Vincent Bernstein

Unique Passive🔗

Iron-Blooded Commander Passive

Tier	Effect Name	Effect
First Acquisition		In battle, attack power increases by 15% of defense, and when an ally defeats an enemy adjacent to Vincent, gain 1 TP. Allies adjacent to himself, if their health is 50% or below, gain 15% increased defense and resistance and cannot be flanked.
Max Awakening		In battle, attack power increases by 15% of defense, and when an ally defeats an enemy adjacent to Vincent, gain 1 TP. Allies adjacent to himself, if their health is 50% or below, gain 15% increased defense and resistance and cannot be flanked.
Max Manifestation		Guards allies within 2 tiles and counterattack range increases by 1. Defense/resistance increases by 30%, and attack power increases by 30% of defense. At end of action, applies Focused Lockdown effect to one arbitrary adjacent enemy. Holds Master's Salvation / Master's Command effects.
	Master's Salvation Cannot be removed	Applies Crisis Response+1 more → effect to other adjacent allies.
	Crisis Response+1 more → Cannot be removed	If health is 50% or below, defense/resistance +30%, cannot be flanked.
	Master's Command Cannot be removed	When casting a Shout, gains an extra attack or skill use. Applies Engagement Order effect to other allies who start their turn or end their action on an adjacent tile.
	Engagement Order (duration 2) Cannot be removed	Attack power/spell power +30%.
	Guard+2 more → Cannot be removed	If a guarded ally is attacked, fights in their place instead.
	Focused Lockdown (duration 2) Max Stacks: 5	Damage taken +10%. When attacked, applies Focus effect to attacker. Triggers once per attacker's turn. Cannot gain re-action.
	Focus Cannot be removed	At end of action, gain 1 TP.

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Classes🔗

Tier	Class
Tier 1	Soldier
Tier 2	Guard, General
Tier 3	Royal Guard, Earthquaker, Marshal

Common Classes

Soldier+4 more → Tier 1 - Basic class wielding spear and shield, holding a range advantage over other melee weapons and defending against enemies.

Allied Defense

Lv	Effect
1	If an adjacent ally exists, defense increases by 10%. Adjacent tiles give allies Cover and become a Control Zone that restricts enemy movement. (Cover: Cannot be critically hit by enemy directional attacks; glancing blows occur, reducing damage taken by 50%.) (Control Zone: Enemies cannot pass through a controlled tile in a single turn.)
2	If an adjacent ally exists, defense increases by 15%. Adjacent tiles give allies Cover and become a Control Zone.

Guard+2 more → Tier 2 - The team's shield, wielding spear and shield, solidly blocking enemy attacks with high health and defense.

Defense Mastery

Lv	Effect
1	If an adjacent ally exists, defense increases by 25% and chance of being critically hit decreases by 25%. Adjacent tiles give allies Cover and become a Control Zone. (Cover: Cannot be critically hit by enemy directional attacks; glancing blows occur, reducing damage taken by 50%.) (Control Zone: Enemies cannot pass through a controlled tile in a single turn.)
2	If an adjacent ally exists, defense increases by 30% and chance of being critically hit decreases by 30%. Adjacent tiles give allies Cover and become a Control Zone.

General+2 more → Tier 2 - A battlefield commander skilled in group combat, long trained in advanced spearmanship and formal tactics.

Tactical Command

Lv	Effect
1	When using an area skill, gains an aura for 1 turn, granting the Tactical Command 1 effect to allies within 3 tiles.
1	Area skill damage +10%. After using an area skill, restore health equal to 10% of total health.
2	When using an area skill, gains an aura for 1 turn, granting the Tactical Command 2 effect to allies within 3 tiles.
2	Area skill damage +15%. After using an area skill, restore health equal to 15% of total health.

Royal Guard Tier 3 - An advanced knight who firmly blocks and suppresses enemy attacks on the front line. Uses spear and shield as weapons.

