a green tinted menu with a head and shoulders portrait of a young woman with long, brown hair and a cap on her head. She's ringed by nine seals, some of which are colored in green while others are still grayed out. in the top left corner is the word "abilities"

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The DioField Chronicle: How To Play As Rickenback

Rickenback might seem like a kid, but she's a resourceful ranger whose skill with a bow is matched only by her ingenuity on the battlefield.

Hayden Epstein

Published: Oct 4, 2022 05:22 pm

The DioField Chronicle is Square Enix’s latest RPG that mixes real-time strategy with in-depth character building. There are bruisers who fight up close and magic-wielders who cover the field in flames, but the Sharpshooters are arguably the strongest class. Rickenback is one such character, and her skill with a bow and resourcefulness with items make her a potent addition to any roster.

How To Play As Rickenback

Rickenback is the youngest member of the Blue Foxes mercenaries group, but that doesn’t mean you should count her out. She’s a powerful ranger who can utilize every bow skill in the Sharpshooter tree. Additionally, she sports a unique set of abilities that provide her with extreme flexibility when caught in the midst of battle.

Rickenback shares her skill set with Iscarion, which means she has access to all the same special attacks. Trip Caster is a vital tool in her arsenal, allowing her to set up a powerful explosive trap for enemies to wander into. And if you’re feeling impatient, you can always push them into it using Andrias’ Leaping Attack or Fredret’s Mounted Charge.

It’s also worth mentioning that attaching Iscarion as an adjutant gives Rickenback access to all of his equipped skills as well. This is a foolproof way to let either ranger use the entire suite of Sharpshooter skills. Upgrading weapons can put a desired skill out of reach, so it’s nice to still have access to both Stun Shot and Rain of Arrows.

Rickenback’s abilities are where she really differentiates herself. The Item Master ability is the most iconic of the bunch, boosting the effectiveness of items by 50%. This can be a lifesaver when stuck in a particularly difficult battle. She can also boost her base luck stat with Luck Boost, which works in concert with Fortune from Above to give Rickenback a healthy damage boost.

Skills

a battle menu with a small figure of a young woman holding a bow in the middle of the screen. on the left is a detailed, anime-style portrait of the woman with long hair and a cap. next to the portrait is a list of available attacks skills. on the right is a video demonstration of the selected skill, "trip caster." on the bottom are four smaller portraits with green health bars below them — Screenshot via Square Enix

Fantail Formation	Assume fantail formation and continuously attack the target area.
Rain of Arrows	Deal damage to enemies in the target area, inflicting delay.
Stun Shot	Deal damage to a target, inflicting stun.
Concentrated Volley	Deal damage to a target. Magickers take extra damage.
Backflip	Deal damage to an enemy and move behind them, canceling their next action and inflicting immobilized.
Trap Caster	Set a tripwire trap. Enemies who come into contact with the wire take damage, which increases as the cooldown timer ticks away.

Abilities

Luck Boost	Increases luck.
Evasion Boost	Increases evasion.
Status Effect Evasion	25% chance of preventing status effects.
Fortune from Above	Deals additional damage equal to 30% of Luck.
Cavalier Killer	Deals 1.2x damage to Cavalier unit type.
Focus	Reduces cooldown time by 30%.
Item Master	Increases items’ healing effects by 50%.
Technique Boost	Increases technique.
Magilumic Protection	100% chance that TP Healing Fragments are dropped when an enemy is defeated.

The DioField Chronicle is available now for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.