So I know flashing and heavy blade are generally considered weaker when used as A skills as opposed to seals, since it removes the option for a unit to run stat-boosting A skills like L&D, Fury, Swift Sparrow, etc. But I have a -spd Mia just begging to be foddered and a Slaying Lance Brave Lucina build in the works. Lucina is +spd -res and will be merged +2. Couple that with a speed refine and a speed +3 seal and she’ll have 46 speed before buffs from her team. Yes, I could technically give her Swift Sparrow and the Flashing Blade seal, but I have no idea who else I would fodder the Mia to otherwise, and this saves the seal (not to mention the SS fodder) for someone else. (Plus she’d keep all 46 of her speed on enemy phase, which is sounding very attractive.) Worth it?
(P.S. Please don’t try to talk me out of Slaying Lance, Geirskogul doesn’t work with her planned team.)
... Slaying Lance? Interesting as builds go.
In my opinion, 46 speed is incredibly high and is more than enough for Flashing Blade. If you ask me though, you're better off giving her Swift Sparrow, etc. with a Flashing Blade seal (for the extra Atk). But it's just my opinion, and it is obviously up to you in the end.
Edit: What's Lucina's special?
Yeah, I’m running her on a team with her slow-as-dirt dad, who wouldn’t know what to do with the speed buff if he had it, and F!Robin and M!Morgan, who it doesn’t affect lol.
Her special is currently Aether, but I’m thinking of trying Galeforce as well. I realize I could try Harmonic Lance instead of Slaying, but that kind of locks her into lower cool-down specials, which Slaying Lance doesn’t.
Oh, I get it now. In that case, if you're running Aether I would go with Swift Sparrow as an A skill (more Atk means more heal) and Flashing Blade seal. Galeforce could make for a fun build, and I think you could fodder Mia's Flashing Blade for this since she doesn't really need the extra Atk anymore, and would prefer more Speed to proc FB.
Flashing Blade works best as an A skills because it synergizes extremely well with windsweep, allowing a unit to get off two charges without fearing retaliation, while still allowing the unit you double attack on the enemies phase, something to the effect of:
Turn 1 Player Phase::
Initiate = -2 charges
No counter attack due to windsweep
Turn 1 Enemy Phase:
Enemy attacks = -1 charge
If 3 charge special -> Use special
If not - Counter attack = -2 charges
Counter attack again = 4-5 charge special activates
If I had windsweep fodder i'd fodder off my mia extremely quickly.
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