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[Ninferno]

You gotta be fucking kidding me!!! How does the T20 stay cut off break 4900 so freaking fast?

I was ok with 4908 or something last week so I wasn't paying attention and accepted a few 696s I think. That turned out to be a terrible mistake now. However, I lack the will to go through that same Rein+Blyn hell again. Oh well, losing that 1000 feathers certainly isn't the end of the world. Looking at the bright side, hey, next week will be slack time at least.

Anyway, I can't wait for those damned Bikes and Blyns to lose their bonus status and the cut off returns to normal, at least for a little bit. #CYLIsAMistake

 

[Busaiku]

Ike and Lyn will probably be mainstays for many teams, simply because of their huge point totals.

 

[Ninferno]

Ike and Lyn will probably be mainstays for many teams, simply because of their huge point totals.

Sure. But if they aren't arena bonus, their owners will likely be forced to use some bonus fillers alongside them, as opposed to now where they go in with full force.

 

[Shinypogs]

Cain has WoM3 at 4*

Bless you I keep forgetting that. I don't have one atm but can hopefully pull ome when u do my big orb spend in October.

 

[Busaiku]

They are technically free to play units, so I can see them as part of the rotation.

 

[NSESN]

Around ten defenses with my Bike, Lancina, Blyn and Olivia.

 

[ggx2ac]

Around ten defenses with my Bike, Lancina, Blyn and Olivia.

It can only track 10 at a time, you could have more.

I usually got around 30 a week, but stopped bothering to track it.

 

[spiritfox]

Meanwhile I have 0 defenses with a cancer team of Reinhardt, BLyn, and dancer. Please save me.

 

[Man-is-Obsolete]

Trying to pair Raven tomes with an ally support and a spur skill to counter pick Lyn and in the case of Gronnraven users Reinhardt at the same time. Shipping them with units that cover their color weakness so my +def Bow Breaker Julia will be paired with a Spur defense touting Ephraim. I never use her in Arena, and I may as well turn her into a great counter pick for AA.

Spur skills have a use again thanks/unfortunately because of Lyn's weapon.

 

[Tempy]

edit: gah

 

[Busaiku]

Oh hey, I actually have a spare Defense Ploy.
I wonder if now is the time to kill Gaius.

 

[Sushen]

I just joined the group of atk- Elincia with spd+. I wonder if I just use her as fodder.

 

[BlueLiquid]

I just joined the group of atk- Elincia with spd+. I wonder if I just use her as fodder.

If that's the only Elincia you have, keep her. Flyer buffs make that bane irrelevant.

 

[NSESN]

I just joined the group of atk- Elincia with spd+. I wonder if I just use her as fodder.

Spd+ is still awesome. She hits 37 speed. You might have problems to kill high defense reds or Bike now but she still murders everything else that isnt blue.

 

[Achtius]

Spd+ is still awesome. She hits 37 speed. You might have problems to kill high defense reds or Bike now but she still murders everything else that isnt blue.

0X2

 

[mjc]

This arena season is straight AIDS.

 

[Busaiku]

Why is this legal.
Why couldn't I just be content with my -Attack, +Resistance Elincia.

 

[Nohar]

Well, I'm beginning the game. Any advices on which banners I should focus on (and if I should pull at all on the currently available banners)? Also, I can get one hero for free (among Lucina, Bow!Lyn, Roy and Ike)?

 

[Draxal]

Well, I'm beginning the game. Any advices on which banners I should focus on (and if I should pull at all on the currently available banners)? Also, I can get one hero for free (among Lucina, Bow!Lyn, Roy and Ike)?

Brave Lyn.

Since you're in the beginning focus on the current por banner and pull everything.

Once you get a good character base you can start sniping, however you probably need fodder of every color right now.

 

[Firemind]

Meanwhile I have 0 defenses with a cancer team of Reinhardt, BLyn, and dancer. Please save me.

Rein is bad now because everyone has a counter or check. You should drop your Rein project while you still can lol

 

[Man-is-Obsolete]

0X2

This meme isn't true of Elincia.

 

[NSESN]

Calm down guys. Elincia will definitely be in the TT banner. The problem is that Ike would be too.

 

[Man-is-Obsolete]

Calm down guys. Elincia will definitely be in the TT banner. The problem is that Ike would be too.

I'm really looking forward to the next TT. The bonus units are going to be broken and we get BK.

 

[pelicansurf]

Around ten defenses with my Bike, Lancina, Blyn and Olivia.

