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Archer
B+
Sugitani Zenjubou
# 395
CardType
4
CardType
3
CardType
3
CardType
5
CardType
NP
4
Attribute
Alignments
Neutral Balanced
NPGainNP Gain
0.66%
NPGainNP when Attacked (%)
3%
NPGainStar Absorption
145%
NPGainStar Generation per Hit
7.9%
NPGainInstant Death Chance
40.5%
Attack
Base1,364
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Max7,647
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Lv 1009,943
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Lv 12011,678
HP
Base1,742
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Max9,682
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Lv 10013,127
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Lv 12015,430

Traits

Servant
Humanoid
Feminine Appearance
Hominidae
Weak to Enuma Elish
Gender Unknown

Tags

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Self Buster Up
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Self Crit Damage Up (Buster)
Self Debuff Clear
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Self Crit Damage Up
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Star Regen
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Self Evade
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Self Star Gather Rate Up (Buster)
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Self Buff Rate Up
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ST Buster NP
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Self Sure Hit
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Self NP Damage Up
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Self Arts Up
Self Buff Removal [Demerit]
SkillIcon
Sniping Conditions C
Increase own Buster Card effectiveness (3 turns). Increase own Buster Card Critical Strength (3 turns).
Available from the start
SkillIcon
Disengage (Reload) C+
Clear all debuffs from self. Apply buff to self (5 turns): Increase own Critical Strength (1 time, 5 turns) every turn. Apply to self: Gain critical stars each turn (3 turns).
Unlocks after 1st Ascension
SkillIcon
Camouflaged Sniping B
Apply Evade to self (3 times, 3 turns). Increase own Buster Card Star Gather Rate (3 turns). Apply buff to self (3 turns): Increase own Buff Success Rate by 15% (5 turns) every turn.
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-Archer (ATK Up)
Deal extra Special ATK damage to [Archer] 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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Magic Resistance D
Increase your Debuff Resist by 12.5%.
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Independent Action EX
Increase your Critical Strength by 12%.

Noble Phantasm

Two Shots FiredC+
85% chance to apply Sure Hit to self (1 turn) [Activates first] 55% chance to increase own NP Strength by 20% (1 turn) [Activates first]. 55% chance to further increase own NP Strength by 20% (1 turn) [Activates first]. Deal damage to a single enemy. Remove all [Buff Success Rate Up] buffs from self [Demerit].
<Overcharge>
70% chance to increase own Arts Card effectiveness (1 turn) [Activates first]. 70% chance to increase own Buster Card effectiveness (1 turn) [Activates first].
Futatsutamanite Uchitesourou (Upgrade 1)C+
Upgrades after Interlude 1. (Not available, ETA 11/2026)

85% chance to apply Sure Hit to self (1 turn) [Activates first] 55% chance to increase own NP Strength by 20% (1 turn) [Activates first]. 55% chance to further increase own NP Strength by 20% (1 turn) [Activates first]. Deal damage to a single enemy. Deal 150% Supereffective damage against [King] trait. ▲ Gain 20 Critical Stars. ▲

<Overcharge>
70% chance to increase own Arts Card effectiveness (1 turn) [Activates first]. 70% chance to increase own Buster Card effectiveness (1 turn) [Activates first].
Ascension
QP
x1,330,000
Skill
QP
x13,600,000
Append Skill
QP
x13,600,000
Ascension + Skill
QP
x14,930,000
Total
QP
x28,530,000

“I’m Sugitani Zenjubou, warrior monk and sniper. What, are you asking why I’m not a man? I’ve turned into a woman, thanks to Kashin Koji! It had no effect on my sniping skill, so it’s fine.”

A master marksman from the Sengoku period, Sugitani Zenjubou was infamous for their attempted (but failed) assassination of Oda Nobunaga. In Fate/GO, Sugitani joins the roster during the Grail Front: Castle of Dawn and Dusk event, as a single target Buster Archer with multiple powerful but chance-based buffs on their NP.

