With high HP and decent DEF, Pride is very good at taking hits, and with their self-healing capabilities, they make for a great tank. Monark seems to love frontline healers, as Pride's best placement in battle is similar to Nozomi's. It's best to use them only when you have an ally on standby to heal the status effect. Pride also has good buffing moves, but they're risky to use since they'll inflict themselves with Sleep when used.Pride can even learn Follow-up Poison which gives their assist attacks a chance of inflicting Poison. Sleep, in particular, is great as sleeping units take automatic critical hits when woken up by an attack. As far as statuses go, Pride uses Poison and Sleep.From the start, they have Healing Factor, and they can learn the higher-level supportive Authorities far earlier than Nozomi, the other main healer of the game, would be able to. Full-Force Slash is likely to be one of their most-used skills. Pride has few physical attacks, but those it does have are incredibly useful throughout the game.Sure, they can make a dent in enemies with powerful physical attacks, but they work best when you take advantage of their healing Authorities and even their status ailments. Thanks to their skill kit, they make for a great paladin-type character.
And while you can use Pride as a frontline fighter, they're best used in a slightly different role. Fighting enemy Pride Legion is a frustrating task with their tendency to heal themselves, after all.
When you first get Pride, it's easy to think that it's a bulky offensive fighter.