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Adjutant Primer - Power from the backrow


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Collection of information I've gathered about Adjutants. Remember that the vanguard (lead unit in a pair) gains access to the adjutant's Level 1 Support ability when they reach C support, Level 2 at B support and Level 3 at A support. (Some character spoilers below)

Adjutant centric abilities plus notes:

Spoiler
Rally Deluxe When this unit is an adjutant: increases the active unit's Str, Spd, and Res by 10.
Rally Magic When this unit is an adjutant: increases the active unit's Mag by 10.
Rally Strength When this unit is an adjutant: increases the active unit's Str by 10.
Rally Charm When this unit is an adjutant: increases the active unit's Cha by 10.
Rally Defense When this unit is an adjutant: increases the active unit's Def by 10.
Rally Dexterity When this unit is an adjutant: increases the active unit's Dex by 10.
Rally Luck When this unit is an adjutant: increases the active unit's Lck by 10.
Rally Resistance When this unit is an adjutant: increases the active unit's Res by 10.
Rally Speed When this unit is an adjutant: increases the active unit's Spd by 10.
Dark Assist When this unit is an adjutant: adds a dark element to the active unit's strong attacks.
Fire Assist When this unit is an adjutant: adds a fire element to the active unit's strong attacks.
Ice Assist When this unit is an adjutant: adds an ice element to the active unit's strong attacks.
Light Assist When this unit is an adjutant: adds a light element to the active unit's strong attacks.
Lightning Assist When this unit is an adjutant: adds a lightning element to the active unit's strong attacks.
Wind Assist When this unit is an adjutant: adds a wind element to the active unit's strong attacks.
Elemental Assists: The vanguard's strong attacks are imbued with the corresponding element. The elemental strength is the same as strong attacks of classes like Dark Knight and Gremory. Assists have no effect on strong attacks that are already imbued if they are of different elements (Ice Assist has no effect on Dark Knight C1). If they are of the same element, the attack is upgraded as if it was using the corresponding Essence (IE Dark Assist upgrades the Dark Knight C1).
Warrior Assist When this unit is an adjutant: increases the fill rate of the active unit's Warrior Gauge.
Awakening Assist When this unit is an adjutant: increases the fill rate of the active unit's Awakening Gauge.
Harmonious Specials When this unit is the active unit or an adjutant: increases the damage of Partner Specials.
One Heart One Mind When this unit is an adjutant: greatly increases elemental effects of Adjutant Follow-Ups.
Each unit uses an element when they perform their Follow-up. OHOM increases the level of elemental effect they apply to enemies.
Trust When this unit is the active unit or an adjutant: increases the fill rate of the Adjutant Attack Gauge and Adjutant Guard Gauge.

Unit's support abilities, adjutant abilities they learn, as well as overall ranking of each (spoilers, Annette is the best):

Spoiler
Name Support Monk Archer Sniper Dancer Falcon Knight Gremory FRNK
Annette Overachiever Trust One Heart One Mind Warrior Assist Rally Deluxe Harmonious Specials Wind Assist S
Edelgard Emperor's Prestige Trust One Heart One Mind Warrior Assist   Harmonious Specials Fire Assist A
Monica Shrewd Operator Trust One Heart One Mind Warrior Assist Rally Resistance Harmonious Specials   A
Ferdinand Name Drop Trust One Heart One Mind Warrior Assist Rally Dexterity     A
Lysithea Unsought Power Trust One Heart One Mind Warrior Assist     Dark Assist A
Hilda Advocate Trust One Heart One Mind Awakening Assist     Lightning Assist A
Sothis Sacrosanct Trust One Heart One Mind Awakening Assist   Harmonious Specials   A
Flayn Lily's Poise Trust One Heart One Mind Awakening Assist Rally Luck Harmonious Specials   A
Jeritza Murderous Intent Trust   Warrior Assist       B
Lorenz Distinguished House Trust   Awakening Assist       B
Petra Hunter's Boon   One Heart One Mind Warrior Assist       B
Rhea Power of the Saints Trust   Awakening Assist       B
Shez Mortal Coil   One Heart One Mind Warrior Assist       B
Byleth Ashen Demon   One Heart One Mind Warrior Assist   Harmonious Specials   B
Caspar Fists of Justice Trust One Heart One Mind Warrior Assist       B
Constance Emergent Magic Trust   Warrior Assist     Light Assist B
Felix Lone Wolf Trust One Heart One Mind Warrior Assist       B
Ingrid Heavensent Trust   Warrior Assist Rally Magic     B
Marianne Animal Friend Trust   Warrior Assist     Ice Assist B
Catherine Fighting Spirit Trust   Awakening Assist       C
Claude Leader's Acumen Trust One Heart One Mind         C
Dimitri King's Might Trust   Warrior Assist       C
Hubert Perception Trust   Awakening Assist       C
Ignatz Watchful Eye   One Heart One Mind   Rally Speed     C
Leonie Rivalry     Awakening Assist   Harmonious Specials   C
Raphael Goody Basket     Warrior Assist Rally Strength     C
Sylvain Adept Flirt Trust   Awakening Assist       C
Yuri Schemer   One Heart One Mind Warrior Assist       C
Dorothea Songstress     Awakening Assist Rally Charm   Lightning Assist C
Linhardt Catnap Trust One Heart One Mind Warrior Assist       C
Manuela Infirmary Master     Awakening Assist Rally Charm Harmonious Specials   C
Mercedes Live to Serve     Awakening Assist   Harmonious Specials Light Assist C
Seteth Guardian Trust   Awakening Assist Rally Defense     C
Shamir Survival Instinct             D
Arval Agarthan Arcana   One Heart One Mind Awakening Assist       D
Balthus King of Grappling Trust   Awakening Assist       D
Bernadetta Persecution Complex Trust         Ice Assist D
Gatekeeper Nothing to Report   One Heart One Mind Awakening Assist       D
Holst Natural Warrior Trust   Awakening Assist       D
Rodrigue Right-Hand Man Trust   Awakening Assist       D
Ashe Lockpick   One Heart One Mind         E
Dedue Staunch Shield     Awakening Assist       E
Hapi Monstrous Appeal     Warrior Assist       E
Jeralt Captain's Grit     Awakening Assist       E

