Krile for double cast or Fina for better stats and cheer if you use physical team. Both have uses.
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Krile for double cast or Fina for better stats and cheer if you use physical team. Both have uses.
CrimsonSquall
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I wouldn't neccessarily say beaten. I have Roselia and shes great dont get me wrong but I'd trade cheer for curaja any day of the week in global atm
Soon Lenna will arise from the shadows and will shine!!!
Mobius and pet octopus
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I didn't really appreciate the soundtrack til I played with earbuds in.
Also whats the deal with this - I played advanced quest for the creation one and it was the beginner one but still cost 15 energy.
Also whats the deal with this - I played advanced quest for the creation one and it was the beginner one but still cost 15 energy.
Krile and Maria both have an healing Limit Break, making them unvaluable early on when you don't have Cura unlocked yet. That also make them shine during Exploration, since you may want to save MP for the boss and/or farming (do note that once your characters reach higher levels and get better equipment, MP isn't really an issue). Comparatively, Fina's LB doesn't heal and does kinda weak damages, although it gets a little better with higher rank. Thus, her LB is the least useful of the three.
Maria is the best healer early on, period, as she is able to unlock Cura at level 16, rank 3*.
Fina is a late bloomer, as she needs to be trained from rank 2* to 4* to unlock Cura, at level 28.
Krile is the worst of the three, since she doesn't get Cura until level 31, rank 4* (issue alleviated if you pulled her at rank 4*).
Now, their usefulness fluctuates greatly with the end game and their ranks:
- Maria will unlock Rank 5* later. She learns Curaga at level 53, 4*, and doesn't bring anything else notable besides that (Dispel isn't needed much, and Lasswell has a debuffing ability).
- Fina will be able to reach Rank 6* later, ensuring that she will stay relevant. She also unlocks Curaga, sooner that Maria, at level 53 (rank 4*). She also has her unique ability, Cheer, unlocked at level 72 (5*), which skyrockets her relevance. She also needs much less EXP to gain levels compared to Krile and Maria.
- Krile will unlock Rank 5* later. She doesn't get Curaga at all in 4*: she will need to wait for her 5* form. Her main asset is Dualcast, learned at level 60, making her incredibly flexible, and potentially the better healer of the three thanks to Cura/Curaga spam. Do note that she has the most ability slots (4), and is able to equip a huge variety of spells (as she has level 5 mastery of White, Black and Green spells), so you can cast a few buffs between heals easily.
EscapingJail
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Isn't Cheer alone just too strong to pass up?
Mobius and pet octopus
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The first character I summoned was Clyne 4*. I leveled him up to ~30 right away and he has cure and cura. Plus he attacks like a truck. I guess I lucked out.
Non-FF character? absolutelydisgusting
Permanently A
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Is this a gacha game?
Guys, this game isn't that much of a min-max type of game. It's not like you won't be able to beat all content if you don't have a full stable of top tier people. You guys are nuts
I know right....haha, I'm sticking with my initial party, doing fine so far and I'm sure the game has a lot to bring still.
Correct.
I've been evaluating cheer for quite some time now... and I can safely say "no".
Cheer's main problem is its mp usage (a whopping 48mp per cast). While it lasts 3 turns, you have to ask yourself: could that have been spent in a better way? For long battles, you'll want fina's role to be that of a healer, not a buffer. (Unless you give her some bar spells)
In the Colosseum, this doesn't matter as battles aren't consecutive. But in boss fights that last longer than 3 turns... well mp is better off saved for cura.
Cheer: 40% atk/def, right? Sounds good? No. Not imho. Most bosses that give you trouble aren't going to be doing so with physical damage output - it will be with elemental damage (example: the white dragon). This will not mitigate magic damage.
All that's left is the 40%atk buff. Attack song has the same effect for less than half the mp (8mp). Then, you have to factor in this only helps with physical attack damage anyways. Your mages are shit out of luck.
I just don't think it's worth it. IMO.
I'd take a secondary healer if healing is the issue, would still not pass up on Cheer.
