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so my free Takumi

I have about three things in mind about what to do with him:

- Lyn ("armour")

I have Vengeful Fighter set for her. She's +HP/-Spd. The +HP nature, decent base Def (27) make her a pretty workable Owl Tome user.

Also uses Atk Ploy really well.

- Gaggles (Gordin)

I dunno, I lowkey always wanted to use him. Not super crazy about it, but he's like an adorable boy Nino or something. Also like the tanky archer dynamic, despite being outclassed by Faye (of which I have, with CC and +Def).

Can work with Panic Ploy, given decent HP as a *4+10.

- Oliver

He's not adorable or gorgeous like Lyn, but it'd be kind of cool to have a British Dr.Eggman run around as a CC tank. 23 base Def isn't massive, but I can still work with it to an extent.

or just keep saving my almost-30k and keep building on my Henry's +6 despite not having any Henries at the moment...

Asked by Nogitsune6 months 3 weeks ago
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I'd save it for Henry... Other than that..

I'd give it to Gordin. I personally wouldn't give it to a unit that I wouldn't merge, so Oliver would be out for me (among other reasons) and LA!Lyn is a seasonal unit, making it even harder to get more merges for her.

But that's just me, I'm sure you could make some interesting plays with a Close Counter Oliver.

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If Gordin would be outclassed by your Faye, I would not put CC on Gordin. I would also not put CC on LLyn, her defense seems a little low. Oliver also is not the best user of CC, but he can get Blarserpent which gives DDef 3 and makes him slightly bulkier.
With that being said, with enough investment, any of the units above can get an effective +33 physical bulk (16 to HP, 17 to Def) with Summoner Support, S Rank adjacent ally, and maxed out Defense blessings. Oliver in particular nets a matchup chart of 131/6/60 on enemy phase. That's really good.
Edit: Henry is probably your best bet.

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I prioritise over durability than the outcome of fully-healthy matchups. I like to build my characters so they can take on 2-3 characters, and sometimes a whole team. Lyn's defense is very workable, and especially with the defensive bulk stacking you mentioned a bit:

+3 Def from Owl refine
+8/8 Def/Res with my New York Azura with double Tactics and her weapon's effect
+1-2 Def/Res with a support partner (weather adjacent or 2 spaces)
+3 Def/Res from Spur Def/Res
+3-4 from one of Drive or Spur Def
+6 from Close Def

So something like +21-22 Def/18-19 Res, along with Atk Ploy and Owl Tome effects...you get the idea. It can get pretty silly.

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I got the idea of buff stacking by SDOats on Youtube (aka crazy +10 Beruka guy). Really inspired me to use everything in my arsenal.

I try to make them seem optimal, though. Hence why I choose Drives, if possible. It's a pretty significant difference to have ranged Spurs...I don't think people realise how good these are.

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