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What can I do to make my Naesala more effective? Last night I played my first AR match using my Galeforce team. I ended up winning, but I lost Naesala almost immediately. He was unable to initiate on and kill Igrene despite having color advantage and I actually had a +1 fortress advantage for once. Igrene had no merges and I'm pretty sure she just had her base kit. I really should have taken a screen shot of her build, now that I think about it. I do remember she had 25 Def. I know Naesala didn't double her so he left her with 9HP and was not able to tank a single hit from her at the beginning of the next round. It was close though, I think she did 54 damage. The rest of the team was able to come in and take everything out with no problem. So what can I do to make him better at killing and not dying so fast? I can't give him the Heavy Blade seal because I think Altina uses it better and she's also a galeforcer. I do have Naesala supported with Velouria. Is it just a matter of merges? I do have 368 grails saved up after buying one of the New Years orb packs, but I was going to concentrate on giving W!Cecilia merges for the time being. She's currently +2. Am I better off give Naesala a merge or two first though? I guess I don't mind investing in Naesala because I faced and extremely potent Arena team the other day that had him, Tibarn, and two herons so I'd love to be able to do something like that when I eventually get Tibarn. So what do you guys think is my best course of action?

Yeah, you're probably right about CC. Not really the best on Ophelia. Kronya might be a good unit for CC and SS. I don't need Duo Marth, but I have every other Duo Hero so I thought it would be pretty cool to have the whole set (and make a neat meme team, lol). But I won't be bent out of shape if I don't get him. By the way, after using Duo Alfonse for a bit, I'd say he's pretty awesome. Definitely not gonna fodder my only copy. Might be the most useful duo skill so far, although Hector is really strong in certain situations (especially if using Kronya!)

I spent most of the morning doing some chain challenges and when I save up 20 orbs I try and do a full pull on the Renewed Spirit banner if there are two or more blue orbs to choose from. After a few sessions without any blue, I finally got a session worth pulling and got Duo Alfonse! He's he only unit I really want from this banner as I plan on buying the orb packs to get the two beasts for free. Now I'm only missing Duo Marth as far as Duo units go, not sure if I should concentrate on getting him before the banner goes away, or try and get another Duo Alfonse for better IVs (mine is +Spd -Def) or to fodder Special Spiral to my Ophelia? This Alfonse was the first unit I summoned in this session, and while my pity rate wasn't that high (3.50% I think), I couldn't help myself and I had to pull the rest of the orbs. Uggg, could have saved 15 orbs....😣

Oops, too late. Did the merge last night, was running out of barrack space. I did spend a few orbs to expand the barracks slightly last week, but I think the cost is too high for the amount of space an orb unlocks. They should give 20 spaces instead of 5 per orb...

I ended up with an extra Shiro when sniping for Ophelia. Should I fodder or merge? What's his most valuable skill? Steady Stance? If I do merge, I'll keep +Def, unless +Spd is better but I doubt it. What do you think?

Bought another orb pack today and got a few 5*. I'm most excited for the Thrasir get. She's probably the unit I wanted the most from the Legendary banner, so I'm relieved she came home. Neutral IVs, so neither good or bad so I'm fine with that. I also got a random non-focus 5* F!Morgan from the Renewed Spirits banner during my first pull, love getting a 5* when the rate is at 3%. Just wish it was a better unit, but it's fine because at least didn't have her yet. Then I did a few full circle pulls back in the Legendary banner hoping for an Eir (I need Mystic Boost for a build, uggg) or maybe Hrid for some DC fodder, but ended up with my first Dimitri instead. IVs are terrible (-Def +Res) but still cool I guess. Except for not getting a single Eir, I've pulled everything I wanted from the banner without getting any useless doubles so I'd call that a win 😄One other good thing about this banner is the fact that I've been pulling a lot of green, so after not getting a single OG Camilla my whole time playing the game since starting in October, I got three of her just in the past week. Two were -Atk unfortunately, so I'll fodder or merge those and keep the +HP -Res one for now I guess.

What's a good C skill for Seliph? I'd like to do Infantry Pulse, but I only have it on a single Dorcas and I'm not sure I want to fodder him yet, so that's something for the future. Is Panic Ploy worth the 20k feathers it would cost, or am I better off with something cheaper like Atk Smoke?

Cool, thanks. I kept looking under profile, no wonder I didn't see anything 😉

Thanks. I do have some WoM dancers I can put with him, and I already gave him Vantage. Just waiting for some DC fodder now (so is Ares, I really should pull a bunch of red before the Legendary banner goes away...). Once I get my AR-D more set, I will decide which other units I should give WoM to. I also need to find a map layout that works better than what I ave now. Do you suggest just copy/pasting from maps I face that give me trouble as a starting point?

