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eirika/ephraim decline

with the introduction of the new hone speed seal it seems like the restoration twins' role as a buffer for bladetomes has been challenged by everyone else.

the twins give a buff of 3/4/4/4 assuming the fortify res/def seals are fully upgraded giving an extra 18 damage, or 3/4/3/3 if dual rally def/res is used giving an extra 16.

Now any unit with potentially better stat lines can be a buffer at almost the same capacity. Hone atk, hone spd seal, and dual rally def/res gives a buff of 4/4/3/3 giving an extra 18 damage which matches the twin's buff but provides slightly more offense for the sacrifice of defenses.

Will anyone still be using the twins? I just got a free neutral 5* eirika on one of the recent banners and its a shame to see that they've lost their unique niche because anyone can run it now.

Asked by strumplefluzel1 year 1 month ago
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Yeah now Ephraim is actually able to do 4/4/4/4 so I don't think he's outclassed but still you don't see many of him to begin with

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I don't think the Renais twins will be out of business at all even with the seal. They're still the only ones that can reliably supply a full myriad of buffs with the Sacred Twins giving +3 attack. Yes, other units can do the same with a Hone/Hone Seal/Rally, but comparatively the Twins can do it even without the need for a Rally i.e. - Hone atk 2 from Twin, Hone Spd, Hone def seal.

As such they have more flexibility in what they can run, and even though other units now have the ability to achieve a similar effect, they don't have to sacrifice a turn to get results similar enough to buff their allies.

Additionally, with the hone spd seal being a thing, it can free up the C slot for a spur skill like Drive Spd or Drive Atk, so they can fill a roll similar to Delthea in buffing stats even beyond hones, and the other stats can simply be buffed with a Rally Def/Res.

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With the new Hone Speed Seal I now have Eirika Ephriam and Delthea as buff supports and they each work in different teams. Honestly this makes things much easier for me in Arena Assault as now I can build multiple blade tome teams and not have to forgo any buffs.

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