So it turns out all my B!Lyn counters are green, which makes them hard to run with Anna, who I need to be my bonus hero this week. I haven't had to use Anna in the arena in a while, and the usual team I run her with just isn't cutting it anymore, sadly. I'm f2p, so my options are severely limited, and I've narrowed it down to the two heroes who can help me AND who I have the resources to build right now, Lissa (regular) or Setsuna. Not the most conventional choices, I know, but hear me out.
Lissa: She's a bonus hero, so if I use her it frees me up to use F!Robin or Fae so I can properly counter Lyn, or if I give her Bowbreaker she could counter Lyn herself in a pinch. I already have 5 of her at 4* and several more at 3*, so she's definitely a 4* super-merge just waiting to happen. Unfortunately, the best IVs I have for her are neutral and Wrathful Staff is but a distant dream, so she'd have to go with Wrathful Gravity and Bowbreaker/Renewal. Unless I gave up on offense for her entirely and gave her Dazzling Gravity and either -atk +spd or -atk +res. (I'd have to level those Lissas up though, while the neutral one is already levelled.)
Setsuna: Setsuna is not a bonus hero, so I'd have to run her alongside Anna, probably with Azura and Lucina. (Or Fjorm and Olivia, we'll see.) My Setsuna is currently 4*+6 +atk -hp and running Fury and Bowbreaker (with the regular Assassin's Bow), and she can already counter Lyn in AA. If I promoted one of my extra Setsunas (which I have just enough feathers to do), I could give her Guard Bow and the Distant Def seal, which would make her pretty good against B!Lyn, even though I know Guard Bow isn't her usual weapon of choice. (If I do this, which version of Guard Bow does she want?)
Anyone have any insight into which is the better option for me? Or any other ways to counter Lyn that involve common non-green units who don't need TA?
I'm thinking about building Lissa because she is a bonus hero. She has decent Def and Res, but the speed can be a problem because she will monthly get double, and that can be a problem. Maybe using gravity or gravity + (I hate to need a 5* Healer just for gravity +) and an armour unit with obstruct could work.
I would go for Lissa. Her atk isn't high enough to really drive a wrathful build, so what might work better is stick with Dazzling Gravity, or switch to Dazzling Panic if you can get it(Cause those horse buffs) Use the +res,-Atk version. Unless you have your other characters running Fury, get rid of that Rehabilitate(It went' from being the best, to being the worst) and try to give her Physic.
For her A skill, go with Def+3 or HP+5. B slot, keep her Renewal(She shouldn't be fighting Brave Lyn. Even with Bowbreaker, she can't take that hit well, especially if a Brave Bow is in the mix.) For her C-Skill, go for either Breath of Life or Savage Blow, and for her seal, do the same. Either double it up, or use the opposing one for both effects.
So I have a 5* +atk -spd Maria that I *could* sacrifice to Lissa for Physic/Panic, but I have better IV Marias at 4* that I was planning on eventually building, and I'm pretty sure she would totally outclass Lissa as a Physic/Panic user once I do. Unless Maria has a better option?
The biggest advantage Lissa has here is that, because she is a hero that can be won from one of those rotating daily special quests, she is a regular as an arena bonus hero. She'll always appear with Anna every other time that Anna appears, so you'd be using her more frequently for Bonus Hero purposes.
It seems plausible to me that Anna’s speed is high enough to tank a hit from Lyn and not be doubled. Then she will be in Escape route range with her weapon and could be deadly if you have a desperation build on her. And another unit (brave user) could sweep in to kill lyn. Include a panic ploy user for extra safety.
Another less risky idea is to put in Arden, who has massive defense. He will get doubled which will charge his special and he can take out Lyn with brave sword in the next turn. With earth boost he should reach 47 defense before buffs and take minimal damage.
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