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Getting my greens.

So this question might be a bit difficult to answer.
Who are the best choices in green units to take a spot in the arena? I have a DC Red who can challenge basically any Green and all archers except Brave Lyn(but can bust her in 1 hit when he initiates) and a dedicated anti-mage dagger user who will soon be completed with Cancel Affinity so that no mage can stop her(Looking at you, Reinhardt) Once I have it available, I intend to give my Red Swordbreaker, for those weeks when I don't have a blue bonus hero available, and so far, my Cecilia with TA Raven has been...okay, but has failed on a number of critical blue take downs(Nowi with Fortify Drags comes to mind) So, who are some greens, with or without TA or Emerald Ax, who are easily available(So no 5 star exclusives) who can level basically any Lance user and hopefully Nowi as well, aren't glass cannons, and don't depend upon specific teams(like Horse Emblem) to be efficient?
EDIT: From seeing the answers so far, I feel I should clarify one thing. It's understandable that people would be offering suggestions geared towards countering Reinhardt. My H!Sakura can defeat even the most optimal of Reinhardt, so he is a non-issue when picking my green.

Asked by kratos109871 year 1 month ago

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Lack of DC aside, Hawkeye was my staple Green for a while before Julia and now Henry. Best Green in the current meta is basically anyone that can tank and kill Reinhardt, and they double that over to Lyn (see Raven Tomes). I don't see how Cecilia isn't doing that. I never saw a problem in Nowi.

You don't want a glass canon, so I guess Anna's out. I admit I have a large preference for Fae myself. She requires some investment to reach her full potential, and you don't want her to be -def if you want her to counter lance users, but even with her default weapon and Fury or TA she can do pretty well. (These days I run her with Lightning Breath+ and Fury alongside Ninian for Fortify Dragons and she is an absolute monster, but even before I had a Ninian she did pretty well.) Other than that, you want easy to get, there's always Arthur? Beruka with QR2 and Ignis can be pretty deadly as well, although I imagine she'd struggle against Nowi.

I'm kicking myself now for forgetting Fae. I have enough to +13 her(if it were possible) Just need the feathers to 5 star the others. That can most certainly work. She's got her own DC, and TA. The question then becomes her IVs. Would a +def/-HP be good? The best alternative I have is +spd/-HP. I do also have a neutral.

Kagero chart showed the only two blues who survived attacking her were Matilda(cause Cancel Affinity) and Roderick(cause Firesweep Lance prevents her counter)

I have seen pretty much every IV set that isn't -atk or +hp recommended for Fae at one point or another. Her most recommended boons tend to be attack or res, and banes are often def or speed. But personally, I *love* my +def -hp Fae, as it makes her decent at tanking physical hits in addition to magical, and I'm not sure why more people don't use this set. -HP does make her a bit less efficient with Panic Ploy if you're inclined to run that, but at high enough merge levels even that can be mitigated. (Me, I run her with Fury, Renewal, Threaten Attack, and the +hp seal, alongside Ninian. If I didn't have Ninian, I'd probably switch her to TA/QR. Either way she's pretty epic.)

Well, it's really hard to avoid TA to deal with blues as a non glass cannon. Cherche, who can be made into a 4 star +10 pretty easily, is a great player phase green with Brave Axe+, especially with +atk IV. She's a glass cannon against magic though. If you can pick up a Dierdre from the upcoming 8% banner, she can do the job pretty well, one-shotting Nowi and you can give her lancebreaker if you like to ensure that she deals with high res blues well. She'd be a great Rein check. Just not vs B!Lyn. Do you have a +Atk IV on that Cecilia? Because if you have that and an Atk +3 Sacred Seal, she should be one-shotting really well, even without horsey emblem buffs.

I do, but the +atk seal is in use by my red. Cherche looks pretty good. I ran a Kagero Chart with her being +atk, and her targets being +10 merge, 5 star with +def, and only a few high def colorless who you are unlikely to see in the arena, Gwendolyn, and Lukas survive.

hmm... if that's necessary... you could try merging more Cecilias in to get the added damage.

Or summoner support and ally support

Inigo with TA and Gronnraven counters both B!Lyn and Rien very well. The only problem is that if you’re going for arena score, then Inigo will actually hurt you in that regard

Fae and Titania are the only two that come to mind that fit your specifications. They are both going to be played more defensively, essentially requiring QR proc to kill tankier blues. The nice thing though is that they can run down weaker blues with ease. Fae has dc enabled with inherited weapon as an added plus.

Fae, Cherche and Frederick are all very good 4* merge candidates who can probably do what you want.

If you don't mind dropping a few points of BST, you can also do a Nino merge.

You will occasionally find someone who would advocate a Raven brave axe build or a Hawkeye tank build as well.

I considered Raven, but I've only managed to get 1 of him. Good IVs, but with no merge, my scores will suffer too much

What about Raven?

Available as a 4* hero, his base stats are good, has 34atk 35spd, mid 20s for def and res, has a brave axe to start but can run other options.

Also, not sure what merge level you want to play at but Legion is fast and strong as hell and comes with a built in panic ploy in his axe.

Yeah, but I was unable to beat him last time, and there hasn't been a revival battle for him yet. Plus I am going for Arena scores.

Offensively, they're really good. I understood the question as to relevance in the current meta, in which the best/better Greens tend to fill a tank role (mostly mage-tanking Reinhardt).

Mmm, not quite. My H!Sakura can tank and kill even the most optimal QP Moonbow Reinhardt with no problem at all. So the question was directed towards lancers for the non-Reinhardt teams.

Sorry me and another guy suggested Raven at the same time. Good option, but like you, I’ve only had 2 of him.

Reading the comments I think Fae might be the one. Good BST, like you I’ve got loads of 4* copies - she’s easy to obtain.

Final suggestion from me if you’re looking for a physically offensive unit - Barst.

I know he’s the common summon dissappointment but all his stats are over 30 except res, high hp and comes with a brave axe and reposition.

Heh. I did a theory craft on him a while back. I know Barst certainly has potential. Comparing their stats, you call him a poor man's Spring Chrom.

Why? The only thing I could really see an advantage on is Chrom's weapon, and barely winning in Atk I think (+2). They share the same Spd and durability. If anything, Barst's availability lends him a lot more potential.

Hahaha great minds think alike! Funnily enough, I think I might have read it a few days ago.
I think with his high damage output and defence, give him magic deflect and he might well be a solid option. Would certainly confuse a few people expecting an easy win.

Since we're talking no 5 star exclusives this may be a bit difficult, however some units do come to mind. A Gronnraven unit like boey could come in handy since he can take down both Reinhardt and Brave Lyn with a GR/TA3/BowBrk build. Then there's Nino who is an all round glass cannon, being one of the best green mages around. And then there's Soren who isn't bad with the right IV's, any of those could potentially counter reinhardt with some builds, except for Nino who to my knowledge dies to the +10 merged +atk reinhardt, but that may be without res buffing, with a buff I do believe she survives.

H!Henry is pretty great.
I've been playing this game recently called "How many tomes can you put on H!Henry." I can really see why they waited so long for armored tomes.

He's just so fuckin flexible to play around with. Raven Tomes add to his decent durability and his against colourless, while Owl Tomes aid overall durability and offense- and on the other side of the spectrum, he can even be an effective offensive mage. And it's not like he trades all that offense for durability, because he's KING at tanking range and has the potential for great Def too...

Shit's crazy. What is this character.

The best answer I've seen so far, both from Kagero Chart calculations and availability, seems to be Fae(Given I have enough to max her once they're all 5 star.) Thank you all for your input.