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Caster
Saint Martha (Santa)
# 330
CardType
4
CardType
3
CardType
3
CardType
4
CardType
NP
-
Attribute
Alignments
Lawful Good
NPGainNP Gain
0.66%
NPGainNP when Attacked (%)
3%
NPGainStar Absorption
51%
NPGainStar Generation per Hit
10.8%
NPGainInstant Death Chance
36%
Attack
Base1,366
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Max8,197
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Lv 1009,925
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Lv 12011,653
HP
Base2,016
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Max12,605
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Lv 10015,284
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Lv 12017,963

Traits

Servant
Humanoid
Female
Riding
Weak to Enuma Elish
Hominidae

Tags

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ATK Support
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Max HP Support
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NP Gauge Support
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NP Seal
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DEF Down
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Star Gather Rate Support
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Crit Stars Up
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Self NP Gauge Up
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Support Quick NP
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Anti-Divine ATK Up
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Anti-Undead ATK Up
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Anti-Demon ATK Up
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Heal Support
SkillIcon
Martha's Homecooking EX
Increase ATK for an ally (3 turns). Increase Max HP for an ally (3 turns). Increase NP Gauge for an ally by 20%.
Available from the start
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Sisterly Fussiness B
Inflict NP Seal on all enemies (1 turn). Decrease DEF for all enemies (3 turns).
Unlocks after 1st Ascension
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Santa Claus' Invitation C+
Increase Critical Star Gather Rate for an ally (1 turn). Gain 10 Critical Stars. Increase own NP Gauge.
Unlocks after 3rd Ascension

Append Skills

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Extra Attack Boost
Increase own Extra Attack Card effectiveness.
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Load Magical Energy
Begin battle with NP Gauge charged.
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Anti-Ruler (ATK Up)
Deal extra Special ATK damage to [Ruler] class enemies.
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Special Attack Technique Improvement
Increase own Critical Strength.
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Skill Reload
When using a skill, reduce the cooldown for the skill by 1 turn for the first time the skill is used per battle (Only 1 time per skill). Lv 1-5: 1 skill Lv 6-9: 2 skills Lv10: 3 skills

Class Skills

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Territory Creation B
Increase your Arts Card effectiveness by 8%.
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Item Construction D
Increase your Debuff Chance Rate by 4%.
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Riding EX
Increase your Quick Card effectiveness by 12%.

Noble Phantasm

Happy Merry ChristmasC+
Increase ATK for all allies by 20% (3 turns). Apply Special ATK [Divine], [Undead], and [Demon] to all allies (3 turns). Gain 20 Critical Stars.
<Overcharge>
Restore HP for all allies.
Ascension
QP
x2,200,000
Skill
QP
x27,200,000
Append Skill
QP
x27,200,000
Ascension + Skill
QP
x29,400,000
Total
QP
x56,600,000

“I’m Martha. Wait no, Santa Martha, right? My specialties include cooking, sewing, and…eh? Battle? What’s that? Ummm, anyway, nice to meet you! Let’s have fun celebrating Christmas, Master!”

This is the youthful incarnation of Martha, before she was granted sainthood, back when she was a simple village girl. Martha was given the honor of being the Santa Welfare for the FGO Christmas 2023 event, and her idea of what a proper Santa Claus should be boils down to preparing the best Christmas feast imaginable. In gameplay, Santa Martha is a Caster with a supportive Quick NP, complete with a stock of hearty offensive buffs to bolster the party members with.

All of Martha Santa’s skills provide some form of support to the party. Martha’s Homecooking provides an above-average attack buff to an ally, a 20% NP gauge charger, and a max HP boost for 3 turns. She provides a hint of utility as well with Sisterly Fussiness, which inflicts a defensive debuff on all enemies of the current wave, while also inflicting NP Seal on them. Her final skill, Santa Claus’ Invitation, enables an ally to deal critical hits by providing one ally with a huge boost to their Star Gather Rate, along with a few Stars. Additionally, she charges her own NP Gauge by up to 30% with her final skill. Between all of her skills alone, she has very respectable offensive buff potential, making her a great option to slot in for buff stacking purposes.

Martha Santa’s Noble Phantasm, Happy Merry Christmas, is strictly supportive and deals no damage. Her NP further buffs all allies’ ATK, drops a larger set of Critical Stars, heals all allies, and also applies the Jacob’s Limbs trifecta (borrowed from Martha Ruler’s third skill) of trait-based bonus damage against Divine, Undead, and Demon enemies for three turns. The only effect that scales with NP level is the trait-based bonus damage, and with relatively little scaling, so Masters will not gain much additional benefit from getting her to NP5 vs just leaving her at NP1. However, this also means the bulk of benefit from her NP is available to Masters even with just one copy of her.

