#refines

Armads: Unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack when attacked at HP ≥ 80%.

Pavise - Distant Counter - Goad Armor

Hector was a power house at launch, despite Armads having just Quick Repost 2. Now, this weapon is left unrefined and under powered, solely because Hector can evolve Armads into Berserker Armads from Hector's "Day of Devotion" alt, and then refine it again. For refences here's what normal Armads is up against.

Berserk Armads: "Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of turn, if unit's HP ≤ 75% and unit's attack triggers Special, grants Special cooldown count-1, and deals +10 damage when Special triggers. If foe initiates combat or foe's HP = 100% at start of combat, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe during combat, and also, if unit deals damage to foe using a Special, restores 30% of unit's maximum HP. (Triggers even if 0 damage is dealt.)"

Many other heroes got the ability to evolve their weapons to match other alts, got their normal weapons refined, and then their evolved weapons refined. Hector missed that second part for unknown reason. My best guess is IS, at the time Seliph, Eliwood, and Ephriam, were getting refines, wanted players to inherit Vengeful Fighter to Hector, the better option for him, then evolve to Berserk Armads. It would be cheaper in Divine Dew to do evolve than refine the old version, but now it's more expensive to refine the new version. Why even bother?

With this in mind, normal Armads should not be better than Berserk Armads nor should it completely replace Vengeful Fighter.

"Grant Atk +3. If unit's HP ≥ 70% and foe initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. If foe initiates combat or if unit is not adjacent to allies, inflicts Atk/Def-6 on foe during combat, neutralizes unit's penalties on Atk/Def."

There, the base effect is just Quick Repost 3. The special effect is a foe initiating or solo condition to get more damage and take less damage. The solo is akin to the early game of Blazing Sword where Hector is doing extra chapters by himself (Mathew is there two but it's all Hector). This is no where as good as Special spamming but for a cheaper option, this can be a pass for most people.

Verdict: Just get Berserk Armads, don't wait for the refine.

Reinhardt: Thunder's Fist

Dire Thunder: "Mt: 9 Inflict Spd-5. Attack twice when initiating combat."

Blazing Thunder - Vantage 3 - Goad Cavalry

If you found my blog, you must like FEH, and you must already know this man. He has a brave blue tome, he's a cavalry, and despite the low base stats, he has enough Atk combined with Death Blow 4 + 3 to 2 tap a about 2/3 of the cast. All this and he's 3-4 star. That last (accidently?) gift is why Dire Thunder is not getting a refine. He is so accessible to new players that they will rely on him to solve every, arena counter play will only consist to beat him (with most of those heroes being meta in their own right), and the new players will either get frustrated when their Reinhart gets beat, on they get beat by Reinhart. It's a hypothetical, but it's more IS don't want to buff him, but rather make new heroes that do a better job than him (cough Ninja Corrin).

So, if I have to buff him (and his sister, we'll get to her later), we can increase his damage and resistances, but we can't improve anything outside of his initial two tap. I got a suggestion for making Dire Thunder a duel phase brave tome, like Sword!Reinhart's weapon, as it would open him up to Close Counter Vantage, as weak as his defensives are. But not only would that make his enemy phase harder to counter, we don't even have one mage with a duel phase brave tome (there's some conditional braves, but none have the stats to be full enemy phase). Giving it to a 3-4 star would be dangerous. I also can't give him anything related to specials or follow-ups as there is enough good skills out there he can inherit or get from allies that would make him too powerful if stacked together.

One more advantage Reinhart has is Cavalry bonuses that gets to improve ally cavaliers and get bonuses for himself. Full cavalry teams were a popular noob stomping tactic that have been slowing down thanks to infantry and armours getting new abilities to counter sudden attacks, and trenches started showing up. That's not to say we don't have OP cavaliers, but we don't need all cavalry teams to come back.

So, my best idea for a fair refine is a really unfun one.

