Gaf, can someone help me with my team building?
First, let me post it:
Hector (-spd; +res)
Armads, Pivot, Bonfire, Distant Counter, Vantage 3, Spur atk
Lyn (Brave version - neutral stats)
Mulagir, Moonbow, Swift Sparrow 2, Scae's Blessing
Reinhardt (-hp; +atk)
Dire Thunder, Reposition, New Moon, Wings of Mercy 3, Spur Atk 2
Olivia (-def; +hp)
Ruby Sword+, Dance, Knock Back, Hone Atk 3
That being said...does this team have a good chemistry? Or should I try to lv up another unit?
For example: I had a pretty nice combo with Olivia and Takumi... but the same combo just doesn't work well with Olivia+Brave Lyn. (Also, I'm thinking of building another Olivia... I have a+spd one, and a + atk one).
I have Tharja, Camila, Minerva, Marth, Roy, Takumi, Jeorge, Effie, and two Eirikas (4* only)
Any ideas on how to improve my team?
Also, how the hell people can go past the first Tempest trial level? I can't win the second one! So, I really need some kind of guide!
Thanks in advance!
(Ah, it's also my very first post here! I really don't know why I didn't come here before!)
Reinhardt is a pure glass cannon, you have basically the best roll you could possibly get on him. If you want to build a team to clear Story content, start by building around him. For Arena he does great but he'll only get you to the top tier, won't keep you there due to horses having lower scores. But you have Lyn and Rein, if you happen to have Camus and Xander from the GHBs you can beat all the content in the game with those 4.
Gamepress and gamepedia have good build guides just google FE Heroes <insert character name> and there are suggested optimal builds that'll be the top results.
For Reinhardt you'll want to upgrade New Moon to Moonbow, go with an offensive A skill like Death Blow (since he attacks twice Death Blow 3 adds 12 damage). I'd also give him Lancebreaker from Arthur (1 or 2 is fine) and then if you are using Lyn upgrade her Spur Attack to Hone Cavalry. Get Rein's Goad Cavalry upgraded and that'll give +4Atk/Spd to Lyn in battle. I personally gave Lyn a Brave Bow+ and she is wiping the floor with it, but that'll probably cost you 20k feathers and a Gordin (careful with Klein he has Death Blow which is super valuable). If you add two more horses you'll want 2 Goad Cavalry (Camus and Rein have them), 1 Hone Cavalry (inherit from Gunter), 1 Foritify Cavalry (inherit from Jagen).
Your Hector and Lyn are built well. Again, I'd put Hone Cavalry on Lyn to give Reinhardt +6 ATK (and since he attacks twice this really 12 more damage, on top of the 12 from death blow 3, and if you have someone with spur attack it'll give him 2x2 more. Position your units properly and you can have 28 more damage on the attack phase! It adds up quick and makes a huge difference. If you are fighting a lance wielder and have lancebreaker he'll attack 4 times! The only lance unit in the game that can survive that is Effie at full health).
If you have Fury 2 or 3 I'd give that to Olivia to give her overall stats a boost. Typically she should only be fighting greens unless you give her Swordbreaker as a B skill to try and double up other Red Lords, even then she'll come out wounded. She's my defacto Hector killer in Arena but in Tempest and Chain Challenges she hangs back and plays support.
I'd say your team has all the angles covered, you should be able to cover most the content with that team. If you are struggling in the multiple battle modes you could consider giving Hector Renewal 3 and Ardent Sacrifice to act as a pseudo healer (or switch Olivia out for Marth who gets +10 HP every three rounds and can act as a psuedo healer with Ardent Sacrifice).
If you are struggling in battling I think you need to examine your stategies; use Lyn and Rein to attack and Olivia to dance them back our of danger (or use Reposition on Lyn/Rein to pull the other back) and positioning with your C skills is important. You have a lot of Spur skills which only activate if your attacking unit is adjacent to the unit with the spur ability. The majority of this game is all about positioning your units to maximize buffs and stay out of danger.
The only knock I have on your team is Hector doesn't really fit well. You have two units that move 3 spaces and a unit that can dance them even further, you're likely leaving Hector behind a lot. If you continue to use that team be patient and let the enemy come to you, pick them off and dance away. Try Camilla out, she's got high defensive stats but better mobility than Hector. She can bait and then get out of there as Rein and Lyn clean up. Hector might just get in the way if you try and bait with him.
Roman will help you out more on the Discord server in the first post in this topic. If you aren't into Discord (I'm not) post screen shots of all your heroes and we can help you come up with a couple different teams. You may not realize it but Titania and Frederick would complement Rein and Lyn well, they aren't S tier units, but you don't need a team of four S tier units. Sometimes you need a couple units that fill a very specific role, like Titania is excellent as soaking up attacks from blue mages without taking any damage. Put her in range of a Reinhardt or Delthea let them come in, then pick them off with Lyn/Rein.
I'm working on my Horse Emblem. It's gonna be Brave!Roy, Brave!Lyn, Reinhardt, and a fourth. I'll mainly be using this team on defense.
Is it worth investing in making a stronk Cecilia for a complete set of ponies?
Probably not, Lyn and Rein are going to wipe everything out already, you don't need a third maxed out glass cannon. Cecilia 4*+ with a Blarblade would be fine, not worth the 40k feathers to 5* her and get her a Blarblade+. I'd suggest a Titania since Lyn, Roy and Rein are all weak to mages and if you find yourself in a corner she's really nice to soak up a hit from a blue or green. Most would probably disagree with me though...
