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Takumi crisis

So for a while now I have a Takumi (+def -hp) that has seen less and less use as time went on. He doesn't have much in inherited skills; got Poison Strike and Harsh Command inherited, but otherwise still has his base kit, and no refinement for his bow. The main issue is that other bow users on my roster have seen more use than him: B!Lyn, Innes, an up-and-coming Setsuna, and now NY!Corrin. Should I fodder CC to a unit, or try to salvage him? Note that I do not have a spare Vantage on hand.

Out of the units I have as CC candidates, I narrowed it down to two: the aforementioned NY!Corrin (has Hama Ya+ refined with +def) and Merric (-spd +def, former TA raven candidate before losing it to Boey).

Asked by SapphireSea11 months 1 week ago
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by Daily 11 months 2 weeks ago

Go for NY!Corrin, out of those, though I suggest saving him for a better unit later on.

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I've had a +res/-hp Takumi for almost a year now. He was great at first, but lost a lot of use when skill inheritance came out, and then even more so when higher quality archers were released (Bridelia, BLyn, Innes). I fed him to my NY Corrin this weekend, and it's been a lot of fun. I threw him in TT for a crap load of SP because he definitely needs the extra skills.
Keep in mind he definitely isn't the best archer or anywhere near it. But he is fun, and he is different from the hyper-offensive builds.
Mine needs a bit more help. Guard Bow+ (def) is needed, and I think at some point I'm going to give him QR3 in the B slot and Close Def 3 in the S slot, which pumps his defensive spread to 43/24 whenever he's attacked.
Again, not the best, but he's different and he's fun, which accounts for a lot in my book.

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by TG15 11 months 2 weeks ago

You could do Takumi in one of 2 ways with your spread:

-Make him AA worthy and give him bowbreaker to be a hard counter to Brave Lyn

-Sacrifice him for CC to a unit such as NY Corrin or a ranged armor unit, or even a unit like Leo.

Takumi has lost a lot of viability since SI hit the board. I still have my +SPD-HP variety, and he went from a main team staple to a niche unit when I started building synergistic teams such as horse emblem (A B and C now, might have a D team coming up if they come out with another troubadour), flier emblem (A and soon B), armor emblem (A and B, C is in the works), and even many varieties of all infantry teams for quests and a few mixed teams, most notably my Arena defense team, which has netted no fewer than 3 successful defends in each of the past 4 arena weeks.

The point I’m stating here is that he doesn’t really have a fit anymore since his attack is almost not salvageable for any special builds and his Fujin Yumi just isn’t a strong legendary weapon. Use him in AA as a niche unit for countering bow units or don’t use him at all, those are really the only 2 options.

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Thanks for the advice, everyone. Guess it's CC fodder time at this rate; he'll barely see any use.

If I ever summon him again, hopefully I invest in him better.

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