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Can someone remind me when the free Hero is given out/ the banner goes live, please? I can't find any tweets about the topic. If IS didn't say anything I'll try to find how last years did this. Thanks in advance!
EDIT: Last year, online voting ended on Feb 9th, the Voting Gauntlet was from March 1st to the 7th and Fomortiss was given out two weeks later (Mar 22nd) on the same day the banner started. This year's VG is also ~3 weeks after the results were revealed, so I assume the rest will follow the same pattern.
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44 minutes ago, ARMADS!!! said:
I figure I'll just support whoever is against Sanaki to try to eliminate her as soon as possible, and then I'll see. Apparently, it's Alear, who is one of the units I want the less here (though of course, still would be happy with it, and aboslutely WAY happier than with Sanaki).
What's wrong with Sanaki?
2 hours ago, Tybrosion said:Therefore, there is in fact a non-zero chance that I pick Peony just because I want Edelgard to lose again that bad. That did work out last year when I went with Veronica (though unlike Attuned Peony, I didn’t have Legendary Veronica at the time).
If it helps, Attuned Peony has a ton of value even if you already have her~
45 minutes ago, ARMADS!!! said:Watch how next year 90% of the winners for AHR will be Emblem Heroes (unless they come up with some new unit type that manages to be more exciting than this, during this year's TT+).
I wouldn't be surprised if we got another new unit type this year, but the TT+ could just as easily "break new ground" by giving us brand new Emblems too
watch most of them being Fodlanites or from Nohr. Even if we get something new though, E!Marth is such a useful unit to have and powercreep means we'll likely get even better ones as the year goes on so I wouldn't be surprised by such a deluge in the next AHR (unless IS insists on keeping Marth special and neuters some of the others instead, namely Leif and Eirika).Cynicism aside, I wouldn't mind an Emblem banner next year, though we'd wind up with a Red Dream instead given how many are swordies (so Edelgard will lose again).
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1 minute ago, Humanoid said:
or at least soon after the next batch of Divine Codes heroes are released next month
I completely forgot about those, thanks! I should look out for those too, huh?
2 minutes ago, Humanoid said:Yeah, I'm in a bit of a ridiculous (self-inflicted) situation at the moment where I have a ton of Rearmed/Attuned heroes because I recognise that they're "objectively" great value to pull for, but at the same time I never actually do anything with them
Something I learned from asking so many questions is that it's probably best to pick one Rearmed/ Attuned Hero of each "archetype" (e.g. "infantry", "sword/lance/axe user") and grab as many of them as you can. The reason I'm going all in on Peony for example is because she's both a flier AND a S/L/A user so can hold a ton of useful skills.
I guess this doesn't mean much to someone who doesn't play often, but I hope you find this helpful!
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8 hours ago, Humanoid said:
Edelgard simply because I don't have her and because I have three Peonies I've yet to use.
You could do what I do and just put all your Attuned/ Rearmed Heroes in a separate. As recent updates have taught me, just knowing you have spares to clone skills with makes building units so much easier and less stressful.
7 hours ago, Mercakete said:though, that IS would take this as confirmation that we want more Seidr x Summoner stuff thrown at us...
IS doesn't care about the characters who win here, just the units themselves. As some on the subreddit (and here) have speculated, they seem to take whoever wins AHR as a sign of which unit type they need to build counters for in the year to come.
6 hours ago, Rinco said:Hoping for Peony, Camilla, Dimitri and Alear.
Camilla for merges, the rest for fodder, all green banner having the best bang for your orbs in odds of getting 5*s.As much as I want Gullveig over Dimitri, I have to admit this would be a really useful roster.
2 hours ago, EricaofRenais said:I may break my tradition of going against Edelgard and pick Sanaki's team because I don't want Alear on the banner at all.
Hey, you can never have too much A/S Finish 4s or Pledges! -
Full results coming on the 25th/ 26th:
https://twitter.com/FE_Heroes_EN/status/1755788625915322438
The top 8 are:
QuoteW!Edelgard
L!Camilla
L!Alear
Gullveig
W!Dimitri
N!Sanaki
WT!Claude
A!Peony
If seeding rules stay the same as previous years the match-ups should be:
QuoteEdelgard vs Peony | Camilla vs Claude
Gullveig vs Dimitri | Alear vs Sanaki
As I said in the questions thread, I want easier fodder so I'm voting for Peony. Despite how annoying Claude was on release I think Camilla is more valuable than him, ditto for Gullveig being stronger than Dimitri. I could go either way re. Alear and Sanaki.
