Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki: Alternative Saga/Builds

This page will list all items and assists that can be used to customize/min-max a character, as well as their cost in AP. Items written like this are banned from competitive play.

Accessories

Notes:

• Since most accessories have 4 different tiers of effectiveness, these will all be grouped into the same entry for readability's sake
• Accessories that have no effects on competitive play will not be listed

Accessory	Effect	AP Cost	Shop Level	Notes
Vitality Belt	HP +100/300/500/700	1/2/3/4	1	-
Power Wrist	STR +10/30/50/70	2/3/4/5	3	Power Wrist 4 grants 10 more damage per hit
Shield Ring	DEF +10/30/50/70	2/3/4/5	3	-
Stamina Ring	Stamina +20%/30%/40%/50%	2/4/6/8	2	-
Break Ring	Stamina damage on block +20%/30%/40%/50%	2/3/4/5	1
Speed Ring	Movement speed +5%/10%/15%/20%	2/3/4/5	2	-
Dash Ring	Dash speed +5%/10%/15%/20%	2/3/4/5	2	-
Jump Ring	Jump height +6%/9%/12%/15%	2/3/4/5	2	-
Evil Ring	HP +300 STR +30 DEF +30 BRK +30 DUR +30 Constantly suffer from random status effects	3	4	Don't forget to bring Tia
Guard Earrings	Guard stamina cost -10%/15%/20%/25%	1/2/3/4	1	-
Dash Earrings	Dash stamina cost -10%/15%/20%/25%	1/2/3/4	1	-
Skill Earrings	SP Costs -10%/15%/20%/25%	6/9/12/15	6	-
Blood Nail	Recover HP on hit	3/4/5/6	2	Recovers up to 15HP per hit at level 99
Break Nail	Remove enemy stamina on hit	3/4/5/6	2	Banned because, while it can't stun opponents, it still leaves them unable to escape some strings unless they spend 20% HP on Burst
Sword of Valor	Increase damage up to 1.1x/1.15x/1.2x/1.25x as HP drops	3/5/7/9	1	-
Sword of Pride	Increase max stamina up to 1.1x/1.15x/1.2x/1.25x as HP drops	1/2/3/4	1	-
Poison Blade	All attacks now have a 2%/4%/6%/8% chance of inflicting Poison	1/2/3/4	1	-
Scorcher Blade	All attacks now have a 2%/4%/6%/8% chance of inflicting Burn	3/4/5/6	2	-
Ice Fog Blade	All attacks now have a 2%/4%/6%/8% chance of inflicting Freeze	6/7/8/9	2	-
Medusa Blade	All attacks now have a 2%/4%/6%/8% chance of inflicting Petrify	6/7/8/9	2	-
Chaos Blade	All attacks now have a 2%/4%/6%/8% chance of inflicting Confusion	2/3/4/5	1	-
Gravity Blade	All attacks now have a 2%/4%/6%/8% chance of inflicting Heavy	5/6/7/8	2	-
Sealing Blade	All attacks now have a 2%/4%/6%/8% chance of inflicting Paralysis	4/5/6/7	2	-
Snake Necklace	Provides immunity to Poison DEF +5	1	1	-
Fireproof Charm	Provides immunity to Burn	1	2	-
Eye of Fire	Provides immunity to Freeze	1	2	-
Gold Pendant	Provides immunity to Petrify	1	2	-
Rune Necklace	Provides immunity to Confusion	1	1	-
Silver Feather	Provides immunity to Heavy	1	2	-
Pearl Necklace	Provides immunity to Paralysis	1	2	-
Carnelia Pendant	Provides immunity to DEF Down DEF +5	1	1	-
Grail Locket	Provides immunity to all status effects	8	20	-
Silver Crown	Gives 100 SP at the start of the match	1	12	A must-have
Golden Crown	Gives 25/50/75/100 EXTRA at the start of the match	3/6/9/12	2	-
Platinum Crown	Invincibility for 10 seconds at the start of the match	1	9	Banned for obvious reasons
Purifying Gauntlet	Flash Guard now heals status effects	1	7	-
War Gauntlet	Flash Guard now recovers some SP	2	16	-
EX Gauntlet	Flash Guard now recovers some EXTRA	3	17	-
Blessed Glove	Flash Guard now recovers 0.4%0.6%0.8%1% HP	2/3/4/5	3	-
Death Gauntlet	Increases Flash Guard's crit window by 25%/50%/75%/100%	3/4/5/6	2	-
