path” Attack Up [35%] & Anti-Counter [80%] (Self / 3 Turns)

(4*) “Formally Deciding” Attack Up [30%] & Status Ailment Resistance Up [50%] (Self / 3 Turns)

(4*) “Survival Date on a Deserted Island” Attack Up [30%] & Anti-Debuff [2 Debuffs] & Defense Up [37.5%] (Self / 3 Turns)

(4*) “I Won't Stray From This Path” Attack Up [30%] & Defense Up [37.5%] (Self / 3)

(3*) “She'll Definitely Be Happy” Attack Up [40%] & Defense Up [52.5%] (Self / 1 Turn)

(3*) “Going Round and Round Wednesday” Attack Up [25%] & Status Ailment Resistance Up [35%] (Self / 3 turns)

“Going Round and Round Wednesday” is likely the most “budget” in terms of what memoria will be best for Free-to-Play players. It is also a three-star unlimited memoria that lasts for three turns, but comes with 25% Attack Up instead of 15%.

But overall, “The Tone Gently Melts” is one to keep for its Remove Debuffs effect. Because Remove Debuffs is so hard to find it’s advisable to use Over-Limiters on this if you can.

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Head to Toe

Obtainability: Limited to the “Beachside Bonds” event.

Notes: This is event memoria and should be kept in the case of the event being rerun. Thank you to @leafbladie for taking this screenshot!

Effect: Remove Debuffs (Self)

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Blue Night Sky and Fanciful Evening Party

Effect: Remove Debuffs (Self)

Effect Definitions:

Remove Debuffs will remove all debuffs from the equipped target (note: these are the effects with blue icons). Some examples include Attack Down, Defense Down, Damage Down, etc.

TLDR: “Blue Night Sky and Fanciful Evening Party” is a niche memoria, good for when you are facing annoying enemy Debuffs. However, it’s also outclassed by even a three-star unlimited memoria, but this is more acceptable for an event reward. This memoria is exclusive to completing the “Rondo of Oblivion Sleeps for Eternity” event.

Review: NA Refugees won’t have “Blue Night Sky and Fanciful Evening Party,” but let’s review it as if they do anyways. First off-- this review will be similar to the review for “From Top to Bottom.” The biggest difference between the two are that one is a limited memoria (aka expensive to get to max awakened) while the other is an event reward which is... well, it comes to you max awakened. Secondly, “Blue Night Sky and Fanciful Evening Party” has a longer cooldown at nine, but that’s forgivable when it’s, again, max awakened for you.

First off, let’s see what other memoria have the effect of Remove Debuffs:

(Limited 4*) “The Legendary 'Maiden'” Remove Debuffs (Self) & Attack Up [25%] (Self / 3 turns)

(Limited 4*) “From Top to Bottom” Remove Debuffs (Self)

(Limited 4*) “Blue Night Sky and Fanciful Evening Party” Remove Debuffs (Self)

(3*) “The Tone Gently Melts” Remove Debuffs (Self) & Attack Up [15%] (Self / 3 turns)

The first thing to note is that there is an unlimited three-star memoria, “The Tone Gently Melts,” which offers Remove Debuffs... along with Attack Up. Whales and lucky players who rolled on Final Tart’s banner will have “The Legendary 'Maiden'” which is the better version of “The Tone Gently Melts.” Both of these have a 8-turn cooldown when max awakened, which is better than “Blue Night Sky and Fanciful Evening Party” by one. “From Top to Bottom” is extremely expensive to max awaken, but it also has a very short cooldown at six, making it something you can use more often when needed.

So right away, this memoria is outclassed. Even if you aren’t a Whale, chances are that you’ve gotten at least one copy of “The Tone Gently Melts” before and that memoria has a secondary effect along with the shorter cooldown. So far, “Blue Night Sky and Fanciful Evening Party” seems a little lesser in comparison.