"At start of turn, if unit is within a 2 tile radius of an ally, grants Atk+6 to unit and allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn. Granted only if number of unit's or that ally's movement type on current team ≤ 2. . . ."

For the first effect part, it's what I'll call Joint Atk Tactic. If the team contains no more than 2 cavaliers (including Reinhart) they get Atk+6 when near Reinhart and Reinhart gets Atk+6 too. This combine with his already available Ward Calvary means only the one other Calvary will receive the benefits. Yes, Tactic skills do restrict the team available but at least that's not the only benefit.

". . . If unit initiates combat unit or a [Bonus] is active on unit, inflict Atk/Res -5 and Special Cooldown charge -1 to foe per attack during combat (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)."

5 is the most amount of damage / RD I can give him, he would reach effectively 14 Mt, and would lower all range weapons to that 9 Mt. As for the Guard, apparently ranged units can't get Flow skills so this is a great ability to prevent special retaliation. It would not stop Breath, Tempo, Pre-Charged, Blades, or Special Fighters. It also won't stop power houses one shots, follow-up attacks, effective damage, stacks of Res, damage reduction, or Miracle.

Verdict: He's still the bang for your buck, don't expect a refine.

Olwen: Blue Mage Knight

Dire Thunder: "Mt: 9 Inflict Spd-5. Attack twice when initiating combat."

Reposition - Warding Blow 3 - Ward Cavalry

Now, Olwen on the other hand, is another story. Olwen is a 5 star (4 star special) with 26 Atk and 34 Spd compared to Rein's 32 Atk and 23 Spd. While Rein can't follow-up attack, this Atk is enough to kill before a retaliation. Olwen has enough Spd and Res to stop follow-up attack and survive mage attacks, or follow-up herself, but that Atk isn't helping. With the same Death Blow 4 + 3, Olwen only beats . . . 50%, that's actually better than I thought.

What about Life and Death 4 + 3? Slightly better.

Okay, she's fine but a 5 star should be better than the demote version, right? Giving her the same refine as Reinhart will work well as surviving the foe's counter attack and allow for a follow-up attack (which would be 4 hits total, allow for a 2-4 specials to trigger). What we can do is give her true damage and ensure the follow-up attack. So, what do we do? Give her a new perf weapon! It's like Linus's Fanged Balisto.

Dire Thunderhead: Mt. 9 "Grants Spd + 4. Inflicts Def/Res - 4. If unit initiates combat, unit attacks twice."

Yeah, now is a good time to inherit Life and Death.

"At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. . . ."

Remember how I said I don't want the cavalry meta to come back? Forget 'bout, give Olwen Fortify Calvary to buff the near by calvary a bunch and give herself the offensive bonus. It would be nice to make it two range or +6, but she still has another effect.

". . . If unit initiates combat or unit has [Bonus], grant Atk/Spd+5, increases damage by 50% of the total amount of bonuses on unit."

First, more Atk/Spd. Second, it's a blade tome that is half the effect. With the buffs she gets herself, it's 5 true damage, which is as much as the Finisher skills. Combine with a double rally or link skill, she would get a total bonus of 22, giving her 11 true damage per hit. And of course, the maximum amount of bonuses is 7 in each, 28 total, 14 true damage. This is something not even Ninja Corrin can do, but then again, she has 41 Atk, 40 Spd, and can get a max of 7 True damage from out speeding the opponent. Olwen is starting from 26 Atk. 14 + 26 is 40 and True Damage has the advantage of bypassing weapon triangle disadvantage and high Res, but she still not quite as good as N!Corrin since field bonus need to be have to team comp to facilitate. Also, N!Corrin has her Dou Skill.

Verdict: Stuck in shadow of her brother.

Robin: Fall Vessel

Lvl 40 5 Star 40/40/17/37/38 Max Invest 50/50/26/46/49

Moonless Breath: Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally and deals damage to foe using a Special, restores 30% of unit's maximum HP. (Triggers even if 0 damage is dealt.) If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res.

