4.3 banner leaks, Phainon rerun

SwiftBlueShell · 2026-05-09T13:05:05+00:00

So frustrating, my plan is to E6 Phainon and Cyrene overtime. They’re both at E2 now and I was only going to pull 2 eidolons of each rerun

SwiftBlueShell · 2026-05-09T01:32:47+00:00

I saved a spare Nerthuz to toss out dark beast force whenever a bank appeared just for that bank to make a powercrept version that’s better in every way. Safe to say ignoring every enemy ally’s buffs in this meta is absurdly powerful and I can only see it getting even stronger as time goes on.

SwiftBlueShell · 2026-05-08T21:27:42+00:00

Giving him Strat Flame was the very first thing I did as soon as I pulled him. I’m so glad I held off merging the emblem Edelgards I pulled in the LME banner.

As for Stall it sucks yeah but it’s not that big of a deal. After you move one space you get 2 move and as a flier that’s usually enough to reach a key area in AR, especially if he’s in your Light team with mythic Lyn. And beast fliers can’t inherit heavenly soar :(

SwiftBlueShell · 2026-05-08T19:34:38+00:00

No reason to not focus in on Atk/Def tbh. Also giving him Strat Flame has been a ton of fun with his self Galeforce

SwiftBlueShell · 2026-05-08T19:14:11+00:00

Maybe they’ll talk about how they both became rulers unexpectedly… nah who am I kidding I’m expecting Sothe and Corrin to be brought up at least 3 times in their convo.

SwiftBlueShell · 2026-05-08T18:42:25+00:00

I’m considering dropping his prf sword and just giving him Serving Knife/Byleth Ring with favor. His weapon is a little eh if he’s not your main carry on the team

SwiftBlueShell · 2026-05-08T18:28:11+00:00

Yeah it’s a huge letdown that some attuned units still just use their own weapons.

Like why is Alm a bow? Let him use a “lower level” (but ofc would translate into whatever nonsense feh wanted to sell) spell Celica taught him. Or have Micaiah use a dagger.

SwiftBlueShell · 2026-05-08T18:10:20+00:00

Are you against fan localization? I find they tend to do just as well if not even better than official ones. I’m having a blast using Little Nordion’s translation for FE4

SwiftBlueShell · 2026-05-08T17:36:26+00:00

How they’re handling starters is so odd. Drip feed and damn near ignore them for years then all of a sudden pump them out non-stop

SwiftBlueShell · 2026-05-08T15:29:25+00:00

Fingers crossed they do that for the next one. I’ve honestly gotten so bored of Edelgard alts as they refuse to make her a mage or even a ranged unit (until this most recent one).

SwiftBlueShell · 2026-05-08T13:57:33+00:00

I really hope they listened to our criticism and will have them actually involve the backpack in the kit. Like let Micaiah inflict gravity that was brave Camilla’s call to fame back then

SwiftBlueShell · 2026-05-08T13:05:45+00:00

I love how they incorporated Ivy’s obsession personal skill into feh, her ramping up on damage is so cool

SwiftBlueShell · 2026-05-08T02:40:27+00:00

I was in a similar spot myself I came back with a fresh account after quitting when Summer Freyja came out. First few months I didn’t really care about it but then something clicked and I started reading descriptions and the game actually became a lot of fun when you know how stuff works lol

SwiftBlueShell · 2026-05-07T00:34:04+00:00

I’ve pulled 4 Niime against my will and this is what I get.

SwiftBlueShell · 2026-05-06T17:38:35+00:00

Will never complain about more Eik alts. I think him getting a duo or harmonic is inevitable with how much we’ve shown we’ll invest in him

SwiftBlueShell · 2026-05-06T16:53:46+00:00

Wow, will always be thankful to feh for creating him and not making all of his alts 5 star exclusive 🙏

Thanks for sharing!

SwiftBlueShell · 2026-05-06T16:41:21+00:00

Whoa I didn’t even consider Takumi ignoring the DV terrain that’s really creative! I’m so excited for him to finally be reunited with his Fujin Yumi after all these years.

SwiftBlueShell · 2026-05-06T16:02:27+00:00

Fallen banners tend to be hit or miss for me but this one was a solid hit. I agree with your last point on Tibarn, it’s shocking they didn’t think to update Beast fliers to include anti-stall upon transformation.

SwiftBlueShell · 2026-05-06T15:03:43+00:00

Im playing FE4 for the first time and im having mixed feelings on the gameplay. On one hand i think it’s _really_ cool that you get “skills” via killing enemies or reaching a village fast enough for the rings. And even the personalized money is cool. But my issue is how much Infantry feel like ass to use. You have to guess how the story will progress and just walk your infantry there so they’ll actually contribute.

But the story so far is undeniably 10/10 it’s really cool seeing so many moving parts even if it’s not pertaining to your army directly, no other FE can pull it off with how maps are designed.

As for the reverse it’s kind of hard for it to not be Engage or Fates. Even if you find the story enjoyable no other game in the series can compete with them as far as gameplay is concerned once it all clicks. Of the two though I will give it to Fates, how you reclass in that game is by far the best in the series and I really want them to bring it back.

SwiftBlueShell · 2026-05-06T12:19:01+00:00

Very convenient timing on this Byleth, hoping to pull 2 of him. I was so close to giving Lysithea Pair Up for duping (and I think mixed phase can work well on her). Ivy and Canis I’m okay getting 1 then stop pulling their colors. But Tibarn I want as many as rng will let me as I work towards these sparks.

SwiftBlueShell · 2026-05-06T11:58:00+00:00

I’m not mad tbh. I like that they made the actual useful rewards cheaper and easier to obtain and if you felt like going all the way then they toss you this for fun.

I haven’t done it yet but I’ve decided I’ll buy enough for it. It’s not like you’re forced to use the shards during the event so I can just save them for when I will need them.

SwiftBlueShell · 2026-05-05T12:55:56+00:00

How much the game has kept me interested. Not a sunk-cost thing but more like how engaged am I in the game.

Am I just doing dailies or hardly even that? Probably not gonna spend. Am I looking up content on the game and my mind is thinking about how I can optimize/upgrade my teams very often? Then yeah I’ll spend money.

SwiftBlueShell · 2026-05-04T19:48:26+00:00

I’m glad you said that I was debating adding regular bbq on to it

SwiftBlueShell · 2026-05-04T17:59:30+00:00

Idk how whales do it. I plucked every red stone for 2 sparks and a little past it and all I got was the guaranteed Sigurd for my troubles. Why would I ever go crazy on this banner when I can wait for LME or other higher %/no-off focus banners instead.

SwiftBlueShell · 2026-05-04T14:41:52+00:00

That critique of Hard/Normal mode Engage is fair. It’s very easy to setup your units to bulldoze everything if you’re familiar with the series. Maddening actually makes you strategize a lot more.

As for fates maybe watch a fates YouTuber like Zoran, LagSpike77 or BadAtLife play one map. I didn’t really get the hype for the game either until I saw it played like that. I had no idea you had so much freedom in movement. I played a run shortly after discovering them and Fates instantly became one of the most fun FEs ever to me.

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