Lushen

So this is a really weird build but weird units call for weird builds I guess. Anyone have a better alternative to some of these skills? Wanted to do seal spd instead of speed+3 because so many of my units needs spd+3 but I think he would get doubled whenever he attacked someone with DC.

@AnacybeleWould gladly trade this if I could - I'm at a loss for how to build him. Can't really do PP and I feel like he'd be underwhelming without a stat based A slot if I gave him CC... https://imgur.com/a/u6etpzV

So last year I tried really hard to get a SGaius with decent/favorable IVs. Instead I got one -spd SGaius and SEVEN SFredericks. Did my free pull today. Guess what? SFrederick.... He's +7 now and he still sucks.

This build assumes firesweep will come in the future. Bonfire, Luna, Aether, or Galeforce?

So normally I really hate BA3 Desp3 but I have a -def so.... Ephraim (+atk/-def) Fury 3 Desperation 3 X Brash Assault 3 Thoughts as a budget build until I get +atk/-spd Ephraim in which case I'll figure something else out? Otherwise I'll just hold him in storage some more.

Got +spd/-res Innes and +spd/-hp Tana in under 100 orbs. I finally won the IV lottery.

Given they just recently broke bow colors into 3 and will probably do the same with daggers and healers some day, I find it hard to believe in the whole "Colorless Melee". I've also heard that they will be grouped in terms of their clan so hawk/crow laguz will be green for example. Issue with that is, all the flying units would be the same color. So I'm pretty sure they'll just be random colors with their given move type. Maybe beast units will have 3 movement or dragons 1. I don't see a problem with adding laguz. In the OP you mentioned there are only 30-40 laguz. Um, that's a lot. You do realize we only have a small fraction of that as manaketes. As for them having to add a new system, I mean, that would be really wise because IS would have something new to sell - they'd make a fortune.

I just sac'd my BIke who is one of my favorite units for Lukas. It sucks but sometimes you gotta do it. That being said LIke is a really great unit to have handy due to DC prf and Aether + wardening breath. If you're interested in HM farming, he's really good at it. Also he's an earth legendary so that can be nice for gardens or the GHB yearly quests. So he's a really useful unit to have for certain things even if he's not that amazing in arena. But yea - sometimes you have to fodder really good units for your favorite unit. edit: Also I should mention a lot of strategies consider Vike a free unit so if you struggle with GHBs and such then he can be nice to have b/c a lot of guides will use him. But this doesnt apply if you've progressed past using guides.

I prefer Bravehardt.

Awesome - thanks for keeping up with this.

With the new HM grinding method, I am going to go for Lukas +10. What are your thoughts on Guard instead of Close Counter? He would lose 6 def which might make him vulnerable to really high atk greens but guard would prevent bold fiighter and other special boosters from proccing on him.

Has anyone found a good use for shield pulse? I have a +res/-def Saber and I don't know what to do with him. It might not be a bad idea just to save him in case a new shield special skill comes out that is actually worth using. I've seen the DC Lloyd build - already have lloyd built another way and I'm not really willing to use DC in conjunction with Shield Pulse. Shield pulse on dancers maybe? They would also need slaying or quickened pulse and would prevent them from using WoM though.

Yea I was thinking Light Brand might not be the best for him but it's a shame to get rid of. Oh well, eventually it will get a refine and maybe then I can bring it back into relevancy. I was thinking of going steady breath but I figured it would be wiser to save steady breath for a high def, low spd unit who could be expected to be doubled all the time. His stats with my nature are pretty close to BIke's, but he has more spd.

Is this chart updated given the 4* & 5* -> 3* & 4* changes? From this it looks like the gaps between the number of colors should be expected to decrease meaning that the percent changes should be slightly more consistant with color than before. (at a glance it seems more reds got demoted than greens)

70 orbs, 5* Leif - +atk/-spd. Unlucky or just average...? 5* Saber - Fodder for someone....maybe? 4* Roy - Lyon's stomach growls 4* MMorgan - don't know if I'll use but I hear he's good 4* Eirika - might +10 her someday, not sure.