How about you guys?
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2 hours ago, Ice Dragon said:
Grima is currently the only dragon and the only armor that can duplicate skills, so she's obviously a given for dragon-exclusive and armor-exclusive skills.
Flared Sparrow + Atk/Spd Oath 4 is most efficient on whichever melee flier you expect to get the most copies of.
Atk/Spd Prime 4 and No Quarter can go on any of the current melee infantry, cavalry, or fliers; again, whichever one you expect to get the most copies of. It doesn't have to be the same unit as Flared Sparrow + Atk/Spd Oath 4, but consolidating duplication to a smaller number of units is generally better since it lets you focus on pulling just those units instead of spreading out your pulls over multiple units and not being able to mix and match skills as easily.
Right now, Ganglot is the only unit that can duplicate both Atk/Spd Finish 4 and Gambit 4, at the same time, but that obviously requires waiting for Atk/Spd Finish 3 and Gambit 3 to be more available. If you don't care too much about future-proofing your fodder, you can split them up.
Any of the Rearmed Heroes with +1 Special charge rate on their weapon is good for Gambit 4 (Chrom, Alfred, Ganglot) since you can grab both the weapon and Gambit 4 at the same time, and they have synergy with each other.
Atk/Spd Finish 4 works well on Alcryst and Nino, as they are most likely to want to pass the skill at the same time as their unique skill (Arcane Darkbow and Fleeting Echo).
But again, unless you have the resources to run multiple duplicators, it's still generally better to consolidate your skills for duplication onto as few units as you reasonably can.
Thank you so much for all of this! Now that A!Peony's confirmed for the AHR VG I think I'll wait and see how she does before committing (yay, procrastination!) Hopefully she gets onto the banner if nothing else.
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9 minutes ago, Lightcosmo said:
I can't recall if that's the exact order, i'll look it up when i have time, but i recommend having a backup of any save files from the vanilla game. Besides that, no issues should occur.
Gotcha, thank you so much! Please let me know if there's anything we overlooked!
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1 minute ago, Lightcosmo said:
Edit, I assume you already modded your Switch. There are tutorials out there for that.
Yeah, I know how to run homebrew on it, thank you!
2 minutes ago, Lightcosmo said:If you are using Atmosphere to load mods it just goes it Atmosphere folder ----> Contents ----> Game ID folder ----> Romfs folder I believe.
And that's it, the mods are automatically applied? And will deleting the folder remove the mods with no ill effects? Thank you again!
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I meant to ask if the Rearmed/ Attuned Heroes I was using were the right ones for the job, but I appreciate your take too!
36 minutes ago, Ice Dragon said:All 3 of Brave Corrin's inheritable skills are useful, but Counter Roar 4 and Armored Floe are in higher demand, so they should definitely take priority over A/S Far Save.
Great!
36 minutes ago, Ice Dragon said:Brave Gullveig's only skills worth duplicating are Flared Sparrow and Atk/Spd Oath 4, so this is the most efficient way to use her for skill duplication. She's also the easiest unit to get Flared Sparrow from since she's the only one in the standard summoning pool, so she's also the most efficient unit to use for this skill pair.
Also very happy to hear this. Looking at my list of Heroes, in hindsight Triandra was one of two who could carry them, I was just feeling some decision paralysis since Peony has worse skills be default.
37 minutes ago, Ice Dragon said:Winter Dimitri is currently the only source of No Quarter, so you don't really have a choice in the matter, and Atk/Spd Prime 4 is the only other skill he has that is really worth duplicating, as Panic Smoke 4 is currently on 3 units in the Legendary/Mythic/Emblem pool.
Thanks again! Again I was worried I was giving Triandra too many skills all in one go, but I guess Flared Sparrow + No Quarter is a strong combo for offensive cavs, so...
