Stances are Maelle’s basic mechanics used in combat.

Its mastery is necessary to unlock the full potential of the heroine.

From this page you will learn all about stances.

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Last update:28 April 2025

Combat stances are the key part of Maelle’s tactics.

They directly affect her offensive and defensive abilities.

Mastering them will allow you to make Maelle a powerful DPS.

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On this guide page, you will learnhow each Stance works and how to utilize the synergy between them.

How do Stances work?

Maelle starts an encounter without a Stance.

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Each selected ability switches Maelle into a new Stance rightafter the turn ends.

Moreover,there’s a few things you should also keep in mind:

Some weaponsalso influence Stances.

you’ve got the option to find more about weapon upgrades ona separate page of the guide.

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What is the best way to use Stances?

Playing as Maelle requiresswitching between Stances skillfullysand planning your next turns based on the Stances.

For example,Rain of Fireapplies additional Burn charges with each hit when Maelle is in a Defensive Stance.

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Pay attention tothese dependencies as well as synergiesto create advanced sequences of devastating attacks.

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