I set this up just now. Does your Bike have distant counter?

 

[NSESN]

I set this up just now. Does your Bike have distant counter?

Steady Breath. DC is very specific. With Breath he can actually kill a lot of sword units.

 

[spiritfox]

Calm down guys. Elincia will definitely be in the TT banner. The problem is that Ike would be too.

Are you sure we're having a TT banner

 

[NSESN]

Are you sure we're having a TT banner

If TT mini had one I can't see why the normal TT won't.

 

[Aveyn Knight]

Calm down guys. Elincia will definitely be in the TT banner. The problem is that Ike would be too.

Nah, too early I think. Ike is a given though.

TT starts before Elincia's banner ends, if I recall. New heroes are never added to banners until they are not new.

 

[NSESN]

Nah, too early I think. Ike is a given though.

TT starts before Elincia's banner ends, if I recall. New heroes are never added to banners until they are not new.

Well, unless they repeat the same PoR banner they need at least one other unit. Maybe BIke?

 

[Mupod]

Meanwhile I have 0 defenses with a cancer team of Reinhardt, BLyn, and dancer. Please save me.

Unless that Rein is +5 or something your stat total is probably too low to encounter players who surrender after 1 death. I have consistently gotten defenses with a reasonable team of hector, linde, ryoma and bonus unit for weeks now. But if I put a bullshit cavalry team out front they never get me anything.

 

[SolarKnight]

Calm down guys. Elincia will definitely be in the TT banner. The problem is that Ike would be too.

Pretty sure the banner is gonna be Ike/Soren/Titania/Mist considering those are the characters talking to Maskcina in the cutscene.

 

[Tripon]

Calm down guys. Elincia will definitely be in the TT banner. The problem is that Ike would be too.

I got both because of this banner!!!!

 

[NSESN]

Pretty sure the banner is gonna be Ike/Soren/Titania/Mist considering those are the characters talking to Maskcina in the cutscene.

The cutscene leaked? Pretty disappointing banner then. Could at least put Sanaki instead of Mist.

 

[Tripon]

The cutscene leaked? Pretty disappointing banner then. Could at least put Sanaki instead of Mist.

Sanaki wasn't playable in POR, I suppose she's technically the first RD character we have.

 

[Nohar]

Brave Lyn.

Since you're in the beginning focus on the current por banner and pull everything.

Once you get a good character base you can start sniping, however you probably need fodder of every color right now.

Ok, thank you for the advice!

My first pulls on the PoR banner granted me Sophia 4*, Fir 4*, Gwendolyn 3*, Clarine 4* and Fae 4*. So nothing amazing it seems.
I guess I should try another pull? Should I snipe for only blue/red orbs? What is the best strategy here (well, considering I don't have many characters in the first place)?

 

[Aveyn Knight]

The cutscene leaked? Pretty disappointing banner then. Could at least put Sanaki instead of Mist.

It is rather uninspiring, but it's just a filler banner anyway.

I am more looking forward to the potential Black Knight TT reward. Another chance to roll for a sword Ike is a bonus : P

 

[Tripon]

Ok, thank you for the advice!

My first pulls on the PoR banner granted me Sophia 4*, Fir 4*, Gwendolyn 3*, Clarine 4* and Fae 4*. So nothing amazing it seems.
I guess I should try another pull? Should I snipe for only blue/red orbs? What is the best strategy here (well, considering I don't have many characters in the first place)?

If you can, reset and reroll and try to get at least 1 five star unit from this banner. They're good to great.

 

[bigzgod]

I ran into a +10 BB+ Lyn. What the fuck? I ran that dudes build and she legit kills everyone in the game with horse buffs. Only Ike and Zephiel survive and she gets Zephiel down you 3 HP in two hits.

So does a +atk Bridelia with a regular hone and charged Luna

It's why I found it so amusing that people on reddit believed Bridelia was now only S. Just because BLyn is so good doesn't mean Bridelia can't kill almost everyone still. She can even theoretically kill most Bikes if she gets a 2nd IP hero to have first hit Luna.

Only specific dedicated hard counters will survive either a Lyn with horse buffs or a buffed Bridelia.

 

[Nohar]

If you can, reset and reroll and try to get at least 1 five star unit from this banner. They're good to great.

