Talk:Fergus mac Róich/@comment-4802891-20181018122234/@comment-27971189-20181018171959

He isn't really bland.

Even to this date he's still the tankiest Saber for budget pick, which by strategy value is good enough as being tanky party member already help for mitigating damage. Especially with that 3 turn defense buff for max 5 and 6 CD on era when stacking defense buff and attack reduction is getting common;

To begin with Lancer natural damage is not really high compare to Saber and Archer, so he's still on fine line. Even with Berserker, his defense buff have no issue to deal with it.

His competitor is not Gawain but D'Eon who got luxury of Arts team support which Fergus trade with damage that you can easily afford while also granting extra protection by Merlin/Nightingale.

Star absorb indeed make him better, but it won't happened with ease as critical-based unit, especially consistent three turns, for now is luxury that goes only to 4* or higher whatever the class is.

3* mostly got it for one-turn burst like Babbage and Izou, then again Babbage and Izou base damage already crippled by their class modifier, which making them 'safe' pick to have such skills as their burst won't be as powerful as what Saber and Archer could potentially do.