38 minutes ago, Ice Dragon said:Brave Robin is in a somewhat annoying situation where neither Gambit 3 or Atk/Spd Finish 3 are easily accessible, so until one of them becomes easily accessible, you're always going to be stuck transferring only one of the two skills at a time, so splitting them across 2 units isn't too big of a deal for now. In the long run, it's better to wait for more copies of Ganglot and also wait until one of Gambit 3 or Atk/Spd Finish 3 is made more accessible, but the long run doesn't help you right now. Gambit 4 is obviously significantly harder to get than Atk/Spd Finish 4, so you'll want to prioritize using Robin to pass Gambit 4 to a duplicator instead of Atk/Spd Finish 4.
Alcryst sounds good. Just remember that he doesn't come with Atk/Spd Finish 4 by default, so you'll need to have a copy of it ready when you get more of him.
I hope Ganglot's banner gets a rerun. If only she was on a 3H one instead of an Archanea banner to guarantee she'd win any future polls...
As for Alcryst, don't worry. I have an A!Fir and some NFU fodder so I can give him both it and Phys. NFU in one go. Too bad her A/S Oath 4 goes to waste, but I suspect we'll be waiting another 4 years for another SI increase so... yeah.
41 minutes ago, Ice Dragon said:Yeah. If you already have Canto, Alarm is typically the best C skill for fast melee cavalry if you don't have access to Incite.
I say "typically" because Menace is also an option. However, you only need one unit on your team with Menace, and that job is better suited for a support unit that doesn't need the in-combat stat bonus from Alarm or Incite in the first place.
Thanks! Here's hoping I get lucky with Eitrs too when the banner comes (and maybe Incite A/S will spook me later). At this point I should probably just S Support my B!Eirika and B!Tiki (who still has Def/Res Menace), huh?
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Hi all! I have a Day 1 Switch (so it can be jailbroken) but I can't find a good tutorial on how I install mods? I know Cobalt is a big mod aggregator but there are some mods I'd like to try that aren't part of it. For example, I have one mod in mind with files stored in a "romf" folder and I'm not sure where to put them. Also, is it possible to remove mods and go back to a vanilla experience?
Thanks in advance, all!
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On 2/6/2024 at 1:38 AM, Lemmy said:
For emblems, if you have multiple Marths for example, could you have an equal number of Emblem bonds to other characters
You can also think of them as Ascended Florets. No matter how many copies of an Ascended Hero you get, you only get one Floret. Same for Emblems (of course you need to keep at least one copy of an Emblem in your barracks to Engage with them, unlike the Florets).
On 1/31/2024 at 2:32 PM, DefyingFates said:On 1/31/2024 at 12:48 AM, Ice Dragon said:Grima (for Armors only) x3
Triandra x3
Chrom x2
Peony x2
Ganglot x1
Alfred x1
Lucina x1
Ginnungagap x1
(Maybe Nino?) x1
(Maybe Lif?) x3So these are the units best for cloning skills (i.e. their native ones aren't too valuable)?
In that case I'll probably use Triandra as my Speedy skill holder. I was going to use Lif for that first and maybe give DB Echo to my Gambit L!Eirika, but hopefully we'll get a better X Skill for her later. I have a bit over 700 Orbs at the moment, so it may be good for me to get some Alfreds as well. I should have some left over for AHR. Hopefully.
Thank you yet again!
Can I double check this now that the "5 inherit" update is out please?
- For starters, Grima's getting Counter Roar 4 + Armored Floe from a spare B!Corrin.
- I think I want to give A!Triandra Flared Sparrow and A/S Oath 4 from B!Gullveig and A/S Prime 4 + No Quarter from B!Dimitri but is that the most efficient way to share them at the moment?
- It really sucks that I don't have more Ganglots to give Robin's Gambit + A/S Finish to, but I guess Lif is a good holder of Gambit for the time being?
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I'm going to get as many Alcrysts as I can to get a better source of A/S Finish + Phys Follow Up at least.
Knowing my luck I'll only get one.
Alarm Atk/Spd is the second best C Skill for speedy cavs at the moment (even if they have Canto) behind Incite Atk/Spd, right? I've mentioned before I wanted to give the latter to B!Eirika but since Kvasir doesn't seem to be getting into AHR...
