Green "Assault Mode" Meliodas

Published May 16 2021

Last Updated August 10 2023

## Skill Effects

Rupture, Amplify, Increases Basic Stats, Increases All Stats, Decreases Defense-related stats

## Location

Festival Draw

Event Sale Coin Shop

## Food

 Grilled Beef with Herbs

 Honey Pudding

## Association

"Assault Mode" Berserk Meliodas uses and Attack Skill with the Amplify effect, which deals great damage depending on the number of Buff effects on him.

## Hero Guide

“Assault Mode” Berserk Meliodas, commonly known as “Assault Mode Meliodas,” is the fourth Festival unit in 7DSGC. He was the featured unit in the Holy War Festival Draw banner (March 16th, 2021 - April 13th, 2021) and can only be acquired in Festival Draws (or in the Festival Event Coin Shop). Like other pick-up events, he was a guaranteed reward in his banner after completing the Loyalty Gauge for spending 900 diamonds on it.

This unit is Meliodas’ second Festival version, presenting him as he was back when he was the leader of The Ten Commandments; therefore, he’s more focused on being played with a Demon race team or other members of The Ten Commandments.

His kit allows massive amounts of damage to a single target with an  AOE skill with the Rupture effect and a single target Amplify. Hence, it revolves heavily around blue buffs from himself and his enemies. His Ultimate Move allows him to get more buffs on himself while simultaneously dealing massive damage to all enemy units. His Unique, on the other hand, introduces a different way of playing where your team needs to receive damage for it to take effect,  increasing Meliodas’ stats while at the same time reducing your enemies’ defensive capabilities.

## Pros

* He can deal massive damage to any enemy with enough buffs.
* His Unique ability reduces the Defense-related stats of his enemies while increasing his own Basic Stats.
* His Ultimate Move can grant him three buffs on usage, effectively helping if the enemy refrains from attacking.
* He does not rely on receiving attacks from the enemy team to receive buffs with the assistance of his Holy Relic.

## Cons

* He needs to receive damage to apply his passive defense-related down stats.
* He needs a team of only Demon race or those with Commandments units for his Unique to work.
* Buff Removal, Petrify, or Freeze skills can easily remove his buffs.
* Holy Relic is restricted to Nidhoggr

## Skill Review

**1,000 Divine Cuts -** His first skill deals AOE damage and has the Rupture effect, which deals more damage if the enemy has any blue buffs on them. This skill can quickly take down units that rely on buffs or help heal Meliodas soon due to its potential damage.

**Dark Sword -** Meliodas’ second skill and signature move is a single target skill with the Amplify effect, which deals more damage based on the number of buffs Meliodas has, making it work great in conjunction with his Unique skill.

**Ultimate Move: Dark Pressure -** An AOE version of Blue Galland’s and Red Galland’s Ultimate Move. Meliodas increases all his basic stats (Attack, Defense, and HP) for three turns and deals massive damage to all enemy units. If the enemy refuses to attack, this can be an excellent set-up for his single-target skill.

**Unique: Forgotten Past -** Meliodas’ Unique requires all his allies to be either Demon race (including those who get are considered from an extra race thanks to their Uniques such as Red Sigurd) or to have a Commandment (Drole and Gloxinia). If these conditions are met, Meliodas will increase his stats by 5% and decrease Defense-related stats from all enemies by 15%. Meliodas can apply these effects five times max and last for three turns, helping his single target skill deal more damage while at the same time making enemies more vulnerable to the rest of your teammates. if not then it won't activate until all the non-Demon and Commandment allies are defeated.

## Gear Recommendation

Assault Meliodas’s preferred gear is Attack / Crit Damage as these sets maximize Meliodas’s damage potential and his team is more geared towards going second in battle as well. However, HP / Defense is also a good choice he can deal massive damage despite his defensive gear if his allies (or him) receive enough attacks and allow him to be tanky so he will not be defeated in the first turn.

### Equipment Set

* Onslaught (Attack) / Congeniality (Crit Damage)

### Sub-stats

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

## Usage

### PVP

Given his highly restrictive Unique and how his skills work with it, Assault Meliodas has few optimal teammates. If Meliodas is chosen for an offensive role, units such as Dark Demon King, Blue Chandler, and Blue Festival Estarossa can be great options, including Green Festival Zeldris as a sub to make the most of the debuffs granting the team increase basic stats.

A common team set up with Assault Meliodas is Demon King, Blue Festival Estarossa, and Demon Cusack in the backline. This team is variable going second and first in CC determination. Considering the number of threats on this team it can cripple your opponents heavily either feeding into Assault Meliodas’s passive or feeding into Demon King's passive.

Furthermore, Meliodas can also be a great support unit when he plays with Blue Festival Berserk Estarossa in his team by weakening his enemies even further with each attack received. Also, Meliodas can place more Darkness stacks on all his enemies with his AOE skill.

Placing Blue Festival Ludociel's Grace as the link is a very well tactic as he'll do more damage for each stance and buff on the enemy which can come in handy against teams that over-rely on buffs and stances.

### PVE

Assault Meliodas is a niche unit for PVE mode. He’s more suited for PVP content. Since his Unique requires a lot of conditions to be used, there are better options than him.

#### Knighthood Boss

Meliodas doesn’t have any use in any of the Knighthood Boss fights.

#### Story Mode

Meliodas can be helpful for Story Mode since the enemy won’t stop attacking. However, remember that many late Story Mode bosses have Debuff Immunity which will neglect part of the effect of his Unique and might require you to put a non-Demon or non-Commandment unit on the team.

#### Death Match

Given that better options exist, he has no use in any Death Match.

#### Demonic Beast Battle

Assault Mode Meliodas has no use in any Demonic Beast Battle since other variants of Meliodas work better for this content due to how limited his unique is.

Overall, Green Assault Mode Meliodas is an excellent unit for PVP content, able to work as a DPS while supporting his team if needed.

#### Holy Relic

 Spirit Sword of Gunnthra

 Full Counter
 Hello, Brother
 Six = Half a Dozen

## Story

Meliodas’ Assault mode is a form which he achieves when he unleashes his demonic powers to the fullest extent. This mode is first revealed when he desperately uses his full power and breaks free from Melascula’s Cocoon of Darkness (Antan no Mayu), an attack which traps their opponent in a pitch black sphere, enveloped in darkness. This is the form Meliodas had when he was the Leader of the Ten Commandments and held the Commandment of Love.

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