The Prince is Gilbert‘s unique class in Unicorn Overlord, a royal commander who specializes in buffing allies with powerful orders that increase AP, PP, and stats before battle even begins.
Gilbert isn’t a frontline fighter, he’s a force multiplier who makes everyone around him dramatically more effective.
Strengths
The Prince’s unique Orders skills buff the entire unit before combat starts. He can increase ally AP (giving them more attacks), boost PP (fueling more passive activations), and enhance stats like attack and defense.
These pre-battle buffs stack with other start-of-battle effects, creating enormous stat advantages.
This pre-battle buffing is unique to the Prince class. No other class can increase AP and PP for the entire team before the fight begins.
The leader effect, Morale Boost, grants extra Valor Points when defeating enemies, accelerating access to powerful valor skills.
Gilbert can also buff units with various orders during combat, providing continuous stat enhancement.
Weaknesses
Gilbert is weak in direct combat. His personal damage and defense are both low, and he contributes almost entirely through buffing.
He’s vulnerable to Shamans who can debuff the buffs he applies, potentially negating his entire contribution.
No promotion limits scaling.
He’s a single character, you can’t build multiple units around the Prince class.
Key Skills and How to Use Them
AP Order grants extra AP to allies before battle. This is the class-defining skill, extra actions for your entire team.
PP Order grants extra PP to allies, fueling more passive skill activations.
Attack Order boosts ally attack power.
Defense Order boosts ally defense.
Best Team Compositions and Tactics
Gilbert + heavy damage dealers (Gladiators, Landsknechts, Swordfighters) maximizes the value of extra AP by giving more actions to high-damage allies.
Gilbert + passive-reliant units (Fighters, Hoplites) benefits from extra PP keeping passives active longer.
Gilbert + any strong unit makes them stronger. He’s universally beneficial.
Position Gilbert in the back row. Let his orders fire at the start of every battle.
Characters Who Use This Class
Gilbert is the only Prince, recruited during “Two Armies As One” in Drakenhold. He’s missable, choose “Agree” when asked about Gilbert and Aramis.
Final Thoughts
The Prince is the ultimate support class.
Gilbert doesn’t fight, he makes everyone else fight better. Extra AP and PP before battle starts is incredibly powerful, and the Morale Boost leader effect accelerates valor generation.
Put him in your strongest unit and watch the buffs turn good allies into unstoppable ones.
Think of him as a commander who leads from the back, not the front.
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