I disagree. I feel like cheer would really only benefit a physical attack based party. Forget healing for a second. It just seems like a waste of mp. There is no need to fill another slot with another healer, when that person could be contributing to DPS somehow. I could use armor break, or even better, full break and get nearly the same effect for 14mp. (30% debuffs across the board while doing damage).
Party composition plays a big role I suppose in getting the most out of cheer. I just don't see it.
I mean, you could use full break AND cheer, Vaan is rather hard to get though while Fina is a free unit.
In the current state that GL is in an all physical team is generally the way to go anyway, at least until you get access to +10% int materia recipes and higher int rods.
So I did a more careful inventory of my current roster:
Rain
Lasswell
Fina
Vivi
Maria
Shantoto
Shantoto
Cerius
Cerius
Sarah
Krile
Sabin
Shadow
I'm kind of at an impasse where if I picked 5 and levelled the shit out of them (esp Shantoto/Maria) the content walls aren't THAT bad, lack of synergy aside. It's just that with the level curve taken into consideration it takes way too much effort for what's essentially going to end up being a stopgap team. (Even grinding TM is far more futureproof)
No way I'm going to attempt to run a Cheer team with Sabin and Shadow - just... no.
I guess I'll go all-in when the new gacha hits later today and see what happens from there. 7k Lapis, 1 ticket.
Rain
Lasswell
Fina
Vivi
Maria
Shantoto
Shantoto
Cerius
Cerius
Sarah
Krile
Sabin
Shadow
I'm kind of at an impasse where if I picked 5 and levelled the shit out of them (esp Shantoto/Maria) the content walls aren't THAT bad, lack of synergy aside. It's just that with the level curve taken into consideration it takes way too much effort for what's essentially going to end up being a stopgap team. (Even grinding TM is far more futureproof)
No way I'm going to attempt to run a Cheer team with Sabin and Shadow - just... no.
I guess I'll go all-in when the new gacha hits later today and see what happens from there. 7k Lapis, 1 ticket.
Visceir,
That is why I'm rolling a new team tomorrow for Chizuru. My current team I am keeping is going to annihilate high level bosses because of Vaan, Fina, and Cerius. But it lacks OOMPH. I think I agree this game in its current form is built more for attacking units than high level mages.
But I have a lot of high-level Ex-Death friends on my list, and the guy seriously kicks ass. Makes my little Shantotto look pretty pathetic in comparison. Though she is approaching that -GA level with her spells now, so hopefully she will be able to keep up soon enough
That is why I'm rolling a new team tomorrow for Chizuru. My current team I am keeping is going to annihilate high level bosses because of Vaan, Fina, and Cerius. But it lacks OOMPH. I think I agree this game in its current form is built more for attacking units than high level mages.
But I have a lot of high-level Ex-Death friends on my list, and the guy seriously kicks ass. Makes my little Shantotto look pretty pathetic in comparison. Though she is approaching that -GA level with her spells now, so hopefully she will be able to keep up soon enough
Thanks for that. I was unaware of being able to set a static party and sometimes when I've been leveling the minnows I've forgotten to swap back.
I guess it's generally the barrage skill that makes the physical units a much better choice at this point. A skill that does 320% dmg, coupled with the katana 60+ atk katana you get (or the upcoming next 82 atk sword) and adding in the +40% dmg from cheer can deal massive damage. Mages will have a tough time competing at that point.
Meanwhile with Kefka and his hyperdrive skill (230% ST Magic Attack + Ignore 25% MND) and everyone getting access to +10% int by second continent and hopefully the trial that gives you the +72 int rod mages will finally be able to keep up damage wise.
I guess it might be worthwhile to keep in mind that elemental chains do have a much higher modifier and if you have a team of Vivis dual-casting the same elemental spell then you'd also be able to deal massive damage.
shadowstar
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Beast meat you can probably buy from an NPC in towns. Generally the first roam on the second island is a good place for awakening mats.
100,000 FP points should be the max, it's way more than 99 summons.
Tonight new characters will be added with a rate-up, hopefully.
The starting star rating doesn't matter as much as the max they can reach. a 3* char that can reach 5* will most likely be better than a 4* summon that can only go to 4*.
Wired All Wrong
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No. Friend point pull units are completely separate from lapis/ticket pulls.