Thanks as always, everyone!
Edit: I know the AHR VG is on March 1st but how far in advance were the winners announced last time? Thanks again!
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Getting Vigarde is weird and while I know these are all the "safe" FE8 characters... inhales
MYRRH AND EPHRAIM LOOK ADORABLE AND WE GOT A LYON/ EIRIKA DUO WITH LYON IN FRONT, I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS EVEN POSSIBLE AHHHHHHHH
So yeah, the trifecta of FE8 duos is complete! On the other hand, I wanted to get Triandra and spark the AHR banner so this is going to be a painful month. At least the Alcryst rerun and Engage HoF are in April so I have time to recover my Orbs...
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4 hours ago, ARMADS!!! said:
Lyon(lead)+Eirika(backpack), although I wouldn't complain about a Fado+Morva dad duo, or even a Fado+Eirika dad+daughter duo (that'd require them to make Fado the lead though) but that's a pipe dream...
All of these would be a dream come true...
57 minutes ago, Tybrosion said:The silhouettes lately usually depict either the 4 Star focus unit (like Seadall, Reina, and M!Kana) or the TT unit (like Fuga, Claude and Hawkeye). So for I all know right now, the left character could be a less popular character like Saleh or Innes because I don't see Myrrh being anything less than a 5 Star.
Good point, thank you! But with Claude being the 4* demote in Summer and the TT+ unit for Xmas I think the door's still open for the left being Ephraim and one of those two too. After all, if Claude of all people was a F2P-friendly Hero twice because the alternatives were the other 3H Lords and we could get a bunch of FE8 heavy hitters (or at least long awaited characters) here...
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On 2/1/2024 at 5:13 PM, Tybrosion said:
I was thinking we were getting Archanea this year.....but then Emblem Marth happened.
So instead, I'll guess that we are getting Magvel / Sacred Stones. Sacred Stones hasn't gotten any new units in general since June 2023.
6 hours ago, Tybrosion said:We have the silhouettes and.....it's Sacred Stones. The right one is 100% Myrrh while the left one is very likely Ephraim.
Nailed it! As an FE8 fan this makes me happy. On the other I don't want either twin to get overencumbered with alts.
Also while I'm not particularly attached to the bridal theme I think it's weird how Eirika introduced the Bride class yet hasn't had that alt yet.6 hours ago, Fire Emblem Fan said:Since the Valentine banners have gone with a parent-child theme for 99% of the time, I wonder if Myrrh's presence could indicate Morva, or if they'll simply go with the easier route of Fado for Ephraim and Eirika. Either one would be fine with me.
Yeah, it's hard to tell which angle they're going for with both Myrrh and likely Ephraim being revealed at once. I guess if we're doing the dad thing again we could get Morva AND Fado (which would be great) but as you say Fado would probably be easier to build a banner around since you could include Seth and the other Renais knights.
Speaking personally, I'd like a Lyon + Eirika (in that order) duo to round out the FE8 trio overlap or either of them to be the TT+ freebie, but that's likely a pipedream. Eirika in particular I can't see being delegated to the freebie role unless everyone else on the banner is super busted and this is a half-3H banner.
3 minutes ago, Humanoid said:I remember that early FE8 summer silhouette where absolutely everyone thought it was Ephraim, but it turned out to be Innes. Would be hilarious if history repeated itself.
Yeah, while I'm 99% sure that's Ephraim and it's just the angle that makes his hair look off, you can never be too sure! Innes would be another choice for a freebie but again: we already got a free Y!Innes way back when.
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13 hours ago, Ether said:
The rerun is scheduled for April according to the tweet from the feh account
I... was looking for numbers and completely missed the word "April". Sorry, that's so embarrassing! And thank you for pointing it out!!
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Has IS said when the Alcryst + Eitr banner is being rerun please? The only tweets I can find are about the poll. The banner's not listed in the January calendar but I wondered if they may have tweeted the info out at some point and I just missed it. Thanks in advance!
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On 1/31/2024 at 9:39 PM, Jotari said:
I have not noticed Alfonse acting particularly brutal. That being said, while I read the story, I don't put much emotional stick in it.
