Punishing Gray Raven Vergil Build Guide

Attention all Punishing Gray Raven warriors! The heat of the Punishing Gray Raven and Devil May Cry 5 Collaboration event is scorching the battlefield, bringing with it two iconic legends—Dante and Vergil!

This build guide centers on Vergil, showing you how to build this strong hero from different aspects, such as skill kit and abilities, rank passives, skill leveling and rank up priorities, weapons, memories, CUBs, harmonization, and best teammates.

Stick with this guide and you’ll be equipped with the knowledge to turn Vergil into one of the most formidable DPS characters in the Punishing Gray Raven meta. Get ready to unleash Vergil’s power and wreak havoc in the gameplay!

Skill & Abilities Overview

General Introduction

Vergil is a 6* S Rank Collaboration Construct introduced into Punishing Gray Raven through the special Punishing Gray Raven x Devil May Cry 5 Collaboration event. He is an Attacker Type Construct that specializes in dealing Physical and Ultima Slash Damage, serving as a main Physical DPS in a Physical-focused team.

Name	Damage Element	Class	Specialty	Role
Vergil	Physical (100%)	Attacker	Ultima Slash	Main DPS

Vergil Skill Kit & Abilities

Vergil's skill kit and abilities revolves around his fast-paced gameplay, allowing him to constantly deal physical and ultima slash damage through various combinations of his normal attacks and his orbs. Players can rapidly deal damage to enemies without slowing down.

Depending on the orb players ping during his combo, Vergil alternates between different weapons, dealing Physical or Ultima Slash damage. Unlike Dante, whose weapon change will determine his combo attacking patterns, changing the weapon won’t slow down virgil’s combo but enhance his basic attack combo.

Vergil's main damage comes from his basic attacks, which can be rapidly spammed based on the color of the orbs pinged. The more he attacks, the more Signature Energy and Blade Resolve stacks he gains, enhancing his damage. More Blade Resolve stacks increase his Ultima Slash Damage.

Vergil’s Signature Move - Sin Devil Trigger can be activated when his Signature Energy is maxed, transforming him into his Devil Trigger form. In this form, all his attacks and skills are enhanced, dealing more Ultima Slash and Physical Damage, and his attack range is expanded.

Alternatively, players can hold Vergil’s Signature button to consume Blade Resolve Stacks, dealing continuous Physical and Ultima Slash damage to enemies in front of him, finishing with a powerful slash.

Vergil Rank Passive

Vergil will gain special passives based on his rank. Players can increase his rank by rolling for extra copies of him, using the shards to enhance his rank further:

Rank	Effect
S5	Casting Sin Devil Trigger and Judgement Cut End triggers all available QTEs.
SS	Recover 3 Magic Orbs when switching into the battlefield. In Sin Devil Trigger, Vergil gains 20% CRIT DMG. After casting Judgement Cut End and exiting the battlefield, Vergil launches an attack on surrounding enemies every 2s (up to 4 times), dealing 4000% Physical DMG.
SS3	The Devil Clone’s joint attacks gains 200% Extra DMG Bonus. After casting Judgement Cut End, Base DMG of QTE: Judgement Cut - Sunder increases by 1000% throughout the battle.
SSS	Every point of Blade Resolve increases the Base DMG of Judgement Cut End by an additional 0.6%. Every 1 Truewill consumed by Judgement Cut End adds an additional 120% Ultima Slash DMG.
SSS3	Signature Move and Judgement Cut End’s damage bonuses from consuming Truewill gains 30% Extra DMG Bonus.
SSS6	Basic Attacks, Judgement Cut, and Judgement Cut’s added damage from consuming Truewill gains 50% Extra DMG Bonus.
SSS+	In Sin Devil Trigger, Vergil gains 20% Extra DMG Bonus.

Vergil Skill Level & Rank Up Priorities

To make Vergil a top-tier DPS character in Punishing Gray Raven, prioritize these key strategies:

- Level Up Vergil’s Basic Attacks, as the majority of his damage comes from his rapid Basic Attacks and combos.

- Focus on his Ultima Slash Affix by pairing him with other Ultima Slash-focused characters, as this is his primary damage type.

- Reach SSS Rank to unlock Vergil’s full potential, making him a formidable main DPS character capable of competing with top-tier DPS like Selena: Pianissimo.

 

Weapons, Memories, CUBs & Harmonization Builds

Vergil Weapon & Weapon Resonance Recommendations

For Weapon, Vergil’s best in slot weapon is of course, his Signature 6* Weapon - Yamato

	Yamato (6* Limited Collaboration Weapon)
	ATK (436) CRIT (249)
Through Dark and Light Increases CRIT DMG by 30%. Casting Sin Devil Trigger activates Matrix if it is not on cooldown. Doubles the gain rate of Blade Resolve.