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
So why do some characters go up to 5* and some max out at 4*? I hate this sorta shit they pull. It makes for a real disparity between characters in the long run.
He's pretty great. And technically he is a FF character, just new.
He's pretty great. And technically he is a FF character, just new.
Nope. There are some FP units that have a 3* form, but any unit that goes to 4* or 5* won't be available from the FP pool.
No rate up, just getting added to the list.
Nope. I think it shows the amount of FP you have on the same page where you can do the summons. You might only be at like 20k, with 99 pulls.
I did, but can't do anything with companion.
Is Fina the only top tier story unit? I have Fran who is like a discount Fina so I'm trying to prioritize characters for awakening. Not gonna lie, I'm just sort of going with units I recognize from the series.
Party
Fran 4*
Anzelm 4*
Penelo 3*
Edgar 3*
Firion 3*
Bench
Shantotto 3*
Cyan 3*
Clyne 3*
Bedile 3*
What would you guys run with those units available?
Party
Fran 4*
Anzelm 4*
Penelo 3*
Edgar 3*
Firion 3*
Bench
Shantotto 3*
Cyan 3*
Clyne 3*
Bedile 3*
What would you guys run with those units available?
Party
Fran 4*
Anzelm 4*
Penelo 3*
Edgar 3*
Firion 3*
Bench
Shantotto 3*
Cyan 3*
Clyne 3*
Bedile 3*
I would use Edgar, Firion, Shantotto, and Anselm from that list. Put Lasswell with them. Later on some will get surpassed as always, but that would be my priority. Firion is your best unit
Fran 4*
Anzelm 4*
Penelo 3*
Edgar 3*
Firion 3*
Bench
Shantotto 3*
Cyan 3*
Clyne 3*
Bedile 3*
I would use Edgar, Firion, Shantotto, and Anselm from that list. Put Lasswell with them. Later on some will get surpassed as always, but that would be my priority. Firion is your best unit
CrimsonSquall
Member
This is a mobile game, you should expect nothing less from a F2P game. All things considered, a lot of people would actually say they balance this game incredibly well compared to alot of other gachas. The main characters u get for free are all incredible units on their own merit
broz0rs
Member
Jeez.. that curse followed you to this game, huh?
this is the shittiest opening roster I've seen in this thread and I applaud you for sticking with it and not rerolling. Hope you're able to land a good unit or two later.
Thanks, I knew Firion was great. I didn't know the story characters end up so good, and I thought Shantotto was a FP pull for some reason.
... I just got to that point, and keeping in mind you get one guaranteed 5*:
FFRKGAF probably having a laugh at my expense.
You should also see my Granblue pulls (although thankfully, in that game you can Start Dash and Surprise Ticket your way into a good roster)
edit: To be fair for context, Vivi and DiZ are great buff units in KHUX. Guess the Dark Angel of Hell governing my bad luck hadn't got the memo at that point that it was medal type and not 3* that was important
Blood Diamonds
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Hey guys, so this is my main party:
and these are the other units I have that aren't garbage:
Any advice on what I should change? Should I replace one of the units i my party with one of the ones I have shelved?
and these are the other units I have that aren't garbage:
Any advice on what I should change? Should I replace one of the units i my party with one of the ones I have shelved?
Euphoria14
Member
What do you mean exactly when you say "access to +10% INT by 2nd continent"?
CrimsonSquall
Member
No, if thats what you have then that's a perfect setup
First off, isn't it MP MAG and SPR in this game? He might be talking about the 2nd reward for trophies
Lyrian
Member
Actually, that the exact issue I am facing at the moment.
The Cura staff is way too deep in Lanzelt to realistically get there without someone who innately knows Cura. Alternately, the Cura recipe is 8 full tiers deep in the Colosseum. Good luck getting that far on Cure alone, especially with no friend helper in the Colosseum.
Many mobs in that tier, such as Wyvern, practically mandate the need for Cura if it cannot be one-shotted.
Digging through the unit listings, there is a solution I am going to try out. There is a freebie unit that gets Cura, Anastasis. Going to see if I can clear the ice areas legitimately without exploiting that spoiler for a change.
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