Overall, Martha’s Santa form is very much a worthwhile Servant to keep handy in the back pocket for Masters in need of an additional offensive boost to their damage dealer of choice. She is among one of the highest damage boosts available for a single wave (assuming her defense debuff doesn’t miss) among easy-access Servants. Even if she won’t be making mincemeat out of the Master’s enemies by herself, she can still cook up a generous course of buffs to ensure any allies can easily do so in her stead.

🟢 Strengths

Welfare Status

Santa Martha is relatively easily obtainable during the Christmas 2023 lottery event, so Masters can grab a copy of her for free. However, it should be noted that her event lasts a slightly shorter time than most events, being only about a week long.

High Offensive Buff Values

Her targetable 3-turn ATK buff has a value of up to 30%, while her AoE DEF debuff reaches up to 20%. From skills alone, she can give a total of 50% effective ATK bonus to an ally for 1 enemy wave. If including her NP, which grants a further 20% ATK buff, she can reach 70%. Given that many supports, even of higher rarity, don’t reach this level, she makes for a great offensive support option to keep in mind when looking for a Servant to slot in to give a big boost to the damage dealer.

🔴 Weaknesses

Quick NP Card

Having a Quick supportive NP makes the primary intended use case for her NP to be forming Quick chains with other cards if possible, which although is helpful to improving chances of a critical hit the next turn, still has the demerit of needing to wait until the next turn to fully benefit from its effects, and also the fact that Critical Stars are irrelevant if using an NP instead.

Little Benefit from NP Levels

One of the main pros of being a Welfare Servant is often ease of access to NP5. Santa Martha’s NP doesn’t benefit very much from additional NP levels, however, with the only effect that changes being the Special ATK buff (vs Divine, Undead, or Demon). The values also don’t change that much with level, starting at 30% at NP1, and reaching 50% at NP5. Since the bonus effect is niche and the value gained isn’t all that huge, Masters can arguably safely leave her at NP1 for gameplay purposes and still reap essentially all the relevant benefits of her kit, if unable to get all copies of her from her event.

Level Up Skill Recommendations

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Martha's Homecooking EX
Increase ATK for an ally (3 turns). Increase Max HP for an ally (3 turns). Increase NP Gauge for an ally by 20%.
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Sisterly Fussiness B
Inflict NP Seal on all enemies (1 turn). Decrease DEF for all enemies (3 turns).
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Santa Claus' Invitation C+
Increase Critical Star Gather Rate for an ally (1 turn). Gain 10 Critical Stars. Increase own NP Gauge.

If using Martha Santa as an offensive buff support, essentially all of her skills are worth leveling for the sake of increasing the raw power provided from her skills. If lacking materials, prioritizing her first 2 skills make the largest difference in practice.

  • Martha’s Homecooking EX – Her primary damage buff, this should be the first skill that is focused on for improving her supportive capabilities. Levels in this improve both the ATK and Max HP buff values, and maxing this is ideal to the most value from the skill.
  • Sisterly Fussiness B – This is an AoE enemy debuff skill, which inflicts both NP Seal and DEF down on all enemies. The DEF debuff is the only effect that scales with level, although leveling this is still helpful since it effectively increases the damage dealt on the targets. However, this has slightly less applicability than the first skill since it applies to only 1 wave, and also can miss if enemies have any debuff resistance or debuff immunity, so this should be prioritized second.
  • Santa Claus’ Invitation – This skill is Martha’s own self-targeted NP charger that also boosts Star Gather for an ally and gives a fixed 10 Crit Stars. Although this can go up to 30% charge with levels, in practice, access to her NP as a support doesn’t change that significantly with a 20% or a 30% NP charge skill. The only other effect that changes with level is the Star Gather buff, which is already quite high at level 1. Leaving this skill at level 6 is enough to allow her to NP with either an MLB Imaginary Element or Kaleidoscope. Since this skill does not provide a raw offensive boost directly, it can be left for last.

🖼️ Craft Essence Recommendations

As a support Servant, Santa Martha’s CE choices are relatively flexible. She can hold Bond Up or Event Bonus CEs. Since she can provide a targetable Star Gather boost, Stars Per Turn CEs can help increase the pool of stars the party has to work with. She can also hold Taunt CEs so that enemies will target her when her stock of buffs are on cooldown. If desiring a quick NP for an additional offensive boost, Starting NP Gauge CEs are also fine. 