Flash Gauntlet	Flash Guard now increases movement speed	5/6/7/8	4	-
War Mallet	Breaking props now gives SP	1	11	5 SP per prop
EX Mallet	Breaking props now gives EXTRA	2	15	-
Blessed Orb	Passive HP regen	4/6/8/10	4	-
Energy Orb	Moving now regenerates SP	4/6/8/10	1	-
Mastery Scroll	All attacks now have a 2%/4%/6%/8% chance of dealing critical damage	2/3/4/5	1	-
Battle Scroll	Attacks now earns 4%/6%/8%/10% more SP	2/3/4/5	4	-
EX Scroll	Attacks now earns 4%/6%/8%/10% more EXTRA	2/3/4/5	4	-
EX Tome	EXTRA Skills does 1.25x more damage	4	20	-
Guarding Tome	Flash Guard timing is made more lenient	7	20	-
Support Tome	Assists can now be used twice in a match	12	20	-
Airborne Medallion	Grants access to Rising Attack	1	20	-
EX Medallion	Allows the use of EXTRA Skills while airborne	4	16	-
Jump Medallion	Gives a double jump	6	20	Only 1 jump cancel is possible per combo
Flight Medallion	Gives a second airdash	7	20	-
Malice Puppet	Upon KO, deals 5% damage to whoever killed the user	2	9	Only viable in 2v2
Awakening Puppet	Prevents death once, grants 1 HP	1	20	-
Proxy Puppet	Prevents death once, grants 6%/9%/12%/15%	4/6/8/10	7	-
Doll Knight	Bypasses the effects of Proxy Puppets	1	4	-
Immovable Gem	Burst now costs 10% HP	2	9	-
Heavy Blade Gem	Burst now grants 50 SP	5	15	-
Silver Streak Gem	Burst is now dash cancellable	6	12	Allows most characters to combo off of Burst
Ardent Cologne MEN ONLY	Drains SP from nearby female characters	3/4/5/6	5	Banned because it unfairly restricts player options
Jenis Collar MEN ONLY	STR +40 DEF +40	5	20	-
Helix Stance MEN ONLY	The next Skill's damage will gradually increase over time	6	20	Max charge is 120%. Charges at a rate of +0.01x per second
Sultry Perfume WOMEN ONLY	Lower DEF from nearby male characters	2/3/4/5	3	Banned for gender equality reasons
Jenis Blazer WOMEN ONLY	Increases movement speed	5	20	-
Void Stance WOMEN ONLY	Charge attacks does more damage the longer they charge	6	20	Max charge is 600%. Charges at a rate of +2% per frame It is possible to store the current charge multiplier (details here)
GEMSTONES	Allows the storage of 2 EXTRA Skills	1	N/A	The name changes depending on the character
Soul Headband	Recovers 2%/3%/4%/5% stamina on hit	2/3/4/5	2	-
Eagle Eye	Nearby opponents have reduced SPD	5/6/7/8	3	-
Iron Ball	Provides immunity to Dela's assist effect	1	20	Banned because it unfairly restricts player options
Mask of Eyes	Provides immunity to Parin's assist effect	1	20	Banned because it unfairly restricts player options
Elena's Pendant	Provides immunity to Elena's assist effect	1	20	Banned because it unfairly restricts player options
Mirror of Zeme	Provides immunity to Ernst's assist effect	1	20	Banned because it unfairly restricts player options
Dumplings	Stage hazards does less damage	1	5	Total waste of AP in some cases
Eyes of Fact	Damage dealt +50% Damage taken +25%	3	6	Banned because everyone would be obligated to equip this, resulting in much more volatile matches
Purrfect Suit	Opponents no longer gains EXTRA when hit	5	14	Banned because it makes EXTRA Skills almost impossible to use without using other accessories of assists
Fujin-Raijin	All Skills gains Hard Armor	6	20	-
Cleria Ring	Automatically blocks attacks at random	7	20	-
Hermit's Stone	Remains as a ghost when KO'd	1	6	Only viable in 2v2 Ghost attacks barely does any damage