So, I went ahead and pull until I had no orbs left. Here are the final results (not a single 5*):

• Sophia
• Fir
• Gwendolyn
• Clarine
• Hinata 3*
• Reinhardt 4* (he's actually good, according to the tier list?)
• Oboro
• Laslow
• Stahl
• Raigh
• Donnel
• Corrin (male)
• Edgar

So, reset and reroll it is, or does Reinhardt as a 4* justifies to keep my save? I did link my nintendo ID, so I would lose exclusive rewards according to the reroll guide, so... Yup, no idea on what I should do.

 

[NSESN]

So, I went ahead and pull until I had no orbs left. Here are the final results (not a single 5*):

• Sophia
• Fir
• Gwendolyn
• Clarine
• Hinata 3*
• Reinhardt 4* (he's actually good, according to the tier list?)
• Oboro
• Laslow
• Stahl
• Raigh
• Donnel
• Corrin (male)
• Edgar

So, reset and reroll it is, or does Reinhardt as a 4* justifies to keep my save?

Reinhardt is super easy to roll and you need a +atk to it really be worthy.

So does a +atk Bridelia with a regular hone and charged Luna

It's why I found it so amusing that people on reddit believed Bridelia was now only S. Just because BLyn is so good doesn't mean Bridelia can't kill almost everyone still. She can even theoretically kill most Bikes if she gets a 2nd IP hero to have first hit Luna.

Only specific dedicated hard counters will survive either a Lyn with horse buffs or a buffed Bridelia.

I never had problems with Bridelia, I think Nino is more problematic than her.
And lol, with the proper setup almost every unit can kill everything.

 

[Tripon]

So, I went ahead and pull until I had no orbs left. Here are the final results (not a single 5*):

• Sophia
• Fir
• Gwendolyn
• Clarine
• Hinata 3*
• Reinhardt 4* (he's actually good, according to the tier list?)
• Oboro
• Laslow
• Stahl
• Raigh
• Donnel
• Corrin (male)
• Edgar

So, reset and reroll it is, or does Reinhardt as a 4* justifies to keep my save?

He would be if you had a full and rounded roster and the feathers (the in game currency the game uses to promote units), but since you're just starting, he's not going to help you much especially since the thing that makes him good is Dire Thunder, a Brave weapon that can allow him to attack twice without any other conditions and potentially four times if he's faster than the other unit or using a skill like Lancebreaker or a tome breaker.

I would reset and reroll.

 

[Wiseblade]

So, I went ahead and pull until I had no orbs left. Here are the final results (not a single 5*):

• Sophia
• Fir
• Gwendolyn
• Clarine
• Hinata 3*
• Reinhardt 4* (he's actually good, according to the tier list?)
• Oboro
• Laslow
• Stahl
• Raigh
• Donnel
• Corrin (male)
• Edgar

So, reset and reroll it is, or does Reinhardt as a 4* justifies to keep my save? I did link my nintendo ID, so I would lose exclusive rewards according to the reroll guide, so... Yup, no idea on what I should do.

Reinhardt is one of the best characters in the game, but only at 5*. You could promote him, but 20,000 feathers is a lot when you're just starting out. I'd suggest rerolling until you get a 5* unit that can carry you until you build up your roster.

 

[Nohar]

Welp, here comes the rerolling madness.

At least I will always get Brave Lyn. How long do I have before that special offer expires btw?

 

[PK Gaming]

Roman was right, as a budget unit Alfonse is definitely solid. Getting a lot more use out of him over Anna and arguably even Sharena (since I have like every lancer infantry)

 

[SliceSabre]

I did something I'll probably not do for a while: I allowed BLyn to eat my 5* Klein for the Brave Bow+ and.....I'm just not seeing it. I actually feel as though my ability to kill things is weakened going the brave bow route.

 

[Wiseblade]

Welp, here comes the rerolling madness.

At least I will always get Brave Lyn. How long do I have before that special offer expires btw?

The free Brave promotion is still going? In that case, it might be permanent...

 

[Draxal]

Roman was right, as a budget unit Alfonse is definitely solid. Getting a lot more use out of him over Anna and arguably even Sharena (since I have like every lancer infantry)

Fed him a spare ogma no regrets.

 

[Tripon]

Fed him a spare ogma no regrets.

He definitely has the attack and lol speed penalty on him, but I like his default legendary on him. Maybe if I get another 5* Ogma or 5* Cain, I'll do give him to Al, or my Olivia.

 

[Nohar]

Rerolling done. Can confirm I can still pick Brave Lyn.

Got a 5* Nephenee. Worth it or not so much?

 

[explodet]

You win this round, Squad Assault 2.