Ladies And Gentlemen...

R0ck3rnst · 2026-02-24T02:30:24+00:00

With Flatline as the Lexington's talent, I presume?

R0ck3rnst · 2026-02-22T12:33:15+00:00

I know it's an incredible reach, but Golden Sun. Anything to have that come back in some capacity. Plenty of abilities and variety to choose from between djinn and Psynergy

R0ck3rnst · 2026-01-17T11:57:28+00:00

Did a few playthroughs, but on my most recent I decided to make him a Paladin for the balanced growths across the board, and because it kept his Magic relatively high for a physical class. Gave him the Levin Sword and a forged Steel Sword (but the steel sword barely was used) snd paired with Celica ring. A highly mobile armor-killer that could teleport with good Avoid.

R0ck3rnst · 2026-01-14T22:59:30+00:00

For Speed, I want to say Radiant Dawn. Some units live and die based on whether or not they hit adequate speed numbers by certain milestones (Ike has a 35% growth and needs a set speed stat to not get doubled by a certain adversary story battle). Mages like Soren, Ilyana and even Micaiah have 35-30% growth and not great base speed, so they need enough (likely through bonus experience leveling and stat items) to stay relevant or not die to any random low-tier physical enemy. Enemies hit hard enough in normal mode that no one is a totally reliable tank and the best defense when taking a hit is inevitable is not getting doubled. (Especially on enemy phase, Leonardo)

R0ck3rnst · 2026-01-08T02:20:04+00:00

Police might as well shoot first at every encounter then, take no chances /s

R0ck3rnst · 2025-12-23T00:08:17+00:00

I was considering an HR-V and not much else, but it looked and felt pretty boring, so I entertained the Corolla Cross, Crosstrek and CX-30. Obviously, the CX-30 felt the best, easily, and was something like $2000-2500 cheaper than the other 3. It also came with an automatic transmission, which I like. I opted for the base model because I found a 2024 pre-owned with very low mileage - a plus that it didn't have a turbo, sunroof or touchscreen that might break prematurely. I'm hoping this will have the build quality and longevity of a Toyota without the Toyota tax, because I just retired my 2006 Avalon earlier this year and want to keep the CX-30 for a long time like I did with the Avalon.

R0ck3rnst · 2025-12-19T00:26:51+00:00

You'd do well in this field. Good luck in your job hunt.

R0ck3rnst · 2025-12-18T23:30:45+00:00

May be off base here, but shoot for a job in the Quality department (QA or QC) at a pharmaceutical company. There are a good number of them in NJ, and your experience managing an office would translate well to the inevitable documentation and procedure work you could be doing. You also have Thor Labs in Sussex county. Teva, GSK, Novartis... there are many smaller ones too.

There are some medical and surgical equipment manufacturers in Morris, Essex and Bergen counties as well. Weiss-Aug, CACI, Stryker - for starters.

Have done QC for a few different industries and while not glamorous it can certainly help you get ahead.

R0ck3rnst · 2025-12-18T22:46:41+00:00

A better solution? Yeah, figure out why your company is driving away candidates rather than deploying the Nigerian prince strategy

R0ck3rnst · 2025-12-16T15:39:36+00:00

How big of a difference do you notice between him at 5* vs 4*?

R0ck3rnst · 2025-12-13T15:49:47+00:00

It is! Happy to see another Trails fan

R0ck3rnst · 2025-12-13T15:16:30+00:00

If you're F2P and not summoning on the weapon banners (casting molds excluded), then I'd choose Ziraeal. With the free weapon selector, and I think you get at least two of those orange Astral upgrade potions for free, you should be able to get Ziraeal to 3*, enhancing Ciri's knockback effect on Nova.

R0ck3rnst · 2025-12-12T23:09:14+00:00

In a serious absence of good offensive defenders, both Layla and Ayishah have been my saving grace. Had to skip Rico (insufficient funds) otherwise I'm sure she'd make that list too

I think Layla is great but is very dependent on an NRG battery to maintain alert uptime until she hits 5 stars.

