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Could use some help building an armored team

Hello everyone ! I'm currently merging my dragons and I got a bit bored of the "bait and annihilate" playstyle so I want to build some kind of defensive and offensive mixed armored emblem team because I want something a bit different but also something that can defend itself, something that won't die, something sturdy.

So I want to use :
-Legendary Hector +Def/-Res default build with Hone Armor.
-LA Lyn +Res/-Atk with the Blade Desperation build to make up for her bane.
-Effie +Atk/-Hp I currently use her with Brave Lance, warry fighter and armored boots but I might give her Firesweep Lance and Bold Fighter. I also have more bulky IV's for her (a +Def/-Spd one and a +Res/-Spd one) but I kind of prefer her nuking potential.

My only Hardin is +Hp/-Res, he could inherit Warding Breath but I've never done something like that so I'm not sure to be a fan of that build since he would still be a bit squishy because of his bane. (I also have a +Spd/-Atk W!Robin, maybe he could be nice to use as the lance user of my team)

Finally I'm wondering who to use as my red unit, I have one copy of Black Knight and 5 copies of Zephiel. Black Knight has Alondite and Black Luna but needs more speed in order to be good and the problem is that he could either get Hone amor's bonuses or Armor march's but not both at the same time as Hector and Lyn would always be stuck together. I fear Warding Breath would be a waste on him due to his poor resistance (I could give him Atk/Def Bond maybe?).

My other option would be to inherit DC to Zephiel as I have two normal Hector, he wouldn't need to be close Hector since none of his builds involve his speed, plus he has a very good refine option. I don't know what build I could give him between Warry Fighter or Quick Riposte (I don't have access to vengeful fighter), with the Distant Defense seal he could get to a pretty good resistance thanks to his refined weapon. I have to admit that I like Zephiel's character most between these two, that's what makes the decision so hard to take.

I probably won't use this team in Arena as my dragons are almost +10 but it would mostly be for fun.
So my questions are :
Should I use Hardin instead of Effie ? (if not, what build should I give to Effie ?)
Who should I choose between Zephiel and Black Knight ?

Sorry for all the writing but I wanted to be as precise as I could, I hope some people will still be interested in reading and answering my post.
I wish you all a good day and good luck for the voting gauntlet !

Asked by Elemire5 months 3 weeks ago
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I would say by all means, use Zephiel. I think his playstyle is much more unique than BK, and your team might want a red that can take care of mages. I'd say you should keep Wary fighter on him as his HP almost guarantee him to survive a hit, but he will get doubled if the enemy survives his counter which would spell his doom if you give him Quick riposte.

I think it's best to keep Hardins Brazen Def/Res, it's a damn good skill and I think unless you want it for your main team rare skills are better saved for units that don't already have an A skill that works perfectly fine. I have no Effie but Hardin is pretty good, he can complement your team having a DC unit of each color, but he shouldn't bait mages unless they are red.

Lastly, I think you could give Zephiel or Effie the hone armor instead so Hector can get back his Pulse skill. Zephiel and Hardin would like that extra charge on their Ignus/Bonfire.

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by Cygnus 5 months 4 weeks ago

I think any team needs a good balance betenfense and defense. That being said, I feel Effie would fit your team better if you take Zephiel. Other way around, if you take Hardin, use BK. BK and Effie are very strong offensively, where Zephiel and Hardin are more bait centric.

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Armor Emblem user here; my team is LA Hector, LA Lyn, and Effie with whatever else I like (usually FF Robin). The thing about Effie is that she can be built either way: offensive or defensive. My Effie has -HP/+Def IVs. I gave her Berkut's Lance with a Res refine in order to patch up her resistance. However you want to build her is going to work. I prefer a bait and obliterate with my armored units, but you might just want to go full-on blitzkrieg with your new panzers, and that's OK! Find something that synergizes and balances well. More often than not I end up taking BK as a red unit, however I do like W!Tharja. Recently I gave my Lyn Blarblade and Effie and Hector have the Fortify/Hone Armor buffs, respectively. The team works out quite well, with Lyn operating on the player phase and the other 2 (usually 3) meat-shielding on enemy phase. This is my Effie so you can see what she's looking like.

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Seems very nice ! But I have a question about Effie, wouldn't it be better to choose a +Res one since she gets a super boon and then refine her defense ? Even if it might not be that important for only one point.

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If that one point means that much to you, sure, but I'm working with what I have. lol RNG is a cruel mistress. For example, my Lyn is neutral and I just pulled a -Def/+Res LA!Lyn off the Legendary Hector banner, but I need something for Armor March fodder.

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