Coming up to my next 20k feather total, I've always tend to upgrade when I can but once again I'm not sure who's worth the next wait.
+Spd -def Caeda: I gain a second red flying unit being H.Nowi being my only to have a second row of fliers as backup and a unit to spend some time on actually building
Vs
A.Tiki (+Spd -Def): as being a fairly poor IV for her role, she will most likely be a merge or inherentence for LB+. The merge would be for my +Def -Hp A.Tiki who's +5 or LB+ fodder for my Y. Tiki (+Res -Hp)
I'd probably lean to Caeda but it's nice for opinions
Well, many people rather have a +Atk Caeda. Caeda has 37 base speed which, if I recall, is fairly good for her, but her attack isn't that great (25 base attack at neutral), but if you'd rather have a +Spd Caeda, then that's another option.
Out of the two, I'd go towards Caeda. Although I may be a bit biased because I really don't like most of the dragon units in game (not them personally, but how they've become some of the most boring units in game).
True. Dragons lately in my opinion have been the "Easy mode" Defensively when there's no Falchion users on a field, just cant help but love the lil guys. Caeda is hindered by that low base Attack but with the Speed boon and her weapon refine, Specials should hopefully make up for that flaw with Flashing Blade.
Caeda struggles to be relevant even with her new Wing Sword, which desperately needs the Flashing Blade refine, highlighting how heavily you have to invest in her to make her barely functional. She is handily out classed by Elincia, even one with bad IVs and your H Nowi. Caeda also has terrible def for a melee unit, almost as bad as Lloyd's. Unless Caeda is your favorite character, she's just not worth it until a new variant comes out.
A.Tiki would be the way to go either for that +5 merge which puts you closer to a +10 merge monster of a tanky dragon, always handy for arena matches; or for LB fodder. Though, I would go with LB + for a green dragon to check blues that can threaten A Tiki. It also seems like you get more mileage out of A Tiki if you've made her a +5 merge already.
Finally, there's one more option, hang on to the feathers to bump up out next Tempest Trial or GHB unit (or Julius if you haven't already).
Thankfully I've already given all my green dragons who need it LB+ so merge it is. Hopefully it'll be a good Stat gain. And I'll just settle with Flame+ refine on Y.Tiki for now until another banner of hers comes out. As for GHB and TT Julius will be next if I don't have anyone else in line. As for BB Marth since hes TT I'll get the free 5 * anyway
It should be ^w^ Just remember that you're working towards giving A Tiki a +4 to every stat she has which comes from the 20 extra points from a +10 merge. It'll make all her neutral stats above boon level, boon into a double boon, and her bane into neutral.
Now, if only we could get a Legendary version of A Tiki, she is the incarnation of the dragon goddess Naga after all XD Wonder if that would make her effective against dragons? owo
"Divine Breath: Effective against Dragons, if foes range = 2, unit targets foes lowest def or res stat" would whale if I could. Put them against each other for a double slaughter xD. Anyway yea A.Tiki will be merged and at the same time I regret my decision because now I have a Nowi I forgot staring at me in the eye. But the +20 points is quite the increase and will most likely be my first +10.
Divine Breath would be nice ^w^ Maybe we could also add that -6 atk to all units w/o "effective against dragon" skills like Julius and make her an armored unit too while we're at it? XD
And Nowi is a perfect backup partner for A Tiki, I run the same when I pull out my dragon teams. Adding the Grima siblings makes you feel over powered, especially with a Breath + Aether combo. But yeah, get that first +10 merge, first! XD One investment project at a time.
Oh, as for the topic of Caeda vs Tiki in arena scores, if you give A Tiki Aether and LB refine she scores just as high as a Caeda with Wingsword & Galeforce. Though Aether is a lot easier to come by since Chrom is now in the 3* pool. I never seem to get extra Cordellias. XD And as for the fun part, what's more fun than winning with a high score while watching your dragon eat annoying units and self restoring to full health with Aether? XD Seriously, Tiki eats a lot of varied threats, so you really only have to watch out for Falchion/Naga Tomes. Btw, she can also retaliate against Horse Lyn, which so many people love to use atm.
I actually totally disagree with the poster above. Caeda with her refined Wingsword is VERY relevant in Arena. Compared to A!Tiki:
Caeda is an offensive unit whereas Tiki is (pure) defense.
Caeda can survive basically any one hit, even with her low def (although your bane doesn't help), from any target that she would realistically engage on. However, effectiveness against armored units is insanely good in high Arena. Give her Galeforce and her refined blade, and not only does she score a bit better then tiki, she's way more fun, too.
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