I wouldn't say he's "ruthless" or "brutal", but he's gotten a lot more pragmatic as time goes on which I in particular have found quite entertaining, for what it's worth. In any case, thanks so much for all this, it's amazing!
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1 hour ago, ARMADS!!! said:
Oh, ok! Thanks for updating me on the matter, I usually don't follow the Forging Bonds stories so I tend to miss the lore they drop there. Too bad, Laevatein staying as queen would have been nice.
I agree, but on the other hand her defining trait was an inability to think for herself which makes her... the worst possible monarch for a country recovering from a war
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13 hours ago, Ice Dragon said:
Distant D/R Solo and Spd/Res Finish 4 are both decent options for second best.
Thank you so much!
13 hours ago, Ice Dragon said:Each monthly version update adds skills released through one more Legendary/Mythic/Emblem Hero banner. January's update added skills through Gullveig and Kvasir's banner, so Potent 4 will be added in the March update.
That's even sooner than I thought, thanks! Unless I'm mistaken that's right before the 3H HoF so it and A/S Scowl will be available for that and the HoFs after, awesome!
Also, I didn't expect you to talk about all the Rearmed and Attuned Heroes, wow. Thank you for that too!
13 hours ago, Ice Dragon said:Lif
Unlike Atk/Spd Clash 4, Atk/Def Clash 4 is a bit more valuable since units that run Def are typically intended to be able to hold their own on enemy phase to begin with, so the dual-phase nature of Clash is not wasted. That said, its value is currently undermined by the fact that we don't have a good source of Atk/Def Clash 3 yet.
Atk/Def Menace is a bit outdated, but it's not a bad skill; however, its value will decrease when we start getting Atk/Def versions of the better C skill series.
Lif is a unit you probably want to hang onto for later when Flared Sturdy and Incite Atk/Def and an easier source of Atk/Def Clash 3 are eventually released.
Worse, he only has Threaten Atk/Def! I didn't expect you to advise holding onto him, but I suppose he'd be good if we get another tanky unit like Jeralt or Arion
and I like them enough to build.13 hours ago, Ice Dragon said:Grima (for Armors only) x3
Triandra x3
Chrom x2
Peony x2
Ganglot x1
Alfred x1
Lucina x1
Ginnungagap x1
(Maybe Nino?) x1
(Maybe Lif?) x3So these are the units best for cloning skills (i.e. their native ones aren't too valuable)?
In that case I'll probably use Triandra as my Speedy skill holder. I was going to use Lif for that first and maybe give DB Echo to my Gambit L!Eirika, but hopefully we'll get a better X Skill for her later. I have a bit over 700 Orbs at the moment, so it may be good for me to get some Alfreds as well. I should have some left over for AHR. Hopefully.
Thank you yet again!
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6 hours ago, ARMADS!!! said:
Not to disagree with you about Ignatz but I think Marianne is realistic too, I've met a lot people like her. It's a bit annoying when it's a character feeling sorry for herself like this, but it's not unnatural in the slightest. Sometimes you just feel incapable and hopeless so you don't try to do anything (although I get the point, just don't think Marianne acts in an unnatural way).
Fair enough, but surely those similar people you've met have more to them than just feeling sorry for themselves? Take Alcryst for example: he hates himself but he at least uses that to better understand the strengths of those around him.
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21 hours ago, Ice Dragon said:
Since Prime 4 isn't an option, I think Distant A/S Solo is the next best thing to grab for the A slot.
Gotcha, thank you so much! I assume Distant D/R Solo is her second best HoF pick? And to stay on HoFs, will Potent 4 be added when Nabata Hawkeye is added to the Grail shop or is it tied to our next Grail Hero?
Also as promised, here are my current Rearmed and Attuned Heroes. Only the ones with 2+ copies are relevant for skill cloning but I'd like to know which ones have the least to offer from their own skills (granted I may be thinking too hard about this, but here we go nonetheless):
SpoilerGrima x3 <- I'm going to use her to clone Counter Roar and any Armored Specials I get.
Lif x3 <- I don't think A/D Clash 4 is relevant anymore even if A/S Clash has a niche?