Noontime - Dragonscale - Dragon's Ire 3 - Goad Dragons

Dragonscale: Neutralizes "effective against flying" bonuses. If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP = 100% at start of combat, inflicts Atk/Res-6 on foe and grants Special cooldown charge +1 per foe's attack during combat. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack. Special cooldown charge granted even if foe’s attack deals 0 damage.)

Hey, it's Fall Fallen Female Robin. FFF! Robin was improved version of that legendary version, but is pretty sauseless compared to her remix AND we got a ReArmed version. How do we top this?

Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range. If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, inflict Atk/Spd/Def/Res -5 to unit during combat, reduces the effect of [Deep Wounds] by 50% during combat, and also, if unit deals damage to foe using a Special, restores 50% of unit's maximum HP. (Triggers even if 0 damage is dealt.)

At start of combat, if foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75%, inflict Atk/Spd/Def/Res -5 to unit during combat, deal damage = 15% of unit’s Atk (excluding area-of-effect Specials), reduces damage from foe's first attack by 40% (excluding area-of-effect Specials, "first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes), and also, if foe’s attack can trigger foe’s Special and unit's Res ≥ foe's Res-4 during combat, inflicts Special cooldown count+1 on foe before foe's first attack. (Cannot exceed the foe's maximum Special cooldown.)

TLDR

Distant Counter

Atk/Spd/Def/Res - 10

restores 50% of unit's maximum HP on Special Trigger.

40% DR on 1st hit (Brave Exception).

Reduces [Deep Wounds] by 50%

TDMG = 15% of Atk

Scowl

Good.

Duessel: Obsidian

Obsidian Lance: Grants Def+3. At the start of combat, if unit initiates combat or the number of allies adjacent to unit ≤ 1, inflicts Atk/Def-X on foe (X = 20% of unit’s Def at the start of combat + 6) and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, and foe cannot make a follow-up attack during combat.

At the start of combat, if foe initiates combat or foe’s HP ≥ 75%, inflict Atk/Def-6 on foe during combat, deal damage = 20% of unit’s Def, and reduces damage from foe’s first attack by 80% (“first attack” normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant “unit attacks twice,” it means the first and second strikes), and also, if unit’ Def > foe’s Def, Increases Spd difference necessary for unit to make a follow-up attack by X and decreases Spd difference necessary for foe to make a follow-up attack by X during combat (X = difference between Def stats; For example, if Spd difference necessary increases by 10, Spd must be ≥ 15 more than foe’s Spd to make a follow-up attack; stacks with similar skills.)

TLDR

Grants Def+3

During Combat:

Atk/Def-12 + 20% of unit’s Def

Guaranteed Follow-up

Prevent Follow-up

True DMG = 20% Def

80% DR on 1st Hit*

Frozen (Unit’s Def - foe’s Def)

Merlinus: Pherae’s Clerk

Merchant’s Virtue: At start of turn, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+6, “neutralizes unit’s penalties during combat,” and [Null Panic] to unit and allies with HP < unit’s HP for 1 turn. At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit during combat. After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-6 on foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.

If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or targets unit, grant [Canto (1)] and [Bonus Doubler] to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally for 1 turn. If unit initiates combat or if unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit, and also, if unit’s Atk < foe’s Atk - 5, foe cannot counterattack.

TLDR

Start of turn: Atk/Spd/Def/Res+6, [Null Penalties], [Null Panic] to unit and allies with lower HP.

After an movement assist: grant [Canto (1)] and [Bonus Doubler] to unit and ally

During combat, Atk/Spd/Def/Res+8

If Atk < foe's Atk, foe cannot counterattack

After combat, inflict Atk/Spd/Def/Res-6 on foes within 2 spaces of target

Catherine: Thunder Knight

Thunderbrand: Grants Spd+3. At start of combat, if foe’s HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 during combat, neutralizes effects that grant foe a guaranteed follow-up attack or prevent unit’s follow-up attacks during combat, and also, if unit initiates combat, unit can make a follow-up attack before foe can counterattack.

Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit initiates combat or is within 2 tile radius of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 during combat, deal damage = X% of unit Atk (if foe is a Dragon, Beast, or Armored, X = 20, otherwise, 10) and reduce damage from foe’s first attack by 40% (*Brave hit exception).

TLDR

AS + Spd+3

During combat, Atk/Spd/Def/Res+9

NFU

Desperation

TDMG = X% of Atk (If Dragon, Beast, or Armored = 20, otherwise 10)

40% DR on 1st hit (Brave exception)

Thórr: War God

40/44/19/41/34 43/47/22/44/37 War-God Mjölnir: Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against armored foes. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk+6 to unit during combat, inflicts Atk-6 on foe during combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, and also, if unit is not adjacent to an ally, neutralizes foe's bonuses (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat. Bonfire - Atk/Def Push 4 - Flow Guard 3 / Guard Bearing 4 – Worldbreaker+

Worldbreaker+: Allies within 2 spaces of unit can move to any space within 2 spaces of unit.

Grants Atk/Def/Res+5 and Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.), and grants Special cooldown count-2 to unit before unit's first attack during combat.

Grant Atk/Def/Res+4 and Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack to allies within 3 spaces of unit (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.), and grants Special cooldown count-1 to those allies before unit's first attack during their combat

Here is Thor-sorry-Thórr. She was just meh. Her personal skill was commonly swapped with powerkepted flier skills, and now she has Guidance 4 (so Ashe's personal skill :( ) and giving Special charge and Special jump to herself and allies. This is way better, and Guard Bearing 4 is better for tanking. She what might her refine be?

War-God Mjölnir: Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against armored foes. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk+6 to unit during combat, inflicts Atk-6 on foe during combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, and neutralizes foe's bonuses (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.

If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk+X to unit during combat, inflicts Atk-X on foe during combat (X = number of foes within 3 row and columns centered on unit, × 2, + 6; max 12 ), deal damage = 15% of unit’s Atk, neutralizes effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to foe or inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit, and reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special "reduces damage by X%" skills by 50% during combat.

So I'm adding more Atk+/- (18 in total), giving true damage of 15% of her Atk, Tempo, 50% DRP. I'm also removing the solo condition on the Lull. This is just a super special charge unit. I would have given her 100% DRP on Special attacks, but I know Phoenixmaster want Galeforce teams.

Ótr: Kingsbrother

41/41/17/40/35                 44/44/20/43/38

Auto-Lofnheiðr: Grants Atk+3. Enables【Canto (３)】during turns 1 through 4. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk+6 to unit during combat, inflicts Atk-6 on foe during combat, and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.

Brutal Shell+ - G Duel Cavalry 4/ Atk/Def Excel - Flow Refresh 3 - Atk Def Menace

Brutal Shell+: Cooldown: 3 At the start of turns 1 through 4, grants Special cooldown count-3 to unit. When Special triggers, boosts damage by 50% of the greater of unit’s or foe’s Def. If unit’s or foe’s Special is ready or triggered before or during this combat, reduces damage from foe’s next attack by 40% (once per combat; excluding area-of-effect Specials).

Speaking of Phoenixmaster, it's time for his evil doubleganger to get remix. He got a much better A slot in Atk/Def Excel, but his special is lacking the DRP, just to get more DR and more consistently high damage, by using either the sky high def of him or his opponent. His refine better be good.

Auto-Lofnheiðr: Grants Atk+3. Enables [Canto (3)] during turns 1 through 4.

If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk+6 to unit during combat, inflicts Atk-6 on foe during combat, and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.

At the start of turn 1 through 4, grant [Treachery] and "unit cannot be slowed by terrain (does not apply to impassable terrain)" to unit and allies within 2 tile radius for 1 turn. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk+6 to unit during combat, inflicts Atk-6 on foe during combat, deal damage = 15% of unit’s Atk, and also, if Special triggers (excluding area-of-effect Specials), neutralizes "reduces damage by X%" effects from non-Special skills.

