Choosing the Best Class for Luna (Poll 23)

[Jayvee94]

Luna. A mercenary of Nohr; Camilla’s subordinate. Her origins and past are a complete mystery. An exceptionally sore loser, but also a hard-working genius who tries hard to match her talent. She also has a friendly side, which often catches her companions off-guard. The biggest squanderer.

[spoiler=Marriage/Buddy Seals]
Spoiler (Marriage/Buddy Seals)

A Marriage/Buddy seal allows a unit to reclass into one of the select class trees of his spouse (S support) or buddy (A+ support). A unit may only achieve an S support with units of the opposite gender (exc. Kamui, Syalla, Zero), and may only achieve an A+ support with units of the same gender.

(The credit for the following information goes to Gayserbeam, as I copied the wording of his explanation. Check out the Class Changing and Inheritance Thread for more information.

• If the users Primary Class is different than their Spouses/Buddy's Primary Class, then the Marriage/Buddy Seal will reclass them to the Spouses/Buddy's Primary Class, even if the user has that class as a Secondary Class already.
• If the users Primary Class is the same as their Spouses/Buddy's Primary Class, then the Marriage/Buddy Seal will reclass them to the Spouses/Buddy's Secondary Class.
• If the user is married or buddied with a unit who has an unlearnable class, then the Marriage/Buddy Seal will reclass them to the Spouses/Buddy's Secondary Class.
  • An unlearnable class is a class that may be unique to a character or their children. The following units have unlearnable classes: Nishiki (Fox Spirit), Flannel (Garou), Azura (Singer), Mozume (Villager).
• If the user is married or buddied with a unit who has an unlearnable class, and their Primary Class is the same as their Spouses/Buddy's Secondary Class, then the Marriage/Buddy Seal will reclass them to the Spouses/Buddy's Substitute Class.
  • A Substitute Class is simply a select class a character with an unlearnable class passes down under certain circumstances. The following units have Substitute Classes: Nishiki (Herb Merchant), Flannel (Outlaw), Azura (Rod Knight), Mozume (Herb Merchant).

If you're still confused, let me use Luna as an example to try and clarify matters!

• Luna/Zero: Luna's Primary Class is Mercenary, and Zero's is Outlaw. Therefore, Luna would Marriage Seal into Outlaw.
  • Luna/Subaki: Luna's Primary Class is Mercenary, and Subaki's is Pegasus Warrior. Therefore, Luna would Buddy Seal into Pegasus Warrior. As Luna's Secondary Class is Pegasus Warrior, he would not receive a new class tree from Subaki.
• Luna/Lazward: Luna's Primary Class is Mercenary, and Lazward's is Mercenary. Therefore, Luna would Marriage Seal into Lazward's Secondary Class-- Ninja.
• Luna/Flannel: As Flannel's Primary Class is Garou, an unlearnable class, Luna would Marriage Seal into his Secondary Class-- Fighter.
• Luna/Mercenary!Avatar: Avatar's Primary Class is Nohr Prince, an unlearnable class. Luna's Primary Class is Mercenary, and Avatar's Secondary Class is Mercenary. Therefore, Luna would Marriage Seal into his Substitute Class-- Samurai.

[spoiler=Possible Classes]

• Classes in black are ones Luna can only achieve in either the Conquest or the Revelation campaign.
• Classes in blue are ones Luna can only achieve in the Revelation campaign.

Base Classes (4H, 8N, 12T)

• Bowman
• Cavalier
• Dark Mage
• Fighter
• Knight
• Mercenary
• Ninja
• Outlaw
• Pegasus Warrior
• Rod Knight
• Samurai
• Wyvern Rider

Promoted Classes (7H, 13N, 20T)

• Adventurer
• Berserker
• Bow Knight
• Brave Hero
• Dark Knight
• Falcon Warrior
• General
• Golden-Kite Warrior
• Great Knight
• Holy Bowman
• Jonin
• Maid
• Paladin
• Puppeteer
• Revenant Knight
• Sorcerer
• Strategist
• Trueblade
• War Priestess
• Wyvern Lord

[spoiler=Expansion of Possible Classes]
Primary Base Class: Mercenary
Primary Promoted Classes: Bow Knight, Brave Hero

Secondary Base Class: Pegasus Warrior
Secondary Promoted Classes: Falcon Warrior, Golden-Kite Warrior

Marriage Seal Classes: These are organized alphabetically based on the localized names of the spouses. we listed the Birthright characters first, the Conquest characters second, and the shared characters last.

• Hinata: Samurai -> Trueblade, Weapon Master
• Subaki: n/a

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• Arthur: Fighter -> Berserker, Brave Hero
• Benoit: Knight -> General, Great Knight
• Flannel: Fighter -> Berserker, Brave Hero
• Lazward: Ninja -> Jonin, Puppeteer
• Leo: Dark Mage -> Dark Knight, Sorcerer
• Odin: Dark Mage -> Dark Knight, Sorcerer
• Xander: Cavalier -> Great Knight, Paladin
• Zero: Outlaw -> Adventurer, Bow Knight

• Jakob: Rod Knight -> Maid, Strategist
• Kaze: Ninja -> Jonin, Puppeteer
• Silas: Cavalier -> Great Knight, Paladin

Buddy Seal Classes: These are organized alphabetically based on the localized names of the buddies. we listed the Birthright characters first, the Conquest characters second, and the shared characters last.

