Royal Guard Captain

Skeleton-Sword: wounds and physical attacks

Keep a solid physical base, reapply Wound to trigger Bleed, then continue normal attacks. Specialize further when Bleed equipment drops.

Skills

Rusty Piercer
Recommended From Rare onward, use the specified hits to apply Wound. Not every hit applies it, and the Common form lacks those skill effects.
Sawblade Slash
Recommended From Rare onward, use the specified hits to apply Wound. Not every hit applies it, and the Common form lacks those skill effects.

Items

Terrible Blade Shards
Recommended Bleed enables follow-up attacks on normal attacks. The unupgraded shard's follow-ups do not themselves supply Wound.
Blood-Drinking Sword
Recommended Physical equipment that grows when Bleed occurs, not from kills or Tetanus damage ticks.
Miracle Grail
Consider it when leaning into Bleed damage. A physical build still works without it.
Thief's Black Steel Dagger
An option for raising critical chance when using equipment that triggers on critical hits.
Gunpowder Sword
Adds physical explosions when you land enough critical hits.

Inscriptions

Courage2
Recommended Builds physical damage. Judge an item's actual contribution before chasing inscription counts.
Arms2
Recommended Builds physical damage. Judge an item's actual contribution before chasing inscription counts.
Excessive Bleeding2
Aim for 2 with Bleed equipment. The 4-piece effect merely allows Bleed to crit; you still need critical chance.

Dark Abilities

Go-getter
Choose this when item attacks contribute substantially. It does not boost every skull attack or all status damage.

How to Play

Use the post-swap Wound chance to engage and land the designated hits of Rusty Piercer and Sawblade Slash. Skill-applied Wound starts at Rare and is not attached to every hit. Bleed is a single damage event; Tetanus, available from Unique, is separate damage over time. Follow Bleed with normal attacks to use the shard effect and the final form's bonus against Tetanus-afflicted enemies.

Why It Works

Start with Courage 2 and Arms 2, considering Terrible Blade Shards and Blood-Drinking Sword. With equipment such as Miracle Grail, aim for Excessive Bleeding 2; pursue 4 when Bleed matters and you have critical chance. Otherwise, critical chance plus Gunpowder Sword can support direct attacks. Do not sacrifice good physical gear just to fill an inscription. The simulator includes recommended and optional candidates together. They are not a mandatory complete set; check the partner skull's required skill yourself.

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