Ciaran
(pronounced Keer-en)
Character Notes & Recommendations
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Numbers listed below refer to the 7 passives to select for each Ultimate Summon Board for the character. Top is 1, bottom is 7.Alexander choose 3 / 5 / 6
Odin choose 3 / 6 / 7
Bahamut choose 4 / 5 / 6
Usuals:
Ifrit, Shiva, Ramuh, Brothers 4 / 5 / 7
Leviathan, Pandemonium, Diabolos 4 / 5 / 6
For more details and help with summons, check Summon Hub!
Sphere Recommendations
NOTE: The sphere letters below are hyperlinked to our Sphere Hub which lists all available spheres sorted by effect!A Sphere - Focus ATK & BRV DMG primarily. Hitting secondary stats like mBRV, iBRV, & overflow is nice as well. His own sphere is great for him if you don’t have another favorite that frequently caps BRV where it would shine.
B Sphere - Avoid HP DMG & target based spheres. Celes & Gabranth are well suited for him.
C Sphere - Avoid self healing triggers, which doesn’t leave many options. He buffs fairly often enough for Alphinaud’s sphere.
How-To-Play Notes
Ciaran maintains 5 stacks of his Drop of Myrrh thanks to his LD buff World's Memories - use Shadowblade (LD) to maintain your both the buff and stacks. Then you can spam his upgraded S2 for the most damage.
Bash (S1) is generally just used to upkeep the buff. You can also strategically use it to charge EX if you expect to need AoE shaving upcoming in the fight.
Holyrastrike (S2) is your big damage 100% AoE attack. It’s great in summon, and always use your free ability on it.
Caravan Memories (EX) is a much better button to push as it's on par with his S2.
Power of Memories (BT) gives him the effect of boosting BRV Gains and HP DMG Limit very high!
White Whorlstrike (FR) grants Ciaran the ability to spam his S2 and provides the party an easy 50% HP DMG & Limit! It's conditions are also extremely easy as it asks for:
Act with a stacking buff/effect: +40% (Rydia LDCA, Garland calls for a member)
BRV regen: +40% (Ciaran provides this to the party)
Team Synergy Notes
For those who liked the idea of Queen but thought she was too clunky or unappealing, here's another amazing HP DMG Limit aurabot!
Ciaran handles auras very capably, he can act as the sole support on a team, but note that he lacks healing, so cover that with calls or Alexander summon
Don't sleep on his DEF up boosts! With Crystal Room buffs his DEF up can make you take 0 BRV damage even sooner!
Removable Passives
NOTE: Passives should generally only be removed if you lack CP space. There are very rare occasions where a character has a bad passive that disrupts their optimal gameplay.BRV Attack++ HP Attack++ Up: 100% useless, Soulshot overrides HP++ and BRV++ is so rarely used that you won’t want this minor effect.
DEF Passives