Sugitani’s kit consists of a combination of self-buffs and utility effects. Their first skill, Sniping Conditions C, provides both Buster and Buster Crit Damage buffs for Sugitani, each for 3 turns, and functions as the primary steroid skill in their kit. Disengage (Reload) C+ provides a useful debuff clear for Sugitani, and also gives them a gradually stacking Crit Damage buff, with up to 5 total buffs across 5 turns, each buff lasting for 1 hit and 5 turns, while topping it off with up to 10 Stars per turn for 3 turns. Finally, Camouflaged Sniping B functions as a hard defensive skill, providing 3 hits of Evasion across 3 turns. Additionally, it buffs Sugitani’s Buster Star Gather, and has a most direct synergy with Sugitani’s NP by giving a stack of +15% Buff Success rate every turn for 3 turns, capping out at +45%, which effectively guarantees all effects of their NP.

Two Shots Fired is Sugitani’s Noble Phantasm, and has multiple chance-based effects that can occur before damage, including Sure Hit, NP Damage +20% (twice, each buff’s chance is rolled separately), and Buster / Arts buffs. Their NP notably will remove all Buff Success Rate buffs after dealing damage, so any Buff Success Rate stacks from their third skill will be consumed upon NP use. Masters can opt to fire off multiple NPs with sub-maximum stacks of Buff Success Rate buffs, or wait til all three are active to ensure all effects succeed depending on the situation. After their Interlude upgrade, their NP also gains the ability to deal supereffective damage against King trait enemies, while also further supporting their Buster Crit niche by dropping 20 Stars.

Due to the high number of possible damage buffs that Sugitani’s NP can benefit from, their damage ceiling is extremely impressive for their rarity in the ST Buster Archer niche. Even with some of the chance-based, the average NP damage Sugitani can put out is still around average to above-average for others in the same niche, making Sugitani an excellent boss slayer, especially against any Saber or Berserker targets. Given their addition to the Friend Point Gacha after the event, Masters also will easily reach max NP level with Sugitani. Masters will find Sugitani to be an excellent addition to their roster, especially if an ST Archer is needed.

🟢 Strengths

High NP Damage

With all buffs active, Sugitani Zenjubou boasts some of the highest raw NP damage in the Archer roster despite being a silver rarity Servant. This is in part due to their multiple chance-based NP buffs. When combined with their skills, they can reach a total of 50-70% Buster buffs, and 40% NP Damage buffs from their own skill set alone.

Great Buster Crit Performance

Sugitani has multiple sources of Crit Damage buffs, including Buster Crit Damage +50%, Buster Star Gather +500%, and a ramping Crit Damage buff that can reach a whopping 250% by turn 5 in a single shot if no Crits are dealt by then. This is added to their Crit Damage +12% passive skill. Additionally, they can generate 10 Stars per turn from their Star Regen buff from their second skill. All told, Sugitani has an excellent ceiling on their Critical damage as well.

Low Rarity

Silver Rarity Servants are generally easily obtained in the Friend Point Gacha, and Sugitani is no exception. This makes it easier for Masters to reach NP5 with them, and will be able to more readily slot them into a party due to their lower cost.

🔴 Weaknesses

Delayed Ramping Damage

Both Sugitani’s Crit Damage buffs from their second skill, as well as the Buff Success Rate buffs from their third skill (which in turn helps improve chances of the offensive buffs succeeding for their NP), are effects that ramp and increase in potency over time. This also does mean Sugitani needs a lot of prep time before they can reach their full damage potential, which can be a liability depending on the encounter.

Level Up Skill Recommendations

HighSkillIcon
Sniping Conditions C
Increase own Buster Card effectiveness (3 turns). Increase own Buster Card Critical Strength (3 turns).
MedSkillIcon
Disengage (Reload) C+
Clear all debuffs from self. Apply buff to self (5 turns): Increase own Critical Strength (1 time, 5 turns) every turn. Apply to self: Gain critical stars each turn (3 turns).
LowSkillIcon
Camouflaged Sniping B
Apply Evade to self (3 times, 3 turns). Increase own Buster Card Star Gather Rate (3 turns). Apply buff to self (3 turns): Increase own Buff Success Rate by 15% (5 turns) every turn.