I don't expect Ótr's Canto (3) to get upgraded to Aided Reginn's Canto (Dist.+1; Max 5) but it would be very nice. Instead, I giving him supportive abilities by giving him and allies Treachery and the Traverse Terrain status effect. (Triple Ts). Nobody gives the Trecheary status on start of turn, and this would be great (even though he himself doesn't give bonuses), and the traverse terrain make his movement better for invading Aether Bases and Dragon Veins. On top of that, since he has to run his special, I'm giving him the DRP on his special trigger, along with the other stuff Thórr is getting.

Tibarn: Shipless Pirate

42/41/30/36/18                 53/52/40/47/28

Sky-Pirate Claw : Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk+5 to unit and inflicts Atk-5 on foe during combat and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, unit can move 1 extra space. (That turn only. Does not stack.) If unit transforms, grants Atk+2.

Galeforce – Heavy Blade 4 – Dive-Bomb 3 – Atk Smoke 3

It's Pirate! Tibarn. Look at him Galeforce around. I hope he doesn't mind getting his refine so close to Hræsvelgr's banner. What could his refine look like.

Sky-Pirate Claw : Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At the start of combat, if unit initiates combat or the number of allies adjacent to unit ≤ 2, grants Atk+5 to unit and inflicts Atk-5 on foe during combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, and neutralizes effects that inflict “Special Cooldown – X" on unit and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks. Effect [Beast flying].

Enables [Canto (2)]

At the start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grant Atk+X to unit and inflicts Atk-X on foe during combat (X = 5 + number of spaces from start position to end position of whoever initiated combat x 2, Max 13), deal damage = 15% of unit’s Atk, and after combat, if unit’s Atk > foe’s Atk or unit is transformed, grant Special Cooldown – 2 to unit.

Yeah, if he needs Areal Maneuver, he can have Canto in his refine effect. I get he could also use a guaranteed method of transforming, but we got the Beast Sacred Seal now. He is also getting more Atk+/- like the others, but he is also getting Special jump for after combat, if he has more Atk than the foe or he is transformed, to charge that Galefore, incase he kills the foe on the first hit.

Guinivere: Princess of Bern

Aureola: Effective against magic foes. Grants Res+3. If unit initiates combat or if unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Res+5 and disables foe’s skills that “calculate damage using the lower of foe’s Def or Res” during combat. Restores 7 HP to unit and allies within 3 spaces after combat.

At the start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥25%, grant Atk/Spd/Res+5 to unit, deal damage = 20% of unit’s Res (excluding area-of-effect Specials), reduce damage from foe’s attacks by 20% of unit’s Res (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and grant Special cooldown charge+1 per attack (does not stack, maximum value only).

Shamir: Archer Apart

Survivalist Bow: Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against flying foes. If unit is initiate combat or if the number of allies adjacent to unit ≤ 1, grants Atk/Spd+6 during combat, neutralize penalties on unit’s Atk/Spd, and also, if foe’s HP ≥ 50% at start of combat, foe cannot counterattack.

At start of turn, if Special cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants Special cooldown count-1. At the start of combat, if foe’s HP ≥ 25%, grant Atk/Spd+5, neutralize skills that inflict “Special Cooldown –X" during combat, deals damage = X% of unit’s Spd when Special triggers (X = unit’s max Special cooldown count value × 10, + 20; excludes area-of-effect Specials), and after combat, if Special cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants Special cooldown count-1.

Jill: Fiery Dracoknight

Talregan Axe: Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit initiates combat or if unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+6, Def/Res+4 during combat and neutralizes effects that guarantee foe’s follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit’s follow-up attacks during combat. If unit initiates combat, unit can make a follow-up attack before foe can counterattack.