  • Flexible Craft Essence (Bond/Event): Since she won’t be doing the damage in the party, she can hold these bonus CEs without too much impact to performance.
  • Kaleidoscope / The Imaginary Element: Since Santa Martha has her own NP charger, she can NP right off the bat with a non-MLB Kaleidoscope. She can also do an immediate NP if she has her third skill at least at Level 6, and with an MLB The Imaginary Element equipped.
  • A Fragment of 2030: The go-to for Critical Stars each turn, this helps supplement Santa Martha’s own star bomb effects from her third skill and her NP. 
  • GUDAGUDA Poster Girl / Halloween Arrangement / Grand New Year: Once Martha has exhausted her kitchen supply of buffs, she essentially is a bit of deadweight until her cooldowns recover. Taunt CEs are effective choices for her, since it can effectively act as a delayed order change to more quickly bring in backline Servants.
Analysis by: NorseFTX
Cost12
GrowthLinear
Instant Death Chance36
Damage Distribution Quick10,20,30,40
Damage Distribution Arts16,33,51
Damage Distribution Buster16,33,51
Damage Distribution Extra10,20,30,40
Damage Distribution NP

Bond

Bond Lv12345678910
Bond EXP2,0003,0004,0005,0006,000210,000230,000270,000350,000400,000
The Sky That I Look At ...
The Sky That I Look At ...
When equipped on Saint Martha (Santa), Increase all allies' damage against enemies with [Divine] or [Undead] or [Demon] trait by 15% while she is on the field.
IllustratorMinedi Sakamoto
Seiyuu (CV)Saori Hayami
SeriesFate/Grand Order
Release Date (JP)12/08/2021
Release Date (NA)12/07/2023

Parameters

STR
C
END
D
AGL
C
MP
A
LUK
A+
NP
C+

Valentine's CE

Stollen!
Stollen!

Profile Entries

Character Info

Thanks to Scáthach-Skadi's meddling, Martha has become a Santa Servant. In 2023, once again a new Santa Claus takes flight. Her memories (records) are somewhat obscure. While she acknowledges Protagonist as her Master and is aware of her role as a Heroic Spirit in Chaldea, she is less aware that she is Saint Martha. She's in a similar position to young Alexander, though in Martha's case, she's just not quite convinced she is THE Saint Martha. "I'm a holy maiden? Are you sure? Hmm, I don't think you would lie, but I still don't believe it." To Martha, it all feels like someone else's business...

Profile 1

Height/Weight: 158cm, 47kg Origin: History, New Testament, The Making of a Christmas Party! Region: Europe Lawful-Good Gender: Female Uses a ladle for a scepter at the suggestion of Ruby and Caster Shuten-Douji, aka the Magifender Girl.

Profile 2

Though Martha doesn't entirely feel like Santa Claus, after she conferred with past Santas, she developed a strong sense of duty to put on the perfect Christmas party. To do that, she has decided she needs to make the perfect Christmas meal.

Profile 3

Riding Skill: EX Although teenaged Martha never rode Tarasque, this Spirit Origin is still the same Martha who tamed Tarasque, so she retains the same level of Riding Skill as her Rider class self (though rumor has it that Tarasque is just being nice). Territory Creation: B Enables Martha to create a kitchen and cook anytime, anywhere.

Profile 4

Bright and gentle by nature, Martha never loses her cheerful demeanor, and her skill at housework perfectly embodies the spirit of the young village girl she used to be. But her gentle, positive demeanor hides incredible power, which she used later in life when she single-handedly subdued the evil dragon known as Tarasque. Martha firmly believes that violence is wrong, which is why she is so strict with those who are quick to rely on it. If asked to name her favorite thing, she responds with "kindness."

Profile 5

Martha's Home Cooking: EX Martha's home cooking is truly delicious. Her freshly baked bread in particular is a feast for all the senses. This skill lets her prepare anything in the kitchen with the skill of an expert—ancient Eastern cuisine, modern Western dishes, pastries, you name it. What's more, everything she makes imbues any who eat it with high spirits and boundless energy. There have even been reports of her food stimulating Servants' magical energy. This skill is difficult to evaluate accurately thanks to its multitude of effects, but for the time being, EX seems like the closest fit. Busybody Big Sister: B Martha's natural tendency to stick her nose into other people's business, manifested as a skill. Invitation from Santa Claus: C+ Martha busily prepares to put on a perfect Christmas party. Every invitation she hands out increases both her excitement, and the invitee's.

