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Having an Askr trio hiding my 3 other party members have always yielded me a defense win! (Oh it’s just the bench lord... *battle* what the...)

For the first time ever, I have a chance of staying in T20 with 5074... AA has been getting difficult... so much so that I actually have to check for the enemies’ skills instead of winging it lol.

Omg, thank you so much! I guess I've never ever thought about pressing that 'surrender' button thinking it was an instant forfeit. RIP Dueling Crests...

Not sure if I've been living under a rock... but what's the general consensus regarding the process of 'fishing' for a higher score? Once you select your advanced opponent, you can't really go back from there without winning or losing right? Furthermore, is there a way to reset your 'chain' if you encounter a low scoring opponent (without losing of course)?

Thanks for your reply. Was that before or after the arena scoring changes?

Anyone have an idea what the cut-off this week is to stay in T20? I'm currently at 4984, which isn't enough lol.

Thanks for the reply. I decided to go Fury 3, as I have a few Hinatas to spare. I have 1 Rhajat for DD3 just in case though. Steady Stance doesn't cover mages, so I personally wouldn't run it unless you've got a dedicated Mage counter.

Pulled a Fallen Robin with +Atk -Res and I'm contemplating on what A skill to use. He will be used as an enemy phase unit to utilise his natural Vengeful Fighter B skill. a) Distant Def for increased bulk against mages and archers. I can't really think of a downside to this one, hence I'm favouring this option. b) Steady/Warding Breath for that increased cooldown, however it doesn't have a good synergy with Vengeful Fighter. c) Fury for the increase in all stats. Downsides are the extra 3 Spd won't really affect performance and the extra 6 damage may cause Vengeful Fighter to be out of that 50% hp threshold. d) Close Defense is also an option, but he'll be staying away from red swords and Dragons (as his likely partners will be either Nowi or Ninian). I'm open to suggestions, thanks :)

In the context of a 'blessing' and its small contribution to arena point scoring... A) Does the corresponding Legendary hero have to be in your party to receive extra arena points from the blessing? B) Does the corresponding 'season' of the blessing have to be active to receive extra arena points from the blessing? I've got a spare water blessing and I'm wondering if I should slap in onto one of my regular arena team members or if it's pointless without Fjorm in my party and/or it's the wrong season.

Thank you for sharing your insight. Funny though that my last 6 defense wins have been on the last 6 hours before arena closes ?

I'm interested to know your theory correlating arena defence wins with voting gauntlet!

Previous arena weeks have usually given me 1-2 arena defence wins... but this week I've gotten 15 (which is a new record for me). I haven't changed anything in terms of team composition or skills. Anyone have any theories regarding a spike in defense wins this week?

I was on the same boat as you. I gave DC to my +Atk Effie and Anna (for arena purposes).

Thank you for confirming!

Whilst Moonbow is the 'safer' option, Glimmer can be quite strong with Bladetome mages as it scales well with Atk buffs.

Quick and simple question... Does Spur Atk C Skill stack with the Spur Atk Seal? I was planning on giving this to Linde with Dark Aura :) thanks

Thanks for your explanation. I was wondering why my 4* +10 Cherche has a lower rating of 169, but had a projected arena score of 705. Lol

Potential noob question again... When editing teams, I noticed you can sort your characters out by 'rating'. What does this rating number actually mean and how is it derived? Does it directly influence arena scores? Thanks.

I'm under the impression that a successful Arena Assault defence also counts as a successful arena defence. This hasn't changed right?

I run Glimmer on my 4* +10 Gronnraven Cecilia and I think it's the best of both worlds in terms of raw damage and faster cool down :)

Potential noob question... but does Panic Ploy stack with Atk Ploy? ?

Thanks GinRei and MrSmokestack, you know where I'm coming from :) Thanks for the input everyone! Thanks for confirming you can get other versions of the forged skill.

Ahh fair point. Is this primarily in the context of Steady Breath? As much as I'd love a spare Brave Ike, I'm only running Fury 3, QR and Moonbow with DD 3 seal. The minute weapon refinement came out, I've pulled the trigger on the Spd variant of Lightning Breath for my +Atk -Res Nowi (doh). I guess my question is... does this make her a lot less viable?

Silly question, but why is Lightning Breath (Def+) preferred over Lightning Breath (Spd+) for Nowi? Sure, she takes less physical damage with Def+ but with the Spd+, she avoids being doubled more often at 33 spd with Fury 3. What are people's thoughts on this one? :)

Mental blank... Do hone skill buffs apply to both player and enemy phases, or does the buff end after you end your turn?