At the start of turn, if unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+6 to unit, [Canto (1)], and “Unit can move to a space within 2 spaces of any ally within 2 spaces.” At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/ Def/Res+5 during combat, neutralized effects that inflict “Special Cooldown charge -X” on unit, and deal damage = 20% of unit’s Spd.

Díthorba: Cutting Knight

Selena: Fluorspar

Lvl 40 5 Star 40/39/39/16/23    Max Invest 49/48/48/24/31

Tome of Storms : Grants Spd+3. At start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat and neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat.

Rally Atk/Res+ - Life and Death 4 - Atk/Res Ruse 3

Selena joins the very small list of bosses (and not recruitable) in the regular heroes summoning pool, and even smaller list of units that also have a seasonal alt too. Who else is on that list? Reinhart, Ishtar, Idunn, and everyone from Muspell. Well, cool, can’t wait for her Ascendent/Rearmed/Attuned/Aided alt. Uh, what does she do that's different from her summer alt? She has NFU and she doesn’t have Rein. Well, the Refine adds Hexblade, “prevent counterattack”, and Lull Spd/Res. I like all of that, but the Hexblade.

Tome of Storms : Grants Spd+3. At start of combat, if unit initiate combat or foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat, deal damage = 15% of unit’s Spd, and neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat.

Starting with her base effect, she could use Def/Res to counter the Life and Death she has. Then add some true damage based on her Spd to nuke harder.

At start of turn, if unit is within 5 spaces of a foe, grants [Foe’s Penalty Doubler] to unit and allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn. At start of turn, inflicts Spd/Res-7 and status preventing counterattacks on nearest foes within 5 spaces of unit and foes within 2 spaces of those foes through their next actions.  At the start of combat, if unit initiate combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grant Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5, neutralize bonus on foe’s Spd/Res, and reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special 'reduce damage by X%' skills by 50% during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials).

So, I swapped [Hexblade] for [Foe’s Penalty Doubler] while still inflicting Spd/Res-7 and “Prevent Counterattack” on foes. She then gets Lull Spd/Res and “50% Damage Reduction Piercing” which is invaluable to nukers. It is a shame that her ruse skill isn’t going to be useful, but you want your nuke to be nuking.

Knoll: Darkness Watcher

Lvl 40 5 Star 43/37/32/19/35    Max Invest 52/46/40/27/44

Rauðrfox+: If unit initiates combat, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-4 on foe during combat.

Luna – Mirror Strike 2 – Spd Ploy 2

Hey, it’s Knoll. Do you have a good tome? Nope. Do you have a tome from Scared Stones that you could use? Well, you got all the dark tomes. How about Gleipnir? . . . Oh right, Erkia has that tome in an alt. So, it’s time to write some wrongs.

Gloom Gleipnir: At start of turn, if any foe's Res < unit's Res and that foe is adjacent to another foe, inflicts Atk/Res-6 and [Panic] on that foe, and foes within 2 tile radiuses of those target through its next action. At the start of combat, if unit initiate combat or the number of allies adjacent to unit ≤ 1, inflict Atk/Spd/Def/Res-4 and Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack, and also, if unit is not adjacent to an ally, inflict penalty on foe’s Atk/Res equal to penalties active on foe.

Yep, I’m just giving him a better Sabotage 4, swapping [Sabotage] with [Panic]. Then just having Guard and double the Atk/Res penalty on foe, just like the Vulture tome. If the foe has Panic, +6 Res bonus, and –7 Res penalty, that’s -30 Res on the foe in total.

At the start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ 25%, inflict Atk/Spd/Def/Res-4 on foe during combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, restores 7 HP to unit per attack (triggers even if 0 damage is dealt), and also, if [Penalty] is active on foe and unit's Res > foe's Res, reduces damage from foe's attacks by difference between stats during combat (max 20; excluding area-of-effect Specials).

