Talk:Artoria Pendragon (Lancer Alter)/@comment-211.15.122.112-20180120053604/@comment-4968411-20180204173244

Sorry but Karna is best (AoE) lancer in the game. It's also quite tricky to compare between ST and AoE NP servants so my claim is that Karna is best AoE lancer.

Lalter may perform better in a 1-turn burst but Karna just beats her almost everywhere else. Karna has guaranteed NP lock compared to Lalter's 60% on her NP. Karna has an effective 50% mana burst with 2nd skill and NP plus 20% buster resist down for 3 turns compared to Lalter's 55% 1-turn mana burst. Karna has a 3-turn 40% crit damage up compared to Lalter's 1-turn 50% crit damage up. In addition Karna has the NP damage up, NP charge, and star gen up compared to Lalter's star absorb up and charisma.

Essentially, unless you're trying to one-turn kill a boss with some underlings (i.e. Setsubun challenge quest) Karna just works better than Lalter. And if you want to talk about 4* buster crit lancers then Raikou Lancer gives her a run for her money and she's more self sufficient too.