Well, maybe this is like Active Debuff memoria, where having more than once source of it isn’t so bad. To that end... eh. Even if you only have one Remove Debuff memoria, you’re not exactly out of luck-- you could use Anti-Debuff memoria instead, such as:

(4*) “Blood Rush to a Superb View” Anti-Debuff [3 Debuffs] (Self / 3 turns)

(4*) “Survival Date on a Deserted Island” Anti-Debuff [2 Debuffs] & Attack Up [30%] & Defense Up [37.5%] (Self / 3 Turns)

(Limited 4*) “Memories of Departure” Anti-Debuff [2 Debuffs] & Damage Increase [45%] (Self / 1 Turn)

(Limited 3*) “Secret Special Training” Anti-Debuff [1 Debuff] (Self / 3 Turns)

Anti-Debuff and Remove Debuffs isn’t the same effect, but they’re similar enough that with some clever planning they can fill similar roles.

But ignoring all of this, just how good is the memoria on its own?

It’s a niche memoria. In most scenarios you won’t need it. You need to face a very specific kind of enemy, one that uses Debuffs, and most enemies don’t. However, when fighting those enemies who DO use debuffs, this can be extremely useful. Debuffs can range from minorly annoying, like a single Defense Down on a full-health target, to ten Attack Downs on a unit you want to hit hard. In the latter circumstance, “Blue Night Sky and Fanciful Evening Party” becomes a lifesaver. Unfortunately the long cooldown makes it unlikely you can use it more than once (or-- if you need to, you’ll need to wait for a while to do so).

One thing that sucks is that Remove Debuffs is the only effect that “Blue Night Sky and Fanciful Evening Party” has. It does come with the benefit that AUTO will only use it when necessary... but most of the time, if you need to use this memoria then you probably aren’t using AUTO either.

Overall, if we bring back the other memoria to compare it too-- “Blue Night Sky and Fanciful Evening Party” is outclassed. However, given that it was an event reward memoria, that isn’t entirely a bad thing-- for most, it’ll fill in a niche they don’t have, or at least could benefit from having an extra of. Overall this is another niche memoria that you won’t be using often until very specific circumstances.

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From Top to Bottom

Single Effect: Remove Debuffs

MLB Effect: Remove Debuffs

Effect Definitions:

Remove Debuffs will remove all debuffs from the equipped target (note: these are the effects with blue icons). Some examples include Attack Down, Defense Down, Damage Down, etc.

TLDR: “From Top to Bottom” is a memoria victim to powercreep. It has a few niche applications, but mostly falls flat when compared to more recent Arc 2 memoria that can do what it does... but better. This memoria is exclusive to “The Ribbon at the Beach” gacha. This is event memoria and should be kept in case of a rerun.

Review: “From Top to Bottom” is another arc one memoria that has been outclassed by arc two memoria in the game-- does that make it bad? Is it still something worth keeping?

Let’s first establish some background: when this memoria came out, it was unique. It was the only memoria in the game to offer the effect of “Remove Debuffs,” making it at least interesting, even if you didn’t plan on using it very much. However, the game has changed. Let’s see what else has this effect now:

(Limited 4*) “The Legendary 'Maiden'” Remove Debuffs (Self) & Attack Up [25%] (Self / 3 turns)

(Limited 4*) “From Top to Bottom” Remove Debuffs (Self)

(Limited 4*) “Blue Night Sky and Fanciful Evening Party” Remove Debuffs (Self)

(3*) “The Tone Gently Melts” Remove Debuffs (Self) & Attack Up [15%] (Self / 3 turns)

The first thing to note is that there is an unlimited three-star memoria, “The Tone Gently Melts,” which offers Remove Debuffs... along with Attack Up. The only difference in favor of “From Top to Bottom” is that “From Top to Bottom” has a lower cooldown at 6... but that’s provided you got enough of the memoria to max awaken it, which isn’t exactly advisable. Whales and lucky players who rolled on Final Tart’s banner will have “The Legendary 'Maiden'” which is the better version of “The Tone Gently Melts.” It too has an 8-turn cooldown.

Lastly, non-NA Refugees will have “Blue Night Sky and Fanciful Evening Party” which is an event reward memoria that does exactly what “From Top to Bottom” does.

So what does this really mean? Without even going into the effect itself, it means that “From Top to Bottom” isn’t necessary or even novel like it once was. You don’t need to roll on the limited banner for it, because you can just roll on the Support Banner once a day and get the three-star unlimited (and better) version instead. 

