Green Sariel

Published January 25 2022

Last Updated December 16 2023

## Skill Effects

Cleave, Taunt, Decrease Damage Taken, Increase Damage Dealt, Quell, Decrease Crit Chance, Decrease Crit Damage, Increase Crit Damage

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## Association

[Advent of Tornado] Covenant of Light Sariel uses an Ultimate Move with the Quell effect, which increases damage for every Stance effect on the hero

## Hero Guide

[Advent of Tornado] Covenant of Light Sariel, commonly known as Green Sariel, is a member of The Four Archangels. This version presents Sariel in human form after taking over the body of the young human Solaseed to fight in the Second Holy War.

He is mainly used in some PVE activities and has some edge use cases in PVP with the Goddess team. In most instances, you want to use him alongside LR Blue Festival Ludociel or Light Eternal Rebirth Elizabeth as his Stance Counter will help activate their Unique Abilities quicker.

His skill kit allows him to deal decent damage by attacking with an AOE ability, placing a Stance to Taunt and counterattack enemies, and then using those Stances to make his Ultimate Move more powerful. He can also hinder the enemy's offensive capabilities thanks to a different version of his Grace of Tornado.

Sariel can combo well with his fellow Archangels by increasing their offensive stats even further, depending on how many buffs they have on the field.

His Holy Relic also supports all his abilities by providing sustainability by granting Lifesteal while also increasing Attack if he gets attacked.

## Pros

* He can easily take on enemies with high Crit Resistance or Crit Defense since he has the Cleave effect on his AOE skill.
* His Stance increases its duration and effectiveness, adding more effects for each level.
* Thanks to his counter, Sariel can help increase the speed of Blue Festival Ludociel’s and Light Eternal Rebirth Elizabeth’s Unique abilities.

## Cons

* Enemies can simply choose not to attack to avoid his Stance and wait for it to expire or Stun, Freeze, Petrify or Stance Cancel to end it instantly.
* If he hasn’t set any Stance, his Ultimate Move’s damage will be low.
* His Unique only buffs members of The Four Archangels.
* His Grace won’t prove especially effective on enemies that don’t rely on critical like hits or whose attacks have many instances of damage, such as Light “The One” Ultimate Escanor, Light Mael of Sunshine, or Dark Purgatory Meliodas or those with debuff immunity that can block it out and is not active in Death Matches.
* Is extremely vulnerable without his Stance active due to dated defenses
* AOE skill can be lacking in damage in current meta

## Skill Review

**Wind Explosion -** His first skill has the Cleave multiplier, which does not activate Crit Damage, yet includes its damage percentage as damage dealt. This skill can help to do a lot of damage against enemies with high Crit Resistance or Crit Defense since those stats won’t help them.

**Slashing Wind -** Green Sariel’s signature ability. Sariel assumes a Stance that also Taunts the enemies and inflicts damage if they attack him. At rank 2, it will also reduce incoming damage. At rank 3, it will increase the damage dealt while reducing the incoming damage even further.

**Ultimate Move: Tornado -** His Ultimate Move deals AOE damage, increasing it based on the number of Stances he has. You can increase the number of Stance instances by increasing the rank of Slashing Wind since each effect will add another Stance. Upon use, will set 2 Stances at rank 1, three at rank 2, and four at rank 3.

**Unique: Updraft -** Sariel’s Unique augments the offensive capabilities of his allies with the Four Archangels characteristic, increasing their Crit Damage for each buff. This status works excellently in teams that include Red Tarmiel or Blue Festival Ludociel, allowing it to reach its full potential with only one skill used in Ludociel’s case or Light Mael to increase his AOE Spike Damage.

**Grace: Tornado -** This version of his Grace has a more defensive focus, hindering the offensive capabilities of all enemies by applying a red debuff on all of them, which decreases their Crit Chance and Crit Damage for two turns for each skill used. This Grace can be used for several creative plays, such as rushing Green Festival Zeldris’ Unique (using him as a Sub), increasing Blue Christmas Lillia’s stats to one-shot enemies, or in other teams that take advantage of debuffs using Weak Point abilities such as Catastrophes or Ragnarok. As with all Graces, it can be granted to any hero that equips Green Sariel as a link.

## Gear Recommendation

The preferred equipment set is HP/Defense, given that his goal is to remain in the field as much as possible; since his main gimmick is to place his Taunt and soak damage from your other units, he will be constantly targeted.

### Sub-stats

* Bracer / Ring: Attack
* Necklace / Earring: Defense
* Belt / Rune: HP

## PVP

These days, Sariel is only used in Goddess team compositions. Light Mael of Sunshine, Light Queen Elizabeth, and Blue Tristan in the sub-slot is a typical team you may see. He also serves as a good Association unit due to his Grace. You can also use LR Blue Festival Ludociel in his place.

## PVE

He’s also a good pick for PVE content since the AI won’t be as cautious not to attack while his Stance is active. He can also have a lot of use in Hraesvelgr in a Goddess Team.

### Knighthood Boss

In Guild Boss Kelak he’s a solid choice as a link. High points in the score are easy to reach, thanks to his setting debuffs which Kelak will cleanse later in the run.

### Story Mode

For Story mode, since the AI won’t hesitate to attack while his Stance is up, he can be a great way of finishing complex content where you can’t deal enough damage on your own.

### Death Match

In Gray Demon Death Match, he can be used as an option if you don’t have other units. His Stance will land attacks every time the demon attacks, contributing significantly to defeating him.

### Demonic Beast Battle

He’s a decent alternative choice if you run a Goddess team on Hraesvelgr with Light Mael, Light Elizabeth, Blue Festival Ludociel, and Blue Festival Ludociel. He will make Elizabeth’s and Ludociel’s Uniques work since turn 1, and thanks to Mael, he will receive less damage from Hraesvelgr’s attacks.

Overall, Green Sariel is a great choice and a flexible hero who can be used in various teams as a frontline unit or as a link.

## Story

Sariel is one of the Four Archangels of the Goddess Clan. He is also one of the commanders of Stigma alongside Ludociel and Tarmiel. As one of the Four Archangels, Sariel is an extremely powerful goddess. He was confident that he could eliminate the Ten Commandments within five minutes.

At some point of his life, Sariel was given his Grace by the Supreme Deity. He was close to the four archangels and to the Deity's daughter. Though he didn't really insulted Mael for wanting to look like Ludociel, Sariel was blunt to point out his adoration to his older brother Ludociel, much to the younger goddess' embarrassment and Tarmiel asking him to be more sensible.

Sariel appears again manifesting himself from within Solaseed's lute. Revealed by him, when Solaseed was dying of an incurable disease, the Archangel formed a pact with her to cure her illness in exchange for her allowing him to use her body to fight the demons. After taking over her body, Sariel saves and heals some Holy Knights from the hands of a demon attack, claiming to the knights that they will guide them with their words of truth and actions of justice.

Source: https://nanatsu-no-taizai.fandom.com/wiki/Sariel