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Zelgius IVs; +Speed/-Attack or +Defence/-Speed?

Hey guys, I'm having a difficult time deciding between which Zelgius I should use and would very much appreciate hearing some opinions on the matter. I'll primarily be building him enemy phase centric, hopefully with Vengeful Fighter, but I also want to keep his Warp Powder options open.

And just for some extra notes on my perspective, A Speed boon is my personal preferred boon for Zelgius but I'm not convinced it's worth the bane. Whilst I don't necessarily need a boon in Speed either, I also prefer to avoid one.
Having said that however, I also think -Atk isn't as bad as I initially thought due to Black Luna and find that +Def does slightly make up for the loss in Speed as well, hence my predicament.

Any help is appreciated and I want to thank those who take the time to reply in advance since I might not write back. Cheers everyone.

Asked by InFinite6 months 3 weeks ago

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I would really go with the +def -spd, that's pretty much the perfect IV combo for Enemy Phase armor units. Especially if you want to use Vengeful Fighter/Quick Riposte seal. Maybe even give him Aether for some long term sustain.

See, getting doubled for armor units is usually a GOOD thing, because their stats are so high, they can usually shrug off a couple extra points of damage, but it helps proc their high charge sustain skills much faster i.e. Aether. And then their skills help the armor unit hit back twice and usually secure the kill.

There are exceptions to this, obviously you don't want a low res armor unit taking a lot of hits from a speedy mage when at a color disadvantage, but most of it is manageable especially if you stack Ward Armor buffs.

So, I'd say keep the +def one and merge the + spd one into him. Hope that gives you some ideas.

+Def -Spd. 41 defense is great. Give him Steady Breath and Quick Riposte and he’ll be able to tank a hit, and then hit back twice and proc Black Luna for pretty much an insta kill