Antal

early game support

supporter buffer debuff

Antal is an Electric Supporter who focuses on boosting Electric and Heat damage for the team. He applies debuffs that increase susceptibility to these elements and can provide minor healing. His effectiveness is limited to teams built around Electric and Heat, but within those compositions he offers strong buff and debuff support.

A beginner-friendly build that prioritizes Ultimate Gain to let Antal support his team more often. The Catastrophe gear set combined with the OBJ Arts Identifier weapon ensures his buffs and debuffs are active whenever needed, making him a reliable support for any early-game team composition.

Insights

Core Mechanics

Battle Skill Specified Research Subject applies Focus on one enemy, granting Electric and Heat Susceptibility for 60 seconds.
Ultimate Overclocked Moment grants team-wide Electric Amp and Heat Amp, significantly boosting damage from those elements.
Combo Skill EMP Test Site triggers when an enemy with Focus suffers a status effect, adding an extra stack and dealing Electric damage.
Talent Improviser provides periodic healing to amped teammates when their skills deal damage, scaling with Strength.

Scaling

Antal's support capabilities scale well with Ultimate Gain Efficiency to ensure high uptime on buffs and debuffs.
His healing scales with Strength, making that attribute secondary for his Talent.
He is most effective in late-game teams that specialize in Electric or Heat damage, where his buffs have maximum impact.

Team Role

Antal functions as a dedicated support for Electric and Heat damage dealers. He applies long-duration debuffs to a single high-value target and provides team-wide damage amps with his Ultimate. His Combo Skill can stack additional status effects, and his Talent offers small periodic heals. He synergizes best with characters like Laevatain who can capitalize on the amps. Teams should focus on these elements to maximize his value, and his Ultimate should be timed to align with the burst windows of the main damage dealers.

Weapon

obj_arts_identifier Best

5★ Wand

Weapon Stat Priority

pursuit arts_intensity_boost intellect_boost

Gear

ultimate_gain

Pieces

armor

gloves

miner fists t1

core 1

core 2

Stat Priority

1 ultimate_gain_efficiency

Explanation

Catastrophe set directly addresses Antal's need for frequent Ultimate usage, making it a natural choice for early progression.

The starting 50 SP helps him get his first Ultimate off quickly, which can turn the tide in tougher encounters.

OBJ Arts Identifier is still the best weapon because it provides more Ultimate Gain and team utility; it can be obtained from gacha or the Operational Manual.

This build is a stepping stone to the endgame Eternal Xiranite build but remains functional throughout the game.

Notes

Catastrophe set is excellent for early game as it gives +20% Ultimate Gain Efficiency and a starting 50 SP, allowing Antal to use his Ultimate more often.
OBJ Arts Identifier remains the best weapon even in early game due to its Ultimate efficiency and team buffs.
If OBJ Arts Identifier is not available, the same alternatives as the endgame build can be used.