Phoenix Maelle

Maelle’s stance mechanic is one of the simplest in the game; she just has three modes: Offensive, Defensive, and Virtuose. Offensive stance Increases her damage but also the damage she takes. Defensive stance boosts her tankiness and AP generation. Lastly, the Virtuose stance which gives her a massive damage boost with zero downside. Every skill ties into a stance, applying effects and shifting Maelle between them. The catch is that Virtuose is harder to enter… normally. That’s where the Medalum weapon breaks the game design. Once you have it, you can stay in Virtuose permanently. The game intends for Maelle to alternate between stances each turn for balance, but Virtuose damage scaling is so absurd that there’s never a reason to make a build around any other stance.