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Extra Ares: is there any use at all for Brazen Atk/Def as inheritance fodder?

My gacha luck seriously turned around this banner and I got 2 Ares..es..? +Atk/-Res and +Res/-HP, so not exactly a hard choice for which one to use, but I'm stuck about what to do with the extra. I don't want to be hasty with inheriting or merging, but I'm blanking trying to figure out if there's anyone really crying for Brazen Atk/Def that I'll suddenly remember right after merging.

I wasn't expecting to actually use Ares much since I already have roughly 1000 swords, as is custom, but he performs amazingly and has allegedly optimal IVs, so I feel like I might as well make him the best I can. I'm expecting to never see another one again which makes having +1 merges always feel kinda pointless compared to inheriting, but I'm 99% sure he'll get a +1 to HP and Atk which seems like the best outcome if I'm only ever going to get 1 merge.

(Also if I merge that's less SP grinding a lv 40 unit which is appealing)

edit: I'm probably going in to try for an extra Lene while this banner is still up, though I'm f2p right now and don't have a lot of currency left to do so, but the potential for another Ares exists, I guess. I still don't know if that makes me want to merge or fodder..??

Asked by fleshbows7 months 3 weeks ago

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Merging only gives you 120 SP which, in my opinion, isn't really that much, especially right now when we have 2x SP going on, and blessings that give even more SP.

oh, I know that, but thank you! I meant I'd power-level the extra while 2x SP is up and learn his base skills/cheap inheritance with that ~800 or so SP, and then merge him into the main Ares.

(that said, I'm hardcore lazy and SP grinding is a nightmare even with all the ways they've made it so easy for us, so even if it was just that 120SP I'd consider that a plus)

Lyn can make really good use of Brazen Atk/Def and I'd argue it's probably her optimal A skill. With the Sol Katti refinement she's based on dipping her HP below 75% and sweeping from there. She also doesn't need the extra speed because of the Brash Assault effect.

Aside from that, I can see it maybe being useful on cavalry or flier tanks but the ones that come to mind for me are all GHB units (Xander, Camus, and Michalis.) Infantry and armor units almost universally prefer Steady Breath in their A slot.

I'd recommend waiting until the banner ends. If you pull another Ares, merge them all. If not, fodder him or keep him around until you find a suitable Brazen Atk/Def user.

I don't have Lyn which means I expect the day I finally decide what to do with Ares II will be the day I pull a Lyn haha..

My main candidate for it is Stahl, who I've already given Steady Stance and who wouldn't really perform any better attack wise with 7 extra attack, especially since he's the Hone carrier and I've never pulled a Reinhardt in.. 11 months now, haha. I have a -Def/+Res Myrrh I use with LB+ and Fury and I'm looking for another A slot for her, but I also need more Flier tanks at my disposal and my problems with Fury don't apply when she's in Arena. I have Minerva languishing around with -Spd, if she's comparable to Michalis?

I'll probably have to be patient and wait... in my nightmares I fodder Ares and in 2 months we start getting 4* demotions with Brazen skills.

Ooh I forgot about Minerva! A little less Atk and Def than Michalis but at least she access to merges in case you ever pull extra copies of her down the road. That Brazen could actually be really useful for her, especially depending on what build you have for her. Brazen would push her to 39 Def when activated which is pretty good, AND she'd probably be in Brazen by the time she activates her specials so that extra ATK could help her nuke a bit better.

Myrrh wouldn't be a bad candidate either but it synergizes more so with Great Flame and its DEF requirements. Though even then she might appreciate the upfront boost that Fury gives her anyway.

I also wouldn't worry too much about 4* demotions with Brazens. Brazen Atk/Def was introduced on the Winter banner so it basically took IS six months to introduce it on a unit in the normal summoning pool. If anything, there might be more units coming up with other Brazens locked behind 5*, but even if that's the case Atk/Def would be the best for Minerva imo

I just double checked and my Minerva is +Def/-Spd, so her Def is equal to Michalis. She's probably as ideal a candidate for it as I could hope for, I guess.

I've been at a loss for where to go with my 2nd flier team & this probably just breathed new life into it. Thanks so much for replying! Fliers are the primary thing I use, so finally getting to have some fun with Minerva is infinitely more valuable to me than a merge on Ares.

Any character who is slow but has good phisical bulk can use it pretty well

Thank you! I have a -Spd Minerva who might make herself useful leaning into her Def in lieu of doubles.

I’m summoning for ares to give brazen atkdef to my og ike. Basically any unit with good atk and def will use it well...

True! I was unsure about options since I tend to use either glass cannons or units that take 0 damage, so I have no experience with what Defense range would be appropriate to both get into the >80% HP range and then be able to survive easy with the Def boost.

OG Ike gives me a good idea of what that kind of stat spread would be, thanks. My poor +HP/-Atk Ike needs the Atk badly but ofc his boon is here only to make HP requirement skills a headache..