Even though he is a caster, Mikleo is just as comfortable getting down and dirty in close combat with his staff. Many of his martial artes involve improving on his staff strikes, imbuing his weapon with water-based properties to enhance the power of a physical attack. His seraphic artes, on the other hand, work best at long range. When capitalizing on his water-element attacks, keep to the edges of the battle zone and utilize ranged attacks that often can be positioned to hit multiple targets.
Keep an eye on Mikleo’s SC, and be sure to defend and restore SC often. The water seraph has two very useful restorative artes that you will no doubt want to take advantage of during difficult battles to restore HP while also removing ailments and boosting defense. Sometimes waiting for the item meter to run down just takes too long when someone is low on HP and also afflicted with an ailment, so remember to keep Mikleo’s SC high so you can rely on him when you’re in a pinch.