Triandra x3 <- She has A/S Clash and Flow Refresh 4: I don't know who'd be a good user of the latter.Chrom x2 <- A/S Clash and Infantry NFU
Ophelia x2 <- She has SS4 for mages and Atk/Res Finish 4
Peony x2 <- I believe Ice once told me her fodder wasn't that good.Ganglot x1
Sonya x1
Plumeria x1
Alfred x1
Lucina x1
Nino x1
Ginnungagap x1And again, it's crazy Ganglot's still our only infantry melee so far. I unfortunately already used two copies on my N!Shamir and to pass her skills to A!Idunn... 😕
Thanks in advance, everyone!!
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Spoiler
I didn't even consider the "evil Emblems" from the finale! Those could be fun!
I think we'll get corrupted Emblems eventually. Not only do they have unique skills (even if they're just stronger/ weaker versions of vanilla ones), in FEH that could translate to the ability to have two of each Engage effect. Right now you can only Engage with Marth once regardless of how many copies you have, but if you had the original AND the corrupted version...
Besides, we've already had Y!Soren as a character who just grunts for all his voice lines so having mute characters wouldn't be new for IS either.
SpoilerOf course they'd need to come up with skill names for the corrupted Emblems we never actually saw in Engage or had the same skill names.
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59 minutes ago, Ice Dragon said:
It mostly just depends on how much support you're able to reliably able to get from her team, as stronger debuffs like the tier-4 Sabotage and Ploy skills and the Discord status can more easily swing a Spd check in your favor.
If it comes down to being able to coordinate stuff like that... yeah, I think Eljudnir is best for me xD
1 hour ago, Ice Dragon said:I've had Chrom handing out Flared Sparrow and Distant A/S Solo for a while now. Clash is good for units that are able to hold their own on enemy phase, like Brave Seliph, but Flared Sparrow is useful on more units because most units are significantly better on player phase than enemy phase, and it's also much cheaper to inherit since its prerequisite is just Luthier's Swift Sparrow 2.
I think B!Eirika would appreciate the raw stats of non-Distant A/S Solo skills, though I admit it is tempting. You're right about Flared Sparrow being easier to get though; if I can get someone with Incite Atk/Spd from AHR I can give her that AND Flared Sparrow and No Quarter at once!
1 hour ago, Ice Dragon said:Ganglot.
Honestly, it's kind of crazy how she's still the only one.
Yeah, I remembered her a few minutes ago myself and I agree it's crazy she's the only one after 1.5 years of Rearmeds being a thing!
1 hour ago, Ice Dragon said:Honestly, any Rearmed or Attuned Hero that you expect to pull a lot of copies of is good for duplicating skills.
I've got a list of those Hero types I currently have and the most so far are Triandra, Grima and Lif. I only have the one Ganglot so I'm tempted to grab more but I don't think there's anyone I'd want to get more of otherwise. I'll post the full list once I get back to my computer.
Naturally I'm going to make Grima my source of Counter Roar and any Armored specials I get, so I may try to get more copies of her too, now that I think about it.
1 hour ago, Ice Dragon said:I would lean towards Atk/Spd Prime 4 in the A slot over Atk/Res Scowl 4 since her Res isn't particularly noteworthy.
I didn't think I'd ever correct someone else here, but Corrin can't use Prime 4: those are only for Def-targeting units sadly. Is Finish 4 better than Scowl for her then? And thanks for verifying her B and C skills and for everything else!
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4 hours ago, Ice Dragon said:
The second best thing was very obviously this:
Yeah, this was just downright breathtaking. As others said, Izuka-san had no right to go so hard but I am so happy he did.
5 hours ago, Tybrosion said:Winter Edelgard is guaranteed to get into the top 8, so we all better just accept that now.
Now, if Fallen Edelgard somehow gets back into the VG stage, then that may well be a legitimate breaking point for me. I can tolerate Summer Edelgard & Altina getting in as a second Edelgard, but definitely not Fallen.
Why not all three at this point? I wouldn't put it past anyone. At this point I suspect people will vote against any Edelgard out of reflex regardless of whether the alt in question deserves to be in the VG. Of course if I end up getting her I'm just going to feed her Armored Blaze to someone and be done with it~
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I wouldn't be surprised. Isn't Ephraim x Tana a popular ship?