For the special refine, he’s getting guaranteed follow-up attack, 7 healing on hit (the closest I can get to Nosferatu, since inherit Flare.), and adding some true damage reduction based on his Res vs foe’s Res. I thought it be a bit too much since he can inherit Luguz Friend, but then Ilyana got it so . . . actually, the refine effect is similar to Ilyana’s base weapon. So, if you want a good Res tanking blue mage, Ilyana’s good. If you want support red mage, Knoll is here. If you want abilities that match Knoll’s in the Summoner class? You will have to wait for a new, premium hero, that likely won’t be Knoll, that a new alt of Knoll can barrow from, if he ever gets an alt.

Duessel: Obsidian

Lvl 40 5 Star 41/39/18/39/31      Max Invest 50/48/26/48/39

Obsidian Lance: Grants Def+3. If unit is not adjacent to an ally, inflicts Atk/Def-6 on foe during combat and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.

Bonfire - Def/Res Solo 4 - Lull Atk/Def 3 - Rouse Def/Res 3

Finally, it Duessel. This guy was a super tanky back in the day. I know, Atk-6 and 42 Def is not much, but it was comparable to Armour units in that time. In fact, getting a guaranteed follow-up attack makes him a 3 move armored unit. That said, join the club. Duessel, have you met Mycen?  He’s just you, but better, with Atk-15 and 45 (nope 51 with bonuses), plus AC, “neutralize foe’s bonus” and Guard. He’s got Willy Fighter and Slick Fighter. Well, without the AC, we’re going to translate all that Def into more damage and reduce damage and ignore Specials.

Obsidian Lance: Grants Def+3. At the start of combat, if unit initiates combat or the number of allies adjacent to unit ≤ 1, inflicts Atk/Def-X on foe (X = 20% of unit’s Def at the start of combat + 6) and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, and foe cannot make a follow-up attack during combat.

Alright, I when with omni breaker and gave him the same Atk/Def - 20% of unit’s Def Mycen has. 

At the start of combat, if foe initiates combat or foe’s HP ≥ 75%, inflict Atk/Def-6 on foe during combat, deal damage = 20% of unit’s Def, and reduces damage from foe's first attack by 80% ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes), and also, if unit’ Def > foe’s Def, Increases Spd difference necessary for unit to make a follow-up attack by X and decreases Spd difference necessary for foe to make a follow-up attack by X during combat (X = difference between Def stats; For example, if Spd difference necessary increases by 10, Spd must be ≥ 15 more than foe's Spd to make a follow-up attack; stacks with similar skills.)

And here’s the increased damage and decreased damage. With this, he should have Atk/Def-20, but since this isn’t increasing his Def, he’s only getting 8-12 true damage, but there is no limit. Meanwhile, he’s getting a massive 80% damage reduction, that is pierceable, just like Weaving Fighter, but it isn’t weakened if the foe can follow-up. This is because he’s getting the Frozen effect, putting that -20 Def to use. While Frozen gives you a flat 10 effective Spd, this only gives him the increase based on the difference. If he does fight a Frozen foe, this would give him 10+3 times the difference.

So – uh. What do you think?

TLDR Selena - Tome of Storms:

Spd+3

Start of turn:

[Foe’s Penalty Doubler] to unit and allies

Spd/Res-7 + [Flash] on foes

During combat:

Atk/Spd/Def/Res+10

True DMG = Spd 15%

NFU

Null Spd/Res

50% DR Piercing

Knoll - Gloom Gleipnir:

At start of turn:

Atk/Res-6 + [Panic] on foe

During combat:

Atk/Spd/Def/Res-8

Atk/Res Foe’s Penalty Doubler

Guard

Guaranteed Follow-Up

7 HP restore on hit

True Damage Reduction = unit’s Res – foe’s Res (Max 20)

Duessel - Obsidian Lance:

Grants Def+3

During Combat:

Atk/Def-12 + 20% of unit’s Def

Guaranteed Follow-up

Prevent Follow-up

True DMG = 20% Def

80% DR on 1st Hit*

Veronica: Harmonic Pirates

38/39/19/36/29                 49/50/29/47/39

Gate-Anchor Axe: Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Def/Res+5 to unit and inflicts Def/Res-5 on foe during combat and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.