Profile 6

[Happy Merry Christmas] Rank: C+ NP Type: Cooking Range: 1 - 30 Maximum Targets: 100 Holy Night Feast Enjoyed with Everyone. Tarasque the evil dragon has changed considerably to match Big Sis's new Santa Spirit Origin. His chef's hat is proof of his loyalty, as also shown by his transformation into a fully outfitted mobile kitchen. When summoned along with this Noble Phantasm's True Name release, the new mobile kitchen Tarasque appears to let Martha cook at full capacity, doing his best to help make her Christmas party a success. Once she's done cooking, Martha wastes no time decorating a Christmas tree and putting out presents. All right, everyone, gather round! It's time for the party to begin!

Voice Lines

Battle Start 1
Everything will be okay! Leave it to your big sister!
Battle Start 2
It's a little scary...I think...
Battle Start 3
Leave it to me!
Battle Start 4
I'll cook you up!
Skill 1
Here's your invitation!
Skill 2
Are you hungry?
Skill 3
Are you okay? Are you hurting anywhere?
Skill 4
Cooking takes strength! Okay!
Command Card 1
Okay!
Command Card 2
Yep!
Command Card 3
We're going to go heavy, right?
Noble Phantasm Card 1
Let's go, Tarasque!
Noble Phantasm Card 2
Tarasque! Come here!
Noble Phantasm Card 3
I'm going in with vigor!
Noble Phantasm Card 4
Got it!
Attack 1
Hope it turns out good!
Attack 2
Ready...boom!
Attack 3
Yo! Ha! Okay!
Attack 4
Sorry!
Attack 5
Round and round!
Attack 6
Take that!
Extra Attack 1
Hnnn...sei! Baked nice and ready!
Extra Attack 2
Delicious! Bread! Is! Baked!
Extra Attack 3
It'll! Be! Delicious!
Noble Phantasm 1
Let's begin!
Delicious dishes♪
A fun party♪
Okay!
Happy Merry Christmas!!!
Noble Phantasm 2
Let's do this!
I'm going to put my heart into this♪
I'll prepare for the party♪
Yep!
Happy Merry Christmas!
Damage 1
Kyaaah!
Damage 2
What?
Damage 3
What was that for!?
Damage 4
Oh come on!
Incapacitated 1
I can't...I'm a little...tired...
Incapacitated 2
I need to prepare...for the party...
Victory 1
Huh? It's over? Already?
Victory 2
Cooking's done!
Victory 3
All done! Enjoy the meal♪
Victory 4
It all ended while I was cooking...
Level up 1
Oh!
I just thought of an interesting recipe...
Level up 2
Oooh!
That feeling of resistance when I hold the pot is so...
So great!
Level up 3
I think I'm invigorated!
Ascension 1
This is called...Ascension?
I don't really get it, but it's a good thing, right?
Ascension 2
Fufu. Thank you.
I think my cooking repertoire has expanded.
Saying quantity over quality is best might be rash, but I need to be able to cook a bunch of food, you know♪
Ascension 3
I'm not getting physically stronger, so that's one less thing to worry about!
I'm supposed to be a holy maiden, so it wouldn't look right if I took down a drunkard by doing a wrist lock on them, now would it?
The best thing to quiet them down is delicious cooking, right!?
Ascension 4
I don't know what to say...
But right now I feel like I can take on any kind of party!
This must be thanks to you.
Thank you, Master!
Bond Level 1
Santa Claus...
I'm a little fuzzy on the details, but I guess I'm also a part of this Santa crew.
Since this is the duty I've been given, I'll do my best!
Bond Level 2
Why was I chosen to be Santa?
This might just be a coincidence...but did all of this happen because I'm a sort of holy maiden...?
Hmmm...
Bond Level 3
Master, do you like Santa?
Fufu...I see. No, you don't have to say anything...I can tell just by your expression.
You love them! I didn't know that!
Bond Level 4
Since Master likes Santa Claus, I need to try my best!
You can count on me for preparing parties and presents!
What do you think? Am I acting like a proper Santa Claus?
Bond Level 5
If I was all alone, I don't know if I would have been able to be a proper Santa.
That's why I'm so grateful that you were with me!
Seriously!
Conversation 1
Let's go, Master.
We need to have a party!
Conversation 2
Master, Master. I'm a Servant, and you are a Master.
Okay, got it.
I kind of understand this kind of relationship.
Conversation 3
Master! Are you hungry?
Tell me anytime! I'll whip something up for you.
Conversation 4 (Boudica)
Uh-huh.
I see a lot of complicated things happen in Chaldea's kitchen...
