Peony: Sweet Dream (Unit Review)
Available at 5β (Mythic Hero, Book IV Hero)
Lv. 40 Stats (Flaw/Neutral/Asset)
HP: 34/38/41 Atk: 28/31/34 Spd: 33/36/39 Def: 12/16/19 Res: 21/24/28
Neutral BST: 145
Max Dragonflowers: 5
Mythic Effect: Light Boost: HP+5, Spd+4
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Skills
Weapon: Flower of Joy (400 SP)
Mt: 14. Rng: 2. Grants Res+3. Grants Atk/Spd+3 to any ally in a cardinal direction from unit during that ally's combat.
Blue Tome. Cannot be inherited. Cannot be refined.
Assist: Gentle Dream (400 SP)
Grants another action to target ally. Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+3 and the following status to target ally and allies in cardinal directions of unit and target (excluding unit): "Unit can move to a space adjacent to any ally within 2 spaces." (That turn only. Cannot target an ally with Sing or Dance. This skill treated as Sing or Dance.)Β
Cannot be inherited.
Special: None
A: B Duel Flying 3 (300 SP)
Grants HP+5. If unit is 5β and level 40 and unit's stats total less than 170, treats unit's stats as 170 in modes like Arena. (Higher-scoring opponents will appear. Stat total calculation excludes any values added by merges and skills.)
Can be inherited. Blue, Flying only.
B: Wrath 3 (240 SP)
At start of turn, if unit's HP β€ 75% and unit's attack triggers Special, grants Special cooldown count-1, and deals +10 damage when Special triggers.
Can be inherited. Cannot use: Cavalry, Flying, Ranged.
C: Even Atk Wave 3 (240 SP)
At start of even-numbered turns, grants Atk+6 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are adjacent.)
Can be inherited.
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Analysis
A new free unit with the arrival of Book IV, Peonyβs addition provides players with a powerful refresher support unit with unique skills that although are not potent enough to outperform Legendary Azura are enough to make her nearly as powerful at virtually no cost.
Being a flying refresher is incredibly valuable in itself due to the additional mobility and flexibility that comes with the typing. However, Peonyβs unique skills, Flower of Joy and Gentle Dream, are truly what provide her unmatched utility. Gentle Dream in particular holds immense value by providing full +3 buffs on refresh, something that other refreshers would either need a unique weapon or Dance skills to achieve, as well as granting her allies a warping effect in an AoE which significantly increases her alliesβ amount of options in battle and at present no other unit can provide the same level of mobility. Flower of Joy also holds a powerful niche, capable of providing full +3 stat boosts in cardinal directions regardless of distance. Combined with Gentle Dream, Peony is thus capable of boosting all of a units stats by +6 with ease and only with two skills.
While Peony lacks any meaningful stats with workable Spd but poor Atk and mediocre magical bulk, Peony lacks any real potential for direct combat, though with her immense utility on the field this hardly poses a problem as she more than pulls her weight without fighting. Additionally, with a unique weapon and assist, a Duel skill, and maximum SP skills in her B and C Skill slots, Peonyβs low BST as a refresher doesnβt hold back Arena scoring even without investment, bar her empty Special slot.
Peony prefers boons/assets in Res (superboon) and Spd. Her preferred banes/flaws are Def (superbane), HP (superbane), and Atk.
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Similar Units
Azura: Vallite Songstress (33/30/35/17/24)
Peony: Sweet Dream (+5/+1/+1/-1/+0)
Ninian: Bright-Eyed Bride (34/28/33/18/27)
Peony: Sweet Dream (+4/+3/+3/-2/-3)
Ishtar: Thunderβs Waltz (36/34/36/16/22)
Peony: Sweet Dream (+2/-3/+0/+0/+2)
Rinea: Reminiscent Belle (38/30/33/23/28)
Peony: Sweet Dream (+0/+1/+3/-7/-4)
Shigure: Dark Sky Singer (34/31/29/21/24)
Peony: Sweet Dream (+4/+0/+7/-5/+0)
Azura: Young Songstress (36/33/29/17/25)
Peony: Sweet Dream (+2/-2/+7/-1/-1)
Rinea: Reminiscent Belle (38/30/33/23/28)
Peony: Sweet Dream (+0/+1/+3/-7/-4)
Corrin: Novice Vacationer (34/31/34/22/26)
Peony: Sweet Dream (+4/+0/+2/-6/-2)
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Build Suggestions
Note: At the time of writing, fehstuff.comβs unit builder does not have Flower of Joy registered as a skill for Peony: Sweet Dream. Please treat the appropriate builds as though they have Flower of Joy equipped rather than Shine+ and as though the stats are not buffed.
Budget/Low Investment:
While B Duel Flying doesnβt directly contribute much to fights, there should hardly ever be much reason for Peony herself to engage in combat, thus Peonyβs base kite does not require any changes to be effective. There are a wide variety of support/utility Sacred Seals available, though Chill Atk in particular works well in improving her teamβs survivability combined with her Fortify Res 4 and unique skills. Aerobatics provides her with extra mobility on mixed teams to then refresh and provide the same mobility to the rest of her team.
Fury 3 notable improves Peonyβs bulk and Spd to help her make it through a fight in the event that she must, with Moonbow to slightly improve her offenses. Wings of Mercy can be used instead of Aerobatics especially with allies that take recoil damage.
Utility:
Though Peonyβs base Res is middling, her access to a superboon and Flower of Joyβs +3 Res allows her to push it quite high anyway, thus allowing her to further support her team with debuffs from Sabotage and Ploy skills while also being fairly capable of taking enemy mages. Fury 4 and Resistance +3 increase Peonyβs visible Res while also giving her offenses a boost, though she can also completely forgo her offenses and use Fort. Def/Res 3 in the A Skill slot and Fortress Res as her Sacred Seal with an Atk bane, putting her at 42 visible Res.
Peony can also use Triangle Adept and breaker to help her team cover more ground, being a simple counter to whatever weapon type is chosen. Using a Raven tome allows her to also somewhat counter colorless enemies, though she can also simply keep Flower of Joy and counter just red enemies.
Arena Core:
With such incredible utility and well-scoring default skills, Peony is an excellent candidate for an Arena Core/Support unit. The Special, B Skill, C Skill, and Sacred Seal are flexible. Blue Flame notably can work well with Peonyβs playstyle as she and her allies will often and easily be adjacent due to Gentle Dreamβs effect.
