Sapphire

Learn how to unlock Sapphire in Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance, her best builds, skills, and evilities to maximize her combat potential.

Alright, let’s talk about Sapphire! She's a DLC character in Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance, and you'll need to clear her dedicated episode, 'Lover’s Quarrel,' to get her onto your team. She’s a bit of a unique case because her stats and weapon masteries kinda point in a few different directions, but we'll figure out the best way to build her.

Base Stats

Here's a quick look at Sapphire's base stats:

Resistances

Sapphire has decent elemental resistances, which can be helpful in a pinch:

And here are her weapon resistances:

Battle & Builds

So, Sapphire is a bit of an enigma. Her aptitudes and weapon masteries suggest she’d be great with guns (she has an 'S' mastery!), but her high ATK aptitude also makes her a strong candidate for a bow user (she has an 'A' mastery there too). Don't forget her Staff mastery is also 'A'! What's really interesting is that she learns healing spells like Tera Heal and Espoir. This opens up the possibility of making her a combat healer, though her base RES stat and aptitude aren't super high, so don't expect her to tank magical hits like a dedicated cleric.

Her unique Evility, Robust, gives her a massive 50% boost to ATK and DEF when she's below 50% HP. It’s a great boost, but honestly, you’ll likely be trying to keep your characters above that threshold, especially in the endgame. This means you’ve got a few solid build paths:

• Healer/Bow Hybrid: Focus on her Staff mastery for healing and her Bow mastery for damage.
• Gunner: Max out her Gun mastery for maximum ranged damage.
• Bow User: Leverage her high ATK and 'A' Bow mastery.
• Axe User: Surprisingly, she also has an 'A' mastery in Axes, which could be a fun, albeit less conventional, build.

Skills

Sapphire has some useful skills, including a couple of healing spells:

• Virgin Innocence (Lv 8): An Ice element attack.
• Shunpu Moondance (Lv 42): A physical attack skill.
• Legend White (Lv 80): This is one of her healing spells, which is pretty neat for a character who can also dish out damage.
• Captured Princess (Combo): This is a combo skill she can use with Almaz.

Evilities

Let's break down Sapphire's Evilities:

• Robust (Unique): As mentioned, this boosts her ATK and DEF by 50% when her HP drops below 50%. It’s a powerful buff but requires careful HP management.
• Precise Healing (1 Slot, 500 Mana): This is a really handy Evility! It ensures your healing magic only hits allies, preventing you from accidentally damaging enemies on Reverse Damage panels. Since her regular healing spells are single-target, this is mostly useful for her unique healing spells that might hit multiple targets.
• Bring It On! (4 Slots, 5000 Mana): Equip this on the leader of your Item Adventure Squad, and you'll see more Item World invasions. This is super useful if you're trying to max out your gear, as those pirates can help with training bonuses. You can just slap this on a throwaway character you create and stick them in the squad.
• Pulverizing Spirit (4 Slots, 30000 Mana): This Evility damages enemies within 2 panels of Sapphire at the end of their turn. It's a nice little bit of passive damage, especially good for a tanky character, but there are often better options for pure tanks.

Weapon Masteries

Here’s how Sapphire stacks up in weapon masteries. Notice her high proficiency with Guns, Bows, and Staves:

Trivia

It's worth noting that Disgaea 5 is Sapphire's first appearance in an HD game. Pretty cool!