Thank you for teaching me, Boudica!
Conversation 5 (EMIYA)
Emiya, Emiya. Can you do a taste test for me?
Conversation 6 (Tamamo Cat)
Oooh, Cat-senpai!
I want to ask about this recipe...
Oh wait! Senpai!!!
Conversation 7 (Child Servants)
A child's job is...to eat a lot!
Got it?
Pinky swear with me, okay?
Conversation 8 (Child Servants)
Come on over, children!
Today's menu is Chaldea-style curry rice!
Wow, I'm getting a really good response from this!
Curry rice so is popular with children!
Conversation 9 (Child Servants)
Today's snack is a specially made cake!
Come on children, go wash your hands and come and get it!
Conversation 10 (Van Gogh)
Van Gogh, are you okay?
Are you eating well?
Conversation 11 (Scathach-Skadi)
The older witch... I-I mean, Scáthach-Skadi.
I don't know why, but I'm inclined to call her Mother...
Likes
What I like?
Cooking!
Fufufu...it's fun trying to put in effort and be creative when I cook.
Dislikes
What I dislike?
Hmmm...I don't know. I don't really think about those kinds of things.
Oh right! I don't like it when the price of ingredients goes up!
About the Holy Grail
A Holy Grail?
What's that?
During an Event
An event.
Is that like a party?
Birthday
Happy birthday!
Tonight I'm going to work my hardest to make you the best meal you've ever had!
Fufu...look forward to it!
Oh and there will also be a present!
Summon
Let me formally reintroduce myself...
I'm Martha...Santa Martha.
Pleased to meet you, along with my original Spirit Origin!
Temporary
I'm Martha.
I mean...I'm Santa Martha...
Right!?
I'm good at cooking and sewing and...
Huh? Combat? What the heck?
Um...well, nice to meet you.
Let's make it a fun Christmas, Master!
The Making of a Christmas Party! 1
Welcome!
Apparently, this is where you spin a bunch of boxes.
I wonder why you spin boxes?
I don't really get it, but good luck!
The Making of a Christmas Party! 2
Martha, here...I mean, Santa Martha.
Let's make this a fun Christmas!
The Making of a Christmas Party! 3
Christmas...
I should know what it is, but I really don't have a solid idea about it, and it seems like I don't even know much about it... But I do know it is an important day.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Let's get to spinning the boxes!
The Making of a Christmas Party! 4
Welcome, Master.
Mothe...I mean, Scáthach-Skadi has taught me a lot.
I learned that giving you boxes is yet another job for Chaldea's Santa.
The Making of a Christmas Party! 5
Don't forget to check information and the announcements column.
There may be important things there.
The Making of a Christmas Party! 8
Let's spin it! Spin, spin, spin!
How goes it?
The Making of a Christmas Party! 9
A BIG spin!
Take that!
The Making of a Christmas Party! 10
Tarasque's saying he'll spin more than usual too!
Eh? You're not saying that? Oh...
Whatever, just spin it!
The Making of a Christmas Party! 11
Be careful not to put too much force in spinning it.
You know...if you get too serious, the wheel might break...
Eh? It's okay? It's solid?
Didn't I hear it crack earlier?
The Making of a Christmas Party! 12
Tarasque's looking restless!
I have a feeling something big's going to happen!
My fist—I mean, my heart's getting all excited!
The Making of a Christmas Party! 13
The final grand prize is coming!
Are you ready?
Spiiin!!!
The Making of a Christmas Party! 14
So that's what was inside.
What do you think? Like it?
The Making of a Christmas Party! 15
Open up!
The grand prize may not be in there, but I hope they're still things that will help you out.
The Making of a Christmas Party! 16
What a shame! I don't know what's a shame, but that was a close one!
Okay, let's move on!
The Making of a Christmas Party! 17
Huh...uh-huh.
I see, I see.
Okay, want to spin again?
The Making of a Christmas Party! 18
Congratulations! The grand prize!
See? Even Tarasque looks happy. And I'm happy too!
Maybe I'll do some baking to celebrate!
The Making of a Christmas Party! 19
The final grand prize!
You got them all...
You did real good.
Eh? You still want to keep spinning?
Fine. I'll hang around until you're satisfied.
So let's keep on spinning!
Welfare -A free Servant acquired from completing an Event.