Favorite Talent

[Roflolxp54]

With Fire Emblem Fates being out in America for 2 months at the time of writing this, is there a secondary talent you've come to prefer and why? It can be all for personal preference, gameplay reasons, or sake of convenience.

The selected Talent determines which class line the avatar gets as his or her secondary class line that can be accessed via Heart Seal.

For me, I'm having a very hard time deciding on a secondary class I'd want to stick with even though I just pick Cavalier out of sheer laziness since I'm mainly doing support grinding ATM. Tempting talents to me are:

-Samurai because of Swordmaster's neat dual-wielding animations

-Dragon because of Wyvern Lord's/Malig Knight's huge movement range and respectable bulk

-Dark Mage because of Sorcerer's access to Nosferatu and since my avatar is typically male, he can't use the Witch class

[Loki Laufeyson]

I love Dark Mage especially for my male Corn. Spangly outfit plus Nosfertank

[Emblem Blade]

I can't decide, help...

*No DLC for my options*

*If I want to go all out with just the classes I can use, I'll normally resort to Lancer (Spear Fighter -> Basara/Spear Fighter) for equally high stats + Quixotic and Rend Heaven/Dragon Fang is just absurdly powerful as it is capable of ripping enemies to shreds on either Player/Enemy Turn in little time. Plus I can always see myself as Oboro (who is one of my top MVP units in BR/RV) in Conquest where you can't use her.

*If I want to play supportive, then Monk/Shrine Maiden (Priestess/and the other class) fit the role perfectly being able to heal and attack.

*If I want to play as a sweeper then I'll run Samurai (Swordmaster/Master of Arms) as Vantage + Swordfaire + Dragon Fang is a good finishing combo or Ninja (Elite Ninja/Mechanist) for Replicate + Debuff = Enemies too weak to pose a threat to anyone.

I'm really stuck with the first and last option since I'm a balanced player who never really has an easy time choosing a good talent (although Kamui/Corrin can get around that barrier in-game).

Edited April 20, 2016 by Emblem Blade

[Thor Odinson]

I've been using fighter not really for myself (although I love both hero and zerk) but to pass to my favs. Rinkah benefits the most from Zerk as a class, but it was pretty fun running around with Sol!Ryoma, despite it happening pretty late since it was Revelation I did this on.

Were I to pick a class aesthetically I'd go Oni->Blacksmith but I'm too busy being in love with Dread Fighter for anything else to matter anyway

[Valolaire]

I've expected Oni Savage to be a winning choice seeing as it gives access to the popular skill Death Blow and to a lesser extent Counter.

Though Knight/Cavalier bring access to the lovely Pavise/Aegis.

[December Knight]

I really like having Troubadour, Dragon, and Spear Fighter as second class, personally.

Troubadour because I love Maid/Butler design-wise (they are my favorite looking class for Shuriken/Dagger users).

Dragon and Spear Fighter for the skills and for the designs.

[nyainou]

I always go Archer so I can pass it onto Niles, so I voted for that. But personally, methinks dark mage. Just coz that's my favorite class line.

[saisymbolic]

If I were a character in the FE universe, I would most definitely be a lancer-based class. Being a foot soldier is where the party at. In terms of Fates, I would be a Spear Fighter, which is a bit odd as Nohr is my preferred kingdom. When is a Western-based Lancer/Halberdier/Infantry class coming back? I miss the Sentinel from FE10. T_T

Anyways, I like the skills the class tree provides. My favorites are Seal Defense and Seal Speed as I have a fondness for saboteur/debuffer units in any game series. Spears/pikes/halberds/lances/javelins/any polarm is my favorite type of weapon, both IRL and in vidya gaemes.

Edited April 20, 2016 by SaiSymbolic

[Valolaire]

I forgot to add Apothecary to my list.

For those wanting the extra dosh with Profiteer and the other infamous skill: Replicate.

[Ebony]

Dragon. I love my Malig Knights. Even though my Corrin will always end a Dread Fighter.

[Jiac]

Samurai.

Loved the Myrmidon class since the GBA days. Returned Avo and Crit bonuses.

Dodge tanking and critting for days : ).

[Shadow Mir]

I'm impressed by how spread out the poll is.

That being said, I voted Troubadour (though I never actually picked it... yet), but Cavalier, Dragon and Monk/Priestess also appeal to me. Oh, and Sky Knight.

Edited April 20, 2016 by Levant Mir Celestia

[Sire]

For most of my runs, I do Cavalier as it seems to make the most sense for Corrin as well as my own personal avatar (despite having him as a Dark Knight, I am not having my guy wear a Dark Mage outfit. Not happening.)

That aside, I ran Samurai on M!Corrin and Shrine Maiden for F!Corrin when they follow Hoshido. But overall, I just like the basic Cavalier, winning out over Mercenary since Corrin is supposed to be more of a noble sort instead of a sellsword.

[PizzaRice]

Dark Knight Corrin looks awesome. To bad mage skill activations look lame.

[VeryAngryBisharp]

Picked Lancer so I can pretend to be a Halberdier/Sentinel, I also miss them. I like the Spear Master's victory animation when using a lance too.

[Namarid]

Dark mage, mostly to become a dark knight. All about the magic in FE and if I was a character in the universe tomes would be my weapon of choice.

If I was going to do a default corrin run then I would pick cavalier.

[eclipse]

I like being able to S rank broken weapons. So Ninja for me~!

[singularity]

Samurai, because they have based promotions(dual wielding class and all weapon class).

Honorable mentions: Mercenary and Lancer.

[Reki]

Samurai. Myrmidon/Swordmaster was always my favorite class. Also because of Vantage. I really like Vantage.

[Crimean Archivist]

Dragon for Malig Knight. I feel like I'm the one person who really thinks Lunge is a top-tier utility skill and then of course Savage Blow and Trample can carry all the way to endgame, in addition to being able to run any Boon/Bane combo without fear of ruining your build.

Would favor getting Samurai in Conquest simply because it isn't available to Corrin otherwise while MK is still accessible through Camilla, Beruka, and with effort, Percy.

[Shadow Mir]

Dragon for Malig Knight. I feel like I'm the one person who really thinks Lunge is a top-tier utility skill and then of course Savage Blow and Trample can carry all the way to endgame, in addition to being able to run any Boon/Bane combo without fear of ruining your build.

Would favor getting Samurai in Conquest simply because it isn't available to Corrin otherwise while MK is still accessible through Camilla, Beruka, and with effort, Percy.

Actually, Lunge was why I gave special mention to Dragon - if the enemy can ruin my day with it, surely I can ruin theirs with a well-placed Lunge.

Edited April 20, 2016 by Levant Mir Celestia

[Tsunami922]

Swordmaster is my favorite class, so my vote goes to samurai.

[Shadow Mir]

Well... other than Samurai and Lancer pulling ahead, this is still rather spread out.

[FluffyWarlock]

Mercenary. Because it's a all-rounder and the Hero class has been used twice as the Lord class.

[Butterstroke]

I normally get mercenary because then I can be the hero I always knew I could be.