Some Jerk

Woof, this one sure fell flat for me. Lull 4 seemed interesting at first, until I re-read it and realized it wasn't a buff flipper, so it ends up being more of a sidegrade to the DR and Trace B slots. Brash Assault 4 on the other hand is powerful, if a bit lacking in PP-only units that can really put it to use-- ...Oh. Anyway, not pulling. Which means my Orb stash is now devoted to snagging some Spring Triandra copies since I missed out before.

New Heroes & Mythic Heiðr: #5: Rennac (+Atk/-Res) (1 Summon Charge) #6: Brave Ike (4★ Special) (+HP/-Def) #7: Dorothy (4★) (+HP/-Res) #20: Brave Marth (+Def/-HP) (2 Summon Charges) Spark: Ascended Fir (Neutral) #41: Letizia (+Def/-HP) (3 Summon Charges!) #50: Heiðr (+Def/-Atk) Pity Rate: 3.00% (52 Pulls) Orbs spent: 191 I said I wasn't gonna go hard on this banner, but Heiðr twisted my arm because I was a hairsbreadth away from a full Summon Charge, had a pity rate, and Green is the easiest to get 5★'s from.

Keep in mind that the next round of stat inflation also coincides with an increase in Dragonflower caps, so Dorothy will have her cap increased from 5 to 10 almost immediately. In retrospect, had she been only one month before CYL7, it might've been the best time possible for her to be added.

Good lord, I typed up a crack theory just yesterday about Heiðr being our soul-child, despite Kvasir, Seiðr and Gullveig being more likely candidates even with the confirmation that they're all the same person. Though it wasn't a flawless theory, as it involved Gullveig wanting Heiðr dead due to our soul-child being a spanner in the works, rather than the situation we have now where 90% of Gullveig's plan hinges on Heiðr's existence.

...Yep, I had a derp moment. I was thinking of Kvasir. My mistake!

Man, I was more excited for Murderdock than anyone on the banner, and my enthusiasm is still soured by him being one point short of the 200 BST bin. Which really sucks, because he's got a sick PRF. On that note, I'm just grabbing Fir's floret and getting out. I almost jumped on Heiðr, but that was because I misread her PRF Assist as granting the ally an extra action along with herself. Not that Gold Serpent isn't still cracked as hell, but my tastes are discriminating. It really doesn't help that she's actively competing with Seiðr due to having the exact same class and Mythic blessing.

Let's give Snap a try, shall we? Hinoka is pretty scary if she's allowed to start warping, so you really have to make sure you oneround everything... or you can just barge through all the enemies to kill Hinoka on Player Phase. Naturally I chose the latter. Silvia and Blarum with Arcane weapons and Snap movement is easily the most cracked combo I've made in the game so far.

Lumera: Ed, Edd, and Eddy. Tears of the Kingdom came out just a couple days prior, so I didn't want to waste time with this one. K & S: Sanaki and B!Micaiah. Was overcomplicating it with four units until I realized the sisters could just explode everything. Myrrh: L!Marth, Phina, Y!Minerva, Gotoh. The worst of the set. There were a lot of exact damage memes flying around, and L!Myrrh is a goddamn wall. Zephiel: Y!Lyon solo. He didn't even take one point of damage. Xander (VIDEO!): Olivia solo. So the Ótr solo wasn't a fluke. I'm going back to TotK now.

The thing I'm wondering is whether or not it does apply the effect to teammates that have Dance on or not. The distinction isn't noted in Snap's description, so on one hand I'm hopeful, but on the other hand IntSys hasn't been as good with distinctions in skill descriptions as they used to be. I'll patiently wait for science to be done before I pull, because nothing else on the banner interests me unless I want to spark the Harmonic. At any rate, I still reserve the right to feel attacked. Is this the first time a skill has actively excluded Dancers? You have no idea how much I'm dreading the Arcane dagger.

What is this prejudice against my people.

No no, the amount of Fallen Byleths is correct... ...I just had two Crumbs so I could duplicate the Ass.

New Heroes & Rearmed Chrom: #5: Galzus (+Res/-HP) (1 Summon Charge) #11: Midori (4★ Special) (+HP/-Spd) #15: Ingrid (+Def/-HP) (2 Summon Charges) #32: Anankos (+Atk/-HP) #36: Julian (4★ Special) (+HP/-Def) Spark #1: Fallen Chrom (Neutral) #50: Nyx (+Def/-HP) (3 Summon Charges!) #56: Fallen Byleth (+Atk/-Res) (Summon Charge expended) #61: Galzus (Neutral) (1 Summon Charge) #79: Fallen Chrom (+Atk/-Spd) Spark #2: Fallen Maria (Neutral) Pity Rate: 3.00% (81 Pulls) Orbs spent: 323 Get in losers, we're going devouring. (Don't worry, Phina has the Devourer in her pocket too since Crumb is my Distant Ass storage.)

