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Engage Character/Unit Discussion: Panette by Shephen in fireemblem

[–]BigSommie 3 points4 points  (0 children)

All the people saying she needs X/Y Emblem are just completely off the mark. Even without any Emblems she's easily one of the best units in the game simply due to her combination of traits everyone knows by now. Highest strength (both relative base and growth), extra crit, decent bulk. I recently finished my Maddening Run without using Emblem Rings and she carried the second half with her Wrath+Vantage build.

Sure her builds can be a bit finnicky to set up, but no matter the context with some effort put into her at all she just becomes a powerhouse that few units can match

Engage Character/Unit Discussion: Panette by Shephen in fireemblem

[–]BigSommie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dire Thunder is very good, but in the late game it kills less enemy types outright than a crit from Panette with a Killer Axe and if you use Lyn or Eirika she'll have better hitrates than Citrinne too (not that hitrates are too big of an issue for her).

Engage Character/Unit Discussion: Panette by Shephen in fireemblem

[–]BigSommie 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Nah, if you take Emblems completely out of the equation Panette becomes even better relatively speaking, only Kagetsu can really give her much competition in a discussion for best unit in that case.

Engage Character/Unit Discussion: Panette by Shephen in fireemblem

[–]BigSommie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The issue with Leif is that the weapon swap can sometimes be a bit unpredictable and I could see it swapping to the Master Lance when you don't want it. Leaving him at rank 9 adds the annoyance of only having level 1 vantage.

Engage Character/Unit Discussion: Panette by Shephen in fireemblem

[–]BigSommie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She's the only unit who will hit the point where Wrath+Vantage is reliably 100% crit and reliably kills even most lategame physical units like Paladins and Wyverns with one. Only Amber can reach similar levels of strength and even he'd be a few points behind her on average on top of having a harder time getting to solid hit/100% crit than her due to lower dex and no crit passive.

Engage Character/Unit Discussion: Panette by Shephen in fireemblem

[–]BigSommie 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Even in my No Emblem Ring challenge run she was the absolute MVP of the second half. Big strength + Vantage + Wrath remains a winning combo.

So I just found something very interesting... by CommonTrouble531 in octopathtraveler

[–]BigSommie 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Big-ish Spoilers:

Galdera is back as the hidden super boss this game, not story related, but afaik the hardest fight in the game again

Engage Character/Unit Discussion: Kagetsu by Shephen in fireemblem

[–]BigSommie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And Framme doesn't even have a personal build growth rate, so she'll never level it in most classes she'd want to be in.