Solid Defense

Lv	Effect
1	If an adjacent ally exists, defense/resistance increases by 20% and chance of being critically hit decreases by 20%. At end of the character's turn, restore health equal to 30% of defense. Adjacent tiles give allies Cover and become a Control Zone. (Cover: Cannot be critically hit by enemy directional attacks; glancing blows occur, reducing damage taken by 50%.) (Control Zone: Enemies cannot pass through a controlled tile in a single turn.)
2	If an adjacent ally exists, defense/resistance increases by 30% and chance of being critically hit decreases by 30%. At end of the character's turn, restore health equal to 50% of defense. Adjacent tiles give allies Cover and become a Control Zone.

Earthquaker+1 more → Tier 3 - An advanced knight who ceaselessly harasses and confuses enemies from the center of the battlefield. Uses a spear as a weapon.

Tactical Check

Lv	Effect
1	At end of the character's turn, holds an aura until the start of the next turn, granting the Tactical Check 1 effect to enemies within 2 tiles. Damage taken from attacks outside the aura range is reduced by 5%. Adjacent tiles give allies Cover and become a Control Zone. (Cover: Cannot be critically hit by enemy directional attacks; glancing blows occur, reducing damage taken by 50%.) (Control Zone: Enemies cannot pass through a controlled tile in a single turn.) (Tactical Check 1 Cannot be removed: Attack power/spell power/defense/resistance -20%.)
2	At end of the character's turn, holds an aura until the start of the next turn, granting the Tactical Check 2 effect to enemies within 2 tiles. Damage taken from attacks outside the aura range is reduced by 10%. Adjacent tiles give allies Cover and become a Control Zone. (Tactical Check 2 Cannot be removed: Attack power/spell power/defense/resistance -25%.)

Marshal+2 more → Tier 3 - An advanced commander with the leadership to encourage allies and lead the battle to victory, equipped with advanced spearmanship.

Tactics Master

Lv	Effect
1	When using an area skill, gains an aura for 1 turn, granting the Tactics Master 1 effect to allies within 3 tiles.
1	Area skill damage +20%. After using an area skill, restore health equal to 20% of total health.
2	When using an area skill, gains an aura for 1 turn, granting the Tactics Master 2 effect to allies within 3 tiles.
2	Area skill damage +25%. After using an area skill, restore health equal to 25% of total health.

Note: No separate unique class section present; only common classes listed.

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Skills🔗

Skill	Tags	TP	Range	CD	Effect
Defense Posture+1 more →	Penetration	1	Self	3 turns	Grants the Comrade Protection effect to allies within 2 tiles around until the start of the next turn, and takes a Defensive Stance itself. Allowed weapons: Spear, Spear/Shield • Defensive Stance Cannot be removed: Defense increases by +20% and chance of being hit by critical attacks -50%. • Comrade Protection Cannot be removed: Shares 50% of the damage taken. Does not trigger if 3 or more tiles away.
Spiral Spear+1 more →	Penetration Close-range Directional Combat	2	1-1	2 turns	Attacks an enemy for 130% of Attack as damage. Deals an additional 50% of Attack as damage to the enemy behind the target. Applies the Armor Break effect to damaged enemies for 2 turns. Allowed weapons: Spear, Spear/Shield • Armor Break (Duration 2): Defense -50%.
Charging Taunt+1 more →	Strike Close-range Position Control	2	1-1	2 turns	Designates a direction and charges, knocking back the character at that spot. If the target was an enemy, deals physical fixed damage for 60% of Defense. After charging, Taunts enemies within 1 ring around and damage received from those enemies is reduced by 20%. Allowed weapons: Spear/Shield • Taunt Action Control (Duration 1): Forces the taunted target to attack on its own turn. Caster's dealt damage -20% when attacking.
Hold Position+1 more →	-	2	Self	2 turns	Gains the Hold Position effect until the start of the next turn. Allowed weapons: Spear, Spear/Shield • Hold Position Cannot be removed: Damage taken -20%. Immune to movement-hindering and position-control effects. When an enemy within 2 tiles around ends the character's turn, attacks for 100% of Attack as damage. Basic-attack damage increase is added to the damage.
Command Roar+1 more →	Shout	2	Self	3 turns	Grant the Fighting Spirit effect to allies within 3 tiles around yourself for 2 turns. Fighting Spirit (Duration 2): Attack power / spell power +20%. Allowed weapons: Spear, Spear/Shield
Crash Impact	Strike Melee Combat	2	1-1	2 turns	Strikes an enemy with the shield dealing fixed physical damage equal to 100% of defense and Stuns them. • Stun Action Control (duration 1): Cannot act.
Rebuke+1 more →	Shout	3	Self	3 turns	Remove all buffs from enemies within 3 surrounding tiles and apply the Morale Drop effect for 2 turns. Morale Drop Weaken (duration 2): Attack/Magic/critical chance -25%. Allowed weapons: Spear/Shield
Spiral Spear Slash	Melee Directional	3	1-1	3 turns	Deals 100% of attack power as damage to enemies within 4 tiles in a designated forward direction. Applies Armor Break to damaged enemies for 2 turns. --- • Armor Break (duration 2): Defense -50%.

