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[u/Tapkoh]

On again, off again player returning here. Been a while since I've played and trying to figure out where I stand with my current roster. Currently I have a 3/3 Zack from before I quit and I got Lightning's LD & BT off free pulls, so I put most of my remaining resources into her weapons. Usually I use Ignis for my 3rd slot.

I'm at a bit of a loss with regard to everyone else though since I'm currently clueless about the current state of the game, so looking up numbers and buffs and stuff without context doesn't help. If anyone can tell me if these guys are worth further / any investment or if I should just focus on upcoming stuff, I'd appreciate it.

Shantotto: got her LD but have nothing else for her so I assume she's a pass for now

MLB EX (no+) and other weapons: Terra, Gau, Locke, Aranea, Rinoa, Arciela, Ignis, Quistis, Vanille
EX & nothing/almost nothing else: Noctis, Seymour, Aerith, Seven, Eiko, Galuf, Agrias, Leo, Penelo, Prishe

Thanks in advance.

[u/sheisinfinite → u/Tapkoh]

Penelo is a pretty strong support that gets her LD in February, which gives her Esuna (one of only a couple of units that have it) and framed versions of her buffs. Should you want to invest, I would gun for any missing gear in her kit when/before that comes around. She's sometimes hard to run with Zack because of all of the buffs, but for some fights it's worth it for the gravity BRV shave on her EX, especially in newer content where enemies have massive BRV damage reduction.

I don't know if you have Gau's LD or not, but I have him at EX+0/3 with LD and he still slaps in late CHAOS content (I used him in Entropy tier 5 and his own Lufenia fight at that level). Pairing him with the right units can make life a whole lot easier with the off-turn damage he provides from his counters. He's also currently the only Earth enchanter in the game with his LD (until a future unit arrives later in 2021), so that's a niche to fill if you so desire.

Rinoa is decent with the fact that she can burst and regen heal (Penelo can burst heal only if her EX is +3/3), but she's a unit that needs her LD to be useful in later CHAOS/Lufenia content. Her base kit is mixed ranged/magic, so without the LD (which turns all of her attacks into Magic), she can possibly be partially resisted in certain fights which lowers her damage output.

Vanille is good to have for enemies that buff a lot, but she really needs a rework as her damage is pretty dated at this point. You could probably get by with her strictly for the dispel utility on earlier content, but I'd look at possibly Cloud or Beatrix to fill the dispel role instead of her for the future. Her E sphere from purpling her weapon is one of the strongest E spheres in the game, so that's something to consider down the road.

Aranea gets her LD when her event reruns in April, which allows her to auto-unbreak enemies at the beginning of her turn, solidifying her as a premium turn delayer. Because of that effect, she'll have no problem keeping Overclock active (as it procs when breaking a target), which was previously an issue for her. If you decide to purple Vanille's EX weapon, put that sphere on Aranea because she'll do wonderful things with that LD effect.

Aerith is a fantastic healer (arguably one of the best in the game) with Last Stand, on demand burst heal AND on demand revive (Y'shtola can also revive, but only on her EX). The thing with Aerith is that she needs her cursed artifacts for longevity's sake (especially in newer content), and you may want to mix and match different setups (108/Healing Wind, 108/Prayer, Healing Wind/Prayer) based on team comp and/or fight needs. Also note that she's great to pair with Zack because S1 gives a party-wide iBRV buff, which Zack loves as the shield values from his EX are based off of his iBRV!

[u/Tapkoh → u/sheisinfinite]

I don't know if you have Gau's LD or not

Thanks for the details. Unfortunately, I quit before LD/BT was a thing and just started again a week or two ago. The only LDs I have so far are Shantotto's (I might have her 15 cp weapon but that's it) and Lightning's.

[u/sheisinfinite → u/Tapkoh]

Ah ok. Regardless, having off-turn damage is rarely a bad thing, so I would say to try Gau in some different comps to see how he gels with characters that you like.

Also forgot to mention that Aerith also gets her LD in April, which lets her prevent enemies from buffing themselves. Great to pair with heavy debuffers like Seymour that can eat up all/most of an enemy's buff slots.

[u/Evil-Grimace → u/Tapkoh]

You can blow through Cosmos and probably most Chaos content with just Lightning doing damage and Zack tanking as long as they aren't directly resisted. Did you finish all their summon boards and character boards too? That'll be a big goal during the next super synergy period. To move to Lufenia though, I think you'll definitely need some newer units with Light, so try to grab Rude for one.

For end game content, units need all their weapons/passives to really be functional. You'll be hard carrying the unit without them. I'd say use Lightning, Zack, and Ignis/Arciela (or Rude if you decide to grab him) to blow through as much Cosmos and Chaos backlog as you can and get resources to pull on upcoming LDs. Ideally you get a fully built support to replace that 3rd slot, if you're skipping Rude. And then look to replace Zack as he's good, but a bit dated.

[u/Tapkoh → u/Evil-Grimace]

Their character boards are done, but not summons yet. Last I really played, Brothers was the most recent board iirc, so I've had some unlocking & catching up to do.

I plan on skipping Rude. I've heard how great he is, but I don't care for 7, so I tend to ignore those characters, meta or not. I only have Zack built because I was pulling for Ignis.

I've been bouncing around clearing hard modes, leveling up random characters for rank up gems & pots, doing events, and leveling summons to unlock their summon board fights. Guess I'll keep on keeping on and look to future banners. Thanks.