Cora
Prisoner
Cost: 08
Profile
Backstory
Cora, the youngest of the renowned Four Brothers of Mages and known by the epithet “the Dwarf,” stands among the world’s finest summoners and arcane engineers. Her genius has shaped the course of history—countless magical edifices and constructs owe their existence to her craftsmanship and insight.
Later, under the reign of the First Human God, Cora’s exceptional talents became a cornerstone of progress, her creations serving as vital assets that sustained and advanced civilization itself.
Basic Stats
Strength:
7
Technic:
14
Intelligence:
9
Vitality:
8
Agility:
11
Key Stats
76
102
295
576
83
112
107
102
140
10
150
Recomended Stigmatas
4 PC: If successfully attack 3 or more enemies at once, increases Magic Attack power by 35% for 3 rounds.
4pc: During your turn, increases Skill DMG by 25%. Basic Attack grant 1 stack of [Jester's Quip] for 2 Rounds.
[Jesters Quip]: Increases Skill DMG and Magic ATK by 5%. Stacks up to 2 times.
4PC: Increases Heat, Cold, Electric, Poison, and Immaterial Boost by 20% each. This effect only applies when Health is 100%.
4pc: During your turn, increases Skill DMG by 25%. Basic Attack grant 1 stack of [Jester's Quip] for 2 Rounds.
[Jesters Quip]: Increases Skill DMG and Magic ATK by 5%. Stacks up to 2 times.
Cora is an 8-cost fire mage, She is my favorite non-EX Vanguard in the game and i promise you not biased here.
Before the introduction of Luise’s weapon, Cora was somewhat usable for one-shotting entire map, but she wasn’t consistent and required a lot of investment — which is why I never really recommended building her. However, the moment she got her own weapon, she completely broke the game.
Overnight, Cora jumped from C/D tier straight to S tier, becoming one of the strongest DPS units in the entire game.
Cora’s kit revolves around summoning lava and covering as many enemies as possible to reduce their Heat DEF. This effect doesn’t stack, so you’ll want to position carefully to hit multiple targets as possible. The skill also deals damage based on her Magic Attack and triggers her passive — enemies standing on lava take additional Heat Damage every time they’re hit, scaling with her Magic Attack as well.
Her weapon takes this to another level by granting bonus Magic Attack and Heat Boost.
At the start of combat, the first three uses of her Summon Lava skill cost 0 AP, have their cooldown reduced by 1 round, and gain an extra 1m AoE range. On top of that, her weapon reduces her Ultimate’s AP cost by 30 (down to 120 AP) and doubles the additional Heat Damage from her passive. All of this makes her an absolute monster in Spec Ops and one of the best F2P options for clearing stages in one round.
The combo is simple — spam your free Summon Lava casts to hit as many enemies as possible, then use her Ultimate to wipe the entire screen. If you’re slightly short on damage, you can throw in some basic attacks before nuking.
Since her Ultimate has a 2-round cooldown, it’s best to save it for the second phase in modes like Dopamine Mode where there's multiple phases. Realistically, her skill, passive, and basic attacks alone can clear most waves before you even need to ult.
Her signature weapon also gives her a shield, keeping her safe from counterattacks before she nukes the battlefield.
As an S-rarity unit, getting Cora’s to EX6 might take a while, but the good news is that her weapon dupes significantly boost her power. If you want to 1R Spec Ops stages or maximize her damage, I strongly recommend getting multiple copies of her weapon, Idealy +5.
As for her auto AI, it’s a bit dumb — for some reason, she keeps chasing enemies, spams her skill, and never uses her ultimate. So keep an eye on that, as it could be an issue for youd during dailies. Hopefully, this will be fixed in a future updates.
Building her is straightforward. Her best set is The Eternal Battle, which provides massive Magic Attack bonuses. The 2-piece effect increases Magic Attack by 10% during combat, while the 4-piece effect grants a 35% Magic Attack boost for 3 rounds after successfully hitting 3 or more enemies at once — something she can easily trigger thanks to her lava summon's large AoE.
