User blog comment:Valeth/The Not-So-Helpful FGO's SSR Guide (JP)/@comment-36596367-20190821052106/@comment-27971189-20190821074722

Good question.

Mind that this guide focused on how good benefit you got from owning them, basically how a single unit provide value to whole roster, with priority to underdeveloped roster. So there is no such things like "AOE / ST" but "Are they worth the SSR tags? To spent your SQ, to spent your money into?"

Start with Scathach.

How many benefits you got from Scathach? Divine killer, high damage ST with Stun, and Quick buff with dodge? Glad if you can find more that's not waifu reason.

Is she replacable by other SSR Lancer? The answer is Yes. Karna also have Divine damage + team support, making him worth more for players with less resource. Enkidu can solo Divine which save times compare to looking for closest Skadi / Waver / Kaleidoscope for Scathach;

Even by merit of Skadi team, other people can walk away with Parvati who, despite unable to one-shot a bar, capable to spam under similar setup and easier to achieve higher NP level.

Now compare it to Eresh, what you got.

Good party-wide NP Gen Up + Max. HP + Defense Up, self targeting Invul, debuff immunity, 50% Buster Up and Charge, NP provide attack buff aside of AOE.

Can you find other Lancers capable to cut half of support task + can take care of herself to the point she may carry the team? Good luck trying to find that.

So when it comes to investment, Eresh >>> Scathach. Scathach is down to 'divine killer waifu, fact is when it comes to her niche she also have difficult time to stand firm without support and better CE, if you have better explanation, I would like to know in case she somehow made your party great like Eresh did.

Next, about Reines and Hime.

Reines main idea is you accelerate filling her bar using Rider class star-absorb to constantly mitigated class disadvantages and debuff enemies while her skills securing more defense to keep your team alive.

Its similar to Hime who used her Assassin class for star-gen + star-absorb to justify her NP gain to achieve protection she provided.

What I experienced from running both is:

First, when running their protection on their worst team, Reines find her spot when you need her Volumen. Hime have no Volumen but she made it clear enough with charge, debuffs and buff removal. So Reines easily have advantages here.

Second, when running their protection of their best team where crits is consistent, Hime have no issue to score even higher post her Strengthening. 50% crit. buff + 50% star-gen + charge synergy is really good she may stack three of her NP effect under three turns duration.

Since her NP now covered Buster Up as well, Hime pretty much solve her Assassin multiplier problem when it comes to off-class need that her castle is good defensive maneuvers available permanently.

She scores high among Assassin as she's the only Assassin providing that; being nice replacement to Reines is great. Limited =/= OP or great at elevating your roster performance.

Not many reasons to defend Reines unless for four reasons: she's your waifu, you really lack of defense options, you wanted extra Volumen she have, or you're really bad at handling multi-class, be it team or opponent, something can be easily covered as you progress and value other units and CE more.

Among SSR Rider market itself, Reines easily got less priority as what she provides as an overall unit is less important compare to other Riders, niche compare to most support.

Kingprotea, sure. What Kingprotea do to one roster? How far she help players compare to permanents such as Jack, Achilles and Anastasia? What makes her better than them? AE is luxury class you not really need, so I'd like to know if she provide significant help across three classes to the point it capable to justify deploying her over permanent.

So let's be real, stacking HP is unique but at most times not really necessary.

Skadi, sure. How about starting with can you gave me proof when her first skill is not dead skill on team without focus to Quick Servant, or at least good amount of Quick cards?

Merlin, Tamamo, Waver. None of their buff truly locked to certain Servants type. Merlin still gave HP buff and crit buff aside of Buster buff. Tamamo provide NP Damage Up that everyone can use; you may argue about her Arts Up but when was Arts buff is 'bad'?

Because she helps three turns farming / boss OTK? Quick only, how's other benefit? Is it truly comparable to them in every sense? Maybe you forgot, Merlin, Waver, Tamamo never demand the buff receiver under specific condition of good Quick performance just to experience the benefit of having them.

You'll be fine with Merlin even if said Buster Servant is Spartacus, a bronze or only having one Buster card, like himself. You'll be fine with Tamamo even if said Arts Servant is not spammer. Can you really say the same to Skadi?

She really changed the game for non-spammer Quick? How about bronzes and silvers? How about other card types, they got significant benefit too just like when ran Merlin or Tamamo?

If I have to be honest, best part of Skadi are two. First, another 50% charger after Waver. Second, having her allow you to roll for Limited SSR Quick you wanted for whatever reason.

Thank you for reading, hopefully you can provide proper reason for promote or demote if you still interest on that idea.