Hello fellow FEH Players,
something that bothered me since I saw the new banner trailer is the fact that H!Niles, dispite being a cool unit, is amored.
I know, I know it's kinda the theme of the banner, but it doesn't fit in his stat spread.
I like that he is a offensive "tank", but the armored-tank theme doesn't really work.
He can be a ranged tank with the "+18 Distant Defence" build, he doesn't need QR because he has enough SPD to not get doubled by most mages, archers and dagger units and that's really cool.
But as a melee tank he loses to most other ranged units that can become a melee tank. As it seems now people will try to get a +SPD or ATK boon and a -DEF bane (atleast I think that) and this hurts is bulk. Dispite having a "guard" bow that prevents him getting blasted away by Ignis and Aether Bombs he will get alot of damage because many other armor and infantry units have high attack.
My opinion is that he would fit way better as a cavalier archer (what would also be way cooler than a armor unit).
What do you guys think about H!Niles being armored?
Thanks for reading and answering.
Have a nice day/night!
Simply put, H!Niles is an Armor unit because IS can do whatever it wants, regardless of how nonsensical it may be (see W!Tharja and how she's an Armor unit with mid-30's in Def and Res despite her wearing freaking underwear). There really isn't any rhyme or reason to it as long as it can make money for IS.
why are any seasonal units armored? (Tharja is almost half naked) because they score well in arena -> whale bait -> money. I am not mad at it myself. Niles is the only unit I'll be sniping on the banner and being an armored unit is only good in my opinion. armors are very weak to kiting, but ranged armors fix that. Also, being armored means you get more stats. yay(?) the only thing I don't like is the poor movement but the stats make up for it.
Lyn and Hector's seasonal alts make some sense as they seem to be wearing more ornate clothes which would have a lot of excess jewelry and such to weigh it down; and we can also assume that Lyn's dress is multiple layers which is heavy as all get out ( this is from experience...). In fact, most seasonal armor units have fairly heavy clothes on, which would slow them down.
This is the only explanation I could come up with,
-R
Armored units are all this game does anymore. He's also a colored bow, which is pretty garbage imo. He's good foddered, I suppose. As for his stat spread not working, idk what you mean. Lots of armored units favor one stat over the other. He goes the route of decent bulk, great speed, and a respectable attack all things considered. This allows him to run on a Ward Armor team fantastically, especially if you give him Close Counter and Special Fighter. Slap on the new Brazen Atk/Res Seal and that's a spread I'd want on all kinds of units.
Honestly, I've stopped caring with Winter Tharja.
In my mind I justify it by thinking the armored units just fight more carefully, trading movement over being ready to fight better.
As for Niles himself.
I love it. Extreme speed, passable mixed bulk. He can atacc and protec. It's also nice for a armored unit to not fully need a fighter skill to be great.
One small fun thing is that he can fully buff another armored units by smiting them into the fray.
Basicly him saying 'nah you deal with them'
The way I see it is just because they are armored doesn't mean their outfit is heavy, I mean W.Tharja is the slowest of the 3 of her and she is pretty much wearing nothing and her Bridal alt she wears the most cloths/heaviest cloths yet she is the fastest of the 3, I mean look at all 3 of the Kagero that we have all are pretty much wearing the same amount of cloths probably close to the same weight yet H.Kagero is a snail compared too the other 2
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