Manifestation🔗

Inner Cube progression:

Stage	Upgrades
1	Ultimate Enhancement 1, Stat Enhancement 1
2	Unique Passive Enhancement 1, Stat Enhancement 2
3	Ultimate Enhancement 2, Artifact Acquisition
4	Unique Passive Enhancement 2, Artifact Enhancement 1
5	Ultimate Enhancement 3, Artifact Enhancement 2
6	Unique Passive Enhancement 3, Artifact Enhancement 3

Ultimate🔗

None. No ultimate is listed for this unit.

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Artifacts🔗

Chalice of Blood+1 more → Flavor: "He who drinks the blood gains the cursed power to make wounded enemies moan in eternal agony."

Lv	Effect
1	Bleed damage +20%. Bleed damage additionally increases by half of the crit damage increase amount. On hit, if the target is not in Bleed state, applies Bleed. Bleed: at turn end, defense-ignoring damage equal to 30% of caster's ATK. If hit by a slash or pierce attribute critical attack, Excess Bleed triggers for defense-ignoring damage equal to 30% of ATK. Lasts 3 turns. Damage over time. Bleed.
2	Bleed damage +30%. On hit, if target not in Bleed state, applies Bleed.
3	Bleed damage +40%. On hit, if target not in Bleed state, applies Bleed.
4	Bleed damage +50%. On hit, if target not in Bleed state, applies Bleed.

Phalanx Tactics Manual+1 more → Flavor: "Thrust forward, trust your flank. No spear alone can form a rampart."

Lv	Effect
1	Counterattack damage +30%. Physical penetration +20%. Gains Allied Counter. At turn end, if there is an adjacent ally, heals HP equal to 30% of the higher of ATK or DEF. Allied Counter: when hit by a combat attack, per adjacent ally (max 2) counterattack damage +10%, damage taken -5%. Cannot be dispelled.
2	Counterattack damage +35%. Physical penetration +25%. Gains Allied Counter. At turn end, if adjacent ally exists, heals 40% of the higher of ATK or DEF. Allied Counter: per adjacent ally (max 2) counterattack damage +15%, damage taken -6.5%. Cannot be dispelled.
3	Counterattack damage +40%. Physical penetration +30%. Gains Allied Counter. Holds an aura granting Allied Defense Formation to adjacent allies. At turn end, if adjacent ally exists, heals 50% of the higher of ATK or DEF. Allied Counter: per adjacent ally (max 2) counterattack damage +20%, damage taken -8%. Cannot be dispelled. Allied Defense Formation: area damage taken -5%. Cannot be dispelled.
4	Counterattack damage +50%. Physical penetration +40%. Gains Allied Counter. Holds aura granting Allied Defense Formation to adjacent allies. At turn end, if adjacent ally exists, heals 60% of the higher of ATK or DEF. Allied Counter: per adjacent ally (max 2) counterattack damage +25%, damage taken -10%. Cannot be dispelled. Allied Defense Formation: area damage taken -10%. Cannot be dispelled.