Harmonized Button: Grants [Resonance: Shields] to unit and allies from the same titles as unit.

Bonfire - Atk/Def Solo 4 – Lull Atk/Def 3 - Atk/Def Gap 3

Wow, this is lame, compared the our previous axe cavs.

Gate-Anchor Axe: Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At the start of combat, if unit initiates combat or the number of allies adjacent to unit ≤ 2, grants Def/Res+5 to unit and inflicts Def/Res-5 on foe during combat and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack and neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks.

At the start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grant Def/Res +6, ‘Special Charge +1 per attack”, and [Hexblade] to unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit for 1 turn. At the start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grant Def/Res+X to unit and inflicts Def/Res-X on foe during combat (X = 5 + number of spaces from start position to end position of whoever initiated combat x 2, Max 13), deal damage = 20% of unit’s Def, and also, if unit's Def > foe's Def, reduces damage from attacks during combat and from area-of-effect Specials (excluding Røkkr area-of-effect Specials) by difference between stats (max 20).

Originally, I was going to put Canto 2 on her, but than Emblem Sigurd showed up and was like, 'Would you like Canto 3?" Now she's getting a NFU guaranteed follow-up, Special Charge status, Def based TD, and Hexblade (to make that lowered Res make sense). On top of that, she gets TDR equal to the difference between her Def and the foe's Def, which would be at most a 36 gap with this weapon.

Flayn: Playing Innocent

Caduceus Staff: Calculates damage from staff like other weapons. Grant allies within 3 spaces the following effect: Grant Def/Res+4 to unit, inflict Special cooldown charge –1 on foe, and reduces damage from foes’ attacks by 30% during combat. If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grant Atk/Res+6 to unit during combat, inflict Special cooldown charge –1 on foe, and reduce damage from foe’s first attack by 30%.

Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At the start of combat, if foe’s HP ≥ 25%, grant Atk/Res+6, a guaranteed follow-up attack to unit, and damage +7 to unit during combat.

Well, since we got Seteth's refine that grants True Unpierceable Damage Reduction. So trading the 30% DR would be better.

Ilyana: Hungering Mage

Hungry Craver's Tome: If any foes within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit have Res < unit’s Res+5, inflicts Spd/Res-7 and [Sabotage] on those foes through their next actions. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, inflict Atk/Spd/Res-4, and also, if the foe has [Sabotage] inflict Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.) and inflicts penalty on foe’s Spd/Res during combat = current bonus on each of foe’s stats × 2, (Example: if foe has +7 bonus to Spd, inflicts Spd-19, for a net penalty of Spd-12.) Calculates each stat penalty independently.

At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ 25%, inflict Atk/Spd/Res-4 on foe, grant bonus to unit’s Atk = total penalties on foe during combat, and restores 7 HP to unit after combat.

I'm surprised I didn't think of bonus stealing for her, but that must of been a PM1 theorycraft I blocked from my mind.

Melady: Crimson Rider

Wyvern Crimson Lance: If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, inflict Atk/Spd/Def-4 on foe and neutralizes effects that guarantee foe’s follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit’s follow-up attacks during combat, and also, if unit’s Def > foe’s Def, reduces damage from attacks during combat and from area-of-effect Specials (excluding Røkkr area-of-effect Specials) by percentage = difference between stats × 4 (max 40%).

At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ 25%, inflict Atk/Spd/Def-4 on foe and neutralizes effects that grant “Special cooldown charge +X” to foe or inflict “Special cooldown charge -X” on unit during combat, and also, if unit’s attack can trigger unit’s Special and unit’s Spd+Def ≥ foe’s Spd+Def-5 during combat (excluding effects from【Phantom】), grants Special cooldown count-2 to unit before unit’s first attack during combat. At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ 25%, restores 7 HP to unit after combat.

Okay cool, still going with the Fiora but Def still.