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Best Ryoma and Ike

Hi there so I have the following Ryoma's and Ike's and unsure who to choose. Also should I merge the Ryoma's and Ike's or keep for fodder?

Ryoma's:
+Res -Atk
+Def -Atk
+Def -Res
+Def -HP

Ike's
Neutral
+Res -Atk
+Res -Def

Asked by Treesus11 months 2 weeks ago

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You don't really want a defensive stat boon on Ryoma given his primary fuction which is to double units. But from those four you're probably better with either the -res or -hp one
With Ike it's different though. A neutral Ike keeps true to any good or bad matchups he has, so it depends of what are you looking for in an Ike really, but an attack bane Ike is not an option.
And yes, you should merge them

Yeah cheers. I don't really have much of a choice (stupid RNG) but it might be better for -HP Ryoma because enter Vantage range easier maybe do you think?

Given what you listed, I would aim for +Def/-HP for Ryoma, and neutral IV for Ike.

For the reasons for those IV's, if you want Ryoma to have better matchups against Green Mages, then you will always want an HP bane. If you feel that he's not suited for it and should tackle against archers, then Res bane can be taken instead.

For Ike, he does not want either his Attack or Def lowered, so having neutral IV's will allow him to keep his offenses and bulk intact, however he will neither be optimal nor being the worst, hence... neutral.

And finally, yes, you should merge them altogether. Ryoma has nothing for skill inheritance and Hone Speed can be inherited from 4 Star Matthew and Eirika easily. With the introduction of Heavy Blade seal last month, foddering Ike for his Heavy Blade is heavily discouraged and you should merge him whenever you have copies of him.