Flash Combo Secret Manual+4 more → Flavor: "One thrust pierced three ranks, and wherever the spear tip grazed, the war cries fell silent."

Lv	Effect
1	ATK / physical penetration / crit chance +10%. After using a melee area skill, gains Focus effect (cooldown 1).
2	ATK / physical penetration / crit chance +13%. After using a melee area skill, gains Focus effect (cooldown 1).
3	ATK / physical penetration / crit chance +16%. After using a melee area skill, gains Focus effect (cooldown 1).
4	ATK / physical penetration / crit chance +20%. After using a melee area skill, gains Focus effect (cooldown 1).

Guide🔗

The following is subjective NamuWiki community opinion (KR server):

His damage is not much to expect, but if set up well he is extremely tanky, so using Defensive Stance learned from Soldier he can be used as a tank protecting allies, or, like Landam who also overlaps two classes, as a kind of buffer. In that case the exclusive weapon, which grants an attack buff to adjacent allies, is useful.

Compared to that rival Landam, the biggest difference is Royal Guard vs Royal Lancer: Royal Lancer learns God-Slaying Spear, whereas Royal Guard at most has only Crushing Strike, a melee stun skill. Even though the stun skill is good, Landam can also act twice while Bernstein has nothing like that and no ultimate either, so calling him a Dark-attribute inferior version of Landam is not entirely wrong. On top of that, since he is not an escort tank but a tank that shares half the damage, mistakenly taking Shakhbari's Mugeuk Jingwangseom can cause a disaster where both ascend (die). Since high awakening only raises the numbers, there is not much merit, so overall he is not a recommended character. With even Landam falling out of the first team, the need to field Bernstein (who is worse than Landam) is really low. Like Irus, he was left neglected without an ultimate or promo video, and was in the same boat awaiting only a rework.

With the Inner Break awakening, Bernstein at 2+ Break has come to boast performance rivaling Isabel, at least in PvE. In the case of Engagement Order, which is exclusive to Inner Break, at full Break he can grant ATK / Spell power +30% held undispellable for 2 turns, so at full Break it also became possible to use him as a "cheer squad leader" in PvP.

The exclusive weapon Master's Dignity is a spear/shield weapon that provides DEF and damage-taken-reduction as additional stats, and has a weapon skill that raises DEF and RES when HP is above 50% while also raising the wearer's ATK. When Bernstein equips it, the exclusive effect provides the ATK increase not only to the wearer but also to adjacent allies, so it is considered an essential weapon if you intend to use Bernstein.

Note: No S/A/B tier letter rating is stated in the source.

Awakening/Manifestation progression: Each awakening stage grants one effect from the Break track and one from the Inner Cube track. - Stage 1: Ultimate Enhancement 1 / Stat Enhancement 1 - Stage 2: Unique Passive Enhancement 1 / Stat Enhancement 2 - Stage 3: Ultimate Enhancement 2 / Artifact Acquired - Stage 4: Unique Passive Enhancement 2 / Artifact Enhancement 1 - Stage 5: Ultimate Enhancement 3 / Artifact Enhancement 2 - Stage 6: Unique Passive Enhancement 3 / Artifact Enhancement 3 Note: The exact numeric values for each stage's ult/passive/stat enhancement are not listed in this source (only the enhancement type per stage is given). The Passive's "Maximum Break" state is described in the base kit: escorts allies within 2 tiles, counterattack range +1, DEF/RES +30%, ATK increased by 30% of DEF, and on turn end applies Focus Lock to one adjacent enemy.

Release Date🔗

Original Korean release: 2024-01-09. The Overview states he "joined at launch as a Legendary-grade Dark-attribute spear unit" but does not restate the date itself.

Global status: Live now.