Viola

Viola has an interesting gimmick in the form of Viola Change, which toggles Viola's other PAs between agile, and slower but harder hitting ones. Unfortunately, Viola remains a pretty niche pick that's out damaged by Synchro and Rappy in most cases.

Viola's rare use comes from the large hitboxes on some of its PAs - if two bosses are near each other (but not close enough for Synchro Geki to hit both, or if Synchro is just too squishy to live in that situation), Viola Pulsar and Viola Stamp can effectively hit both enemies.

Viola Stamp also has a pretty good vertical hitbox - if you're in a situation where a few bosses are stacked sorta, vertically I guess (there was one Limited Quest that had Appregina floating above a Tranmizer), then Viola can be effective.

Viola 30s Revive Time
Stats
HP 2619
T-ATK 1476
DEX 440
S-DEF 1509
R-DEF 1478
T-DEF 1432
Poser / Show-off

Viola takes 10% less damage and is more likely to draw enemy aggro.

Viola's preferred base personality.
Soothing

Increases the healing rate of other unsummoned pets (but not dead pets.)

Elegant (14★)

Combines Soothing and Poser, alongside +5% RDR.

Viola's finalized personality.
Basic Box
Caps out Viola's crit with 205 PP or more.

Pancakes: Two Layer Pancake, Three Layer Pancake
Parfaits: Exquisite Deadly Parfait, Super Deadly Parfait
Rolls: Support Roll, Steadfast Roll
Cookies: 3x Tech Cookie
Sticks: 2x Critical Candy Stick
Sandwiches: 3x Body Sandwich
Gummies: 3x Stamina Gummy

Candy Box

Upgraded Box
Makes room for stronger options by cutting out some crit candy. You'll need S6: Wise Skill and 250 PP or more to reach 100% crit with this box.

Pancakes: Two Layer Pancake, Three Layer Pancake
Parfaits: Exquisite Deadly Parfait, Super Deadly Parfait
Rolls: Steadfast Roll, Bravado Roll
Cookies: 3x Tech-Sta Cookie
Sticks: 1x Spirita Stick, 1x All-Resist Candy Stick
Sandwiches: 3x Body Sandwich
Gummies: 3x Stamina Gummy

Once you have 300+ PP, you can replace Exquisite Deadly Parfait with Exquisite Tactics Parfait, and replace Steadfast Roll with another Bravado Roll.


Upgraded Candy Box

Basic Box
Caps out Viola's crit with 205 PP or more.

Pancakes: Double Stack Pancake, Triple Stack Pancake
Parfaits: Exquisite Critical Parfait, Super Megaton Parfait
Rolls: Support Roll, Steadfast Roll
Cookies: 3x Casting Stamina Cookie
Sticks: 2x Critical Cane
Sandwiches: 3x Toughness Sandwich
Gummies: 3x Stamina Gummy

Candy Box

Upgraded Box
Makes room for stronger options by cutting out some crit candy. You'll need S6: Skillful Adept and 250 PP or more to reach 100% crit with this box.

Pancakes: Double Stack Pancake, Triple Stack Pancake
Parfaits: Exquisite Critical Parfait, Super Critical Parfait
Rolls: Steadfast Roll, Courageous Roll
Cookies: 3x Casting Stamina Cookie
Sticks: 1x Spirit Cane, 1x Sovereign Ward Cane
Sandwiches: 3x Body Sandwich
Gummies: 3x Stamina Gummy

Once you have 300+ PP, you can replace Exquisite Critical Parfait with Exquisite Tactical Parfait, and replace Steadfast Roll with another Courageous Roll.


Upgraded Candy Box

Viola Change Viola Change (1 PP)
Changes Viola between its two forms - its default, and a second form, Change Form, with enlarged wings. During the change animation, Viola is invincible.

In this second form, Viola has 40% more DEF (not including DEF gained from Candy), 70% less PP regeneration, and stronger/slower PAs.

Since Viola's winged form offers you increased DPS across the board, you'll rarely want to spend time in the default form outside of recovering PP.

You can also jump during Viola change, and you'll be able to input the next PA 5 frames sooner.

Viola Change

Viola Assault Viola Assault (10 PP)
Viola dashes in a line, then returns your side.

Viola Assault

Viola Slicer Viola Slicer (25 PP)
Perform two slashes that hit enemies in front of Viola.

Viola Slicer

Viola Stamp Viola Stamp / Stomp (10 PP)
Viola stomps the ground inflicting damage twice. Stamp during Change Form is Viola’s main DPS PA.

Power value of this PA is 70% of the PA's power value for the first hit, then 30% for the shockwave which has longer range. First hit stuns any enemies hit.

During Change form, this changes to 160% of the PA's power value for the first hit, and 160% for the second hit.

Viola Stamp

Viola Pulsar Viola Pulsar / Pulser (30 PP)
Viola dashes upwards inflicting a DoT which lasts 14s. Note: A Viola Pulsar casted in Change form counts as a separate DoT. Pulsar in Change form lasts 15s.

While you can stack the DoT from this PA, it's generally not effective DPS to do so.

Viola Pulsar

Viola Change Viola Pulsar Viola Stamp
Change > Pulsar > Stamp x8

8 Viola Stamps fits perfectly into the 15s duration of Change form Pulsar. If you have a lower max PP, you can perform less Stamps instead.

Viola Change into Viola Pulsar. Then, cast Viola Stamp eight times.

Viola Pulsar Viola Change Viola Change
Pulsar > Change > Pulsar > Normal Attack to full PP

Stacking Viola's DoTs before using Viola's normal attacks allows you to deal decent damage while recovering your PP - this is the only time it's worth it to stack Viola's DoTs.

Make sure to leave yourself 61 PP after your damage combo so you have enough PP to stack Pulsars before recovering PP.

Pulsar > Change > Pulsar > Normal Attack to full PP

Frames Power DPS Notes DPP*
Slicer 30F
Change 60F		 1549
5267		 1549
2431		 Canceled right after second hit 62
210.7
Stamp/Stomp 42F
Change 90F
Shockwave Only
Change Shockwave Only		 1394
4461
418
2230		 1991
2974
597
1487		 55.8
178.4
16.7
89.2
Pulsar/Pulser 38F
843F
105F
910F
1357

4522
321

506		 PA Cast Time
Full Duration of DoT
Change PA Cast Time
Change Full DoT
150.7

256.2
Assault 42F
Change 52F		 720
2160		 1028
2356		 72
216
Normal Attack Normal 1 52F
Normal 1+2 105F
Normal 1+2+3 175F		 800
1520
3020		 923
868
1035		 DPP column refers to PP gained per second
PP recovered is 70% less in Change form		 16.2
20.6
21.9

Information referenced from https://pso2.swiki.jp/index.php?%ヴィオラ * DPP = Damage per PP spent