Radiata Castle Library

Friends List spoilers

Stats for characters assume everyone is at the same level.

Some may think Ganz is a terrible unit in battle since he can be kind of bumbling in some cutscenes.  Some others may instead think that because Ganz is a main character, he must be quite strong.  The truth is that Ganz is more of a mid-tier unit, but he does have a couple of pretty good traits.  

Between Ganz’s swordplay and his Strength stat, he doesn’t tend to do huge damage, but he can serve as a dependable tank.  His HP stat can’t keep up with the 3 nonhuman leaders but is otherwise quite solid, and Ganz’s Defense is actually the highest of any ally on the Fairy Path.  The long reach on Ganz’s sword can also allow him to try and space out opponents to do damage without taking any in return.

Ganz’s usual Thought Process is Passive, which means he doesn’t typically attack enemies as proactively as you would want.  To remedy this, give Ganz a Command like Attack Enemy to get him in gear.  Commanding a tank like Ganz to Backup your healer is always a good play.  You can also just tell him to Backup Jack and he will gladly fight by your side.  Ganz will always follow every Command he possibly can (so all of them except Cure Friend). 

Ganz’s Skill is Prevent Confuse, and the immunity to Confuse he develops through it is the only ailment immunity he has.  While it is undeniably unfortunate to not have more ailment immunities, Confuse is a useful immunity to have, especially since your party has to contend with Confuse every time an enemy Ambushes you (attacks you from the back in the overworld). 

Let's begin this blog with a discussion of the basic stats in Radiata Stories. Some are fairly self-evident, while others deserve a more thorough explanation. HP- When a combatant's HP is reduced to 0, they are down for the rest of the fight or, in the case of your allies, until they are revived with a Celestial Nectar item. Fallen allies will automatically revive with 1 HP at the end of a battle. If Jack's HP falls to 0, it's Game Over. Strength- Affects how much damage a combatant can do to their enemies' HP. Defense- Affects how much damage enemies can do to a combatant's HP. Luck- Affects a combatant's chances of landing a critical hit, their chances of receiving a critical hit themselves, their chances of successfully applying afflictions* to their enemies, and the chances of enemies dropping items at the end of battle. Note that since Steal is technically an affliction, Luck also affects a bandit's chance of stealing an item in battle. Evasion- Evasion is an odd stat to have in Radiata Stories, considering combatants can dodge attacks by simply moving out of the way in the first place. If a combatant is within range of an attack and should be hit by it, Evasion gives them a chance of 'dodging' the attack instead. Oddly enough it is also Evasion, and not Luck as one might expect, which affects a combatant's chances of receiving an affliction. *Ganz explains Afflictions well at the beginning of the game, but I can explain them too if desired.