 

Stat bonuses classes grant from the adjutant role. If you aren't quite sure what class to use, stick to Dancer. It gives a lot of stats:

Spoiler

 

Class Str Mag Dex Spd Lck Def Res Cha Total
Myrmidon       4         4
Soldier     4           4
Fighter 4               4
Monk             4   4
Thief     4 9         13
Mercenary 4     9         13
Fluegel 4 4   4       4 16
Silverheart 4 4       4   4 16
Pegasus Knight     4 4     4   12
Cavalier 4   4     4     12
High Lord 4     4   4   4 16
Armored Knight           15     15
Armored Lord           15   4 19
Brigand 15               15
Archer     9   4       13
Wyvern Master 4   4 4       4 16
Brawler     9 4         13
Priest     4       9   13
Mage   4 4       4   12
Assassin     9 15 4       28
Swordmaster 9   4 15         28
Paladin 9   9     4 4   26
Fortress Knight 9   4     15     28
Warrior 15     4 4 4     27
Wyvern Rider 9   4 4   9     26
Sniper 4   15   9       28
Grappler 4   9 9   4     26
Bishop   9 4       15   28
Warlock   9 4 4     9   26
Dark Mage   15 4       9   28
Trickster     15 15 15       45
Dancer 9 9 9 15 4   4 15 65
Mortal Savant 4 9 4 4   9 9   39
Asura 9 4 4 9   9   9 44
Enlightened One 4 9 4 4 4 4 4 9 42
Saint 9 9 4 4   9 9   44
Falcon Knight     15 15     15   45
Dark Knight 4 9 9     9 9   40
Holy Knight 4 4 9     9 15   41
Great Lord ?               0
Death Knight 15 4   4   9 15   47
Great Knight 15   9     15   4 43
Emperor 9 9     4 15   9 46
Wyvern Lord 15     15   15     45
Bow Knight 9   15   9 9     42
Barbarossa ?               0
War Master 15     9 9 9     42
Gremory   15 4 4     15 4 42
Dark Bishop   15 9 4     15   43

 

 

Edited by Archeleon
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I feel like anyone with an elemental assist (see Bernie) should automatically be at least C rank. And Mercedes/Dorothea offer enough that they should probably be B rank.

 

I'm also not sure why Felix is B when he essentially has a non-existent support ability to share, and his support toolkit is otherwise pretty average.

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2 hours ago, Fabulously Olivier said:

I feel like anyone with an elemental assist (see Bernie) should automatically be at least C rank. And Mercedes/Dorothea offer enough that they should probably be B rank.

 

I'm also not sure why Felix is B when he essentially has a non-existent support ability to share, and his support toolkit is otherwise pretty average.

Most of these are a result of giving the adjutant abilities equal value but giving support abilities different values.

Bernie only has Trust and Ice Assist. Persecution Complex is mostly useless. (2)

Mercedes has Awakening Assist, Harmonious Specials, Light Assist and Live To Serve, which is also a weak support. (3)

Dorothea has Awakening Assist, Rally Charm, Lightning Assist and Songstress actually being useless. (3)

Felix has Trust, OHOM, Warrior Assist and Lone Wolf, which is a situationally useful ability. (4)

 

I could go back and give different weights to each adjutant ability.

I think it would look something like:

Rally Delux, Trust, Elemental Assist

Rally Str/Mag, Harmonious Specials

Other Rallys, Awakening/Warrior Assist, OHOM

 

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5 hours ago, TanatatKnight said:

Just curious but do stuff like the Prowess/Boost Critical skills increase damage of follow-up attacks or is that not found out yet?

Surprisingly, all abilities that increase damage seem to affect the follow-up attack when the adjutant is using them. Can't verify just yet if things like Fiendish Blow affects them though.

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8 hours ago, Shadow Mir said:

Uhh, so how do you get Dancer again? All I remember is that it's late in the game. Does it depend on route?

It's a survey spot in chapter 12 (I think, it has an unlock requirement) but once unlocked it's available on all routes from the go.

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On 8/27/2022 at 11:39 AM, ciphertul said:

It's a survey spot in chapter 12 (I think, it has an unlock requirement) but once unlocked it's available on all routes from the go.

Alrighty then. Now... is Annette Azure Gleam exclusive?

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On 8/31/2022 at 4:18 PM, ciphertul said:

Only Mercedes and Ashe can be taking from the Lions.

Bummer. Oh well. That makes them the group with the most exclusive characters then, does it not?

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