Get in losers, we're going devouring. It's not equipped, but yes, Phina has the Arcane Devourer too since Crumb is my Distant Ass storage.

You'd better fucking believe my Silvia is mugging Risen Chrom for that sword. I never thought I'd be happy to ditch Flashing Blade 4. Distant A/S Solo... I should be happy about this one because it's food for Phina and now Silvia too, but I can't help but be grumpy because I just gave Phina my only Distant Ferocity not that long ago.

Thanks for the Alarm Atk/Spd! I'm going to murder you with it now. Poor Nerþuz had the misfortune of appearing before me as a Blue unit, which means L!Ninian comes off the bench with her fancy new toys. It can't be overstated how great it is for her to use other B skills while retaining Canto functionality, filling a niche as the only dancer with access to Alarm while also hitting hard enough for it to matter. (She didn't use Dragon's Dance here on account of being the primary aggressor, but that time will come.) This map feels pretty reliant on Nerþuz having the chance to rush you with Galeforce, with the rest of the enemies being annoyances to force you into her range. Aside from Nerþuz herself and the hella rude Red Cavalier with Keen Rauðrwolf to shit on your Green Cavalry, all the enemies are pretty weak compared to past Abyssal maps and just crumpled before L!Ninian and Olivia. If you've developed ways to deal with Bats, this map is pretty easy compared to most Abyssals.

Update is out and results are in on Alarm Atk/Spd's inheritance restrictions: it's 1-range Cavalry only. Other Rouse users like Infantry and 2-range Cavs need not apply, this new toy is for melee Cavs alone. Not as limiting as I expected, but still pretty limiting. If your unit preference isn't hit-and-run Cavs, you're not gonna get much use out of this one. Dance-Canto shenanigans are also a moot point since all Cavalry Dancers except for L!Ninian are ranged. ...L!Ninian, you say...

New Heroes & Rearmed Ingrid: #1: Wolf (Neutral) (1 Summon Charge) #6: Rhea (+Res/-HP) #10: Nephenee (4★ Special) (+Def/-Spd) #12: Sylvain (4★) (+Def/-HP) #13: B!Seliph (+Res/-Def) (2 Summon Charges) #20: Felix (+Def/-Atk) #29: Micaiah (4★ Special) (+Atk/-HP) #30: Yuri (+HP/-Def) (3 Summon Charges) Spark: ReIngrid (Neutral) #45: ReIngrid (+HP/-Spd) Pity Rate: 3.00% (49 Pulls) Estimated Orbs spent: 172 ...I expect to be struck by lightning or something the next time I leave my apartment.

Thanks, Ingrid.

And the story has proceeded to throw those memes back in the window with shining Christmas lights attached. Kvasir turns out be Gullveig as a child. If anything, this makes it more likely, though it does leave the trouble with Heiðr up in the air. Also, this is Chapter 2 instead of Chapter 1. We're not done going back in time yet.

Hans: Silvia solo. Michigan J. Fuck's still got it, especially with access to the newfangled Petalfall Blade. (Now where's the fucking tophat accessory!?) C & A: Cuteria, Harmo!Sonya, Duma, L!Alm. This map was a fucker, so I decided not to mess around with it. Nanna: Merrybilis, Ninja!Laevatein. This was going to be a Ninja!Laevatein solo that I cribbed off of someone else, but she was short 1 HP, 1 Atk, and 1 Def. Needs some merges. Lloyd: Midori solo. The doctor has staged an intervention for his drug addiction. Medeus: Larum, B!Larum, G!Roy, Cuteria. Surprise wedding theme! This was going to be recorded, but... I cleared it in one attempt so I couldn't remember the order of operations. All I know is that the Larums fucking slaughtered everything.

Holy skip, Batman! Yeah, this banner is pretty meh. About the only notable point is that Felix is bringing Godlike Reflexes and Atk/Spd Finish out of seasonal hell. I'll be sparking ReIngrid though, because that entire kit is good eatin' for Bridal Larum.

That is not the duo I expected. I will not be rolling. The Mark idea is cute and that Duo Skill is insane, but my priorities lie elsewhere and nothing on the banner interests me.