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Which Free Hero?

I have yet to take my free summon and I was looking for some input:

Reasons for and against each summon:

Celica: I already have a perfect Ayra, a mediocre Karla, and I already got one B!Celica through my summons. Long story short: not going for her.

Veronica: New unit! Unique staff! THE RAZZLE DAZZLE!!!!! Only problem is I already have a perfect Maribelle and I’m never going to use Veronica for arena, nor do I really need her fodder. Plus, although the cool staff buffs help bladetomes, I have a +6 perfect fully built M!Morgan for support and attack so not sure if I need her.

Ephraim: Great fodder and great unit! I already have armor emblem so he could fit in just fine. However. I have a +2 L!Hector who will eventually be whaled (or dolphined really) to +10. I don’t know if it’s worth it to go for him if my Lector is sitting pretty.

Hector: Despite the fact that I got one through summoning, I still think Hector could be a great choice. The thing about my Hector is that he is +Def -Atk, meaning despite the superboon, I also have likely the worst possible bane. Getting a neutral IV Hector could patch my weakness and be the start of a potential merge project (not on this banner but Brave heroes reappear a lot) to replace the Nowi on my arena core very nicely.

Essentially, should I go for the merge and new IV for Hector, or go for a new hero I’ll likely never use for Arena?

Asked by how3an4 months 1 week ago

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Going from your descriptions, it seems like Hector is by far the best choice for you. Also, according to most, +Def -Spd is the ideal nature for Hector, and even if you don't want his abysmal speed to drop further, his Def boon brings him to the 175 bin and is the most important thing. I'd say Hector if you wanna start up a merge.

I meant attack that’s my b

Even factoring everything in, you sound like you aren't really feeling anything much for the others, so you might want to go with Hector. Even factoring in the attack bane, +Def still may be more important than anything else. It is for arena score, at least. But yeah, I think starting a Hector merge is a great choice, and otherwise if there's a hero you just want, like Veronica, that's fine too.

why is Spd the worst possible bane? Armors don't give a rip about speed and this is especially true for Hector.

It’s -Atk that was an accident

That makes a lot more sense.

Odds are whichever you choose you won't be disappointed. I personally went for Veronica (granted I was going to ever since she won her spot). I wasn't too keen on her being a Staff (largely due to the limited build options), but she is quite amazing.

Here's the build I'm putting on her.

I thought distant counter might be good but seeing her abysmal bulk only able to tank one hit I put brazen atk/spd. It makes her ultimately kill everything that I put 3 dancers with her and let her destroy everything in chain challenges I struggled with before her.

I'm not sure whether I got the facts right about your Hectors, but... do you intend to merge the +Def-Spd into the Neutral one, because +Def-Spd is a weakness? As soultorrent has pointed out, +Def-Spd is the best anybody can hope for ._.

I'm casting a vote for Veronica.
I've a perfect Elise, Neutral Maribelle and 4*+10 Priscilla - and yet I'm still totally loving my Veronica.
One can never have too many horseback healers, each of them is equivalent to one free win ticket in Arena Assault :)
(Chip damage + Dancer + 2 random repositioners)

Edit: Ah, alright. Still voting for Veronica :D

It’s actually -Atk and I don’t have a neutral one that’s the free pull. I edited the post

It seems you don't really need the units for themselves, but you might like to consider a Veronica for GC if a friend doesn't offer you one.

I don't agree about the atk bane being problematic for Hector. His ignis is going to blow most things up without too much help, and people need to stop looking at banes as lost stats that they might want to regain. You simply have a 34 atk B.Hector. If it's not enough, you would probably buff him or try to cash in on special damage if you didn't know it was a bane. It's loss aversion, nothing more (psychology term worth knowing). For how much he gets doubled, the 4 def is probably more important than the 3 atk. To "patch" by switching to neutral (which is no patch at all, just a change of IV) probably leaves you with a worse unit unless you often find yourself 2-5 points short of one-rounds.

So that leaves us with: what would you like for fodder? You get a free pick. What would improve your barracks and roster the most?

I would still go Celica, she has Death blow 4 fodder, excellent for Alphonse or Seigbert. All around, she's good, I don't really know how to team her up with people anyway. She is just looking like a good unit.