Breaker · Katana

FF Resonance Lasswell Best Build, Visions and Skills

Lasswell is Rain's childhood friend and deputy commander, raised by Rain's family after he lost his parents. He fights as a katana Breaker with Ice skills, made to empty stagger gauges quickly.

Tier: B
Role: Breaker
Weapon: Katana
Joins: Chapter 1

How to Recruit Lasswell

Chapter: Chapter 1: Trailing the Truths

Location: Grandshelt

Missable: No, joins through the story

He travels with Rain from the very start of the game in Grandshelt.

Best Visions and Abilities for Lasswell

How to Play Lasswell

Lean on Dawn Frost early to wear down stagger gauges while Rain draws aggro.
Give him Cloud so his critical hits add both damage and stagger.
Cast Haste or Hastega before long fights to speed up your turns.
Late game, Double Action and Arms Akimbo on top of Dual Spellblade make for huge single turns.

Best Visions for Lasswell

Firion

Arms Akimbo doubles his actions, and Bladeblitz clears groups of weak foes for 0 MP.

ABreaker

Squall

Double Action stacks with Arms Akimbo, while Trigger and Improvement speed up his breaks.

ACommando

Tidus

Reckless Abandonment doubles the stagger of a physical skill, setting up his follow-ups.

BBreaker

Bartz

Dual Spellblade fires each Spellblade skill twice, and that multiplies with Double Action and Arms Akimbo.

SBreaker

Sephiroth

Its passives raise his damage and crit rate, which suits his crit-heavy kit.

SCommando

Camille

At Awakening Level 3 she makes him a strong Water and non-elemental attacker, best when he outspeeds the target.

ACommando

Critical Hit Abilities

Every piece here feeds critical hits, from Critical Boost damage to First Strike turn order. Half MP Cost keeps those multi-hit turns affordable.

Ability	Type	Learned from	Mastery Rank	AP
Barrage	Active	Noctis	MR 9	20
Spirit of Squall	Passive	Squall	MR 9	105
Overwhelm	Passive	Lightning	MR 3	20
Arms Akimbo	Support	Firion	MR 9	60
Critical Boost	Passive	Cloud	MR 9	40
First Strike	Passive	Tidus	MR 3	20
Half MP Cost	Passive	Tronn	MR 9	50

Lasswell Max Stats

Lasswell Level 99 Attributes

Lasswell ranks in the top two of the party for HP and Strength and Speed. The # column is the rank among all 8 characters.

HP5,972#2

MP510#5

Str465#2

Sta321#4

Mag429#5

Spi304#8

Spd552#2

Lasswell Skills and Abilities

Limit Burst

Null Moon

Deal non-elemental physical damage to an enemy. Target is more easily staggered for 3 turns.

Lv. 1

Skills Per Level

Lv.	Skill	Type	Element	MP	Effect
1	Null Moon	Limit Burst	-	-	Deal non-elemental physical damage to an enemy. Target is more easily staggered for 3 turns.
1	Blizzard	Active		5	(Black Magic) Deal Ice magic damage.
3	Dawn Frost	Active		5	Deal Ice physical damage to an enemy.
5	Hone Senses	Support	-	8	Increase the damage dealt by Lasswell's skills by 40% and critical hit rate by 20% for 5 turns.
9	Tranquility	Active	-	13	Deal physical damage to random enemies 5 times.
12	Haste	Support	-	6	(White Magic) Increase speed of an ally.
15	Ice Splitter	Active		17	Deal Ice physical damage to an enemy.
18	Blizzara	Active		15	(Black Magic) Deal Ice magic damage.
22	Tranqulity in Tumult	Active	-	19	Deal physical damage to random enemies 5 times.
25	Placidity	Support	-	25	Increase speed and stagger power for 5 turns.
25	Transient Rite	Active		-	Deal Ice physical damage to all enemies. Damage increases by 50% if target is staggered.
28	Hastega	Support	-	24	(White Magic) Increase speed of all allies.
31	Blizzaga	Active		44	(Black Magic) Deal Ice magic damage.
35	Absolving Hailstorm	Active		80	Deal Ice physical damage to all enemies.
40	Tranquility in Quietus	Active	-	68	Deal physical damage to an enemy.

Lasswell Substory

The Twin Titleholders Side Quest

The Twin Titleholders starts with the innkeeper in Gaberada and wraps up in the Lost Cave above Grandshelt Castle. It gives the Crest of Criticality and a permanent stat bonus.

Available from: Reckoning

Start at: Gaberada

Permanent stat bonus: HP +100, MP +30, Strength +30, Speed +20

All side quests

Lasswell Dialogue Choices

All Dialogue Options and Bonuses

Some conversations let you pick how Lasswell answers. Each answer gives a small permanent stat boost, so pick the stat you want.

Rebel Hideout · Lasswell

I noticed that your magic seems to have a little more kick to it, too. (+10 MP)
That battle with Ignis was intense. I'm sure something like that'll leave its mark on you. (+3 Strength)
Seems to me like you're moving quicker than before. (+3 Speed)

Lasswell Profile and Voice Actor Overview

Role: Breaker

Weapon: Katana

English voice: Alejandro Saab

Japanese voice: Yusuke Kobayashi

Joins in: Chapter 1

Tier: B

Lasswell is B because the S and A picks add more to a party later on. He is still a solid physical attacker and breaker, and a good swap when a boss is weak to his elements.

Lasswell FAQ

What are the best Visions for Lasswell?

Firion, Squall, Tidus work best on Lasswell. Lasswell is B because the S and A picks add more to a party later on. He is still a solid physical attacker and breaker, and a good swap when a boss is weak to his elements.

How do you recruit Lasswell in FF Resonance?

He travels with Rain from the very start of the game in Grandshelt.

What weapon does Lasswell use?

Lasswell uses a katana and cannot equip any other weapon type.

What is Lasswell's substory?

The Twin Titleholders starts with the innkeeper in Gaberada and wraps up in the Lost Cave above Grandshelt Castle. It gives the Crest of Criticality and a permanent stat bonus.