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Grima: What if I...?

Alright, I must be the world's luckiest minnow. I have successfully +10'd my Grima with at least 6 of those coming from the free pull or free orbs. This is how I have him built at the moment. But I had a thought.

What if, instead of Fortress A and Armored S (since it can't be upgraded), I give him Fury A and Fortess S (or wait for Fury S), maybe replacing his Active with Aether for self-sustain?

How's that sound? Cancerous?

Also, does Heavy Blade’s CD stack with Vengeful Fighter?

Asked by TheEternalShade9 months 4 weeks ago

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Cooldown stacking skills do not stack with each other. Also, what's his IVs?

Damn. Ah, well. His IVs are +RES/-SPD.

I think it's -attack. His attack looks low for +10. But heavy blade would work during player phase while vengeful would work enemy phase. So it would be good for both phases yes. It wouldn't stack but you would always have cooldown reduction

Nah, he's +RES/-SPD. His ATK is low because it's neutral and reduced by Fortress RES. I'm looking for him to be a counterattack tank, so if the two don't stack, I'd be better off with Fury, I think.

Heavy Blade wont stack with Vengeful but it does allow a quicker proc charge player phase

That's a downer. I plan to use him as a counter-based Tank, given his SPD, so I don't need much in the way of Player Phase. Thanks for clearing it up, though.

Just FYI: Ignis or Glacies will do more damage than dragon fang on this Robin. Ignis and/or glacies tend to be better. Dragon fang only adds half of your attack. It's an underpowered skill. It also DOESN'T factor in the weapon triangle bonus.

I'm aware, and I don't care. I already have Ignis Effie and Glacies Sheena in my Armor team, and I find it boring to repeat the same abilities over and over and over. I like variation. And with Dragon Fang, if I add an ATK+3 Seal, or Fury, that's an activation for a total of 90 ATK, which still hits damn hard.

That said, part of the question was “[...]replacing his Active with Aether for self-sustain?”

Just as long as you're aware that you're actively choosing an inferior build.
Dragon fang does make up for it with badassery, though. (:

It’s not nearly that much of a problem. Say, for example, my Grima initiates a neutral Sheena. With her 33 RES and his 57 ATK, she takes 24 damage base. With Ignis’ activation, that would be closer to 55 (55.2, actually, but I don’t know how it rounds). With Dragon Fang, it hits for around 52.5, however it rounds. A difference of about 3 damage, with a guaranteed double on counter, for a total of ~79 (Ignis) against ~76 if he's defending.

It doesn’t matter which I use, the difference in damage at that point is negligible. Of course, that’s before matchups.

However, since nobody answered my question, I ended up giving him Aether for the damage and self-heal, hitting for only ~40 bonus, ~64 total, but heals for ~32 per activation in the same circumstances. Now THAT is a noticeable difference in damage, but the sustain makes up for it in my eyes, and is much more Vengeful-friendly.

(Note: I’m crunching these numbers in my head. If my math is off, let me know.)

Gratz! I wouldn’t use Fortress Res though. Any Brazen skill or Distant Def would be so much better. Some people use Steady/Warding Breath and VF as a QR with 50% threshold with Aether.