Blue Festival Berserk Estarossa

Published August 3 2022

Updated August 17 2023

## Skill Effects

Convert Action, Flood, Resonance, Darkness, Encroach

## Ultimate

**Ultimate Levels 3 and 4: Decreases Defense by 20%**
**Ultimate Level 5: Decreases basic stats by 20%**

## Hero Guide

[Twisted Darkness] Berserk Estarossa was released on 2nd August 2022. Estarossa is the first unit to introduce ‘’Darkness’’ and ‘’Encroach.’’ He is Equipped with two single target cards to burn through high-health units in both PvE and PvP content.

Darkness is the main attraction on Estarossa because it increases the amount of damage you do to the enemy by 10% stacking up to 5 times. The major note here is after 4 Darkness is applied to the enemy, they receive an additional debuff named Encroach which decreases the enemy stats by another -40% to all their stats. Another bonus that comes from these debuffs is that every one of the debuffs applied on the enemy increases your team’s basic stats by 5% up to 10 times. This has no restrictions on certain units or teams as Estarossa himself can apply Darkness.

### Pros

* Darkness is irremovable as it's a gray type debuff countering all purify and/or debuff immunity units
* Darkness is not restricted to Estarossa which allows his team to take advantage of it as well
* Encroach cripples enemies' stats as it takes out 40% of all stats, making them do less damage and take more damage

### Cons

* Units capable of inflicting Darkness on enemies are limited by Demon units and/or those with Commandments limiting units that can be paired with Estarossa.
* Darkness can be blocked out by certain event bosses and Demonic Beasts Post-Eikthyrnir uniques that make them immune to it
* Encroach can be cleansed and/or blocked by debuff immunity
* Commandment removes buffs from teammates when they use a skill and enemies.

## Skill Review

**Tentacle Blade** - Estarossa’s first of two single target cards. This card is the first to come with the Covert Action card effect. The more Darkness stacks on the enemy the more damage the card does but even at 2 Darkness stacks this card can still deal heavy damage.

**Frenzy** - Estarossa’s second single target card. This card has the effect of Flood which deals more damage the more health you have and deals less damage the lower your health gets. Usually, this is Estarossa’s opening card in battle.

**Evil Hound** - An fantastic ultimate as it does amazing damage at 1/6 - 3/6 and 4/6 - 6/6 wipes the enemies or heavily cripples them in terms of stats. This ultimate is AOE so if the enemies do survive it will apply Darkness to the enemies. The card effect is Resonance so if you want to squeeze out more damage it’s important the enemy has some sort of buff, debuff, or stance but that’s the other benefit of this ultimate as it applies debuffs already and more depending on the ultimate level.

**Rampaging Darkness** - A simple yet powerful passive. The first part is about Darkness, as in Estarossa’s passive only Commandments or Demons can apply Darkness to the enemy. An important note about Darkness in Estarossa’s passive is that when it increases allies’ stats by 5% up to 10 stacks this does not only apply to Demons but also every race. The last thing about Estarossa’s passive is Encroach no crazy requirements just apply 4 Darkness stacks onto the enemies’ at once to trigger the Encroach. Encroach is a red debuff compared to Darkness which is a debuff so Encroach can be cleansed.

**Commandments of Love, Truth, and Reticence** - Estarossa’s commandment that is only active inside PVP. This commandment is a double-edged sword as it removes buffs from enemies for every action they do as well as your team, so allies like Tratior Meliodas or Assault Meliodas do suffer from this commandment.

## Gear Recommendation

The recommended gear sets to equip with Estarossa are HP and Defense gear. These gear sets provide Estarossa with protection and maximize in the CC department. It’s essential to keep Estarossa alive for as long as possible as he is the support for the Demon team and because it keeps his Darkness stacks on the enemies and allows for Encroach plays without the fear of being eliminated.

Although if you are able to have a tank to redirect enemies away from Estarossa or wanna take the risk and go for the offensive to quickly eliminate enemies quickly as possible you can choice to use Attack Gear instead of HP Gear to allow Estarossa's devastating attacks deal more damage.

Sub stats:

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

## PVP

Berserk Estarossa works most effectively on a team that is made up of Demons and/or those with Commandments to maximize his abilities. Berserk Estarossa works most effectively on a team that is made up of Demons and/or those with Commandments to maximize his abilities. Paring Estarossa with Purgatory Meliodas, Nebula Zeldris, and Demon Cusack is a common team seen on the field. Units like Zeldris and Cusack can be exchanged around for Dark Demon King and Blue Chandler. Estarossa also has his crippling debuff Encroach when four Darkness stacks are on one enemy. Making any enemy that is not immune to stat lowers squishy prone to taking heavy damage from all sorts of attacks. Even if Estarossa is in a position of supporter role does not mean he can not deal damage back or clutch out a game. Estarossa’s flood card deals amazing damage and his Covert action skill is based on Darkness stacks but once you do attack an enemy with 3 or more stacks the damage is excellent. His ultimate can also be considered top-tier because of the effect of Resonance. On top of Purgatory Meliodas' Shackles of Purgatory will reduce Demon allies taken ensuring Estarossa can't be taken out from single burst attacks so easily.

## PVE

Estarossa can strive in a few different PvE contents like Red Demon, Kerak, Hraesvelgr, and Eikthyrnir. In boss battles, since you and your partner can apply Darkness and Encroach and benefit from both debuffs if you both have Estarossa on your team, it can make for one high damage speedrun. One team will use Demon fodder cards to apply Darkness while the other team uses two Demon fodder cards and then uses Estarossa’s Tentacle Blade to capitalize on the amount of Darkness and Encroach already applied.

#### Hraesvelgr

Berserk Estarossa is a solid choice for this fight as his Darkness debuff can be applied to the boss throughout the floors so you are always receiving that 5% basic stats to allies. Yet again allies like Megellda are receiving the basic stats as well because Estarossa’s passive does not restrict who can receive it. Estarossa equipped with double single targets is a nice bonus as single-target cards have higher multipliers than AOE cards.

#### Eikthyrnir

Consider the main mechanic of this fight the “color wheel” Berserk Estarossa strives in this Demonic Beast Battle. Since Estarossa is an RGB unit he can assist in the color wheel mechanic, unlike Light and Dark attribute units. Eikthyrnir is prone to Darkness stacks in all stages and Encroach in certain stages.

## Story

Estarossa is an elite warrior of the Demon Clan, serving directly under the Demon King as the Love of the Ten Commandments. He is the brother of Meliodas and Zeldris, and is the second son of the Demon King.

After absorbing the Commandment of Truth, Estarossa's appearance remains mostly unchanged except that his forearms and legs are covered in darkness, and he gains a spiked circle made of darkness on his back. Once he absorbs the Commandment of Reticence, he transforms for a second time with his entire body covered in darkness similar to that of Meliodas' Assault Mode.

Like all members of the Demon Clan, he is able to manipulate the mysterious jet-black power of darkness for a variety of purposes, such as forming a sphere for battle and wings for flight. His aura, combined with the aura of the other Ten Commandments is so terrifying that it made the normally calm Hendrickson sweat in fear by their presence.

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