Thanks @Usana, just sent the request. My FEH user name is Halfdan. Also, I'd like to put my friend code information in my signature here, but for the life of me I can find where to enable/edit that feature. Where should I look? I don't see it when I go to edit my account profile. I put it in the "About Me" section, but it doesn't show up in my posts

I'm going to refine Silvia's Barrier Blade+, but I'm not sure if I want to go with Def or Res. Right now her Def is 17, so the refine would put her at 21 Def and 30 Res. Or should I just keep stacking Res which would put her at 34 Res. Is her Def so low that it doesn't matter and I should just do Res? Also, I'm going to refine Seliph as well, and I'm not sure which to go with. Is the +Eff worth it (I guess Atk/Def Bond?), or should I pump up his Def? I assume his Miracle Tyrfing refine is better overall than Devine Tyrfing for AR-D, right?

Damn, I'd love to add some merges to my F!Tiki, but with so many good banners running there's never enough orbs 😏

I had some pretty decent luck with the new banners last night, even though I didn't do too much summoning. I got a 5* Laegjarn pity break using a ticket for "Happy New Year" banner, so that was nice. Then on the "Renewed Spirit" banner I decided to do a full circle pull along with my free summon, and got a pity break Brave Celica. Both those units were new to me, so not too bad 😁 Oh yeah, both have the exact same IV which was kinda weird, but they're +Atk -Def so I'm not complaining at all, lol

I won my first match of the season, but I almost screwed up for being dumb. I was using W!Cecilia in Rokkr Seiges earlier so I had Astra instead of Aether as her special. I guess because they both start with A, I missed it when I glanced at her skills to make sure everything was correct. Dumb. She died to the third attacker, but Altina with galeforce was able to clean up and I won with just the single unit killed. I haven't checked my defense yet, but I know I have some losses because I had been demoted when I first checked in for the day, but after the one win I'm back in T19. I haven't used the galeforce team in a live match yet, but I have been doing some mock battles to get the hang of it. Seems like it will work sometimes. I'm using Mareeta in Arena because she's a bonus unit, and she's pretty awesome. Close Call is pretty broken. I just gave her Galeforce and will user her in AR also. Should be fun. We'll see. My flashing Blade seal is only level 2, but it should be fine on her because her Spd is 47, so she'll probably still out speed most units even with the +3 on the seal.

@Kuroi Tsubasa Tenshi, I do have Naga, so I'll put together that team and see how it does. Thanks. How should I build Naesala? I've already given him Desperation, but I don't have a C skill or assist skill yet. And as far as bonus units this season, I guess Peony would be most useful? I also have W!Sothis, Mareeta, and Kemph (who I gave a fun build of Vantage/Double Savage Blow which is great with his weapon. The prevent counter attacks effect has helped me many times)

Thanks both of you for your thoughts. And sorry @XRay if I wasn't clear in my post, but I want to build the galeforce beast team for offense not defense. My bad. I don't have Tibarn or Leanne, so they're out. So between Naesala and Lethe, which is the better galeforce user right now with 0 merges? I know Naesala is technically easier to merge, but since I'm concentrating on W!Cecilia it will be many many months before I can use any grails for Naesala. So I want to give Velouria galeforce and add another galeforcer (Naesala or Lethe), but I'm not sure who else would gel with them? Probally Reyson to have a WoM dancer. Since it's Astra I can also use Altina who I already gave galeforce to a while ago. Is 3 galeforces on a team excessive? Do I just stick with 2? Between Nailah, Mordecai, and Caineghis who has the most value to the team? Or should I forget the beast team and build different galeforce units? I figured Velouria would synergize well, but I guess I can pair her with any unit not just beast. I already have a few galeforce units (Cordelia, F!Mareeta, Altina) but I don't have much success using them most times. Might be their builds? Some potential galeforce units I have are Duo Ephraim, Edlegard, M!Byleth, and regular Mareeta.

This morning I woke up to a new banner, and like I always do I did 1 extra summon along with the free one. Really worked out this time, my second pull gave me Lethe with decent IVs (-HP +Spd) 😁 Now I have someone decent to use in the TT. I was going to use Ranulf, but I haven't built him yet as I found him underwhelming to use. Just leveled her 40 and so far she seems really good. Might make her a galeforcer

Since I was lucky enough to get Lethe during my free summon session this morning, I was thinking about building my AR Galeforce team as beasts. Good idea or no? I did read that Lethe is a good galeforcer, and I also have Velouria that I could pair with her (I assume I should give her galeforce too? She already has WoM). I have a Cordelia 5* combat manual ready to go, and I have enough feathers to unlock another or two. Here are the beasts I have to work with, let me know who I should use. Lethe Velouria Reyson x2 Nailah Ranulf Naesala Caineghis Mordecai

Thanks. I'd probably use her in AR-D as I usually use L!Azura or Peony on offense. I'm not spending any grails for fodder because they're too hard to come by and I already have at least two merge projects right now (W!Cecilia is my Astra carry), so I can't spare any grails. I can sack a Valter I already have for Panic Ploy. But if you say it's not worth it until some merges, maybe I'll save the feathers for those first. What's a decent HP number can get her at when I should get the skill?

