Alesh
Aearly game support
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Alesh lands in A tier because his SP generation is genuinely strong, yet it comes with conditions. He wants plenty of Cryo Infliction on the field, ideally spread across groups of weaker enemies, and several of his effects rely on chance rolls. That layered, partly luck-driven kit makes his output uneven, so he performs best in teams built specifically around him and can feel unreliable in generic lineups.
Alesh's early-game setup is about borrowing the stats he will eventually get from better gear. The Mordvolt Insulation set provides a flat Intellect boost, which matters because Intellect feeds both his Veteran Angler Rare Fin scaling and his bonus SP generation, and the rest of the set rounds him out with Strength, Attack, Cryo DMG, and Arts damage. OBJ Edge of Lightness is the recommended weapon at this stage — it adds Intellect and gives team-wide buffs when Alesh is fielded next to Heat or Electric operators. If you rotate him through multiple compositions, Fortmaker serves as a straightforward substitute that keeps his Intellect and Ultimate Gain Efficiency respectable. This configuration trades peak output for accessibility, and it is meant to be replaced by the Frontiers setup once better gear is available.
Insights
Core Mechanics
- SP battery: nearly every part of Alesh's kit feeds SP back to the team, which is what makes him a support pick rather than a damage dealer.
- Unconventional Lure strips all Cryo Infliction stacks off a target, force-applies Solidification, and refunds SP based on how many stacks it ate — but the refund only counts once, even on multi-hit.
- Auger Angling becomes usable when an Arts Reaction triggers or an Originium Crystal (for example one made by Endministrator) is consumed, dealing Physical DMG and returning SP.
- The same Combo Skill can randomly hook a Rare Fin, shown as a gold fish, which multiplies the skill's damage and its SP return.
- One Monster Catch! sweeps a large frontal area with Cryo damage, applies Cryo Infliction, and pays out extra SP for each enemy killed.
- Flash-frozen for Freshness hands Alesh Ultimate Energy whenever Solidification or Originium Crystals land on nearby enemies, with a bigger refund if he applied the Solidification himself.
Scaling
- Alesh actually wants Intellect over his listed primary stat Strength, since Intellect drives both his bonus damage and his Combo Skill's SP payoff.
- Veteran Angler converts Intellect into Rare Fin odds, so stacking toward roughly 600 Intellect is the real breakpoint for his top-end performance.
- Early progression is functional but modest — basic gear carries him until the team can reliably supply Cryo Infliction and reactions.
- He is strongly team-dependent; without consistent Infliction sources and Arts Reaction partners his SP engine and damage both drop off.
Team Role
Alesh occupies the SP generator and enabler slot. Rather than acting as the controlled main damage dealer, he stays on the field as a teammate who keeps the team's skill economy running and sets up reactions. His Battle Skill converts stacked Cryo Infliction into Solidification plus SP, which pairs naturally with Physical or Arts reaction teams, while his Combo Skill fires off whenever a nearby Arts Reaction or Originium Crystal is consumed. Because the Combo Skill's trigger is reaction-based, he slots well next to operators that consistently produce reactions — Endministrator's crystals are called out specifically as a trigger source. His Ultimate doubles as an AoE Cryo Infliction applicator that snowballs SP when it clears groups, so he prefers fights with multiple weaker enemies over single-target boss floors. The main caveat is that his Combo Skill's Rare Fin payoff is random, and his SP refund on the Battle Skill only resolves on one target, so team builders should treat him as a consistent enabler with an inconsistent damage bonus rather than a reliable carry.
Weapon
Weapon Stat Priority
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Gear
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Explanation
Early on, Alesh cannot reach the Intellect numbers his kit wants, so the Mordvolt Insulation set is used purely as an Intellect engine that also raises survivability through its HP-conditioned Arts damage bonus.
OBJ Edge of Lightness is taken as the default weapon since it feeds Intellect and grants squad-wide benefits when paired with Heat or Electric partners, covering the stage of the game where dedicated Cryo support is scarce.
Piece-by-piece the Mordvolt armor adds Strength, while the remaining slots fill in Attack, Cryo DMG, and Arts damage for a bit of personal output alongside the support role.
Swap to Fortmaker when Alesh is being shuffled between teams and you want a more general-purpose Intellect and Ultimate Gain stat line.
Notes
- The Mordvolt Insulation set is the early answer because it hands Alesh a large flat chunk of Intellect, feeding both his talent and his SP scaling.
- OBJ Edge of Lightness is recommended early for its Intellect contribution and for the team-wide buffs it provides next to Heat or Electric units.
- Individual Mordvolt pieces add Strength, Attack, Cryo DMG, and Arts damage on top of the set's Intellect.
- Fortmaker is a solid swap if you are moving Alesh between different team compositions.