• Setsuna: Bowman -> Golden-Kite Warrior, Holy Bowman
• Belka: Wyvern Rider -> Revenant Knight, Wyvern Lord
• Camilla: Wyvern Rider -> Revenant Knight, Wyvern Lord
• Pieri: Cavalier -> Great Knight, Paladin

[spoiler=Notice]

• In the previous optional poll: Arthur placed 2nd; Subaki and Nishiki all placed 3rd (technically 3.5). Therefore, Arthur gets 3 votes and Subaki and Nishiki receive 1 vote each.
• Benoit and Saizou received only one (1) vote; Nyx, Tsukuyomi and Flora received none. Therefore, Benoit and Nyx will be out for 2 polls (returns poll 25); Tsukuyomi, Flora, and Saizou 4 polls (returns poll 27).
• Grey has been added back to the poll. if it is demonstrated again is that the forum is not interested in him, he will be out for 4 polls (would return poll 28)
• Eponine and Ophelia has been added to the poll.
• Note: If you plan to go through multiple classes, vote for the Final/Endgame class (except for preference, vote for whatcha like).

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[spoiler=Possible Skills]
Personal Skill: Competitive: When user is the support unit, if the lead unit triggers a critical hit, the user is guaranteed a critical hit (if their attack connects)

Skills are organized alphabetically based on the classes. Within the classes, skills are listed in the order of achievement (e.g. a GK earns Luna at Lvl. 5 and Diamond Strike at Lvl. 15, so Luna is listed before Diamond Strike).

Base class skills are listed before promoted class skills. Descriptions of skills Luna can acquire through her primary and secondary class trees are listed below.

Descriptions of all the skills are located on the skills pages.

Base Classes Skills

• Bowman: Skill +2, Prescient Victory
• Cavalier: Open Assault, Rescue
• Dark Mage: Bind, Devilish Wind
• Fighter: HP +5, Roundhouse
• Knight: Defence +2, Confined Defence
• Mercenary: Stubbornness, Patient Assurance
• Ninja: Locktouch, Snake Venom
• Outlaw: Locktouch, Movement +1
• Pegasus Warrior: Swallow Strike, Eastern Heart
• Rod Knight: Resistance +2, Distinguished Son
• Samurai: Flowing Strike, Vantage
• Wyvern Rider: Strength +2, Cut Through

Promoted Classes Skills

• Adventurer: Lucky Seven, Pass
• Basara: Breaking Sky, Flamboyant
• Bow Knight: Rally Skill, Kunaibreaker
• Brave Hero: Sol, Axebreaker
• Dark Knight: Magic Seal, Lifetaker
• Falcon Warrior: Rally Speed, Mirror Strike
• General: Defensive Formation, Pavise
• Golden-Kite Warrior: Soar, Sun God
• Great Knight: Luna, Diamond Strike
• Holy Bowman: Raven Strike, Bowfaire
• Jonin: Lethality, Kunaifaire
• Maid: Servant's Joy, Tomebreaker
• Paladin: Defender, Aegis
• Revenant Knight: Deadly Breath, Overbearing
• Puppeteer: Puppet Break, Copycat Puppet
• Sorcerer: Vengeance, Bowbreaker
• Strategist: Rally Resistance, Battle Command
• Trueblade: Astra, Swordfaire
• Weapon Master: Strength Seal, Line of Death
• Wyvern Lord: Rally Defence, Swordbreaker

Stubbornness: Luck% chance of recovering 20% HP at the start of the user’s Turn
Patient Assurance: When enemy triggers the battle, damage +3

Rally Skill: Skill +4 to all allies within a 2 tile radius for one Turn when the “Rally” command is used

Kunaibreaker: Hit rate and Avoid +50 when the enemy is equipped with a Kunai
Sol: Skill% chance of restoring half the damage dealt to the enemy
Axebreaker: Hit rate and Avoid +50 when the enemy is equipped with an Axe

Swallow Strike: When user triggers the battle, double attack threshold +5
Eastern Heart: Recover 10% HP at the start of the user’s Turn if there are allies within a 2 tile radius
Rally Speed: Speed +4 to all allies within a 2 tile radius for one Turn when the “Rally” command is used

Mirror Strike: When user triggers the battle, magical damage received -20

Soar: Hit rate and Avoid +30 when facing Flying enemies
Sun God: Allies within a 2 tile radius recover 20% HP at the start of the user’s Turn

For more info about stats and growths, please go to http://serenesforest.net/fire-emblem-fates/

[Ownagepuffs]

For utility, Falco.

Otherwise, she really needs the offensive boost of Hero over Bow Knight.

[Tooru]

If Hero has offensive boots, why Bow Knight Luna can ORKO many endgame enemeis but Hero Luna can't?

Edited December 24, 2015 by Tooru

[Ownagepuffs]

Hero is +3 Str on promo and 45 growth for her. BK is +1 on promo and 40 growth for her. It's odd to say BK can ORKO what Hero can't, unless we are talking about fliers or something. Bows and Axes are also functionally identical with regards to the weapon triangle, so it's not a weapon triangle issue either.

[Tooru]

Of cause I am talking about fliers.

Without hitting weakness, Luna cannot be a reliable attacker even as Brave Hero.

If we do need Luna to attack, what she can do is to attack with a powerful partner in Attack Stance, after that the partner will move and one-shot the enemy. Or we can do it in the opposite order so Luna will have the kill.

+2 Str won't make an obvious change, since Bow Knight has better positions for Attack Stance.

However, both Hero and BK are bad in this case.

BK is a bad attacker but sometimes can be good, and it is always a good supporter.

Hero is bad forever.

Edited December 24, 2015 by Tooru