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Tana's 'top' build

We all know that we should take the gamepress builds with a bit of salt, but I still wanted to bring this up.

What do you think about firesweep being placed as the optimal build over a refined Vidofnir.

Not that firesweep Tana is bad, but it's something Cordelia can do just as well as Tana, if not better thx to the merges. Vidofnir is what makes Tana unique, now that it doesn't suck anymore.

And one small nitpick is that I'd put the def superboon as a good boon. But I get why it wouldn't be the best.

Asked by Sir of Coffee2 months 2 weeks ago
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I don't think The vidolfnr refine is all that good
It is too conditional aaaand doesn't work with flier emblem (which is the only buffs GP considers)
Firesweep however will always be strong, and Tanas stat line works really well to it

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I disagree, Vidofnir works great as enemy phase weapon. Aside from the 32/32 defences against melee weapons
Her offences shoot up to 54/40 before other skills.
Making her a great duelist.

Of course the mixed team restricts, but it's fine to have a role like that. The effect is not hard to pull off and she can be buffed fine with tactics.

It's true firesweep does work for her, but not better than the easy to get Cordelia.

It's kinda like Eldigan and Ares. Sure Eldigan can run dark mystletainn. But why do that if he can run Fury Mystletainn, Ares is better with dark anyway.

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I have a +def Tana. I refined her weapon to be +def and run triple Close Def on her. So when she's attacked by a melee unit, her defense goes up to 54 before buffs. Add a fortify for 60 def, and then spurs or drives on top of that. Defensive Tana is fantastic

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It's a pretty good refine in my opinion, and I think it gives her a niche that no other Lance Flier can fulfill. (If anything, I'd argue that the Vidolfnir build is better than her Firesweep build because only she can run it and there are plenty of other Lance Fliers that can run Firesweep.)

In combination with double Close Def and Fortify Flier or Def and Res Tactic buffs, Tana can reach +25 to both Def and Res, which puts her at an even 50 Def / 50 Res at no merges, which is absolutely crazy to think about. (I don't think any other Blue Flier can even hope to reach this level of bulk.) She also has good Atk and Spd, allowing her to attack on the Player Phase in case she needs to, especially since her refined weapon grants her that "Bond-like" effect to both of those stats--a trait that traditional tanky units like Beruka or Lukas lack.

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I finally decided to go with her special refine when I realised Sumia does the enemy phase build just as well for a Flier Emblem where Tana can do well with infantry/armour with her refine and her native Guidance. More team options for AA is always handy.

I have her +Atk -HP with Moonbow, Fury, QR2 and Guidance, may have to have a rethink now she has her refine but it'll do for now.

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Tana+flier with hone or fortify and two armor or infantry tactics units. She can +6 to all stats plus whatever in-combat buffs she gets from her weapon and skills. She's a solid wall that can go player phase when needed. Throw in renewal for sustain or supportive chill skills or even QR when being the main killer. Yes Firesweep Tana is strong but is not the only strong set she can use thanks to her Vidofnir.

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TANA +Def, -hp

Vidofnir (+effect)
Resposition
Your favorite special
CLOSE DEFENSE
ATA/DEF LINK
Random C skill
Seal: DEF/SPD+2

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