Portgas D. Ace Darkness-Slaying Sun

Portgas D. Ace Darkness-Slaying Sun


Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates' second division. After Blackbeard broke rank with Whitebeard for his own ends, Ace pursued him, finally dueling him on the island of Banero. The encounter would later be spoken of as the trigger for monumental events.

Details
No.	1816
Type	DEX
Class	Shooter
Class 2	Free Spirit
Rarity	6+
Max Lv.	99
Cost	65
EXP to Max	5.000.000
Sockets	5

Stats (before LB)
HP	3922
ATK	1466
RCV	358
CMB	4

Skills (before LB)
Special: Great Flame Commandment Flame Emperor: Fire Ring Click to see characters with matching specials	Cuts crew's HP by 40%, but deals 15x the HP lost in non-type damage to all enemies, and doubles Shooter characters' ATK for 1 turn
	Cooldown
	Level	Turn
	1	20
	MAX - 6	15
	Manual Location
	Breed's Sea Animal Circus Dead End Begins!
Captain Ability: I Will Make Whitebeard the Pirate King	Boosts Shooter characters' ATK by approximately 3.25x when slots match (2.25x otherwise) and boosts their HP by 1.5x
Sailor Ability:	N/A
Support Ability:	N/A

Switch Effect: For dual units only	N/A

Rumble Stats
Rumble Special:	N/A
Rumble Ability:	N/A
Rumble Resistance:	N/A
Rumble Speed:	N/A
Rumble Defence:	N/A

Limit Break Upgrades
HP	ATK	RCV	Slot	CD
4168 (+350)	1602 (+250)	421 (+100)	N/A	(-2)
Post-LB Captain Ability:	N/A
Post-LB Sailor Ability 1:	Basic stats +50 for Shooter characters Makes DEX orbs beneficial for Shooter characters
Post-LB Sailor Ability 2:	N/A
Post-LB Potential Ability 1:	QCK Damage Reduction Slot bind resistance Barrier piercer
Post-LB Potential Ability 2:	N/A
Post-LB Potential Ability 3:	N/A
HP	ATK	RCV	Slot	CD
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Post-LB Key Captain Ability:	N/A
Post-LB Key Sailor Ability:	N/A
Post-LB Key Potential Ability:	N/A

Tandem
N/A

Evolution
Chain
Materials

How to Obtain		Only through Super Evolution

This character entry on official Bandai OPTC page (en)/(jp) Some links may be broken due to en and jp having different numbers for some characters This character entry in OPTC-DB Sample teams using this character as a captain: Nakama Network list

Notes:

Summary (as of February'19): Tier rank: 2.5/5 (Weak to average). Underpowered CA but good special make Ace a still useful sub for shooter teams, but hardly impressive as a captain anymore.

Captain ability: Weak (2/5). 2.25x ATK with occasional 3.25x ATK is simply quite below average for what newer legends are providing.
Special: Good (4/5). Ace is stil the best Shooter ATK booster, and there's that (through his boost lasts only for a single turn).
Limit Break Ok (3.5/5). LB gives Ace two noticeable improvements: as a sub, he "Makes DEX orbs beneficial for Shooter characters", and also he gains Barrier penetration power, which can be quite nice in some niche situations.

Detailed review and other notes

Don't use him as a Shooter captain unless you are out of better (newer) options, but he is a solid sub for Shooter teams.

Team building

Ships: Navy Ship is too weak usually (ATK boost is bad). Striker which you get from Forest of Training: Flame Fist is one of the best choices.
If you really want to use him as a captain, see notes on his pre-SE version.

Farmable socket locations:

Ace's Training Grounds (Beginner support adventure, easy and always available place to farm him)
Ace (Coliseum)
Bandits! The Dadan Family!!

Other guides/reviews

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Trivia