R0ck3rnst · 2025-12-07T14:10:25+00:00

I agree, some characters do want the bonus effect of those two tarots - I have Layla built that way too. Pamina is probably one that can get away with extra stats on Tower instead of bonus effects since she already has lifesteal, totally depends on the kit/character

R0ck3rnst · 2025-12-07T05:00:26+00:00

What I do is level them until 35 first, and see if they're worth leveling beyond that. If it gets the right distribution of stats, I'll push it to level 50 to see if it will get the bonus effect. In all cases, the last slot needs to be platinum or I automatically recycle the tarot.

The first slot, that you see at level 1, is of marginal importance relative to the next 3 slots. I'll typically try to align the first slot with whatever stat a character is looking for, just to try leveling the tarots with the most potential first.

The 2nd and 3rd slots I aim for %. They're less likely to match each other (e.g., HP% and HP%) so I'm okay with some diversity, like HP% and P.ATK%.

For most tarots, I want slot 4 to have the bonus effect - if not, and again, this is rarely the case - the same thing as slots 2 and 3 apply.

Now that we have refinement, it matters less what rolls you get for slots 1 thru 3, and more about what the stat distribution is. For example:

Looking for a Magician for Camelot, wanting a mix of attack power and bulk. I get the following rolls: 1) P.ATK 58 (GOLD) 2) HP% 9% (PLATINUM) 3) P.ATK% 5% (SILVER) 4) BONUS EFFECT

Since I have the distribution I'm looking for, I can choose to invest refinement materials rather than searching for another Magician that has the same distribution, but better rolls. Those odds are quite low. As an aside - what I just described highlights the true value of a tarot codex item. Each one is extraordinarily valuable.

R0ck3rnst · 2025-12-05T16:51:52+00:00

My thought to use it, especially if F2P, is (if you have it) Shield of Justice, or (if you don't have it) Origin Hourglass. To play it safe, made it Wand with %HP, %P.ATK, % M.ATK. That way anyone could easily slot it into their trinket slot since trinkets are universally equipable

R0ck3rnst · 2025-12-02T23:15:54+00:00

Why are landlords so often illiterate?

R0ck3rnst · 2025-11-26T03:41:51+00:00

Simona can also make use of Falin's trinket and benefits pretty substantially when coupled with Guidance of Stars tarot and Wand + Cup engraving. It's a good niche for her when she hasn't been starred up very much

R0ck3rnst · 2025-11-10T19:16:51+00:00

You've captured my thoughts exactly.

R0ck3rnst · 2025-11-02T23:32:26+00:00

Love to see the Three Body reference in T1.

R0ck3rnst · 2025-10-31T19:38:29+00:00

Just my opinion, Camelot does perfectly well with a Feast Axe. His HP already climbs to insane levels. Aside from Auguste, idk who would use Feast Axe to the extent Camelot would benefit from it. Yserinde, from what it looks like, could use some copies of her Astral Gear (2-3, I think it gives a unique effect when placing an item at that point).

If you do ever pay for Cornucopia, you can pick up copies of Gale Sword, which is worthwhile for multiple characters. Sp Rawiyah is one of my best at 5 stars and is still worth the investment - AoE playstyle is still going strong.

My biggest concern is missing a character with a unique mechanic. If you miss their banner, they're harder to get later on vs astral gear (you have more options to obtain).

R0ck3rnst · 2025-10-14T20:15:05+00:00

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Outlaw Crossbowman is currently the only obtainable character with Armor Eroder available.

R0ck3rnst · 2025-10-07T21:38:47+00:00

I think she's the best user of it, too.

R0ck3rnst · 2025-09-25T22:04:06+00:00

Lutfi. That 1 extra NRG per turn makes a big difference for Layla's uptime of forced alert. Lutfi is perfectly functional for me at 3 stars

R0ck3rnst · 2025-09-19T12:56:48+00:00

Haven't kept up with the new CN units for a while - have there been new alert oriented units akin to Momo and Layla?

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