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Aisling is an offensive attacker, proficient at both physical and magical damage. Aisling is a very self-sufficient fighter, having a balanced spread of attack options, as well as abilities that allow her to juggle her HP, SP and Sync efficiently. However, she has poor Sync Affinity with the party overall (1 positive, 2 neutral, 3 negative) so you should think carefully before placing her into a particular party formation.

Sync affinity: when party members who get along well are in the same party, they gain more sync from their actions, and visa versa for party members who dislike each other


Name: Aisling Adaire
Devphase Nickname: Sword Girl
Arcana: Magician
Native Sync: Flash of Steel - Until your next turn, counterattack any damage with a critical hit.
Initial Persona: Vivian
Vivian Sync Role: Fencer - You gain bonus sync when dealing physical damage, especially criticals.
Vivian Sync Skill: Lifespring - Absorb HP whenever you deal water damage. Instant
Vivian Stat Approximations: ST 6, EN 3, MA 5, AG 4, LU 3
Also Learns:
...Cleave, Aqua, Twin Fang, River Dance, Balzac, Diamai...

Perhaps because of her poor affinity ratings, Aisling doesn't necessarily interact with others' sync roles directly. Her Sync Role is focused on her physical damage, meaning she isn't gaining much Sync if she isn't attacking, and she doesn't rely on anyone else for her sync. When she does attack, you'll want to use Cleave for its high critical rate or Twin Fang to hit multiple enemies. Balzac inflicts Rage and draws the attention of enemies. It's great to draw the heat off someone else in battle, or follow it up with Flash of Steel to rack up even more Sync with those critical hits! If Aisling overspends her HP on her physical attacks or is taking too much damage from enraged enemies, Lifespring is a sync that she can use without spending her turn (instant). Essentially, Lifespring is allowing her SP to serve two purposes when casting Aqua or River Dance - dealing damage AND restoring her HP. A later sync, Llyn Llydaw, enchants her sword with Water damage. This will trigger her Fencer role AND Lifespring if it is active! However, this water damage extends to her physical skills as well, so that is an extra consideration when invoking it. For a look at how Lifespring interacts with Rylan's abilities, check out Who is Rylan? where Aisling's name is bolded.

Note that Aqua and River Dance follow the same pattern as Cleave and Twin Fang, for the most part: Aqua is single-target water damage, whereas River Dance will strike multiple enemies at random. Vivian's attacks will always follow this pattern; any AoE attacks will stipulate that they strike X random enemies instead of true AoE. This is another extra consideration included to encourage swapping Personas or party members. No one person can be good at everything, and Aisling is no exception! She excels at dishing out damage, and her abilities help her balance her three resource pools to avoid relying heavily on other party members. However, she has unreliable AoE attacks, and Diamai (regen) is her only healing spell. If she is taking damage from enraged enemies, and spending HP on strong attacks, she may not be able to outheal the incoming damage with just Diamai and Lifespring. Fortunately, she has neutral affinity with Lysander...

Next week: Who is Lysander?!