If you don’t have this set or don’t want to farm it, you can use Jester’s Mask instead, But you will sacrifice a bit of her damage to farm a good set for other units at the same time.
For substats, all she cares about is Magic Attack. Critical stats don’t contribute much to her kit, so ideally, you want to stack as many Magic Attack rolls as possible (up to twelve 5% sub stats rolls if you can).
The Ship of Theseus and SS Jester’s Mask are also solid budget alternatives.
Recommended Substat Priority: Magic Attack > Anything Else.
Recommended Teams
Cora doesn’t really need a team for most content — she can solo almost everything with ease. However, if you want to boost her damage output or 1R Spec Ops stages, she greatly benefits from AP, DEF Shredders and damage buffers. Here are some example team setups you can try:
Spec Ops Teams
Some Variations
Gifts
Antique Music Box
+50 Favorability
Premium Black Tea
+50 Favorability
Strawberry Macaron
+20 Favorability
Glazed Fruit Stick
+20 Favorability
Skills
Summon Energy
Releases pure energy in the form of a heat ray to attack. Deals Heat DMG equal to 80% of Magic ATK to enemies within a 1m by 7m rectangular area. This skill cannot be used for a Weakness Attack.
Spatial Shift
Crosses through space-time to reach the desired location. Teleports to a specified location within a radius of 9m.
Summon Lava
Deals Heat DMG equal to 40% of Magic ATK to enemies within a 3m circular range and creates a [Lava] zone for 5 rounds. Up to 3 [Lava] zones can be summoned; if more than 3 are summoned, the oldest zone disappears.
[Lava]: Inflicts the [Heatflow] effect on enemies within the zone.
[Heatflow]: Reduces Heat DEF by 200.
Forbidden Land
When an enemy located on a [Lava] Area is hit, all [Lava] Areas on the battlefield explode at the end of the Turn. This explosion deals additional Heat DMG equal to 40% of the caster's Magic ATK to all enemies within the Area. This additional Heat DMG reflects the effect of Heat Boost at 2x potency. If triggered during Self's Turn, the DMG is doubled.
Volcanic Eruption
Explodes the lava, setting the entire battlefield ablaze and unleashing Heat DMG equal to 30% of Magic ATK to all enemies. Increases the damage of the [Forbidden Land] skill 3 times. This skill cannot trigger Weakness Attack.
Skills Priority
Korabi's Skill Priority: All she really needs is Crimson Curse and Blood Pact to unlock her full supporting potential. After that, it depends on how much you want to invest in her. Just a heads-up — she uses green talent materials, which are in high demand by other characters too.
1st Skill: Volcanic Eruption
Optimal level : +7
1st Skill: Forbidden Land
Optimal level : +7
2nd Skill: Summon Lava
Optimal level : +6
3rd Skill: Spatial Shift
Optimal level : 6
4th Skill: Summon Energy
Optimal level : +3
Recommended Traits
Character Gallery
Cora
Cora Skin
Cora Skin 2
Cora profile
Weapon
Red Pudding
Main Stats
Weapon Magic Attack Power 14.3 (91)
Sub Stats
Magic Attack 5.5 (35)
Effect
Blessing of Earth
During combat, Magic ATK increases by 20% (40%). When using a skill other than Standby on your turn, gain the [Blessing of the Architect] effect for 2R.
- [Blessing of the Architect]: Increases Heat Boost by 25% (45%). Stacks up to 3 times.
Exclusive Skill
Cora Signature: Harmony of the Architect
At the start of combat, for 3 uses only, the AP cost of [Summon Lava] becomes 0 and its cooldown is reduced by 1R.
At the start of combat, gain a shield equal to 100% of base Magic ATK for 1R. The shield is removed at the end of the turn if damaged.
During combat, Magic ATK and Heat Boost increase by 30%. The attack radius of [Summon Lava] and the radius of the [Lava] zone each increase by 1m. During combat, the AP cost of [Volcanic Eruption] decreases by 30, and the damage of [Forbidden Land] increases by 100%. If HP is at 100%, the AP cost of [Summon Energy] decreases by 40%.
