As with most class-based RPGs, your party in The DioField Chronicle needs a solid tank to hold the front line. Without them, the rest of your squishy glass cannons will fall before the onslaught of enemy combatants. Somebody has to draw enemy attacks and take their hits like a champ while the other members of the party deal the real damage, and Izelair is only too happy to take on that role.
How To Play As Izelair
Izelair is your textbook example of the traditional knight, sporting a sword and shield that both serve as her weapons in combat. She’s a spritely young woman who can nevertheless take a hit better than just about any other character in the game. Her impressive defense stats and respectable health pool make her an outstanding tank, as do her very curated set of skills.
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Izelair likes to get up and close and personal with her attacks, which is where she’s supposed to be as a tank. Attacks like Roundhouse Slash and Shield Charge allow her to draw enemy aggro which keeps them focused on her and away from her less sturdy allies. Shield Charge and Shield Bash are also useful for disrupting enemy skills, allowing her to protect the team from area-of-effect attacks.
Izelair’s abilities are all about shoring up her defenses and keeping her health up. Against the Odds increases her damage resistance for each enemy attacking her while Strength in Numbers does the same regarding nearby allies. To take full advantage of Serenity’s generous defense buff, make sure to have a magicker nearby to keep Izelair’s health topped off.
Izelair is a great, all-around tank that can slot into just about any party. She’s excellent at drawing enemies away from more damage-focused allies, and her defensive abilities allow her to hold off entire platoons of enemies solo. You can use her provoking skills to turn enemies away from allies as well, opening them up to Ambush attacks.
Skills
| Shield Wall | Erect a barrier of shields and inflict provoke on enemies in the target area. |
| Shield Bash | Deal damage to a target, inflicting stun. |
| Shield Charge | Move to an enemy in the target area and deal damage to them. The enemy’s actions will be canceled, and they will be inflicted with provoke. |
| Phantom Sword | Deal damage to enemies in the target area, inflicting weakness. Cavaliers take extra damage. |
| Photon Blade | Unleash a shockwave when attacking, dealing additional damage to foes in the target area. The effect continues throughout the cooldown period. |
| Roundhouse Slash | Deal damage to enemies in the target area, inflicting provoke. |
Abilities
| Auto-Attack Defence Boost | Reduces auto-attack damage from enemies. |
| Against the Odds | Reduces damage received by 5% for every 1 enemy/enemies attacking you. |
| Strength in Numbers | Reduces damage received by 5% for every 1 ally/allies nearby. |
| Serenity | Reduces damage received by 10% when HP is 75% or more. |
| Sharpshooter Killer | Deals 1.2x damage to Sharpshooter unit type. |
| Status Effect Evasion | 25% chance of preventing status effects. |
| Rude Health | Recovers 1% HP every 3 seconds. |
| Strong Constitution | Increases the effects of healing received. |
| Knight’s Wisdom | Allows you to survive an attack that would reduce your HP to 0 once per mission. |
The DioField Chronicle is available now for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.
