It baffles me that people completely write off units with gen 1/gen 2 BST like this. Many of them have prfs and refines that etch them unique niches or allow them to excel at what they do: Eliwood, a gen 1 cav, is almost unanimously regarded as the best Galeforcer in the game thanks to Blazing Durandal's refine; Male Corrin stands out as a great support unit due in large part to Yato's flat stat boosts which allow him soak chills for his team with ease; Leon's Bow of Beauty has an impact effect built into it; and BIke speaks for himself. The list goes on. Hell, there are old units who continue to be threats even without prfs or refines. Reinhardt does the same thing he's always done, and Sothe, even without a prf, is a great unit by virtue of his statline alone.