A Quick Chat on Cervisey with Evil Return's Rank 1 Challenger—Holo.

The Protector of Snegurochka, Cervisey the Saintess, is revealed to be an exclusive unit this December, truly a Christmas blessing for a lot of fans. Adept in ice magic, Cervisey is a Mercury Compeller equipped with unique utilities and also deals ample amounts of damage.

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However, does she compete with our current roster? Does she fit in any team composition? Let’s find out.

I had the pleasure of chatting with Holo on the recently released doll. In this interview, we covered several topics like Cervisey’s kit, her contribution in a team, her current usage and Holo’s opinions on her. Without further ado, let’s unfold the conversation.

**T: Hey Holo, Tao here! What do you think about Cervisey?**

H: Preliminary assessment of her is that she is good but offers a niche usage. I won't replace Mayahuel for her if I am going against a higher defense boss. However I find her useful as a sacrificial debuffer, just not a main dps.

**T: Yes, I believe you have covered that part in your recent Youtube video. So, do explain your thought process in making her a sacrificial debuffer instead of keeping her in your main three.**

H: From a speedrunner point of view, we are looking for ways to reach *outbreak phase* as soon as possible to deal as much damage from capitalising on the weakness debuff bosses get when they are broken.

In theory, reaching *outbreak phase* is always better than additional damage multipliers unless you are able to knock out the boss before that, like what Brimstone team is able to achieve after acquiring exclusive weapons. So much nuke that they are able to end the fight around the 10s mark.

The thing about Cervisey is that she is pale in comparison to what Tounel and Amanami can do in a fight. She is lacking abilities like a charged chaos skill and energy regeneration utility to reach *outbreak phase* quicker. The only way she can be better is that she contributes so much damage that reaching *outbreak phase* becomes irrelevant.

On top of that, Cervisey also suffers from the same issue as Ushpia. Their skills require stacking which is an inconvenience in comparison to dolls that are able to do raw damage on demand. It’s hard to fully utilise their kit in speedrunning since we are trying to clear the stage as fast as we can.

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**T: Would you say that Cervisey as a Mercury compeller is in a rather awkward position now? She doesn’t seem to fit the “exclusive” unit title. What can we change in her kit to make her viable and on par with her peers?**

H: She needs to offer something better than Amanami's current kit, with utilities like damage buffs, debuffs, charged chaos and order refunding skill. Otherwise she will stay relegated to a sacrificial debuffer.

**T: That is very unfortunate. Though I’m curious, if you were to make 1 character that compliments Cervisey, what would their kit look like?**

H: It’s difficult to say. Since she is self-sufficient in shredding off magic defense on enemies, Cervisey would probably be good in a hyper dps, Tuonel or Amanami team composition. However, she is still better as a sacrificial doll for her order skill and passive.

**T: That pretty much answers everything I have to ask. Are there any more comments on Cervisey? Is she worth rolling for, especially for F2P players?**

H: She out-dps Ushpia, so casuals can still use her if they don’t have any decent mages in their roster. As for rainbow teams, although I have yet to test this out myself, but in theory, she should work well as a sacrificial doll for the physical team as well due to her passive.