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Clarisse vs. Brave Bows

Since her release I really wanted to build Clarisse, because I like her Bow. But it seems that that Bow is not worth to build around :/ at least not without Windsweep or Seal Atk/Spd....

Should I use a Brave Bow on her instead? Would it even be worth on her as opposed to Takumi, Innes, etc (not Bridelia as I won't ever have her)?
I have a Takumi, but he has -HP +Res or something. But I could summon for Innes with my current appearance rate on 4%.

Other good Builds for Clarisse or Builds with other archers that involve Clarisse's Bow+ are very welcome as Clarisse is already a 5-star.

Asked by Daemonjho1 year 4 months ago

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Bravebow+ is by far the best bow (ranged brave weapons are just OP).

Indeef, the best archer to play Bravebow+ is Cordelia or the former trio : Klein, Takumi, Jeorge (and Gaius).
Innes is excellent is you play him with his bow, otherwise he is just like a weaker version of the trio for Bravebow+

Now, Clarisse isn't great, but she is fine, her stat-line is nothing too special, you can reproduce the same stat line with a some boon/bane on Rebecca or other archers for instance.

The clarisse bow+ tho, is really good. For debuffing purpose it's a superior version of what used to be the best debuffing weapon (Dark Breath+), now you can do the same but at range, which is extremely valuable. But it's a tricky question to know :
- Who can use Clarissebow+ to it's fullest potential ?
- Is it really preferable than having a hard-damage-dealer with Bravebow+ ?

This is my point of view on the topic, hopefully it's useful to you ^^

Thanks for the quick reply!
Then I won't upgrade Gordin for the bow. At least not to inherit it to Clarisse.
But what I didn't really get was why Innes is inferior to Takumi, Jeorge & Klein when wielding a Brave Bow+.
Statwise he seems to be almost on Bridelia level with 33 ATK/ 34 SPD. Takumi only has 32 ATK & 33 SPD, Jeorge has 32/32 and Klein has 31/33.
So Innes seems to be the best non-B.Cordelia option for that matter. Even though he has a cool (an pretty strong) legendary bow.
I think I'll try to summon for an Innes instead of Tana now.

EDIT: Ironically I just got a +SPD -RES Innes :D

I'm not much of a fan of building her into basically a knife user, though I had to admit the effect is really good. Unless you're a healer, I'm not much into "utility"-kind of units. As such, since she was one of the few archers I liked and wanted to use seriously, I did give her the Brave+. It was the best thing I did, and she's Top 5 MVP at only max-level 4*.

BUT

It's worth noting, I don't think you're better off with her than you would with another. Like, if you're going for mostly effeciency, then I wouldn't recommend her next to most others (Takumi actually loses by 1 Atk & Spd to her, but I'd keep Fuujin Yumi + CC, anyway). The only real reason I invested Brave+ on her is because I simply like her and didn't like the other archers as much.

Lastly, I'd really like to say Braves are overrated, even though they actually aren't...I just like a bit of variety and creativity.

I personally would build Clarisse around the concept of debuffing. Rebecca takes her niche as a somewhat hard-hitting speedy archer because she can become more specialized (having access to IVs and all) in whatever role she takes on.

Clarisse's Bow+ is effective on the GHB unit if she runs Reciprocal Aid. She could probably take a counterattack and that's it, so running her as a debuffer on a dancer team may work out well. However, like I said, Rebecca is a better choice in my opinion. If you only want her bow and still like debuffers, the Wildflower can do it just as well with access to IVs.

Kudos for wanting a Clarisse, by the way. About time a non-meta archer gets love!