For his F2P option, players will be able to obtain his 5* Weapon - Yamato - Replica upon obtaining Vergil as a character

	Yamato - Replica (5* Limited Collaboration Weapon)
	ATK (354) CRIT (201)
Dimensional Rupture Increases ATK by 5% and CRIT DMG by 10%.

For weapon Resonance, players should prioritize these Weapon Resonances to maximize his damage potential:

Priority	Name	Effect
1st	Dead Line Timing	Gains 2 extra random Signal Orbs when deployed, and 3 Signal Orbs of the same color every 45s (also gains Signal Orbs on standby)..
2nd	Glorious Afterglow	Final ATK of the weapon increases by 30% for 8s upon a 3-ping. Duration resets upon a repeated trigger.

Vergil Memory & Resonance Build

For Vergil, as he doesn’t have a signature Memory Set like other Constructs in the game, the best Memory set will be one that boosts his Physical Damage output in addition to the ones that boost his Basic Attack Damage output. Therefore, his best Memory build will be 4 Pieces Patton + 2 Pieces Cordelina (+ 2 Piece Cordelina From Weapon Harmonization)

Vergil’s Memory Build Should be as Followed:

1st Slot	2nd Slot	3rd Slot
Cordelina	Patton	Cordelina
4th Slot	5th Slot	6th Slot
Patton	Patton	Patton

Memory Sets effects:

- Patton:

• 2pcs: ATK increases by 3% and Physical DMG increases by 7%.
• 4pcs: Extra DMG Bonus increases by 10%. Attacking a target will inflict them with Impale, reducing their Physical Resistance by 7% for 8s (10s cooldown on the same target). Attacking targets affected by Impale will trigger an Explosion that deals 600% Physical DMG (6s cooldown on the same target).

- Cordelina:

• 2pcs: Basic Attack's Extra DMG Bonus increases by 15%.
• 4pcs: Basic Attacks have a 50% chance to go berserk, increasing the Extra Damage Bonus of Basic Attack by 20% for 5s. 8s cooldown.

For Memory Resonance, players should focus on boosting Vergil’s Basic Attacks and any Resonance that boost his attacks:

- For Upper Slots: Any +15 Attack Resonance

- For Lower Slots: Basic Attacks + 1 For all 6 slots

Vergil CUBs

For CUB, Vergil should equip his signature CUB - Mirage Blade as his CUB in battle as not only does equipping it grants Vergil special unique animations and attacks, its effects will also grant Vergil an additional ability, allowing his damage to be enhanced even further.

- Mirage Blade

Vergil Unique Effect: Base DMG of Judgement Cut End increases by 50%. The first time Judgement Cut End is cast since entering the battlefield, the Mirage Blade can perform a joint attack during Sin Devil Trigger: During the 3-hit slash of Skewer/Yamato: Combo, the Mirage Blade will cast Blister, dealing 375% Physical DMG 8 times; during the 5-hit attack of Judgement Cut/Beast Uppercut/Beowulf: Combo, the Mirage Blade will cast Heavy Rain, dealing 600% Physical DMG 5 times.

 

Vergil Best Team & Teammates

Vergil Best Teammates

As a main Physical DPS option, Vergil is more of an Ultima Slash DPS than a pure Physical DPS like Selena: Pianissimo. His ideal teammates can boost his overall Physical and Ultima Slash damage output:

- Hanying: Solacetune: Hanying is Vergil’s best teammate as not only does she reduces the enemies’ Physical Resistances and shred the enemies’ Armor, she also provides Ultima Slash stacks for Vergil, allowing him to gain his best damaging method as quickly as possible.

- Alise: Echo: Alise is a Physical Amplifier character who can significantly boost Vergil’s Physical damage when properly invested in. She also excels as a QTE bot, boosting Vergil’s damage output even when she’s off the field. This effect is especially strong when paired with Davinci.

Conclusion

In this guide, we’ve covered the essentials for building Vergil into a formidable DPS character. Focus on his Signature Move, Ultima Slash Affix and SSS rank to maximize his damage output.

To conclude, Vergil is an incredibly powerful character, boasting unique skills, abilities, and various attributes that make him one of the most charismatic figures in the game. Like an approaching storm, he is poised to unleash his devastating attacks and revolutionize the Punishing Gray Raven.

Don’t miss the chance to embrace this legendary hero in the special Collaboration Event! With Vergil by your side, you’ll have the power to dominate every battlefield and crush your enemies.

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