Well, maybe this is like Active Debuff memoria, where having more than once source of it isn’t so bad. To that end... eh. Even if you only have one Remove Debuff memoria, you’re not exactly out of luck-- you could use Anti-Debuff memoria instead, such as:

(4*) “Blood Rush to a Superb View” Anti-Debuff [3 Debuffs] (Self / 3 turns)

(4*) “Survival Date on a Deserted Island” Anti-Debuff [2 Debuffs] & Attack Up [30%] & Defense Up [37.5%] (Self / 3 Turns)

(Limited 4*) “Memories of Departure” Anti-Debuff [2 Debuffs] & Damage Increase [45%] (Self / 1 Turn)

(Limited 3*) “Secret Special Training” Anti-Debuff [1 Debuff] (Self / 3 Turns)

Anti-Debuff and Remove Debuffs isn’t the same effect, but they’re similar enough that with some clever planning they can fill similar roles.

But let’s ignore all the other memoria for now: How good is “From Top to Bottom?”

It’s a niche memoria. In most scenarios you won’t need it. You need to face a very specific kind of enemy, one that uses Debuffs, and most enemies don’t. However, when fighting those enemies who DO use debuffs, this can be extremely useful. Debuffs can range from minorly annoying, like a single Defense Down on a full-health target, to ten Attack Downs on a unit you want to hit hard. In the latter circumstance, “From Top to Bottom” becomes a lifesaver. Even the cooldown becomes useful-- for a fight where you can face debuffs on every turn, that will even last for multiple turns (meaning that these debuffs stack up), you can activate “From Top to Bottom” more than once, and at least more often than “The Tone Gently Melts” or “The Legendary 'Maiden'.”

One thing that sucks is that Remove Debuffs is the only effect that “From Top to Bottom” has. It does come with the benefit that AUTO will only use it when necessary... but most of the time, if you need to use this memoria then you probably aren’t using AUTO either. 

Unfortunately however, this memoria might be good in these circumstances, but going back to the issue of comparing it to its peers, this memoria isn’t as good. If you get it in the gacha then you shouldn’t throw it away-- but it’s not Whale-Tier either. Overall “From Top to Bottom” is just very lackluster.

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The Lights on Our Chests

Single Effect: Remove Debuffs (Self)

MLB Effect: Remove Debuffs (Self)

TLDR: “The Lights on Our Chests” has a rare effect in Remove Debuffs, but it’s not that great overall. Most debuffs don’t last for more than one turn (of course, exceptions do exist), and you’re probably better off equipping something else on Rika & Ren (Christmas ver). However, it’s worth keeping just in case-- just don’t worry about max awakening it or anything.

Review: This is a personal memoria for Rika & Ren (Christmas ver). Remove Debuffs will remove all debuffs from the equipped character (note: these are the effects with blue icons). Some examples include Attack Down, Defense Down, Damage Down, ect.

“The Lights on Our Chests” isn’t incredible. It’s not necessarily bad, but it’s not something you always want equipped either, especially since Rika & Ren (Christmas ver) have Remove Debuffs as part of their Magia and Doppel effects. The benefit of having this memoria is that you could use it more often and without needing to use your magia, but why else are you bringing this unit to the field in the first place?

One thing to note is a comparison between the effect Remove Debuffs and the effect Anti-Debuff. Remove Debuffs does as outlined above, but Anti-Debuff will prevent your character from taking any in the first place. This is notable because when an enemy uses a debuff on a target, that debuff typically doesn’t last very long-- some will last for two to three turns, but many will last for only one. That means by the time you can react and use Remove Debuffs, the debuff is already gone and your character was already hit.

Of course, Anti-Debuff requires knowing when and where to use it, and again there are some debuffs that can last for more than one turn. But it’s something to think about when using this memoria.

Now, Remove Debuffs can actually be a difficult memoria to find. Every single memoria that has it is limited (Kanae as it as part of her personal memoria, but obviously that means only she can use it). Any four star memoria with Remove Debuffs is limited. So keeping this memoria just in case is probably a good idea.

But overall, you’re better off equipping something else. Since the effect is the same regardless of whether or not you’ve max awakened it, don’t worry about using valuable three star cores on this-- the only thing that changes is the Cooldown.

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That Which Speaks for Me

Obtainability: You can get one copy from completing all three of the unit’s MSS, and the rest can be rolled from the Support Fate Weave. Usable by Kanae Yukino only.

Effect: Remove Debuffs / Remove Status Ailments (Self)