Thanks. I just promoted my Silvia and am leveling her up now. Mine is +Spd, and because she was merged I forgot what her bane was. Wanna guess? Yep, -HP 😣 That's fine though, I'll add another merge in a day or two and get rid of it. I'll keep an eye out for a +HP, hopefully a unit comes out that will make me want to pull on red more often. How should I start building her? I'll do WoM once I can another Cain copy. I don't have any Panic Ploy users at the moment, so that might be fun. Is that skill worth 20k? I only have it available on Valter. If not, what else is recommended? I hate having units with empty skill lots, but I'm not a fan of wasting SI either so I need something useful long term. Also, thanks to everyone who posted their friend codes for me. I sent out the requests. My name on FEH is Halfdan

I stupidly merged my Silvia 4* to +4 (and my Olivia to +6), but I've been thinking about promoting her to 5* because of how good I hear she is in AR. What IV is best? I think I have +Spd right now, but if that's not great, what should I be looking for? And does she want her Barrier Blade, or is there something better?

Thanks everybody. I'll add some of you so I can get more practice in. Like I said, I just checked my defense record for the first time since Christmas and saw that it was probably my worst week in a while, then to immediately lose 3 matches in a row was just aggravating (I'm sure it doesn't help that I woke up at 5:30am for the first time in forever this morning 😫) . I need to figure something out for my defense team, whether it's better units or better map design. Just something to slow the bleeding. Right now I just put in whatever mythic/legendary units that give me the lowest lift loss, sitting -50 right now. I assume even if I lose, whatever kills I get will save some lift loss? I need to figure out some effective units, then worry about if the blessings make sense. See that's the thing, I keep bouncing back and forth between T18 and T19. My defense team keeps bringing me down. I'm not trying to be the best player out there, I'm not that competitive. I'd just like to make it to T21 or whatever and be able to stay there. I guess it just takes time, it will probably take me a month or more just to be able to afford the fully upgraded Hardy Bearing seal. And that's just one out of a dozen useful seals. Ugg, like I said frustrating Anyway, I did better last Astra season so hopefully this will be more of the same and I can climb a bit further into the tier. I also want to put together a strong Galeforce team, I think I have the right units for it. But I'll ask later in another post when I have more time.

Thanks. I've actually thought about posting a screen shot before I start the match, but I figured if nobody responded for like an hour or two I wouldn't be able to do anything else in the game during that time. Messaging might work better though. I'll think about it. And yeah, I have done a bunch of practices in my friends list. But I guess my list isn't very big, I'm able to easily beat friends that are around my lift (which is only a few), but when I try against T21-T26 friends (like @XRay), I of course have no chance. So practices are helpful, but limited after I've beat them a few times

Why do I even bother to play AR? This has to be my most miserable week ever. I just played 3 matches hoping to earn even a little lift before the reset, and I lost all 3. 2 of them were for running out of time with 1 enemy to go. And my defense was hit 8 times this week for a total of 300 lift loss. Out of those 8 losses, I had a total of "1 foes defeated!" Just pathetic. The way everything is setup, I won't have the resources to be competitive for at least 6 months it feels like. And I'm no longer F2P, I've spent more money than I care to admit over the last 2 months so it's not only about getting the best units (although that sucks too. It takes forever to +10 multiple units. Forget 5* exclusives), I'm thinking more along the lines of earning enough coins to buy/upgrade seals and upgrade fortress/other buildings. My team comps suck, I just have 3 variations of the B!Ike tank (with different support units), a cc/vantage team with Thraja that sucks because I don't know who to pair (running Ophelia, Lilina, & 2 dancers) that's my worst scoring team at 90, and a stupid dragon team because I don't know what else. I'd like to maybe build a Galeforce team, but I don't know where to start. I also feel like I don't know how to evaluate the threats to even decide which team to send in. It's all incredibly frustrating. Sorry, I just had to vent after getting beat down 3 times in a row....😣

Wow, sorry I caused so much drama by asking the question. Anyway, who is Ike's support partner now? And what do they give Ike? I'm sure it's nowhere near the stats Corrin will give him. Corrin only needs C-Support to give the full stats from Yato, plus if you leave him as the support it will only go up as you also get the regular S-Support bonus once you get it. And grinding S-Support really doesn't take long at all. You can auto-battle in Rival Domains or something for 0 stamina for a bit and get S-Support back with whoever you want (although why'd you want to do that, IDK). And I understand what you are saying about not being able to read the refine description before spending the feathers to get him 5*, but I suggest you visit the gamepress FEH wiki. It's an amazing resource that will give you descriptions of every weapon and every skill for every unit in the game. They even have tons of sample builds which can be real helpful. It's a great resource. Use it. I do, everyday.