Assists

Assist	Effect	Duration	Recommended uses	Notes
Mustafa Ys SEVEN	Damage dealt +35%	40 seconds	Agressive playstyles Low damage characters	Only assist available on a fresh save
Josette Trails in the Sky	Damage taken -65%	50 seconds	Characters with low HP/DEF	-
Anelace Trails in the Sky	Passive Hard Armor	40 seconds	Neutral	-
Sigroon Ys SEVEN	25 EXTRA over time + triple EX charge rate	30 seconds	Characters with good EXTRA Skills	-
Scherazard Trails in the Sky	Animation speed +40% on the user	30 seconds	Slow characters	Side effects includes: - More combo routes due to faster cancels - Character-specific changes for some attacks (usually better frame data) - Shorter jump height - Inability to do a full air string out of a homing dash
Olha Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim	Guaranteed Crits	20 seconds	Defensive playstyles Characters with short combos Elk	Damage boost is greater than Mustafa, but the extra knockback can make some routes not work anymore
Kevin Trails in the Sky SC	Fixed SP	10 seconds	Skill spam	Doesn't let the user gain SP during the effect. Also doesn't let the user use Skills that are too expensive during the effect
Ries Trails in the Sky the 3rd	SP regen over time	25 seconds	SP-intensive characters	Grants 225 SP in total at a rate of 9 SP per second
Lilia Ys II	25% HP heal over time	30 seconds	Self-explanatory	-
Dark Fact Ys I	Reflects 50% damage taken	10 seconds	Reversal	Doesn't make the user immune to hitstun
Zin Trails in the Sky	Reduces stamina costs by 90%	30 seconds	Block-heavy playstyles Cruxie	Makes it almost impossible to run out of stamina
Dela Brandish	Draw-In	10 seconds	Combos	Hardest assist to use in the game, since combos using her usually relies on Burst, which can cost a LOT of HP. Particularly effective when combined with Burst accessories
Tia and Maya Ys SEVEN	Immunity to status effects	2 minutes	Counterpick for status-reliant characters	Grail Locket for characters who can't afford spending 8 AP
Yunica and Hugo Ys Origin	Automatic Flash Guard	30 seconds	Self-explanatory	Banned because it essentially makes the user invincible as long as they don't attack
Jurio and Chris LoH III: The White Witch	The user's attacks now damages stamina	30 seconds	Agressive playstyles High damage characters	Stamina damage is equivalent to guard damage. As a rule of thumb, 1000 damage = 1 guard break
Pipiro and Pokkle Zwei!!	0 HP cost Burst	15 seconds	High damage characters	Basically turns Burst into a pseudo-RC. Particularly effective when combined with Burst accessories
Parin and Monsters Gurumin	Makes the user "invisible"	40 seconds	Counter-zoning Kloe counterpick	In terms of gameplay, an invisible character is completely ignored by the game's auto-aiming system. This means homing projectiles won't track the user's position. The user's opponents also won't be able to perform homing dashes, and will be forced to manually aim their attacks.
Campanella Trails in the Sky SC	Random status effects on hit	25 seconds	Characters with lots of multi-hits Dogi, Geis, Cruxie	-
Cassius Trails in the Sky	Invincibility	30 seconds	Self-explanatory	Banned for obvious reasons
Elena Ys: The Oath in Felghana	Animation speed -90% on opponents Opponents can't use EXTRA Skills Opponents can't use assists Opponents loses their iframes on dodges Opponents can't cast hitboxes	5 seconds	Comebacks	EXTRA Skills maintain their iframes during time stop The opponent can still Burst during time stop
Gilbert Trails in the Sky	543 SP and 89 EXTRA gain over time Passive Hard Armor Animation speed increased, stamina costs reduced Animation speed -50% on the user All status effects are inflicted on the user at once The user gradually loses all of their resources	15 seconds 30 seconds 30 seconds 30 seconds N/A 15 seconds	Blorf	Regeneration rates of 36 SP/s and 6 EXTRA/s - - - - Drain rates of 36 SP/s and 6 EXTRA/s
Ernst Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim	Unavoidable damage	N/A	-	Damage dealt is chosen randomly between 3 and 6% of the opponent's max HP.
Elie Trails from Zero	Invincibility + 10% HP heal	10 seconds	Self-explanatory	Banned for obvious reasons
Feena and Reah Ys I&II	Instantly grants 100 EXTRA	N/A	Characters with good EXTRA Skills	-