Sugitani’s first two skills are most important to his performance; his third also has extremely helpful effects, but levels in the skill do not particularly impact his performance majorly. The overall recommended leveling order is 1 > 2 >> 3.

  • Sniping Conditions C – This is probably Sugitani’s most important skill to level, which improves the Buster and Buster Crit Damage buff values per level. This should be prioritized first, since it is a three-turn buff that improves Sugitani’s performance in both their NP damage and their Buster Crit damage.
  • Disengage (Reload) C+ – This skill is important mostly to Sugitani’s performance as a Buster Crit damage dealer. However, levels in this skill have a potentially great effect, since if the Crit Damage buffs are stored across 5 turns, the damage boost increases from 150% at level 1 to 250% at level 10. Additionally, levels also increase the number of Stars generated per turn. This skill is also very much worth investing in if Masters plan to use Sugitani for their Crit damage.
  • Camouflaged Sniping B – Although this skill is extremely helpful in supporting Sugitani’s survivability as well as their NP’s consistency, the only effect that improves with level is the Buster Star Gather buff, which is already quite decent at base level. Masters can leave this skill for last, and can leave it unleveled if materials are in short supply.

🖼️ Craft Essence Recommendations

Sugitani lacks any source of ATK buffs in their own kit, so they benefit well from ATK CEs. Additionally, Starting NP Gauge, and any Buff Success Rate CEs are greatly helpful to improving their NP’s consistency. Additionally, any Buster Effectiveness or NP Damage buffs are also welcome.

  • Kaleidoscope / Winter Crystal / The Imaginary Element – These CEs provide a pure NP Gauge boost and help Sugitani use their NP immediately. Without an NP Gauge charger of their own, Sugitani needs either an MLB Kaleidoscope, or non-MLB Kaleidoscope and maxed 2nd Append Skill to NP right off the bat.
  • Golden Sumo: Boulder Tournament / Aerial Drive / Afterimage of a Sand Table / Empty Garden / Mystery Treasure / Summer Anniversary / Round and Round / Holy Night Supper / Partake with the King / Starry Nights / Gemstone Shots – These are hybrid NP starter CE options that provide a boost to offensive performance as well. The best option for Sugitani is Golden Sumo, given that they do not have a source of ATK buffs within their own kit, allowing them to benefit from the buffs multiplicatively.
  • First Calligraphy / Comic Girl / Queen’s Dream / The Beauty at the Window / Synchronization – These are CEs that provide Buff Rate Success up, which help improve the likelihood of Sugitani’s NP buffs from activating.
  • The Black Grail / Inverted Rain of Mud / Heaven's Feel – These are CEs that provide the highest NP Damage boost available for Sugitani. However, Sugitani will need additional support to fire off their NP given they have no NP charge skill of their own.
Analysis by: NorseFTX

Interlude Quests

QuestRequirementsReward
Interlude 1 (ETA: 11/2026)
Chapter Completion:Fuyuki
Ascension:3
Bond:3
Icon
Cost7
GrowthLinear
Instant Death Chance40.5
Damage Distribution Quick10,20,30,40
Damage Distribution Arts16,33,51
Damage Distribution Buster16,33,51
Damage Distribution Extra6,13,20,26,35
Damage Distribution NP10,20,30,40

Bond

Bond Lv12345678910
Bond EXP3,0006,1256,1256,1256,125242,500250,000260,000270,000315,000
Ready, Aim, Fire
Ready, Aim, Fire
When equipped on Sugitani Zenjubou, Increase all allies with Evade status' Critical Damage by 35% while she is on the field.
IllustratorHideo Takenaka
Seiyuu (CV)Yūko Gotō
SeriesFate/Grand Order
Release Date (JP)10/25/2023
Release Date (NA)10/15/2025

Parameters

STR
D
END
EX
AGL
C+
MP
D
LUK
E
NP
C

Valentine's CE

Alcoholic Bonbon
Alcoholic Bonbon
Non-Limited -Available in the general summoning pool.

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