Odin

Never thought i’d end up building Odin. I was blessed by finally being able to get him since he was one of the three heroes for the three heroes quest which was on October 8, 2018. The reason why I am happy about this is that summoning common units isn’t easy nowadays. I used to have difficulty building Odin due to his horrendous atk and lack of any good def and res to compensate, but ever since he got his refine I now feel the urge to build Odin. I also wanted to build him because he’s the only one of the hidden truths awakening trio i’m missing. He is neutral. Neutral is always a good iv if the optimal iv isn’t available. This is going to be my build for him.

For his weapon Odin’s Grimore is preferred. It’s basically a blade tome but without the increase cooldown and has 14 might. For refinement I went for that special refine where he gets atk/spd link. To use it he needs a movement assist skill like reposition, swap, pivot etc in order to get the buffs or make it so that his ally uses a assist skill an use it on him. Once that happens he and his ally will gain +6 in atk and spd.

For his assist skill reposition is preferred to give him some movement utility as well as a way to make use of his refine’s effects. This is especially useful in a case where he isn’t buffed.

For the special i’m going for glimmer. Odin can make some decent use of glimmer despite his horrendous attack. As long as he’s buffed he’ll be fine. However if he isn’t buffed, then glimmer ain’t unfortunately gonna do crap. But the thing is that it’s not like Odin will most of the time be battling without buffs.

For the A skill i’m going atk/spd bond. Atk/spd bond will give him a boost to attack and speed without tampering his defenses. I think Odin can make use of this skill.

For the B skill i’m going def/res link. It is his best B skill because it will pair well with his weapon’s effects. With it Odin can pretty much give +6 in every stat to not only himself but also his allies. This makes him into a powerful buffing god.

For the C skill it used to be odd res wave but since he now has def/res link, he now has no use for it. I am using drive atk and drive spd seal for buff stacking. He’ll be boosting +9 in offensive stats.

In conclusion I think Odin is useable now. He now has a niche of being a buffbot mage. Although some consider that he’s still one of the worst mages in the game, I think he now has potential when invested. He is merged +2.

To tackle his meh speed and attack, I slapped a LnD3 Skill thanks to Hana, and the guy is pretty good. Bumps his Atk to 43 and Spd to 37, he's like a Blue Tharja in a way. Add Threaten Red 3 and anyone who's close makes his next attack more powerful. So happy I finally made him 5*! Now that his upgrade here, he can not receive +6 with every movement skill used on/by him.

With his new effect, Odin becomes an effective support unit, able to instantly provide +6 atk/spd before any in-combat buffs using an assist skill like Swap. Nevertheless, his new weapon allows him to be a versatile combat unit still, while maintaining his support capabilities.

Due to his bulk, Odin can effectively run Close Counter, provided he has full buffs by either a teammate having def/res link or def/res tactic skills. This allows him to one shot a surprisingly considerable list of units, with Vantage and Res Smoke allowing him to chain kills.

While his special ultimately won't make much of a difference, Moonbow is workable and already present by default. A res bane is more viable compared to an HP bane due to the multitude of physical DC units and strong physical units in general, while having the bulk to be able to JUST take a hit from mages or dragons.

I have an unhealthy obsession with turning units into support units. Odin is no exception.

With +Eff Odin's Grimoire and Def/Res link 3, he can give Atk/Spd/Def/Res +6 to any unit he wants! This gives this Odin a weird job as a dedicated buffer.

Everything else on him is built for defense. +HP -Atk is gives him the maximum bulk possible, and Brazen Def/Res 3 ups that even further. Miracle helps too.

Distant Guard 3 and Panic Ploy 3 are intended to have Odin help out his teammates even further.

Yeah, it's high investment, but aren't all the fun builds high investment?

SI:
Bridal Sanaki - Def/Res Link (I was fortunate enough to roll two when she was initially featured)
Linus - Brazen Atk/Spd 3 (I don't use axe users too often)

His refined prf tome coupled with Def/Res Link 3 allow him to reach +30 attack with any movement-related assist. Though each assist has its advantages and disadvantages, I thought draw back was the most useful for a few main reasons:
1) I feel like it's a little bit more terrain friendly in terms of positioning calvary units.
2) Dancer (in this case, PA Inigo) + Draw Back = High evasion
3) Swap, I feel, is more suited for defensive units. While Odin's defenses are exceptional for a mage, I'd rather play on the more evasive side of defense.
4) I like reposition on cavalry and flying units

Here's how I play!

Player Phase:
I position Masked Marth in such a way that Gerome can position her near Odin's future position next turn.
Gerome smites Odin across the map, and Odin does his thing.

Enemy Phase:
Enemies target Odin, and he takes enough damage for PA Inigo to activate Wings of Mercy.

Player Phase:
Gerome smites Masked Marth towards Odin.
Masked Marth uses Reposition on Odin.
Odin attacks.
PA Inigo dances for Odin.
Odin can either attack again or draw PA Inigo out of harm's way.

Sure, I built a team around my second favorite character (my #1 is Owain! Hopefully, he comes home within the next few banners!), but I thought it would be nice to let my child shine for once.