Talk:Artoria Pendragon/@comment-39685984-20190603120942/@comment-27971189-20190603163901

The point is, damage isn't everything.

Radiant Road made Artoria fast, yes. However Mordred easily better than her by simple merit of defense buff and debuff cleanse, which means her standing is easily firm while her damage output less interrupted compare to Artoria when debuffs or crits kicked in.

Next. Her damage boost is conditional, yes, but her kit is more effective, all of it combined made her advantages clear from the very start. You can sure to kick two major story bosses, her boost is easy to found on event as long it have one Artoria enemy, make her ideal pick if you short on class advantages.

That's already different advantages, can Charisma and damage compete with that? Maybe, if you have Artoria at NP 2+, but even at same NP level, Mordred will still recognized as good pick and possibly priority for Support list as both old and new player would be glad knowing her presence thanks to both her kit and how this game gave good amount of screentime for Artoria enemies.

If I recommend free SSR Saber to pick from permas, I would recommend Mordred over Artoria as she can reliably help story + event at once the moment player unlock her third skill.