Hi everyone! Today’s guide is on the eldest royal sister of Nohr, and our only pre-DLC wyvern rider: Camilla.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| HP | 955 |
| Str | 144 |
| Mag | 110 |
| Skl | 121 |
| Spe | 129 |
| Lck | 76 |
| Def | 134 |
| Res | 60 |
Poor Luck aside, Camilla is an offensive powerhouse, sporting great Strength with surprisingly high magic. Her Skill is pretty high as well, along with her Speed (although Speed is a relatively bad stat). She’s decently physically bulky as well, though her Res is rather poor.
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Camilla’s Axe: No 7th slot, True Power/Divine Favor (Fates DLC only) in 8th slot
Trample: Increases damage dealt to foot soldiers by 10%.
Str/Def/Skill (+5 if A/A+, otherwise +3)
Camilla’s standard C1 charges by attacking enemies. Her dashing C1 is unaffected by the charge meter.
Y1 (Dash): Camilla’s wyvern lands on the ground and slides forward, dealing a small amount of damage to enemies. This is a much better way to initiate a fight than stopping for a standard Y1.
C1 (Standard, 0-49% charge): Camilla swipes horizontally with her axe. Pretty useless ‘combo.’
C1 (Standard, 50-99% charge): Camilla swings her axe downward twice, with the first hit grabbing the first enemy hit. This is… not as good as the 100%, but an ok way to separate an officer from a crowd.
C1 (Standard, 100% charge): Camilla quickly swings her axe and then slams it into the ground three times, with the third hit causing a small explosion. The first hit can grab. This is like a watered down version of her C6, however, it comes out much faster and is a good way to get some cheap damage on an officer.
C1 (Dash): Camilla’s wyvern does a backflip and slams into the ground. Just like the Pegasus dashing C1, this is a great hit-and-run crowd clearer, and I’m fairly sure this hits a larger area than the Pegasus one. It’s also spammable, which is rather neat. You can basically spam this for most of a given map and that would be a successful strategy.
C2: Camilla’s wyvern does a backflip, launching nearby enemies. Camilla doesn’t have too many juggle starters (Y4 is her other main one), so this is quite a valuable attack, having good synergy with C6 in particular.
C3: Camilla’s wyvern spins forward twice, and Camilla follows up with two slashes that form an ‘X’ shape. A pretty nice crowd clearer that has a fair bit of forward momentum.
C4: Camilla spins her axe above her head to conjure a massive fireball, which she then flings forward, damaging enemies in a large area. This combo will reveal the stun gauge of any foe that doesn’t have WTA over her. This is my personal favorite crowd clearer, as it hits a massive area and has the added utility of exposing weak points. The downside is that it takes a long time to charge up, so it is best used with Armored Blow from relative safety.
C5: Camilla slashes horizontally twice before tossing her axe in the air, carrying up enemies hit. She then follows them up and uses her wyvern to launch a fireball at the airborne enemies. This combo absolutely shreds stun gauges, as the axe toss hits multiple times on their way up into the air. Note that the fireball toss on this combo is not an effective crowd clearer.
C6: Camilla swipes upward with her axe, grabbing an airborne enemy if there is one. She then repeatedly slams her axe into the ground, with the final slam causing a fiery explosion that damages nearby enemies. This combo is utterly brutal. Note that she can potentially grab trash with this, and I’m fairly certain that her victim must be airborne for the grapple to go through. Even if you don’t grab an enemy, this still does a large amount of damage to nearby officers, so it’s a good combo to use to beat the life out of a tough opponent.
My choices in bold, locked skills in italics.
Choose your favorite crowd clearer: C1, C3 or C4. Bear in mind that C1 (dash) hits an absolutely obscene area around her wyvern. Then, choose your favorite officer killer: C1 or C6. I prefer C6. I excluded Strong V since its only real use is to break stun gauges. Armor Strike is a great skill that can help Camilla break down tanky officers. Dracoslayer and Mountslayer are her best options, as Wingslayer and Plateslayer include matchups that are already in her favor. I feel that Pair Up+ is her best 5k option, being a flier, but Critical+ and Warrior+ are decent enough to warrant mention.
C1 and C6 are Minerva’s most powerful combos. However, if you want to differentiate between her and Minerva, you can opt to run Antitriangle here instead. I strongly recommend Critical Focus, but if you would rather not grind out the KOs then pick a breaker skill (Lancebreaker if you opt for Antitriangle). Armor Strike is a great skill that can help Camilla break down tanky officers. Choose your Slayer skills based on availability and personal preference. Finally, Pair Up+ has great synergy with Camilla being a flying unit, but if you don’t have any on hand, Warrior and Critical work just fine as well.
| Skill | Hero | PC | AI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astra | Ryoma | M | M |
| Luna | Chrom | M | M |
| Luck +20 | Celica | M | M |
| Trample | Camilla | O | S |
| Armored Blow | Tiki | S | – |
| Pass | Lyn | O | – |
| Lethality | Niles | S | – |
| Iote’s Shield | Minerva | O | O |
| Solidarity | Robin | S | S |
| Awakening | Lucina | O | – |
| Counter | Oboro | O | – |
| Dracoshield | Corrin | O | O |
| Lone Wolf | Navarre | – | S |
Astra (Ryoma), Luna (Chrom), Luck +20 (Celica)
Trample (Camilla), Armored Blow (Tiki), Pass (Lyn), Lethality (Niles), Iote’s Sheild (Minerva), Solidarity (Robin), Awakening (Lucina), Counter (Oboro)
Trample (Camilla), Solidarity (Robin), Dracoshield (Corrin), Lone Wolf (Navarre), Iote’s Shield (Minerva)
Camilla is a great unit. In terms of raw DPS, she is outclassed by Minerva, but Camilla has the advantage of being included in the base game. Her moveset and weapon type are fantastic, and she has some of the best crowd-clearing capabilities in the game.